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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2021-09-23 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, September 23, 2021 5:05 PM Second Budget Hearing City Hall City Commission Francis X. Suarez, Mayor Ken Russell, Vice Chair, District Two Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner, District One Joe Carollo, Commissioner, District Three Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner, District Five Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 CALL TO ORDER ORDER OF THE DAY Present: Vice Chair Russell, Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Reyes and Commissioner Watson On the 23' day of September 2021, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Russell at 6:37p.m., and adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 6:46 p.m., and Commissioner Diaz de la Portilla entered the Commission chambers at 7:22 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Vice Chair Russell: Good evening, everyone. Are we ready for this budget hearing? Yes, they are ready. We are ready. Thank you all for your patience. Calling to order the budget hearing of the City of Miami Commission. Madam City Attorney, please state the procedures to be followed during this final budget meeting and related final budget public hearing. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): This evening, the City is holding a second budget meeting related to a second budget public hearing for purposes of faxing the final millage rate, adopting a final budget, and approving various agency budgets. Any person who is a lobbyist pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 6 of the City Code must register with the City Clerk and comply with 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 code section about lobbyists is available at the City Clerk's office or online at www.municode.com. Any person making a presentation, formal request, or petition -- I'm sorry, I believe -- any person making a presentation, formal request, must comply with the Code section regarding real estate disclosures. A copy of the City section is available in the Office of the City Clerk or online at www.municode.com. The City of Miami requires that anyone requesting action by the City Commission must also disclose any consideration pursuant to Section 2-8. The public comment will begin at approximately 7 -- 6.•30? -- 6:30 and remain open until public comment is closed by the Chair. Members of the public wishing to address the body may do so by submitting written comments at www.miamigov.corn/meetinginstructions. The comments submitted will be distributed to elected officials throughout the day. Public comment may also be provided live at City Hall. Give me one second because I believe I'm reading the wrong statement. Vice Chair Russell: I have a copy, Madam City Attorney, if you need it. Ms. Mendez: May I borrow yours, then? Vice Chair Russell: Yeah. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Ms. Mendez: Any person with a disability requiring -- any person -- when addressing the City Commission, a member of the public must state his or her name, his or her address, and what item will be spoken about. Any person with a disability requiring assistance, auxiliary aids, and services for this meeting may notify the City Clerk. The City has provided different public comment methods to indicate, among other things, the public's support, opposition or neutrality on items and topics to be discussed at the City Commission meeting. In compliance with Section 286.0114(4)(c), the public has been given the opportunity to provide public comment during the meeting and reasonable proximity to the meeting. Anyone -- please note Commissioners have been briefed generally by City staff and the City Attorney. Thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Alright. Thank you, everyone, for corning. We're going to open up the public comment period for this budget. We have seven items to approve today, including the millage of the City, the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) final budget, the DDA millage, the Downtown Development Authority budget, the Little Haiti Revitalization Trust budget, adopt the millage of the City for fiscal year '22, and finally, approve the actual fiscal year '22 budget. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL BUDGET ITEM(S) 10800 DISCUSSION ITEM Office of the City PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Clerk FOR THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 SECOND BUDGET HEARING. RESULT: PRESENTED Vice Chair Russell: Alright. Now, we'll open for public comment. Mr. Madriz. Adrian Madriz: Thank you so much, Commissioner Russell. Adrian Madriz, 1990 Northwest 4th Court, Apartment 11, 33136. I'm very happy to come to you before you today in gratitude for the way that the last budget hearing went and to thank you for the inclusion of the third program manager for the Office of Resilience and $388,000 in funding, as well as $5 million in legal and relocation assistance for Miamians facing mass evictions and displacement. I'm sure I don't have to emphasize how grave the need for affordable housing, especially for those facing evictions now is. I also wanted to see if there was any way that we could include immediate electrification, including the associated infrastructure of the City's vehicle fleet, filling the funding gap for bicycle infrastructure. $854,000 in unfunded costs for resilience hubs, as well as 250k to support similar community -based resilience, making sure to cap 60 -- at 60 percent AMI (Area Median Income), any of the new affordable housing funds that have been dedicated for new construction, and urging the City, of course, to continue leveraging federal funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and $4 million for the American Rescue Plan allocation targeting low-income homeowners, renters, owners of low-income rental units. So, I wanted to definitely see if any of that was possible to be included. And the last thing I'll say is, Commissioner Russell, I wanted to see if you had considered any kind of an emergency moratorium on evictions or if the City -- Vice Chair Russell: You're asking me as if it's within my jurisdiction to do so. Mr. Madriz: No, no, I'm sorry, not as in like you can order it by fiat, but as in is there a way that the Commission can maybe urge the mayor to do that. City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: At this point, I don't believe the will of this Commission is to urge the mayor to do so. We're having talks with the mayor, but I think to do it in more of a congenial manner rather than us pushing on him, it's about having discussions with him on the situation and crisis and then what that means legally and functionally when we declare that state of emergency. I'm very interested in that, so I really appreciate your continued pressure on that issue. I believe we have a housing crisis, you know that we have a housing crisis and so -- Mr. Madriz: And I know you understand that as well, and I really appreciate your concern, Commissioner. Thank you so much. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you, and then if the management could be prepared to address later the electrification of our vehicle fleet, we do have a plan for that already. It's got a timeline rollout of which we'd be glad to explain. You don't have to have the information right now, but we can get into it in a bit. And we do have a change memo that does include bicycle infrastructure budget. Actually no, I'm using my American Rescue Plan funds to help finalize the bicycle master plan as well as scooter funds. So, we're going to get there. But those are very good. As for capping at 60 percent, I do believe we still have an appetite to also take care of workforce housing, but you've got an absolute champion over here on this side of the dais for real true affordable housing at its actual AMI need, which is exactly what you're talking about, so thank you for that. Mr. Madriz: Perfect. Alright, thank you so much, all of you. Katrina Erwin: Good evening, City of Miami Commission. My name is Katrina Erwin. I wanted to thank you all for including a third program manager for the Office of Resilience and 388k in funding, as well as $5 million in legal and relocation assistance for Miamians facing mass evictions and displacements. When I spoke to you all at the first budgetary hearing, I told you all how disappointed I was in how the City of Miami was treating the climate crisis by not properly investing enough in resilience. But last week, you all listened to the dozens of concerned Miamians asking you all to further invest in resilience and sustainability. This is what democracy looks like. Thank you for listening. Earlier today, when you all were discussing scooters, there was a statement that said scooters are an accident waiting to happen. Well, the climate crisis is also an accident waiting to happen. I wish some of you were as concerned about the climate crisis as you are about scooters. The climate crisis is here and it is becoming a threat to our safety and the economy so much so that climate should always be a part of the Commission agenda. In fact, I invite you all to join Miami youth and youth around the world tomorrow as we urge elected officials such as yourself to act on climate. We will be outside this very building, Miami City Hall, tomorrow from 1 to 3 p.m. Come and show your support and speak to your constituents. We would love to have you there. We can afford to invest in resiliency if we do it now. The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be. We are risking not being able to afford it in the future. I urge you all to continue to make the right decision and prioritize climate action. The environment is the economy. Thank you for investing in it. Most importantly, thank you again for going above and beyond with the demands that we presented last week. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Good evening. Bill Collins: Good evening. My name is Bill Collins. I am here to follow up on a letter I sent last week to my Commissioner, to the Mayor, and to the Manager to request that you include funds in your budget to create sidewalks in my neighborhood. I know it's not as -- maybe as popular with the Commission as climate change, but my neighborhood doesn't have any sidewalks. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: Where's your neighborhood, sir? Mr. Collins: Pardon? Vice Chair Russell: Where's your neighborhood? Mr. Collins: I live in the Pines. Vice Chair Russell: Golden Pines. Mr. Collins: Pardon? Vice Chair Russell: Golden Pines? Mr. Collins: No, over by near Coral Way on 34th, Southwest 34th Ave. And I know your -- part of your district is in Southwest 34th Ave. And I can tell you that, you know, there's a lot -- there's a parade every day and night up and down Southwest 34th Ave. And people don't have sidewalks to walk on. And so they're dodging cars and it's a dangerous situation. You know, we've had a city now for 125 years and there are still, you know, established neighborhoods like mine that don't have sidewalks. And so I'm here to, you know, to put the pressure on the Commission to continue to try to provide those sidewalks. So, the section in particular I'm concerned about is Southwest 34th Ave. between Southwest 23rd -- excuse me, Southwest 23rd Street and Southwest 24th Street. And I am, you know, there's a lot of disabled residents in my neighborhood and they are again, they're using wheelchairs and mobility devices to get down the street, and they're also having to dodge cars. An accessible route, you know, is a requirement of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), and people who use that bus stop, which is heavily used on Coral Way, do not have a way to get there through an accessible route. Also, as you know, my neighborhood is almost exclusively working class families. They're living in, many of them, in duplexes, and we've seen other more affluent areas of the city get roundabouts and other traffic mitigation measures in the interest of safety, whereas our most basic need, a sidewalk, is not there in my neighborhood. So, you know, I would hope that, you know, there are other areas -- in fact, I can tell you right now, my -- I live next to Southwest 23rd Terrace, and that's also not an accessible route -- sidewalk to Douglas Road. So, there's other areas that need sidewalks, I know both in the Pines and throughout the city, but I'm particularly concerned about this area because it has especially heavy traffic, both pedestrian and vehicles, and again, it's very dangerous. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Collins: So, I know you have a lot of -- Vice Chair Russell. What was your name, sir? Mr. Collins: Bill Collins. Vice Chair Russell: Bill -- Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Collins. Vice Chair Russell: -- since you came all this way. Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, Mr. Collins -- Mr. Collins: Yes, Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: -- I am your Commissioner. Mr. Collins: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. And I read your emails, and before 1 read your emails, we were trying to do as much as we can in that area, which is totally abandoned, I can tell you that. But there is a big problem in 34th Avenue. We don't have the right- of-way from the neighbors in order to build the sidewalks, we have to go and try to build the sidewalks -- the street, we are analyzing it. That street and all the streets that they lack sidewalks, but in that street in particular, it is a little bit too narrow. But we're going to try to find a way to build sidewalks, but we need the authorization and the right-of-way from the neighbors to -- I mean, they will have to give up part of their property to the City in order for the City to do that. Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: Because unless they give up the property, it's a process. It's not like just going in there and just say, we're going to do all the sidewalks because they have rights, that's property rights, you see. Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: It is a process but I can rest assured that we're looking into it and it takes a process and we're starting the process. Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: In your street and other streets that we don't have sidewalks. Mr. Collins: Absolutely, and I'm here and I know you're committed to the issue so I'm not here to criticize you. I'm here to support you -- Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no, no. Mr. Collins: -- and I want people to know that this is an important issue. Even though it's not a sexy issue but it is -- Commissioner Reyes: I do under -- I do understand, and particularly, when you have, I mean, residents that they are on a wheelchair -- Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: -- or residents that they move around with one of those walkers. You see, I do understand that. Mr. Collins: I know you know that. Commissioner Reyes: I do understand that, but I mean, it takes a process and all the funds that are available in order to do that. Mr. Collins: Right. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Commissioner Reyes: As a matter of fact, let me tell you, since I was elected, we have repaired or built more than nine miles of sidewalks. Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: Because that was my first major project, because most of the sidewalks, they were either nonexistent or they were all in real bad shape, you see. But I am aware of it -- Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: -- and it's not that we are ignoring that area. Mr. Collins: I know, I -- Commissioner Reyes: We have projects jor Golden Pines, as a matter of fact. We have two major projects that also entails drainage projects in a couple of streets and we are truing to -- and we're looking for more funds to, I mean, improve the quality of life of that neighborhood, which by the way, I repeat, was totally abandoned. Mr. Collins: Yeah. Vice Chair Russell: Ten miles of sidewalk sounds a lot better than nine miles, don't you think? You could be the tenth mile. Mr. Collins: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: No, no, that's right. And let me tell you, we've been talking about that and there is a little problem there. We might -- well. I'm not going to tell you what we might do, have to do, but you will find out, because there -- I mean, Public Works and ourselves, we've been analyzing how can we build sidewalks in that particular street, because it's very difficult. It's quite narrow. Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: They are -- there are houses that they are -- they would be -- they are almost next to the street and you know that. Mr. Collins.: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: You see, houses are -- the front of the house is very close to the street. There is no place to put a sidewalk. Mr. Collins: But I will tell you, there are different types of sidewalks. And there's sidewalks that are often built in certain areas, but there's other ones that are built in other areas that are curved and those sort of things, and those take up less space. Commissioner Reyes: But whatever size the sidewalk is, which I think they have by code, there's a minimum -- Mr. Collins: Right. Commissioner Reyes: -- we need land. Mr. Collins: Yeah. City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Commissioner Reyes: We need to have the -- I mean, they have to give the property rights and provide the land to us so we can build it, okay? Mr. Collins: Very good, and again, Ijust want to -- Commissioner Reyes: And that's a legal process that is -- Mr. Collins: I know. Commissioner Reyes: -- that we have to go through and all of that. But I'm glad you're here. You're always welcome. And I'm glad --1 mean -- Mr. Collins: I just think that -- Commissioner Reyes: -- you are -- you 're doing -- Mr. Collins: -- this is so sentimental that somebody needs to (INAUDIBLE). Commissioner Reyes: You're doing your due diligence. I congratulate you for it. That is citizen participation. Thank you, sir. Mr. Collins: Thank you very much. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Next comment, please. Zelalem Adefris: Hi, Commissioners. Thank you so much for your time and attention this evening. My name is Zelalem. I work with Catalyst Miami, and I'm here to simply thank you for the results of the first budget hearing meeting where you added a third program manager to the Office of Resilience, the additional funding, and the $5 million in legal and relocation assistance for Miamians facing a mass eviction. Thank you. I hope to see them make it in the final cut of the budget today. I did want to emphasize around the 60 percent AMI (Area Median Income). I know someone mentioned it earlier and I will have champions here on the Commission for this. It was great to see additional funding in the American Rescue Plan Act allocations for affordable housing. And I wanted to point out the University of Florida Shimberg Center had an analysis that those at 60 percent AMI and below in the City are three times as cost burdened as all the other AMI categories combined. And so I was -- obviously, I think all public funding for affordable housing needs to go to the Miamians facing the greatest cost burden where the greatest need is first. And I am wondering how much -- do you know how much housing or who I can talk to to request the answer to this question, how much housing is built for the different area median income categories in the City of Miami using public, you know, city funds? I'm curious about that. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Mensah's department can get that analysis jbr you. Ms. Adrefris: Okay, so I'll reach out to them. Vice Chair Russell: My goal is to see at least 50 percent of all affordable housing be at 50 percent of the AMI or below. Commissioner Reyes: Could you repeat that? City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: I would love to see 50 percent of new housing -- Commissioner Reyes: Wow. Vice Chair Russell: -- or preserved housing to be at 50 percent or below. Commissioner Reyes: We have come a long way from 140, right? Vice Chair Russell: I learned itfrom you, Dad. I learned itfrom you. Commissioner Reyes: You are a good student, son. Ms. Adrefris: I think that's really excellent, Reyes. Thank you for leading the way, and 1 hope we get some legislation to really hold ourselves accountable to this, because it's really the numbers are there. They did the study. It shows where the greatest need is. And you still serve to gentrify neighborhoods when you put 140 percent AMI in a neighborhood that's really 30-50 percent AMI of the region so -- Commissioner Reyes: I tried to lower it. Ms. Adrefris: Yes? Commissioner Reyes: I lowered it and the only compromise that 1 could obtain was a hundred. But every time that any developer comes before us -- and 1 can attest to it -- 1 have my fellow Commissioner and Commissioner Russell that immediately that we go after them so they lower the AMI and try to bring it down as much as we can in order to be -- you see, my -- our intention here -- and I'm going to include all my colleagues -- is to really provide affordable housing, but real affordable. Affordable to the -- according to the to the salaries within the city of Miami, according to the AMI of the city of Miami, you see. You know that the AMI that we are using and most of the developers use is the County AMI -- Ms. Adrefris: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: -- which is $60,000. Ms. Adrefris: It's higher. Commissioner Reyes: Eighty percent of $60, 000 is $18,000 that it can pay, and the rent will be $1,500. I brought it down to a maximum to -- I mean, just that be the maximum, 100 percent, because before they were using 110 and 140 AMI, which raised the salaries up to $84,000. Ms. Adrefris: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: And we brought it down. And little by little, by getting them to compromise or to promise that they're going to provide real affordable housing, I promise you, you're going to see more of those. Ms. Adrefris: Okay, great. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Ms. Adrefris: Let us know if you need help. Thank y'all. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Ms. Adrefris: Bye. Vice Chair Russell: Next speaker, please. John Mangialetto: Good afternoon. Thank you for being here and for allowing me to speak. I want to thank you again for including a third program manager for the Office of Resilience and the $388,000 in funding and the $5 million in legal and relocation assistance. My friends and I are here to demand action. We need accountability from our leaders, especially in times like these. We want to see this government commit to a goal of carbon reduction in our city while also helping mediate the effects we are currently dealing with. We demand to see an investment into clean energy, Jro instance, pass an ordinance mandating solar energy in new construction. If it's in your power, subsidize the renewable energy market„specifically solar energy providers and manufacturers, making solar energy accessible even to low-income members of our community. As you all know, Florida's nickname is the Sunshine State. We have a literal golden opportunity to lead the nation in solar energy. I'm confident we will be the leaders in this sector, but only if we stand up for what is right and stand against the powers that be. The longer we wait to do something about this, the worse the effects will be and the more expensive the solutions will become. We must do all that we can right now. We cannot allow the financial interests of executives in the oil and gas industry to destroy our planet any more than they already have, nor can we act without challenging the status quo. We demand bold, progressive leadership on this issue, and we demand action. All of you here seem to be very wonderful people. Many of you may have families and children. I can almost guarantee that when your children grow up and have children of their own, they will ask you what you did with your position of power to combat climate change. Would you feel comfortable telling them excuses as to why you could not get the job done? Or would you rather be proud to tell them about all the tangible actions that you took to make a difference? See, this fight isn't about just you and me. It's about everyone, everyone alive now, as well as our descendants. Generations of Floridians are expecting us and depending on us to act right now. Miami is and will continue to be one of the hardest hit communities because of climate change. Rising sea levels and warmer oceans threaten our coastlines, our freshwater aquifers, our beaches, our tourism, our very way of life. And one day, if we do not take the proper actions, Miami will no longer be the Miami we know and love. I know you hear what we're saying today and hopefully agree. We need more than a nod in agreement. We need action. Thank you and please join us -- Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Mr. Mangialetto: -- tomorrow from 1 to 3; we'll be right outside. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Mr. Mangialetto: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Chair, if I could just get the speaker's name. Vice Chair Russell: Your name, please? Mr. Mangialetto: John Mangialetto. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Mangialetto: Thank you. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: And when you hear the beep, that's about the 30-second point to start wrapping it up. We're trying to give two minutes to each person to respect everyone's time. Thank you. Colette McCurdy -Jackson: Good afternoon. I am Colette McCurdy -Jackson. I live at 1500 Northwest North River Drive, Miami, Florida, 33125. Thank you for the inclusion of a third program manager for the Office of Resilience and $388,000 in funding as well as $5 million in legal and relocation assistance for Miamians facing mass evictions and displacement. As a former resident of Hamilton on the Bay, we need affordable housing now. The City of Miami just approved $40 million in affordable housing investments through the Miami Forever Bond. The University of Florida Shimberg Center analysis shows that City of Miami renters under 60 percent AMI are almost three times as cost burdened as all the other AMI categories combined. We need to see all public funding for affordable housing go towards the Miamians that face the greatest cost burden. In addition, we'd like to ensure that affordable housing is prioritized in the communities within the City that are facing the greatest threat of displacement and gentrification, including Little Haiti, Liberty City, Allapattah, Little Havana, and Coconut Grove. As I move from Hamilton on the Bay, I'm now in Allapattah, and I pray that what happened at Hamilton on the Bay to me does not happen again to me or to any other resident of the city of Miami. Thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. And by the way, just for the record, the Resilience Office is getting a third program manager, a deputy director, and a stand-alone CRO (Chief Resilience Officer), so it's a big win. It's more than just one program manager. It's going to be a robust department to recommend to all departments how we can be more resilient for the City. Hello. Nicole Gazo: Hello. My name is Nicole. Thank you all for being here and for listening to us. I just want to reiterate what all of my peers have said, just thanking you all for listening to us. I know it's been a really long day for you all and I really just want to keep this really, straightforward. I know that you all know we are demanding action on housing. We are demanding action on climate. I just want to touch upon some things that we haven't touched upon. You're adding all these resiliency officers. That's awesome. Let's add a Youth Council. I know that you invited me to your forum. I'm going to be there on Wednesday. But let's create a group where we can have conversations with you. I know last time I spoke to you, I got a little passionate. I'm sorry about that, getting a little aggressive. But really at the end of the day, I just want to work with you all. I look up to you all as my leaders. I respect you all for being here such long hours and for listening to us. We need green energy, and we need it now. On top of affordable housing, on top of adding our climate officers, we need green energy. And I think it'd be really awesome if we could start thinking about adding solar panels to new constructed buildings. making that a mandate. South Miami already did that. They're leading in front of us. City of Miami could be the sustainable leader if we just add the action. We used to be the leader. We declared a climate emergency, but South Miami is really leading in front of us. So, I think that by adding mandates like requiring solar energy when we build new buildings, adding solar panels on top of our parking garages, just having this conversation with us. You know, in school we learn about all of the solutions every day, and I could name 100 solutions to you right now. But really, I'm asking for a conversation where we work together. We're going to be outside tomorrow from 1 to 3. Come out. Talk to us. There's a chef bringing free vegan food. It's really going to be just an inviting space for you all to come and work with us. Think about maybe starting a group with some youth activists so we can keep the conversation rolling. We are watching you all. Adding the chief resilience officers is something we're going to keep in mind. We're going to watch the actions that you're going to do, but we need affordable housing, Tye need green energy, and we just need action in general. I want to raise kids here and I want a family and I love this city. City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Ms. Gazo: Thank you. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Good evening. Camilo Mejia: Good evening, Mr. Chair. Good evening, Commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity. My name is Camilo Mejia. I'm the networks director at Catalyst Miami at 3000 Biscayne Boulevard. I also live here in Coconut Grove. Commissioner Russell, you're my Commissioner. I'd like to echo the gratitude expressed by those who spoke before me. Thank you for the added investment in the Office of Resilience. Also, thank you for the money that's going into affordable housing. But I also would like to ask you or ask the City to reach out to community leaders and organizations to help you figure out the best way to ensure these housing programs reach the people who need them the most. Because at the end of the day, if you're not including people in every step of the way, you end up with really great policies that look great on paper, but don't reach those who need them the most. And I can give you some examples of how that has worked in the past, but the point is, not only for housing, but for every program that you have, social services or anything fbr the benefit of the community, if you don't have people who would potentially benefit from these initiatives and programs help you along the way, then you're going to end up leaving them behind. So, it is imperative that you reach out to people and that you meaningfully include them in the process, not just for housing, but also for climate and everything else that you have going on for community residents. Thank you so much. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. And thanks to Catalyst. Good evening, Mr. Leidner. Steven Leidner: Good evening, Commission. Steven Leidner, about to formally be a resident at Hamilton on the Bay. I've been informed that I will be evicted in the immediate future. So, certainly, if a eviction moratorium was declared, that would benefit me and other residents at Hamilton on the Bay directly. But that's not really why I'm here because, as some of you may have identified in the past, my passion and my energy goes to trying to protect and defend our planet. I have a proposal for Miami's green economy future. America wastes roughly 40 percent of its food. That amounts to approximately 160 billion pounds. Of this gross amount, 43 billion is wasted by retail stores, 22 to 33 billion pounds from U.S. restaurants, and 7 to 11 billion pounds from schools, hotels, and hospitals. Diners on average leave 17 percent of their meals uneaten, and 55 percent of edible leftovers are left at the restaurant. All you can eat buffets are particularly wasteful. Households are responsible for the largest proportion of food waste, an estimated 76 billion pounds per year. Fresh fruits and vegetables account for the bulk of this loss. Eighty percent of Americans prematurely discard food due to confusion over date labels. Five percent -- only five percent of food is composted, and as a result, uneaten food is the single largest component of municipal waste, where in landfills, it breaks down anaerobically to form methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is up to 86 times more damaging than CO2. And I'll jump to the conclusion. Who on this Commission has an appetite to sponsor $50,000 towards instituting a composting program in the City of Miami? Vice Chair Russell: I have an appetite for a composting program in the City of Miami. Mr. Leidner: You're an angel, Commissioner. Vice Chair Russell: I don't know how much it's going to cost. Now that's -- I already knew you were coming with this, so I already asked the Administration to start City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 working on this. What 1 want to make sure is that we maintain our composting permit because we could lose it, we have it, we've maintained it, we could lose it though. So, that if we do choose to implement a program, I'd like to understand what that would cost, what it would entail because we passed a fertilizer ordinance, this could also help toward that. There's so many things. So -- and I am interested. I don 't know what it costs but I've already asked the Administration to look into it so we can look at it for the next budget. Mr. Leidner: We'll be in touch. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Leidner. Mr. Leidner: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you again all of you. And again, the eviction moratorium for the residents at Hamilton on the Bay, I hope you will give it further consideration and continue your discussions with our mayor. Vice Chair Russell: Is it true there's less than jive of you living there now? Mr. Leidner: There's five. Vice Chair Russell: Five people living -- Mr. Leidner: Definitely the Commission's actions have benefited -- and I'm sorry, I'm not that nervous, but it's so cold in here. There's too much energy being wasted in here, and 1 know 1 always complain about it but -- Vice Chair Russell: We have to offset the hot air coming from up here. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Mr. Leidner: The majority of residents definitely benefited from this Commission's actions. AIMCO did afford the residents that left willingly a moderate stipend, but the ones that can't afford to move out because of that stipend -- I am not in that category, but the ones that can't afford are being -- have been notified that they -- Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Leidner: -- will be evicted. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Good evening. Jeanette Ruiz: Good evening. Can you guys hear me? Vice Chair Russell: Yes. Ms. Ruiz: Because this mask -- I can't -- okay. Vice Chair Russell: It's up to you. We can hear you. It's up to you. Ms. Ruiz: Okay. Vice Chair Russell: However you feel safe. Ms. Ruiz: I couldn't even hear myself. Alright. Good evening, Commissioners. My name is Jeanette Ruiz, and I'm with the Miami Climate Alliance. I co-sign pretty much what everyone has said so far, including the addition of funding to the Office of Resilience, as well as $5 million in legal and relocation assistance for Miamians. But City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 in terms of resiliency, 1-- building upon the idea of creating a city that's prepared for and ready to mitigate the effects of our climate crisis, 1 think it's important to allocate $854, 000 in unfunded costs for resilience hubs, as well as at least $250,000 to support community -based resilience hubs that can work in tandem with the City of Miami. What better strategy to help us move forward together than building up our communities with resources and education? Also, just to co-sign what Zelalem had mentioned earlier about the $40 million in affordable housing through the Miami Forever Bond, we need to make sure that that money goes to the Miamians in most need and that threat of climate gentrification and displacement. Thank you so much. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Good evening. Albert Gomez: Good evening. Albert Gomez, 3566 Vista Court. First of all, CRO and separating that office, giving it its due, appreciate that. Really got to bolster parks now that they're taking more responsibility obviously. With regards to what was said about composting, I mentor several people at Azura Waste Culture. I've got them started to on -ramp onto the CBO (Community Based Organization) network in the county level. That's a opportunity for cost sharing, which speaks to what I spoke about this morning. I think that with the County together with the City, there's a chance of actually advancing the money that you need. They have an appetite for it, and they wanting to bring a zero waste culture into the CBO network, so we should talk on that more. But more specifically -- so I'm here to address general things, our threats and vulnerabilities, the millage rate 7.99, that's fine, but we're not increasing impact fees. And that's a concern for me. Most of the issues have come in construction sites with the bay recently, it's been in the news a lot. We don't have enough money to support inspectors. This is a shared cost situation. There are tools in the toolkit that we could deploy if we had money to deploy them. We have to go in for grants for that. We missed a lot of opportunities in this budget cycle to go in for grants on that. And then I see us -- and I have a written response, but I'm going off of it because I spoke about a lot of these things earlier. You know, the support of the CRO, the CHO (Chief Heat Officer), cost sharing around those efforts. You're all doing the same thing. There's no reason to do it in a silo. I know that the County wants to work. If we can replicate grants of what the County is doing and do some jurisdictional stuff on what we can do here at the City, we would be benefited from it. But more specifically, the bay. The bay has been avoided. We didn't really put a lot of money towards it from the City level. I know you have, but in certain ordinance pushing, but we're not doing that. The removal of vessels is something that I really am strongly about. I think that we should do it. We should put a grant for that. Beyond having the CRO and putting published work for them to do or to tackle certain things, dedicating funds for specific actions and goals, that's what we should look toward in future CRO meetings -- I mean, budget meetings. So, I didn't see that happen so much this this time around. I'd love to see if we can address more actual like putting four corners around certain activities. I could reference that $88 million on the bottom of the pyramid which is still opaque to me and maybe going towards events where it should possibly better be suited going towards actual programming or in place actions. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Gomez: No problem. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you, Albert. Mr. Gomez: Yeah. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Hepburn. City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Michael Hepburn: Hey, good evening, Commissioners. Full disclosure, Michael Hepburn, 645 Northeast 77th Street. As you all know, I'm running to become the City Commissioner for District 5, but 1 wanted to come here today to put some of our requests or ideas that I would love to see in this budget and for you guys to support. Some is there, some is not. So, here we go. Alright, the first one is to make sure that we are allocating funding for construction projects that preserve, develop, and rehab affordable housing, as you know, and homeownership opportunities using City of Miami owned land, so public -owned land. Second, I definitely want y'all to reconsider Nan McKay Associates as the provider for our Emergency Rental Assistance Program. And it may be if they are not improving their performance, look fbr another vendor, increase the funding for the rental assistance, and then keep it pushing forward so our residents can get the funds that they need to stay into their apartments, right? Allocate funds to relocate the Model City Neighborhood Service Center from the lobby of the police station to a more accessible location like a City funded mixed - use development apartment building in the district is a request. I would like to mandate or have you guys try to see if you can mandate a percentage of the Miami Police Department budget to be allocated to create a Miami response team made up of licensed clinicians and social workers who will be dispatched to de-escalate and provide services to nonviolent and mental health crisis calls, right? I would love for us to continue to increase funding for the senior rental assistance programs. I would like us to make sure we are pushing forward this funding to -- for illegal dumping, to attack that and create a financial reward and things of that concept. I would love for us to see if we can create a tree trimming fund to assist our residents that are low income, recovering the cost of cutting their trees that's on their side of their property but it's actually a City of Miami tree because it's on our side of the city, right? And also, I want us to real -- have some real conversations in budget -- budgeting to increase funding for poor lighting conditions in multiple roadways in District 5 that need some solar panel lights or LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) or something else to brighten up our streets and our neighborhoods. And in closing, I want us to make sure that we are investing in our youth, so please expand the financial resources for the Summer Jobs Connect program. And then also in closing, right now, we do not provide recycling services for City of Miami residents in public housing, in HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) public housing. So, technically, right now, the City is pretty much saying, if you live in HUD public housing, you know, it's not important for you to recycle. Miami -Dade County defers it to us, we defer it to there, no one's doing anything. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Hepburn: So, budgeting -wise, please look into adding some funds so we can start recycling programs in public housing units in our city. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Mr. Hepburn: Thank you so much. Vice Chair Russell: Just as a clarification of the Administration, I thought all towers and multifamily housing requires recycling regardless of who funds it or whether it's subsidized. Fernando Casamayor (Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer): Yeah, we'll check with Solid Waste and we'll give the gentleman an answer. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Hepburn: Thank you. City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Clarkson, how you doing? Michael Clarkson: Alright, how you doing today, sir? My name is Michael Clarkson. I live at 122 Northeast 78th Street in the heart of Ti Ayiti. First, I want to commend you guys, not just for this budget, for sitting down and meeting with us, two of our organizations, Konscious Kontraktors and TAPARI (Ti Ayiti Preparedness and Relief Institution) Preparedness and Relief. We belong to the MCA (Miami Climate Alliance) and we appreciate the time, especially you, Mr. Reyes, and your input. I really need that, you know. I was there for you also, Mr. Russell, we appreciate that. And for you also, who is our leader right now, Mr. Watson, for giving us the time to air some things. I appreciate the budget. One thing 1 would like to talk about is the resilience hubs, because that's close to my heart. We've been doing that since Irma. And the funding we get for it, we get very little for it, we have to scrape for it. Most of it comes from our professional business, Konscious Kontraktors. But 1 would like to see that this Office of Resilience stays this time, because I remember we had an Office of Sustainability and Resiliency that got chopped up, you know, about a year and a half ago. So, I hope this is something that's ongoing. One thing I do think is missing is a real fight for green energy. We really need to fight for green energy. And in terms of how do we make that happen within the city government, how do we transform city vehicles, how do we get you guys in better vehicles, whoever is going to be the commissioners. We got to go electric, and we got to go electric real quick because we already know that Miami has been counted as ground zero when it comes to sea level rise. So, 1 appreciate the job that you did with the budget and working with the various organizations that signed on. And I hope this community engagement that you allowed, 1 hope it becomes more and more as the year goes on. Thank you very much. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you, sir. Good evening. Stephanie Thomas: Good evening. My name is Dr. Stephanie Thomas. Thank you for your time. I really appreciate the time that you're putting into putting the budget together. I also have a disclosure. I'm also a candidate for District 5. I want to thank you for having the additional staff in the Office of Resilience. To bring this together, I have a concern about flood zones in our area, right? I don't know if the City is involved with that but I know the County is so we can have more information on data on how the flood zones are being mitigated as for -- and also the septic tanks. I also have a concern with rental assistance, you know, how are we moving forward as a city helping individuals to find homes and apartment units with the moratorium that's currently on. In addition to this, there's a traffic study that I would love to have in District 5, specifically 54th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. I used to travel to my home from work. It took me 10 minutes. Now it's taking me almost 30 minutes to get home from where I work. In addition to that with resiliency, we have food deserts that is right now in District 5. How are we helping individuals choose healthy options by increasing transportation in our district? That's another thing I would like us to look into, food deserts, and how we can help individuals find food in those areas. And with the American Rescue Plan, I would like what we have now for the funding to be allocated equitably across the board, especially in District 5. And we are in despair in our community as far as healthcare. With that being said, I enjoy being here, and then I look forward to working with each and every one of you as a resident of District 5. And another thing, the illegal dumping in our area we really need to work on as well. Thank you for your time. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Is there anyone else here who'd like to speak on any of the items of tonight's budget hearing? Seeing none, I'll close public comment. Thank you all very much for coning tonight. BH - BUDGET HEARING City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 BH.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 10678 Office of Management and Budget BH.2 9509 Downtown Development Authority A DISCUSSION TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE FINAL FY 2021-22 MILLAGE RATE, FINAL BUDGET, AND ALL OTHER BUDGET ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. RESULT: DISCUSSED Vice Chair Russell: Is there anyone here who would like to speak at public comment on any of the items? Fernando Casamayor (Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer): Sorry, before public comment we got to read some millage language first. Vice Chair Russell: Millage language first. Sorry. Can you pull the microphone just a little bit closer? Marie Gouin (Director, Management and Budget): Is that better? Vice Chair Russell: Yes, thank you. Ms. Gouin: The proposed general operating millage rate is 7.6665 mills for the City ofMiami for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 2021 and ending September 30th, 2022. The operating millage rate is 4.41 percent higher than the state -defined rollback rate of 7.3428 mills. Vice Chair Russell: You good? Ms. Gouin: Yes. Vice Chair Russell: Thankyou. DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION OF THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE AND FINAL BUDGET FOR THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. RESULT: DISCUSSED Vice Chair Russell: I heard pizza delivery over there. Christina Crespi: One more. Vice Chair Russell: Good evening, Ms. Crespi. Ms. Crespi: Good evening. Christina Crespi, executive director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. The proposed millage rate for the Miami DDA (Downtown Development Authority) for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021 and ending on September 30, 2022 is 0.4681 mills, which is 2.43 percent more than the state -defined rollback rate of 0.4570 mills. Thankyou. Vice Chair Russell: Alright. That's BH.I and BH.2. Are there other -- any other statements that need to be made by the Administration? We're good. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 BH.3 9508 Downtown Development Authority RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL FINAL 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; 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 THE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE OPERATIONS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; PROVIDING THAT SAID FINAL 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-21-0399 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes, Watson ABSENT: Carollo Vice Chair Russell: So, we have before us BH.3, BH.4, BH.5, BH6, and BH.7. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Vice Chair Russell: You're moving all of them? (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Vice Chair Russell: All of them, alright. Somebody's hungry. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Commissioner Watson: I want to -- Vice Chair Russell: There's a motion on 3 through 7. L there a second? Commissioner Watson: Yeah, second it with discussion on trying to at least beef up our Communications -- Vice Chair Russell: Could you pull the microphone just a little closer? City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Commissioner Watson: Beef up our Communications Department so that we can make sure we can inform our residents better. A lot of them are getting information through different sources. And as a result of that, at least add to the Communications Department's budget, maybe $250,000. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Commissioner Watson: No, no, that's fine. No, I was just saying a lot of our residents are getting information through different sources, and as a result of that, I wanted to try to add about $250, 000 to Communications Department budget that doesn't exist now for social media and other different outlets that now 1 know are not being informed as much as others, so I don't know where that comes under. Vice Chair Russell: So, you're seeking an amendment on the budget of a quarter million -- Commissioner Watson: Yes. Vice Chair Russell: -- for Communications? Commissioner Watson: Yes. Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Budget Director? Commissioner Watson: Mr. Manager. Oh, Mr. Casamayor. Fernando Casamayor (Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer): Sorry, sir, how much was the request? Commissioner Watson: Yeah, we're adding $250,000 to the Communications Department. Move it around, juggle. Mr. Casamayor: Give us a little time to try to figure out -- Commissioner Watson: Okay. Mr. Casamayor: -- how -- Vice Chair Russell: Where it would come from. Mr. Casamayor: -- and where it would come from unless -- Commissioner Watson: Well, as long as it doesn't come from the Planning Department, we're in good shape. Mr. Casamayor: Unless you're willing to give us an opportunity to do this and come back either at -- this is an ongoing operation cost, I'm assuming. You could also come back at the midyear -- Commissioner Watson: Okay. Mr. Casamayor: -- and see -- fund it and give you a better -- a real strategy for a program. Commissioner Watson: Alright, that's fine and fair. Vice Chair Russell: Alright. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 Commissioner Watson: Just find sometimes there's a direct correlation in some communities with respect to communicating them things we're trying to get done. So, that's the purpose of it. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Did you get the information on our vehicle fleet and the electrification thereof? Mr. Casamayor: Someone from GSA (General Services Administration) will he out shortly. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) the question is how many vehicles we have, how many of them are electric now or hybrid, and what's our plan to convert? Mr. Casamayor: Give me a moment, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Chair, what happened to I -- BK1, 2? Vice Chair Russell: 1 and 2 were discussion items that Ms. Crespi and the department already spoke on, so 1 and 2 are done. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, they're done, right? Vice Chair Russell: Yes, 1 and 2 are done. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Jennifer Ramirez: Good evening, Commissioner. Jennifer Ramirez, director of GSA. Currently, the City has 231 hybrid fleet vehicles as part of our fleet. The general fleet is 730 vehicles. So, we started that process of moving into greener technologies. We don't have full electric vehicles. I think the biggest impediment to that is that we don't have an infrastructure to support that yet. So, we should build the infrastructure and then move forward. Vice Chair Russell: Alright, I'd love to talk with you later about a plan to get there. Ms. Ramirez.: Absolutely. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Ms. Ramirez: Thank you, sir. Commissioner Watson: The State has a program if we want to build infrastructure, right? Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Watson: Yeah. Vice Chair Russell: Alright. Are there any other amendments to the change memo that's being brought in? No? Commissioner Reyes: Call the question. Vice Chair Russell: Alright. Could I have BH.6 read into the record, please? City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 BH.4 10684 Downtown Development Authority The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Vice Chair Russell: Thank you very much. We have a motion. We have a second. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. We have a budget. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, just for the record, that's -- for BH.7, it's as amended to incorporate the changes listed in the City Manager's change memo dated September 22, 2021. Just want to put that on the record. Vice Chair Russell: Yes, as amended. Thank you very much, everyone. Congratulations. Commissioner Reyes: And I want to thank you very much, Mr. Chair. You have conducted a wonderful meeting. Vice Chair Russell: Thanks. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, 1 mean, you are becoming an expert. Vice Chair Russell: You're not so bad yourself. Commissioner Reyes: Thank you very much and thank you all of you for participating, for being here. Vice Chair Russell: We are adjourned, everyone. Have a good night. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FINAL ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("MIAMI DDA"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A", IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $14,108,000.00 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AD VALOREM TAX LEVY AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME FOR THE MIAMI DDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; AUTHORIZING THE MIAMI DDA TO MAKE TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS FOR NECESSARY AND PROPER PURPOSES; AUTHORIZING THE MIAMI 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, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-21-0400 City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 BH.5 10680 Little Haiti Revitalization Trust MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes, Watson ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BH.4, please see Item Number BH.3. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE LITTLE HAITI REVITALIZATION TRUST ("TRUST"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,726,248.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; FURTHER APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE TRUST'S ANNUAL MASTER PLAN, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B." ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-21-0401 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes, Watson ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BH.5, please see Item Number BH.3. BH.6 ORDINANCE 9465 Office of Management and Budget AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RELATED TO TAXING, DEFINING, AND DESIGNATING THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); LEVYING AN AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY AT A TOTAL FINAL RATE OF 7.9900 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, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14030 City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 10/08/2024 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes, Watson ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BH.6, please see Item Number BH.3. BH.7 RESOLUTION 10669 Office of Management and Budget ADJOURNMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ADOPTING A FINAL BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO OPERATIONAL AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, FINANCIAL CONTROLS, COMPLETED PROJECTS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS AND FOR NECESSARY RELATED DOCUMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-21-0402 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Diaz de la Portilla, Reyes, Watson ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BH. 7, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number BH.3. END OF BUDGET HEARING The meeting adjourned at 7.:30 p.m. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 10/08/2024