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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-01-23 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, January 23, 2025 9:00 AM City Commission Meeting City Hall City Commission Francis X. Suarez, Mayor Christine King, Chair, District Five Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner, District One Damian Pardo, Commissioner, District Two Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Reyes On the 23rd day of January 2025, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman King 9:26 a.m., recessed at 12: 09 p.m., reconvened at 3: 50 p.m., and adjourned at 4:09 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Pardo participated in the meeting via Zoom video conferencing. Note for the Record: Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 9:41 a.m., and Commissioner Reyes entered the Commission chambers at 10:08 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: At this time,, I'm going to invite Pastor Covington of Gamble Memorial Church of God in Christ to join us in prayer. Pastor Covington: Let us pray. Invocation delivered. Chair King: At this time, I'll recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance delivered. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM 17104 Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Robert Santos-Alborna Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation Gary Nader Mayor and Commissioners Key to the City RESULT: PRESENTED 1) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to recognize the dedication and tenure of City of Miami Code Compliance Director Mr. Robert Santos-Alborna. Mr. Santos-Alborna. has demonstrated exemplary commitment to public service with a distinguished career spanning three decades in the public sector, including 28 years devoted to the specialized. field of Code Compliance and Enforcement. Mr. Santos-Alborna dedicated 23 years of service to Miami -Dade County, excelling in various capacities such as Team Metro Regional Director and Deputy Director at Animal Services, positions that demanded direct engagement with the public, industry, media, and elected officials, fostering transparency and collaboration. In 2010, Robert Santos-Alborna transitioned to the City of Miami Beach, where he served as Code Compliance Director for nearly six years, later continuing his impactful service as Code Enforcement Director and Code Official.for Palm Beach County from 2016 to July 2021, implementing policies and procedures that enhanced departmental culture, responsiveness, and accountability. Mr. Santos- Alborna's leadership was pivotal in developing metrics and performance measures, and addressing zoning, sanitation, nuisance, and environmental regulations, thereby significantly improving operational efficiencies and ensuring effective service delivery across multiple jurisdictions. His academic accomplishments include a Master of Economics from Florida International University (FIU), a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics, and an Executive Certificate from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, in addition to his professional credentials, including certifications in Code Enforcement levels I, II, III, IV, and the prestigious Code Enforcement Professional (CEP) designation from the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE). Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to recognize Mr. Santos-Alborna's leadership and outstanding contributions to public service and commitment to the betterment of our community in the City ofMiami. 2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented the Key to the City to Mr. Gary Nader. Mr. Nader has been a trailblazer in the global art community, renowned for his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to elevating Latin American art on the world stage, pioneering Latin American Art in Miami. Since establishing his gallery in Miami in 1985, Gary has transformed the city into a hub for Latin American art, expanding cultural horizons and fostering appreciation for this dynamic art form. Founder of a Global Art Destination the Gary Nader Fine Art Gallery, located in Miami's Wynwood Arts District, is the largest of its kind globally, with 55,000 sq. ft. featuring an Exhibition Gallery, Sculpture Park, and the esteemed Nader Museum. Mr. Nader has curated and showcased works from legendary artists such as Picasso, Botero, Lain, Chagall, and Warhol. Mr. Nader has solidified Miami's reputation as an international cultural capital, enriching the city's artistic and cultural landscape, therefore the Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to recognize and honor him with a Key to the City of Miami. City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 ORDER OF THE DAY Chair King: -- the first one for the new year and 1'd like to wish all of you a happy new year. Now, please do not groan. I do not have a quorum as yet, and until I do, I can't start the meeting. So, as soon as I have two of my colleagues join me, we can get started. In the meantime, we are going to do some proclamations when the mayor arrives, but outside of that, I am sorry. I will start this meeting as soon as I legally can. So, again, welcome and as always, thank you for your advocacy. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: Ma'am, I can only tell you what was told to me. I don't have control over nay colleagues, and 1 certainly can't force them to join me, but they will join me as soon as they can. [Later..] Chair King: Mayor Suarez has joined us and I'm going to let him take the lead on our recognitions for today. And I am joined also with my colleague, Commissioner Miguel Gabela. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Thank you. 1 want to acknowledge the presence of former City Commissioner Joe Sanchez. Chair King: I'd like to --1'd like to acknowledge that we have a former City of Miami Commissioner with us here today, Commissioner Joe Sanchez. Welcome. Applause. Chair King: He proudly served the City of Miami for 11 years, and it was a pleasure for me today to meet him because I never met him before. So, thank you for joining us. Thank you for sharing some of those stories. Mayor Suarez: You're welcome. You snooze, you lose is the -- okay. Presentations made. Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read your statement for the record? 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Parties for any PZ (Planning and Zoning) items, including any applicant, appellant, appellee, City staff and any person recognized by the decision -making body, as a qualified intervener, as well as the applicant's representatives, and any experts testifying on behalf of the applicant, appellant, or appellee, may be physically present at City Hall to be sworn in by oath or affirmation by the City Clerk. The members of the City Commission shall disclose any ex parte communications to remove the presumption of prejudice pursuant to Florida Statute Section 286.0115 and Section 7.1.4.5 of the Miami 21 Zoning Ordinance. The order of presentation shall be as set forth in Miami 21 and in the City Code. Staff will briefly present each item to be heard. The applicant will present its application and request to the City Commission. If the applicant agrees with staff recommendation, the City Commission may proceed to its deliberation and decision. 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Pursuant to advisory legal opinion, AGO (Attorney General Opinion) 2020-03, issued on March 19, 2020, the Florida Attorney General opined that, consistent with prior Attorney General opinions, a member of a local government body who is physically unable to attend the meeting because of medical treatment or due to medical reasons may participate and vote in meetings where a quorum of the other members is physically present. Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk, would you please read your record -- your statement for the record? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. The procedures for individuals who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for Planning and Zoning items and any quasi-judicial items on today's City Commission agenda will be as follows. The members of the City staff and the other individuals required to be sworn in who are currently present at City Hall will be sworn in by me, the City Clerk, immediately after 1 finish explaining these procedures. Those individuals who are appearing remotely may be sworn in now or at any time prior to the individual providing testimony for Planning and Zoning items and/or quasi-judicial items. Commissioners, are you comfortable with all the notice provisions set forth in the interim form rules and procedures we have established for this meeting? And then Chair -- Chair King: Yes. Mr. Hannon: -- may I administer the oath for the Planning and Zoning items? Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you will be speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items, the PZ items, may I please have you stand and raise your right hand? The City Clerk administered the oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning items. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. City Manager, are there any items on the agenda that are slated to be deferred or withdrawn? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Mr. City Attorney, Mr. City Clerk. At this time the administration would like to defer and/or withdraw the following items: RE.2, to be deferred to February 27th; RE.3, to be withdrawn. Vice Chair Carollo: Can you start from the top again (INAUDIBLE)? Mr. Noriega: Sure. RE.2, to be deferred to February 27th; RE.3, to be withdrawn; RE.7, to be deferred to February, 27th; FR.1, to be deferred to February 13th; FR.2, to be deferred to February 13th; FR.3, to be deferred to April 24th; FR.6, to be deferred to February 27th; DL4, to be deferred to February 13th; PZ.4, to be City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 deferred to April 24th; and PZ.5, to be deferred to February, 13th. That concludes the items. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Manager. I'm going to ask my colleagues now if there are any items that they would like to have withdrawn and/or deferred. Commissioner Reyes? Commissioner Reyes: Yes, I want to know which one, which one were the PZs that we are deferring. Chair King: Mr. Manager, the PZs, it was 4 and 5? Mr. Noriega: Yeah, I've just been notified of an additional two. So, PZ.1 and PZ.2, those are going to be added as indefinite deferrals. And then PZ.4, to April 24th, and PZ.5, to February 13th. Those are the four PZ items. Vice Chair Carollo: 1, 2, 4, and 5. Mr. Noriega: Correct. Steven Leidner: Chairman -- Chairwoman King, excuse me for interjecting. There are people in the audience that would like to -- like to comment on the deferral of FR.3. 1 hope you will afford us that opportunity. Chair King: No, we -- Mr. Hannon: Chair, we just need the speaker's name for the record. Your name for the record, sir. Mr. Leidner: Steven Leidner. Chair King: Mr. Leidner, no, we are not going to take up any items that are going to be withdrawn or deferred. When the item comes back before us, everyone will have an opportunity to be heard on that item. Thank you. Mr. Leidner: Thank you for your consideration. Chair King: Thank you. Again, Commissioner Reyes, do you have any items that you would like -- Commissioner Carollo, are there any items that you would like to defer? Commissioner Reyes doesn't have any. Vice Chair Carollo: Chairman [sic], thank you. There might be one that I might ask to defer in the afternoon, depending on the time that we have. I would like to ask the chair to take up DI.5 before we take up D1.3, and that it would definitely be in the afternoon, which I'm pretty certain it will be in the afternoon regardless, but I want to make sure that it is. Chair King: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: DI5 before we take up DI3. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Gabela, do you have any items -- Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. Chair King: -- that you would like to have withdrawn or deferred? City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Yes, I do. RE.6. Chair King: RE.6. Vice Chair Carollo: RE (Resolution) -- Commissioner Gabela: 6. Vice Chair Carollo: -- 6. Chair King: You want it -- Commissioner Gabela: RE.6. Chair King: You want to defer it or withdraw it? Commissioner Gabela: Defer it. Chair King: Until? Commissioner Gabela: Next commission meeting. Chair King: February 27th. Commissioner Gabela: Yep. Mr. Hannon: February 13th. Mr. Noriega: 13th. Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. Mr. Noriega: That would be the 13th. Commissioner Gabela: Yes. Chair King: February 13th? Commissioner Gabela: Yes. Chair King: Okay. And I do not have any, so may I have a motion to set the agenda? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: The agenda -- Mr. Hannon: And sorry, Chair, before we move away from the order of the day, I need to make a couple of statements. The first being, please note that districts impacted on RE.4 should read all and not D4 (District 4). Additionally, Commissioner Pardo will be co -sponsoring RE.11, and Commissioner King will be co -sponsoring RE.9. Thank you, Chair. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: The agenda has now been set. And at this time, we will open the floor for public comment. Mr. Noriega: Madam Chair, Commissioner Pardo is, I believe, logged into Zoom but we're trying to get him patched into the meeting live. So -- Chair King: Okay. Mr. Noriega: -- Commissioner Pardo, are you there now? Commissioner Pardo: I am here. Mr. Noriega: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Mr. Noriega: 1 just wanted to make sure he was. Vice Chair Carollo: IfI may Madam Chair, 1 also would like to be included as a sponsor of RE.9, as yourself and the mayor. Chair King: Noted. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S) Albert Gomez: I just -- before I make my public comment, I just -- you made a statement right now, and I just want to alert you of something. Florida State law, Chapter 286 Section 1 -- 0114, public meetings, reasonable opportunity to be heard is the law that allows us to speak on deferrals as so long as we speak about the deferral. It is an action of this commission by acting on the deferral, and so we are allowed to speak on the deferral by law. Chair King: Mr. City Attorney? George Wysong (City Attorney): The statute also indicates that the right to speak will be at any, meeting when the item is continued, and the chair has the discretion to control the meeting. Due to the size of the meeting, she, I guess in her discretion, has determined that it would be more efficient to have that public comment made at the meeting when the item is considered. Mr. Gomez: I do plan to keep my comments within the two -minute required. Chair King: But we are not taking up any items that have been deferred from this agenda. You will have an opportunity to be heard when the item comes back, but we're not taking any comments on items that have been with -- deferred. Mr. Gomez: So, you're not allowing us the right to speak on deferrals? City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: No, 1 am not. You will have a right to speak on any item that has been deferred when the item is brought back before this commission. Mr. Gomez: There -- there's -- Chair King: Sir -- Mr. Gomez: -- no way for me to challenge that? Chair King: You just did, and the city attorney responded to you. So, thank you. If you would like to speak on anything else, you're welcome to. Mr. Gomez: Yeah, 1 will. I'd love to chat now. Okay, so good morning, Conmaissioner, staff City officials, and general public. My name is Albert Gomez, resident of District 2. Through the Chair, I'm here to speak on the deferral, butt won't. I'm also here to speak on FR.1 and FR. 6. FR.1 loosens language as a -- Chair King: FR.I has been deferred. Mr. Gomez: Okay, so I guess we can't speak on that. Vice Chair Carollo: And so has FR.6. Chair King: And FR.6 has been deferred as well. Mr. Gomez: Okay. So, thank you, I came to speak on pertinent issues, but I'm not allowed to speak on pertinent issues. I had a very detailed, constructive conversation to have with you about issues that are on the agenda -- Chair King: And I look forward to -- Mr. Gomez: -- and they, are now deferred. Chair King: Ilook forward to having that conversation with you when the items come back. Mr. Gomez: I'll make sure to take work off again to do that. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Luis Herrera: In other words, if you want to talk to FR.3, I can talk anything? Chair King: FR.3 has been deferred, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Withdrawn. Mr. Herrera: Say it again. Chair King: FR (First Reading) -- Vice Chair Carollo: Withdrawn. Mr. Herrera: Yeah -- Chair King: FR.3 -- no, FR.3 has been deferred until April 24th. Mr. Herrera: Yeah, but I can't say anything today? Nothing? City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: On any item that has not been deferred. So, that item has been deferred. Mr. Herrera: So, I come on -- I come down here to talking about -- and then you taking my right to say anything because you defer. That's not right. Chair King: Sir, I did not -- Mr. Herrera: My right is my right. Chair King: Sir, 1 did not -- Mr. Herrera: Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Thank you for corning. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Can I have the speaker's name? Sir, your name for the record? Mr. Herrera: My name is Luis Herrera, president of the Vizcaya Homeowners Association. 1 represent the Roads, and that's why I tried to straighten it out, everything. The same way that when you come in early in the morning over here at 9 o'clock, whatever we said over here in the morning, when the time comes to see the item, you never remember what I said right here. So, this has got to be changed like before. When the item comes in, everybody talk. Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Elvis Cruz: Good morning, Commissioners. Elvis Cruz, I was going to talk on FR.1, but that's been deferred, so let me go down to PZ.6, which are changes to T3 neighborhoods. You all have T3s in your district. There's some problems with PZ.6. It talks about porches and porticos and how they can extend into the front setback. However, there is no limit as to how wide a porch or portico can be. So, they can essentially become a de facto new front facade. I recommend that they not be allowed to be more than 20 percent of the facade width. Balconies would be allowed to extend two-and-a-halffeet into a five-foot side setback. That's simply too much. And lastly, but most importantly, before Miami 21, a five -story R3 building had a 50- foot height limit. After Miami 21, they're allowed to be 81 feet tall. Many of my fellow civic activists who were part of the Miami 21 legislative process objected to that. We said those were simply too tall to be amongst our outlying neighborhoods, and we were told that those supersized floor heights would only happen in downtown. That never got codified. Please make it so. Lastly, I do want to mention that this -- it's very inconvenient for the public to show up for an agenda item and then the rug is pulled out from under our feet when it gets deferred. I would ask that there be more consideration for the public and time. People take time out from work to come here. So, that consideration would be very well received. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela? Coniniissioner Gabela: Elvis, I'd just like to say -- Elvis, you know, on the tree ordinance, I held the first meeting, and I was with all you guys for three hours, and I let all you guys speak however long you wanted, okay? And then on your recommendation, on Elvis' recommendation, they wanted more time for this issue so both sides can be heard, and so both sides can do their calculations and then have a meeting. And that's why this was deferred. We're not trying to -- I'm not trying to pull a fast one on any ofyou, and I don't think any of my colleagues are. Simply, you guys asked for a deferral. You guys asked. for a deferral, and that's what we did. Now City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 you're complaining about the deferral. So, I don't understand, because this was made public very clearly. So, that's all have to say. Thank you very much. Mr. Cruz: Thank you for that response, Commissioner. Much appreciated, but it would be good if we were told before the meeting that it's ocially deferred rather than have people take time out -- Commissioner Gabela: But we did this before the meeting. That was the whole point. You guys asked us, asked me, that you needed more time to not go forward and ram this through. And so, I am doing that. You know, but now you're not happy by me doing that. So, I just want to clear it up. Mr. Cruz: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: This was said, so I apologize that a lot of you came down, and I understand, it's your time. But this was clearly, you know, advertised before, and we said it before. I'm not trying to pull a fast one on you, and neither are my colleagues, I think. So, you know, I just need to clear that up. Thank you very much. Mr. Cruz: Yeah, I wasn't speaking specifically to FR.3. Your point is very well taken. If it was broadcast in advance, that it was going to be deferred. But, for example, FR.1 and many other items, we're not told in advance they're going to be deferred, and we come down. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Natalia Zea: Good morning, Mr. Mayor, Madam Chairwoman, Commissioners, Mr. City Manager, and Ms. Assistant City Manager, and the rest of the hardworking staff at the City of Miami. My name is Natalia Zea; I'm with the Children's Trust. Address is 3150 Southwest 3rd Avenue in Miami. On behalf of the Children's Trust Board Chair, Ken Hoffman, our Board of Directors and President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) James Hodge, I'm here on behalf of the Children's Trust as one partner in the collaborative group that makes up Zero Drownings Miami -Dade. That is a collaborative group of anchor institutions and funders that are committed to ending child drowning in this community. Many partners are here in the room present, including the two who would like to speak behind me and others if they'd like to just wave their hands. This is a really critical item for all of us, and we thank you for your unanimous sponsorship of Resolution 9, which authorizes the City of Miami Parks Department to join our collaborative and be part of our collective mission to end child drownings. This item authorizes the City Parks Department to join the collaborative as a swim lesson provider, ensuring children in the City of Miami have even more opportunities for free swim lessons close to their schools as part of this program. Zero Drownings Miami -Dade provides four- and five -year -olds with 10 free group swim lessons at pools across the county as a field trip during their school day. With the coordination, transportation, and lessons funded through the Children's Trust, Miami -Dade County, United Way Miami, American Red Cross, Edu Foundation, and Templeton Family Foundation. Once we reach scale in the 26- 27 school year, our intent is to reach 20,000 kids a year with this program. Thank you again for your support. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Terrell Fritz: Good morning, Madam Chair, Mr. Co -Chair, City Commissioners. Happy New Year. My name is Terrell Fritz, 111 East Flagler Street, and executive director of the Flagler District BID (Business Improvement District). I'm here to speak on FR.4, the proposed special events legislation. Back in 2017, the commercial property owners of the Flagler District worked tirelessly to create the City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Flagler Specialty District, which was unanimously approved by the City Commission. Since then, the District has begun, just begun, the transformation into a vibrant, family friendly destination, hosting events recently like the weekly Julian Henry's Flagler Market, the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) Holiday Lighting event, and Miami Art Week in December. These events alone have brought tens of thousands of visitors to Flagler in recent months. On behalf of the Flagler District Board, we commend the Commission and City stafffor working to simples the special events permitting process. We understand that there is substitute language in front of you today restoring the current 10 events per organization per year cap rather than the initially proposed in December, four events per location. This change should help us continue to have frequent activations that sustain the vibrancy of the Flagler District. We urge the Commission to adopt this legislation, recognizing the critical role that special events play in the revitalization of Miami's original downtown commercial district. Thankyou. Chair King: Thankyou. Good morning. Good morning. James O'Connor: Good morning. I'm here also speaking in favor of Resolution Number 9, the importance of drowning prevention in our community. I want to thank the Mayor and the City Commissioners for bringing up this resolution. My name is Jim O'Connor. I am the chief of the Office of Drowning in Miami -Dade County. Pm here on behalf of the Mayor and the County Board of Commission who wholeheartedly support the Zero Drowning Program. You may not know this, but in Miami -Dade County, the leading cause of death, accidental death, for children ages 1 to 9 is drowning. We need to do something about it. Swim lessons are one of the key ways that we can change that, and our goal is to have zero drownings in the community. Unfortunately, 80 percent of the children who drown do not know how to swim. And this issue is all about coming together as a team, both from the county and the city and other municipalities across the county, to teach children how to swim so no child in Miami -Dade County drowns. Thankyou. Chair King: Thankyou. Good morning. Beatrice Gonzalez: Good morning. My name is Beatrice Gonzalez, director of the Lotus House Women's Shelter located at 217 Northwest 15th Street, 33136. I'm here to speak in support of PH5 and RE.11. On behalf of the over 525 women and children we shelter nightly, we'd like to thank the City, Chairwoman King, Commissioners, for your ongoing support and extended support as you consider PH 5 for our continued partnership so that women and children in our community do not go without safe shelter, supportive services, and they're given the opportunity to exit the shelter system completely and lead lives of greater opportunity. Thank you so very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Deborah Koch: Good morning. Thankyou for this opportunity. My name is Debbie Koch. I'm the executive director of the American Red Cross at 335 Southwest 27th Avenue, Miami 33135. Over a century ago, the American Red Cross created the first national program for water safety in the United States. And since then, we've helped millions of children and adults learn how to swim, become lifeguards, and become swim instructors, so that the water is a safer place for everyone. We are very proud to be part of Zero Drownings Miami -Dade, where our mission is to reduce the risk of drowning by helping children develop essential water competency skills and educate their families on water safety. The Red Cross is serving as the lead for education materials and swim safety certifications for students, families, educators, and participating water safety instructors. We are also a. funder of this important program. We believe that helping children build confidence in water is a skill for City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 life, and with our community surrounded by water, every family should be able to enjoy this natural asset without fear. Zero Drownings envisions a community of Miami where children from all neighborhoods, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds learn essential drowning prevention techniques that make them safer and inspire respect for water, which is such a vital part of our community. We are deeply grateful to the City of Miami and to this Commission for helping us promote water safety and for your support of this initiative. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Horacio Stuart Aguirre: Good morning, Chairman [sic] King. Thank you very much. Horacio Stewart Aguirre as chairman of the Miami River Commission, offices at 1407 Northwest 7th Street. I'm here to speak on DI.2, and this is funding for the Miami Police Marine Patrol. The city of Miami has literally hundreds and hundreds of miles of waterfront property under our auspices. We owe so much to so few who do tremendous work ahnost around the clock. They are woefully, inadequately underfunded, under -equipped. Right now, we have a mild crisis on the Miami River and on Biscayne Bay. You know it, Commissioner Carollo, you've been supporting us. Commissioner Gabela serves on our board as well, and that is we have almost near lawlessness on the water today, in great part by illegal chartering operations that are operating recklessly, carelessly, and imperiling the lives of people on the water and on the shoreline. We strongly support all the funding that you can find for the Miami Marine Patrol and the City of Miami Police Department. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair. 30 seconds. Mr. Aguirre: Yes, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Stuart? Mr. Aguirre: Yes, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: I have committed that if for any reason we cannot find the funding within the budget to put another Marine Patrol unit out there, I will fund it from my own district office until we come to the next fiscal year's budget. This is priority. What's going on there is shameful. It's a free for -all. It's like the wild wild west. And we need a Marine Patrol in the beginning of the river when they come so that they see that there's' law and order. And in fact, the other one that we have farther down the river should still stay, because it's a very long river, a very active river, as you know. Mr. Aguirre: Absolutely. Thank you, Vice Chair. Very grateful to you for that support and to all the others. Thank you, sir. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sandy Moise: Good morning. Sandy Moise, 5910 Northeast 6th Court, Morningside, Florida. First, I'd like to speak on RE.9 for the water safety. I strongly support this iteni. It's extremely important. We've had many drownings in our community. In fact, I almost lost my 18-month-old many years ago from a drowning in the backyard pool, and I was right next to the pool, and it was nay 3-year-old daughter that had already had her go through swimming lessons and learned how to swim that pulled him out and saved his life. So, it's critical that all children, and the younger, the better. Secondly, I'm also here to speak on, is it DE.1 [sic], the discussion item for Marine Patrol, and I strongly urge you to please expand this beyond the Miami River City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 to all of Biscayne Bay where the city operates. It's the wild, wild west out there. And my first research was for the rookery on Mangrove Island because we would see, jet skiers literally chasing like they're hunting and striking our wading birds. And through that research, I discovered we've had numerous deaths, human deaths, out on Biscayne Bay in our waterways. So, I urge you to please support funding for all Marine Patrol. Your Marine Patrol works very hard, but they're underfunded, and they are not able to patrol -- have dedicated active patrol. When I visit the Bay every single day to monitor what goes on the Bay, Biscayne Bay is an aquatic preserve. We should have rules enforced there. And finally, I came down to also speak on FR.1, FR.3, and FR. 6. Unfortunately, all three were deferred, and I do concur with the previous speakers. We took offfrom work to be here today, so it's extremely disrespec fid to defer. Commissioner Gabela, I know that you announced that you were going to defer, but last month we were told that FR.1 would be deferred, and at last month's meeting we didn't plan on speaking on it, and suddenly it wasn't deferred. So -- and finally, we didn't request FR.3 to be deferred. We requested repeatedly for it to be withdrawn. And just one final question, please. I've sent multiple emails to every, commissioner, made multiple phone calls. I know many people have. Not one response. Not one email response, not one phone call. So, if we're supposed to work together as a community and discuss this and work out, we can't do it if we're not responding to constituents. So, let's please be respectful to the constituents. And thank you, Commissioner Carollo, for supporting Marine Patrol. That's super important. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Let me say, ma'am, that one death for drowning is one too many. Ms. Moise: Absolutely. Thank you. Chair King: And I actually read all of your e-mails. I do. I think I've responded to a couple of them, butt also, ifI don't directly respond back, I do forward it to staff and ask for a follow-up and a report. And I'd seen you on -- I was sick for the special meeting, and I saw you and I said, oh, and put a face to the name because I do read all of your emails. Ms. Moise: Thank you, Commissioner King. And I apologize, you are the only commissioner that your chief of staff actually did respond on the tree, because I know I've sent you many emails -- Chair King: You do. Ms. Moise: -- over the year over the rookery, the Bay. Chair King: Yes. Ms. Moise: So thank you. I do appreciate your chief of staff did follow up. Chair King: And thank you for your advocacy on the Bay and everything else. Ms. Moise: Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Moise: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Grady Moore: Good morning, Commissioners, especially our Commissioner Damian Pardo joining us virtually. My name is Grady Moore. I'm a resident of Bay Lofts Condo at 455 Northeast 25th Street, directly facing a proposed nine -story hotel, the first of its kind, next door. I'm here to introduce some of my neighbors also who are eager to speak to you. Together we represent many more residents who could not be here today because it is a Thursday and they had to work, but many have left public comments. In short, we are not here to oppose responsible development, but we do have serious concerns about putting a hotel on our street. We have traffic concerns, we have parking concerns, we have tourist concerns. A hotel would undoubtedly change the character of our neighborhood. Some weeks will certainly attract loud groups, not just business travelers, as the developer has argued. If you think about Miami Music Week and Spring Break, for example, we have residents from all stages of life at Bay Lofts and we do want some degree of normalcy and peace and quiet in our neighborhood. We have trash concerns on a street that does have a lot of litter already. And we definitely have setback concerns. We feel the zero -setback distance from our building is very inappropriate and very inconsiderate. Our building, after all, is setback five feet, and i'e would expect the same from our neighbors. It doesn't seem like a lot to ask, especially considering the proximity to 18 of our east facing balconies. We're asking for you to consider whether a hotel is even appropriate for this neighborhood. We don't think it is. We're asking you to talk about the setbacks. Also consider binding the recommendation by the PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board) to dedicate -- to work with the MPA (Miami Parking Authority) to dedicate designated ride share and delivery loading zones, pick up and drop off. We want to make sure it's actually implemented. And finally, the impact fees. Why not use the over $400,000 in potential impact fees to directly benefit our street, to enhance stormwater management, to help with the flooding and drainage issues, to install public trash bins on 25th Street, to exert influence or even directly partner with FPL (Florida Power & Light) to provide infrastructure upgrades, much needed, and to do a $25, 000 per property for landscaping and beautification to the four directly adjacent lots to preserve or at least enhance some of the natural environment that will be lost. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Moore: Thank you. We're looking for a community win. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Jeffrey Dorfman: Good morning. My name is Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman. I am treasurer and on the board of directors of Biscayne Neighborhoods Association. I speak in favor of RE. 6 and DI 3. I am here representing 16,000 Miami residents who are our members who don't like what is happening in Miami City Hall. So, please don't tell the media that only a few people attend commission meetings to complain. Former United States Senator Bob Menendez, age 71, is a Cuban American, who was the most powerful Cuban -American politician in the United States for nearly 40 years. He was a mayor; U.S. congressman, and U.S. senator. Next week, Mr. Menendez will be sentenced to prison after being convicted on all 16 counts, including bribery and extortion, for what the prosecutors say were years of selling his office to the highest bidder that have finally come to end. Prosecutors are seeking 15 years in prison. Yesterday, I read the latest lawsuit filed against Mr. Joe Carollo. It is filed under Florida's whistleblower laws that -- Chair King: Sir, sir, what agenda item are you speaking on? Mr. Dorfman: I am speaking on RE.6 and D1.3. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: DI.3? Mr. Dorfman: Yes. Chair King: RE.6 has been deferred. Mr. Dorfman: Okay. So, what are whistleblower laws? Everyone in this room and all City employees and vendors should visit www.irs.gov/whistleblower. The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) whistleblower office pays 15 to 30 percent of the money recovered to people who report it. On a $10 million recovery, for example, someone could actually receive $1.5 to $3 million from the IRS. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Dorfman: Let me finish. Chair King: Thank you, sir. Mr. Dorfman: I ask that we stop paying -- Chair King: Sir. Sir. Thank you. Mr. Dorfman: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair? Chair King: No. Please don't do this. Vice Chair Carollo: I do have to address this because this is way beyond me. And if he would have used another example, with another ethnic or racial group, people would have been screaming. But it's okay that the only example that he brings up of corruption and of someone that's been convicted, not from Miami but from the state of New Jersey, is a Cuban American that he wants to bring out. So, what is this man trying to say? That all Cuban Americans are corrupt? That he doesn't like Cuban Americans? I know that he has moved to Miami recently, just a few years back, from the northeast. This is the kind of racism, the kind of hate that this community does not need. If he's part of the little army that Commissioner Damian Pardo has -- Unidentified Speaker: What? Chair King: Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: -- and they met yesterday to organize -- Chair King: Commissioner. Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: -- which of them can come and attack me, that's fine -- Chair King: Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: -- but he should not include a whole group of people. Why didn't he bring up another example of anybody else? Chair King: Good morning. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: By the way, sir. Sir, nothing to do with you personally, but 1 also take offense. I'm a Cuban American, you know, and 1 take offense to that by the way, because you shouldn't have mentioned that, you know, whether he was a Cuban American, you can mention the name. It's happened on both sides of the aisle. I'm Republican, okay, and he's a Democrat. But it's not that. It's the way you're doing it. It's like if I were to speak something of another ethnic group, I don't know what your ethnic background is, but that is not correct, you know. You're offending me as a Cuban American. Mr. Dorfinan: My intention -- Commissioner Gabela: You know, with all due respect. Mr. Dorfinan: My intention, Commissioner, with all due respect, was not to offend. If I was allowed to finish, I was actually speaking on behalf of Cuban Americans who are taxpaying citizens here. Commissioner Gabela: But that's not speaking on behalf of Cuban Americans. Mr. Dorfinan: Yes. I wasn't allowed to finish what 1 had to say. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, well, thank you. Mr. Dorfman: Because my intention -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Dorfman: -- and my actual words -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Dorfman: -- had nothing to do to disparage Cuban Americans, many of whom are my friends. I am speaking in favor of Cuban Americans and all Americans -- Chair King: Sir, thank you. Mr. Dorfinan: -- who live in the city -- Chair King: Sir. Thank you. Mr. Dorfinan: -- who pay taxes -- Chair King: Sir, thank you. Mr. Dorfman: -- and are tired -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Dorfinan: -- of theft of their money. Chair King: Thank you, sir. Thank you. If we could keep our comments to the allocated two minutes. I'm not asking for anything that's new. This is the rules of the city commission. It has been. Please keep your comments to two minutes. I don't get any pleasure in saying thank you. I'm trying to be fair to everyone. And I'm not even clear what that diatribe was and how it related to the agenda item he claimed, but I let him go on. City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: It did not, Chair. It did not. Chair King: So, because I'm trying to give everyone breadth in having their public comments. So, thank you. And let's continue to get -- (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: -- oh, gosh. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Katrina Morris: What is going on here? Chair King: Ma'am, good morning. Paloma Duenas: Good morning, my name is Paloma Duenas. I am here representing the residents of Bay Loft Condos and 455 Northeast 25th Street. And I just want to express the concerns as a taxpaying resident of how the overdevelopment of that area is affecting us. I don't think 1 need to ask anybody in this room about traffic in the area and how this -- that affects us all. And approving of hotels in our residential area will be affecting all of that too without the appropriate infrastructure being addressed beforehand, like parking, like again, traffic, and how that area will be at least relieved in that end as long as there's these really tall buildings and really overdeveloped spaces. The quality of our lives is getting affected. The noise pollution, constant 24-7 beeping, and just overall unacceptable regulations and so on. So, thank you so much for your consideration. Vice Chair Carollo: Hold on for a minute. Chair, can I ask you how many rooms this hotel is going to be building? It's the second time I've heard someone bring it up today. Ms. Duenas: Yes, it's 68? Unidentified Speaker: No, 459. I would say 61 apartments. Ms. Duenas: 61 apartments. Vice Chair Carollo: That's a lot. Ms. Duenas: So -- Vice Chair Carollo: It's not a little hotel, it's a midsize hotel. Ms. Duenas: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Ms. Morris: Good morning. Katrina Morris, 4130 Lybver Avenue, Coconut Grove, Florida. I am going to enlighten the commission on how it feels to be a resident when something comes up, even if it's -- even if we're told it's going to be deferred, okay? That deferral still has to be voted on. Chair King: Which item are you looking at? Ms. Morris: FR.3. So, here's -- here is my suggestion. If you know that something is going to draw hundreds of people to come and speak and take up time and do all of this, maybe it's not ready to be an agenda item. Maybe it needs more work. Maybe City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 you need to talk to the community. Maybe you need to do charrettes. We did charrettes. I cannot tell you how many charrettes -- Chair King: Ma'am? Ms. Morris: -- we did. Chair King: Ma'am, what item are you speaking on? Ms. Morris: I'm not going to be allowed to speak. So, thank you very much for not allowing me to speak. Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Morris: I am not paid to be here. Chair King: Good morning. Maritza Pena: Good morning. My name is Maritza Pena, and I am a resident at 455 Northeast 25th Street, Bay Lofts, and I'm here also speaking on the 10-story hotel that's going on right next to us. My concerns are the same as my neighbors. I echo them. Basically, the parking situation on Northeast 25th Street is ridiculous. Currently, when I had people over for my Christmas Eve dinner; I had to park on the street so that they could use my parking spot, and 1 had to basically move the car early in the morning in order to find parking. These are issues that continue to impact us. The same thing with the trash. There's also a lot of speeders in the area, so I would request that if you use some of those impact fees, maybe to create speed bumps on Northeast 25th Street to reduce the traffic in the area. And I also have a request. My background is in architecture and design. I've worked in the field for the past 25 years. And I think that zoning has a very important place when considering projects and whether they enhance the existing neighborhood or your urban fabric or whether they don't. And I think that the -- this board, this commission, should look at each project and see if it's going to add value to the neighborhood or if it's going to be reducing or adding a burden to the neighborhood. There's a current crisis right now with condo owners. We're being asked to fully fund reserves after the Surfside collapse. And I think most unit owners agree that we go ahead, and we do that because we protect our investment, and I think it's the responsibility of the Zoning Board to also protect our investment by respecting property lines and setbacks. And that's all. I just basically would like you guys to consider that when projects of this nature are coming across your desk. Edgewater continues to be over-densified, and something needs to be done to kind of minimize the burden in the area. Commissioner Gabela: Sony, this is PZ.1. Ms. Pena: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Which PZ (Planning and Zoning) is it? I'm sorry. Which item are you referring on the agenda? Ms. Pena: It's -- Unidentified Speaker: PZ.6. Ms. Pena: PZ -- PZ.3. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: PZ.3. Okay, thank you. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Ms. Pena: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Kristi Tasker: Good morning, Chairwoman King. May I defer my time to Grant Stern? Chair King: No, we're not deferring any tinge. Ms. Tasker: Okay, so we're not deferring time. So, I would like to use my time to speak about CA.7, the Miami -Dade County Sheriffs Department, which is a new department, which is pretty much new for citizens throughout the city of Miami. Everybody may not be aware that we actually do have a sheriff in town for the first time in over 60 years. So, if any citizen is having a problem with, say, developers on their property or the City itself or any other issue, they can actually call your sheriffs department because your sheriff is a person that works for the people, not the politicians. They're completely different than a police department. It is very important that citizens know this. So, 1 would hope that you guys would encourage people to utilize the Sheriffs Department whenever there is a major issue such as developers on their land. For instance, I have a developer occupying land that belongs to my condo association that the commissioners have not been able to get them off their self -- their selves. So, the Sheriffs Department is here to constitutionally help us regain our property, our civil liberties, and I hope that citizens will utilize that. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Maximo Ulloa: Good morning. My name is Maximo Ulloa. I live in 455 Northeast 25th, again, next door to that new hotel. And my neighbors already touched on the main items that we're concerned about the neighborhood. I'm just going to talk about what is the impact that we, the people that face east, are going to have. Basically, when you see the design of the next -door hotel, goes all the way to the property line. The property line is five foot [sic c from my windows. So, basically, I'm going to have a full wall in front of my windows. My apartment only has two windows that face east. So, basically, all the way to the eighth floor, even though the detail of the plans have some issues because after eight floors based on Miami 21, you have to move back 30 feet. They're not doing that. So ,basically, right there we have a problem. But the, fact is that we bought a property and when you have a blind wall, normally what you have is blind wall to blind wall. You're not having a blind wall to windows. Basically, the reality is that we are losing, the people that live in my side of the building we're absolutely losing the value of our places. I'm moving from an apartment into a storage location. That's the reality. So, on top of the other issues, from a personal point of view, this is significant problem for me. So, I would like the Commission to take a look to it. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Grant Stern: Good morning. Grant Stern, 425 Northeast 22nd Street. I'm here to speak on RE.15, AM.2, DI.3, and DI S. I'm going to start with AM.2. AM.2 contains the item that is FR.3, and it was deferred in AM.2 per the minutes that you guys have approved. Procedurally speaking, there's no reason why we should not be allowed to speak about the procedure of deferral, and I just have this very simple comment. Items can be deferred later in meetings versus at the beginning of the meeting, and City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 that will give people the ability to give public comment when they take their time off of work, and it's something to strongly consider when people who are on the board know that there are a lot of folks looking to give public comment on an item. I've personally experienced it in the past as well, and it's definitely something that upsets people when they take time off and cannot comment. But they certainly could comment on AM.2 because it does contain the deferral of the item known as FR.3 right now. Secondly, I wanted to speak about RE.13 -- 15, which is the Omni Interlocal Agreement, I'm in favor of it. But this interlocal agreement speaks to the problem with CRAs (Community Redevelopment Agency) as a vehicle for spending the City's money in our neighborhoods. We really need to create a comprehensive system of special districts utilizing Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes and the home rule powers of the Miami -Dade Commission. I've already spoken with certain Miami -Dade commissioners, and they are in favor of anything that doesn't take money out of the county's coffers to create special districts that allow us to better manage the city. And regarding DI.3 and DI S, I think it's deeply unfortunate that we are stuck with a lame duck, Commissioner Comunista, here for another 11 months when he's out there spending our money unwisely, wasting it, frittering it away for his wife's company, frittering it away on veterinary services -- Vice Chair Carollo: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Mr. Stern: -- frittering away our money -- Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, hold on. Chair King: Commissioner, please -- please allow him to finish his comments. Vice Chair Carollo: You -- Mr. Stern: Excuse me. I'm reclaiming my time from the commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: -- you're making -- Chair King: Please -- please -- Mr. Stern: I'm reclaiming 30 seconds. Vice Chair Carollo: Chairman. Chair King: -- allow him to finish his statement -- Mr. Stern: I'm reclaiming my time. Vice Chair Carollo: He's claiming my wife is taking money -- Chair King: I understand -- Mr. Stern: I am reclaiming my time. Vice Chair Carollo: -- then he'd better prove it. Prove it. Mr. Stern: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Where's the beef? Bring the proof. Mr. Stern: Okay. City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Commissioner -- Mr. Stern: You've got the lawsuit. Vice Chair Carollo: Stop the lying. Mr. Stern: I will be following that lawsuit. Vice Chair Carollo: Stop the lying, sir. Mr. Stern: You know what? I'm not lying -- Vice Chair Carollo: You show -- Mr. Stern: -- when I say you 're a communist -- Vice Chair Carollo: You show -- Mr. Stern: -- who has never worked in the private sector. Chair King: Sir. Sir. Do -- Vice Chair Carollo: You show that my wife -- Mr. Stern: You are wasting the city's tax dollars. Vice Chair Carollo: -- has taken one penny of anything. Chair King: Sir. Vice Chair Carollo: You lying son of a gun. Chair King: Sir. Mr. Stern: Have a nice day and I want to say this, good to see you back, Commissioner Reyes. Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: You know, Chairman, this is outrageous. Just because they dislike me, they hate me, and they want to hurt me, you could not allow for someone of this sort that's here every meeting doing the same thing to come and defame my wife without one iota of proof Chair King: I would ask that we do not direct comments directly to any of the commissioners. Please keep your comments regarding the item that you are speaking on. Do not direct any of your comments directly to any one of us on the dais. Thank you. Ma'am, good morning. Claudia Roussel: Good morning, Claudia Roussel, 10 Museum Park, Downtown. Happy New Year, City Commissioners. Speaking on the item, DI.3, DI.5, and in general, a new year and a new lawsuit against the sitting commissioner. RE.6, sponsored by Commissioner Gabela, would come in handy -- Chair King: Ma'am. Ms. Roussel: -- right now. Chair King: Ma'am. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Ms. Roussel: I'm done. I'm just having a sentence. I'm not going on with it. And very appreciated by the taxpayers. In the meantime, a bunch of high paid lawyers funded by the taxpayers have a good start into 2025. Judging what is alleged and by whom, it already has and will continue making embarrassing headlines for the City and the other four commissioners. The most pressing question my community has relates to DI.3. Who will replace Joe Carollo as chair of the Bayfront Park Trust? Given the newest developments and the history, the downtown community has, with the chair of the trust, Joe Carollo, it is high time for a change and furthermore was promised to us by the chair himself Commissioner Pardo, you as our commissioner are expected to take up the cause for us. How about starting 2025 with some animal spirit and put a few wins into your column for a change? FR. 6 in my opinion is not an ideal solution, also better than what we have now. As the saying goes, if everyone is in charge, no one really is. Putting (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Park into the hands of Parks and Recreation, a good idea, because at least the downtown community will be assured of professional stewardship. Who knows, we might get from Parks and Recreation what our community really asks for since many years, a playground for Miami's future taxpayers. In the meantime, Commissioner Carollo, I can report -- Chair King: Ma'am, thank you. Ms. Roussel: -- kiddies of all sizes -- Chair King: Ma'am. Thank you. Ms. Roussel: -- use the gym as a playground instead. Chair King: Ma'am, thank you. Ms. Roussel: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Roussel: Thank you for the extra three or less seconds. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Noel Cleland: Good morning. My name is Noel Cleland. I live at 5990 Southwest 50th Street. The emotions seem to be running a little high this morning, so I would suggest everybody just take a breath. Relax. We're all here for the right reasons. I wanted to get in the public record something that's important to all of you, as well as the citizens of our state. And that's Florida Statute 403.706. I just wanted to make sure everybody is aware of this. This is local government solid waste responsibilities. Section 2 sets ambitious goals for recycling, starting at 40 percent in 2012, increasing to 75 percent by the year 2020. We're nowhere near that number, and yet we're looking at trying to figure out how to reduce our existing recycling program. I think it's important to realize that whatever we decide to do as a city is going to be in violation of this existing mandate. And so, we need to go back and reconsider how we're going to meet these goals and not how to reduce them. Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Nicole Crooks: Good morning. Happy New Year, everyone. My name is Nicole Crooks, and I live in Overtown. And I stand here today to voice concern regarding our historic Overtown community, a community that has endured generations of decisions made without our consent. City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Ma'am. Ms. Crooks: Yes. Chair King: What item are you speaking on? Ms. Crooks: SR.1. Chair King: I see. Gotcha. Ms. Crooks: Yes. And so, as a result, we see rapid development and displacement of historic families of Overtown with deep roots. We're being pushed out. And the role of this commission is to act in the will of the people and to serve as stewards of justice and equity for all who call Miami home. And so, far too often these decisions are made not in alignment with the people, but with selfish ulterior motives. Now, the Overtown Community Oversight Board was one of these spaces that was developed so that the voice of the people would be heard. And the reality is the elimination of it is very concerning. You're here for the will of the people to act on the -- on behalf of the people. And the board is not a burden, it's a bridge between policy and people with lived experience. It also exists to make sure that there is transparency in the process, and far too often this is not happening. And our children are watching, as I've been at this meeting. I'm seeing --just it's beyond crazy. But our children are watching. We are watching. We are feeling the impacts of the decisions that you're making on our behalf without us. And we need to do something different. It's a new year. We have a clean slate. Let's get it right. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Claudia Domo: Good morning. Can you hear me? Okay. I'm here to talk about -- my name is Claudia Domo. I'm representing Biscayne Beach Condominiums in Edgewater, and I'm here to talk about RE.7. Oh, first of all, thank you so much for taking care of our homeless situation because it was unbearable and I'm here to talk about RE.7. Chair King: RE.7 has been deferred, Ma'am. Ms. Domo: Oh, about the park? Chair King: Yes, that has been deferred. Ms. Domo: Oh, well thank you. Oh, and Commissioner Damian Pardo, thank you so much for your work at Edgewater. Just one little thing, ducks, it's a big deal. We have to find a new home for them. They have no voice and I've seen them been run over by people by -- you know, they don't pay attention so if we can do something about it and have our streets cleaned. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Mike Davis: Good morning. Thanks for the opportunity. I'm speaking in regard to PZ.3. My name is Mike Davis and I've been living at Bay Lofts for 10 plus years. When I considered buying at Bay Lofts, I certainly didn't anticipate a commercial property/hotel would be proposed on a mostly residential street, first of its kind. Many (Os are scratching our heads as the space looks like it appears to be best City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 suited for a two- to three-story home. Many of us are scratching our heads wondering how a crane would even fit into such a small space, which makes sense why a project like this is requiring a 50 percent parking reduction. On an already busy street with limited parking, we are anticipating a lot more congestion on the street, as well as safety concerns. I don't think any of us have mentioned that before. So, we're considering upgrading our security system, as well as a security guard, which previously cost us $50k plus. It looks like according to the site plans, no setbacks are proposed for that wall that's facing our balconies overlooking the bay. So, you know, we're going to have this monstrous wall, you know, outside our balconies. I mean, 1 guess they could paint it green and call it the green monster like Fenway Park. So, we're also going to lose any sunlight that we get in the mornings. While I understand that views and sunlight aren't necessarily our right, it's very disappointing that there are no setbacks for the property as we have a five-foot setback at ours. So, those are some of the concerns. I just hope that these things will be considered before the hotel is approved. Thankyou. Chair King: Thankyou. Good morning. Billy Corben: Good morning, Madam Chair. Billy Corben on DI3 and DI.5. New year. same Miami mafia. Yet another First Amendment retaliation case against our favorite serial defendant here. We now have credible allegations that, as suspected, the Bayfront Park Management Trust has been used and abused as a slush fund, with no oversight by this administration or the Commission. So, more lawyers, more fees, you're all actually raising taxes again. It's the corruption tax that forces residents and business owners to pay to defend corruption. On DI.3, of course, of course you should not reappoint the current chair. Why are we still talking about this? How can you reappoint a guy who, according to this lawsuit, for six years allowed staff to collect tens of thousands of dollars a month in cash with no controls or accounting and stash it in a closet? How can you reappoint a guy who allegedly endangered park visitors by allowing unpermitted electrical work? How can you reappoint a guy who failed to account for large expenses, who apparently used Trust money to support his own political office, used Trust money to overpay his political allies, from which his wife allegedly got kickbacks, used Trust money to buy a 15-year-old $30,000 van for $115, 000 from some fly-by-night shell company as an emergency procurement so there was no legally mandated competitive bidding process and it's never been used. How can you reappoint a guy who may have been stockpiling controlled substances in a closet on City -owned property, and a man who has cost taxpayers over $20 million in attorneys' fees that he owes -- that he must repay to the taxpayers because you were defending him in a personal capacity lawsuit? It is time to start taking your fiduciary responsibility and the taxpayers seriously. If fail to take action, you are just Ihrther endorsing his misconduct. Thank you, and Happy New Year. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair. Madam Chair. Bobby George Ezra: Yeah, Grand Rising. This is Bobby -- Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair? Excuse me, ma'am. Chair King: Hold on a second. Vice Chair Carollo: I apologize. I have a right to answer that now. Chair King: If you would like to respond. City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: This individual who is sent here at every meeting to attack either me, he attacked you one time, and others. Your two minutes are up, Mr. Cohen [sic]. Mr. Corben: I think your time is up, but -- Vice Chair Carollo: If you want to -- if you want to say anything else, you can go in your podcast, like you do, and your Twitter account, like you do -- Mr. Corben: Will you come on and be my guest in the podcast? Vice Chair Carollo: -- and attack me. Mr, Corben: I'm inviting you onto the podcast. Vice Chair Carollo: Sir, your time is over. Now, the voice of corruption in Miami, this individual here who has been paid -- Mr. Corben: By whom? Vice Chair Carollo: -- by those that have sued the city. Mr. Corben: By whom? Who have I been paid by? Vice Chair Carollo: Chair, look, he had his two minutes. Chair King: Mr. Corben, please. Mr. Corben: Yes, ma'am. Chair King: You had your time for public comment. Please do not engage. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair, he opens his mouth again, I request that he he taken out. He had his two minutes. He had all his other time in all the other outlets that he has that I don't have at my disposal. So, now, I'm going to answer him. This individual, as I said -- Chair King: Mr. Corben, would you please return to your seat? Mr. Corben: I mean, he's referencing me. Can I not stand here? Chair King: No. Go have a seat. Mr. Corben: He's talking all about me though. Chair King: You just finished talking all about him. Please have a seat -- Mr. Corben: But he's on the agenda; I'm not on the agenda, Madam Chair. Chair King: -- your -- your two minutes were over. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you, Chair. The voice of corruption of Miami -- Ms. Ezra: Do I talk? Vice Chair Carollo: -- a timeshare baby, and we all know what timeshare was. That's what his family, his father, made his money in, that's what paid his way City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 through life as a child. An individual that has been paid by those that have sued not just me, but the City and scores of other of our top administrators. But what he didn't mention is that this lawsuit that was filed, these two individuals that had been working for a short time for the Bayfront Park Trust are not paying the attorney. Why? Because the attorney that was provided to them for this lawsuit is none other than the same attorney that his friends that have been paying him throughout the years to attack me and to attack the City. That's their attorney. They're the ones that are taking care of this lawsuit so that they can sue, defame, lie. Everything that is in that lawsuit and he brought up here in his own way could be more and this afternoon, we'll be dealing with it at the appropriate time with most of it. It can be more than shown to be lies. Now, here we have another individual that last year, not many months back, would go to court on behalf of his clients and he would go up to my wife and scream at her, that they're going to take your home away, you're going to Camillus House, ha, ha, ha. That didn't quite happen and it's not going to happen, as two federal judges have ruled already on on what the law is. And I will tell you also what the law is. These characters that file this for the sole purpose of filling their pockets fidl of money, this is what they were told, if they go ahead and do this, we're going to get you a lot of money, they don't have a leg to stand on on whistleblower. Maybe they could -- one of them could whistle Dixie as he goes back to where he lives at in Georgia. He still had a Georgia driver's license while working here. But they have no case for a whistleblower, and they have no case for a 1093 -- excuse me, a 1983 speech. So, this will be thrown out offederal court shortly in the next few months. Bayfront Park Trust has insurance to protect the Trust and its officers in attorney's fees on something of the sort. But this has all been orchestrated by the people that have been paying Mr. Cohen [sic], in conspiracy with these two individuals that sued so that, first of all, they could do this today, but most of all, what they're after is they think that they're going to be able to pressure me enough that in another lawsuit that they have against the city, against me and numerous other top city officials, that I would cave in and say, okay, let's pay them millions of dollars so that they can leave me alone and they won't bother me anymore. That other lawsuit will soon be thrown out also on everybody that they sued, and they're not going to get me to approve one penny for them. I do not bow down to blackmail or extortion. Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Ma'am, good morning. Ms. Ezra: Hi, this is Bobby George Ezra. I have three issues that I see. I arrived in Miami last year end, and I just want to bring it to your notice, which I feel is really crucial and needs to change. Riding by bus today, I see that the middle school children are taking paid public transportation to school, which I feel is against free education and safety of our children. This is one. And the second -- and this is the low-income area. And the other issue that I see is there's a high discrimination between low-income area and high -income area because as a part of the City, we need to give the same love and care to all the people in the county, right, with the tax money. The high -income and low-income they run together and cannot exist without each other. And the third issue is as I walk along the beach, I see a lot of boards which say, no smoking and either two months in jail or fine. But the signboards under them have a lot of cigarette butts, so I feel maybe we don't have enough patrolling along the shoreline, and the boards -- the signboards should read, only two months in jail, no fines. I hope these three points can be addressed. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. James Torres: Good morning, Chairwoman. Janes Torres with the DNA, Downtown Neighbors Alliance. We 'd like to address FR.5, that is the proposed changes to Section 36 on the noise ordinance. Back in November, the DNA sent every commissioner a letter as it relates to that particular ordinance that is prompting a City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 change. We do support District 2 on that, the commissioner. However, we did find a loophole that should be closed on this, and that is to prevent from anything happening in terms of an administrative sign -off it should be included that it should come hack to commission. Any event should come here to commission and not be done at an administrative level in terms of waivers. And that's the problem that we're having on this. We've asked several questions, and it doesn't exist in the code. It is something that the administration has. So, with the changes on 36, that should be included and encompassed where it comes to commission instead of anything being signed off on. The other issue that we do want to talk about is the Homeless Trust issue, RE.11. We do fully support that. We're hoping that the rest of the commissioners support that as well, because as we know, especially in your area, Gabela 's and parts of downtown, we have a major issue that we think these additional funds should be able to help the Homeless Trust to get things done. So, hopefully, you guys can come unanimously in taking care of that. Which also cascades to something else, is DI.2, the marine patrol scenario. For several years the DNA has been campaigning and talking about this issue in terms of having the proper allocation of funding to have additional marine patrols on there. Hopefully, all you guys unanimously can support this issue. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Torres: And save the trees. Chair King: Thank you. Stanley Young: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioners. Thank you for allowing me to address you today in this wonderful hall. My name is Chaplain Stanley Young, Freedom Prison and Jail Ministry, 500 Northwest 2nd Avenue. I want to speak on RE.11 and PH5. I hope you consider passing these. You know it's cold outside. We all know it's cold outside. But once you're laying in your wonderful bed, think about those who don't have a bed or even a place to warm up. I spoke to a gentleman just last night who, what, seven decades he lived in this wonderful city, who's found himself homeless and didn't have no place to go or no place to keep warm. So, I want to thank you. I'm here to really thank you, praise you for hopefully passing these two agendas that is on your desk today that will help someone like us who can get into a bed, who can keep warm and keep safe. I just want to keep it short and sweet that you're moving in the right direction. If you ever need me, call me. I would love to be a part of any kind of talks to help anyone who is homeless or just coming out of prisons who is just finding themselves in a disadvantaged situation. So, I just want to thank you. God bless you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Nicole Desiderio: Good morning, Nicole Desiderio, 900 Biscayne Bay. I heard that RE.7 and FR.6 were deferred, so I'll be speaking on DI.3 and 5. For those who don't know, Billy did just mention there is a lawsuit, allegations of corruption, kickbacks, and illegal substances occurring at the Bayfront Park Management Trust. There is literally body camera footage of the illegal substances being removed from the Bayfront Management Park Trust offices. And as you know, attorneys -- and Commissioner King, I'm sure you know very well -- attorneys typically do work on contingency. That is very, very common. So, I know Joe Carollo brought that up, but that is very common for attorneys to work on contingency. Joe Carollo, last year you graciously said you would step down as chair from the Bayfront Park Management Trust this January. As a Downtowner, I know I represent many Downtowners, that is what we would like to see happen. It's time for a new chairperson. Commissioner Gabela, I know you're interested in the seat. I think it would be nice to see a new City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 face in there and get some new ideas. 1 did also want to touch on RE.6 about the upfront legal fees. Commissioner Gabela, 1 believe that's your item. Chair King: That's been deferred. Ms. Desiderio: That has also been deferred? Okay, well, I guess you know how I feel about it, though. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair, I need to clear the record. This lady -- Chair King: Have a seat. Vice Chair Carollo: -- is one of the -- Ms. Desiderio: (INAUDIBLE). Vice Chair Carollo: -- six individuals -- Chair King: Have a seat. Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that sued the City. Why? Because they didn't want any outdoor gym equipment. They wanted for us to take it down. And when it was put to a vote of the residents of Miami, and they lost 80 percent to 20, even after they made it personal and they said, by voting against the gym equipment, you're voting against Joe Carollo. And they did a whole campaign, spent thousands of dollars on that. We didn't campaign. They still lost 80-20, and they can't get over it. She's also one of our newly transplants to Miami in the last few years. She rents across the street; welcome. But let me clarify one of the biggest false statements, so that I won't have to call it a lie, that she made here. She says that there was evidence and video, that there was controlled substance that the Trust has. That's a total, total, total falsehood. Ms. Desiderio: (INAUDIBLE). Vice Chair Carollo: Never happened, never is. There is no evidence. In fact, the Internal Affairs investigation that was taken on the request of her backer, Commissioner Pardo, when he requested, demanded he called for the police chief to do an Internal Affairs investigation and use his office for that, stated that no controlled substance were found. No controlled substance were found. But even, it stated, that if they had found any, there was no intent of any wrongdoing by anyone in the Trust. And then they get up here and make all these false statements just so that they can try to muddy the water. They haven't been able to beat me in any other way. The residents of Miami, by 80 percent, said no to them, and it's non-stop. Every week it's something. Maurice Ferre Park has been acknowledged by the main apps that we have in Miami because of the way we take care of it. It's the number one park in all of Miami -Dade. We have more people that come to that park than many would wish would go to theirs. The Dogs and Cats Walkway is one of the main tourist attractions in the City of Miami. Go there in the afternoons, on weekends, and see the hundreds of people that are coming to enjoy the two whole blocks of sculpture gardens, 57 sculptures. And they're coming in families, enjoying it, tourists from all over the United States and foreign countries to see it. What we were able to accomplish after 21 years, but it was close, not only did we preserve Isamu Noguchi's original fountain, but we enlarged it and made it so much better than anything that he ever dreamed or that technology was available at the time. And you have now the biggest fountain, the most beautiful fountain in America. The New City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Year's Eve event that they were attacking also, as the mayor said, has become the main competition to New York's New Year's Eve event. A couple of hundred thousand people were there to see it, and hundreds of thousands more that saw it in live TV or live streaming or Roku or YouTube or other ways. So, what the heck are these people talking about? If they don't like me, the way to do it is through the way things are done in a democracy, through an election. But they've lost both elections against me. They tried to recall and didn 't get anywhere. So, the only thing that they have left is try to defame me, attack me, and of course, the latest one is to try to defame my wife, or they make the allegations that they claim that people are saving, just like this baloney lawsuit. And I say, where's the beef? Show me proof of anything. And they can't. Thankyou, Chair. Ms. Desiderio: Commissioner King, Jrothe record, I had 30 seconds left and I really would love to finish my public comment. Chair King: Ma'am, please sit down. When you finished your comment and walked away, your public comment was over. Ms. Desiderio: Okay. I see people come back and finish their time all the time, but I had time left. Chair King: Okay. Good morning. Raissa Fernandez: Good morning. All right. So, good morning, everyone. 1 came here on the tree ordinance, but looking through the agenda items, there's two that really come out. RE.3, was that deferred or is that still in motion? Or withdrawn? Chair King: That was withdrawn. Ms. Fernandez: That was withdrawn. Okay. So, RE.11, is that still on the books? Chair King: That's on. Ms. Fernandez: Okay, so that is an agreement for over $2.7 million to the Homeless Trust. As a resident of Little Havana and a social worker in our community, we see the need for services especially in the area of homelessness, right? Flagler Street, if you come by after 6 o'clock, the City of Miami and its services, along with some staff, come and they clean and they water the sidewalks of our commercial boulevard there in Little Havana. But it's a constant. Right after that, they continue and they come back, and they sleep in front of our businesses and in front of our homes and our sidewalks. The issue we have on homelessness is a lot, right? And so, this legislation agreeing to the city manager to come up a negotiation with the Homeless Trust for over $2.7 million for 213 beds equals to out more than $10,000 per bed. That's a lot. That's a lot of money. I have a resident that was sent to Hialeah in the meantime, after months of trying to get the Homeless Trust to help her before she was evicted with her son and her husband and sent to Hialeah in a hotel room in Okeechobee. That is unacceptable. Our city tax money should not be going to that type of services. We should be investing in money. I agree that the Trust needs funding, but we need to come up with solutions in reference to -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Fernandez: -- affordability and programs -- Chair King: Thankyou. Ms. Fernandez: -- that are wraparound service like the Lotus Homes -- City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Fernandez: -- instead of just putting people in beds and not providing services afterwards. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: And Chair, my apologies if I can have the speaker's name. Chair King: Ma'am? Ma'am, your name. Ms. Fernandez: Raissa Fernandez. Chair King: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Happy New Year. Commissioner Reyes, I'm so glad to see you. Commissioners, I just have RE.9 for the children learning how to swim. I think we've been doing great. We hope for better programs. It's something that we all need. Remember, it's water around us all the time. RE.10 for the tow away services. We know who gave that contract a couple years back. The new review, yes, we actually need to review that contract for the towing companies, one company. And if they are abusive, yes, they do. They abuse the system, and you, as the guardians of our city, should take a very good look at the contract. DI.6, the protection of the property of the residents, I just have a question. What exactly the businesses, which I represent many in Little Havana and other areas. What exactly is the protection from the properties that are residents about the need from businesses and commercial areas? So, I do have -- would like to have a little bit more information on what that refers to in DI.6. PZ.6, the setback for the homes. I own a home, and I would like not to have a huge building next to me. But ifI live in an area where there is not a T3, it's going to be hard for you to change to Miami 21. T3 always should be protected at all costs because we pay for being in a house; we would like to have a house next to us. But at the same time, if you live next to a T4, I'm sorry, you bought your house to the wrong side of the neighbor. PZ.7, the surveys with the right-of-way dedication is very important for the owners to understand that you have a dedication and what exactly that means for the properties who owns those property with the dedication with the City of Miami, their responsibilities. And PZ.9, the wooden fence, well, that six feet tall fence are life safety for our police officers. Our police officers aren't going to be able to see is something going on in there. That's my only concern about the six feet tall fence. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Betancourt, at the County Commission, how long are you allowed to speak? Ms. Betancourt: Two minutes. Chair King: And do they take up items that were deferred? Ms. Betancourt: No, they do not. Chair King: I saw you yesterday, I was watching. Ms. Betancourt: Yes, it's two minutes, both items that are in the agenda only, and the reason is to stop all of this type of complaining, for people to understand that you as a commissioner have a lot to take in, and one item cannot just take the entire agenda of the county, because people want to express their opinion. They can send an email, they can call, they can do other things. And sometimes when it's an item where they City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 have over 100 people, the chairperson decides that one person is going to speak, they give you five minutes, and that's it. So, the fact that the City of Miami allows every single citizen to stand and do two minutes, even if there are 100, the County does it differently. If it's a group and everybody knows that it's a hundred people coming, they give you five minutes. One person represents the entire group. They stand next to it. They wave their hands, but not everyone is going to be standing in there 200 minutes because a hundred people show up for the same reason. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Michael Leigh: Good morning. Michael Leigh, 3325 Frow Avenue. I just want to make a comment on the ecology and tourism and things like that. We love our parks, but 1, in the last 30 years plus that I've been in Miami, I've seen a rapid decline of just wildlife. 1 don't see any horseshoe crabs in the beach. 1 don't see -- I don't see a lot of animals I used to see. And just speaking on tourism, a lot of people -- a lot of my friends who want to come down kind of don't want to go to beaches anymore just because of -- they're asking me questions about feces in the water and things like that. So, from just a native Miamian perspective, I would love to see just a little bit more effort into preserving our local ecology because without ecology we're not going to have anyone wanting to come down and spend any money down here. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Miguel Soliman: Good morning, Commissioners. Good morning to everyone in the dais. Happy New Year and blessings to all of you and your families. My name is Miguel Soliman, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. I'm here to speak on CA2. As we receive and extend mutual aid in the form of law enforcement services and resources ensuring public safety between our neighboring police forces and the newly created sheriff's office, I would like to request that you consider addressing the situation that we have with the reckless actions of the individuals driving mopeds through our city and through our county. They cut in front of you. It's only a matter of time. They drive in between cars. It is completely reckless. And we need to establish some regulations and give our police department, I think, specific enforcement and specific ordinances to address and for them to be able to act against these reckless moped owners. The other day I was stepping out of my house into the sidewalk. I just hesitated for a moment. If I wouldn't have hesitated, there was a moped on the sidewalk, riding on the sidewalk. If it would have hit me, it may have killed me or seriously injured me. And I could imagine what that would do to an elderly person in our community. And that's all I had to say on Item CA.2. But just before I leave, I want to address -- I'm a member of the Civil Service Board. In the Civil Service Board, when an item is deferred, it is deferred. No one else speaks on that item until the date that the item is deferred to, same as I believe every single board. And that is just the law that we have to follow. Whether we like it or not, there's a lot of laws and a lot of rules, but that's what makes us a civilized society. And we just have to follow the rules and the laws. Thank you very much, Commissioner. Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else here that would like to speak? Seeing none, public comment period is now closed. City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: AM.1 City Commission - Special Meeting - Oct 15, 2024 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Gabela Chair King: If 1 may, 1 have a motion for AM.1, 2, and 3. Vice Chair Carollo: Excuse me? For --? Chair King: AM.1, 2, and 3. It's the meetings for -- the meeting minutes for the special meeting of October 15th, City Commission meeting October 24th, and City Commission meeting November 21st, 2024. Vice Chair Carollo: Move, move. Chair King: 1 have a motion. Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: Aye, aye. Chair King: Okay. AM.2 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Oct 24, 2024 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Gabela Note for the record: For minutes referencing Item Number AM.2, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number AM.1. City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 AM.3 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Nov 21, 2024 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number AM.3, please see Item Number AM.1. MV - MAYORAL VETO(ES) There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor. END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES) City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Pardo, Reyes, Gabela CA.1 RESOLUTION 17075 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND ISLAND DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT QOZB, LLC ("LANDLORD"), FOR THE USE OF A PORTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3646 GRAND AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133 (FOLIO NO. 01-4121-007-4130), FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR DISTRICT 2, FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($51,000.00), WITH A GUARANTEE DEPOSIT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,250.00), FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS WITH TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO RENEW, SUBJECT TO A FOUR PERCENT (4%) INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL RENT, FROM LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES, WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SAID LEASE AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0002 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.1, please see "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 CA.2 16976 Department of Police CA.3 17047 Department of Police RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, CITY OF DORAL, CITY OF HIALEAH GARDENS, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, VILLAGE OF MIAMI SHORES, CITY OF MIAMI SPRINGS, BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, TOWN OF SURFSIDE, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, INDIAN CREEK VILLAGE, VILLAGE OF VIRGINIA GARDEN, AND THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND MUTUAL AID IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO INTENSIVE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED IN PART 1, CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE "FLORIDA MUTUAL AID ACT." ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0003 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.2, please see "End of Consent Agenda." RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "BJA FY 24 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM — PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $229,450.00, WITH NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIRED; APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS TO THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ("MPD") EMERGENCY DISPATCH UNIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,450.00, TO REPLACE OUTDATED FURNITURE AND TO PROVIDE $29,000.00 IN OVERTIME PAY TO INCLUDE FRINGE BENEFITS FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT AWARD. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0004 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.3, please see "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 CA.4 17028 Department of Finance RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING D/B/A MIAMI PARKING AUTHORITY ("MPA") FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS IN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PARKING MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0005 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.4, please see "End of Consent Agenda." CA.5 RESOLUTION 17033 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING EIGHTEEN (18) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS AND TWO (2) QUIT CLAIM RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED OF DEDICATION ("DEEDS"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEEDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0006 This matter was ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.5, please see "End of Consent Agenda." CA.6 RESOLUTION 17132 City Manager's Office & Bayfront Park Management Trust A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST'S ("TRUST") APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BARBARA C. HERNANDEZ AS THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUST ON A TEMPORARY BASIS WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0007 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.6, please see "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 CA.7 17134 Department of Police CA.8 17008 Office of the City Attorney RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NEW MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND ITS PARTICIPATING/SIGNATORY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND MUTUAL AID IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO INTENSIVE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED IN PART 1, CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE "FLORIDA MUTUAL AID ACT." ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0008 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.7, please see "End of Consent Agenda" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY NICANIA CANGE-TALTON, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE TOTAL SUM OF $50,000.00 IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, "CITY") IN THE CASE STYLED NICANIA CANGE-TALTON VS. CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CASE NO.: 2023-8705-CA 01, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BROUGHT FOR NEGLIGENCE PENDING IN STATE COURT AND A DISMISSAL OF THE CITY WITH PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545011.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0009 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.8, please see "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 END OF CONSENT AGENDA Chair King: Now, I'm going to ask my colleagues if there are any items from the consent agenda that you would like to pull for discussion from CA.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Vice Chair Carollo: 8. Chair King: You would like to pull 8? Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, no. I'm saving there are 8. Chair King: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: I move. Vice Chair Carollo: Moved by Commissioner Reyes, seconded by me. Chair King: Hold on. Todd has his hand up. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And just for the record, CA.5 will be amended. Need to change the right-of-way deeds from 18 to 17 and quit claim deeds from 2 to 3. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Good. Chair King: Okay, so I have a motion and a -- Commissioner Gabela, are there any items on the CA (Consent Agenda) agenda that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Gabela: No. Chair King: No. Seeing none, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS PH.1 RESOLUTION 16997 Department of Housing and Community Development A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") UNALLOCATED DISTRICT 3 FUNDS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY FROM FISCAL YEAR ("FY") 2023- 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $302,283.00 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS TO BE UTILIZED FOR CDBG- ELIGIBLE STREET IMPROVEMENTS ACTIVITIES, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INCLUDING EXTENSIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ALLOCATION OF SAID FUNDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0010 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Chair King: We have PH (Public Hearing) items. Are there any PH items that you would like to pull, Commissioner Reyes? No. Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: PH items. Chair King: It's one through six. Commissioner Gabela: No, I think I'm good. Chair King: Good. Commissioner -- I know, Todd. Commissioner Carollo? Nothing? Okay. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Chair King: Hold on. I have a motion and a second, but hold on a second. There's something I can 't block vote. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Oh, no, no, no. Just for the record, PH.4 needs to be amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated January 22nd, 2025. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Pardo, do you have any --? I'm sorry, because I forgot to ask you, you know. Commissioner Pardo: No problem. I don't. I don't. I would have jumped in. Chair King: Okay, good, good, good. So, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: And PH.4, as amended. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. PH.2 RESOLUTION 16998 Department of Housing and Community Development A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ("CDBG") FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE RESILIENT MULTI -FAMILY HOUSING INITIATIVE ("INITIATIVE"), IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS TO BE UTILIZED FOR STREET, DRAINAGE, AND/OR ANY OTHER CDBG ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SOUTHWEST STREETSCAPE AND STREET TREE MASTER PLAN ("SOUTHWEST STREETSCAPE PLAN"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0011 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.2, please see Item Number PH.1. City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PH.3 RESOLUTION 16902 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LICENSE"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY AND PERFECT LIFE HOME SERVICES, LLC ("LICENSEE"), FOR THE LICENSEE'S USE OF PORTION OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 900 SOUTHWEST 1ST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR A NURSE REGISTRY FOR A MONTHLY USE FEE OF SIX HUNDRED FORTY- EIGHT DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($648.10) PLUS TAXES, WITH A GUARANTEE DEPOSIT OF ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($1,296.20), FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE-YEAR, WITH A THREE PERCENT (3%) INCREASE IN BOTH THE MONTHLY USE FEE AND GUARANTEE DEPOSIT, IF APPLICABLE. WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SAID LICENSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID LICENSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0012 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.3, please see Item Number PH.1. City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PH.4 RESOLUTION 17079 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(B) AND 29- B(C) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CHARTER"), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED ("DEED"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, CONVEYING CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS FOLIO NUMBER: 01- 0100-000-0555 AND FOLIO NUMBER: 01-0105-070-1055, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN (COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTIES") TO SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CREATED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES ("SEOPW CRA"), CONTAINING A REVERTER PROVISION AND TERMS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED, WITH ALL FUTURE CONVEYANCES REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO CONSUMMATE THIS CONVEYANCE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0001 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.4, please see Item Number PH.1. City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PH.5 RESOLUTION 17067 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($300,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO SUNDARI FOUNDATION, INC, DBA, LOTUS HOUSE, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("LOTUS HOUSE"), IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THEIR "SUPPORTIVE SHELTER PROGRAM" FOR WOMEN, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN, WHICH WILL OFFER SAFE SHELTER COUPLED WITH BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT, COUNSELING, RECOVERY SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, TO RESIDENTS CITYWIDE, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0013 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing hem Number PH.5, please see Item Number PH 1. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PH.6 RESOLUTION 17068 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO REGIS HOUSE, INC, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("REGIS HOUSE"), IN ORDER TO OFFER THEIR "THRIVE TOGETHER PROGRAM" WHICH WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR AT -RISK YOUTH (INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP SESSIONS), ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAID AND FOOD STAMPS APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS TO OFFER A STEAM - FOCUSED SUMMER CAMP FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0023 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.6, please see Item Number PH.1. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.1 17070 Department of Fire - Rescue RE - RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SILVA ARCHITECTS, LLC, AWARDED PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO. 19-20-027, TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($828,740.00) FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($1,328,740.00) FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ON A PHASED BASIS; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0138 OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 40-B193207 AND DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0014 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Chair King: Okay. Now our resolution items. Are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion from the REs (Resolutions)? RE.1, 2 is deferred, 3 was withdrawn, 6 is deferred, 7 is deferred. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Madam Chair, could we pull 12 and 13 to address those separately because they're interrelated? Chair King: Okay. Pull 12 and 13 for discussion. Anything else? Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair, I'd like to add myself as a sponsor as well on RE.9. Chair King: RE.9, Todd, I believe all of the commissioners are sponsoring RE.9. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, and I'd just like to add, if I may, with your permission Madam Chair, through the Chair, that in my district, this is not going to happen this year, but I asked for -- I spoke on this yesterday. I'd like for my Curtis Park pool to be included, so I just wanted to put that on the record. City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Great. Every park with a pool should be included in this, if it is not. Every, park with a pool should be included in this legislation. Mr. Noriega: Madam Chair, can we also for discussion pull RE.15? Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Gabela: 12 and 13 (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair King: 12, 13 and 15 for discussion. Commissioner Gabela: 12, 13 and 15? Mr. Noriega: 12, 13 and 15 for discussion. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, once you get ready to finalize the list for the block vote, there are a number of items that need to be amended. Chair King: Tell me the ones that are as amended. Mr. Hannon: RE.8, RE.9, RE.10 and RE.11 all need to be amended. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Reyes, do you want to pull anything for discussion? No. So, may 1 have -- Commissioner Gabela: Well, hang on a minute. I'm sorry. Chair King: Go ahead. Go ahead. Commissioner Gabela: RE, are you -- how are you amending RE.10, for example? Mr. Hannon: RE.9 is to be amended pursuant to -- just a moment. It's my understanding that there's a scrivener's error on page 3. We're talking RE.9, correct? Commissioner Gabela: No, RE.10. Chair King: No, 10. Mr. Hannon: Oh, RE.10. RE.10 is simply missing a directive to the City Clerk to transmit the legislation, so that's the only amendment, RE.10. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, no problem. Chair King: All right, so may I have a motion for RE.1, RE.4, RE.5, RE.8 as amended, RE.9 as amended, RE.10 as amended, RE.11 as amended, and RE.14? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: Second. Commissioner Pardo: Second. I'll second. Chair King: All in favor? Vice Chair Carollo: Excuse me, excuse me. RE, 7 was deferred, correct? City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Yes, until February 27th. Vice Chair Carollo: All right. And RE.1 S? Chair King: Is pulled for discussion. Vice Chair Carollo: It was pulled for discussion? Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Who pulled it? Chair King: The Manager. Vice Chair Carollo: The Manager, okay. And RE.14 is instructing the Manager to take this step? Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: That's fine. That's one that can be discussed later, but that's, fine. We can move forward. Chair King: Okay, so I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. And Mr. City Manager -- oh, I have the chairman of the Homeless Trust before us, Ron Book. Ron Book: Madam Chair, members of the Commission, Mr. Manager, Mr. City Attorney, I'm here in my -- Ron Book, 4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 677 South, Hollywood, 33021, together with Vicki Mallette, the executive director of the Homeless Trust at 111 Northwest 1st Street. I simply wanted to say thank you. I don't -- I've said to several of you over the last six or seven months that in the 34 years of the Trust's existence, we have never had a stronger partnership with the City than we have today. Tonight, we will start our pit count. You'll have raw numbers probably in the next day or two. We expect the numbers in the city, the geographic boundaries of the city, to be at all-time lows. We feel great about where we are. We simply, want to tell you thank you. We want to tell the management of the City thank you, Mr. Gilbert, his team. I mean, if we don't talk once a day, we talk 12 or 13 times a day. I think the ability to stand up these additional shelter beds in partnership with the City and in the shared financial arrangement that we have from a business standpoint is working. And again, I think you'll see that in the numbers tonight. Look, we can talk about sheltered numbers all day long, and we know that we are bursting at the seams. But the ability to insulate ourselves from the civil lawsuits created under House Bill 1365 that went into effect on January 1 is great. And the shelter beds that we have largely stood up are well outside of the boundaries, the geographic boundaries of this city And I believe that our efforts to spread the wealth, if you will, countywide, has been heard not only by the Trust, but by others in our community. And we simply didn't want to be here and not say thank you. Chair King: Thank you, and thank you for the work that you do. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair? Chair King: And our HEAT (Homeless Empowerment Assistance Team) team is amazing. I've gone out with them late at night, and it is something to address the City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 homeless population. The time 1 went out, we put like four families in shelter. They said, yes, I want to go to shelter. And it was just something to see and experience. Mr. Book: When you can take somebody from the street instantaneously and put them into shelter or housing, you know you're winning. When you have people that greet us on the street and say we're ready to go, you know you 're winning. And I will tell you that we use these opportunities like we have today, the cold weather, the inclement weather. People think we only pull people off the streets when we got a hurricane coming. They think we only deal with people when there's a heat warning. When we take -- can take advantage of cold weather, last week alone, we retained 38 percent of the people we took in and we took in over 100 individuals last week. We've stood up approximately 125 beds to deal with the cold weather of the next three days. Our goal, again, we track everybody that comes in so that we can tell you three weeks from now, three months from now, a year from now, how many we retain from that inclement weather situation. So, it is extremely rewarding. And any of you who have nothing to do, 9:45 tonight, we'll be at City Centre. We take off, a bunch of the City administration, a bunch of them smiling over here, will be with us. We'll finish about 4 o'clock in the morning. You're welcome to come count with us. Chair King: Thank you. And our next -- our next step is permanent housing. We're going to utilize tiny housing to permanently house those who were previously unhoused and I'm really looking forward to that initiative. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair? Chair King: Mr. Vice Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: If I may address Mr. Book. Ron, it's good to see you here, that you 're doing much better. Mr. Book: Thank you. Appreciate it. Vice Chair Carollo: Just don't get to the point like you used to be that you don't stop talking. Mr. Book: Love you, pal. And you don't hear abuse coming from the microphone when I come to the microphone. Vice Chair Carollo: No. If I could ask you if you could do the following, if it's possible, in your count that you're going to start doing tonight. One, can you give us a breakdown at the end by district, by district of the city, so we could pinpoint, you know, the percentage of the homeless that we have in each district. Mr. Book: Madam Chair; through you, we will be able to tell you exactly not only how many are in each of your districts, we can tell you where they are. The software we've now used, this will be the fourth time, fifth time we've used it, we geofence. We can tell you specifically as we enter. And look, we're going to do something tonight we don't normally do. We had an argument about it yesterday. We normally, when we start counting, we really just count. But because of the cold weather, we're going to have trailing vans with us tonight so that we can take people, Madam Chair, at 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 o'clock in the morning that are ready to come out of the cold tonight, we will move them as well. But yes, it will take us a few days, Mr. Vice Chair, to get you those numbers, but we will prepare a package for each of you so you know what's in your district. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, secondly, could you -- City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Mr. Book: 1 said yes too soon. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Secondly, if you could get for us, where are these homeless coming from? Are they locals from Miami? Are they from Broward County, from another county in the state? Are they from another part of the country, like we have found so, so many of them? Or are they ,from a foreign country that have recently come over to the United States? I think it's important so that we could get a clear roadmap as to our needs in the future so that we can see how many of our own people here we've been taking care of. Has that risen or gone down in the locals, real locals that are homeless, for whatever the reason? Or is it that we're getting an influx from other parts of the country, or in the last year or two, from individuals that have come from all over the world into our country, into our city, basically and mainly through the southern border? And that will give us a road map as to what we need to prepare for and how we're heading in dealing with this situation for the fixture. Mr. Book: Madam Chair, if I could through you. The answer is yes, and yes, and I caution you. I remind you we've had this conversation a number of times over the last decade or so. The homeless population is transient. They're all coming from somewhere else. We can tell you a bunch of that and we will. I remind you that you have three types of homeless, situationally, episodically, and the chronic. And the chronic are the one, the population that most people look at, 365 or more consecutive days on the streets, for instance, of homelessness in a two-year period. That's the population most focused on. More of your local population are going to be situationally homeless, and we grabbed so many of them, Commissioner, in our opportunity to pick up three- or four -months' rent, a lot less expensive to the community if we can catch them, and if we can do rapid rehousing. But we can do that, and we will provide that to you. I will tell you, I recently had a conversation with an elected official on Miami Beach. And he and his chief of staff attempted to tell me that they don't have any homeless people from Miami Beach, that they're all from the mainland. And I had this conversation, and I can't make it up. It was a Friday afternoon, three and a half weeks ago, and they argued with me that the problem isn't their problem, and that's why they shouldn't be sheltering anybody and everybody that's potentially there. And I reminded them that we had 53 individuals we had taken from Miami Beach and we're housing them in our transitional housing location called Mia Casa. No, but they're not from Miami Beach. So, I caution you about using that data too loosely because everybody comes from somewhere. Duration of how long they've been here might be more relevant than knowing whether they were from New York or from California or anywhere else in the world as you've cited. So, yes, we will get it for you. Yes, we have it. Yes, we will get you the geofence so that each of you know who's in your district and where they were tonight. Vice Chair Carollo: Before you go, you and Ms. Mallette. Mr. Book: The other Ms. Mallette. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, the original one, as I like to call her, worked for me when I was mayor. Mr. Book: She was 12 years old. Vice Chair Carollo: You have a very capable sister at your side. The tiny homes -- Mr. Book: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that we talked about, and I originally brought up the idea of a couple of years ago when we were discussing Virginia Key. And I was told there was no electricity, there was no water, where we were planning on bringing them, and City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 boy, oh boy, here we go again with people making up stuff. There was plenty of water right next door, just a few feet away. There was plenty of electricity. There was all kinds of drainage, everything that was needed, so that wasn't the case whatsoever. Where are you considering placing the tiny homes now? Mr. Book: Madam Chair, through you. Chair King: And Commissioner Gabela would like to say something as well. Mr. Book: So, the answer is we are working aggressively with a tiny home entity to get their product approved under the Florida and South Florida building codes, respectively. We've been engaged with them for several months. We have reached a tentative agreement with them on pricing. So, we've identified the product. I think identifying the product was critical. Vice Chair Carollo: What is the approximate pricing that you've gotten so far? Mr. Book: This is a two -bedroom, 465-square-foot home. Vice Chair Carollo: That's huge. Mr. Book: Split Acs (Air Conditioning), kitchen, living area, bathroom. It's a legitimate home. Unlike the sheds, unlike the pallet homes, unlike a lot of products that people talk about being home -- that are homes -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Mr. Book: -- but the bathroom is down the road, and the kitchen is a common kitchen down the road, this is all self-contained. We are looking hard at a parcel on the south end of the county that we've identified as a potential. The hiccup for us right now is the cost of the infrastructure, getting the lines to the property. We have begun to talk to your staff about, not Mr. Vice Chair, your staff, but the county administration staff. Vice Chair Carollo: Right. Mr. Book: And by the way, we have taken folks from administration to see a tiny home development in Tallahassee about a year ago, a year and a half ago. As a result of your raising the issue, we took them to see what that community looked like. That started as a 50-unit tiny home community for formerly homeless individuals. They have now added 100 homes. It's workforce and affordable mixed in with formerly homeless. It's a legitimate community. We wanted folks to see it. We have an architect on board that's done a site plan layout for us as to what it would take. Our conversations with your team today is about some of the parcels around the city where we could put three homes or four homes on a property where there are sewer lines, electric lines and the like. The cost of the product which you just asked, we believe we've reached an agreement for a 50 percent discount on the first 75, at approximately $26,000 a unit. It costs $11,000 to ship two homes in a container, so you add 5,500 a unit and it's approximately $3,000 to, if you will, set it up, hook it up to the sewer lines, water lines, and electric lines, and you have a completed product. We've agreed to buy a second up to 75 at 52,000 a unit, plus the 5,500 in transport and the 3,000 to install. Those numbers could shift a dollar or two, Commissioner, as we've moved through product approval. Some of those costs are going to go up a little bit. But one of the things they did to speed up product approval was they've chosen a window and a door that are already hurricane tested. These are legitimate homes to withstand storms and the like. Chair King: Mr. Vice Chair, may Commissioner Gabela ask a question? City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, sure, go ahead. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to -- I can't feel -- I feel compelled that I must speak on the issue because as you know, Ron, I wind up with most of this problem. And I just want to say in the case of the City of Miami Beach, where they do not want to, you know, acknowledge, okay. Because of course they're exporting their problem to us. And I have spoken every time, not every time, but you know, out of three meetings that we have a briefing on, I talk about this issue and 1 continue to talk about this issue, you know. And I was down in Camillus House on Thanksgiving Day, my wife and I were, we helped serve meals and I was there during the whole time, in fact. I didn't go for a photo op. 1 was there because 1 wanted to see the situation, although 1 had been there for four months. And 1 spoke to the gentleman, you know, the new gentleman coming in, about the money fight that we were having with the City, with us. And I explained to him that, you know, to us it looked like they were taking advantage of the situation because of the January 1st, you know, law to come in, signed by Governor DeSantis, you know. And you know, I got -- you know, I got educated, you know, more on the subject. You know, I think these cities like Miami Beach need to take responsibility because we cannot continue to afford this kind of practice where they say they don 't have a homeless situation because, of course, they export it to us and then we wind up, you know, suffering the consequences. We have, you know, our troubles, you know, we have enough as it is for these guys to be saying that they don't have a problem. A message to Miami Beach, you know, acknowledge that you have a problem and you're exporting your problem. I have even, you know, asked the chief of police, well, you know, if they're exporting, you know, their people to us, let's export them back to them because I don 't think it's fair, you know. And I say this, you know, out of compassion for the people that are, you know, in the streets right now, which is cold, but also, there's also -- you know, we've got to have clean streets, you know. Nobody wants this as a problem, okay? But we have to find a solution. I'm bearing the brunt of the situation here, bearing the consequences on Northwest 7th Avenue and 17th Street where Camillus House is, you know. And I understand that we've -- you know, by passing this, we have 200 and something, 36 beds I believe it is. But you know, at the end, you know, I'd like to work with you or whoever I can to get this situation under control because right now I don't think we have control of this situation. And I know it's an ongoing situation. I know this is not a permanent fix. I know this is a hard, you know, battle to deal with, you know. But I want to put it on record. Sometimes you feel, you look at the stuff and sometimes you feel we're supposed to be doing charity, and what it is, it's a money situation, but we can't agree on the price of a bed. And I want to thank you, Gilbert, because you do outstanding work, and you too, Ron, because I know you've been at this for years, but that's my five cents. Please help me, help my area and help the city. Thank you. Mr. Book: Madam Chair; through you, let me address a couple of points you've made, and I would be remiss if I didn't shout David Gilbert's name out. And Mr. Manager, thank you. Thank you for supporting the things that David and his team bring to you. Thank your entire team, Natasha, Larry, all of whom are deeply engaged every single day in the things that we do. I don't exaggerate when I say that I and our team speak to David many, many times every single day, including the weekends. More direct to Commissioner Gabela's points. Number one, if you didn't see the Miami Herald article either yesterday or the day before written by Aaron Leibowitz, you should pick it up and read it. Because the point that Commissioner- Gabela has made is real. They believe, and way before 1365 was law, they believe if they arrest people enough and send them over to TGK (Turner Guilford Knight), they'll stop taking the bus pass across the causeway. And that's just a bunch of BS. I can tell you I've had commissioners beg us, press us, and push us to alter, to get Transit to alter the bus route so they're not taking them back across the causeway. Of course, the City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 population's going to shift. At some point, somebody gets tired of a night at $284 -- a night, $274 -- a night in the jail, 1 repeat, $274 a night in the jail, $325 a night if it's a mental health bed in the jail, and if they arrest them enough, they're staying in your city. So, the answer to that question is yes, that is happening, and it's been happening, and it didn't start when 1365 went into effect on October 1 or January 1, the two respective dates. The fact is I can't stop that. And if you read the article, the article says 40 percent of the individuals that they arrested in 2024 were homeless; 40 percent versus the rest of the county. Chair King: 1 read that, 1 read that. Mr. Book: 1 believe, I believe, Madam Chair, 1 believe the article said that it was either 20 or 25 percent countywide, but 40 percent on the beach. So, the answer to the question is, yes, we will continue to work together. 1 don't have an answer to them sending people back across the causeway to TGK. Chair King: So -- Mr. Book: I can tell you the bus pass situation ain't changing and the bus stop's not changing. Chair King: Right. Mr. Book, thank you. Mr. Book: Thank you. Chair King: We could talk about this all day. We are all very passionate about what's happening with our homeless population and trying to eradicate and get to functional zero. And I know our team are doing a wonderful job with their efforts in helping our homeless population. Vice Chair Carollo: Chair? Chair King: At this -- Vice Chair Carollo: Can you imagine what they would be saying about the City of Miami government if' instead of Miami Beach doing their 40 percent, it would have been the City of Miami? They would have been, you know, bringing in the ropes to lynch all of us, screaming bloody murder to us. Little Billy would have been here jumping up and down. The other guy with the beard, you know, doing the same. Probably I get the blame like I always do, you know. But this is the hypocrisy of what happens in this county. Others do things like that. and they get a little article and nothing much happens. But the City of Miami, it's got to be destroyed, it's got to be changed upside down. Chair King: Thank you. At this time, I'm going to ask my colleagues, would you like to recess for lunch and take up the two meetings that we have? We have the Southeast Overtown/Park West -- Vice Chair Carollo: I would, Chair, but I -- the earliest that I might possibly be back is 2:30, most likely 3. So, if we can recess until 3, I would appreciate it. Chair King: Well, can't we -- can't we take up the two? There are two quick meetings, only one item on Virginia Key Beach and just a few items on the -- oh, and the persons for the board, they're here. Vice Chair Carollo: If they truly will be quick. City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: It will be quick. So, I'm going to recess the City of Miami Commission meeting until after -- Vice Chair Carollo: 3? Chair King: -- until 3 o'clock, because we have to have these meetings. And we will convene the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, just -- Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. The City Attorney needed to read -- you need to read it now or when we come back? George Wysong (City Attorney): It doesn't have to be now. It can wait until afterwards. Chair King: When we come back from lunch, because I already reconvened -- I already recessed the meeting. RE.2 RESOLUTION 16685 Department of Code Compliance A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MITIGATING/NOT MITIGATING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN RECORDED AGAINST PROPERTY ADDRESS 6318 NORTHWEST 2 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CASE NUMBER CE2018022165, AFTER A HEARING, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-817 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE AMOUNT APPROVED AS FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LIEN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was continued to the February 27, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.3 17027 RESOLUTION MAY BE WITHDRAWN Department of A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Parks and ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Recreation NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, CONSISTENT WITH THE BUSINESS TERMS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED TERM SHEET, AND SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CITY OF MIAMI CHARTER SECTION 29-B FOR THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 142 SOUTHWEST 11 STREET AND IDENTIFIED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOLIO NO. 01-4138-051-0380, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED FIRST MIAMI SCHOOL HOUSE ("SCHOOL HOUSE") BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND 191 SW 12 OWNER LLC ("DEVELOPER/LESSEE") FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACTIVATING THE SCHOOL HOUSE FOR PUBLIC USE AND ENJOYMENT, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING FOR COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, AND RESTAURANT/CAFE PURPOSES, AND INCLUDING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN AGREEMENT FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, AND ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CHARTER AND CITY OF MIAMI CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI - DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, AND FURTHER SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.3, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.4 RESOLUTION 16991 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-D OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT ("SIXTH AMENDMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI OUTBOARD CLUB, INC., A NON- PROFIT FLORIDA CORPORATION ("LESSEE"), FOR USE OF A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY ON WATSON ISLAND, LOCATED AT 1099 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("LEASE PROPERTY"), WITH SAID SIXTH AMENDMENT GRANTING LESSEE THREE (3) ADDITIONAL YEARS TO COMPLETE CERTAIN REQUIRED REDEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID SIXTH AMENDMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0015 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.4, please see Item Number RE.1. RE.5 RESOLUTION 17039 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN OFF -SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON STATE ROAD 972/CORAL WAY/SOUTHWEST 3 AVENUE FROM 400 FEET WEST OF SOUTHWEST 12 AVENUE TO BRICKELL AVENUE, AND STATE ROAD 972/CORAL WAY/SOUTHWEST 22 STREET FROM SOUTHWEST 22 AVENUE TO SOUTHWEST 17 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR GENERAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS CORRIDOR, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS ON ROADS NOT ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0016 City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.5, please see Item Number RE.1. RE.6 RESOLUTION 16860 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUSPENDING THE UPFRONT PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CERTAIN CASES; PROVIDING FOR A REVIEW OF FUTURE CASES INVOLVING ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT REQUIRE OUTSIDE COUNSEL DUE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.6 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.6, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for allItem(s)." City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.7 RESOLUTION 16386 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 94-204 AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ASSUME THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1095 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33132, ALSO KNOWN AS MAURICE A. FERRE PARK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MUSEUM PARK AND BICENTENNIAL PARK ("PARK"); PROVIDING THAT THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO CONTROL OR MANAGE THE PARK; PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BUDGETED, ALLOCATED, APPROPRIATED, RECEIVED, OR CONTRIBUTED FOR THE MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARK TO A SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT HELD BY THE CITY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ASSUME ANY CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, INCLUDING ANY RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, OR AMENDMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.7 was continued to the February 27, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.7, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for allltem(s)." City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.8 RESOLUTION 17069 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE THIS AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO ADD TO AND REVISE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0328 ("ADOPTED CAPITAL PLAN"), AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") MIAMI FOR EVERYONE PROGRAM IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION EIGHTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,080,000.00) TO NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 91-A2-15-80874; SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, INCLUDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY AS STATED HEREIN TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0017 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.8, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.9 RESOLUTION 17076 Commissioners and Mayor RE.10 17127 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR WATER SAFETY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION SERVICES AS PART OF THE ZERO DROWNINGS MIAMI-DADE PROGRAM FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0018 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.9, please see Item Number RE.1. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.9, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE MIAMI PARKING AUTHORITY, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR TOWING SERVICES AND TO BE AWARDED TO NO FEWER THAN TWO (2) TOWING COMPANIES WITH THE TOWING ASSIGNMENTS BEING APPORTIONED EQUALLY AMONG THE AWARDED VENDORS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0019 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.10, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.11 17128 Commissioners and Mayor RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("PROVIDER") ("SHELTER PROGRAM AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WHICH WILL PROVIDE UP TO TWO -HUNDRED THIRTEEN (213) EXTENDED STAY SHELTER BEDS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION, SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,078,675.00) FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") HOMELESS FUNCTIONAL ZERO PROGRAM FOR THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM ("MFE FUNDS"), AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET ACCOUNT (00001.450000.534000.0000.00000) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($560,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS"), FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION, SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,638,675.00) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIAMI SHELTER PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVIDER, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ALLOCATION, APPROPRIATION, AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE MFE FUNDS AND THE GRANT FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0020 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.11, please see Item Number RE.1. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.11, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.12 17130 Office of the City Attorney RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT OF TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,780,000.00) FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 AND 27 SOUTHWEST SOUTH RIVER DRIVE, IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBERS 01-0201-010-1070 AND 01-0201-010-1020, FROM SOUTH RIVER WAREHOUSE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("RESPONDENT") IN CASE NUMBER 21-027229-CA-01, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FROM LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE, COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, TO COVER THE COST OF SAID DEPOSIT; FURTHER WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0138 OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Chair King: Okay. Mr. City Manager, RE.12. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): So, Madam Chair, we're going to take RE.13 first. Obviously, 12 and 13 are connected. So, if you'd like, do you want me to give the brief or do you want to do it? Okay. So, in reference to RE.12 and the eminent domain proceedings, as a result of the compensation phase of the -- of the trial, jury came up with a price or value to the property. Subsequent to that, we met internally to discuss options, and as a result, one of the things that came up in conversations with Commissioner Carollo was a potential opportunity to pivot and approach the seller, the property owner with regards to another piece of property that was also located in Little Havana, which is the item on 12th or 13th. 13th, right? Unidentified Speaker: Yeah. Mr. Noriega: So, which is already 13. So, we approached the owner with an offer that we would abandon the eminent domain process for the property along the river and in exchange would they have an interest and willingness to sell us the property located on 8th Street and 14th Avenue. After much discussion and negotiation, they agreed to indeed sell us the property in light of us compensating them for the attorney's fees, which we would have been obligated to do so anyway, as well as their expert consulting expenses. And then we would acquire the property at fair market value. So, the item that's before you now is the -- is really a settlement agreement to really walk away from the eminent domain process and acquire this new property located on 14th and 8th. There's a value of $9 million that we've agreed to in terms of the compensation for the property, as well as the City facilitating the transfer of development rights that were transferred to that property to another property that the seller also owns as well. So, all that's been agreed to. The property owner is here in City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 case there are any questions, but other than that it's been a fairly reasonable negotiation and discussion and we look forward to the opportunity to resolve this, and obviously, look to the opportunity to build on the new property. Are there any questions? Chair King: Mr. Vice Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: After I saw the amount that the jury came forth on the price for the river property, two things came to mind. We're probably the richest landowner in the river with all the land that we own, and the prices that they're worth, if those numbers are correct, are extremely high. Secondly, to buy a property that's just slightly under 15,000 square feet for 10.8 million, I'd rather one that's almost an acre for nine million. The air rights that the Manager is talking about, it doesn't affect what we could do with that property. That was brought on into that property above and beyond what normal would be what you could build there. That was an addition that we as a city don't need. So, I think based on the market value and on taking one over the other, we're better served as a city to pay $9 million for a piece of property that's almost one acre in the heart of 8th Street between 8th and 7th Street along 14th Avenue. And there's a lot that the City could do with that property. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Chair King: Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: Yes, I had one question, but I'm having a senior moment where I just forgot the question. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, we all have that, don't worry. Commissioner Gabela: Oh, I know what the question was. Yeah, okay, so by us -- so if we agree to this and both parties have agreed, number -- the other one will be moved, right? The taking. And we're abandoning the taking. Mr. Noriega: Correct. Commissioner Gabela: So, once we do the motion, we're abandoning the taking. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. We're going to buy the one -- Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- at 8th Street, between 8th Street and 7th Street, that whole block -- Commissioner Gabela: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: -- for the price stated, and we're abandoning the taking of the other property. Commissioner Gabela: Regardless if you close on the deal later on or not? Vice Chair Carollo: Exactly. Once, you know, we close on the deal, and of course, this -- City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: What happens if you don't close on the deal? Is the eminent domain still active on the other? Vice Chair Carollo: Well -- Mr. Noriega: No. Commissioner Gabela: But that's what I'm asking. Mr. Noriega: No, because we have a hard deadline on the eminent domain. Commissioner Gabela: So, in other words, if we do this today, we abandon the -- we can't go back, whether you close or not, Carollo? Vice Chair Carollo: Well, we got the money, so -- Commissioner Gabela: Right. Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Attorney, he brought something up, and let's get it on the table. Is there any reason why we shouldn 't be able to close on this and not get a deal? Mr. Noriega: No. Commissioner Gabela: All right. Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Attorney, did you say no? George Wysong (City Attorney): We just want to clarify. Vice Chair Carollo: Or is that the manager -- Mr. Wysong: I'm sorry. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that's not an attorney? Chair King: George, are you going to say something? Mr. Wvsong: Yeah, I wanted to clam to Commissioner Gabela. He asked, are we abandoning number 12? And technically, we're combining 12 and 13. So, there's still the contingency that, you know, as the Manager said. there's a hard deadline of when the check has to be in the registry of the courts. Once that date passes, it's over. But this resolution, RE.13, as modified, will give the flexibility to the Manager to consummate the deal, and if it doesn't work out, then he can purchase the riverfront property. Mr. Noriega: Yeah, I -- that was done in order to facilitate the language in the deal itself I in no way, shape, or form feel like we're going to not finalize and consummate this deal, and we'll be abandoning the eminent domain. I'm absolutely confident that'll be -- Chair King: So, I have a motion and a second for RE (Resolution) -- okay. Commissioner Gabela: Ready? Vice Chair Carollo: I'm ready. City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Let's go. Vice Chair Carollo: Let's see what they got going there. Hold on. Chair King: Todd told me wait. Mr. Noriega: There was a substitution memo. I think that's what they're discussing. Chair King: Okay. Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Yes. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): So, RE.13 will be as amended pursuant to a substitution memo distributed January 23rd, 2025 at 12: 09 p.m. Mr. Noriega: Correct. Chair King: Thank you. So, I have a motion and a second for RE.I3 as amended. All in favor? Oh, wait, Commissioner Pardo, do you have any --? Commissioner Pardo: No, no, no, 1 support it. Chair King: Okay. So, 1 have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. Mr. Hannon: As amended? Chair King: As amended. [Later... ] Chair King: And RE.12, do we need to --? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): A motion to withdraw. Chair King: May I have a -- Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: -- motion to withdraw? I have a motion, second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion to withdraw carries for RE.12. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And justfor the record, I did hear Commissioner Pardo vote in favor of withdrawal, so 4-0. Chair King: Correct. City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.13 RESOLUTION 17133 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT") WITH SOUTH RIVER WAREHOUSE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("RESPONDENT") IN CASE NUMBER 21-027229-CA- 01, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("PURCHASE AGREEMENT") IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," SUBSTANTIALLY INCORPORATING TERMS AND CONDITIONS STIPULATED IN THE LETTER OF INTENT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "B" ("LOI"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND GARAFIA, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("SELLER"), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBERS 01-4102-006-6450, 01-4102-006-6460, 01- 4102-006-6470, 01- 4102-006-6480 AND 01-4102-006-6490 LOCATED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY "PROPERTY"), FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF NINE MILLION DOLLARS ($9,000,000.00); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT RESPONDENT'S EXECUTION OF A GENERAL RELEASE OF ITS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, AND A DISMISSAL OF ITS CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI, WITH PREJUDICE, UPON THE CITY OF MIAMI'S COMPLETION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC TERMS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID SETTLEMENT AND ACQUISITION; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; FURTHER APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE THIS AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO ADD TO AND TO REVISE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0328 ("ADOPTED CAPITAL PLAN"), AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") MIAMI FOR EVERYONE PROGRAM, PROJECT NO. 004-D3MFE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,893,000.00), SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.14 17137 Commissioners and Mayor THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE, TO COVER THE COST OF SAID SETTLEMENT AND ACQUISITION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COST OF ATTORNEY'S FEES, EXPERT FEES, SURVEYS, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE, DEMOLITION, SECURING THE PROPERTY, PROJECT SIGNAGE AND ALL RELATED CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0021 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.13, please see Item Number RE.12. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, PURSUANT TO THE BOUNDARIES ADOPTED IN RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0415, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "ALLAPATTAH" IN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALLAPATTAH REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("ALLAPATTAH CRA"), SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING ALL CITY APPROVALS AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969 TO BE COMPLETED AND ADOPTED BY FEBRUARY 27, 2025 FOR SAID CREATION, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING NECESSARY FOR ALL INITIAL PRIORITY PROJECTS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0022 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.14, please see Item Number RE.1. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RE.15 17138 Commissioners and Mayor RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE INTENT TO CLAW BACK TWO MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) IN TAX INCREMENT FUNDING REVENUES FROM THE OMNI CRA FOR THE NEXT FIVE (5) FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 TO BE RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN ALLAPATTAH; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item RE.15 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.15, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: And for the remainder of the agenda, may I have a motion to defer the remaining items to the next commission meeting? Commissioner Gabela: Is there anything of the urgency here? Chair King: Anything else? I don't believe we have anything else. Vice Chair Carollo: Can I just show one video before we defer? Chair King: No. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, may I at least just read the items into the record? Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: So, the items that will be deferred to February 13th: RE.15, SR.1, 2, and 3, FR.4 and 5, all the BC (Boards and Committees) items, BU.1, DI1 and 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 -- I'm sorry, DI. 5, 6, 7 and 8, PZ.6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Chair King: Correct. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Mr. Hannon: And my apologies, the mover was Commissioner? Chair King: Gabela. Mr. Hannon: Second by Commissioner Carollo. Chair King: Correct. Mr. Hannon: 4-0. Understood. Chair King: 4-0. And that shall conclude the City of Miami Commission meeting for January 23rd, 2025. Thank you all for attending. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you, Chair. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES SR.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading 16842 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING City Manager's CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2/SECTION 2-887 OF THE CODE Office OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY/QUORUM REQUIREMENTS; EXCEPTIONS," MORE PARTICULARLY BY REMOVING REFERENCES TO THE BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND CITIZENS' ADVISORY GROUPS (COLLECTIVELY, "CITY BOARDS") BEING SUNSET HEREIN; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2/SECTION 2-892 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY/"SUNSET" REVIEW OF BOARDS," MORE PARTICULARLY BY REMOVING REFERENCES TO THE CITY BOARDS BEING SUNSET HEREIN,TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE CITY CODE, AND ALIGN THE CITY CODE WITH CURRENT STANDARDS AND PRACTICES; REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 3/SECTIONS 2-921 — 2-929 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 6/SECTIONS 2-1011 — 2-1019 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 7/SECTIONS 2-1051 — 2-1056 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/ OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD/OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 12/SECTIONS 2-1150 — 2-1153 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 22/SECTIONS 2-1329 — 2-1331 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 26/SECTIONS 2-1360 — 2-1368 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/MIAMI TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL;" FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE VII/SECTIONS 22-170 — 22-174 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE/COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE;" SUNSETTING THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP LOAN PROGRAM TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-19-0508 ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019; DECLARING THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, ASSETS, AND FUNDS OF THE CITY BOARDS SUNSET HEREIN SHALL REVERT TO THE CITY AND THE CITY SHALL RESUME THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY BOARD SUNSET HEREIN; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item SR.1 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.1, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading 15956 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Wynwood CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIV/SECTION 62-644 — 62-645 OF THE Business CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED Improvement "PLANNING AND ZONING/PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND/NRD- District Board 1 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND; INTENT." AND "PLANNING AND ZONING/PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND/ESTABLISHED," TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF NRD-1 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUNDS COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FINANCE DEPARTMENT ("FINANCE") TO A QUALIFIED PUBLIC DEPOSITORY HELD BY THE WYNWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ("BID"), ALLOWING FOR THE INVESTMENT OF NRD-1 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUNDS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY AND SECTION 218.415, FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR THREE (3) YEAR TERMS FOR NRD-1 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CLARIFYING THAT THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT (35%) OF TOTAL NRD-1 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUNDS COLLECTED SHALL BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND LIMITING FUNDING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WHERE AT LEAST FIFTY- ONE PERCENT (51%) OF THE UNITS PROVIDED ARE RESTRICTED TO A PERSON OR HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME AT OR BELOW EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item SR.2 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.2, please see Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 72 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 SR.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17006 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 38-35, TITLED "NAMING OF CHILDREN'S PARK," TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAMING OF THE PARCEL OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 16,222 SQUARE FEET LOCATED AT 1320 SOUTHWEST 12 AVENUE, 1330 SOUTHWEST 12 AVENUE, AND 1211 SOUTHWEST 14 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND OTHER CONTIGUOUS PARCELS THAT MAY BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE AS "CHILDREN'S PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item SR.3 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.3, please see Item Number RE.15. END OF SECOND READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 73 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 16720 Department of Solid Waste AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE/IN GENERAL," TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENT BY THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR PICK UP OF BULKY WASTE TO KEEP IN LINE WITH CURRENT NEEDS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.1 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.1, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for allltem(s)." FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 16743 Department of Solid Waste AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 22/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "GARBAGE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE/REGULATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION" PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT THAT FRANCHISEES ALSO BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE BULKY TRASH FROM CONTRACT PROPERTIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.2 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.2, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for allItem(s)." City of Miami Page 74 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 16794 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE X OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/TREE TRUST FUND," IN ITS ENTIRETY; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION," TO RENAME CHAPTER 17 "TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION," TO CLARIFY DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURES THROUGHOUT CHAPTER 17, INCLUDING PROVIDING NEW EXEMPTIONS, AND TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER17/ARTICLE IV, TITLED "TREE TRUST FUND" PROVIDING THAT PAYMENTS FOR TREE VIOLATIONS BE REMITTED TO THE TREE TRUST FUND AND TO PROVIDE THAT A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE FROM THE TREE TRUST FUND BE EXPENDED FOR EDUCATING CITY RESIDENTS ON TREE PLANTING AND TREE MAINTENANCE AND A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE BE EXPENDED BY THE CITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF TREES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND FURTHER SLIGHTLY ADJUSTING THE PERCENTAGES IN TREE TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THESE NEW PERCENTAGES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.3 was deferred to the April 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.3, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." City of Miami Page 75 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 FR.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 16978 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 52 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "SPECIAL EVENTS," TO PROVIDE A CHAPTER DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS, UPDATING DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS TO SUCH SPECIAL EVENTS, AND CONSOLIDATING REGULATIONS CURRENTLY IN CHAPTERS 54 AND 62 OF THE CITY CODE; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE 1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/IN GENERAL" TO DELETE REGULATIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS TO BE CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 52 OF THE CITY CODE AND CLARIFYING DEFINITIONS; FURTHER REPEALING CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 1 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/TEMPORARY EVENTS," TO DELETE REGULATIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS REGULATIONS AND TEMPORARY EVENT PERMIT TO BE CODIFIED IN THE CHAPTER 52 OF THE CITY CODE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.4 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.4, please see "Public Comments for all ltem(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 76 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 FR.5 ORDINANCE First Reading 16979 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 36/SECTION 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "NOISE/OPERATION OF RADIOS, PHONOGRAPHS, OR OTHER SOUND -MAKING DEVICES; BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, AND MUSICIANS — GENERALLY," TO PROVIDE FOR CITY COMMISSION WAIVER FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND OCCASIONS ON CITY OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.5 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. FR.6 ORDINANCE First Reading 16606 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST," BY AMENDING SECTION 38-103, TITLED "GOVERNING BODY" TO ESTABLISH AND APPOINT THE CITY COMMISSION AS EX OFFICIO MEMBERS AND PROVIDE FOR TWO (2) APPOINTMENTS FROM THE CITY'S DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item FR.6 was continued to the February 27, 2025, Chi Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.6, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for allltem(s)." END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 77 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.1 16510 Office of the City Clerk BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP LOAN PROGRAM TASK FORCE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.1 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number BC.1, please see Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 78 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.2 16832 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.2 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 79 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.3 6672 Office of the City Clerk BC.4 15894 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.3 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 80 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.5 15417 Office of the City Clerk MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.4 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, Citj Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Note for the Record: Item BC.5 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 81 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.6 17052 Office of the City Clerk BC.7 15122 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: (Alternate At -Large Member) MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commission -At -Large Note for the Record: Item BC.6 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Commission -At -Large MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.7 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, Citf Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 82 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.8 16511 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.8 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 83 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.9 15420 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.9 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 84 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.10 16052 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King IAFF FOP AFSCME 1907 Note for the Record: Item BC.10 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 85 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.11 17000 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Note for the Record: Item BC.11 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 86 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.12 7963 Office of the City Clerk BC.13 16055 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.12 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER ("LGBTQ") ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 87 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.14 16837 Office of the City Clerk MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.13 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONFIRMING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE LITTLE HAITI REVITALIZATION TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Commissioner Christine King Note for the Record: Item BC.14 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 88 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.15 15421 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Note for the Record: Item BC.15 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 89 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.16 16648 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BOND PROGRAM CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Note for the Record: Item BC.16 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 90 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.17 9270 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.17 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 91 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.18 17053 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King Note for the Record: Item BC.18 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 92 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.19 3693 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE STARS OF CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Note for the Record: Item BC.19 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 93 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BC.20 16286 Office of the City Clerk BC.21 16056 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD (UDRB) FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.20 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez City of Miami Page 94 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BC.21 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES City of Miami Page 95 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 BU - BUDGET BU.1 BUDGET DISCUSSION ITEM 17036 Office of Management and Budget MONTHLY REPORT I SECTION 2-497 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES (RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET) 11 SECTION 18-502 (CITY'S ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT) IIISECTION 18-542 (FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES) MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item BU.1 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. END OF BUDGET City of Miami Page 96 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DI.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 17035 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE 2025 AGENDA City Manager's DEADLINES. Office DI.2 17017 Department of Police MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DL1 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DLl, please see Item Number RE.15. DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE MARINE PATROL ACTION PLAN FOR THE MIAMI RIVER AREA. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DL2 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.2, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 97 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 DI.3 16950 Office of the City Clerk DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE TERMS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AS MEMBERS OF VARIOUS TRUSTS, AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND AGENCIES PURSUANT TO CITY OF MIAMI CODE SECTION 2-35. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DL3 was deferred to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number DL3, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: And at this time, I would like to ask my colleagues if we can defer the rest of the agenda. And for the -- for the DI.3, can we defer until the second meeting in March? Would anyone have -- is everyone okay with that? Commissioner Gabela: D13. Chair King: D13. Commissioner Gabela: We're deferring to when? Chair King: March, the second meeting in March. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, there's only one meeting in the month of March. It's March 13th. Chair King: Okay. March 13th. Is that good? Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. Chair King: Okay. Chair King: Yeah, I'm fine. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, that's the day after my birthday. Why don 't you make it my birthday? You can go out and with a bang. Chair King: Two days before my birthday. Commissioner Gabela, when is your birthday? Vice Chair Carollo: He don't want to say. Once he gets to that point -- Chair King: Is it March also? Vice Chair Carollo: -- that he starts climbing towards me -- City of Miami Page 98 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 DI.4 17007 Commissioners and Mayor Commissioner Gabela: No, I'm in February. I'm in February. Chair King: Oh, February. Commissioner Gabela: 19th. Chair King: Oh, coming up. Okay, so do I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Vice Chair Carollo: Motion. Chair King: 1 have a motion, second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: DI.3 is deferred until March 13th. DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RAPID TRANSIT ZONE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item DL4 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DL4, please see "Order of the Day." DI.5 DISCUSSION ITEM 17022 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST MIAMI NYE 2024 AND END OF YEAR DISCUSSIONS. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DL5 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 99 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 DI.6 DISCUSSION ITEM 16179 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LACK OF PROTECTION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS INTRUSION. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DI.6 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.6, please see "Public Comments for allItem(s)" and Item Number RE.15. DI.7 DISCUSSION ITEM 16942 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING LOST INCOME TO THE CITY WITH VOTE FOR SOLUTION. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DI.7 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.7, please see Item Number RE.15. DI.8 DISCUSSION ITEM 16910 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING A REPORT ON LABOR CONDITIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item DI.8 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 100 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DLB, please see Item Number RE.15. END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 101 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.1 16562 Department of Planning PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO RECONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0212, WHICH DENIED THE APPEAL FILED BY ARTHUR NORIEGA V, CITY OF MIAMI CITY MANAGER, AND MIGUEL FERRO, THE THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BAYFRONT PARK, ("APPELLANT") OF THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING, ZONING, AND APPEALS BOARD THEREBY REVERSING THE CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S ISSUANCE OF WARRANT NO. PZ-23-16544 ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, TABLE 12, AND ARTICLE 7, SECTIONS 7.1.1.2 AND 7.1.2.4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), TO ALLOW FOR THE RECREATIONAL FACILITY USE ON A PARCEL ZONED "CS," CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONE, LOCATED AT 1095 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.1, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 102 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.2 15113 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY ARTHUR NORIEGA V, CITY OF MIAMI CITY MANAGER, AND MIGUEL FERRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BAYFRONT PARK, ("APPELLANT") OF THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING, ZONING, AND APPEALS BOARD THEREBY REVERSING THE CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S ISSUANCE OF WARRANT NO. PZ-23-16544 ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, TABLE 12, AND ARTICLE 7, SECTIONS 7.1.1.2 AND 7.1.2.4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") TO ALLOW FOR THE RECREATIONAL FACILITY USE ON A PARCEL ZONED "CS," CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONE, LOCATED AT 1095 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 103 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.3 16957 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AN EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, TABLE 4, OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), TO ALLOW A FIFTY PERCENT (50%) PARKING REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR A PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREA, A WAIVER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.1.2.5.A.29 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE TO PERMIT UP TO A TEN PERCENT (10%) REDUCTION IN THE LENGTH OF THE FAQADE ALONG THE PRINCIPAL FRONTAGE LINE, AND A WAIVER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.1.2.5.A.29 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE TO PERMIT UP TO A TEN PERCENT (10%) REDUCTION IN THE OPEN SPACE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 459 NORTHEAST 25 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.3 was continued to the February 27, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.3, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: And may I have a motion to defer PZ.3 until when Todd? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): February 27th. Chair King: May I have a motion to defer PZ.3 until February 27th? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: I have a motion, second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 104 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 13878 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T5-L," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE - LIMITED, TO "T6-8-O," URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1121, 1127, 1133, 1141, 1149, 1157, 1213, 1219, 1227, 1229, AND 1235 NORTHWEST 1 PLACE; 132, 139, AND 145 NORTHWEST 12 STREET; 140 NORTHWEST 13 ST; AND 1118, 1126, 1134, 1142, 1212, 1218, 1228, AND 1238 NORTHWEST 1 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.4 was deferred to the April 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.4, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 105 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.5 17073 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AN EXCEPTION WITH CONDITIONS TO ALLOW UP TO A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) PARKING REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR A STRUCTURE WITH A FLOOR AREA OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE FEET OR LESS LOCATED WITHIN A TRANSIT CORRIDOR AREA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, TABLE 4 (T6) AND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.1.2.6, OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1445 NORTHWEST 16 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.5 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.5, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 106 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.6 ORDINANCE Second Reading 16869 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE Planning ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, TITLED "DEFINITIONS," TO ADD A DEFINITION OF PORTICO; AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," TO CLARIFY THE BUILDING AND STRUCTURE HEIGHTS IN THE "T3" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONES AND FLOOR AREA FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVELS; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," TO UPDATE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR INGRESS CONTROL DEVICES; AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES," TO UPDATE AND SIMPLIFY REGULATIONS RELATED TO SINGLE FAMILY AND TWO- FAMILY HOMES IN THE "T3" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONES; AND AMENDING ARTICLE 7, TITLED "PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES," TO PROVIDE A WAIVER FOR RAISED DECKS; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.6 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.6, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 107 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.7 ORDINANCE Second Reading 14139 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE Planning ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," TO CLARIFY DENSITY AND INTENSITY CALCULATIONS INCLUSIVE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATIONS AND TO REQUIRE PROVISION OF A DEED AND A SURVEY SHOWING RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATIONS SINCE THE LAST RECORDED PLAT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.7 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.7, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.15. PZ.8 ORDINANCE First Reading 16955 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Department of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Planning OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.2, TITLED "NONCONFORMITIES: STRUCTURES; USES; LOTS; SITE IMPROVEMENTS; AND SIGNS," TO PROVIDE FOR REESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIFIC -PURPOSE DESIGNED STRUCTURES THAT ARE LOCALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC SITES OR CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT FOR THE USES IN WHICH THEY WERE DESIGNED BY WARRANT AND FOR REESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIFIC -PURPOSE DESIGNED STRUCTURES THAT ARE 50 YEARS OLD OR OLDER BY PROCESS OF EXCEPTION; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.8 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 108 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.8, please see Item Number RE.15. PZ.9 ORDINANCE First Reading 17025 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES," TO ALLOW INCREASED HEIGHT FOR SOLID WOODEN FENCES IN THE FIRST LAYER FOR PROPERTIES IN THE "T3," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.9 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.9, please see "Public Comments for all ltem(s)" and Item Number RE.15. City of Miami Page 109 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 PZ.10 ORDINANCE First Reading 17018 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, TITLED "DEFINITIONS," TO UPDATE THE DEFINITIONS OF ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS AND RELATED STRUCTURES; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," TO INTRODUCE ANCILLARY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS AND DESIGN STANDARDS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," TO CLARIFY THE TRANSECT ZONES AND RESIDENTIAL TYPES THAT ALLOW FOR ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS, TO CLARIFY PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO UPDATE RELATED ILLUSTRATIONS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES," TO CLARIFY BUILDING DISPOSITION AND BUILDING CONFIGURATION STANDARDS AND TO UPDATE RELATED ILLUSTRATIONS PERTAINING TO ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS AND OTHER RELATED STRUCTURES; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO UPDATE ANCILLARY DWELLING UNIT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM UNIT SIZES AND APPLICABLE WAIVER PROCESSES; BY AMENDING APPENDIX A, TITLED "NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT," SECTION A.2., TITLED "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE (NCD-2)," AND SECTION A.3., TITLED "COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT NCD-3," TO CLARIFY REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS AND RELATED STRUCTURES; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.10 was deferred to the February 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.10, please see Item Number RE.15. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 110 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 NA.1 17165 Office of the City Clerk NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) DISCUSSION ITEM UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE FEBRUARY 13, 2025, MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE PERSON CHAIRING THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM O. FULLER, MARTIN PINILLA, II, THE BARLINGTON GROUP, LLC, CALLE OCHO MARKETPLACE, LLC, YO AMO CALLE SIETE, LLC, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING, LLC, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING TOO, LLC, TOWER HOTEL, LLC, BRICKELL STATION, LLC, PIEDRA VILLAS, LLC, FUTURAMA, LLC, EL SHOPPING, LLC, BEATSTIK, LLC, VIERNES CULTURALES/CULTURAL FRIDAYS, INC., LITTLE HAVANA BUNGALOWS, LLC, AND LHAB TREST, LLC V. CITY OF MIAMI, JOE CAROLLO, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ARTHUR NORIEGA, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, VICTORIA MENDEZ, IN HER INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, RACHEL DOOLEY, IN HER INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ASAEL MARRERO, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, DANIEL S. GOLDBERG, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, WILLIAM ORTIZ, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, LUIS TORRES, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ADRIAN PLASENCIA, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, RENE DIAZ, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, IVONNE BAYONA, IN HER INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, JOHN DOES 1-20, CASE NO. 23-CV-24251-RAR, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, TO WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A PARTY. THE SUBJECT OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONFINED TO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. THIS PRIVATE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. (OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE COMMISSIONERS' SCHEDULES PERMIT) AND CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. THE SESSION WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH INCLUDE CHAIRWOMAN CHRISTINE KING, COMMISSIONERS MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA, DAMIAN PARDO, AND MANOLO REYES; THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, LARRY M. SPRING, JR.; CITY ATTORNEY GEORGE K. WYSONG III, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY JOHN A. GRECO; DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY KEVIN R. JONES, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR ERIC J. EVES, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AND MARGUERITE SNYDER; AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL RAQUEL A. RODRIGUEZ ESQ., ANGEL CORTINAS, ESQ., AND JONATHAN KASKEL, ESQ. A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER WILL BE PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT THIS SESSION IS FULLY TRANSCRIBED AND THE TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE REOPENED AND THE PERSON CHAIRING THE COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION. City of Miami Page 111 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: Good afternoon. Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting for January 23rd, 2025. It's the new year. Happy New Year again, everyone. At this time, 1 believe our city attorney has a notice to read. George Wysong (City Attorney): That's right, Madam Chair. Thank you so much. Madam Chairwoman and members of the Commission, pursuant to the provisions of Section 286.011(8) Florida Statutes, I am requesting that at the city commission meeting of February 13, 2025, an attorney -client session closed to the public be held for purpose of discussing the pending litigation in the matter of William O. Fuller, Martin Pinilla, II, the Barlington Group, LLC (Limited Liability Company), Calle Ocho Marketplace, LLC, Yo Arno Calle Siete, LLC, Little Havana Arts Building, LLC, Little Havana Arts Building Too, LLC, Tower Hotel LLC, Brickell Station, LLC, Piedras Villas, LLC, Futurama, LLC, El Shopping LLC, Beatstik, LLC, Vienes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc. (Incorporated), Little Havana Bungalows, LLC, and LHAB Trest, LLC versus City of Miami, Joe Carollo, in his individual capacity, Arthur Noriega, in his individual capacity, Victoria Mendez, in her individual capacity, Rachel Dooley, in her individual capacity, Asael Marrero, in his individual capacity, Dan S. Goldberg, in his individual capacity, William Ortiz, in his individual capacity, Luis Torres, in his individual capacity, Adrian Plasencia, in his individual capacity, Rene Diaz, in his individual capacity, Yvonne Bayona, in her individual capacity, John Does 1-20, Case No. 23-CV-24251-RAR, pending in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, to which the City is presently a party. The subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures. This private meeting will begin at approximately 10 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the commissioners' schedules permit and conclude approximately one hour later. The session will be attended by the members of the City Commission, which includes Chairwoman Christine King, Commissioners Miguel Angel Gabela, Damian Pardo, Manolo Reyes, the Chief Financial Officer Larry M. Spring, Jr., City Attorney George Wysong, Chief Deputy City Attorney John Greco, Deputy City Attorney Kevin Jones, Assistant City Attorney Supervisor Eric Eves, Assistant City Attorney Marguerite Snyder and outside counsel Raquel A. Rodriguez, Esquire, Angel Cortinez, Esquire, and Jonathan Casco, Esquire. A certified court reporter will be present to ensure that this session is fully transcribed, and the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney -client session, the regular commission meeting will be reopened and the person chairing the commission meeting will announce the termination of the attorney -client session. Thank you, Madam Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: Chairwoman? Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm surprised, Mr. City Attorney. What is this all about? Mr. Wysong: This is the -- this will be an executive -- I'm sorry, an attorney -client session, shade meeting as we call them, to discuss those cases that I listed. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but who called for this? Mr. Wysong: Outside counsel requested that we at least provide the notice Jrothe meeting. Vice Chair Carollo: What is the purpose of it? City of Miami Page 112 Printed on 03/25/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes January 23, 2025 ADJOURNMENT Mr. Wysong: To discuss -- the purpose of the session will be to discuss settlement negotiations or strategy sessions relating to litigation expenditures. Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, okay. So, I was right on target. This latest lawsuit by these boys' attorney that he took these two characters on is exactly what I said it was. He tried to intimidate me to cave in and sav, give him millions, but let me be. Well, I'm going to tell you now for Mr. Pardo to hear me if he's on, if not, he can get the message, and anybody else here. If I've got to stand alone, I am voting no for any amount that's put in the table because, as you know, and any attorney involved in this case knows, within maybe a couple of months or a little after that, this whole lawsuit is going to be dismissed against all the people that you mentioned, against the City because they can't be suing for the same thing in one lawsuit after another after another after another. And after the two plaintiffs gave their deposition, they more than proved our case for us, and the judge is going to have no other avenues, according to the law, but to dismiss this lawsuit with prejudice. So, how interesting. I wasn't even aware that this was coming out today. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): So, if I can, can I add a little color to this? So, Commissioner, remember we had a mediation, and so this was requested as part of that mediation to just update the commission on where we are in terms of what's been proffered, what our sentiment was relative to the responses during the mediation. I can get some feedback. It's really just to update everybody based on the mediation we had. Vice Chair Carollo: And by the way, so you all know, it's my New Year's present, between April 22nd and April 28th, the appellate court in Atlanta has agreed to hear oral arguments on our appeal in my case. And for those that are not attorneys, understand that when an appellate court gives oral arguments, it's very positive to the person that's appealing. But I don't have a crystal ball before me, but I will tell you that as long as you have honest judges, and I believe the ones in Atlanta are, and independent, they will have to follow the law. And this is going to end up in two ways. Either they throw the whole case out, or they say that there's going to be a retrial. And then before the retrial, we go for summary judgment, and then we throw it out. So, lots of luck in these boys. The meeting adjourned at 4: 09 p.m. City of Miami Page 113 Printed on 03/25/2025