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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-02-27 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 27, 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 February 27, 2025 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Reyes On the 27th day of February 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 at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 11:38 a.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 11:20 a.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Reyes participated in the meeting via Zoom video conferencing. ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: No, no. Someone said Commissioners have to sing now. No, no, we -- and we certainly couldn't.follow that up, but we will now begin our meeting with Reverend Morales of New Covenant Presbyterian Church who will grace us with prayer, and it just seems fitting after that beautiful song. God's grace, amen. Daniel Morales: Kind of hard to follow that up. 1 don't intend to sing, but 1 would -- first of all, let me just say good morning And thank you to all of you for allowing me the honor to lead you in prayer and reflection and meditation to askfor God's wisdom guidance and discernment as you carry on with the work of tending to the needs of this city. So, my prayer for all of you this morning is a personal paraphrase and adaptation of a prayer that is often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, and I invite you to meditate on its words and hold them close to your heart. And also, I'd like to acknowledge the grief that is in our midst. Scripture reminds us, blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. And so, we pray this morning that God may comfort the families of those who are mourning with peace, and I invite us collectively to hold space in our hearts for those who have gone before us, for their families, their friends, and their loved ones. May they find peace. Let us pray. Invocation delivered. Mr. Morales: Thank you. Chair King: Amen, thank you. Thank you. At this time -- huh? Pledge of allegiance, I forgot. I'm in such a space. I'm like -- we're having such a beautiful meeting. I forgot the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Pardo. Pledge of Allegiance delivered. Chair King: You may be seated. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PRESENTATION 17262 A CITY OF MIAMI RECRUITMENT VIDEO PRESENTATION BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS. RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: Good morning, Madam Communications Director. Kenia Fallat: Good morning, Madam Chair. Chair King: How are you? Ms. Fallat: Good. Chair King: You may begin with your presentation. Ms. Fallat: Good morning, Commissioners. This is a presentation put on by my team at the Office of Communications together with my colleague, Angela Roberts from HR (Human Resources), who's going to join me. So, this is a -- we compiled a video of 40 testimonials of how wonderful -- me being a longtime City employee, along with my colleague, Angela, we wanted to share with the rest of the world what it's like to work, live, and play in the City of Miami. And we want our team to continue to grow. So, here is a video showing precisely how we feel. At this time, an audiovisual presentation was made. Applause. Commissioner Reyes: Very good. Commissioner Pardo: I just want to take a second and thank you guys for all your social media content. You're always out there taking great shots, getting all of us to say our two bits, our words for all the residents, and you really do an amazing job. You have the right temperament, and thank you. Thank you. M.c. Fallat: Thank you. Angela Roberts (Director, Human Resources): Thank you. Chair King: Thank you, guys. And thank you for showing the rest of Miami -Dade County that the City of Miami is a place to work. Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely. Chair King: It's a great place to work. Ms. Fallat: Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): If I may, Madam Chair, I just want to commend both Kenia and her staff obviously, and Angela, because one of the things that we've talked about repeatedly in the conversations we've had internally is, from a City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 recruitment perspective, the City is, and has continued to be, really a place where people can spend their entire careers doing good service, right? And we have such a diversity of jobs and opportunities that you almost have places and opportunities professionally that really align with a lot of -- a lot ofpeople's interests and skill sets and career backgrounds. So, you know, we want to make sure that we're pushing that out there, because in the end, we talked about it earlier when we were talking about that senior leadership staff as a recognition to Black History Month. Those are all really talented people that, you know -- and you referenced it. It's not about color. It's not about background. It's not about gender. It's really, really about talent and getting the best people to come and work for the City because that in essence elevates our performance. And so, this is a little tool and another piece of it, so I really want to commend them for the work they did. Chair King: Thank you, guys. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Applause. PR.2 17337 PROTOCOL ITEM Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Honoring Late City of Miami Employees in Memoriam Mayor and Commissioners Moment of Silence Fit City Miami Challenge Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation Natasha Colebrook -Williams Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation Black History Month Executive Team Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center of Coconut Grove Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation City of Miami Black History Month Choir Mayor and Commissioners Musical Presentation RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: We are going to recognize our Fit City Challenge winners. Presentations made. 1) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners held a Moment of Silence in Memoriam for the late City of Miami Employees. Mr. Mario Perez from the Office of the Attorney, Mr. Larry Brown from the Solid Waste Department, Mr. Jose Rilo from the Parks and Recreation Department and Ms. Arvindrjit Pannu from the Budget Department. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to acknowledge, recognize, and commend the service they gave to the City of Miami while extending their condolences to their families and coworkers alike. 2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented Certificates of Appreciation to the City of Miami Employees that participated in this year's Fit City Miami Challenge. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 ORDER OF THE DAY 3) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Deputy City Manager Ms. Natasha Colebrook -Williams. The City of Miami proudly honors the invaluable contributions that have shaped our community, with resilience, leadership, and innovation. In celebration of Black History Month, we all reflect on the achievements and commitment to equity and inclusion in the City of Miami. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to acknowledge, recognize, and commend the stellar service she provides to the City ofMiami. 4) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the City of Miami Black History Month Executive Team. We recognize the strength and determination of those who paved the way for opportunity and continue to inspire future generations. This month of February for Black History Month we reflect on the achievements and commitment to equity and inclusion. The City of Miami stands in gratitude for the enduring impact, spirit of excellence, and perseverance in making our community stronger every day. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to appreciate the service these employees give selflessly to our community in the City ofMiami. 5) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center. St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center has been a cornerstone of the Miami community for 75 years, providing essential childcare and .family services to thousands of children and families. St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center was founded in 1949 as St. Alban's Day Nursery by concerned members of the Coconut Grove community and through support. from Christ Episcopal Church to provide courteous, convenient, comprehensive, and quality services. for children and. families. The Center has positively impacted the lives of over 15,000 children and families through its mission to provide courteous, convenient, comprehensive services. The Center is a proud provider of Early Head Start, Head Start, and Pre-K programs, offering high -quality early education, nutrition, and medical services to children from low-income families. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to recognize the quality services which reflect its unwavering conanaitment to the well-being of children and families, fostering a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment for all in the City ofMiami. 6) The City of Miami Black History Month Choir performed a musical presentation in celebration of Black History Month. Chair King: Good morning, everybody. Unidentified Speaker: Good morning. Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting for February 20 -- I don't even know what day it -- 26? Unidentified Speaker: 27. Chair King: 27, 27. That's how wonderfarl a month 1 am having. Happy Black History Month, everyone. Applause. Chair King: Yes, we are going to begin with our recognition portion of the meeting. I'm going to turn the mic over to our City Manager. City ofMiami Page 4 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Good morning, everyone. And you know, it's not think human nature to want to start off a meeting on what in essence is a little bit of a down note, but felt it was important ahead of the meeting beginning and certainly, you know, ahead of the invocation, and you know, that we pay a little bit of respect and acknowledge we lost four employees within about a two -week period. Untimely, unexpected and I wanted to do a small little tribute to them and a moment of silence ahead of our invocation really just to honor those employees. I mean they range from a 30-year employee that worked in the Law Department all the way to somebody who'd been with us only nine months. Butt really wanted to take a moment, acknowledge them, acknowledge their service to the City, express our condolences to their family members. I think we have a few here. And just say we're incredibly sorry for the loss, but it's a loss to the entire City of Miami family and our co-workers. And we have a very short video recognizing each and every one of them, the role they played, the vital role they played with the City and also their time that they had spent with us. So, Kenia, if you could play that, please. At this time, an audiovisual presentation was made. Mr. Noriega: Do we have any family members here of anybody that passed? I know we have a couple of those employees who have family and/or extended family that still work with the City. So, our thoughts and prayers are certainly with them. So, if we could just get everybody bow their heads for a short while and just kind of do your own reflective acknowledgement and any, you know, incredible memories you may have had of working with each and every one of them. You know, kind of focus in on those and the positives and our prayers go out to them, and obviously, their families. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. Manager. And that is a testament to this thing we call life and how precious it is. And we don 't know from one day to the next who will be with us and who won't. We should always love one another. And we take that for granted. We take this thing called life for granted. We take for granted that you'll wake up tomorrow and all is well, and that is just not the reality for a lot of people. So, I extend my condolences to the families because that leaves a place in your heart .forever when you lose someone you love. [Later...] Chair King: At this time, our city attorney will read his statement for the record. George Wysong (City Attorney): Thank you, Madam -- thank you, Madam Chair. George Wysong, City Attorney. Detailed information about the processes, order of business, rules of procedure, and scheduling or rescheduling of City Commission meetings can be found in Chapter 2, Article 2 of the City Code, a copy of which is available online at www.municode.com. 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Pursuant to advisory legal opinion AGO (Attorney General Opinion) 2020-03 issued on March City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 19, 2020, the Attorney General opined that, consistent with prior Attorney General opinions, a member of the local governing body who is physically unable to attend a meeting because of medical treatment or due to medical reasons can participate and vote in meetings where a quorum of the other members is physically present. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk, would you please read your statement for the record? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 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 or any 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 I 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 these uniform rules and procedures we have established for this meeting? Chair King: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Chair, may I administer the oath? Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Again, good morning. If you are 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 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, do you have any items from this agenda that will be withdrawn or deferred? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Boy do I. I need to make sure everybody -- I'm going to go slow because there's a lot of items here. Make sure you have a lot of ink in your pen here because we're making a lot of changes to the agenda. 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: PH.5, to be deferred to April 10th; PH.10, to be deferred to March 13th; RE. I, to be withdrawn; RE.3, to be indefinitely deferred; FR.1, to be withdrawn; FR.2, to be indefinitely deferred; AC.1, to be withdrawn; AC.2, to be withdrawn; PZ.1, to be deferred to March 13th; PZ.3, to be indefinitely deferred; PZ.4, to be indefinitely deferred; PZ.5, to be indefinitely deferred; PZ.6, to be indefinitely deferred; PZ.9, to be deferred to April 24th; PZ.10, to be withdrawn as per the applicant's request; PZ.11, to be indefinitely deferred; PZ.12, to also be withdrawn per the applicant's request. That concludes the items. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Manager. I'm going to ask my colleagues, Commissioner Pardo, do you have any items? Commissioner Pardo: No, thank you. City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: 1 've got a pocket item later on to announce to people for the Bayfront. Chair King: So, we want to announce the pocket item? Mr. Hannon: I'll announce the pocket item now. Commissioner Gabela has a pocket item regarding the Bayfront Park Management Trust. Commissioner Gabela will be appointing Horacio Stuart Aguirre and Ana Matos to the two at -large seats currently held by Dr. Suarez -- Jorge Suarez -Menendez and Mary Lugo, whose terms have both expired. Chair King: Okay. And Commissioner Reyes, do you have any items that you would like to withdraw or defer? Commissioner Reyes: No, ma'am. No, they have been deferred by the Administration. Chair King: Okay. Mr. Hannon: And my apologies, Chair. I just need to read a brief statement into the record. Pursuant to Section 62-62 -- 62-22 of the City Code, an indefinitely, deferred action initiated by the City will cost the City mail, noticing, advertising, and posting of properties as applicable. Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. I'm going to allow staff to remove the keyboard before I open public comment. Commissioner Pardo: That was great. You guys were awesome. [Later...] Chair King: And I understand that there's a presentation from the Communications Department. After the Communications, I will take the -- because he stepped away, Todd. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): We lost quorum, so we're -- Chair King: It's a presentation. Mr. Hannon: Okay. Chair King: I don't need quorum for the presentation. While they set up, may I have a motion to set the agenda? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Chair King: Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion has been -- the agenda has been set. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: At this time, we will open the floor for public comment. Anyone wishing to speak on behalf of any of the items before us, please come to the lecterns, the podiums. Good morning, Elvis. Elvis Cruz: Good morning, Commissioner. Perhaps -- oh, okay, I'm on. Thank you. Thank you so much. Elvis Cruz, 631 Northeast 57th Street, here on PH.4, Watson Island Park. Watson Island was given to the City of Miami, a gift from the State of Florida in 1919 to be used as a public park. Here you see the 1975 Miami zoning atlas, Watson Park, Parks and Recreation. It should never have been leased. That was a big mistake, leasing away land for money, especially when it's a park, especially when it's a waterfront park. It should never have been on the ballot. There was a $500,000 deceptive ad campaign. Here's one of the signs, vote yes for Watson Island Park. It doesn't mention that by voting yes, you would actually be selling away land that was supposed to be a public park in perpetuity. Notice the drawing. It doesn 't show the 400 foot -tall high-rise condos that the land is being sold in order to allow. Two wrongs don 't make a right. Parks are priceless. We need more, not less. I would ask you to vote down this awful situation. Similarly, here's a 1925 Miami plat map. And you can clearly see the land above the City cemetery, City Park. That is today's Biscayne Park. It has been a City park fbr over a century. Please, keep it as a City park. There are forces at play that want to turn it into school property. The land across the street used to have a public school, Miramar Elementary, but after it was demolished, the land was sold. So, please, keep Biscayne Park as a City park, and if the schools want to build a school, let them buy their own land. We pay a lot of City taxes for schools. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Cristina Beamud: Good morning. My name is Cristina Beamud. I live at 5990 Northeast 5th Avenue in Palm Grove. I'm here to advocate for PZ.7. It's been deferred a couple of times already and it would be very good for me, my family, and our community if this board decided to approve this ordinance. This is important to my family. As you know, the rents in Miami are really unaffordable for people who have mid -range types of careers, and I have such a daughter, and she has a son, and she cannot afford to stay in Miami unless we do something about the rents and the costs of property. So, this would help. I live in an area where we could accommodate an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) for her. She works for a nonprofit. She's exactly the type of person that you really want to attract and for them to stay in this community. She contributes in so many ways, including by providing educational services to middle schoolers in the city of Miami. It's also really good public policy to encourage people to make good use of their land so that families can live comfortably and together and stay here. So, I urge you to pass it and to pass it without any, further delays. And 1 thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Steven Wernick: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. Steve Warnick, I live at 2501 Swanson Avenue, Coconut Grove. I am here today speaking in support of PZ. 7. I'll echo the comments of the prior speaker relating to ADUs. This won't necessarily solve our housing crisis, but this is a very positive step in the right direction. It's an incremental change that we've been studying in the planning community, and here at the City for several years, well thought out. I would make one suggestion. I noticed that there's a minimum lot size for a second story on ADUs of 10,000 square feet. Most lots are less than that. You may want to look at lowering that threshold just because that would allow people to preserve more of the open space in their yards by having a second story. Principal buildings are already allowed a second story in T3. So, just one suggestion, but it's a great effort, great legislation. Appreciate you, Chairwoman, for sponsoring this. And also on PZ.3 and City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 4, which I know are deferred, we appreciate your support and look fonvard to the community workshop. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street, in support of PZ. 7. And I hope that this time we can actually do something very important. And every single one of you, especially Commissioner Gabela, King, and Carollo, and Reyes has property owners who are having issues keeping the property. And this will give them the opportunity to legally create a unit to have the option of having one family member to live with them. We all know that the rent is not going to go low, as much as we wish. So, we need to be conscious about it. Plus, we have a lot of seniors in our areas. They need the help from the family members. So, I think it's very important for us, Commissioner Gabela, we talked about this before, that if people in our areas, that they need the second income. And not just second income, but sometimes seniors need an assistance from their children. So, I think it will be great. I hope that you guys pass it. At the same time, I want to keep advocating for all of those who have an Airbnb next door. Please, we hear this all more often, especially in buildings, are more complicated. But we need to make sure we protect everybody. Whoever purchased a property, is a condo, a house, we don 't want to have people just rolling down with luggages every day and we don't know who they are. So, in that case, please think about it, look at the Miami 21 ordinance and see how can we help those who are in need. About parks, we need parks. Remember the promise that was made to the citizens when we gave away Melreese Park. We give away Melreese and you, as the commissioner who was there, say that we were going to replace it. We're still waiting. And I'm going to remember -- I'm going to remind something fast. Four hundred thousand -- million dollars for the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) in Brickell -- Chair King: Thank you. M. Betancourt: -- they're still not done. Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else here who would like to speak? Monty Trainer: Is this on? Is the sound on this? Oh, now it is. Chair King: Sound, yes. How are you today? Mr. Trainer: Listen, it's getting to be a nice thing here, coming up to the City Commission and getting to speak. And now at this particular juncture, as far as what's going on in the Grove, I think it's more pertinent that I make my voice heard on what we can do in the West Grove. I think now is the time. There are some things happening, you know, like with the laundry properties sold and it's going to be five story. And now I'm getting all kinds of calls for people to relocate. And coming into West Grove, it looks like it would be a natural at this particular juncture. And so, I really, would, I'm just, I'm supporting what we're doing in the Grove now. It's fantastic. It's -- I'm appreciative of all the restaurants that are now high -end restaurants coming into the Grove and seeking spots. They're pushing out some of our restaurants, but it's looking very nice. We've got a great thing going on as far as Coconut Grove. We had a great art festival this year, fantastic. Of course, the weather didn't hurt much, so we had a good time there. And I've always -- Ms. Gibson is always -- we have the same couturier also that we dressed this morning. It's nice though. Manolo, how you doing? (UNINTELLIGIBLE). We're doing pretty well. We're number three. Commissioner Reyes: Nice to -- listen, it's nice to see you fighting like always for Coconut Grove. So nice. So nice. So nice to see you. City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Mr. Trainer: Now listen, cut off that meter. No, I'm not going to stay up here much longer. Butt do want to encourage or help or offer my assistance, whatever 1 can do in the West Grove. I've retired a little bit, from the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. So, now I'm kind of doing my thing in West Grove. And we have a nice little office at 3644. And it's nice. You can have little meetings there and all. And I would encourage you to maybe come by. We'll have lunch. Miguel, you'd like it over there. It's nice. Enjoy. And of course, Damian, you're going to be at West Grove, having a little thing. And I would really encourage our commission now to really look at the West Grove and the nice projects that are coming down the line. 1 know I've spoken to some of you regarding projects and 3710 is a nice project coming along. So, I would look fOrward to meeting with you or having lunch and discussing what we can do in the West Grove and what I can do to help out to facilitate this. So, I've always - - I've always loved what -- the reception I get here at the City Commission. I think it's one of the only city commissions you'll ever find in the country where you get this kind of reception and this open dialogue. I always want to tell you how much I appreciate it. Even though I've been around quite a bit as a restaurateur and all, now I'm trying to do some things in the West Grove and make that part of my legacy. I made an interview years ago in the '70s on what we could do in the West Grove and make it one grove, no east or west. And I think that opportunity is coming, and I want to be part of it if l possibly can. So, I think Ms. Gibson is going to come up. And she was on our board for so many years at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. I think she was -- 30-something years. But anyway, once again, thanks. I appreciate it. I look forward to working with everybody. I've enjoyed it. I want to continue enjoying it. Thank you. You want to use my cart? Thelma Gibson: No. Let me say good morning to everybody. You know, I always have to ask the Clerk for a couple of moments o f personal privilege because I always go over time. But I have to get up here and tell you. Oh, and Chairperson King, and to our newest commissioner that have not met, Commissioner Gabela, welcome to City Hall. We're happy to have you here. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you. Ms. Gibson: And of course, my own commissioner, who I have met, butt haven't been down here since he's been here. And of course, my friend over there in the corner hiding, Commissioner Reyes. I have you on my prayer list, you know. But have to always take -- Commissioner Reyes: Thank you. Ms. Gibson: -- this moment to say thank you to the Clerk and his staff to our Manager and his staff, and of course, of course, the attorneys and everybody who take care of our city. And I always have to say good morning to the congregation who 's sitting out here, the audience. I call them a congregation, you know, that's the episcopal church in me. But always come before this Commission to ask for something special. And this is really special for us, the 3710 Grand Avenue project. Oh, I moved it. Oh, sorry. This 3710 project that we want to do in Coconut Grove. These young people have been working on this. And this 98-year-old woman just decides that, you know, you have to always say something in favor of these projects in our community. Because I've watched them tear down apartment building after apartment building. And people have had to go all the way down to Florida City and Homestead to find housing. And we want to be able to bring these people back to Coconut Grove, to Little Bahamas in Coconut Grove. And I think that all of you will agree with me that this is the best project that you've heard about in a long time for everybody to have affordable housing. They're going to buy their homes. And it's just so much -- City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Unidentified Speaker: Excuse me, (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Ms. Gibson: Somehow I moved the microphone. They always bring it back to me. But we just want everybody to know it's important that we have this. And our commissioner needs to spend most of his money that he's getting from here on this project. So, we're hoping that you'll allow him to do that. Commissioner Reyes, I know you hear me. I don't know where Commissioner Carollo is, butt also have him on my prayer list. You don't have to have everybody know that Commissioner Carollo was the mayor back in 1997 when he decided that should be the person to serve as interim on this Commission. And not only that, 1 had to have a majority vote. Everybody had to vote for me. And that was because Commissioner Carollo, the mayor then, he was mayor of the City then. And so, I was able to serve those four months and know what you're going through up here. So, I just thank you for all that you're able to do for us in Little Bahamas, and ask that you approve this project that's coming before you. And I'm not going to take any more time to try to explain the project, because they have done that., and we'd just like to say thank you in advance. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: Thelma, Thelma, thank you for your service and God bless you. Ms. Gibson: Beg your pardon? Chair King: She said -- he said thank you for your service and God bless. Good morning, sir. Reynold Martin: Good morning. Reynold Martin, 3325 Percival Avenue, Coconut Grove. I'm the chair of GRACE, Grove Rights and Community Equity, and a vice chair -- vice president of HOATA (Homeowners and Tenants Association) in the West Grove. And I had a chance to hear the presentation by the proponents of Grove Landing, and we are excited. We wish there was more time to evaluate this, but we are excited. This is something that is very great that's coming to our community. We would love for you to slow down a little bit, but in the meantime, I want to hear more. I want to work with these group of people to see if we can do something very nice in the Grove to bring back the community that I was raised in. I thank you if you consider this, and we welcome the opportunity to work with this group. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Merline Barton: Good morning. Merline Barton, Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, 3640 Grand Avenue. By God's grace and Mrs. Gibson's blessings, 1 have been able to work for the residents of West Coconut Grove for over 35 years in affordable housing, business development, and social services. Today I'm here and I thank you -- first, let me thank you, Commissioner Pardo, and ask -- and thank you for reviewing the project. Mr. Martin, yes, there's more to come. But ask everyone to please, Commissioners, support this project. This may be the last time that residents of West Coconut Grove will be able to stay and live in Coconut Grove and come back to Coconut Grove. As you can imagine, in over 35 years, some of our younger students who went away to study and have graduated in whatever area would love to come back to the Grove. This project has been -- the partners in this project did a lot of soul-searching. How could they help our community maintain some of our residents and bring them back in housing? They can't afford the rents that are out there right now. So, Commissioner Pardo, for the first time, 63 of these 70 proposed units at 3710 Grand Landing, 63, which is 90 percent, will be affordable. Of that 63, I'm not too good at math, but 65 percent will be eventual homeownership for our people, for people like me to be able to enjoy later years in life as a resident and the City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Bahamian culture and all of the things that come with that, the beauty, be able to live in a community with some peace of mind and comfort. I could go on and on, but I urge you all, Commissioner Reyes, you're in my prayers too, please support Commissioner Pardo's initiative, support this development. I thank you all. You've always supported us, and we thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Carolyn Donaldson: Good morning, Commissioners. How are you? I'm Carolyn Donaldson. I am the vice chair for GRACE, but I'm also the finance officer for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, which is the oldest black church in Miami - Dade County. And I just wanted to express our support for PH.11 this morning. However, I do want to acknowledge that the short 72-hour notice that we received was not ample time for us to fully engage our board nor the church community, but our support comes with the understanding that the goal of providing affordable housing in West Grove certainly aligns with our vision and our mission, both for the church community and as well as GRACE's support in the community. Certainly, the goals of a non-profit to come in and share this vision with us is quite encouraging for the community. However, at the same time, Ilea that it is essential that we ensure the community's voice is central in this process and that our support does not negate or bypass the need to fully engage the community in the negotiation of community benefits. A CBA (Community Benefits Agreement) is critical to this process, but I think the community should definitely have a voice and ensure that their input shapes the future of this project and any affordable housing projects going forward. Good morning. Thank you. Chair King: Good morning and thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else here who would like to speak? Good morning. Darlene Fajardo: Sony. Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Darlene Fajardo, resident at 3720 Kumquat Avenue. I've lived in the Grove for over 25 years, and I work in an architecture fine locally here in the City of Miami and I wanted to speak in favor of PH.11. I agree with the words of my prior constituents that it's a great effort. I really want to commend Commissioner Pardo and the City of Miami for taking the time and mobilizing in times recently to unify the Grove East and West and to make sure that there is a continuity of the commercial corridors. I also wanted to -- my only recommendation would be not only about giving better notice, but also make a condition, not only for affordable housing, for homeownership programs, but also to honor the Bahamian culture and kind ofjust reinforce what Appendix A already says, to protect, you know, the Bahamian Caribbean style and make sure that you incorporate that and enforce that if you guys do extend the loan to the developers, just to make sure that we do preserve the historic nature of this entire -- of this entire community. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Jihad S. Rashid: Good morning, Commission. My name is Jihad S. Rashid. I reside at 3629 Grand Avenue. In regards to PH.11, that project has been presented. It's very -- it contains a lot of great aspirational aspects of it. One part of it that I want to encourage is the proper, thorough community engagement. And we have to take note of those who are supportive of the project should be people who vote and live in District 2. A lot of times we have a lot of advocation -- advocacy for those -- for certain projects, but it's necessary, very necessary, to engage the project. And since we're dealing with public monies and we're dealing with a waiver of notice and participation and issues of transfer of land and profits, requires more transparency and more discussion. The project, I am very impressed with the aspirational aspects City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 of it, but the devil is in the details. And we have to do our due diligence, and a lot of us in this room have labored half our adult lives. 1 have myself for over 35, 40 years. So, anything that presents itself as something good for maintaining the tenure and the handle of the legacy residents is very important, but we should not, we should not take shortcuts, and we should have the proper engagement in the proper way for this thing. So, I will ask you to defer it and with the stipulation that they get with the proper things. And mindful, the preeminent agencies, organizations in this community have not passed any resolutions, even though it's been said there's been support of it, support of it, but not according to their bylaws. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else here who would like to speak for public comment? Good morning, ma'am. Claudia Damo: Hello. Hello. My name is Claudia Damo. I'm here representing Biscayne Beach Condominiums. I don't know what the topic is right now, butt came here to speak regarding the hours of operation for the development next door, Villa Miami. They're starting construction at 6 a.m. I don't know if that's -- why they're doing that, but we can't even sit outside and drink a cup of coffee before the sun comes out. Chair King: I'm going to direct you to our Code Department. That issue is not on our agenda, but I can have someone from Code speak to you and you can address that with them, share your concerns, and they can tell you what can be done to alleviate that issue. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Yeah, we're going to have -- Ace will spend some time with you. Chair King: Ace will speak to you. Mr. Noriega: It's a noise waiver issue so -- for construction, so -- Ace handles that. Ms. Damo: Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Thank you. for coming. Is there anyone else here who would like to speakfbr public comment? Seeing none, I am going to close the public comment period. AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: 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 14 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 CA.1 17131 Department of Police CA.2 17154 Department of Police CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING A DONATION TO THE "DO THE RIGHT THING" PROGRAM, IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,000.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND, PROJECT NUMBER 19-690001, AWARD 1169, AND ACCOUNT CODE 12500.191602.883000.0.0, SUCH EXPENDITURES HAVING BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES PROVIDED IN SECTION 932.7055, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0048 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "ONLINE STING OPERATIONS GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ("FDLE"), IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,895.71, WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED, TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND SOFTWARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO ONLINE STING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TARGET INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF CHILDREN ONLINE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH FDLE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR ANY OTHER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD AGREEMENT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0049 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 CA.3 RESOLUTION 17072 Department of Police, Department of Fire -Rescue and Department of Code Compliance A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID ("IFB") NO. 1767386 FOR THE PURCHASE OF BADGES, WALLETS AND INSIGNIAS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FROM THE APPARENT LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, GLOBAL TRADING, INC., ("GLOBAL TRADING") FOR AN INITIAL CONTRACT TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE END USER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0050 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. CA.4 RESOLUTION 17143 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING SIX (6) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS OF DEDICATION AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("DEEDS"), 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-25-0051 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 CA.5 RESOLUTION 17235 Department of Risk Management CA.6 17186 Office of the City Attorney A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ("RFQ") NO. 1733386, ESTABLISHING A PRE -QUALIFIED POOL ("POOL") FOR THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ("SERVICES") FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADD ADDITIONAL FIRMS THAT MEET THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE RFQ TO THE POOL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH ALL PRE -QUALIFIED FIRMS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, THE ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0052 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY JEAN ANTOINE WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE TOTAL SUM OF $70,000.00 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 JEAN ANTOINE VS. CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CASE NO.: 22-23098 CA 32 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-25-0053 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. END OF CONSENT AGENDA City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: We have our CA (Consent Agenda) items. Gentlemen, are there any items, CA.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Gabela: I'm good. Chair King: No? Commissioner Pardo: I'm good. Chair King: No? Commissioner Reyes, you're good? Commissioner Reyes: I'm good and 1 move it. Chair King: May I have a motion to approve CA.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I've got a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS PH.1 RESOLUTION 17240 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PLAT TITLED "ISLAND BAY," A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FOR THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "1," SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE PLAT AND STREET COMMITTEE AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AND THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 55-8 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLAT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT AND CAUSE THE RECORDATION OF THE PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0054 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: Of the PH (Public Hearing) items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? We have PH.1, PH.4, PH.6, PH.7, PH.8, PH.9, PH.11, and -- Commissioner Gabela: Sorry, can you -- Chair King: From the PH items. Do you have any item from the PH items that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair? Chair King: Commissioner Reyes? Commissioner Reyes: Madam Chair? Yes, I have to -- we have to -- in -- FR.4 -- Unidentified Speaker: RE.4. Commissioner Reyes: -- RE.4, before the PH in order to be able to -- Chair King: Right, right. So, you -- Commissioner Reyes: Absolutely. Chair King: -- want to discuss RE.4 first. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. I respectfully request that we take RE.4 and then we take the PH. Chair King: Okay, yeah, no, I have to. I have to take RE.4 before we can address PH 2 or 3. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Commissioner Reyes: Sure. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Sorry, before PH 8 and PH.7. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair King: PH8, oh, I'm sorry. Okay. You know what, I put it with the page number and not the item. Todd knows what I'm talking about. It's PH7 and 8, right? Mr. Hannon: Yes, ma'am. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair King: That is RE.4 has to go -- Mr. Hannon: So, it'll be RE.4, PH.8, and PH7. Chair King: Right. Okay, so are there any other items on the PH items that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Reyes: No, ma'am. Commissioner Pardo: No. Commissioner Gabela: What are we pulling? Which ones? Chair King: We -- we have to take RE -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no, yeah, I heard that, but are we pulling any -- Chair King: No. They said no. Commissioner Gabela: Okay. I'm good. Chair King: Well, I do have one comment for PH.11. Commissioner Pardo, there was some folks that came up and said that they wanted more community input. I just want to know how you feel about that. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. I'm okay with it for a lot of different reasons, but this also still has to go to the Loan Committee, and it has more discussion around it, but I'm -- I'm, fine with it. Unfortunately, also a couple of the organizations sued the City of Miami, and it's prevented us from having a presence there and doing some of that, you know, kind of work. So, I understand why they would say that, but we're going to make sure that we have a healthy discussion, and we go back out on these issues and do some more forums in the community. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Can I? There was an amendment to PH.11, did that get introduced by any chance because I had stepped away? Mr. Hannon: So, yes, before we get to the vote, all that will be stated on the record. Mr. Noriega: Okay, just wanted to make sure -- just wanted to make sure you have it. Mr. Hannon: Just trying to make sure what we have in play. Chair, if you don't mind, I was just going to read what we have in play? Chair King: Okay. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH.2 17180 Department of Fire - Rescue Mr. Hannon: Other than PH.7 and 8, which would be in a -- you know, outside of a block vote. So, 1 have in play, PH.1, PH.2, which is to be amended to add the City Manager's memo as an exhibit, PH.3, PH 4, PH.6, which is to be amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated February 26, 2025, PH.9 and PH.11, PH 11 to be amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated February 26th, 2025. That's what I have in play at the PHs. Chair King: Correct. Okay. May I have a -- Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: -- and a second? So, I have a motion and a second for PH.I, PH.2 as amended, PH.3, PH.4, PH.6, as amended, PH.9, PH11, as amended. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR - FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, AUTHORIZING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) WINGTRAONE PACKAGE EMPTY GEN II FIXED WING DRONES ("WINGTRAONE DRONES"), FROM LENGEMANN CORPORATION ("LENGEMANN"), TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS OF THE FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT ("FIRE -RESCUE"), SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING, THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0057 City ofMiami Page 21 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.2, please see Item PH.1. PH.3 RESOLUTION 17155 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND WRITTEN FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE, WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING METHODS AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"); AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF URBAN FORESTRY SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL TREEKEEPER INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM AND CONSULTANT SERVICES ("TREEKEEPER"), FROM DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP, INC. ("DRG") FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS ("RPW"), ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, THEREAFTER RENEWABLE ANNUALLY, SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL FINDING OF SOLE SOURCE BY THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER AND APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 36000.201000.664000.0.0 OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGET APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0058 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.3, please see Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH.4 RESOLUTION 17248 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, APPROVE, AND EXECUTE, AS APPLICABLE, A FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, A FIRST AMENDMENT TO RETAIL COMPONENT GROUND LEASE, A FIRST AMENDMENT TO PARKING COMPONENT GROUND LEASE, AND A SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MIXED USE PROJECT DECLARATION, EACH WITH RESPECT TO A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 888 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PROPERTY"), A PARTIAL RELEASE AND MODIFICATION OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN DEED NO. 19447 ("PARTIAL RELEASE"), BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND, THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ("FDEP"), AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ANCILLARY THERETO, WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION BY A 4/5TH AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY BY BH3 IG DEVELOPER LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("DEVELOPER"), ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS, AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO FINALIZE REQUIRED PERMITTING, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIAL RELEASE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE SUCH TRANSACTIONS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0059 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.4, please see "Public Comment For Allltem(s)" and Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH.5 RESOLUTION 17246 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-C OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH ECORESILIENCY MIAMI, LLC ("DEVELOPER") FOR THE SALE, UPON SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CLOSING CONDITIONS, OF +5.4 ACRES OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1111 PARROT JUNGLE TRAIL ("PROPERTY") FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES, IN EXCHANGE FOR CANCELLATION OF THE EXISTING LEASE AND CONSIDERATION EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($135,000,000.00), INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW +13.3-ACRE PUBLIC WATERFRONT PARK ON THE REMAINDER OF PROPERTY AT A COST TO DEVELOPER OF THIRTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ($37,000,000.00), PAYMENTS TC CITY OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00) AT CLOSING AND ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) PER YEAR PER PHASE WITH ANNUAL ESCALATIONS OF THREE PERCENT (3%) AND A PRESENT VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED TEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($110,875,024) OVER NINETY-NINE YEARS), AND CERTAIN COMMUNITY BENEFITS VALUED AT THIRTY-FOUR MILLION SIX -HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($34,600,000), INCLUDING PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00) FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PARTIAL RELEASE AND MODIFICATION OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN DEED NO. 19447 BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND ("STATE"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A QUIT -CLAIM DEED TO DEVELOPER, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING, THAT SUCH SALE AND CONVEYANCE BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE OTHER ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PH.5 was deferred to the April 10, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.5, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH.6 RESOLUTION 17244 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SUBSTATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT ("EASEMENT AGREEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND THE FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION ("FPL"), FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EASEMENTS ON PORTIONS OF THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBERS 01- 3132-000-0090 AND 01-3132-000-0105, MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTY"), CONTAINING A COMBINED TOTAL SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY NINETY-THREE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE (93,459) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ELECTRIC SUBSTATION AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, ATTACHMENTS AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY AND FOR UTILITY COMMUNICATION PURPOSES AND OTHER USES CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SUBSTATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ABOVE GROUND AND UNDERGROUND WIRES, POLES, BREAKERS, BUS, RELAY VAULT, TOWERS, CABLES, CONDUITS, FIBER, ANCHORS, GUYS, CONVEYANCE PIPES RELATED TO THE EXFILTRATION SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, ATTACHMENTS AND APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, TRANSFORMERS, BUILDINGS, FENCES, ROADS, DRIVEWAY, TRAILS, LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION, ATTACHMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSES, AND OTHER USES CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY SUBSTATION (COLLECTIVELY, "SUBSTATION FACILITIES"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE IN SUCH EASEMENT AGREEMENT A PERPETUAL NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS ROAD EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO THE SUBSTATION FACILITIES THROUGH THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINING A TOTAL SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE (347,169) SQUARE FEET, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID EASEMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AGREEMENTS FOR TEMPORARY STAGING AREAS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS TRANSACTION; DISPENSING OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 18-179 BASED UPON THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS THAT COMPETITIVE BIDDING METHODS ARE FUTILE FOR THE REASON THAT ONLY ONE POSSIBLE BIDDER COULD BE CHOSEN, AS FURTHER DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "C;" DECLARING CITY CODE SECTION 18-182(A) AS INAPPLICABLE; ACCEPTING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF SUCH EASEMENTS TO AN AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT YET TO BE DETERMINED, SUBJECT TO NECESSARY BUDGETARY APPROVALS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0060 City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.6, please see Item PH.1. PH.7 RESOLUTION 17237 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 FINDINGS, 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 AND APPROPRIATION OF MIAMI FOREVER BOND ("MFB") PROGRAM FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($5,700,000.00) FROM THE DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF MFB FUNDS ("FUNDS") TO 5350 FLAGLER STREET, LLC ("DEVELOPER"), TO CONSTRUCT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED AT 5350 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PROJECT"), SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC") AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE HCLC APPROVAL (COLLECTIVELY, "HCLC APPROVAL"), AND 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 NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE, SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF HCLC'S WRITTEN APPROVAL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0061 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: May I have a motion, for PH.7? City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. PH.8 RESOLUTION 17238 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CHARTER"), AND SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NINETY NINE (99) YEAR GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND 5350 FLAGLER STREET, LLC; ("DEVELOPER") ON THE CITY -OWNED PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 5350 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE ELDERLY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT FOR LOW- INCOME SENIORS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; SUCH LEASE SUBJECT UPON SUCCESSFUL REMEDIATION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, IF ANY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0062 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: May I have a motion for PK 7 and PH.8? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: Does -- wait a minute, does it have to go individually? Commissioner Reyes: Second. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 George Wysong (City Attorney): That's fine. As long as they're -- the -- as long as they're voted together, that's fine. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And -- understood. Mr. Wysong: Well, actually, no. Mr. Hannon: Individually? Mr. Wysong: I'm sorry. Let's do PH.8 first and then PH.7. Mr. Hannon: Yes. Chair King: Okay. May I have a motion for PH.8? Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. PH.9 RESOLUTION 17231 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 ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS ATTACHMENT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONERS SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI -POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API"), IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($230,000.00), TO THE FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND LEADERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("FOCAL"), IN SUPPORT OF THE FOCAL MOORE PARK LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0063 City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.9, please see Item PH.1. PH.10 RESOLUTION 17245 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE and Mayor VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-86(A)(3)(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROGRAMMING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ("PPA") BETWEEN THE CITY AND BELAFONTE TACOLCY CENTER INCORPORATED, A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, TO PROVIDE PARK PROGRAMMING SERVICES, INCLUDING AFTER - SCHOOL TUTORING, COUNSELING, COMPUTER EDUCATION AND SPORTS SERVICES AT THE CITY -OWNED BELAFONTE TACOLCY CENTER PARK, LOCATED AT 6161 NORTHWEST 9 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PURPOSE") FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2039; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SERVICE AUTHORIZATION LETTERS AND TO NEGOTIATE AND TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, TO IMPLEMENT ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID PPA; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($100,675.00) FOR THE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NO. 00001.291001.882000.0000.0000, WITH FUTURE FISCAL YEARS FUNDING SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PH.10 was continued to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PH.11 16840 Commissioners and Mayor Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.IO, please see "Order of the Day." RESOLUTION 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 "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; ALLOCATING FUNDING AS A LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($7,200,000.00) FROM THE DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM ("GRANT"), TO COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("DEVELOPER"), FOR THE DEVELOPER TO ACQUIRE ONE (1) OR MORE OF THE PARCELS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "C," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, ON WHICH THE DEVELOPER WILL CAUSE TO BE CONSTRUCTED A NEW MIXED -USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO BE KNOWN AS 3710 GROVE LANDING COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ("PROJECT") THAT WILL CONTAIN NO FEWER THAN FORTY-EIGHT (48) CITY ASSISTED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WHOSE ANNUAL INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN NINETY- FIVE PERCENT (95%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME ("AMI") AS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC APPROVAL") AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AND IN THE HCLC APPROVAL; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND MFE FUNDS, AND SUBJECT TO THE PROJECT RECEIVING HCLC APPROVAL AND THE DEVELOPER FULFILLING, IN A TIMELY MANNER, ANY AND ALL TERMS, REQUIREMENTS, AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION AND THE HCLC APPROVAL WHICH MAY BE IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION, IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE THE CITY'S MFE FUNDING TO THE PROJECT IN THE FORM OF A LOAN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0064 City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.11, please see "Public Comment For AllItem(s)" and Item PH.1. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 RE - RESOLUTIONS RE.1 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: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.1, please see "Order of the Day." RE.2 RESOLUTION 17239 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-82(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, CLASSIFYING TWO (2) FORD E 350, MODEL YEAR 2013, EQUIPMENT NUMBERS 213133 AND 213132, VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS 1FBSS3BL9DDA38793 AND 1 FBSS3BLODDA38794 AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("VANS"), AS CATEGORY "A" SURPLUS STOCK; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DONATE SAID VANS TO GREATER MIAMI AND SOUTH FLORIDA, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE SAID DONATION. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0065 City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: Now of the -- we only have two RE (Resolution) items, RE.2 and RE.4. Would you like to pull any of these items for discussion? Commissioner Pardo: No. Chair King: Commissioner Reyes? Commissioner Reyes: No. Chair King: May I have a motion JroRE.2 and RE.4? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And I apologise, Chair. Mr. City Attorney, are you comfortable with the block vote on RE.4? Does RE.4 need to be voted on individually? George Wysong (City Attorney): RE.4, no, I'm comfortable with the block voting. It's just that RE.4 had to, as you indicated, be done before PH 7 and 8. Mr. Hannon: Understood. I just wanted to make sure. Mr. Wysong: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair King: And a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 RE.3 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: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.3, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 RE.4 RESOLUTION 17236 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DE -OBLIGATION OF MIAMI FOREVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED AD VALOREM BOND FUNDS ("MFB FUNDS") IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,800,000.00) FROM THE FLAGLER VILLAS AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS LOCATED AT 5215 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROJECT") AND THE RETURN OF THE DE -OBLIGATED MFB FUNDS TO THE DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE, SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ("HCD") AND THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC") APPROVALS; FINDING THAT THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF THE MFB FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL APPROVAL; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AS NECESSARY AND APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; 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. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0066 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.4, please see Item RE.2. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 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: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.1, please see "Order of the Day." FR.2 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: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 17264 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION," BY CREATING SECTION 2-40 PROVIDING FOR A REQUIREMENT THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST DISCLOSE ANY SEALED OR EXPUNGED ARREST(S) WITH THE DETAILS OF SUCH ARRESTS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Carollo to adopt agenda item FR.3. The motion did not receive a second therefore Commissioner Carollo's motion died for lack of a second. Chair King: Gentlemen, we are now down to our first reading items. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read, for the record, the titles of our first reading items for consideration? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. Chair King: Oh, wait a minute. What is this? Okay, read the titles for the record. Mr. Wysong: FR.1 was withdrawn. FR.2 was indefinitely deferred. FR.3. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: FR.4. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That's the end of the FR (First Reading). Chair King: Thank you. Because the sponsor of the item is not here, I would request that we defer these items until later in the meeting, because I understand the sponsor will be here shortly. Okay. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Or you could just table. We'll table it. Chair King: We'll table it. Just table it. Commissioner Gabela: Table it for later on, correct? Chair King: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. [Later...] Vice Chair Carollo: Chairwoman, I've been hearing in the last year so much the word transparency, transparency, transparency. Well, I want to help everybody be transparent. And this is why I placed most of these items in ordinance. I had asked the City Attorney's Office to prepare them as best as they thought that they could be prepared at the time that they were prepared. And one of them is a very simple City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 ordinance that I think in any American city there would be no problems in approving it. Maybe Miami is different. I don't know. And that is that if there is anyone that is an elected official, and mind you, we're not saying that this is a requirement that they have to do it before they file. We're saying that if you are an elected official now, sitting up here now, or an elected official in the future and you have a sealed law enforcement record, that it should be declared by the individuals with certain information so that there could be full transparency. Now, the difference between sealed and not sealed, that when records are not sealed, whether someone has been convicted or not convicted, arrested falsely, they're out in the open. There's transparency that anybody could look at them and talk about them. Like you've seen here, little Billy come numerous times talking about me, like the political action committee that Mr. Pardo opened up, attacks me on a weekly basis with the name of the political action committee. I'm glad that they're at least abiding by the law on that one, with the same thing. But again, what we're talking here are sealed records. I would think that that transparency should be out there for the public. That's one ordinance. The other one is a very similar ordinance for senior staff members of elected officials, that if they have any sealed records, the same thing shall apply to them. And the addition that all future employees of any elected official of this city would have a full police background check done and a drug test. Approximately two years ago, on my behalf and request, we went ahead and started implementing a background check on employees of City elected officials, something that was not being done before. However, that could be changed overnight if there's not an ordinance in place for that. And we still do not have anything that provides for drug testing for the senior staff members and other employees of elected officials. And that's the second ordinance. And I'm not going to get into much more. Chairwoman, this is very simple. Two ordinances that could be agreed upon, not agreed upon. I would make a motion. If there's no second, that's the end of it, and that's the way democracy is. Chair King: I have a motion. Vice Chair Carollo: It's a motion. Chair King: Do I have a second? I have a motion. I don't have a second. This is for FR.3 and 4. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Correct. Can we do them together or do they have to be separate? George Wysong (City Attorney): You can do them together. We read the titles into the record already, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. All right. Chair King: So, that's for FR.3 and FR.4. I have a motion. Do I have a second? Items fail for no second. Vice Chair Carollo: Alright. Thank you, Chairwoman. Chair King: Would you like to take up PZ.8? Vice Chair Carollo: If for any reason we have any elected official up here that -- or senior staff member of any elected official that would have a sealed record that would like to be fully transparent and disclose it, they're certainly open to it. No one's holding you back. Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Can I -- can I comment on this? I'd like to make a brief comment after the commissioner spoke. City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: Absolutely. Commissioner Gabela: It boggles the mind, me especially, you know, and I don't know if you guys are, you know, Commissioner Reyes or Commissioner Pardo, I'm reminded last year, you, Commissioner Carollo, you were putting -- nominating somebody, to be a director in Bayfront Trust Park and when you were going to nominate that person, somebody came to me before coming over here that day and gave me a document on the gentleman that I did not want to use because I'm not into that, I don't like to character assassinate up here, I'm not a prosecutor, I'm not into that. And I said to that person, no thank you, you know, I'm not that and I'm not going to do that. But you, you knew that that person had a problem and yet you appointed him to the Bayfront Trust, which is fine by me, you voted for it, I think you voted for it also, you know? And then all of a sudden, this year, that same person you have a problem with, okay, and you fired that person and now -- Vice Chair Carollo: I did not fire him, sir. You know that. Commissioner Gabela: Let me finish, sir. Chair King: Commissioner, please allow him to speak without interruption. Please. Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: You're going to get your chance. And so, you weren't interested then. All of a sudden now, this year, a year later, after you fired the gentleman, by the way, you knew of the gentleman's problems because you had him as your chief of staff. And by doing this, I don't want to mention names because I am not up here to demean the gentleman's character, okay? There's no necessary, [sic] for that kind of thing. But I'm just saying what is the record. You brought it up here, you know, and, you know, we voted for the gentleman. The gentleman was your director in Bayfront Trust, and then you and the director apparently had a problem, I don't know, I wasn't there, hut I'm just saying you had a problem. Now the gentleman has turned against you, and he's got a lawsuit against the City of Miami and against you. And all of a sudden then you bring this up. So, you weren't interested a year ago in this kind of thing, but all of a sudden now you are. I wonder, and I'm just scared, whether you're trying to now assassinate this gentleman's character by bringing this up, you know, because it seems to me, you know, that you're bringing this up for a reason, and I got no problem with this, but here's the problem. Number one, I've been advised, and we all have I think by George Wysong, that the expunged record thing, this is a thing that's against, you know, you can't do it because you can't trump state law, and it is state law after all. So, even if we did pass it, it wouldn't work. We can't implement it. There would be lawsuits left and right, which I for one am trying to keep the City out of lawsuits because 1 think we've had many lawsuits in the past with a certain commissioner, I don't think we need anymore. So, my point is, you know, when you bring this up, you know, again, I say what happened last year that you weren't interested in this kind of stuff and now this year all of a sudden, you're interested in all this transparency and all this stuff. It just seems odd to me anyway, and I'll let it go with that. Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: If may briefly answer, Chair. Chair King: Yes, although I want to point out, because I see Todd looking at us, and we had a motion, we had discussion, the motion failed, so it's not on the table. I see him looking at me. There's -- I'm going to allow, because I allowed Commissioner Gabela to speak -- Commissioner Gabela: Thank you. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: -- so I will allow for the rebuttal. And I didn't want to cut him off -- Commissioner Gabela: Thank you. Chair King: -- but I knew in the moment that there needed no further discussion because we didn't take up the item. It failed. But go ahead, Commissioner. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you, Chairwoman. Number one, the individual that you are talking about never had a sealed record. His record was not sealed. What we're talking about here is a sealed record. The individual that you're talking about did not have a conviction or minor misdemeanor, even though if I would have seen the police report on that misdemeanor, how it happened and so on, I would have had probably a difference of opinion, like after I've seen it now. So, one thing has got nothing to do with the other. This gentleman did not have a sealed record, but there are some in this building that do have sealed records, and they're the ones that want to be more pious than pious, talk about transparency all the time, but, boy, they don't want to divulge it. They want to pretend that they're marching with the Saints. So, I'll leave it at that, Commissioner. Commissioner Gabela: But Commissioner -- Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Gabela: -- the whole point is -- Chair King: Through the Chair. Commissioner Gabela: -- that if there was a record -- Chair King: Through the Chair. Commissioner Gabela: -- you voted for him anyway -- Chair King: Commissioner -- Commissioner Gabela: -- what's the point if there would have been. Chair King: -- through the Chair. Commissioner Gabela, through the Chair. Commissioner Gabela: I don't understand it. Chair King: IfI may recognize you, through the Chair. Okay. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, okay, I'm sorry. Can I be recognized through the Chair, Madam Chair? Chair King: Through the Chair. Commissioner Gabela: So -- Vice Chair Carollo: So, I could go back again, right? Chair? Chair King: I'm -- Commissioner Gabela: Very simple -- Chair King: This is going to be the last one. Commissioner Gabela -- City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Yes, ma'am. Chair King: -- and then you can respond, because there is no item before us. There's no need for us to be talking about this because the item failed. I do not like when we get into these personality -- Commissioner Gabela: You know -- you know what? Chair King: -- back and forths. Commissioner Gabela: You're right. I feel love today from the choir that was here, and you know, I feel love today. So, you know what, you're right. Chair King: Let's move on. Commissioner Gabela: Let's leave it there. I apologize. Chair King: Let's move on. FR.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 17265 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION," BY CREATING SECTION 2-41 PROVIDING FOR A REQUIREMENT THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE ELECTED OFFICIALS' SENIOR STAFF MUST DISCLOSE ANY SEALED OR EXPUNGED ARREST(S), WITH DETAILS OF SAID ARRESTS, AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT ALL FUTURE EMPLOYEES IN AN ELECTED OFFICIALS OFFICE MUST CONSENT TO AND UNDERGO A LEVEL 2 BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRUG TEST PRIOR TO ANY OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Carollo to adopt agenda item FR.4. The motion did not receive a second therefore Commissioner Carollo's motion died for lack of a second. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.4, please see Item FR.3. END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 AC.1 17196 Office of the City Attorney AC - ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSIONS ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE FEBRUARY 27, 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 MARGUERITE SNYDER; AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL RAQUEL A. RODRIGUEZ ESQ., ANGEL CORTIIVAS, 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 43 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item AC.I, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 AC.2 17255 Office of the City Attorney ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE FEBRUARY 27, 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 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 45 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item AC.2, please see "Order of the Day." END OF ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSIONS City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 DI.1 17035 City Manager's Office DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE 2025 AGENDA DEADLINES. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: 2025 agenda deadlines. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): I'll just be brief This is more for me to sort of recap and remind the Commission as it relates to agenda items. Back in 2020, the Commission passed a resolution allowing for a seven-day advance notice or a submittal for new agenda items, seven business days ahead of a commission meeting. I just want to reiterate that because we kind of -- you know, the agenda office has a very limited amount of time to finalize the agenda. We get a lot of last-minute items that get thrown into the mix. So, if we can, you know, sort of reinforce that reso (resolution) in terms of the timeliness of when agenda items get -- are submitted, because there are days that that night of the seventh day ahead of I'm getting texts to approve items at midnight. I mean, we've had those days, right? So -- and look, it happens, and there are items that definitely need to -- that have a sense of urgency. You also have the provision within the code which still does allow for pocket items if we have an emergency item as well, which would certainly allow the commission and our electeds to put legislation forward if we did indeed have an emergency item that needed to be addressed. So, I just wanted to kind of reinforce the timing and the deadline. Chair King: I want to -- I would like to echo that. As the chair, the pocket items come before me. I'm very strict about if there is not a time sensitivity, because pocket items don't give the community an opportunity to review the item, it just comes before them. With what the manager is asking for, our consideration, I agree. We should not be putting agenda items, giving them the day of print at 4:30. It's not fair to the staff. It's not fair to the City Attorney'' Office to review the items. So, I would impose the same consideration. If it is not time sensitive, I would not accept them. You have to go through the process. That's why we have a process and that's why we are able to vet, the City Attorney's Office, whichever department falls under. So, if it is not time sensitive and you haven't allowed for the seven-day rule for the staff to prepare it, I would say do not accept it. Do not accept it. It's not fair to staff It's up to us to plan properly for our work. And the difference between one commission meeting and another commission meeting, it could be diligent on staff. So, guys, if we can adhere to the policy, let's do so. And 1 would ask the manager and the City Attorney's Office to hold us to the fire. If it is not time sensitive, it doesn't go if you haven't allotted the amount of time required per policy. Vice Chair Carollo: Chairwoman. Chair King: Good morning. Vice Chair Carollo: Good morning, ma'am. I agree with what you're saying, Chairwoman. The policy has always, always been that pocket items are supposed to be true emergency items. So, I agree with the Chairwoman. If it's not a true emergency item, it should not be placed in the agenda, it should be placed on the following meeting. Having said that, do we have any true emergency items that were not in the agenda that we originally had? City ofMiami Page 47 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: We only had one pocket item and there was a time sensitivity for that, for board considerations and budget and budget deadlines, et cetera, et cetera. So that one went. And we have pretty much concluded the agenda with the exception of your items. We left those for you. PZ.8 is the only PZ (Planning and Zoning) item. We can go backwards. We didn't want to take any items that you sponsored. Vice Chair Carollo: I appreciate it. So, the rest of the agenda has been done. Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Congratulations. It went quick this morning. Chair King: It did. Vice Chair Carollo: I would imagine we didn't have too many people that came to speak today. Chair King: No, we didn't have, but we had a spirit -filled meeting with our Black History Program. Vice Chair Carollo: I hear that. Chair King: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you for providing that for us. I'm sorry I was not able to be here for it. DI.2 DISCUSSION ITEM 16179 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LACK OF PROTECTION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS INTRUSION. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes, Carollo Note for the Record: Item DL2 was continued to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Chair King: The only items left on the agenda are Discussion Item 2 and Discussion Item 3. Vice Chair Carollo: On both of them, if we could defer them for the next meeting. Chair King: Okay. May I have a motion to defer Discussion Item 2 and Discussion Item 3? (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: They were his items. We pushed them. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: Deferring them. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Chair King: Until which meeting? Vice Chair Carollo: To the March 13th meeting. Chair King: March 13th. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, gentlemen. And thank you everyone for attending the City of Miami commission meeting for February 25 -- 27, for February 27, 2025, this meeting is now adjourned, and we have two -- we have -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): SEOPW (Southeast Overtown Park West). Chair King: We have the Southeast Overtown Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting. Gentlemen, don't go anywhere. We're going to take that up right now. Thank you guys for coming. It's always a pleasure to see you, Monty and Ms. Gibson. DI.3 DISCUSSION ITEM 16942 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING LOST INCOME TO THE CITY WITH VOTE FOR SOLUTION. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes, Carollo Note for the Record: Item DL3 was continued to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item DL3, please see Item DL2. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 DI.4 DISCUSSION ITEM 16910 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING A REPORT ON LABOR CONDITIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: Discussion Item 4, labor conditions in South Florida, construction industry. We had representatives from the organization come and speak. I'm going to ask to withdraw this itent .from the agenda. Todd, do I need a vote for that? May I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. And the reason I'm withdrawing it is because I do believe that we spoke about it and if we can collectively, when we have projects coming up, because we can't mandate developers to take into consideration heat as a benefit to, you know, providing for heat exposure and that kind of thing. We can't mandate that because we're preempted by the State. But when you have developments coming up, you have a big development coming up, you have a development corning up, if we could just maybe negotiate with them to consider, because it's hot. It is very hot. Commissioner Pardo: It is. Chair King: And working in construction, it has to be miserable. So, there should be some consideration, taking into account that I think for the first time last year, we had heat advisories for our community. And that's what this item was. So, thank you, and you know, for your consideration. DL3, lost income to the city with vote. for solution. Whose item is that? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): That is Commissioner Carollo 's. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Yeah, Madam Chair, DI2 and DI.3 are both District 3 items and he's not here. Chair King: Okay, so we will table those. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 DI.5 DISCUSSION ITEM 17269 Commissioners and Mayor A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE CITY'S FUTURE BONDING CAPACITY. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: And now, if we can have Discussion Item 5, City's future bonding capacity. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. Larry? Chair King: Mr. Spring. Commissioner Pardo: Chief Financial Officer. Chair King: Mr. Spring. There's a discussion item on regarding the City's future bonding capacity. Commissioner Pardo: During the -- during the budget meetings we talked a little bit about the capacity for bonding in the City and some of the urgent needs we have. And given that long list of projects that were showing up, especially in the area of infrastructure and affordable housing, I was wondering if you could discuss our bonding capacity while still keeping our credit rating and -- and the fact that we should move on that and maybe start setting up a plan so that we can do -- come back to commission with -- let's -- let's use our capacity and fund our projects as soon as we can, when we have it available. Larry Spring: So, through the Chair; Larry Spring, Chief Financial Officer, yes, all of you will recall that I have been kind of speaking about some analysis I've been doing with regards to us doing another phase of the general obligation bond, the Miami Forever bond. Based on some preliminary calculations I've done with our financial advisors, and I'll actually -- I'll send out today, share it with you all, if we - - we still have about $441 million in capacity if we stay below the existing .5935 limited ad valorem millage cap that we currently have in place. I also had them run some other scenarios. I had them go all the way up to .75 mills. And what I wanted to do for each of you is translate that millage to what does that mean, for a single family - - the average homesteaded property owner. So, I can say, oh, that would be another $12 a month or whatever that is. I'll have -- we'll work on that as well. But that -- if we go up to .75, and this is the global number right now, and we -- we actually did a pretty thorough look at, you know, current interest rates, the whole thing. That capacity would provide us with another, it's about $659 million more that we could do right now. And it's something that I think would be advisable. So I thank you for the conversation, because 1 think OCI (Office of Capital Improvements) and Juvenal and his team have been meeting with you about where we are with the projects, and we're at a point where we, you know, costs have gone up and we need some additional funding to finish what we've already started, but then there's still all the other needs. Each of you have been coming, you know, I want to do this project, I want to add this, so this would be a very opportune time. The only thing with the GOB (General Obligation Bond) is timewise, you know, that's an election, and, you know, I'm very sensitive to elections for your part, because I don't want to have that referendum anywhere near our general election, you know, our general election. On the special obligation side, which is a revenue bond, we haven't looked at that in a while, because when we did the -- when we did the administration building financing with the Oracle, which was just under $300 million, we, you know, kind of took it up to the -- City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Commissioner Pardo: To the top range. Mr. Spring: -- to the cap. Again, none of this affects our -- this would not affect our bond rating, in fact. This would maintain our bond rating, you know, it would be very advisable. Commissioner Gabela: Hey, what -- what is our bond rating now, Larry, I'm sorry? Mr. Spring: 1'd have to get the last rating, but it was like a AA -- Commissioner Pardo: AA. Mr. Spring: -- AA plus. But when we issue the debt, we usually buy insurance so that the bond that goes out is a triple -rated instrument that is being sold on the market. So -- and if you've seen, we -- since I've been back, we only had one kind of shaky bond deal, I'd call it, probably the worst I've had, but when I -- that's a relative term, when we did the administration building, we were selling $300 million and we got $1.5 billion in orders. So, that's an indication that, you know, people still love the Miami name. It's a great brand on the market still. And then, you know, we got a very high rating on that bond, so -- Commissioner Pardo: And when you think about climate and resiliency and the fact that only 10 percent of our stormwater master plan is funded, I mean, we might as well, if we have it available, it's not going to impact our credit rating, we should take it and take it now before costs keep going up. Chair King: I agree. Mr. Spring: So, I'll send -- what I'll -- Chair King: And time wounds all deals. Mr. Spring: Yes, it does. Chair King: Time wounds all deals. Mr. Spring: So, I'm going to send you all that this afternoon. I'll send you right now the calculation we did. Commissioner Pardo: When do you think we can come back with something more structured? Mr. Spring: I mean, what I would like to do is send that out to you each, have individual meetings with you and kind of talk about what you think you would want to see, project -wise, so we can figure out what categories we want to put it in and, you know, kind of break it up and then present it. I can do that in, you know, in less than -- you know, in a month's time, you know, it doesn 't -- Commissioner Gabela: Excuse me. Last question from me. So, it equals $12 monthly? Mr. Spring: No, no, no, I gave that as an example. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, homesteader -- but that was homesteaders, right? Mr. Spring: Say that again? City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: That was only homesteaders. Mr. Spring: That would be, yes. I focus -- Commissioner Gabela: The other guys are not -- Mr. Spring: -- it's not commercial -- and I probably shouldn't say this in public, but I'm going to say it anyways. I focus on the homesteaded property owner as a gauge, because those are the people that would actually vote for the bond itself. So those would -- that would be the population that would be coming out to either support it or deny it. So, that's why I focus on that, not because I don't appreciate our commercial landholders. Actually, they treat us very well. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Thank you very much. Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), Larry. Mr. Spring: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, the burden of paying those bonds is going to be on the homesteaded properties. Mr. Spring: Correct. Well, and the commercial as well, but the burden of the vote, yeah, would certainly be on them. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.1 16957 Department of Planning PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) 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 FA?ADE 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: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.1 was continued to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.l, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.2 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. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0056 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Chair King: And let's go to -- we have no second readings? George Wysong (City Attorney): No second readings, Madam Chair. Chair King: All right. Let's go to our Planning and Zoning items because those are few and far between. Could you read the titles for the record of the PZ (Planning and Zoning) items that are still in play? Mr. Wysong: Yes, Madam Chair. Chair King: Which is only one, I think. Two. There are two of them. Commissioner Pardo: 7 and 8, yeah. Chair King: PZ.2 and -- Mr. Wysong: PZ.2 is a resolution, which doesn't need to be read. But I also want to say on PZ.2 that there's a Jennings disclosure by Commissioner Reyes. So, we have a Jennings disclosure for PZ.2, which is a resolution. Then PZ.7 is a first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: PZ.8. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Then PZ.13. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): PZ.13 is just a resolution. City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Mr. Wysong: PZ.13 is a resolution, but I did want to mention that we have another Jennings disclosure for the District 4 Commissioner Manolo Reyes. And that concludes the PZ items. [Later...] Chair King: May I have a motion for PZ.2? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Okay, so does that take care of all the PZ (Planning and Zoning) items? 2, 7, deferred, yes? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Other than PZ.8. Chair King: Oh, PZ.8 we'll come back to. Okay. Hold on one second. PZ.8. Okay. PZ.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 15940 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 175 NORTHEAST 55 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF 184 NORTHEAST 56 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.3, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comment For All Item(s)." City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 15941 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 TRANSECT OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY BIFURCATED BY TWO (2) TRANSECT ZONES LOCATED AT 184 NORTHEAST 56 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, AND THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 175 NORTHEAST 55 STREET FROM "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.4, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comment For All Item(s)." City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.5 ORDINANCE First Reading 16820 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO §163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF 490 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD, AT 496 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD, AND AT 498 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.5, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.6 ORDINANCE First Reading 16821 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: "T6-8-O," URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, AND "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T6-8-O," URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, AND "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 490 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD AND FROM "T4- R," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 496 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD AND 498 NORTHEAST 78 STREET ROAD, 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: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.6, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.7 17018 Commissioners and Mayor - PZ ORDINANCE Second Reading 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: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Christine King, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.7, please see "Public Comment For All Item(s)" and Item PZ2. Chair King: So, at play is PZ.7. Does anyone have any -- Commissioner Gabela: And PZ.2. Chair King: PZ.2. I'm going upward. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: PZ.7. Can I have a motion. for PZ.7? Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion for PZ.7. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.8 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: Adopt RESULT: MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Carollo to adopt agenda item PZ.8. The motion did not receive a second therefore Commissioner Carollo's motion died for lack of a second. Note, for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.8, please see Item PZ.2. Chair King: So, PZ.8, Commissioner, that's your item. Commissioner Gabela: Whose item is that? Chair King: Commissioner Carollo's. Vice Chair Carollo: Me. Yes, ma'am. This is an ordinance to change Miami -- one part of Miami 21, that frankly needs so much changing. This is probably one of the reasons that everything in the city ofMiami takes forever compared to other cities to get through the building department and permitted. But before Miami 21, people that wanted privacy for their home, for their front yards, were allowed to go up to six feet with a fence. Now, with Miami 21, you could only go up two feet, and the remaining six feet you have to be able to see through. That doesn't even make sense because most homes that put the new fenee under Miami 21, then they'll put hedges and bushes either behind it, or in front, or both behind and front, to block the view. So, this is to allow property owners to have the freedom of their privacy. They could choose it. They don't have to choose it. If they want privacy, to allow property owners to have that freedom in doing that so that if they want their privacy, they don't have to plant hedges afterwards to get it. It's simple as that. Again, it could be voted up or down. I will make the motion. I would gather there will be no second, and we can move on. Chair King: I have a motion. Do I have a second? Seeing no second, the motion fails. City ofMiami Page 61 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.9 14120 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING/DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY 970 N.W. 8TH STREET ROAD, LLC, ("APPELLANT") AND REVERSING/AFFIRMING/MODIFYING THE DECISION OF THE MIAMI HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD'S DENIAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-6.2(B)(4) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, OF THE APPELLANT'S APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO PERMIT DEMOLITION OF TWO (2) CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 812 NORTHWEST 8 STREET ROAD AND 830 NORTHWEST 8 STREET ROAD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33136, WITHIN THE SPRING GARDEN HISTORIC DISTRICT; WITH FOLIO NUMBERS 01-3135- 027-1080 AND 01-3135-027-1070. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: Item PZ.9 was deferred to the April 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.9, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.10 12290 Office of Zoning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING / DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY LOUIS J. TERMINELLO, ESQ., ON BEHALF OF BILL'S NURSERY, INC., REVERSING / AFFIRMING THE PLANNING ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD'S DECISION AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R-22-019 AFFIRMING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AND SECTION 7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 172 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), AND REVERSING / UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR A CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND/ OR CLINIC FOR THE PROPERTY; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.IO, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.11 12288 Office of Zoning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING / DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY LOUIS J. TERMINELLO, ESQ., ON BEHALF OF 6925 BISCAYNE, LLC, REVERSING / AFFIRMING THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD'S DECISION AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R-22-017 AFFIRMING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE") AND SECTION 7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 6901 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), AND REVERSING / UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR A CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND / OR CLINIC FOR THE PROPERTY; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.11, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.12 12289 Office of Zoning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING / DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY LOUIS J. TERMINELLO, ESQ. REVERSING / AFFIRMING THE PLANNING ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD'S DECISION AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. PZAB-R- 22-018 AFFIRMING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-211 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE") AND SECTION 7.1.2.1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2222 NORTHWEST 5 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROPERTY"), AND REVERSING / UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF USE FOR A CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND/ OR CLINIC FOR THE PROPERTY; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo ABSENT: Carollo, Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.12, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 PZ.13 16952 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THREE (3) EXCEPTIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13 AND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.1.2.6 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), AND CHAPTER 4 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SECTIONS 4-3(A), 4-4(G), AND 4-7(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE") TO PERMIT, WITH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL, 1) AN ALCOHOL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT IN EXCESS OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET, 2) AN EXTENSION OF HOURS FROM 3 AM TO 5 AM, AND 3) A REDUCTION IN DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS BY UP TO FIFTY PERCENT (50%) FOR AN ALCOHOL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THAT ALLOWS CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES AT REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED "T6-8-O," URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 31 NORTHWEST 36 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARITY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ('PROPERTY"); MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: Item PZ.13 was continued to the March 13, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.13, please see Item PZ.2. Chair King: Before we take up the PZ items, I'd like to defer PZ.13. I have an issue with the 3:00 to 5:00 a.m., moving from 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. I believe that will set a precedent. Aside from my traditional upbringing, I don't understand why we need to drink until 5:00 a.m., alcohol. There are some other issues I have with this, so I would like to defer it. Commissioner Gabela: Motion to defer. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: And I'll defer it to the next commission meeting, which is March 13th. By then I should maybe have all of my questions answered. March 13th. So, did I take the vote? I did. Commissioner Gabela: I'm ready for a motion. City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 Chair King: Motion, second. All in favor? Commissioner Gabela: Well, does anybody -- Commissioner Reyes: Aye. Commissioner Gabela: -- does anybody have a problem with 8? With PZ.8? No? Nobody has a problem? Commissioner Pardo: Oh, 8, yeah. Chair King: Yeah. But the sponsor of PZ.8 -- Commissioner Pardo: Is not here. Chair King: -- is not here -- Commissioner Pardo: Right. Chair King: -- so I would ask that we take that up when he arrives. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 FL.1 17178 Office of Zoning FL.2 17163 Department of Planning FL - FUTURE LEGISLATION ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 4/SECTION 62-543 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING AND ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/INTERIM PARKING/TEMPORARY PERMIT REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL," TO AMEND AND PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR WHEN INTERIM SPECIAL USE PARKING MAY BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO, ABUTTING OR ACROSS THE STREET FROM A PROPERTY ZONE T3-R, T3-L OR T3-O AND AMENDING RENEWAL PERIOD; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.2.3 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ZONING CODE ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), TITLED "ALTERATIONS AND EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES," AND SECTION 7.2.6, TITLED "NONCONFORMING USES," TO ALLOW EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITIES IN THE "T5," URBAN CENTER ZONE, AND THE "T6," URBAN CORE ZONE, TO REPAIR, REMODEL, OR ALTER MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF A NONCONFORMING PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITY STRUCTURE AND RE-ESTABLISH A NONCONFORMING USE BY EXCEPTION PROVIDED THE REPAIR, REMODEL, OR ALTERATION OF THE STRUCTURE INCORPORATES THE DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 4, TABLE 12 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN END OF FUTURE LEGISLATION City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 NA.1 17301 Office of the City Clerk NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) 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: Ana Matos Commission -At -Large Horacio Stuart Aguirre Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0055 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item NA.1, please see "Order of the Day." Chair King: And at this time, I'm going to take up the pocket item first. Is there any discussion or are we ready to move on to Pocket Item 1? I have a motion. Commissioner Pardo: I'll make a motion. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 NA.2 17329 Office of the City Clerk DISCUSSION ITEM UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE MARCH 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 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. RESULT: DISCUSSED City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 03/26/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes February 27, 2025 ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Gabela: This is the one -- the fencing that the -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE) request the denial. Chair King: Yes. Okay, so that leaves us with -- George Wysong (City Attorney): And Madam Chair, the two attorney client sessions were withdrawn -- Chair King: Withdrawn. Yes. Mr. Wysong: -- but I have a new script for the March 13th, so I can -- Chair King: You pushed it to March 13th? Mr. Wvsong: Yes, Madam Chair. Chair King: Why would you do that? Mr. Wysong: They -- the outside counsel wasn't ready, so we had to move it to the 13th for them to be ready. Chair King: I understand. Mr. Wysong: But I have a new script -- Chair King: Please go ahead and read your script. Mr. Wysong: Thank you. The Attorney -Client Session was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wvsong: Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you, Mr. City Attorney. The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 a.m. City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 03/26/2025