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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-07-10 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 10, 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 Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner, District Four Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado On the loth day of July 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 9:30 a.m., recessed at 12:16 p.m., reconvened at 3:21 p.m., and adjourned at 4: 59 p.m. Note for the Record: Vice Chair Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 9:49 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: And as always, we are going to begin our meeting with prayer. It is an honor to welcome Pastor Quincy Cohen, my friend. He's the head pastor of Cohen Temple, located in storied Overtown. He's also a City employee as well and grew up in the city of Miami also, correct? Went to Miami Northwestern Senior High School. He -- he's proud to be a resident of the -- well, you're not -- are you back in the city? No. Okay, he left the city, but he's lived here forever, and I'm proud to call him my friend. So, thank you for doing the prayer for us. Quincy Cohen: Good morning. Thank you, Chairman King, for this opportunity, and Commission. Invocation delivered. Chair King: I'd also like for us to say a special prayer for our fire department. Some of our firefighters have gone to Texas to assist, so keep them in your hearts and your prayers and their families because what they are doing now is amazing, and our fire department, when there's a need, they show up. They show up. Amen. Pledge of Allegiance delivered. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM 17875 Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Katy Puig Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation Larry M. Spring Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation FRESU PRESENTED Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission Meeting for July loth, 2025. I hope everyone is enjoying our summer. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for your advocacy. As always, we are going to begin our meeting with acknowledgements and recognitions of awesome folks who have done awesome things and I'm going to turn our mic over to our mayor, Francis Suarez. I am joined today by my colleagues, Commissioner Miguel Gabela and Commissioner Pardo. I'm looking on this side because -- and Commissioner Rosado. Welcome. Presentations made. 1) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to recognize and honor Katerina "Katy" Puig. Ms. Puig is a courageous young woman whose unwavering spirit, resilience, and leadership have profoundly inspired the City of Miami and all who know her. As captain of the Our Lady of Lourdes Academy soccer team, Katy has demonstrated extraordinary talent, discipline, and dedication both on and off the field and in the face of tremendous adversity, Ms. Puig has shown exceptional strength and perseverance overcoming unimaginable challenges with grace, determination, and an unbreakable will to move forward. Ms. Puig's journey has united the Miami community, rallied support and reminds us all the power of hope, the impact of love, and the resilience of the human spirit. Ms. Puig continues to inspire her peers, educators, teammates, and neighbors not only through her recovery and achievements, but through her courage, faith, and unwavering positivity. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to honor Ms. Katy Puig whose stories reflect the values of strength, unity, and compassion. 2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to recognize Mr. Larry M. Spring CPA (Certified Public Accountant) who has faithfully served the City of Miami with distinction, integrity, and unwavering commitment through various executive leadership roles including his most recent tenure as Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer. Throughout his decades of public service, Mr. Spring's expertise in strategic planning, budgeting, and risk management has provided invaluable leadership in overseeing departments including Finance, Procurement, Budget and Strategy, Real Estate, Asset Management, Economic Innovation and Development, Housing and Community Development, and Grants, ensuring compliance with policies, laws, and national standards. Mr. Spring's leadership was pivotal in numerous high profile accomplishments, including the financing of the Marlins Stadium and Port Tunnel, citywide healthcare plan redesign, and redevelopment agency expansions, all while earning unqualified audit opinions from external auditors. In addition to his governmental service, Mr. Spring has contributed to the broader community through his role with the Miami Parking City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 ORDER OF THE DAY Authority, and his participation in national and local professional organizations such as the Government Finance Officers Association and the American Institute of CPAs. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to recognize the exemplary career, legacy of leadership, and professional excellence of Mr. Spring, whose impact will be felt for generations throughout the City's operations and financial future and recognize and honor Mr. Larry M. Spring for his decades of distinguished public service, financial acumen, and tireless dedication to the advancement of the City of Miami and express our heartfelt gratitude and wish him continued success in all future endeavors. 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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 City staff or any other individuals who are 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 of 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 for the Planning and Zoning items? Chair King: Please. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Hannon: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you will be speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items, the PZ items, may I please have you stand and raise your right hand? The City Clerk administered the oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning items. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. City Manager, would you please advise if there are any items on this agenda that will be withdrawn and/or deferred? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners, Mr. City Attorney, Mr. City Clerk. At this time, the administration would like to defer and/or withdraw the following items on the regular agenda: PH.1, to be deferred to the July 24th meeting; RE.2, to be deferred to the July 24th meeting; RE.4, to be deferred to the July 24th meeting; PZ.3, to be deferred to the July 24th meeting; and PZ.4, to be deferred to the July 24th meeting. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Noriega: That concludes the items. Chair King: Mr. Vice Chair, are there any items that you would like to defer or withdraw from this agenda? Vice Chair Carollo: Not at this time, Chairwoman. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: Yes, I would like to withdraw -- I've got a question here. Art, FR. 3, was that -- wasn 't that going to be withdrawn? Mr. Noriega: We were going to -- we had such different reaction to that item. We were just going to let it be heard and then get some feedback from the Commission. Commissioner Gabela: All right. So, I'm going to D.2 [sic], DI.3, DI.4. I'd like to defer those. Chair King: Defer them? Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. Chair King: Until? Commissioner Gabela: The next commission meeting. Chair King: July 24th. Vice Chair Carollo: What items are those again? Chair King: D.1 [sic] I mean, I'm sorry -- Commissioner Gabela: No, D.2 [sic]. Chair King: -- D.2 [sic], D.3 [sic] and D.4 [sic]. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: That is correct. Chair King: Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: I have none. Chair King: Commissioner Rosado? May I have a motion to set the agenda? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. Wait a minute. I believe we have a pocket item. Mr. City Attorney, could you read that pocket item? Mr. Wysong: Yes, Madam Chair. Pocket Item. The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Thank you. Chair King: And Mr. City Clerk, I believe you have? Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Just for the record, Chairwoman King will be sponsoring CA.1 and SR.1. Commissioner Gabela: CA.1 and which one? Chair King: SR.1. Commissioner Gabela: SR.1. [Later...] Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner Rosado said he wanted to take up RE.9 and RE.10. Those were his items that he's the one that decided to take them out originally, so I don 't see that there was a controversy in those. PZ.2 is one that I don 't see as controversial at all that Commissioner Pardo talked about. The rest of it, for the most part, I think will be items that will be requiring a 3-2 vote, and that's why I'm taking the position that they should be left when we have a full commission. Commissioner Pardo: I think the issue is whether we're okay listening now to the controversial items. I'm okay doing that. Commissioner Gabela's okay doing that. I don 't know about Commissioner Rosado, and obviously -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, it's obvious that you 're going to be okay doing that because you two guys are tied from the hip and what one votes the other's going to vote. So, there are some items here that if they end up 2-2 and not 3-1, then you win. And that's why you want to push it. Commissioner Gabela: Well, Commissioner, but so be it. City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Pardo: That's how it works, right? Commissioner Gabela: It is what it is. I mean, it is what it is, I mean. Vice Chair Carollo: No, it's not what it is, because if you want to give the chairwoman the courtesy, like we've always have done here, if someone cannot be here in critical items for her to be here, then we bring it in for the next meeting. You guys are trying to push something -- Commissioner Gabela: So, let -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- to get it through now. Commissioner Pardo: Lots of things are being -- PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S) DISCUSSION ITEM 17872 PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE Office of the Cit PUBLIC FOR THE JULY 10, 2025, CITY COMMISSION MEETING. y Clerk RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: And at this time, I will welcome public comments. If there's anyone here that would like to speak on any item that is on the agenda before us, please step forward five at a time so we do not create a fire hazard. Five at a time. Good morning. Stanley Young: Good morning, Chairwoman and councilmen and staff. My name is Chaplain Stanley Young, 500 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida. I am here to endorse RE.6, CA.2, it's about my passion about the homeless here in Miami -Dade County. You're doing great. That's one thing I'm going say, you are addressing the issue. I'm here to applaud you on, to continue, to -- to consider those who can't come here to speak for themselves that really need you. I go every week out on the streets of Miami and talk to the homeless, talk to the mentally ill, talk to those that are on drugs, try to get them into the treatment center, try to give them the help they need, this is not something -- this is not a job, this is my passion. This is my love. This is something I have been doing for 35 years. I enjoy doing what I do. I plan on doing it until the Lord calls me home. I know there's many things that come across your desk that get your attention that helps move this city forward. But this city really do needs to move forward when we look out for those who can't look out for themselves right now. That's why I go and support the homeless trust, the work they're doing in your community. That's why I go out myself and also engage with those who really do need your help. So, I'm here to thank you for considering those who are less fortunate than ourselves, who didn't have a bed to sleep in, who actually slept out in the rain today. So, I just want to thank you. God bless you. Have a good day. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Elvis Cruz: Good morning, Commissioners. Elvis Cruz, 631 Northeast 57th Street. Regarding item PZ.2, that's an appeal of a historic property in the Morningside City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Historic District. I have read the City staff analysis which recommends denial. That analysis is very well written, very insightful. I would urge you to follow it. It came to the HEP (Historic Environmental Preservation) Board. The HEP Board voted 7 to 1 also recommending denial. The discussion was very meaningful. Again, I ask you to recommend denial of that appeal. They can still build an addition to the house, but it's important that it be appropriate to the historic character of the neighborhood. Regarding RE.10, Commissioner Rosado, I believe that's your item, sir, and it would deal with using city land for affordable housing. Affordable housing is an issue that I have studied at length. Please let me meet with you. I have a lot of information that I think would be very helpful that I would like to share with you about that. Perhaps you may want to postpone this item. Lastly, PZ.1 and PZ.6. This is part of the continuing process of wanting to allow supersized buildings for the purposes of workforce housing or affordable housing. And while that may sound good, it causes all sorts of problems for character and scale of existing neighborhoods. There's ways to achieve those goals without harming the character and scale of our existing neighborhoods. And so, I would ask you to please, at a minimum, as we talked about last meeting with what was PZ.6 last meeting, Commissioners King and Commissioners Pardo, please exclude NCDs (Neighborhood Conservation Districts) and historic districts from being impacted by that supersizing legislation. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Cruz: Elvis Cruz. Chair King: Good morning. Dana Camera: Good morning. Hello, my name is Dana Della Camera, and I'm at 1465 Northwest 111 th Street in North Miami, and I am representing the Arts Accelerator in support of the Downtown Development Authority. The Downtown Development Authority serves as a vibrant core of the city, driving initiatives that position downtown Miami as a premier cultural destination, creative hub, and safe, welcoming environment for both residents and visitors. For the past two years, the Arts Accelerator has proudly been a recipient of the grant funding from the Miami DDA (Downtown Development Authority), enabling us to engage and impact over 500 individuals through key partnerships with the Miami Film Festival, including our LiveScript Reading and Film Monetization Panel. These initiatives elevate local talent by spotlighting South Florida's writers, actors, and filmmakers, while also equipping creators with essential knowledge to monetize their films and build sustainable, independent careers in the industry. We are deeply grateful for the continued support of the Miami DDA and encourage you all to do the same so that they may continue to make a transformative impact on the creative community. With so much grant funding being cut, we simply cannot afford another cut. Thank you in advance for your support. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rick Madan: Good morning, Commissioners. Rick Madan, I'm the president of the Biscayne Neighborhoods Association. I reside at 2900 Northeast 7th Avenue, here to speak on SR.3. We strongly oppose the abolishment of the Bayfront Park Management Trust for the following critical reasons: safeguarding community voice. The Trust is the dedicated body uniquely positioned to ensure community involvement in the planning and execution of events and activities in Bayfront and Maurice Ferre Parks. Protecting public interest. Dissolving the Trust risks removing this vital community focused entity, potentially leading to decisions that do not reflect the public's best interest for these valuable waterfront assets. We have to ensure the park vitality. These parks are central gathering places for our city's City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 waterfront. They require a dedicated, community focused entity to ensure their continued vitality and relevance to Miami residents, and also prioritizing Miami's future. Let's not make the future of our cherished parks a political football. We must do what is right for Miami and its residents by preserving the Trust. On RE.8, we favor the proposed lifetime term limits for mayor and commissioners because it promotes accountability. Term limits encourage elected officials to be more responsive to constituents, knowing their time in office is finite. Fosters fresh perspectives. This amendment will bring new leadership and diverse ideas to the commission, preventing political stagnation and encouraging innovation. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Kristen Browde: Good morning. Kristen Browde, 888 Biscayne Boulevard. Picking up on the remarks the gentleman just made, more than 75 of our neighbors from downtown, including some from District 3, as far away as District 3, showed up Tuesday night to talk about preserving the Bayfront Trust, and we urge you to do that. That isn't the issue on which I came down here, which is the DDA. As much as we support the grants and the activities of the DDA, we're taxed by it. We're taxed for it in our neighborhood, Downtown. I represent the 888 Biscayne community to the Downtown Neighborhood Association. And while we support the benefits that the DDA brings to the city of Miami, it brings them to the city, not to our -- the neighborhood in particular. We have a great Flagler Business Improvement District. The DDA could be a business improvement district or could fold in to what Flagler - - or support what Flagler does instead of putting an extra tax on our community. I know, Vice Chairman, you've been a strong advocate for responsibility and the way that people tax the people of this city. I hope that you'll continue by taking a look at how you fund the DDA's activities. It shouldn't be on one neighborhood. We urge you to spread that out, do the right thing, continue the good work that the DDA does, but don't tax just us to bring a benefit to Miami. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Eleazar Melendez: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Eleazar Melendez, a downtown resident, address at 253 Northeast 2nd Street, and I'm here as an advisor to the Downtown Neighbors Alliance to speak on DI.5. I want to talk about the meeting that the DDA had yesterday. It was a workshop on the budget. And unfortunately, it wasn't a very honest one. The reality is that right now, we have a situation where the neighbors who are advocating for looking at the waste, fraud, and abuse are being targeted and they're being pegged as not existing or as just not being -- giving the true information. When in reality the message is very clear. The DDA does good things. And I'm not -- and I know that firsthand, and I'm -- I don't think that that takes away from the fact that there's also an organization that's wasting money by giving corporate tax giveaways in the six -figure categories to organizations that don't need them and didn't ask for them. So, I hope that this discussion leads to that and that now there's going to be a new leadership that's taken care of and that's looked at, because the reality is that an organization can go and can keep doing the good things and can do a different structure perhaps, but not do these corporate tax giveaways that are not good for the community and are not necessary. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Gary Ressler: Good morning. Gary Ressler, with offices at 169 East Flagler Street. Madam Chair, Mr. Vice Chair, Commissioners, it's a great pleasure to be before you to speak in support of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. As a long-time board member and chair of the Quality of Life Committee, I can tell you the organization welcomes the opportunity to provide further transparency and visibility City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 into the great value added to the -- by the DDA to the community. Whether through our Downtown Community Collaborator grants that promote arts and community events, or our Permit Clinic and the Neighborhood Marketing Promotion and Support, the Miami Downtown Development Authority is committed to maintaining the economic health and vitality of downtown Miami. It's important to note that the majority of our budget, a full $9 million next year, funds quality of life initiatives we are quite proud of This includes a downtown enhancement team that's on the streets day in and day out, cleaning up thousands of bags worth of trash, to our downtown ambassadors providing guidance and safety walks to local workers, tourists, and residents. Not to mention grants to homeless assistance organizations that help our organization's mission to grow, strengthen, promote, and promote the economic health and vitality of downtown Miami. I thank you for your continued support and look forward to working with you to improve downtown Miami for all of Miami. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Steve Smith: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Steve Smith, 900 Biscayne Boulevard. I'm here to speak in opposition of SR.3 and in support of RE.8. As for SR.3, as we heard loud and clear at last night's Sunshine meeting and the last City Commission meeting, dozens are wondering why we are in a rush to abolish the Trust in just a mere few weeks. It makes no sense to move this recklessly or unilaterally on such an important issue. In an op-ed penned yesterday by Commissioner Rosado, the Miami Herald, and I quote, "I've learned that the best plans aren 't born in boardrooms, they're shaped by neighbors." "I've learned that the best plans aren't born in boardrooms, they're shaped by neighbors. " Neighbors have not had an opportunity to weigh in on this issue. I couldn't agree more, Commissioner. Let's tap the brakes; let's let cooler heads prevail, and let's prioritize these amazing parks over politics. I'm not denying that there may be likely merits to different ways to which we move forward, including the status quo. Everyone needs to know what a great job Commissioner Gabela is doing leading the Trust right now. I met him at our first Trust board meeting. He's been nothing but honest, collaborative, and transparent in all my dealings with him. I judge people by their actions, not by their words. His actions have demonstrated clearly to me that he is focused on fiscal responsibility, partnering with the community, and ensuring all voices are heard, even when those people may disagree with him. I'm open-minded to change, but I would consider you to repeal this motion. As for term limits, they make sense. They have broad bipartisan support. 8 years and possibly 16 is plenty of lifetime to execute one's civic and political agendas. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Smith: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Maria Reilley: Good morning. I am Maria Reilley. I live at 2315 Southwest 26 Terrace in Silver Bluff. And thank you for this opportunity to speak about item DI.5. I am here to support the DDA, and I wanted to give one real life example of some of the extremely important work they do, but together with the community. Last year we coordinated with the DDA, with TPO (Transportation Planning Organization), with DTPW (Department of Transportation and Public Works), the Underline and many others in the community to gather together for parking day, which is to transform a parking space, which as you know we have major crazy congestion, which is only going to get worse, into a park for the day. And the DDA worked together with also the Parks Department, where I was formerly the master plan manager, and we pulled off an amazing event for specifically local students at Southside Preparatory City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Academy. They came and they learned about the environment, multimodal transportation, and lots of other great activities, and we also had the support of our local leaders, including Eileen Higgins. So, I just wanted to underscore the value of parks and public spaces as we grow together. We have a vital, necessary obligation, I think, and duty to provide budgeting and opportunities to improve the quality of life for our future leaders. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Beatrice Gonzalez: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. My name is Beatrice Gonzalez. I'm the director of the Lotus House Women's Shelter located at 217 Northwest 15th Street. I'm here to speak in support of RE.6, allocating critical and life -changing funding to the Lotus House, right now currently sheltering over 500 women and children. I'd like to first start off by thanking the City and your wonderful team for all the support and collaboration over the years helping to ensure that vulnerable women and children have a safe place to sleep, and that also receive therapeutic support so that they can actually exit the shelter system successfully, as demonstrated by our 83 percent success rate. I'm also here to share words of support for the City of Miami DDA, who have worked collaboratively with us over the last few years to help bring our resources to those who need it most. From direct street outreach with our incredible ambassadors, who I see some back there, which resulted in some of the most incredible success stories we've ever had. Like a young woman who was living vulnerably on the streets of downtown while trying to maintain her job at a local grocery store, who while sheltered with us was able to successfully save her money and exit to her own housing after years and years of chronic homelessness. That is not an easy feat and something we would not have done without the support of the DDA. To funding for our programs impacting children and families because no child in our city should be sleeping on the streets. To supporting our back -to -school efforts for the 100-plus school age children who deserve new uniforms and backpacks to return to school. The DDA is a champion in our community, and I hope that you will consider supporting them. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Cristina Palomo: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Cristina Palomo. I'm a downtown resident at 244 Biscayne Boulevard. I'm here to speak today on DI.5, the DDA item, in full support of the DDA and all of the services that they provide. I'm not going to list them. I think that so many people have come to speak about the importance of their work downtown. I just want to say there's a void there if the DDA went away that I don't know who will fill it. We need those services. The homeless population is greatly impacted, you know, and benefits from their work. And there's no reason to put it on a ballot where we can't even align peoples' ballots with the DDA boundaries. So, I don't want another resident of Miami who doesn't see firsthand the services to make decisions for me about what taxes I pay. The taxes are nominal, it's a couple hundred dollars, and I don't see any reason why anyone should put this on a ballot where people who are not in that district will make that decision. On SR.3, Bayfront Park, please withdraw this item. We need the Trust. There is a recent change in leadership that needs to be given a chance to see things through. And this is a different animal. Bayfront Park does not function like a regular park. There is so much revenue, there's so much complex operation happening there. I don't know what city agency is going to, you know, replace that and take that on. I don't know what the plan is, but as a Downtown resident, I'm concerned on both of these items, that instead of working to fix things and make things better and reform agencies, we're just talking about throwing them -- you know, the baby away with the bathwater. And I think it's wrong. City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Palomo: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Michelle Niemeyer: Hi, good morning. I'm Michelle Niemeyer. I live at 244 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown, so I am directly across from Bayside and in the district that pays taxes to the DDA. I'm here to speak on both of those issues. Bayfront Park has operated for a very long time under a cloud of mistrust and poor management, but that's being taken care of now. And we're already seeing improvements. We have a really special thing in our waterfront parks in Downtown, and to take away the independent management of those parks I think would be a terrible mistake. So, I'm here to oppose that. As far as the DDA goes, they do a lot of great things. We have the ambassadors on the streets checking on the homeless people. We have gentlemen who walk around picking up garbage. That's great. We do have some issues with how money is being spent. And we need to keep in mind that in 1967 when the DDA was formed, there weren't really many buildings that were condominium buildings that were providing a lot of tax revenue to that budget. Today, a vast -- I don't know if it's a majority or around half of that money is coming from residents. And my suggestion would be that we do two things. One of them is we put about half the board members as resident seats. The other thing is that we do a really good analysis of what is the role of the DDA, what should they be doing, and then seeing how effective they are at it. Because they're effective at some things and not at others. They can definitely improve, but they shouldn't be eliminated. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Malena Legarre: Good morning. My name is Malena Legarre. I live in 628 Fern Road, Key Biscayne, Florida, and I am here to support the DDA. I'm a director with Fundacion Hermanos de la Calle. Fundacion Hermanos de la Calle is a nonprofit that serves the homeless population in Miami -Dade County. But thanks to the partnership and the support of the DDA, we are able to focus our efforts in the downtown area, connecting people to effective results, shelter placement, permanent housing, relocation out of town, reunification with family, and many other services. Not only that, Hermanos cares about the homeless people as much as the DDA does. We know their programs, their work program, giving the formerly homeless people the chance to have a job, have a salary, pay for rent, be a productive part of the society. And not only that, giving back to the neighborhood where they were found of being homeless, giving back, making the town more beautiful, more safe, more clean. So, I'm really here to support that. And I take also this opportunity to offer all of you, commissioners, if you have a homeless person in your neighborhood, please call Hermanos de la Calle. I can assure you we are going to help that person out of the streets. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Alex Paz: Good morning. My name is Alex Paz. I'm vice president at Chapman Partnership located at 1550 North Miami Avenue, and I'm here to speak in support of the Downtown Development Authority. Chapman Partnership is the largest homeless assistance center in Miami -Dade County. Every night we have 500 men, women, and children sleeping in our centers. And a big reason that we support the DDA is that a pillar of what we do is the dignity of work. Last year, we employed 471 individuals, assisted them with employment, and we placed 180 individuals into some sort of education or certification course. The neighborhood beautification teams are a huge part of that for us. They allow people to give back to their community, as has been said. They allow people the space to be able to take us up on City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 our pre -apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs with our local school board. And we would definitely be at a loss without the support of the DDA. When you look at L.A., Portland, New York, communities like that, there's a reason that we don't look like that here in Miami and the DDA is a huge part of that. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Jie Douchet: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioner. My name is Jie Douchet. I'm a resident at 244 Biscayne. I am here to speak about DI.5 in support of the DDA. So, as a new resident that moved here three years ago from Tampa, I didn't know anyone. And you know, two of my very first friends are those ladies back there in the orange shirts. They would be on Flagler, and I would go talk to them and find out like, where do I go? You know, where can I meet people? When I started my small business, Michael, John, and Carlos, and Alvira, you know, they consulted me on how to get properly licensed, you know, what are the resources, what are the programs that I can take advantage of? Every morning when I'm walking my kids to school in Brickell the kids -- you know, the people who are cleaning the streets greet me in the morning and it's such a friendly face to see like on the way there because it's like a one -mile walk, but I see them on the way there. And just everything about the DDA that I've experienced has made my life better as a new Miami resident. So, I want to be here to support them. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Tim Blair: Good morning, Commissioner, City Manager. My name is Tim Blair, and I reside at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach. I'm a managing principal for AECOM, also president-elect for the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, MCAD. I would like to speak on item DI.5. On behalf of MCAD, I would like to reinforce our strong support of the Miami Downtown Development Authority, DDA. MCAD and DDA share mutual goals to raise awareness regarding design, culture, and the arts in Miami. And we both are passionate about serving our community and addressing their concerns, specific to issues like housing, mobility, place making, et cetera. Our collective vision is to support Miami's growing presence as a global city. For decades, the DDA has played a vital role making Downtown Miami safer, cleaner, more welcoming and above all, more connected for residents, business owners, and visitors alike. And again, reinforcing from the downtown ambassadors that greet tourists and guide lost visitors to the welcome center that used to be in Downtown to the walking tours which they co-sponsor with MCAD, the DDA has been an incredible partner in supporting our neighborhoods. The Creative Collaborative Grant Program helps bring arts and culture directly to the community. Our partnership with the DDA for Open House Miami, a free three-day festival providing over 3,100 people unprecedented access to Miami's architecture and stories last year and growing. 800 tourists, nearly 800 tourists stayed in our hotels, visited our restaurants, explored our streets. Downtown Miami is the economic, cultural and civic core of the city and part of any global city. DDA is a small agency with a big return. I think it would be misplaced to consider replacing the DDA on the ballot. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Blair: Okay. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Meme Ferre: Good morning. First of all, I want to say thank you to the five commissioners that are here and Mayor Francis Suarez. My name is Meme Ferre. I live at 1 Grove Isle, Coconut Grove. I am a former educator with Miami -Dade City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 County Public Schools for 31 years. I am on the board of the Adrienne Arsht Center and I'm also on -- the chairman of the advisory council of the Ferre Institute for Civic Leadership at FIU (Florida International University). I'm here to talk about CR.3 [sic]. It was a great honor that in -- oh, and I'd also like to honor Rosario Kennedy, Commissioner Rosario Kennedy, and Monty Trainer, who are huge pillars of our community. It was a great honor that in 2019, the City of Miami honored our father, Maurice A. Ferre, with a beautiful green space in Downtown Miami. My family and I are concerned about the Bayfront Park Management Trust being abolished. We are specifically concerned about the maintenance and the preservation of the Maurice A. Ferre Park, which bears his name. If the Trust is abolished, the funds will go into the general fund and the care and maintenance of the park will be endangered. The Trust has provided stability for the parks for over 38 years and has a proven track record. We believe the Trust, with the private citizen board, has kept the Bayfront Park and the Maurice Ferre Park safe from development, green, and open to the people of Miami. Please defer this item. It seems very rushed and without proper deliberation and public input. Thank you so much for your service. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sandra Suarez: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Sandra Suarez, and I reside at 7450 Southwest 65th Court in South Miami. Today I am speaking for D1 -- DI.5 in support of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. There are a few things that they do that are super important. One of them is the Downtown Enhancement Team that is just general cleanup for the Downtown area, and that's a huge effort, and it's very visible in terms of their success in that area. They also focus on the enhanced services coordinator community engagement, which engages with the homeless community. And as you've heard and as we've seen in other cities, right, Miami is doing quite well in that arena, in terms of supporting them and also just its relationship to the urban condition. And then the one that we're the most involved in is with the Miami Center for Architecture and Design. I'm the incoming vice president for that organization and also a board member. We've worked with them on Open House, and Open House has been successful this year and in the past. One of the things that we do for Open House is that we provide self -guided tours, behind -the -scene tours, talks, workshops that engage the community, visitors, and business owners, and it basically showcases the local architecture and the design work that we do here in Miami that is more and more beautiful each day. And in that sense, it is one of the most important things that we do with them that also collaborates with other organizations like the American Institute of Architects and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. And this allows over 3,000 people to participate in engaging with architecture and design at a very local level. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Suarez: Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Margarita Franco: Good morning, everyone. My name is Margarita Franco. I reside at 1401 Northwest 50th Street, Miami, Florida, 33142. I'm here representing R.M. Enterprise, a proud applicant of the DDA's grant program, but more importantly, a company that believes deeply in the future of the city and in support of the DDA. I've been a proud resident of Miami for 30 years. I remember when the only place that you can go downtown was Bayside, where you felt safe, you couldn't even walk in the city. I've witnessed Miami grow in remarkable ways and growth hasn't happened by chance. The Downtown Development Authority has been the driving force behind so much of the progress we're seeing today, not just in development, but in the City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 direction. The DDA is shaping more than just buildings, it's helping shape culture, community and economic opportunity for everyone, big and small. Leaders like M.J. Carlos and the other dedicated members of the DDA are not only doing the work, they're doing it with purpose and intention. They've made it a point to ensure that small businesses like myself startups and local voices are not left behind in the momentum of the downtown's transformation. As someone who's both lived through the Miami past and is actively working towards its future, I'm truly grateful for the vision and leadership that the DDA brings to the table. Thank you for allowing me to be part of the conversation and thank you for continuing to make Downtown Miami a place where people live, can work, and enjoy. Thank you, everyone. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Stephanie Espinoza: Good morning, Commissioners My name is Stephanie Espinoza. Address is 350 Northwest 1st Avenue. I'm here on behalf of Brightline trains speaking on item DI.5. First I'd like to wish Commissioner Rosado a belated happy birthday. Second, I'd like to submit this letter to the Commission in support of the Miami DDA. Our company and the guests that we serve have witnessed firsthand how Miami DDA's strategic initiatives have enhanced the appeal, accessibility, and the economic vitality of the downtown area. This letter goes into greater detail, and we'll submit that for the record. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Mary Anderson: Good morning, Commissioners, Mayor Suarez, and neighbors, I appreciate the opportunity to speak on SR.3. My name is Mary Anderson. I reside at 935 Palermo Avenue and hold an investment interest in a property within the city of Miami. As a native-born Miamian, my family and I spent many wonderful times over the years at Bayfront Park. I fondly remember childhood outings and was fortunate to enjoy all the joys of a local park on the bay in the heart of the city. Filled with numerous treasures and curiosities, hidden botanical garden, deep sea fishing outings, the sailfish sign above Pier 5, palomas, palomas, palomas. The Trust has been a safeguard for Bayfront Park for 38 years. It is my understanding the park has self -funded, saving the City money. I believe the City is rushing into this too hastily to dissolve the Trust. Much more thought should be given to keeping the Trust and making it better. I ask that you defer the item until the public has a real opportunity to discuss this. Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns, thoughts, and memories with everyone here this morning. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Ana Brewer: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Ana Brewer, and I work and live in Downtown Miami. I've been a resident for the last 17 years. And I'm here today because the Miami DDA is not just helpful, it's an essential. I walk to work, I walk around during the day and the evening, and I feel safe because of the services the Miami DDA provides. Their enhanced service team are out every day cleaning the sidewalks, removing graffiti, picking up trash and even helping clear areas where people have set up encampments. They keep our streets clean, but they also treat people with dignity that matters. The downtown ambassadors wearing the orange shirts, like the two ladies that we have right in the back, are like the eyes and the ears of our neighborhood. They help visitors, they give directions, they walk people to their cars, and they stay alert. It's comforting to know that they are always nearby. But the DDA is more than just safety and cleanliness. They support our small businesses. I've seen businesses on my block get help with permits and grants to stay open and grow. These are not big chains. These are family -owned shops, restaurants, and nail salons. They are part of our community. The Miami DDA also brings life to the public spaces with events, art, and support for cultural programs City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 that make the downtown feel alive. They help create a downtown where we can be proud of This is what the Miami DDA does every single day, quietly and consistently. Downtown Miami is the heart of the city, and the Miami DDA is the heartbeat. It's working. We should strengthen and not put it on the ballot. Please do not take a step backwards. The Miami DDA benefits everyone, residents like me, small businesses and visitors who bring energy and dollars into the economy. Thank you. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And my apologies, Chair -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: -- if could we have the speaker's name one more time. I'm sorry. Ms. Brewer: Yes. My name is Ana Brewer. Mr. Hannon: Thank you. Ms. Brewer: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Sandy Moise: Good morning. My name is Sandy Moise. I live at 5910 Northeast 6th Court, Miami, Florida. I had a prepared statement today, but some of my items were deferred, but they may blend into other items. First, I do support RE.5 to appoint Commissioner Ralph Rosado as the chairperson of the DDA. I think he would bring his expertise as an urban planner, and I currently have trust and faith in him, and I think he could do a good job in reorganizing it a bit. Regarding D15 [sic], and actually SR.3 as well, I'm hearing a lot of people speak, and I'm not here to say the DDA is not a good thing. We do certainly appreciate the good -- the great work that the nonprofits that are receiving money from the DDA are doing, and I like hearing the work that they're doing here today. However, I don't believe that this is totally a discussion. This really isn't a discussion on abolishing or keeping DDA. I think there are a lot of concerns being raised here on how money is spent. And when you think about DDA and Bayfront Park Trust, you're looking at areas of downtown that overlap. So, I really think it would be wise to have some sort of organizational meeting to look at what we want to improve on and make sure that we're spending dollars wisely. Because I'm hearing a lot of bloated salaries, misspent money, excessive contracts, things of that nature. So, I do think that there could be some conversation in that area. DDA was established as an independent agency of City of Miami, funded by a special tax levy on the properties. Mission to foster growth and development of Downtown Miami, making it a desirable place to live, work and visit. So, it makes me wonder, why would the City then be trying to give away Olympia Theater to a charter school when Olympia Theater really should be the core of our cultural hub in Downtown Miami. Regarding taxing, DDA gives tax incentives for businesses, but we want people to come and live in downtown, so why double tax them? Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. June Savage: Hi, thank you. June Savage, 3063 Oak Avenue, lifetime resident of the city of Miami. I'm here to speak about the Lotus House. Constance Collins does fantastic work for the women that go through. Judge Barbara Labora [sic], who I know personally, she's a cyclist, and we've done events for the Lotus House. You must give the $175, 000 to them. The Lotus House program is better than Section 8, because the people go in and they come out on a healthier venue faster than Section 8. On another item, let's talk about the Bayfront Park Trust. Monty Trainer, who City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 happened to be with me when I was in the Miss Miami pageant there at Bayfront Park many years ago, our very first Ultra was there. We do not need to abolish this. As a matter of fact, I think the DDA should be absorbed by the Bayfront Park Trust, because I think it's a little bit mismanaged. I think that monies could be spent in a lot of different ways than what they're doing right now, especially giving away to a fight club that has multi -million dollars. And so, on that, I'd just like to end with I'm not quite sure that Rosada [sic] is the perfect person. Bayfront Park Trust is huge. It's been there a very long time, and I think that you should slow that down on who you're going to appoint for that. And I'd like to wish you all a fantastic day. I think that you should have full-time jobs, because we have a lot of things to do in the city. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rob Piper: Good morning. Thank you for having me. Rob Piper, 1401 Southwest 17th Terrace. I am just here to -- regarding RE.3, I think it's definitely a good start regarding redistricting. I would only ask that you pull it to add a critical piece, and that includes language that makes it -- that allows districts to be drawn with respect to neighborhoods and natural boundaries. Currently, too many neighborhoods are split between commissioners, which makes no sense to have specific neighborhoods represented by two separate commissioners. So, please withdraw that to make that fix. The second thing regarding RE.8, the lifetime term limits, I suspect that will probably get passed today, but I wasn't sure if the folks here were aware of a convenient little loophole that's been inserted that makes this iteration of the ballot language different from what it was last month, and I quote, "Said lifetime terms shall not include any time served as a result of having been elected to fill a vacancy. " So, if this is passed as is, what is the point of having lifetime term limits? If a certain individual can get elected to serve partial terms in addition to their full two terms, well, then what's the point of solving this revolving door of elected officials coming back over and over and over again? So, I will make the ask. Please withdraw RE.8 as it is. Take out that loophole. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Carol Viteri: Good morning. My name is Carol Viteri. I reside at 244 Biscayne Boulevard. I am a long-time resident and business owner of Downtown Miami. I'm here to support the DDA, in other words, oppose the demolishing of the DDA. I walk through the streets every day. I see what -- the job that they're doing. I've also seen the transformation of Miami. Mayor was talking earlier about how great Miami is doing. It's difficult to put a finger on exactly what's happening, but I think that the DDA is a big, big, big part of it. I do not call it giveaways, I call it corporate incentives, which we all know in the business world are important. Whether they're too much, too little, I'll leave that to the experts to discuss. And lastly, just, you know, right before you make your decision, please look into conflict of interests. Usually when these things come up to bat -- to the back -- you know, to be discussed, is because there's some sort of conflict of interest somewhere. So, I trust you to really do the digging and take a look and make the right decision. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Stephen Gross: Good morning. My name is Stephen Gross. I live at 325 South Biscayne Boulevard, and I want to talk about the MDDA (Miami Downtown Development Authority) and the Bayfront Trust today. I'm not going to tell you all the great things the MDDA does. I think we've heard a lot of that today, and I've been up there several times, and I've said it before. But when people say that they're just giving away money, that's a wild, horrible accusation. They don't just give away money. When they join with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) or when City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 they join with Barcelona, there are gates for them to have to earn the money that they said that they would give to them. It's a partnership. So, they say, look, you said you were going to create so many jobs and employ so many people. If they don't do it, they don't get the money. You said you're going to build this in our community that's going to open up retail and make us a brighter, more developed community. They're not just throwing the money to corporations that already have money. They're saying, we want to partner with you. We want to bring you into the community. We want to help create jobs. And that's the way things are done in cities, whether it's the government giving tax incentives for Amazon to move into New York or other big companies to build industry and stuff like that. That's what they're doing. And the MDDA does a great job, and I think that we should not politicize what they're doing. The second thing is on the Bayfront Trust Park. We had a great meeting on Tuesday night. Two of the commissioners showed up, which I appreciate, and we got to hear from the people, and we had a discussion. And I really think we need to slow everything down. We do not need to get rid of the Trust. I think we need to look at it, though, and we need to see how it's run, how people are appointed to the Trust, the directors and stuff like that. So, it's not perfect. But the Trust is the right solution. Having the City take over the park, that would be disaster. And it shouldn't happen. And this is another thing that's being politicized that are trying to be pushed through for different reasons that I don't think it should be. I think that we have to calm down, slow down a little bit, and figure out how to improve the Trust and not get rid of the Trust. Let's keep the Trust and the MDDA. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Miguel Soliman: Good morning. Miguel Soliman, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. I'm here to show support for SR.1. I think this is a very good idea, especially for homestead properties, of course, and our seniors are in a very difficult position, and this will help a lot of people. I also want to take -- I also want to take advantage of this time. Last time I was here, I spoke of prostitution activity that I had seen in District 3 and District 1, and I'm happy -- I'm very thankful to both Chief Morales, Commissioner Carollo, and Commissioner Gabela, that they have taken swift action. And I want to give them merit for that and resolve the situation. And I want to thank also Police Commander from Little Havana, Rodriguez, and Police Commander Sobre [sic]. They were exceptional, everyone. Thank you very much for your swift action. And I also wanted to take advantage, since I have an office in District 1 and I own property in District 1, I just wanted to recognize and thank and congratulate Commissioner Gabela for the excellent job since he took office. It's been incredible. The streets are clean. He's got crews that you see him picking up trash constantly, sweating. You see his personnel in the parks, helping the single mothers, the senior residents with all kinds of things. You've seen increased housing construction for low-income and workforce housing in the district. And the drainage system is constantly being cleaned. And I'm sure, and I know that's all under his supervision and thanks to him. And I must mention his wife also that is always with him. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Soliman: Thank you very much. Chair King: Good morning. Mr. Soliman: Have a good day. City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Alicia Bethel: Good morning. My name is Alicia, currently reside at 3645 Northwest 36th Street. I just want to start by saying it's not an ambassador supporting the DDA, it's the DDA that makes it possible for ambassadors to support Downtown. Because of this funding, we've been able to help a mother with two children living in her car find shelter. We called 911 to rescue an elderly woman who had been trapped in her apartment for several days and was screaming for help. We were there to call for medical attention when a resident was hurt and everyone else walked passed him. It is also us who report illegal dumping and overflowing trash, so it gets cleaned up quickly. We also help lost visitors find their way and we respond immediately to businesses that need help, including calling the police in emergencies when others might be afraid to act. Without this support and all of that progress is at risk, Downtown Miami will lose the friendly faces, the quick response, and the consistent presence that make it such an amazing place to visit, work, and live. We respectfully ask you continue the support of the Miami DDA and protect the jobs and services that help keep downtown vibrant, safe and thriving for everyone. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Laura Okamura: Laura Okamura. I reside at 50 Biscayne Boulevard. I'm here to speak about SR.3, about the abolishment of Bayfront Park Trust. I object to this proposal to immediately abolish the Bayfront Park Management Trust. It is irresponsible to propose abolishing the Trust with no structure in place. There are ideas, but there is no concrete, detailed plan to actually transition the Trust to a conservancy or any other structure. The success of a conservancy is very dependent on the planning and coordination with various agencies and stakeholders before it is established. No such planning and coordination has taken place. Having the City run the park would increase the cost to the taxpayers. In fact, Miami City Manager Art Noriega stated, the City is notoriously bad at managing complex properties. So why would we have the City run the park? Commissioner Rosado wrote in part that the Bayfront Park Management Trust has a long track record of dysfunction from no -bid contracts and financial irregularities documented in audits to public disputes with other city agencies. The dysfunction, no -bid contracts, financial irregularities, and public disputes did not occur because the park is managed by a trust. The Trust is not the problem. The fact is they all occurred while the Trust was under the control of Commissioner Carollo. That is why he was removed as chairman of this very trust, and it was done without incurring additional costs or abolishing the Trust. Commissioner Rosado claims the Trust lacks consistent full-time staffing. This is not true, as there are 15 employees, some of which have been with the Trust for over 20 years. The staff has expertise to run complicated events, and as a result, the park generates a profit after covering all its expenses with the surplus held in a capital reserve for the park. That surplus should stay with the Trust for the benefit of the park. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Okamura: Abolishing the Trust would allow the City -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Okamura: -- to have access to these funds. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Okamura: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Charwoman? Chair King: Good morning. Michelle Fernandez: Good morning. Chair King: I don't want to interrupt the -- I'm going to let the, I'm not going to -- Vice Chair Carollo: We have a rule that we're not supposed to be named in the fashion that I was named, wrongly and defamatory. So -- Chair King: We can address it when we get to SR.3. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but you let it go, and I'm getting fed up with a handful of people that are being orchestrated every meeting, and basically, for the most part, it's the same group, that are being orchestrated by the political action committee that Mr. Pardo directs. And this is happening every meeting. Yeah, he laughs. He knows exactly what he's doing. You know, the bottom line is that when I came as chairman of the Trust, the Trust was barely making ends meet. Thanks to the brains that I put into it and the sweat that I put into it, the Trust has a huge reserve and has around $5 million or more dollars of recurring revenue every year that it doesn't use. It has a plus of 5 million plus years [sic]. And we got more things done there than at any time during the Trust's history. So, I'm not going to put up with a handful of people that don't represent the whole city of Miami, because when we did have an election that put every voter in Miami in the opportunity to vote on the outdoor gym equipment, that the same small group led by Mr. Pardo came here time and time again to say do away with it, they'd lost the election by 80-20. And what did Mr. Pardo do? He went behind the scenes to the police department. You talk about weaponizing? He went to the police department asking through his office to investigate the Trust because we were involved -- Chair King: Vice Chair? Vice Chair Carollo: -- in illegal drugs -- Chair King: Vice Chair? May I ask you, please, because we have -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- but -- Chair King: I understand Vice Chair Carollo: -- I want to get the facts out. Chair King: I will -- I will caution our publicers [sic] -- public commenters, please do not address any of us individually. Keep your comments neutral to the facts and not directly at anyone. Thank you. Good morning. Commissioner Gabela: Excuse me, excuse me. If we're going to have this, that he's going to interrupt in the middle of the thing, then I'm going to also interrupt because we can 't have this. Chair King: If you -- if you want to -- Commissioner Gabela: This is -- you know, I'm trying to -- Chair King: If you want to, go ahead. Go ahead. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Listen -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no, no, I'm trying to abide by the rules. Chair King: Right, I'm trying to -- Commissioner Gabela: But he's jumping in, and listen -- Chair King: Yes and I didn 't stop -- Vice Chair Carollo: Because I was mentioned. Chair King: Okay, I didn 't -- Commissioner Gabela: All right -- Chair King: -- stop her from saying his name. That will not happen again. My mistake, because I don 't want us to engage with the public on your comments. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, can I -- Chair King: If you would like to say something -- Commissioner Gabela: -- can I finish? Chair King: -- yes, you can go ahead and finish what you were going to say. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, summarily, what I was going to say, last I checked, I think we're in the United States of America, okay, where people can come and express. People sometimes have not said the best of me here, but I've got to take it, okay, because that's what I'm elected for. So, you've got to take the good and the bad. You can't just pick -- you know, I'll take the credit, but I won't take the bad. That's all I have to say. And we should -- I'm trying to abide by the rules and procedures of -- through you, Madam Chair. You know, and then -- Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: -- and then, you know, he -- Chair King: Thank you. But there is a policy -- Commissioner Gabela: -- breaks everything up. I hope this doesn't happen again and then when we get to that -- Chair King: Right, no, there is a policy that -- Commissioner Gabela: -- we discuss it. Chair King: -- the public should not address any of us, good or bad, individually. So please don't. Good morning. Ms. Fernandez: Good morning. My name is Michelle Fernandez. I represent South Florida Wellness Network. We are a peer -run organization, non -for -profit. We've been in Broward County for ten years. We're affirming our footprint here in Miami - Dade County. I am the program director of our community center located in Allapattah, as well as our efforts here throughout Miami -Dade County. I am City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 speaking in support of the DDA, specifically, you know, for the efforts that they make with -- to our unhoused community and individuals that are struggling with substance use and/or mental illness. Just yesterday we were out in Biscayne, and it wasn't the efforts just of the DDA and ambassadors, it included the City of Miami law enforcement, it included Hermanos de la Calle. It took us over two hours to help one soul that needed assistance and services. So, just as much as we want our residents to have the resources that they need, we need to make sure that our providers and agencies as well have the resources that they need in efforts that need to continue and cannot stop. And most importantly, as a person in recovery from substance use and mental illness, it's a blessing to have something just like this. So, thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Laurie Bowen: Good morning and thank you. My name is Laurie Bowen. I'm a resident of Downtown Miami at 50 Biscayne Boulevard. I'm speaking today to object to the dissolution of the Bayfront Trust. Today we're at a critical juncture regarding the future of the Trust, an entity that served our community for over 37 years. For a decision of this magnitude, we expect compelling arguments to justify dismantling such an institution. And more importantly, the community and stakeholders of the park deserve far more clarity on the alternative, and of course, the plan to implement it. To start with, the only way to build a successful alternative is to fundamentally understand the issues with the Trust. Commissioner Gabela was tasked -- and sorry I mentioned the name -- was tasked with doing just that. If you don't complete this work, the new solution may be worse than the one you are seeking to dissolve. At the last meeting, a conservancy model was proposed. The documents shared at this meeting made clear that the success of this type of model hinges on decisions made during its establishment. The leadership, the governance, mission, cost structure, revenue management plan, these are examples of the fundamental and essential decisions that must be made, and they must be made before any dissolution of the Trust occurs. If not, we run the risk of doing irreparable damage to the park. We should not gamble with the future of the park by dissolving its structure before we have clarity on the conservancy you seek to implement. Please defer this decision until a feasible alternative is clearly defined with support and engagement from the community that you all serve. And just one last comment on the DDA, I would just say, please just stop the poor decision -making. Please get new leadership in, stop the corporate giveaways, and many of these problems will just go away. Okay, thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Rebecca Jauregui: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Rebecca Jauregui. I'm an administrative assistant at 2490 Northwest 35th Street, and I oppose the removing of the Bayfront Trust, item SR.3, because what is happening is an injustice to Bayfront Park, but also, it's similar and it happens in other places like Miami Bethany Community Services at 850 Northwest 23rd Street. While this building sits empty, our community is full of many, many needs. Children are hungry and seniors are struggling. Senior mothers are surviving only on the food that we are packaging for them in crowded and unsanitary places. Inspectors want us to build and to meet the building codes, but we have no place to call our own. We were here a year ago, almost, and we were told that this property could be our solution and that we could move in, and still nothing. We're waiting for help. We're waiting not only for the permission, the grant, as you have already granted us, but we also need the next step. What can be done? When can we come in? We've already tried cleaning and doing some things, but please help us out. What can be done next? Not only for 850, but also for 920 Northwest 23rd Street. Thank you so much. City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sandra Perez: Good morning, Madam Chairman, Commissioners. My name is Sandra Perez, and I live at 244 Biscayne Boulevard. As a proud downtowner, I am here to speak in support of DDA. I have seen firsthand the services being provided by the DDA and the positive changes that have happened in this area. It has given me so much trust that I actually convinced my grown-up children to move to the area. Eliminating the DDA would be a horrible mistake and the effects of such a terrible decision felt for years to come. I am here to emphasize again, like I did in the prior meeting, that I don't want someone else's financial interest in terminating the DDA to affect my family and neighbors, especially without an alternative. Please keep the DDA and the continuing efforts to improve the area. I am more than happy to pay taxes that are going to benefit our quality of life. Thank you for your time. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Terrell Fritz: Good morning, Madam Chair, Mr. Co -Chair, and City Commissioners. My name is Terrell Fritz, 111 East Flagler Street. I am director of the Flagler BID, but I'm here today to speak on my own behalf as a 20-year resident and homeowner in Downtown Miami on items PA.1, RE.3, SR.3, and DI.5. Whoa. In my neighborhood, the fact that the City has not completed even one block of the Flagler Streetscape Project in more than four years is enough of a crisis. But all at once, we have to weigh in abolishing the Bayfront Park Trust, the Downtown Development Authority, and even giving away the historic Olympia Theater, all before the August break. This is false urgency and self-inflicted crisis overload. Why the hurry? Commissioner Gabela, as the new Trust chair, deserves at least a year to clarify the vision and restore confidence in Bayfront Park's governance. Commissioner Rosado, if appointed as DDA chair, deserves at least a year to bring new leadership and optimize the DDA's budget for the enhanced services that benefits residents, businesses, and visitors. These agencies, after years of hard work, have finally made Downtown Miami a world -class urban center. If concerns persist next year, then put it on the November 2026 ballot when you get a better voter turnout. If you want to do something in a hurry, make sure the city manager and staff who are working very hard to complete the first three blocks of Flagler Street before September 30th, please otherwise give these important issues the time they deserve for prudent community deliberation. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Lidice Diaz: Good morning. My name is Lidice. I'm an employee at Bayfront Park Management Trust, and I just wanted to speak on behalf of my staff. We don't know what's going on, everything's happening too fast, but I just want to let you know whatever decision that you guys make today with SR.3, you're impacting like our whole group. Everyone works hard to maintain the park, to put like a beautiful park for the public, residents, and everyone. And this park has been a part of like my childhood and so long for like a part of my career that I did not know one day I would work at the Trust with the amazing people that I do every single day, that they put in 100 percent every single day. So, if you would just please consider when you make your decision that a lot of people are at stake. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Michael Green: Sorry, I'm tall. Good afternoon. My name is Michael John Green. I reside at 2100 Southwest 8th Street. First, Commissioner Rosado, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner King, Commissioner Gabela, and Commissioner Pardo, thank you for your partnership. Economic development does not happen without massive amounts of partnership. And so, I'm here to speak on DI.5, which is the City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 DDA. The partnership. It is the residents, it's the community, it's the tourists, it's the small business, and the big businesses that are important to the partnership when it comes to economic development. The DDA encompasses all of those. You won't have a vibrant downtown or urban center like downtown without the business ecosystem. Professionals want to live in the DDA, businesses want to come to the DDA district, tourists want to come to the DDA district, and this is all important and all a part of the work, and we all are a part of it, the commissioners, the residents, the big businesses and the small businesses. We cannot have a strong residential core without the business side. That's why the DDA dictates a significant amount of its budget to both of those, the quality of life, but also the businesses. The big businesses help out the small businesses, the small businesses help out the big businesses, the big businesses fill up the condo towers and bring people to the amazing district that is the DDA. The free resources like the Permit Clinic are a great benefit and resource to not only the businesses, but also the city of Miami in helping out in the permit process that can be cumbersome to small businesses. So, the last thing that I do want to say is all this work, it takes time. Some of the big businesses and the financial firms that we all know that have come here are work that past chairs in the DDA have done in the past. The work continues. We look forward to continuing the work. And again, I thank you, I thank the residents, I thank the big businesses, I thank the small businesses, for their partnership in the work that we do. So, thank you and I look forward to continuing the great work. Chair King. Thank you. Good morning. Emily Aldana: Good morning. My name is Emily Aldana, 2490 Northwest 35th Street. I want to speak about two concerns. First, SR.3, which I'm against, the City considering to remove the Bayfront Park Trust. That is a group that gives the community a voice in how the park is run. If that happens, we lose transparency and public input. Second, on September 17, 2024, the City promised Miami Bethany Community Service the use of 850 Northwest 23rd Street and 920 Northwest 23rd Street. We got excited. We cleaned up land, removed the trash, helped protect it, and we gave food to families without asking the City for anything. But we're still not allowed inside the building. It feels like a pattern that the City says one thing but does another. So, I ask, when will the City keep the word? When will you let the community in? We need it and we're ready to serve you guys. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Carlos Garcia: Hi, good morning, Commissioners. My name is Carlos Garcia, and I'm here to read a statement on behalf of Miami DDA Board Member Suzanne Amaducci. "Mayor, Madam Chair, Commissioners, and Mr. City Attorney, I unfortunately could not be here in person today as I am out of town but wanted to take the time to send you this special message. I am speaking today as a proud resident of the City of Miami for over 30 years and as a board member of the Miami DDA where I donate my time and my talent to make the city of Miami a better place. The City has grown tremendously since I first arrived in 1990. We have now become a global destination to live, work, play, and invest. Thirty years ago, no one even dreamed Miami could be a 24-hour city. Today, you will be considering the role of the Miami DDA. As we navigate a challenging world, politically and economically, I ask that we take a moment to pause and reflect upon what the city, its businesses and residents both need and how the Miami DDA can serve as a facilitator for positive change. In order to do so, we need to start with facts and information, not opinion, personal motivations, and innuendo. Yesterday, at the DDA Business Development Committee meeting, we reviewed the recently commissioned demographic report. It provides facts and figures about the DDA District that surprised many of us. As the Miami DDA's demographic study revealed, the city today is a different place with many new residents and businesses. Before acting, I ask that an economic impact City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 study be performed to drive thoughtful and factual decisions about what the businesses and residents actually need. I encourage you today to appoint a new chair for the Miami DDA, give that person sufficient time to get up to speed about the inner workings of the DDA, and craft a plan for the DDA's future and continued success. I truly believe if we work together with a thoughtful plan for the future and stay positive, we can keep the City of Miami on its path to global greatness." Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Garcia: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Celina Che: Good morning, Commissioners. I'm Celina Che, and I'm on behalf of Miami Community Services. And I'm here because I'm opposed to having removed the Bayfront Park Trust. And I'm here because I'm concerned about the City in treating people who care about our community. First, the City might remove Bayfront Park Trust, a group that gave the public a voice. Why take that away? Second, the City promised Miami Bethany Community Services use of 850 and 920 Northwest 23rd Street. We have cleaned up, protected, and served families, all without having for -- helping -- acting [sic] for help. But we're still not allowed in. What message does that send? We're not asking for favors, just for the City to keep its promise, its word. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Pedro Aquino: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Pedro Aquino, 2490 Northwest 35th Street. I'm here today against eliminating the Bayfront Park Trust. I believe that we are part of the last generation that thinks promises should mean something, especially when it comes from the City. You promised to give Miami Community Service access to 850 and 920 Northwest 23rd Street. We have stepped in and cleaned the property and maintained it safe. After all this work, we're here a year later still not allowed in, not knowing where are we going with this. At the time -- I'm here too to -- at the same time, the City is removing the Bayfront Park Trust, a group that's helping the public stay involved in the decisions about our park. Now, the City wants full control without any public input. These actions tell us something, that the voice of the community is now being pushed out. We're here to serve and not ask for favors. Just keep the City to his word. We're really -- we're ready to do the work and to see your promises be completed. Thank you for your time. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Veronica Fernandez: Hi, good morning. My name is Veronica Fernandez. I represent Social Crafting as the president of the company. And I am here in support of the DDA. We provide free art workshops to residents of Downtown and Brickell that help sense -- build a sense of community. It helps with wellness, with mental health, and without their support we wouldn't be able to offer these workshops for free. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. James Torres: Good morning, Chairwoman. James Torres, president of the Downtown Neighbors Alliance. Before you begin today's agenda, I want to address a troubling pattern that is causing a lot of embarrassment, not only nationally, but also locally. The elections, rigging, scam, cancellation, and the extension of terms has shown how Miami is a place where a lot of individuals no longer want to be a part of especially when you're taking away votes. This is a democracy; this is not a City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 kingmaker scenario. By looking at everything that we're looking at in terms of the voting issue, it should be by the voters, not by commission. Let us not forget the latest gimmick, the so-called term limits ordinance that actually bans someone from ever running again. And I know that's before you today. And now let's talk about the most important pressing issue. It's called the DDA, the additional tax that is strong holding Downtown and Brickell families. Any time we have gone and/or spoken on this issue, we're either bullied, ridiculed, ignored even by our own District 2 Commission [sic], did not mention the name, by the way. Even though we're the ones that are paying the lion's share of this entire budget. I want you to sink in on something. 58 percent of their budget is paid by residents. What you've been seeing here today is a couple things. Individuals that are waiting for grants or corporate welfare checks, the board, and the DDA themselves. We are asking to place this on the ballot, to release the residents. They can still function as an entity that we have spoken about in several cases. We're not here to tell everybody that jobs are going to be done away with. The issue is residents are tired of paying the burden of taxation. I'm asking you to place it on the ballot and/or reform the entire DDA. I'm not sure if your leadership is going to get us there. I know we've talked about it several times with your staff and we're appreciative of that. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Torres: But let us be released from the DDA. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Ivonne Berrios: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioners. As you may know, my name is Ivonne Berrios from the Miami DDA. Today I won't be sharing information, numbers, but real -life statements from members of the community about the Miami DDA. First one, "Since 2017, the Miami DDA has helped me rise from homelessness, with my three children, to a life where I'm heard, valued, confident in my work at home and myself. " Michelle Lewis, DET (Downtown Enhancement Team) team member. "The Miami DDA gave me more than a job. It gave me a purpose, connections, and the chance to grow while giving back to the city I love." (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Darling, downtown ambassador. "I truly believe that the help that the Miami DDA gives entrepreneurs is something nobody else provides. " Jaime Casado, owner of RETO Health. "Miami DDA has really influenced my experience in Downtown by making it more connected, meeting with the Miami DDA gave me all the options... " -- oh, okay, sorry. I was so -- don't count those seconds, "... Miami DDA has really influenced my experience in Downtown by making it more connected. Meeting with the Miami DDA gave me all the options, resources, events and community engagement that I needed. They have done a great job protecting the area. Larice Zamaco (phonetic), Downtown Miami resident. "Downtown Miami is the economic driver for the city, and we need to keep it in that way. Working alongside a dedicated team of residents and business owners, that compromises [sic] the Miami DDA Board. We have worked diligently to ensure that every action we take will achieve positive outcomes for Downtown Miami. " Late Commissioner and past Miami DDA Chairman, Manolo Reyes. So, I ask, why stop the momentum now? Like many growing cities, yes, we have challenges, which is why the services that we provide are needed more than ever. Please let us do our job and continue making Downtown Miami better every day. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Grant Stern: Good morning. Grant Stern, 425 Northeast 22nd Street. I'm here today to ask a question of this entire commission. What kind of city do we want to build together? Do we want to build a world -class city that takes care of its residents' needs, that handles the many granular problems of life in Miami? Or do we want to City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 continue endlessly arguing over the place and role of every special district in our city? Because every special district in this city has a panoply of problems because we don't have a good municipal infrastructure underneath it, okay. The DDA is great at taking care of people who are visiting downtown, but under a past commissioner's leadership, under Russell's leadership, they spent $330, 000 to rebrand a bay walk, and they failed to complete the Flagler project that a prior commissioner had left them. The Bayfront Park Trust has been a complete and utter disaster. You have communists running around a cash room, stealing money and doing God knows what, and avoiding audits, and here we are yet again with an item that is insane, saying we should abolish it now that it's got new leadership. But the reality is, all of these districts have a major flaw, that they have too much responsibility. They have the responsibility for certain amounts of infrastructure, and then for actually accomplishing the tasks of the district, developing downtown, to manage a park, to run a CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). But now you have to pay for the policing, and you have to pay for all of the infrastructure in the district. We have a dysfunctional basis for our government, and that's why all of this crazy stuff is happening. I'm asking this commission to create a Sunshine Meeting so we can talk about making infrastructure districts for our entire city, to take a lot of the responsibility away from all the parties that are struggling and allow these districts, the DDA, and the Bayfront Park Trust, et cetera, to grow and to thrive and to really specialize in their roles. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning, Commissioners. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. Just going to be fast, supporting SR.1 for the dwelling unit, SR.2 as well. Just a little note. We still talk about the DDA, Bayfront Park. Are we going to put any of these in the ballot? Or it's going to be the new norm now that just the commissioners are going to decide, we pay the taxes, but voters don't mind at all. You guys just going to decide everything without any community input, or you guys are actually going to take DDA, Bayfront Park Trust to the voters? And I repeat again, when I go to Washington, D.C., and they call us a third world country -- city, the banana republic, I used to be offended. Now I'm going to have to just smile and agree to those who actually in Washington, D.C. is stating that we are a banana republic city. We talk about dynasty of families. We talk about we don't want the same people. But we're still seeing the same people. I'm here for over 30 years, and we're not getting better. We're looking more as a banana republic than ever. And it's sad. We're in 2025. And we're still fighting for Downtown Development Authority to see if they're going to charge taxes to our voters, to our residents. Why not the resident have the voice? The same way that we fight for anything else. It looks like Downtown Development Authority have more input and homeless that they help than the Homeless Trust. Instead of giving Homeless Trust the $69 million every year, we should give it to them. Chair King: Thank you. Yep, that's it. Monty? Commissioner Gabela: Madam Chair, I have a special -- may I? Chair King: I know he wants to be a public commentor. Good morning, Commissioner. [Later...] Chair King: Is there anyone else that would like to speak? Seeing none, the public comment period is now closed. Thank you for your advocacy. City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: AM.1 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - May 8, 2025 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Chair King: Gentlemen, may I have a motion to approve the City of Miami Commission meeting minutes for May 8th, 2025? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Thank you. 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 28 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioners and Mayor PA - PERSONAL APPEARANCE PA.1 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 17834 A PRESENTATION BY COMMISSIONER MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA REGARDING BAYFRONT PARK. RESULT: PRESENTED Rosario Kennedy: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioner. Chair King: Good to see you. Ms. Kennedy: Good to see you, too. Good to be back. I'm here -- well, first of all, with offices at 2645 South Bayshore Drive. I'm here today to give a voice to Bayfront Park, a park that by itself cannot talk, but yet speaks volumes about who we are as a city. In 1985, when I ran for this board, Bayfront Park ran abandoned -- was too abandoned in the middle of our downtown. And what could have been a jewel in our city instead was a place that people avoided. One of my campaign pledges was to find the money to redevelop the park, against the advice of many civic leaders who told me that it was a lost cause. But the park became more than a project, it was a mission. A mission to finish the job that Mayor Maurice Ferre had started before me. So, I took it on not because it was easy, but because it mattered to our city. Originally it was intended to be a place where the community would gather, where families could walk, people who worked downtown could go at lunch and have a sandwich and listen to concerts at night. A place where everyone felt they belonged. We brought together a group of like-minded individuals who had been working on the park many years before me, the Tina Hills of this world, whose dedication is now honored through the Tina Hills Pavilion. I chaired that group. It was simply called the Kennedy Committee at the time because we were unofficial, we didn't have any money from the City. Every step forward was made possible through creativity, commitment, and community support of people like Monty, to whom I immediately asked for help. And as you know, Monty has never heard the meaning of no. So, he came immediately, without hesitation on board, and he's going to share the stories of how we ended up raising millions. So, I hope you're -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Kennedy: I just -- I'm sorry. Commissioner Gabela: Madam Chair, she was supposed to speak when the -- I have it here, I put it on the agenda as a personal appearance, and she was going to be my personal appearance and Monty. Ms. Kennedy: I just have 30 seconds. Commissioner Gabela: I think she should be allowed -- Chair King: Oh, okay. No. Commissioner Gabela: -- please. Ms. Kennedy: No, no, I only have 30 seconds. City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Commissioner, 30 seconds. Now, Monty gets to speak, I don't interrupt him because he has earned that through age. I give -- Ms. Kennedy: Yes. Chair King: -- like when we have Ms. Thelma Gibson here, I give her -- I don't put her on a timer, I will not put Monty on a timer, we already spoke about that. Ms. Kennedy: Right. I just have 30 seconds. Chair King: 30 seconds. Go ahead. Ms. Kennedy: So, I just hope that you agree that the park needs the input of its citizens to make sure that it reflects their needs. Today, families live downtown. It's not what it was in 1987 when we inaugurated the park. Today you see carriages with children, you see people walking the dogs. So, I believe that to serve its purpose effectively as a neighborhood park, it requires input from its neighbors and all of those who care. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you, Commissioner. Monty Trainer: Listen, it's not often I get to have the hammer. But it's so wonderful to be able to follow Rosario, who was the first lady commissioner, Latin commissioner, in 1985. She was the first one, so you were a groundbreaker. I'm usually up here to say something about the art festival and what happens with the waterfront and how the parks or the artists enjoy the parks and the water. Well, we have the same scenario at Bayfront Park which is something that Rosario and I went to New York -- to Washington, D.C., met with Claude Pepper, Donnie Fussell, Errol Lehman, all the people that had control of the money at the time, and had a great Dade Delegation, and we came back with $5 million to purchase the park. So that's worth something. That's worth cutting off the little buzzer thing. But anyway, it's -- thank you. But it was quite an event to have Claude Pepper in my boat taking other representatives up the Potomac, because they had never been on boat going up the Potomac. And so, it turned out to be a nice selling tool. And it's been great ever since. But you know, the Bayfront Park Trust, which is a -- it's sort of a quasi -City Commission, and it works out well, and it has worked out well. And I'm sure with Miguel that it will continue to work out well. He has the enthusiasm. Rodney Barreto and I, after the homecome -- the Orange Bowl parade, we had to find a way what to do with all those people. So, we ended up with 100,000 people every year on New Year's Eve since then. Corky Dozier followed him, and we had Bayfront Park. It's free for the public after the parade, so it would -- has really been beneficial. And we've been doing the New Year's Eve event ever since, in cooperation with the hotel. The Intercontinental Hotel lets us put the big orange up on the building. That works out nicely. And the -- so, the Bayside Park, the -- is the linchpin and then you have Bayside that comes in. They've been, this year, I think they did the New Year's with Pier 5, which is turning out to be fantastic. So, you've got Bayside, Bayside Park, the hotel, and the park. And the park is the linchpin. And it's worked beautifully ever since. And I'm looking forward to -- we worked with Commissioner Carollo on the New Year's Eve thing, and it worked out. And Ralph, I hope you come into the fold. And now, Miguel, I mean, you've got the gavel. And I know you're going to do a good job. But Bayfront Park is where -- Commissioner Gabela: I don't know how long I'm going to have that gavel for, Monty. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Trainer: No gavel? Commissioner Gabela: Depends on everybody here today. The gavel, yeah. Mr. Trainer: They give you a shovel? But anyway, it's nice to feel like what we've got working down there at Bayfront Park. It is. When we sell the artists, they know that it's a waterfront community. And so, the same thing with the people that want to come in and do the entertaining. I know that we have some controversy with Ultra, but Rodney and Brian, they do a good job on that, and Ray Martinez used to be a police chief now he heads up Ultra. But it's a grand, grand thing, Bayfront Park, and the way it works, the Bayfront Park Trust, you have individuals, you have commissioners, you have -- it's all folding into one and it's working. So, I don't want to see us change it. I love the commission. I love being able to come up here. I don't know how many more times I'm going to be able to come up here. But it's nice to be here and I always appreciate it. And thank you for turning off the buzzer. That was nice. I can't stand that buzzer. Anyway, thank you, and I don't know how you go through these meetings all the time, but it's a wonderful public forum and everybody gets to speak their piece and it's one of the few places you'll go. I flew down from Maine last night just to be here to speak. And I appreciate it, and good Lord willing. Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you, sir. [Later...] Chair King: Commissioner Gabela, you said that was your personal appearance? Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. I wanted Rosario to have a little bit more time to speak and she is my personal -- Chair King: No, she said she was finished. Rosario Kennedy: Yeah, I did. Commissioner Gabela: You're done? Okay, thank you very much. I've got one more, I'll reserve that time for one more when the item comes up. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Gabela: Okay? Chair King: You know you don't need a personal appearance. You are a personal appearance every day when we come to commission meeting. Commissioner Gabela: Yes, I know that. I think there was a mistake. What we meant was it's like when other commissioners, they're going to put a slideshow or something together. Chair King: Uh-huh, I see. I see. Commissioner Gabela: Or somebody's going to speak. That's what we wanted. Maybe it was a mistake. Chair King: You just do it. Right, you didn't need to do it. You can just do it. City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 END OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 CA.1 17662 Department of Economic Innovation & Development CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner LAYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE ADDITION OF BARRY UNIVERSITY, NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, AND THE TECHNICAL COLLEGES AT MIAMI DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO THE PARTICIPATING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S VENTURE MIAMI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PURPOSE STATED HEREIN AS IT RELATES TO THE PROGRAM. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0245 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.1, please see "Order of the Day" and "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 CA.2 RESOLUTION 17806 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO p EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 OF THE "MEMORANDUM OF Human Services AGREEMENT ("MOA") PROGRAM, PC-2425-MOA" ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("COUNTY") TO SUPPORT EXTENDED OUTREACH AND HOUSING SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HOMELESS SERVICES DIVISION, BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY JUDICIAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS ("PROGRAM"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL FORTY THOUSAND ($40,000.00) DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY, WITH NO CITY MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED, FOR A TOTAL PROGRAM APPROPRIATION NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($380,000.00)("GRANT") FROM THE COUNTY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS, EXTENSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND RENEWALS ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, CONDITIONED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF CITY RESOURCES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE GRANT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE UP TO TWO CONSECUTIVE ONE-YEAR RENEWALS TO THE AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GRANT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0246 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.2, please see "Public Comments for all Item (s) " and "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 CA.3 RESOLUTION 17757 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT Department of TO SECTION 18-85 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, p FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE") AWARDING A General Services CONTRACT TO GRAPHIC DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL LLC Administration ("GRAPHIC DESIGNS") PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID ("IFB") NO. 1852386 FOR VEHICLE DECALS AND STRIPING ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL THREE (3) YEAR TERM ("CONTRACT"); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE GSA OPERATING BUDGET AND 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 ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, 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, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0247 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.3, please see "End of Consent Agenda." CA.4 RESOLUTION 17703 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, De artment of Real AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND p EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE Estate and Asset CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND Management RIVERCOW, LLC ("LESSEE") FOR MUTUAL TERMINATION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8034 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0248 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.4, please see "End of Consent Agenda." City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 CA.5 RESOLUTION 17685 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING EIGHT (8) RIGHT-OF-WAY p DEEDS AND ONE (1) QUIT CLAIM RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED OF Resilience and DEDICATION ("DEEDS"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," Public Works ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEEDS. CA.6 17819 Office of the City Attorney ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0249 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.5, please see "End of Consent Agenda." RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TARVAN HANKS JR., WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE TOTAL SUM OF $90,000.00 IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE STYLED TARVAN HANKS JR. VS. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., PENDING IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, CASE NO. 2025-CA-001049, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BROUGHT UNDER STATE LAW PENDING IN STATE COURT AND A DISMISSAL OF THE CITY AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES WITH PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0250 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.6, please see "End of Consent Agenda." END OF CONSENT AGENDA Chair King: Okay. Gentlemen, anything from the CA (Consent Agenda) items that you would like to pull for discussion from CA.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6? Nothing for Commissioner Rosado. Nothing for Commissioner Pardo. Commissioner Gabela? Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE). Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: I'm checking with Commissioner Gabela. Any -- City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: I'm good, I'm good. Chair King: Okay. So, I have a motion and a second for the CA items, CA.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PH - PUBLIC HEARING PH.1 RESOLUTION 17246 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of Real ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, p PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-C OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF Estate and Asset MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND Management 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 TO 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: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item PH.1 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.1, please see "Order of the Day." END OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE - RESOLUTIONS RE.1 RESOLUTION 17525 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Office of ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING Mana ement and THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE THIS AMENDMENT IN 9► ORDER TO ADD TO AND TO REVISE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN Budget THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 MULTI- YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0328 ("ADOPTED CAPITAL PLAN"), AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR ADDED PROJECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH FOR ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0251 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Chair King: Gentlemen, from the PH (Public Hearing) items, it's only one. Vice Chair Carollo: It's deferred. Commissioner Rosado: It's deferred. Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry, that was deferred. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, it was deferred. Chair King: That was deferred. We're in the RE (Resolution) items. Are there any RE items that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Pardo: RE. 3 and RE.8. Chair King: RE.3, hold on. Vice Chair Carollo: RE. 6 for clarification. Chair King: RE.8 and RE. 6 for clarification. Commissioner Gabela: And RE.5. City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: And RE.5. Okay. Commissioner Rosado: And 9 and 10. Chair King: Oh, my God. Okay. 9 -- Commissioner Gabela: Basically, all of them. Chair King: -- and -- that's basically -- Vice Chair Carollo: And if I could also pull out RE.3. Chair King: RE.3 has been pulled. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Chair King: Okay, gentlemen, of the remaining RE items, may I have a motion to pass RE.1 -- Vice Chair Carollo: 2. Chair King: No, 2 has been -- 2 was deferred. So, it's just RE.1. Vice Chair Carollo: Was 2 deferred? Chair King: Yes, 2 was deferred. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Chair King: RE.1 -- Commissioner Rosado: 6 and 7. Chair King: No, 6 was pulled. And RE.7. RE.1 and RE.7. May I have a motion to pass RE.1 -- Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Chair King: -- and RE. 7? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Okay. Motion carries. Vice Chair Carollo: How about RE.9 and 10? Chair King: They were pulled. Vice Chair Carollo: They were pulled also? Chair King: Yes. City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Commissioner Gabela: So, we just did RE.1 ? Chair King: And RE. 7. Commissioner Gabela: And RE. 7. Chair King: Congratulations. Vice Chair Carollo: You say pulled. Were they deferred or not? Chair King: No, just pulled for discussion. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. RE.2 RESOLUTION 17391 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Office of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO Office of and THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET Mana9► PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24-0389 ADOPTED ON Budget SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, AS AMENDED, THE FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE MULTI- YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-24- 0328 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, AS AMENDED (COLLECTIVELY, THE "BUDGET"), AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE THE BUDGET, AND ANY PART THEREOF, REGARDING CITY OF MIAMI SERVICES AND RESOURCES AS NECESSARY AND LEGALLY ALLOWED; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS, PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, ACCOUNTING ENTRIES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS AND FOR NECESSARY RELATED DOCUMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABLE EFFECTIVE DATES. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE.3 16366 Office of the City Attorney RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"); CREATING NEW SECTION 13 OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "REDISTRICTING," THEREBY AMENDING THE CHARTER TO PROVIDE THAT CITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS MAY NOT BE DRAWN WITH THE INTENT TO FAVOR OR DISFAVOR A CANDIDATE OR INCUMBENT, ESTABLISH A CITIZENS' REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO DRAW DISTRICTS AFTER EACH CENSUS AND WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW, PROVIDE PROCESS FOR THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE REDISTRICTING PLANS TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR FINAL ACTION, SET REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEMBERS' QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES, TERM OF OFFICE, AND PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0243 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado NAYS: Carollo Chair King: RE.3 was pulled for discussion. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I pulled it for discussion, and City Attorney, I was hoping you could shed some light because a few people had questions on how that got to the ballot as part of the settlement of the lawsuit. Also, I wanted you to address the issue that there is an election this November 2025. An election has not been canceled and how we have no provision to cancel any election. George Wysong (City Attorney): Okay, so RE.3 is the ballot question relating to redistricting. This stems from a lawsuit where the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) represented GRACE (Grove Rights And Community Equity) and others, several plaintiffs, suing the City of Miami in relation to our redistricting procedures. There was litigation and there was a settlement. In addition to the monetary settlement, mainly attorney's fees for the ACLU, there was a provision that we would place on the ballot a question drafted by them to change the procedures, to actually City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 create procedures for a redistricting committee. And that draft and that agreement to place this before the voters of the city of Miami was also submitted as part of the settlement agreement to the federal court, and the federal court made it part of the binding court order. When the issue of moving the elections came about, we inquired of the ACLU to see if they would be interested in moving this question, notwithstanding the fact that it required to be heard on the November 2025 election, and they essentially indicated they had no interest in moving the election, so we would have to go in front of a court with the plaintiff that was objecting. So that essentially creates the necessity for the November 2025 election. And if you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to answer. Commissioner Pardo: And on the issue of cancelling elections in the city of Miami? Mr. Wysong: There are no cancelled elections in the city of Miami. Commissioner Pardo: And there is no provision for us to ever do so, correct? Mr. Wysong: Correct. Commissioner Pardo: We can only postpone an election. Mr. Wysong: Or move the date. Yes, actually there's two statutes that provide for the moving of an election. One is the one that was undertaken by us, following Florida Constitution, following Florida Law, following the Florida Statutes. Number two is in the event of an emergency, say a hurricane is bearing down upon us, the Florida Statutes allow us to postpone the election for, I think it's a week or ten days. So, those would be the only times that we could ever move an election. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Commissioner Rosado: Madam Chair, I have some comments on this item as well. So, discussion of this specific topic got me into a discussion with some of our staff and the attorney about the charter review process overall. Just to link to your discussion on that. And I was surprised to learn that the City doesn't have any sort of charter review task force process in place, any sort of mandatory process to periodically review the charter. So, I'd actually like to propose an ordinance for the next few meetings to institute a charter review task force to meet every decade, no later -- starting no later than one year after adoption of the decennial census. Chair King: Commissioner Rosado, I'm going to allow the city attorney to respond to that. Commissioner Rosado: So, this meeting wouldn't be -- this first meeting of it, wouldn't be for a number of years. Mr. Wysong: So, you're just directing us to bring back an ordinance to create a procedure for a charter review question and I -- Commissioner Rosado: Right. Chair King: It's exactly what is happening here with the GRACE settlement. We have to do that. Mr. Wysong: No, no, no, no. Commissioner Pardo: No, no. City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Wysong: What he's saying is -- Commissioner Rosado: It's different. Mr. Wysong: -- this is specific to -- I apologize to saying no, no. What he's indicating is that while this covers redistricting, he's interested in the -- what Commissioner Pardo had brought forth as well is creating a charter review committee. Like creating -- currently in the City of Miami, Charter nor Code as any provision is mandating a charter review committee be created. Some other jurisdictions have. Chair King: George, isn't that what we agreed to in the settlement, that we would each appoint someone for that? Mr. Wysong: That's for redistricting only. Chair King: Only for redistricting. Mr. Wysong: Only for redistricting. Chair King: Oh, I thought it was for charter review as well. Sorry, sorry. Okay. Commissioner Rosado: No, that's okay. Chair King: All right. Any other -- Commissioner Pardo: So, just to shed some light on that, we did, through procurement, put out a way to do charter review and we got back a lot of information, and we were working with information that would allow this charter review committee to make recommendations that in fact would kind of make it to the ballot, make it easier for it to make it to the ballot. Because in the last charter review, 10 years ago, there were like 17 items, 4 maybe made it to the ballot. Lots of them, actually some that we just adopted in the last meeting, moving the election and lifetime term limits, were a part of the discussion. So, staff I'm sure will be happy to share with you a lot of -- and it's a great thing. Commissioner Rosado: Yeah, I was just surprised, it's just pretty standard for a lot of cities to actually have a mandatory requirement to have a task force every six years, every ten years, whatever the case may be, and I was just surprised that we don't have that provision. Chair King: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair? Chair King: Vice Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Yes, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm going to ask you a series of questions. So, if you could take one at a time. Is there any legal harm if we were to get a judge to agree to bring this election on the districts, with GRACE, to a later time? Is there any harm that the people that sued us would be exposed to? Whether it's brought to an election in November or in the first election next year? City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Wysong: I believe -- you know, the issue is we dealt with this as lawyers deal with it. We reached out to them in good faith. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but -- but that's not the question that I'm asking. Mr. Wysong: And -- but, so -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'll get to that one next. Mr. Wysong: To answer that question -- Vice Chair Carollo: Do they have any legal harm? Mr. Wysong: There could be legal harm. They would find that if we don't place this on the ballot, which we promised them we would, and we told the court we would, then we would be brought in front of the court on a, you know, either a rule to show cause, which could lead to contempt proceedings, and may involve attorney's fees and sanctions. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but that's not what I'm talking about. Are there any legal harm to them? To them, what harm are they suffering, whether we have the election in November and have to spend a million dollars or more, or if we have it on the first election next year where it won't cost us anything? That's the question that I'm asking. Mr. Wysong: I get your question, and I apologize. So, technically no, because this ballot question requires the creation of the districting committee upon the annual census period. So, we're not going to face that until 2030. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, that's the point that I'm trying to make. Now, when the majority of this commission, without my vote, voted to enter into this agreement, neither the commission at the time nor the people that were suing, anticipated that this election for elected officials was going to be canceled, which is what is being done, until November of next year. You want to call it postponing. If you want to play with the word game, feel free to do so, but the bottom line, the reason that we were going to have an election was because that's what the Charter mandated for elected officials. That's been postponed until November of 2026. No one anticipated that at the time, correct? Mr. Wysong: That is -- well, that is mostly correct in that I believe during the settlement discussions, GRACE and the ACLU floated the idea of moving the elections to the general cycle, but I believe that position was rejected. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, now, the point that I'm going to is we've had plenty of time, and we still do before we have to make a final decision on placing this in the ballot, to be able to go before the federal court to explain to them the dilemma we're in, that the City is going to be spending a million dollars, or more, on an election just truly for this. And to ask the federal court to allow us to just roll it over until the first election next year. I don 't know if that would be in March or if that would be later on in August, possibly. Now, is there any harm in us going before the court and asking them for their instructions? If we could do this to save Miami that money? Mr. Wysong: I might need assistance from the City Clerk, but we are on July 10. We have a hard date in order to get a ballot question to the supervisor of elections so that in the event the court rules against us, then we wouldn't be able to put it on, conceivably, we wouldn't be able to put it on the November 25th agenda. City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Well, not necessarily. I disagree with that. Mr. Wysong: That's my only concern is the timing. Vice Chair Carollo: Because I think the deadline that we have, and we discussed that briefly, is in the early part of September is the deadline that we have to get something to the supervisor of election. Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir, September 5th, 5 p.m. Vice Chair Carollo: And this is not anything that has to be heard before the judge. It's just a simple ask of the judge. They could respond, and he could take action, yay or nay, by the stroke of a pen. And obviously, if he doesn 't do that in time, then we can take the action that you would suggest. But this is really absurd to spend a million dollars or more when there's no need to, when we haven't even asked the court to give us leave for the reasons that I've stated here that no one anticipated before. And I think the courts would be reasonable because there is no harm to them. We're not changing anything. There's not going to be any new districts drawn or anything like that. We're basically trying to save the taxpayers of Miami dollars, period. In fact, this is why I'm told we're doing all this in part because we're going to save all this money. So, what -- where is the harm in us going to the federal court asking for their guidance on this to see if they can relieve us from it? Chair King: George, you're going to respond? Mr. Wysong: The only thing I -- Vice Chair Carollo: I mean, even if we have to, offer them some money. That's what they're really after, the attorneys in those groups. They'll take less money so at least we can save the bulk of the million bucks. Mr. Wysong: My only concern is that -- that there was some sort of a contentious litigation. We disagreed with their findings. We settled in good faith, even though we disagreed with their -- with the court's rulings on whether the City did things that were improper. We believe we did everything proper. Vice Chair Carollo: But George, we understand all that. But, my God, this is being done in good faith too. So, we don 't have to throw away real money of this city, where no one is going to be harmed. And we're asking the courts what we should have done before. We're not playing any games with them. We're not going to say we're not going to keep our word in what we'd agree to, that we would have an election. Before that, what we're saying is, nobody anticipated for this to have happened, and therefore, to give the City leave of bringing this election on the first election of next year. Or if they don 't like the first election, then they can bring it in the November election, whichever one they like the most. Now, maybe by September 5th, it won't matter, because I would assume that you're going to be hearing from the state courts on the lawsuits that are there. So, maybe it's a non -issue, I don't know. But it doesn 't make sense that for the sole purpose of the agreement that we entered into, that they're not going to have any harm whatsoever from, that we're going to be requesting of the courts for the reasons that I've stated, just to let us roll over this election or any of the elections that they are more happy with for next year. It could be the first or the second or anything in between or before. Mr. Wysong: As you say, for us, it's a timing issue. I would note that there is no -- our first city commission meeting is -- Vice Chair Carollo: But that we could change right away. City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Wysong: You 'd have to have a special meeting. Vice Chair Carollo: George, come on. Come on, George. Mr. Wysong: No, I'm just -- Vice Chair Carollo: To save the City a million bucks or more, we could all come in here just for a few minutes and vote upon something like that. Mr. Wysong: Right, I just wanted to make the Commission aware that -- Vice Chair Carollo: Well, we -- you know, that's quite easy to do. Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair. Chair King: Hold on. George, are you finished? Mr. Wysong: Yes. Essentially, my concern is primarily, number one, the court hasn 't shown us any grace, no pun intended, in this whole tribunal. Number two, it's a big matter of timing. Number three, we did -- the actual date was included in the settlement agreement as well as the order dismissing the case and so -- Vice Chair Carollo: But what is the harm, George, in asking the courts to put it in any election that they so choose for next year so we could save this money for the citizens of Miami? Mr. Wysong: Right. Well, to me, the harm is not in asking. The harm is, if you don't take action today, there's a possibility that we could end up in violation of the order by timing, essentially. So, that's my only concern. Vice Chair Carollo: No, we have another meeting in this month. Chair King: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: And we could have -- if the court sees it differently, we could have another meeting before September 5th, or on September 5th. Chair King: Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, obviously, I'm absolutely against postponing this in any way because, number one, this was an enormous outrage in our district. This was what had originally divided Coconut Grove into two. This redistricting settlement brought Coconut Grove back. It was fought long and hard by the community. We came to the table, we decided these terms, and once again, it would reflect a lack of trust in the things we have decided and already settled. So, number one, I think it's essential that we meet our word and we complete the settlement agreement. Number two, there are other items that will likely come on to that ballot. Vice Chair Carollo: That's the problem. Commissioner Pardo: So, potentially Miami Marine Stadium, potentially other issues, term limits that will also be there that are important that the voters should go ahead and vote on in an election. Chair King: Commissioner Gabela? City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Okay, so look, he's talking about the million dollars, but here's the thing. If RE.8 passes now, you're going to have that election anyway. So, it's obsolete what you're talking about if in fact RE.8 passes. I for one do not want to gamble. This issue has been -- you know, we beat that issue to death. That horse has been beaten to death. We made a deal, and we should stick by that deal. That's all I have to say. I am a proponent to, you know, keep our word, and let's end this thing. Thank you. Chair King: Commissioner Par -- Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: I support moving the item the way it is. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: Do I have a second? Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? Commissioner Gabela: Aye. Commissioner Pardo: Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Nay. Chair King: Aye. Mr. Hannon: Motion passes, 4-1, with Commissioner Carollo voting no. Chair King: RE.5 was pulled for discussion. Mr. Hannon: And my apologies, Chair. RE.3 is being amended simply to include resolution number R-25-0243 on page 5 of the resolution. Do the mover and seconder accept that amendment? Commissioner Gabela: Yes. Chair King: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry, which item? Mr. Hannon: That was RE.3. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE.4 RESOLUTION 17688 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT Commissioners TO SECTION 14 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA TO WILLIAM and Mayor ORTIZ, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COMMISSIONER JOE CAROLLO, TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION ON JUNE 12, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING OFFICIAL ACTS AND CONDUCT OF A CITY OFFICIAL. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item RE.4 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.4, please see "Order of the Day." RE.5 RESOLUTION 17800 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING Commissioners COMMISSIONER RALPH "RAFAEL" ROSADO AS CHAIRPERSON and Ma or OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. y ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0252 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: RE.5 was pulled for discussion. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. Chair King: I'm not sure who -- Commissioner Gabela, you pulled it? Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, I did. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Gabela: Does anybody want to go first or should I --? No, I'm ready to appoint a chairperson. All I -- I just think in the future maybe there's some fine- tuning there to be done. My 5 cents' worth. But I fully support Rosado for the position. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Pardo: Second. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RE.6 RESOLUTION 17820 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, De artment of AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND p EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE Human Services CITY ATTORNEY, WITH SUNDARI FOUNDATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, TO CONTINUE THE CITY OF MIAMI SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF BEDS AND SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI AT A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $175,000.00 FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF ONE YEAR CONCURRENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 WITH UP TO FIVE (5) CONSECUTIVE ONE (1) YEAR OPTION TO RENEW FOR SAID PURPOSE, WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE AGREEMENT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0253 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.6, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: RE. 6 was pulled. Who pulled RE. 6? Was it --? Vice Chair Carollo: I did. Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry. Vice Chair Carollo: I had a question. My question is, on the tail end of this, it says with up to five consecutive one-year options to renew for said purpose. We're obligating for the next five years already from the budget to allocate monies that are into the future, as I understand it. David Gilbert: Good after -- good morning. David Gilbert, Department Director of Human Services. It's just a renewal for five consecutive years, but the funding has been in the NDA (Nondepartmental Account) account for several years. Vice Chair Carollo: Excuse me? City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Gilbert: The funding for Lotus has been in the NDA account that's been funded and budget approved for the past several years. And so, as opposed to trying to having to come back to the Commission if the funding continues to get approved in the budget, we can go ahead and execute the contract for up to five years. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but you don't know into the future, that's all that I'm saying, what could be happening in this City. Mr. Gilbert: If -- if -- Vice Chair Carollo: We might have a national crisis, for one. Mr. Gilbert: Correct. Vice Chair Carollo: And I'm concerned that we're just putting an automatic for the future. I've never seen this done in this fashion. Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Commissioner, if I may. David, to help you out a little bit. So, I believe those options are our options to renew. So, if for some reason there's a funding issue and we're not allowed to move forward, we are the ones electing to renew the contract, not the other way around. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so that's clear on the contract. Mr. Noriega: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, that's fine. And where's the first $175, 000 corning from? We have that in the budget already? Mr. Noriega: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Did you say that? Mr. Noriega: It's in the NDA. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. All right. That's fine. Chair King: Do I have a motion? I have a motion. Second? Commissioner Gabela: Second. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE.7 RESOLUTION 17830 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR - FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE (4/5THS) VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION Commissioners 54-137 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS and Mayor AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), WAIVING THE RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO STREET RENAMING CONTAINED THEREIN, CODESIGNATING NORTHWEST 28 AVENUE BETWEEN NORTHWEST 17 STREET AND NORTHWEST 15 STREET AS "MARIANELA AMADOR WAY" IN HONOR OF MARIANELA AMADOR'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICIALS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0254 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE.8 RESOLUTION 17832 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND Commissioners SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT and Mayor TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER") AMENDING SECTION 4(B) OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND ELECTION/ELECTION OF MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION; TERMS OF OFFICE; RECALL," TO ESTABLISH THAT NO PERSON WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED TWO (2) TIMES TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OR COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION TO THAT OFFICE DURING THEIR LIFETIME, SAID LIFETIME TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY TIME SERVED AS A RESULT OF HAVING BEEN ELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION'S TERM LIMITS ARE MEASURED RETROACTIVELY FROM THEIR FIRST ELECTIONS OR APPOINTMENTS; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2025; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI- DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0244 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: Gabela, Pardo, Rosado NAYS: King, Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: RE.8? Commissioner Pardo: RE.8, lifetime term limits. This was based on a 2014 ballot initiative in the City of Miami -- Miami Beach, which passed overwhelmingly by about 69 percent. Essentially, what it does is it takes eight years is the maximum that a commissioner can serve. Currently, a commissioner can serve eight years, take four years off, come back, serve another eight years, take four years off or a decade off, come back and keep serving. So, this places a limit on what the commissioner can serve in time, which creates more focus during those eight years. It also opens City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 the door for other people, more innovation, other ideas to come into those seats. It does the exact same thing for the mayoral. It gives eight years, and that's what you get. The maximum one person can serve the City of Miami is 16 years. At the last meeting, we gave an instruction to draft the text of the ballot language to the attorney. And there's been a change, which I guess out there has been called a loophole or a carve out and it couldn't be further from the truth. So, I'd like to explain what that change was. It had to do with vacancies and special elections. So, when a commissioner leaves, you can either do an appointment or you can do a special election. If you do a special election, that would have counted as a full term. And so, you're taking away from the four years, which as the city attorney reminded me, leaves us open to legal challenges. So, in the drafting process, these legal issues came up about what is a term and what is fair. So, in the case where someone has left their term, if somebody runs for a special election, and they actually run, they raise money, it's a race, it's hard, we all know what that feels like, it's not fun, when they win, they should be able to have their eight year term plus the remainder of the term that they just won fair and square, and that's what democracy does when you win an election. So, that was a core -- a core concept here is what is fair. On the other hand, for us, looking at it, we did -- we wanted to make running a good thing and give an incentive, and we wanted to make appointing not such a good thing. So, if you're appointed into that kind, you actually lose part of your term. So, if you get appointed and you're filling two years left of a term, that counts as four years of your eight years. So, it's important to understand the concept behind it, but the concept was all about equity, fairness, and democracy. And that's what we did in RE.8. That's what we were hoping, if we have the votes today, will go to the voters this November 2025 in the November election. Chair King: Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: I'm ready to vote on this. I always said that I would support the lifetime term limits. I respect everybody else's opinion. The only thing that I disagreed with is the other part, the second part that went along with this because I thought it should also be put to a referendum. But having said that, I am going to vote for this. I think it's a good -- it's a good thing. Thank you. Chair King: Commissioner Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: This is a challenging one. There are strong arguments for and against this, and there are strong arguments for some sort of nuanced version of what this might look like. But at the end of the day, having just spent a number of months going door to door and hearing how the public feels, I'm going to be supporting this item. Commissioner Pardo: Call the question. Chair King: I didn't say anything. Commissioner Pardo: Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. Sometimes I forget. Chair King: Vice Chair? Vice Chair Carollo: Madam City Attorney, this is the first time in this City's history that see that we're making changes, not going forward, but going back. Chair King: I can 't hear you. Vice Chair Carollo: While four years might be a short time in the mind of many to be out and then come back, as someone recently told me from another government, look City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 at eight years. Eight years, in particularly politics, is a lifetime. All of a sudden, we want to do this, but I don 't see anyone being concerned about the influence peddlers, the so-called lobbyists. They don 't have term limits. So, they're going to be the ones that are here year after year after year after year, and there's not going to be the balance that you have had in this body and other bodies where you have a balance of new people and people that have been there a little longer that have the institutional knowledge. The only ones that are going to have that are going to be the influence peddlers, the lobbyists, who have that. And it's clear why this is being done now. This is not done for the purpose of good government. It's being done for other reasons in this fashion so that certain people cannot run now and others feel that they will have the road open for themselves into the near future, including running for mayor soon. In fact, our dear mayor, it's come to my attention, has been talking even to some people here, that in a year and a half, once he's going to be term limited out, they could be the next mayor. And I wonder if he's told that to more than one up here, but the truth of the matter is that you're going to be seeing that you're going to be getting another referendum for next year. And that one's going to be for more districts combined with a strong mayor so that the mayor can keep running again. And the fundamental problem in our structure is not what we're being told that it is now. It is very, very deep, and if the people of this city don't want to do anything about it, the silent majority is too busy trying to make a living and pay for their bills, then they're going to get what has been happening silently and worse. When I was mayor, just like now, I came into the city and left with less in my pocket than when I originally came. That's not the case now for some. Being an elected official has become extremely profitable for them. And I heard what's up here now, and I'll deal with it as I have to in the future, even if I have to stand alone. But the truth will be put out across the board. Thank you. Chair King: I don't believe that this lifetime term limits is fair, and it does not capture everyone. We have -- there has been an allowance for you, Commissioner Rosado, and I brought that to your attention that the term limits clause would have you only serve this special election term and a four-year term and that would be it. And all of a sudden, that's been changed. But what about the people that the commission appoint? That's not their fault that the commission decides that they want to forego an election and appoint someone to serve out someone's term. They should not be excluded. What about commissioners who don't, for whatever reason, complete their term? They can't come back. Four years out of office is a lifetime in politics. I have already said that. Eight years is a death sentence. But you want to make it for us to say that no one can come back. What if the voters want to bring someone back? That's their choice. We are making a choice today for people who don't even have the right to vote as yet. And we are doing that based on personalities. And that's all that is. It's based on personalities. I do not support this. One, I don 't think it should be retroactive. I don 't know where in the US you create a law, and you make it retroactive. Now if you said it was prospective, that it occurs sometime in the future, that's a different story. If you include everyone who has not served out the entirety of their term, that's a different story. But by doing what we're trying to do now, it is unfair to a lot of people. And again, just because this city did it and that city did it, doesn 't make it right. Just like our voters feel some kind of way about us aligning our elections to the even -numbered elections. So, we got to pick and choose where we stand on this. Bless you, bless you again. I'm not supportive of this. You should include folks that were appointed because they should have a right to run. They have a right to run. That's why you cannot implement a requirement that if you're appointed you have to promise that you won 't run. And because they were appointed, shows that they have a desire to serve. And they should be able to do so at any time. And we don 't have that. I believe that even if this goes to the voters, it would be challenged because it's retroactive. So, why are we doing that? Why are we creating a law that applies retroactively so if someone runs and they win, duly elected by the voters, they don 't win? That doesn 't make any sense to me. City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair? Chair King: Commissioner Pardo. Commissioner Pardo: The retroactivity was challenged in the City of Miami Beach, and it went to the Third District Court of Appeals, and it was upheld. But in any case, I'd like to call the question. Chair King: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: I'm sorry. Our City Clerk has to make -- Vice Chair Carollo: Can you call it so each vote separately? Chair King: Yes. The City Clerk has to make a statement. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And just a brief statement. RE.8 needs to be amended to include resolution number R-25-0244 on page 7 of the resolution. Chair King: I'd actually like to make a motion to defer this so that my colleagues could think about this a little longer. Vice Chair Carollo: I second. Commissioner Pardo: No. Commissioner Gabela: No, I don 't need to think about this. I'm ready to go. Chair King: Well, let's -- hold -- Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Gabela. Commissioner Gabela: Yes, ma 'am. Chair King: I'm entitled -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no, of course. Chair King: -- to do that. So, if we don 't -- Commissioner Gabela: Yes, of course, ma'am. Chair King: -- have the votes for it, then it won 't be deferred. I'd like to make a motion to have this deferred. Do I have a motion? Vice Chair Carollo: Second. Chair King: Do I have a sec --? Mr. Hannon: No, no, no. So, the maker of the motion can 't call the question. So, Commissioner Carollo, you are making the motion to defer to July 24th. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Commissioner King, you can second that motion. City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Second. All in favor? Vice Chair Carollo: Aye. Chair King: Aye. Commissioner Gabela: No. Commissioner Pardo: No. Commissioner Rosado: No. Mr. Hannon: The motion fails, 2-3. Chair King: Do I have a motion for RE.8? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? Commissioner Pardo: Aye. Commissioner Gabela: Aye. Chair King: No. Vice Chair Carollo: No. Mr. Hannon: The motion passes, 3-2, as amended, with Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner King voting no. Chair King: Okay. RE.9 was pulled for discussion. Commissioner Rosado: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: Madam Chair, we've now gone over 12. I have made a commitment that I have to attend. I'm already late in getting out of here. So, if we could do like we usually do, that -- Unidentified Speaker: Can't hear. Vice Chair Carollo: What I'm saying is that the commission rules are that we break at noon. I had to make previous arrangements where I have to step out. I've already been here over that time. And if we could come back like we do and handle the rest of the agenda like we do. Chair King: We could recess for lunch. There's a Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meeting. If we could have that. Commissioner Pardo: I'd rather at least go through the second reading items since we're -- it's 12:15. Chair King: That's going to take too long. Commissioner Pardo: It is? City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Are you kidding? SR.3? Commissioner Pardo: Oh, yeah. Chair King: Okay. So, at this time, the City of Miami Commission meeting is in recess. We'll resume two hours after the conclusion of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meeting. Thank you. RE.9 RESOLUTION 17835 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING Commissioners THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH MIAMI- and Ma or DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENTER INTO JOINT USE y AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL SPACES AT VARIOUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT 4 DURING NON -SCHOOL HOURS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH UPDATES ON THE PROGRESS OF SUCH NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0256 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Rosado, seconded by Commissioner Pardo, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Rosado, Pardo, and Carollo / NAY(S): Commissioner Gabela / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Rosado's request to hear agenda item RE.9. Commissioner Rosado: I would like to make a motion to hear the following items and exclusively the following items. Upon further reflection, I realize there are some items sponsored by the chairwoman that I actually asked to pull because I wanted to discuss them because I do have questions. So, out of fairness for her, I'm going to make a motion that we not discuss those items and perhaps several other that are just not time sensitive. So, I would like to move that we hear exclusively RE.9, RE. 10, DI. 1 if the board is here. I'm not sure -- they're not here, so that also can be moved. DI.6 and PZ.2. I have questions on each of the other ones, and I can support a motion that would allow the chairwoman to be present when -- Commissioner Pardo: I'll second that. Commissioner Gabela: I want -- I want us to (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion. There's a second. All in favor, signify by saying "aye." Commissioner Rosado: Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Aye. City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: No. Vice Chair Carollo: Passes 3 to 1. Commissioner Rosado: So, we'll focus just on those. [Later...] Vice Chair Carollo: Now on RE.9. Commissioner Rosado: Yeah, RE.9 is very short, so it's something that I added on, and I have some additional good news. So, the title is not the most exciting title ever, but a joint use agreement is essentially agreement that MDCPS, Miami -Dade County Public Schools, has with different cities to allow residents access to school fields, after school hours, typically from about 5 to 9 p.m. and on weekends, often from 8 a.m. to about 10 p.m. at night. And so, in a past professional life, I negotiated one of these. It takes a few months, but suddenly your residents have access to ball fields, football, soccer, basketball, playground equipment, et cetera, that they might not otherwise have access to. And I know that as a district and as a city our recreational opportunities are very limited in many neighborhoods. And so, what I wanted to do when I began my role here as commissioner is to inquire which of the schools in District 4. We have seven schools that are located within District 4, and then we also have two schools that are located outside, one in Coral Gables, one in West Miami, but that serve large numbers of children in District 4. And so, I reached out to the School Board, and I said, you know, could I have copies of the joint use agreements for those schools? And out of the nine schools I just referenced, only one has a joint use agreement which means the neighborhoods surrounding the other eight don 't have access to basketball, softball, you name it. And so, what I was bringing forth originally as an item is to go ahead and, you know, work with the manager, work with our attorney to negotiate one joint use agreement per school. What has happened since we put this item on the agenda is I have some additional good news. I think that was good enough news by itself. But what the School Board has realized, it's going to be so labor intensive to negotiate with me or any of us on each of these individually that they are offering to do a master joint use agreement for the entire City of Miami, applying to all public schools citywide. And so, residents in dozens of neighborhoods should now be able to have access to these recreational facilities. And given that we are park poor in many places, I think this is a big step forward in providing our residents quality recreational amenities that they very much deserve, so I'm very excited about that. Vice Chair Carollo: That's a very positive resolution. Up to now, the few contracts that we have with the School Board is the opposite. We're letting the School Board use some of our playgrounds and facilities instead. So, this will just expand on that, but open it up much bigger. Because many of the schools we have in our city, or maybe in the surrounding areas, like you mentioned, have big parcels of land that could be used. Some of them have a baseball field, soccer field that our residents could use. So, I would be very much in favor of that. Do you have a motion for that? Commissioner Rosado: Absolutely. I would move to work with -- have the administration and all interested parties work with MDCPS to bring forth a master joint -use agreement for -- ultimately for our vote a few months down the line. And I would just say the -- each of you knows your districts better than I do and than each other may, and so, obviously you'll each be chiming in on the specific schools that are in your districts in terms of what are the right hours given the immediate neighbors, what are the right kinds of amenities. I mean, this isn 't something that comes with no cost. They are -- we are likely to be asked to pay for two things. One would be interior fencing. That is very important to them because they want to make City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 sure that if somebody can go onto a basketball court at 6 p.m. that they somehow don 't also have access to go inside the building, classrooms, and bathrooms and all of that. And certainly, I think we're all in agreement. We don't want that either. So, we may be asked to cover that. Vice Chair Carollo: That's reasonable. That's reasonable. Commissioner Rosado: And perhaps lighting in schools that don't have lighting at night. Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion. There's a second by Commissioner Pardo. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, my apologies. It'll be as amended because it's now citywide. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, as amended. Commissioner Rosado: Citywide. Vice Chair Carollo: Seconder, as amended. All in, favor, signify by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: It passes. Applause. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 RE.10 17836 Commissioners and Mayor RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT AND PREPARE A LIST OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTIES SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED INCOME HOUSING, WITH THE GOAL OF ISSUING ONE OR MORE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO QUALIFIED DEVELOPERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PROPERTIES, AND PROVIDING THAT PROPOSALS PRIORITIZE MAXIMUM HOUSING DENSITY UNDER APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS, DEVELOPER QUALIFICATIONS, AND UNIT PRICING; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS WITH AN INVENTORY LIST, ANY ISSUED SOLICITATIONS, AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0257 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Rosado, seconded by Commissioner Pardo, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Rosado, Pardo, and Carollo / NAY(S): Commissioner Gabela / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Rosado's request to hear agenda item RE.10. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number RE.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number RE.9. Vice Chair Carollo: RE.10. Commissioner Rosado: RE.10 is something that I talked about as well on the -- on the campaign trail, which is, we all know that Miami is a very expensive place to live. You know, South Florida, Miami -Dade, City of Miami, it's all very expensive. And one of the things that we have most direct control over is the land that is owned by the City. And I know that the School Board, the County, large cities, we often sit on land that's very valuable -- would be very valuable to the public, except it's not being developed. And so, part of this, me putting forth this item, is because I said on the campaign trail, but I also want to like revise it a little bit. My request to the administration was to come forth with a list of every city parcel and with recommendations for which ones could be mixed -income housing particularly. And I thought of mixed -income housing because if ultimately what I'd like to see done is an RFP (Request for Proposals) that puts them out to the development community, both for profits and non-profit builders, to build housing that includes a range of incomes. And the reason for that is for it to actually be competitive and desirable for private companies and nonprofits to bid on is you would want to make it so that they can make money off some market rate units as part of the projects and then the other units be subsidized. I wanted to modify my own motion because upon further consideration, we may have parcels in neighborhoods where the zoning is exclusively single family. And so, obviously, you can 't have mixed income in a single-family home. City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Or a duplex. Commissioner Rosado: Or a duplex. So, the idea would be if by the next meeting we could have, or rather within 60 days, if we could have a full report of all City -owned parcels that could be developed for housing of some sort and recommendations of how to move forward and a priority order also for moving forward. It could be one RFP that puts out every single City parcel, or it could be going neighborhood by neighborhood, or some variation thereof And I know that there may be parcels where we actually have other things we want to do with them, whether it's a standalone fire station or something else, but I want to move forward. If we're sitting on land where we can be providing it to get people into quality, affordable housing, I just can 't think of any good reasons to not make it available. Vice Chair Carollo: Very good. There's a motion. Commissioner Rosado: Absolutely. There's a motion, but I think also our CFO (Chief Financial Officer) may want to speak to the item. Larry, did you want to --? Vice Chair Carollo: Larry, you're still around? Larry Spring (Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer): Yes, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead. Mr. Spring: Thank you. Through the Vice Chair, Commissioner, we do have a -- I would call it a perpetual list of those properties. We make them available to the public currently typically through Housing Community Development. So, we have had in the past where developers will come to us and say we like this parcel and we've done transactions that way. I just want you to have that information available associated with your directive, but -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Spring: -- we will follow, but I just want to put that on record. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Commissioner Rosado: Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion, a second, Commissioner Pardo. All in favor, signify by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Passes unanimously. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES SR.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17629 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Office of Zonin CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 2, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS/PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS/PLANNING, BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT," BY ESTABLISHING SECTION 2-214, TITLED "ANCILLARY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) COMPLIANCE," TO INTRODUCE REGISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE V, TITLED "BUILDINGS/CODE RELIEF PROGRAM," BY ESTABLISHING SECTION 10-77, TITLED "ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU) AMNESTY PROGRAM," TO INTRODUCE AN AMNESTY FOR EXISTING ANCILLARY DWELLING UNITS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14377 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number SR.1, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Chair King: Okay, let's go on to the SR (Second Reading) items. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles into the record? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. SR.1, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: SR.2, a second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: This one will be as modified to include the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board information. SR.3, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the SR items. Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any of the SR items that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Gabela: SR.3. Chair King: Anyone else? Anything else? City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: SR.2 was pulled? Chair King: No. SR.3. Vice Chair Carollo: SR.3? Chair King: Uh-huh. Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE). Chair King: You want to pull SR.2 for discussion? Okay. And -- Commissioner Gabela: So, motion for SR.1. Chair King: Motion for SR.1. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: SR.1 passes unanimously. SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17606 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED and Mayor "ADMINISTRATION/DEPARTMENTS/PLANNING, BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-211, TITLED "DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF USE," BY RESTRICTING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY CODE VIOLATIONS FROM CAUSING A DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF USE IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(k), Miami City Code, item SR.2 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number SR.2, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number SR.1. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And then, Chair, just for the record, the following items shall be perfunctory regarded as a deferred item to be scheduled on the July 24, 2025 City Commission agenda, and that is SR.2, FR.2, FR.3, DI.1, and PZ.1. Thank you, Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, this meeting is now adjourned. City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 SR.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17797 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING Commissioners CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PARKS AND and Mayor RECREATION/BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST" IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ABOLISH THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST ("TRUST"); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2 TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY" TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE TRUST; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE III/SECTION 18-72 TITLED "FINANCE/CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE/APPLICATION AND EXCLUSIONS" TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE TRUST; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE I/SECTION 54-9 TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/IN GENERAL/ PLACING SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENT, OR DISPLAYS ON ANY PORTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, STREET OR SIDEWALK SURFACE" TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE TRUST; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE CITY'S OPERATION OF THE BAYFRONT PARK AND MAURICE FERRE PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14382 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: Gabela, Pardo, Rosado NAYS: Carollo ABSENT: King Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Pardo, seconded by Commissioner Gabela, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Pardo, Gabela, and Rosado / NAY(S): Commissioner Carollo / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Pardo's request to hear agenda item SR.3. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number SR.3, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number PA.1, SR.1, and DI.5. Commissioner Gabela: Let me give you my reasoning for doing, for example, SR.3. Okay, in SR3, I need to know what exactly that we're doing. So, then, I think the employees deserve an answer because they're in limbo. Okay? Vice Chair Carollo: Listen, the employees there are not in limbo. The employees there know that whatever decision this commission takes, they would have jobs that are left for them. So, let's -- no one's in limbo. Let's not play games. No one's in limbo. City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: If you don't want to play games, then you should say what this is about. This is about you 're upset that I took over Bayfront Trust -- Vice Chair Carollo: No, sir. Commissioner Gabela: -- and this is what's being done, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: This is about that you were put in there -- Commissioner Gabela: If you want to talk the truth, let's talk the truth. Vice Chair Carollo: -- to weaponize fully Bayfront Park to create lies, defamation on me. And I'm going to tell you here once more, if you have any evidence that I committed any wrongdoing, committed any crimes, took a penny, bring it up now, and I'll be the first one to make the motion that we bring it, and I'll take you by the hand so we can bring it to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), any other agency that you would like. Otherwise, stop your games. Commissioner Gabela: You 're going to let me talk? Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead and talk. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, number one, deviation of funds, there were that. Because I got a picture of you assembling bags for District 3 under Bayfront Trust, and I saw that here. And -- Vice Chair Carollo: Listen, this is a joke. This is a joke. Is this what you're coming with? Commissioner Gabela: Are you going to let me talk or are you going to do the whole talking? Vice Chair Carollo: There's no deviation of any funds here. Commissioner Gabela: Let me finish. Vice Chair Carollo: Come with something solid. Come on. Commissioner Gabela: That is solid. That's a picture -- Vice Chair Carollo: This is not solid. Commissioner Gabela: -- that is a picture of you. Vice Chair Carollo: You know what's solid? Are the pictures that were shown of your house with five -- up to five illegal speedboats parked next to it. Commissioner Gabela: Illegal speedboats, okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Gabela: Well, number one -- Vice Chair Carollo: Your other property of 11 to 12 cars in a residential lot with all kinds of other stuff that were illegal. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Listen, I got you. You're trying to muddy the waters. I know what you 're trying to do. Vice Chair Carollo: And you -- Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen, gentlemen. Vice Chair Carollo: -- up to this date have not gotten anyone from Code, two and a half months later, to go there and see it. Commissioner Gabela: If you want to talk about Code, let's talk about your house and how you covered up your eight violations that you have. Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen, gentlemen. Vice Chair Carollo: Listen, there's no cover up there. The record is clear, so don't talk crap. Commissioner Gabela: But you 're talking crap. Vice Chair Carollo: No. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, you're talking crap. Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen, gentlemen. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, see, I came here to do this peacefully. Commissioner Rosado: I will -- Commissioner Gabela: And he -- he takes it out of hand. Vice Chair Carollo: And you two guys -- Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen. Vice Chair Carollo: -- you two guys, the game that you play, it's going to stop with me here. Commissioner Gabela: Oh, I'm scared of you. Commissioner Pardo: Okay, well, lower the voice. Commissioner Gabela: I'm scared of you. What are you going to do to me? Commissioner Rosado: Okay, gentlemen, gentlemen. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm not going to do anything to you, sir. Commissioner Gabela: You 're going to do anything to me? Vice Chair Carollo: But if you get up again -- Commissioner Gabela: No, I'm not getting up. Vice Chair Carollo: -- to threaten me, like you tried to do before -- City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: I'm talk -- I'm not -- you're making accusations -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'm not going to -- Commissioner Gabela: -- and I'm telling you -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'm not going to melt down on you. Commissioner Gabela: Oh, boy. You know how to muddy the waters, huh? You know how to really muddy the water. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, no. Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen. Commissioner Gabela: You're trying to get away -- Vice Chair Carollo: If you want to -- Commissioner Gabela: Look, let's take the vote. Let's take the vote. Vice Chair Carollo: If you want to really be transparent, then show what your arrest record is for. Show it. Commissioner Gabela: Well, the only arrest record -- Vice Chair Carollo: Let's see you. Commissioner Gabela: Talking about arrest records -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Gabela: -- the only arrest record that I have here -- Vice Chair Carollo: You have a sealed arrest record. Commissioner Gabela: -- is you. This is -- Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen. Commissioner Gabela: -- his only arrest record. Unidentified Speaker: That's the only (INAUDIBLE). Vice Chair Carollo: You have a sealed arrest record. Commissioner Gabela: He's the only person that's been arrested here. If you want to talk about arrest records -- Vice Chair Carollo: What -- Commissioner Gabela: Is that you? Vice Chair Carollo: -- what happened to me 20 plus years ago -- Commissioner Gabela: Do you have one of these on me? City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: -- what happened to me -- Commissioner Gabela: You don 't. Vice Chair Carollo: -- 24 years ago -- Commissioner Gabela: You don't. This is his arrest record. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Gabela: This is the only guy that has an arrest record here. Vice Chair Carollo: And I was innocent. Commissioner Gabela: Since he wants to talk about arrest records. Vice Chair Carollo: I didn 't commit -- Commissioner Gabela: Okay? Vice Chair Carollo: -- or -- nor was I -- Commissioner Gabela: Since he wants to talk about arrest records. Vice Chair Carollo: -- convicted of anything. Commissioner Gabela: This is what you like, man. This is what you live for. Vice Chair Carollo: The residents of Miami have known that for 20 plus years. Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen, I'd like to make a motion. Vice Chair Carollo: But yours, sir, is sealed. Commissioner Rosado: I would like to -- I would like -- Vice Chair Carollo: What do you have sealed? Commissioner Pardo: I'll second that. Commissioner Gabela: Sir, I don't know what you're talking about. Commissioner Rosado: My motion would be -- Commissioner Gabela: You know, I don't know what you're talking about. What is clear -- Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner Gabela. Vice Chair Carollo: You don't know what I'm talking about? Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner. Commissioner Gabela: -- what is clear that you, sir -- Vice Chair Carollo: You have a sealed police record. City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: -- you, sir, have been the one -- Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Gabela: -- arrested here. That's you. Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner. Commissioner Gabela: Is that not you? Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner Gabela. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, that's you, right? Vice Chair Carollo: Listen -- Commissioner Rosado: Commissioner Gabela. Commissioner Gabela: You want to talk about arrests, let's talk about arrests. Vice Chair Carollo: I was not convicted of anything, sir. Commissioner Gabela: Oh, then what's this right here? Commissioner Pardo: Make a motion. Commissioner Gabela: What's this? Is that you or not? Is this me or you? Commissioner Rosado: I'd like to -- I would -- Vice Chair Carollo: The guy that was -- Commissioner Rosado: I would like to move -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- the guy that was convicted was a crooked police chief -- Commissioner Rosado: I would -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- and city manager that we had that pushed for me to be arrested then. Commissioner Gabela: The problem -- the problem -- Vice Chair Carollo: And was not convicted. [Later...] Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead, Commissioner. Your item was also SR.3. Commissioner Rosado: Okay, I did prepare a presentation on this, and I worked with the administration, so I know that they're going to have a PowerPoint as well. But I prepared some remarks. So, the Bayfront Trust is experiencing a period of stability and that should be acknowledged. That progress is real, and this moment of stability is a credit to current leadership. But there will come a time when the current chair has to pass the gavel. And these moments of stability, Miami history has shown us time and again, are typically very short-lived. As I mentioned at the last meeting, I don 't want to discuss people as part of this item at all. I want to discuss ideas, and City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 that's going to be my focus. This proposal is not about any one commissioner or leader, and it's just a number of reform items that I'm going to be proposing or supporting in some form over the next several months. It's about ensuring that the park system doesn't rely on who holds the gavel. No single person, no matter how effective, should have to carry the full weight of an entire system's success or failure. The goal is not to take control away of anything from anybody, but rather to build a structure that protects the park from political turnover and prevents it from continuing to be used as a political football, which is the posture that it's essentially had for close to 40 years. I'm going to give you -- I did this last time. I'll just do a quick recap of assorted challenges over time to indicate this isn 't something that's happening now, but something that's happened for almost 40 years. In the `80s and `90s, the Trust was created. It had tremendous promise, but it never had sufficient built-in checks and community representation as part of its structure. Board appointments over time began trending toward political loyalty rather than relevant experience or even being a Downtown resident or business owner in many cases. Throughout the early 2000s, audits found that there were a number of no -bid contracts, outdated vendor deals, and inconsistent finances. And in many cases, community input was absolutely minimal. You even had, at one point, an executive director that was arrested for bribery. This is, again, under the current structure that's been in place for a number of decades. In fighting with City departments, stalled consistent maintenance and programming, so a lot of work had to be done to bring up the parks into quality form. And there were entire periods without executive leadership in place. So, let's be honest, the Trust past, historically, has been politically volatile like a pendulum, swinging with the tides of elections and personalities. These aren't exaggerations on my part. Rather, these are on the record, and that's why -- part of why the public trust has eroded regarding the Trust in a number of years and decades. We've patched over the damage, but we haven't restructured its actual foundation. So, we can 't afford to keep repeating the cycle, and the park is just too important to once again become the political football that it's consistently been throughout its history. So, why is now the right time to even have this conversation? The Trust, at least for the moment, is stable, and that's exactly why now is the right time to act deliberately and without urgency. Reform during stability is smart governance, and waiting for the next crisis, which is something the City has a history of doing, would be failure of leadership on our collective part up here. As we've seen time and again, whether it's the Olympia Theater, the Miami Police Headquarters, Marine Stadium, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, or a number of other items and City assets, the City has a long history of waiting until something can 't possibly get worse before it decides to finally take action, and that's the wrong time in which to do things. So, in this case, let's take action at a moment of relative calm in order to get this right. The park is perhaps more important than ever, increasingly surrounded by world -class institutions and serving as Miami's front yard, civic front yard. Every year that we delay, we risk continued short-term thinking, missed fundraising opportunities, missed programming opportunities, missed planning opportunities. And so, yes, the current chair has only had this position for a few months, but this reform is not a reflection of his leadership. Instead, it's about building on it and ensuring that what's being achieved now doesn't evaporate during the next election cycle. So, this proposal is not in conflict with his work or his vision, but rather it's an extension of it. What I'm proposing is that we still maintain full public ownership of the park, but that we establish a structure that moves the agency further out of reach out of anyone -- the grasp of any one political leader. I'd like to see us involve to a greater extent Downtown businesses and property owners. That's not consistently the case. We each can appoint folks from anywhere in the City, and that, as folks have reached out to me with emails saying that they'd like to see more Downtown representation, we're actually not obliging by that mandate now. We've worked closely with the administration to research best practices from the National Recreation and Park Association and other industry leaders that operate in the field of governance and City of Miami Page 72 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 operations for large, revenue -generating urban parks. We've dug deep, internationally recognized major parks in the country, major parks that are large urban parks, revenue -generating parks, such as Central Park in New York City and large parks in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Dallas, and even a local example of the Underline. As we saw from the NRPA (National Recreation and Park Association) article that I distributed at the last meeting, others across the country have actually looked at Bayfront and proposed that we take an alternative structure. So, at the national level, this has caught attention. I want to make clear what this reform is not about. It's not about privatization. It's not a reflection on any individual, whether it's an elected person or somebody appointed to a position. I'm proposing forward - looking governance reform for one of our city's most important public assets. This is a chance for the current chair and the Commission to remember not just for stabilizing the Trust, but to actually be responsible for transforming it into something much more enduring, much more built to last, so that we can leave a legacy of leadership that future Commissions can build on, and not one that they have to rescue. Now is the best time to fix the system, because we're in a period of calm, not when it's broken and have an emergency situation, but rather one where we've got a short amount of time to actually make an intelligent decision so that we don't regret it and we don 't continue to kick the can down the road. Now, if we all agree that this park matters, or these two parks, and I'm sure that we do, we must agree that its care shouldn't depend on political cycles or personalities. And so, right now we have the rare alignment of stability, of leadership, and a public focus, which is why I think the moment to act is now and to make this change before the end of this calendar year, dissolving the Trust and moving to alternative structure, but in the short term, moving it under the auspices of the City Manager's Office. That's my full remarks. Yes, Commissioner? Commissioner Pardo: Chair? Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead. Commissioner Pardo: Would you be willing to consider an effective date of January 1st? Which would give enough time to really kind of explore the different structures, work with the staff work with the community, work with the transition. Commissioner Rosado: I am happy to help make presentations to the community if we agree to a non-negotiable date of January 1st, and then move immediately, move it under the manager's office. I'd like to move it under the manager's office, effective today, if at all possible. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, that's why I've stated that this should be voted upon when we have a full commission. You've made a nice presentation. What I would suggest is that we table this until we have a full commission. Commissioner Pardo: I think it's -- Commissioner Gabela: Can I -- can I --? Vice Chair Carollo: Sure. Commissioner Gabela: (INAUDIBLE). Vice Chair Carollo: You can go ahead and speak, sir. If that's okay with you, Mr. Pardo, if you've been done already, or were you done, or --? I don't want to cut you off. Commissioner Pardo: I'm done, thank you. City of Miami Page 73 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, yeah. I mean, I'll chime in later, but -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no, go ahead. Commissioner Pardo: No, the only thing I was going to say is, if we need that amount of time, and I know you have a preference and a vision, but I think it's always important to bring the community along, and that's the part that that with any kind of transition plan that's organized would probably take that amount of time anyway. So, that's why I was proposing an effective date. It would -- you said calendar year. It would match with the calendar year. Commissioner Rosado: I mean, my preference was actually more immediate, but I understand that there are concerns about that. I was trying to hopefully tie it to the fiscal year, right, because things move -- I understand there's an appointment process, and the appointments typically are made at the end of the year, but -- Commissioner Pardo: And really my focus was about the residents, because probably the piece -- you know, you don 't know as much because you weren 't here on the dais at the time, but the Downtown residents have been through an awful lot on this issue, you know, trying to get kind of more input, more say in the things that are happening. I think that they feel like we're responding in the right direction. And so, I'd like to be able to at least provide the time to share those ideas. Vice Chair Carollo: Let me -- Commissioner Pardo: Share your vision and kind of bring them along with us along the way. Vice Chair Carollo: Let me say this. You keep saying the Downtown residents, the Downtown residents. I've never seen here more than a dozen or so of your supporters in Downtown that come. When we had a real election for the Downtown residents to decide what they wanted, when you were putting up stuff in your Twitter and your Instagram that this is a referendum on Joe Carollo, if you vote against it, the outdoor gym equipment. It won citywide 80-20, basically the same numbers in your district, in the two precincts right across the park in Maurice Ferre. One won by the 80 percent and the other was 65 percent. So, this excused the Downtown residents. I mean, not even in communist Russia, when the Bolsheviks took over, they had 2 percent there. You don't even have a 2 percent of these people there. And the silent majority is too busy working, trying to pay their mortgage, their rent, their lives, to come here week after week with the same thing. I'm going to tell you why you're right that this has to be done before the next fiscal budget is taken. We have a dilemma of what to do, and of course, the manager took the easy way out, just give it away like everything else that they try to do in the City, on the Olympia Theater. And the amount that I'm told that it's about $40 million to take care of it, that's what the manager said publicly. Now, he was responsible for that since he was the executive director in off-street parking. And he's been responsible for the Olympia Theater since he's been manager here. Bayfront Park Trust, dependent on the numbers that I have seen as of late that we left, could have as much as $20 million, at least $15 million from what I'm seeing, but as much as 20 possibly, that is reserves that could be spent for anything else. On top of that, it has no less than $5 million in a surplus every year. And that wasn 't like that when I took over. It was at best a break-even situation. I forced a lot of contracts like Ultra to have to pay a heck of a lot more. Everybody there pays top dollar. And then I brought new contracts that are bringing a lot of monies to the Trust. That's why I think this year the SOPRs (Spent Output City of Miami Page 74 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Profit Ratio) should be somewhere in the $6 million range. Now with those amounts, we could pay maybe as much as half, maybe as much as half to take care of the Olympic Theater. And with the surplus that we have in about eight years or less, we should pay off whatever we need to do in the Olympia Theater. That doesn 't mean that we can't work out a good management contract or other contracts that we would need to with the Olympia Theater. And I have no problem with the Mater Academy people, the SLAM (Sports Leadership and Management) coming in. They run fine programs, and I trust their management. But here's a prime example of what Bayfront Park could do. And I will tell you that with a little more tweaking in ways that is not going to be harmful at all and it's not going to be bringing noise, that could bring in another 5, $6 million a year in surplus dollars. So, this is why we have to do this now, not later. We're going to be facing some real tough decisions. We're going to be able to hire 100 more police officers, even 50. We're going to have to bite the bullet that many don't want to do here. If we're going to lower it, you know, we asked the manager in a resolution to come back and give us 25, 50, 100 percent reduction in property taxes for seniors, 65 and over. Commissioner, I'm going to tell you, we're even going to be able to give them a 5 percent reduction. We got to find more money in different ways. And this is one of the ways that we could find dollars for the city so that we could keep the most important parts of the city. How in the world can we be talking about spending or possibly spending all this money in the Marine Stadium and we can't even keep the jewel of our city, the Olympia Theater. I mean, any city in America would love to have a place like that. And I guarantee you, the administration in those cities wouldn't be talking about giving it away. But why are we here? Well, we're here because we weren't told that that needed all this work. There was no monies put aside each year, like I mentioned before, to do the work that we needed to do. And that's part of the problem that we have. So, I'm in agreement with that, and that's why I think this should be tabled for the next meeting where we have a full commission. Commissioner Gabela: Can I --? Commissioner Pardo: Chair? Vice Chair Carollo: Yes, go ahead, sir. Commissioner Pardo: No, I was just going to make a motion to move forward with that, with an effective date as amended to January 1st. Vice Chair Carollo: You won 't be able to resolve the Olympic Theater stuff in the way that I proposed. And then what's going to happen is you're going to have a motion so that we do a contract that forever the Olympia Theater won 't belong to the City of Miami. Commissioner Gabela: Can I interject here? I think I've heard everybody. Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead, sir. Commissioner Gabela: First question and then don't get mad what I'm going to ask you, but you were there for seven to eight years. How come you think it's a good idea now, but you never proposed it when you were the chairman? Vice Chair Carollo: I did. As a matter of fact, I did. Yes. Commissioner Gabela: I didn't know that. When did you propose it? Vice Chair Carollo: It was proposed. City of Miami Page 75 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: It was? When? Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. And you were against it in this commission, and so was he. Commissioner Gabela: When? When was that? That was proposed either in December or January of this year. Commissioner Gabela: Oh, in January? No, that was proposed -- if I -- if I -- my memory -- if I recollect correctly, that was proposed when you knew that I was about to become chairman, okay, and I became, and then that's when you proposed that to the Commission. Vice Chair Carollo: No, sir. That was proposed and I had talked about that even way before that -- Commissioner Gabela: You were there for seven to eight years. Vice Chair Carollo: -- in different times. Commissioner Gabela: You were there for seven to eight years and you never proposed it. Now you think it's a good idea. Vice Chair Carollo: I disagree with you, sir. Move on. Commissioner Pardo: There's a motion on the floor. Commissioner Gabela: Hang on before the motion. Hang on before the motion because -- yeah. So, I've said that why -- you know, it's very suspicious to me why now. He had seven, eight years to do it. He didn 't do anything, but now it seems like a good idea. Vice Chair Carollo: But I -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no. I heard what you said. I heard what you said. I'm going to take it like what you said. And this year, you know, you proposed it in February of this year. Look, the Virginia Key Trust, I don't know if you guys are familiar with the history of it. In 2022, there were allegations of you know, stuff not going on there correctly. Okay, and in 2022, the commissioners here, whoever they were, and I think you were here, Mr. Carollo, Commissioner, and others. I think you were not here, I was not here, and Rosado was certainly not here. What they did was they removed the whole board, but they didn't change the institution. They never removed the trust. And still to today, that trust is viable. What they did is they removed where they thought the problem lied, okay, but they kept the trust in the same makeup, the same structure as it is today. As a matter of fact, we just had a meeting on it. This is it right here, the Virginia Key Trust. Now, it seems to me, okay, that if we're going to start worrying about trusts, maybe we should also look at the Virginia Key Trust if this is the way the City is going about it, okay. Second, let me just say this, okay. I've been chairman for about four months now, okay, and precisely what you 're talking about, Commissioner Rosado, I was put in there to the rumblings that were going on there for seven, eight years, while Commissioner Carollo was chairman, with all due respect. I believe his brother was chairman before that, and Frank, I think, never had a problem, if I recall correctly. The problem was this gentleman. Now, that's his problem with them, and then I came into the picture, okay, to fix that problem. I've been trying to fix that problem, and understand, to me, it's not like I'm held onto that thing and you're going to have to pry my hands off of the thing. I will go graciously. I've already said that before, you know. But I just think the way this is coming about -- and the city manager has -- we City of Miami Page 76 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 have talked, okay. And I believe -- and I don 't want to put words in your mouth, Art. I believe that we talk candidly about this and I think we -- at this moment, we're not prepared, and we don't have a plan to take this entity into our own. Is that correct or amI --? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): No, I mean, what we do with it now, I mean, I think the intent and the conversations I've had with Commissioner Rosado as well is to analyze potential other structures for the park from a governance leadership perspective. Right now, if this is abolished immediately, it would just roll into a parks program, but the existing staff would remain in place. Commissioner Gabela: Would that be a good thing? Mr. Noriega: I -- Commissioner Gabela: Are you recommending that we do that with the Virginia Key Trust in the future too? Mr. Noriega: I, you know -- Commissioner Gabela: I don 't know. I'm asking the question. Mr. Noriega: The chair of the Virginia Key Trust is certainly not here. It'd be good to get her perspective on it because she's been managing that. I have zero relationship with them at all. Commissioner Gabela: Okay. Mr. Noriega: So, I can't weigh in on the Virginia Key Trust, and certainly -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'll weigh in on it. They're two very, very different trusts. Virginia Key Beach Trust does not have the ability that the Bayfront Park Trust had to generate dollars. That's why the Bayfront Park Trust has some $20 million or so in reserves. And it should end up this year with around $6 million or so in a surplus. They're very distinct trusts that you can 't compare them apples to apples, oranges to oranges, period on that. Now, you talked about -- Commissioner Gabela: Wait a minute. Don't hijack my conversation. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well, keep going. Let me know when you're done. Commissioner Gabela: I let you speak, and you know -- Vice Chair Carollo: No, no. Go ahead, go ahead. Take all the time you want, but then I will. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, of course. As your -- it is your right. So, we have this that Commissioner Rosado, you come in, and I've been appointed for four months, and now it's like a referendum on me. Tell me, Commissioner Rosado -- no, no, but I got to know because, you know, out of the blue, you want to do this. What have you found? Okay, what have you found that, you know, that's been going on in my tenure of four months versus eight years? And then you got to ask yourself the question, if you 're going to be honest about this, okay. Why now is the question. He had seven or eight years to do this, and you know when he does it? He does it when he knows he's about to be taken off as chairman, and then I go into the fold. This is what this is really about. But like I said, you know, I feel in, you know, if you're in my shoes, okay, that you're trying to right the ship, okay -- again, nothing going on there, you City of Miami Page 77 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 know. As a matter of fact, it takes up my time, to be honest with you, okay. But I am a man that I do like to finish what I start, okay. Also, my executive director has been working long hours there, you know, and we just want to give him a chance, okay. But here's the thing, what I'm saying. I'm baffled, you know, I'm baffled, you know, because look, when you're going to remove somebody, you know, like you are doing to me, because you are doing it to me, you know, you got to have a reason. It's like when you fire somebody, you know, you can 't just fire somebody for wrongful -- you know, you got to give me a reason why -- and yeah, you said it because there's a political football, but that wasn 't my political football. That political football was going on seven, eight years while this gentleman, you know, had the park. That ain 't my problem. That ain't my fault. You know what I mean? I was put in there for what you're talking about. That thing that you're talking about, you know, the craziness going on, that wasn't me, my friend, okay? I've been there for four months. He went through I don 't know how many executive directors. His former chief of staff was the last -- the last director, and then they had a squabble, and now he's suing him. And by the way, furthermore, furthermore, I contend he has a conflict of interest voting in this, okay? He has a conflict of interest voting in this, Commissioner Carollo does, okay, because he will derive a certain benefit. I just want to read this real quick. The Trust dissolution -- Carollo has a conflict voting for the Trust dissolution because in the Suarez and Canto lawsuit, he is a co-defendant, and the Trust can cross -claim against him and seek contribution and indemnity from him for any monies that the Trust has to pay to the plaintiffs, Canto and Suarez. Suarez is his former chief of staff. As a result of Carollo 's actions, while chairman of the Trust, if the Trust is dissolved -- if the Trust is dissolved, it will lose the ability to recoup from Carollo any monies that it pays because of his acts or omissions. So, a benefit would inure to Carollo if the Trust is dissolved. Would the City of Miami sue Commissioner Carollo to recover those monies once it takes over the dissolved trust? So, these are -- these are, you know, little issues, you know, that I want to bring to the -- to the forefront because I feel -- I feel here that I was appointed, you know, legally to that trust. By the way, you had, Commissioner Carollo -- for the last three years you haven 't even been voting. And let me tell you, when you wanted the chief of staff, your former chief of staff Suarez, I voted for it the first time around because that's what you needed. That's what I gave you. When the gym equipment, the famous gym equipment, where you two were at odds with each other, okay, and then you talk about people not being here, this gentleman wasn 't being here. And you went ahead, and you took the advantage, and you voted on the referendum, and that's how you got that done. And when the people spoke, I agreed with you. I agreed with you, and I said you were right. You outwitted, you know -- Vice Chair Carollo: Let's -- Commissioner Gabela: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Let me finish. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, look -- no. You know what, you've spoken -- you've spoken long enough. Commissioner Gabela: Let me -- you're going to have your chance. Vice Chair Carollo: I'm going to address some of your things. Commissioner Gabela: No, let me finish. You got to let -- no, no. Vice Chair Carollo: Because you keep throwing more. Commissioner Gabela: I have the floor right now. City of Miami Page 78 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: You keep throwing more. You keep throwing more that I can 't answer. Commissioner Gabela: I have the floor. No, that's what you do. Vice Chair Carollo: Now let me answer and then you could keep going. Commissioner Gabela: No, no. I have -- because I'm not done. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, you are. Commissioner Gabela: I'm not done. Vice Chair Carollo: You are done right now. Commissioner Gabela: No, no, I'm not done right now. Vice Chair Carollo: You are done right now. Commissioner Gabela: No, I'm not done. Vice Chair Carollo: Because you keep wanting to throw stuff so I can 't answer. Commissioner Gabela: No, I'm not done. I'm not done, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: You let me answer and then you could keep going on all you want. Commissioner Gabela: No, sir. I have the floor, and you're going to let me talk. I'm as much -- Vice Chair Carollo: No. Commissioner Gabela: -- of a commissioner as you are -- Vice Chair Carollo: You are -- Commissioner Gabela: -- even though you're the chair right now. Vice Chair Carollo: You're putting all kinds of baloney on here -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no. I'm speaking the truth. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that's totally not true. Commissioner Gabela: No, that is the truth. Vice Chair Carollo: And I'm going to start answering one by one -- Commissioner Gabela: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Vice Chair Carollo: -- beginning with -- Commissioner Gabela: No, that's not what I have to do. Vice Chair Carollo: -- the stuff that you're putting out -- City of Miami Page 79 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, leave me alone. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that I have a conflict. I have no conflict whatsoever. Commissioner Gabela: Sir, again, I have the floor. I have the floor. Vice Chair Carollo: No legal conflict whatsoever. Commissioner Gabela: Yes, legal, yes, legal. Vice Chair Carollo: And I'm chairing the meeting, and I said that I've given you enough time. Commissioner Gabela: No, you haven't. No, you haven't. Vice Chair Carollo: For me to answer. Commissioner Gabela: I had the floor. I had the floor. No, I had the floor. Vice Chair Carollo: And then you, sir, once I answer you, you can come back. Commissioner Gabela: I am as much a commissioner as you. I am as much a commissioner as you. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, fine, but I am the chair -- Commissioner Gabela: You can 't shut me down. You can 't shut me down. Vice Chair Carollo: -- and these are the process that we have. Commissioner Gabela: You're a chair that disrespects everybody else. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, that's right. And you have to -- Commissioner Gabela: You don 't deserve respect, sir, with all due respect. Commissioner Pardo: Can we make a motion for five more minutes? Can we make a motion to give Commissioner Gabela five more minutes and that's it? Vice Chair Carollo: I need to answer all kinds of wild, false allegations that this gentleman is throwing out here. Commissioner Gabela: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Leave me alone. Commissioner Rosado: Could we actually -- I'd like to respectfully request that we allow the city attorney to chime in because this is -- there were some legal accusations. There were some legal opinions. I'm not sure exactly where they came from, but I'd like to hear from the attorney. Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no accusations, wait a minute. Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, no, not wait a minute. Commissioner Rosado: I mean, it sounded like a legal -- Vice Chair Carollo: Let the city attorney answer that. City of Miami Page 80 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Rosado: Yeah. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, let the city attorney answer that. Commissioner Rosado: It sounded like a legal opinion, but I wasn't sure of the origin of it. George Wysong (City Attorney): I can assure you the origin wasn't from my office. We were asked whether there was a voting conflict of interest under the Florida Statutes for Commissioner Carollo -- I'm sorry, Vice Chairman Carollo to vote on this issue, and we determined that there was no conflict of interest. Any type of conflict that has been mentioned in our view is speculative at best. We looked at the State of Florida Commission on Ethics opinions, we looked at the Miami -Dade County Commission on Ethics opinions. And the Florida Statute is pretty strong in that unless you have a personal pecuniary interest present, then you have a voting conflict. But while there may be some conflict or something like that, it doesn't rise to the level of allowing the vice chair to abstain from voting. So, in our view, he has no conflict, and he should vote on the item. Commissioner Gabela: But George, George, wait a minute, sir. Could you let me .finish? George, I believe you and him had a conversation? You and him had a conversation? Mr. Wysong: Right. Commissioner Gabela: And didn 't you tell him that he was kind of right in what I just read? Or am I crazier? Mr. Wysong: No, you're not crazy. What I told your general -- Commissioner Gabela: So, it's either right or wrong, George, but I mean -- Mr. Wysong: Well, what I told your legal counsel was -- Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. Mr. Wysong: -- that our opinion stood. He raised an extra issue, and I said, you know, maybe talk to the Bayfront Park independent counsel, but I do not see that based on our interpretation of Florida law and the Miami -Dade County Commission on Ethics, that there is a voting conflict under the statute. Commissioner Pardo: I mean, there's a motion on the floor. If we -- if you accept the amendment for January 1st, Commissioner Gabela, would that be --? Commissioner Gabela: And what exactly are we doing on --? Commissioner Pardo: It's abolished as of -- Commissioner Gabela: It's abolished. And do we know what vehicle we're going to abolish it to? Do we know that --? Commissioner Pardo: No, the -- Commissioner Gabela: Because this is my -- Commissioner Pardo: January 1st, which would give enough time for the kind of planning and transition that I think the residents would appreciate, the community City of Miami Page 81 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 would appreciate. Because even though there's a vision of well, this might be a really good structure, it could be a conservancy, it could be -- Commissioner Rosado: Right. There's a few options. It allows us the time to socialize them in the public sphere and answer a lot of questions. But Commissioner Gabela, before we move on, it sounds like the question's going to be called. I did want to clarify something. So, I first brought this -- two things. One is I referenced in my remarks today, I'm bringing forth a number of reform items. I mean, I brought up the police headquarters today. Certainly, I'm inserting myself into the Olympia deal, which I think could be a much better deal, and a variety of other things I'm going to be bringing forth. The item with the School Board today I think is also a reform of the way that we operate our parks and rec facilities and expand access to residents. So, there's going to be a number of things that I bring that I think are different than the way the status quo is. But the other thing, I brought this up, wasn 't my intention to bring this item up initially at my first meeting on the Commission. It's something I've been thinking about because this agency, again, removing all personalities and names and players, it is historically sort of prone to having a number of very public challenges, and these meetings disrupt tremendously, and it keeps us from getting the people's work done because of the bickering that goes back and forth. So, it's been very much on my radar, for a long time. And as somebody who grew up in the City of Miami, it's an agency that I'm familiar with some of these things we read 20 years ago or 30 years ago. But I brought it up at my first meeting, which I didn't intend to do in the context of being potentially assigned the DDA chairmanship. I did not want you to be somebody without a chairmanship, given that I had just gotten on the commission. So, that is what prompted it. Had that not been moving forward at that time, I wouldn't have moved forward with the item. But I didn't want you to potentially lose this chairmanship and have no stake in the Downtown community, which I know you clearly, you know, do care about. So, I have always been willing to give the DDA chairmanship, even today, even now at this moment, to be clear. I'm the new person here. I don 't need to be in charge of anything beyond being the commissioner for District 4. That's plenty. That's a lot of people. So, I just want to -- I want to make that clear. So, it's not about you. It was the fact that that was introduced, and I didn 't want you to somehow be the only individual without a chairmanship. So, I want to be very clear about the timing. Commissioner Pardo: Can I call the question? Commissioner Gabela: So, listen, I'll accept, you know, what you're saying. But as far as his determination, his motivation to do this, sir, has nothing to do with what you're talking about, with all due respect, you know, has nothing whatsoever to do with that. Because this would be like you entering now the chairmanship of the DD -- you know, the Downtown Development we just spoke of and then four months later because somebody's got a grudge against you, now all of a sudden I'm questioning you whether -- and like I said, like I said, what have I done in my tenure, what have we done, what have you got, you know, except that there's been rumbling going on. But what you -- what has failed to mention here that those rumblings did not go on when I've been there. I've been there for four months, and that's got to be taken note of because this is just the whole precipice, if you will, of where you started your conversation. You're saying things are not going wrong, and I'm saying, yeah, my friend, but I was put there because things were not going wrong to right the ship, and that's what I'm doing. And now you're passing judgment on me like if I was part of that thing that wasn 't going well, you know what I mean? And listen, if you guys want to dissolve it, that's fine with me. But all I've been saying, okay, again and again, that this has been done on the fast, okay? There was no -- you know, there hasn 't been no thought process to this, okay? The ones that are really going to lose out -- listen, Commissioner Carollo, if you get your way, congratulations. But listen, City of Miami Page 82 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 you know who really loses? The ones that are the losers are the residents, okay? Not me. I do what I do. Vice Chair Carollo: The 15 people that you bring here? Commissioner Gabela: I bring here? I bring them? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. You're with him. Commissioner Gabela: You're going to say that too? Vice Chair Carollo: You're with him. Commissioner Gabela: I don 't -- listen, I -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE) I don 't -- Commissioner Pardo: I don 't bring -- Vice Chair Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) this guy. The first time that -- Commissioner Pardo: Can we call the question? Vice Chair Carollo: The first time that we started having these rumblings that you're talking about was right after the election of both of you, that Mr. Pardo started up. He then opened up a PAC (Political Action Committee) strictly to be constantly attacking me and sending messages out, and I could show that clearly, and you know I can because you didn't even hide it. So, that's where the rumblings were, but you know what? What I did there, you can't deny it. And even though you might have some now that want to deny it, it's there for the record. Commissioner Gabela: Deny what? Vice Chair Carollo: It's there -- what I've accomplished for that park, not the rumblings that you're claiming, the fix -- Commissioner Gabela: Commissioner, I'm not claiming. The other people are claiming. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that you came to fix the problem. There was nothing to fix for you to come. Commissioner Rosado: I believe the question 's been called. I'm going to second that. I'm going to second calling the question. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Sony. Vice Chair Carollo: So, it's a problem in calling the question. There is no second. Commissioner Rosado: I -- Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, there is. Mr. Hannon: So, you're going to second the main motion? Commissioner Rosado: Yes. I'm going to second the motion to call the question. Mr. Hannon: As amended. City of Miami Page 83 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Gabela: Okay. I am going to go along with this, but here's the thing, what I want to say to you guys, okay. When January comes around, okay, let's have a plan, okay. Let's have a plan in place -- Vice Chair Carollo: Listen -- Commissioner Gabela: -- okay, so this just is not done willy-nilly, okay. Vice Chair Carollo: Let's not play any more games, guys. If what you want to do is keep the game that's going on now -- the problem wasn't before. Commissioner Gabela: You're the one playing the game, not me. Vice Chair Carollo: The problem is there now. Commissioner Gabela: I'm not playing no game. Vice Chair Carollo: If you guys want to keep that game, then keep it. Commissioner Gabela: He's playing the game. I'm not playing no game. Vice Chair Carollo: You know, spend millions of dollars in trying to prove and defame and say that I took a penny out, which you'll never find. And I'm telling you again, you have any evidence that I took one penny -- Commissioner Gabela: Well, let me talk. Vice Chair Carollo: -- or committed any criminal violation, let's go right to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Commissioner Gabela: Well, if you would -- Vice Chair Carollo: And I'll take you there. Commissioner Gabela: If you would let me say that I have photos -- and I told you before, and we saw them here. Vice Chair Carollo: You don 't have crap. Commissioner Gabela: Yes, we do. Yes, we do. Vice Chair Carollo: You've denied here -- again -- Commissioner Gabela: We showed them here. Vice Chair Carollo: -- you denied in the meeting -- Commissioner Gabela: We showed them. You 're screaming, you 're screaming. Vice Chair Carollo: -- that you have an arrest record. Let me give you -- Commissioner Gabela: You 're screaming. Vice Chair Carollo: Let me give you the case number. Sir, you need to shut up so I can speak. Commissioner Gabela: You 're screaming. City of Miami Page 84 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: I am the chair. Commissioner Gabela: You're screaming. Vice Chair Carollo: Case number 7702014IF709690, Miguel Angel Gabela. Commissioner Gabela: What are you --? What is that? Vice Chair Carollo: This is your sealed police record. Commissioner Gabela: Really? Vice Chair Carollo: You know exactly what it is. Commissioner Gabela: Really, really, really? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. It's in the internet, in the corrections department, yeah. Commissioner Gabela: You know -- you know what I do know, that you were arrested for hitting your wife. That's in the corrections department. Commissioner Gabela: You know what I do know, that you were arrested. Vice Chair Carollo: That's a sealed record. Is this you or not? Commissioner Rosado: I move -- Vice Chair Carollo: Is this your sealed record or not? Commissioner Gabela: Sir, sir? Commissioner Rosado: I move to call the question. Commissioner Gabela: You just -- you -- Vice Chair Carollo: Is this your sealed record or not? Commissioner Rosado: I move to call the question. Unidentified Speaker: Don't take the bait. Commissioner Gabela: Wait, would you leave me alone, please. Commissioner Pardo: Second the motion. Commissioner Gabela: I think I'm a grown man, you know. Commissioner Rosado: I think we need to head into a vote. Vice Chair Carollo: But keep lying to the people. Commissioner Gabela: The only one that lies to the people is you, sir. The only one who 's been arrested -- City of Miami Page 85 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: You have a sealed record here that you're refusing -- Commissioner Gabela: The only one who's been arrested is you, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: -- to acknowledge that you're lying saying that you don't have one. Commissioner Gabela: You've been arrested for throwing something at your wife. So, don't talk. You've got a glass ceiling. If I were you, I'd zip it. You're getting yourself into more trouble. Vice Chair Carollo: And in the meantime -- Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- the manager is protecting you so that over two months has gone by and you're the only person in the City of Miami that has open code violations that everyone has seen here, but the City of Miami will not send anyone -- Commissioner Gabela: No, the only one that's seen it is you. Vice Chair Carollo: -- to your home. Commissioner Gabela: And the one that has open violations is you. Vice Chair Carollo: They will not send anyone to your home. Commissioner Gabela: And yours reads like a CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) document. Yours reads like a CIA document where you covered everything up and probably illegal. And we're going to get to the bottom of that by the way. Vice Chair Carollo: Here we go with the CIA. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, we're going to get to the bottom of that. Vice Chair Carollo: Here we go with the CIA. Commissioner Gabela: And I submitted proof that I have zero violations, zero violations. Commissioner Pardo: Guys, we have a motion on the floor. Commissioner Rosado: Gentlemen, I move to call the question. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Commissioner Rosado: There was a second. We need to -- we need to take the vote on this. Commissioner Pardo: We need to vote. Commissioner Gabela: Yes, let's take the vote. Vice Chair Carollo: Take a roll call, please. Mr. Noriega: Mr. City Clerk, can we get clarity on what the actual motion reads because I'm confused as to what we're actually voting on. City of Miami Page 86 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Francisco Castaneda (Chief of Staff District 1): December 1st -- January lst. Commissioner Gabela: 2026. Mr. Hannon: Frank, Frank, we can't hear you on the record. Commissioner Gabela: January 1st, 2026 is the motion, I believe, right? Your motion? Commissioner Pardo: Right. It was amended -- Mr. Hannon: Yes. Commissioner Pardo: -- as the date being January 1st, 2026. Commissioner Rosado: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) to dissolve the Trust effective -- Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Clerk, can you begin with Commissioner Rosado forward? Mr. Hannon: Yes, sir. A motion to pass, as amended, SR.3. Commissioner Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Commissioner Carollo? Vice Chair Carollo: No. Mr. Hannon: The motion passes 3-1 with Commissioner Carollo voting no. As amended. END OF SECOND READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 87 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 17780 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Cit Manager's CHAPTER 55/SECTION55-10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF y 9► MIAMI, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "BUILDING Office PERMITS; ISSUANCE; RESTRICTIONS; EXCEPTIONS," TO ALLOW FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND TEMPORARY ACTIVATIONS ON UNPLATTED OR PLATTED LAND THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBDIVIDED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 55 OF THE CITY CODE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles for the first reading items? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. FR.1, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: FR.2, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: FR.3, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the FR (First Reading) items. Chair King: Gentlemen, are there any items with the first reading ordinances that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Rosado: FR.2 and FR.3. Chair King: FR.2 and FR.3. Vice Chair Carollo: Move FR.1. Chair King: I have a motion. May I have a second for FR.1? Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second for FR.1 all in favor. The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City of Miami Page 88 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Chair King: Motion carries. FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 17556 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "MOTORIZED and Mayor VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/IN GENERAL," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 35-1 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "DEFINITIONS," TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR A HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, AND BY ESTABLISHING A NEW SECTION 35-11 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PARKING FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPT PROPERTY," PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN ALLOWABLE PARKING ON A HOMESTEAD; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. rRESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(k), Miami City Code, item FR.2 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.2, please see Item Number FR.1 and SR.2. FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 17816 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION Commissioners ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON and Ma or ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 62-2.2 OF THE CODE OF THE y CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "INDEPENDENT FEASIBILITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES," OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED, FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS, FURTHER RECOMMENDING TO THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PROVIDING FOR EXTENSION AND/OR TERMINATION OF SAID MORATORIUM BY RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF PENDING APPLICATIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(k), Miami City Code, item FR.3 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.3, please see Item Number FR.1 and Item Number SR.2. END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 89 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioners and Mayor Commissioners and Mayor DI.1 17686 City Manager's Office DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF BOARDS/COMMITTEES. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(k), Miami City Code, item DI.1 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.1, please see Item Number SR.2. DI.2 DISCUSSION ITEM 17641 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE USE OF CITY FUNDS OUTSIDE OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICTS. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item DL2 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.2, please see "Order of the Day." DI.3 DISCUSSION ITEM 17691 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE BUILDING COLLAPSE AT 3129 NW 7 AVE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item DI.3 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.3, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 90 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioners and Mayor DI.4 17692 Commissioners and Mayor DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item DI.4 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number DI.4, please see "Order of the Day." DI.5 DISCUSSION ITEM 17642 A DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION REGARDING DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Pardo, seconded by Commissioner Gabela, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Pardo, Gabela, and Rosado / NAY(S): Commissioner Carollo / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Pardo's request to hear agenda item DI.5. Note for the Record: Item DI.5 was deferred to the September 25, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number DI.5, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)." Vice Chair Carollo: Good afternoon, everyone. We're back for our afternoon meeting. Chairwoman King could not be with us this afternoon, even though we don 't have many items left in the agenda. These were the basic controversial items that we have that the Commission pulled earlier in the day for discussion. I am not going to take any of the items that we would need the full five members of the Commission for. We will wait on those for the next available commission meeting in July. There's a couple of items maybe that we might be able to do, I don 't know, but if there's a lot of questions on them, we could leave them also for the following meeting. That's RE.9 and RE.10. I don 't know if these were yours, Commissioner Rosado. Commissioner Rosado: They are. City of Miami Page 91 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: I don 't know if -- I mean, you put them down. You 're the one that asked to take them out. If you want to leave them out, then -- Commissioner Rosado: No, we can leave these in. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. So, these are the only two that I see that are not controversial whereas you're not going to need a full commission to deal with it. Out of respect to the Chair, my item and discussion item in -- regarding DDA (Downtown Development Authority), I will leave for next week also, even though, to be blunt, I wasn't intending for a lot of discussion on this at all, just an up or down vote, not getting in if the DDA has done wonderful work or not, or partial, just having a vote, not of voters, but of property owners that are the ones that should be voting, one on the residential side and one on the commercial side because they're each different, and for them to have a vote if they want to keep paying to the DDA or not. I personally feel that the DDA is something that if the City of Miami wants to keep, it can by bringing dollars directly from the city's funds. After all, Downtown Miami and Brickell is for the whole city, not just for them, so they shouldn 't have to be left paying the full amount for the whole city. And that's the way that it should be, but that's all that I wanted to do. But I won 't bring this up until we have a full commission so that five of us can go ahead and deal with it. I don 't see anything else that was pulled unless that we could -- that we should deal with it with five. But obviously, that's my position. So, if we could deal with item RE.9 then, Commissioner Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: Sure. Commissioner Pardo: Chair? Vice Chair Carollo: Sir. Commissioner Pardo: You couldn 't see me? Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn 't see you. Commissioner Pardo: Usually, the Chair will let us vote on the amount of things we'd like to hear in the moment. There are some other things I'd like to hear. I don't know if the other commissioners have certain items that they would like to have voted today. Vice Chair Carollo: What additional items did you pull out? Commissioner Pardo: Well, in my case, I definitely would like PZ.2, just to have voted. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well, that's not too controversial. I think -- did you pull that out or --? Commissioner Pardo: No, we can go ahead and just vote on it. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, that -- yeah, that's a HEP (Historic and Environmental Preservation) decision appeal. That one, we -- you know, it's probably not that much of a controversial one that we might not need the five votes. I think that's one that maybe we might all be -- Commissioner Pardo: I mean, I would be willing to hear everything. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I don 't think so. City of Miami Page 92 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Pardo: Well, can we have the other commissioners weigh in? Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I'm going to tell you why I take that position, because there are items here that obviously are going to end up being a 3-2, one way or another. And Commissioner and Chairwoman King deserves the respect for her to be here for those items. Commissioner Pardo: Well, normally she would put it up to the vote of the body of what we would like to hear. Vice Chair Carollo: No, no, no, it's not normal. She had an emergency that she had to deal with, and she deserves to be here when we handle items that are critical so -- Commissioner Gabela: What are we talking about? Because I just got here to -- I just got here to the party. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, Commissioner King -- Commissioner Gabela: No, no. I know that she's not here. Vice Chair Carollo: -- is not being able to join us. We have a series of items that has been my position that those that are going to be controversial, that will probably end up in a 3-2 in one way or another, that we should give her the courtesy of dealing with them when she's here. Commissioner Gabela: I'm not in agreement with that. Vice Chair Carollo: I didn't think you would be. Commissioner Gabela: Right. But let's take a vote on it and see who wants to hear the items and who doesn 't want to hear the item. Vice Chair Carollo: You want to go item by item, or how do you want to do it, gentlemen? Commissioner Gabela: No, you. Vice Chair Carollo: That's fine. [Later...] Commissioner Pardo: And I have a motion as well. Mr. Hannon: As amended. Commissioner Pardo: Oh, when you're done. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: When you're done. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, we're done. Commissioner Pardo: No, I mean, I have one motion because there were some items that I want to hear, and they were the controversial ones. I just did -- I wanted to do it with cooler heads prevailing in the room. City of Miami Page 93 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: We voted already that these were the items that we're going to be listening so -- Carli Koshal: Thank you. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: -- the meeting -- yes. Mr. Hannon: It was my understanding that Commissioner Rosado 's motion was for the items that he wanted to hear. Those are the items that he wanted to hear. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, this were the items that we voted to hear. Mr. Hannon: But there are still other items remaining on the agenda. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: The two items -- and I'll explain why, Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: A lot of people have come here many, many times They're both very controversial items. I think we can make our statements, both everybody here on this dais, on these items and get past them. But personally, I would like to hear -- both of them are your items, not Commissioner King's items -- Chairwoman King's items, apologize. One is the discussion item on the DDA (Downtown Development Authority), and the other one is, I believe, SR.3. Vice Chair Carollo: Both of these items are controversial items that require, in my opinion, the courtesy to have Commissioner King here. And they might be items that might be 3 to 2. I don 't know. The people that have come for the DDA for the most part, like was stated here by somebody, they're people that either are getting funding from the DDA, or work in the DDA, or have something to do with the DDA. And on the other one, it's the same people that you're sending up here all the time, sir, every meeting on this. So, both of these items are truly items that we need a full commission to hear. And you know, we've heard people, they don't have to come, you don 't have to send people, send out tweets or anything to get more people here. We, you know, done the items that I thought there was a consensus on before to deal with, and we would leave the others for next meeting that we would have, and that's where I stand. Commissioner Pardo: I'd like to make the motion to hear those two items. Commissioner Rosado: I can support that. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, what's going to happen here, Commissioner Rosado, is that if we hear these items and it's a 2-2 vote without Commissioner King here, then they will fail. In one of them, you know, it might be a 3-1, even though, you know, I'm not taking a position to vote one way or another. I just think that people, if they're going to be taxed, deserve a right to put their position forward. But bottom line is, you know, you're the third vote up here. If you want to go ahead and listen to both items (UNINTELLIGIBLE) you know that it's your motion that you made, and it was voted upon in first reading, 3-2, that if it comes to a vote here might end up being 2-2. Therefore, it will fail. If that's what you want to do, for it to fail, then so be it. City of Miami Page 94 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Rosado: I think we may be able to arrive at an agreement on the item. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well, that's fine. So, there's a motion. There's a second to hear these items. And all in favor, signify by saying "aye." Commissioner Rosado: Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Nay. Commissioner Pardo: Aye. Commissioner Gabela: Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, it passes 3-1. [Later...] Vice Chair Carollo: And let's begin by listening to I think the one that will be the quickest, which would be the DI.5. It's a discussion and presentation regarding the DDA (Downtown Development Authority). I don't intend to make this a horse and show pony, even though there have been individuals, I understand, that have followed the process in our charter to ask to make presentations through the manager, and they've been ignored. I don't intend to bring them on board in this. All that I wanted to do out of this is not praise, not crucify the DDA in anything that they've done or haven 't done, just to give people the right that you would think in America everyone should have. If you're going to be paying taxes, in this case, they're paying an additional tax on their properties that benefits the whole city, but only one area of the city is paying for it, then they deserve to have a say-so if they want to keep paying it or not. And my sole proposal -- to make it short and sweet -- in bringing forth a motion, if I may, where the question on paying to the DDA from residential units is put to a vote of property owners on residential units. And why do I say property owners and not voters? Because the property owners are the ones that are paying directly. And then have a separate one at the same time on commercial properties to see if they want to keep paying or not. And however way they decide, I respect it. I have no problem. You know, I have no axe to grind in this. I just want people to be able to have a say-so if they're paying monies. You know, this is the way that things are, at least that I remember in the America I grew up in, that we would do things. You don 't pay if you don 't decide and have representation. And that's the sole purpose of my bringing this up. I'll start with Commissioner Rosado, and we'll work our way down. Any statements? Commissioner Rosado: Is there any additional information that we were going to be provided? I was under the impression there was also like a public presentation. Am I wrong in this? Vice Chair Carollo: Well, if you would like to hear anyone present a public presentation, I have no problem in listening from a public presentation from the association or either one, Brickell or Downtown, but, you know, it's up to you if you'd like to hear that or not. Commissioner Rosado: I'm just not ready to vote on this item. I became the DDA chair just a couple of hours ago. Because I haven 't been here very long at all, I actually haven 't had a chance to meet with either the DDA or other interested stakeholders, not in a very meaningful way. City of Miami Page 95 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Well, would you like to bring this for the next meeting while you have that opportunity? We should bring up the question that I put up here. I'm not -- I'm not taking one side or another and saying that this is good, this is bad. I just want the people that are paying to decide for themselves what they want to do. Commissioner Rosado: Just as I understand it from a timing perspective, they need to have their budget approved just like the City does in a relatively short amount of time. I'm not sure that I can take a position on this yet, not an informed position. And even at the next meeting, that doesn't give me enough time to really study the issue. I'm going to be attending my first DDA board meeting. I attended some years back, but it's been many, many years. I just don 't -- I don 't think I can make a decision on this in the next -- Commissioner Gabela: So, should we defer? Commissioner Rosado: -- you know, two weeks or so. I would defer it -- Vice Chair Carollo: Until when? Commissioner Rosado: -- at a minimum -- a minimum to September, like the second September meeting, because I need to at least meet with them and review their budget. I just don 't -- I don 't have enough information at this point in time to make an informed decision. I think that would be not responsible of me to vote on this at this time. Commissioner Gabela: So, a motion to defer? Commissioner Rosado: Motion to defer to the second meeting in September at the soonest. Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, there's a motion to defer, second meeting in December, but I hope that you're understanding that you're not taking any position. You're just letting people express themselves with money that they're paying, that they never have been asked on whether they want to pay it or not, that you, where you live at in Coral Gate, and all of us that live in separate parts, benefit from that, but we don 't have to pay it in our properties. They're paying it, and we're letting them decide if they want to keep paying it or not. That's all that we're doing. If for any reason they vote no, they don't want to pay it anymore, you have the option to come back to this Commission and decide if you want the Commission to put some money in the DDA or see how that would be funded to go forward if that's what's needed to be done or not. Commissioner Rosado: I'd just like more time to be able to do a deep dive on the issue. I understand the concept. I understand the concept of allowing them to vote. I just need to have a much greater familiarity with each of the programs that are in place, the initiatives, et cetera. I want to hear from interested stakeholders. I want to actually get out into the Downtown community now, which now is something I'll be able to do in this new capacity, and actually hear folks out. And I just don 't think doing that next week is sufficient time. So, that would be my request, is to table the item until the second meeting in September and then determine if there's a time frame -- you know, what the appropriate time frame for that would be. Commissioner Pardo: I'll second it. Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion. There's a second to defer it until the second meeting in September. All in favor, signify by saying "aye." City of Miami Page 96 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 and Mayor The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, it's tabled to the second meeting in September. DI.6 DISCUSSION ITEM 17837 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF Commissioners THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 400 NW 2ND AVE. rRESULT: DISCUSSED J Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Rosado, seconded by Commissioner Pardo, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Rosado, Pardo, and Carollo / NAY(S): Commissioner Gabela / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Rosado's request to hear agenda item DI.6. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number DI.6, please see Item Number RE.9. Vice Chair Carollo: All right. Next one. Do we have any -- on DI.1, any reports from boards and committees, Mr. Clerk? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): So, which item are you going on to next, Commissioner? Vice Chair Carollo: DI.1 -- Mr. Hannon: DI.1, the chair is not here -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- boards and committees. Who? Mr. Hannon: -- so we can just skip that item. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. So, there's none. Go to the next. I think you said DI.6? Commissioner Rosado: DI.6. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, DI.6, redevelopment of the Miami Police Department Headquarters. Do you want anybody from the police department to address this, or do you just want to deal with it? It's up to you. Commissioner Rosado: I think we have our CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and our assistant city manager here to answer questions. But the idea is the Miami Police Department is sitting on very valuable Downtown land. The building is not in great shape. I had the opportunity to tour it. I know that it's got infrastructure issues. I know that it has, more concerningly, when I say infrastructure issues, I know they've had like sewer backups and things along those lines. So, those are things that can definitely be resolved. But I know -- and we've got the chief here as well. I know that we also have, which is more concerning to me, we have issues with the parking garage, and there we 're talking about structural issues. That is very expensive to resolve, that's very concerning. And more recently, I know we had a sinkhole in the parking lot, which, I mean, we're starting to get to the point where the building is, I'm not going to say it's in imminent danger of any sort of collapse. I don't want to City of Miami Page 97 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 make that seem like that's the case. But the situation seems to be getting worse, but we don't have a clear directive yet. There's no clear direction from the Commission in conjunction with the administration to do something with that land. I think we need to dispose of it. We need to -- obviously need to make sure our police officers are safe. We need to move in the direction of disposing of it. We need to identify a site at which the Miami Police Headquarters could be constructed. And given that all of that is a process that's going to take some time, I'd like to see it start now by identifying a location. You know, if we have like a range of locations, I think we need to bring those to the table soon and have your expert recommendations as to where it may make sense for a variety of access reasons, space reasons, et cetera. But we've got to move forward on this already. Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner, you're absolutely correct in this, and I've been telling the manager that. I've had conversations with the police chief Let me explain to you some of the issues that we've got to sort away. The manager would like to have a police and fire administration building built together. Coming from the law enforcement side of the world, I have a lot of doubts on that. You know, that might work fine in smaller cities that don't have a large police department or a large fire department, but in a city that we're -- we just approved a couple of meetings ago to go to 1,700 or more police officers in the next three years, that we're going to have some over 800 firefighters, it's not the best solution in mixing both forces together and all the -- that goes involved with each separate department and their needs and emergencies and so on. That's one. Secondly, which I think you hit the nail on the head, we have to identify which is the best and most centrally located area. Our city, while comparison -- comparing it to other cities, is not that big in land mass, it's very stretched out. And the location where it's been now, it's been pretty centrally located. So, we need to find something, maybe not right there, but that is still centrally located. One that has been mentioned, and we had always looked at that, was the new site on the Freedom Park. My concern with that site is the following. One, it's too far away from the rest of the city. Two, once we have soccer games that, you know, stadiums are full, once we have the mall, the hotels, office buildings that are operating down the road, this could become, you know, troublesome in getting police services in and out of that building. Likewise, fire. So, that's why I'm not so keen on that area, even though I don 't think we should cross anything out. We should look at everything. We have at least that I know of maybe there are more, I don 't know, a couple of other areas that might be more feasible, more centrally located than that over there. But I think what we need to do is what you're suggesting, that we start looking at all the sites and looking at the plus and cons of each site in moving forward. Commissioner Pardo, do you have anything to say on that? Commissioner Pardo: No, I think it's good. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Chief would you like to add anything since you're here? Manny Morales: So, good afternoon, Manny Morales, Chief of Police, 400 Northwest 2nd Avenue. Commissioner, I appreciate you bringing up this discussion item. It's something that's been obviously near and dear in my heart, not only to myself, but to Fire Chief Hevia as he is experiencing some infrastructure challenges himself We have been working with the administration for quite a while doing the studies to see what space is needed, what type of facility would best serve the citizens of Miami. And one of those exercises was to try to figure out where do we put it. As Vice Chair Carollo said, the City is at a premium when it comes to land space. So, it's been one of the decisions that we made. Yesterday, we had a meeting just kind of discussing the options and some of the proposals that the company have put forward on the sites. But we can overcome whatever challenges might happen. I know that the police department and the fire department didn 't have the best of relationships in the past. We've kind of transcended that in and we have a very good working City of Miami Page 98 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 relationship. So, if it's something that it can be more efficient, more cost effective to move us together, we're definitely on board with anything that can be, you know, what makes the city dollars go further. So, we're definitely looking forward to being able to put a concrete plan -- Vice Chair Carollo: Do you have any idea, Chief and I know that the figures could be very high or very low, whatever you give us, it's a guess, but based upon what numbers that you've all been looking at, you have any idea how much it might cost to build you guys a new building? Mr. Morales: Sir, I would refer that to our CFO. I have no idea about the money. Vice Chair Carollo: Larry's got -- Mr. Morales: I spend it. I don 't make it. Vice Chair Carollo: -- in one pocket the cost; in the other he's got the money, right? Mr. Morales: You want me to throw a number in there? Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Don't throw a number out because we have a size of the building -- Larry Spring (Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer): Yeah, through the Vice Chair. Vice Chair Carollo: What's the size of the building? Mr. Spring: Through the Vice Chair, Larry Spring, Chief Financial Officer. So, the City has been doing a significant amount of analysis on public safety relocation. To your point, we are keenly aware of the garage issue. In fact, we've already put money to demolish the garage and do a surface parking there. The plan that we've kind of been skeleton structuring around with regards to the sale of those -- is to sell them, use proceeds to then reinvest into new facilities. Vice Chair Carollo: How much are you figuring, Larry, that we could get, estimate of the land if we sell it? Mr. Spring: I don 't want to be so secure, but probably the sale of the two locations, somewhere 40, 50 million bucks at the end of the day. Vice Chair Carollo: When you say the two locations? Mr. Spring: The fire administration building and the police headquarters Downtown. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, the police would be how much? Mr. Spring: I haven't -- I'd have to do some more -- you and I, you know, I like to put real -- yes. Vice Chair Carollo: But you know it's 40 -- Mr. Spring: I'm spit -- Vice Chair Carollo: -- but you know it's 40 or 50, right? Mr. Spring: -- I'm spitballing, spitballing. City of Miami Page 99 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: But you know it's 40 or 50. Mr. Spring: 40, 50 million probably. But -- Vice Chair Carollo: I think we can get more than that, Larry. Mr. Spring: Yeah. Well, we may get more. But again, the plan was almost like a P3 structure, so we will sell and then reinvest into the building. We do have a presentation that we could probably share with the commissioners individually that shows all the analysis that we've done to point. Vice Chair Carollo: That would be good if you could do that. Mr. Noriega: For purposes of just an update, so we literally had a meeting yesterday between fire, police internally to review the various sites, a conversation you and I had a long -- not that long ago to do the analysis because we've already done the analysis in terms of the variables for three different sites, three different potential locations. They've done a programming analysis for each. We've done pros and cons for each. So, we're --we have a follow-up meeting that we're going to do subsequent to yesterday's meeting. And then the idea was to come back, each of you individually, and make some recommendations. Vice Chair Carollo: At last but not least, once you do that, you should come back and let the Commission know what is the condition of both substations, how much more dollars might we have to put in bringing them up to date, and how many fire stations need the same. Mr. Noriega: We have all of that analysis. Vice Chair Carollo: And or how many additional fire stations do we need with the growth that we're having. Mr. Noriega: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: So, that is so important because, you know, I see that we're spending here a lot of money in many different ways, like if we had it to, you know, spend. And I'm just saying that we don't. We have a tremendous amount of monies that we have to spend and just police and fire alone without going anywhere. So, so any further questions that you might have? Commissioner Rosado: Mr. Manager, so this is the -- we only have one more meeting in July, and then we don 't reconvene again until the -- essentially eight weeks from now. Could we have a recommendation like a priority order of sites at that first September meeting? Because my -- my concern is -- and I have the image that I have on the screen so that folks understand, that's the sinkhole from just a couple of weeks ago in the parking lot, right? And the reality is if we said we're going to craft an RFP and we've got a site in mind, et cetera, it's -- we're talking about probably four years before there's a new police department with a CO (Certificate of Occupancy), right? We've got -- procurement is probably going to take nine months or so, then, you know, design, then permitting, then construction. I mean, it's -- we're four years away and there's a sinkhole now. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, your argument is very valid. If I may suggest, with the upcoming budget coming in the first readings, the manager might need a little extra time to get by the budget before he could put this together. So, what would be the first meeting after we're done with the budget, Mr. Manager? City of Miami Page 100 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Mr. Noriega: October -- Todd, do you have the October date? Mr. Hannon: October 9th. Vice Chair Carollo: Would that be sufficient for you to give him the time so we get through the budget? Okay. Mr. Noriega: But in the interim, ahead of that, we'll come meet with each of you individually ahead of that. So, that when we're presenting on October 9th, you've already been briefed, and you 've given us feedback so that we can incorporate that into whatever presentation we make. Commissioner Rosado: Okay. Vice Chair Carollo: And I'd like to get feedback also when you come to us from both chiefs, police and fire -- Mr. Noriega: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: -- on both ideas, whether they're inclined to have one location together or separate locations and their preference one, two, and three, or whatever the amount of locations we might have for all of them that would be their preference where to go. Is that okay, Commissioner? Commissioner Rosado: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so there's a motion. There's a second by Commissioner Pardo. Mr. Hannon: It's just a discussion item. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. Vice Chair Carollo: Well, I thought he wanted to bring it back by October 9th, so a motion -- Mr. Hannon: Oh, I think that was more just a direction for the manager to come back with the information being requested from Commissioner Rosado at the October 9th meeting. Mr. Noriega: Yeah, we'll accept the directive and we don 't need to vote on it. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, that's fine. So, we don't need to make the motion. Mr. Noriega: Put it on the record. Commissioner Rosado: It's not a resolution, just for my own clarification, is that -- does that come accompanied with a resolution that prioritizes the potential sites and we take a vote at that point? Mr. Noriega: That would certainly be part of it. I'll let that be dependent on how those individual briefings go. Whether we really have, you know, the votes there to agree on one particular location or it needs to be done further. But if we feel like we've narrowed down to one location and one concept, whether it's a joint public safety building or independent structures, you know, we'll present both. City of Miami Page 101 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: All right. END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 102 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PART B: PZ -PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) PZ.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 17323 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), Planning SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.16 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "WORKFORCE HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO INTRODUCE A NEW WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Note for the Record: Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-33(k), Miami City Code, item PZ.1 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.1, please see "Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number SR.2. Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the Planning and Zoning titles for the record. Commissioner Pardo: I have a Jennings disclosure on PZ.2. George Wysong (City Attorney): PZ.1, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: PZ.5, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: PZ.6, second reading. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: PZ. 7, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: And finally, PZ.8, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the PZ items. Chair King: Thank you. Gentlemen, of the PZ items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? City of Miami Page 103 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.2 17670 Department of Planning Commissioner Pardo: PZ.1, PZ.2. Chair King: Anyone else? PZ.3 and 4 have been deferred until July 24th. Nothing? May I have a motion for PZ. 5, 6, 7, and 8? Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING/DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN & TAPANES, PLLC ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, NICOLAS BERARDI AND MAGDALENA MURMAN ("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 AN ADDITION, AND AFTER -THE - FACT ALTERATIONS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS, ON A PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 5935 NORTHEAST 6 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33137, WITHIN THE MORNINGSIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WITH FOLIO NUMBER 01-3218-031-0450. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0258 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Rosado, seconded by Commissioner Pardo, and was passed by the following vote: AYE(S): Commissioners Rosado, Pardo, and Carollo / NAY(S): Commissioner Gabela / ABSENT: Commissioner King; to grant Commissioner Rosado's request to hear agenda item PZ.2. City of Miami Page 104 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.2 17670 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING/DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN & TAPANES, PLLC ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, NICOLAS BERARDI AND MAGDALENA MURMAN ("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 AN ADDITION, AND AFTER -THE - FACT ALTERATIONS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS, ON A PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 5935 NORTHEAST 6 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33137, WITHIN THE MORNINGSIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WITH FOLIO NUMBER 01-3218-031-0450. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0258 MOTION TO: Reconsider RESULT: RECONSIDERED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King City of Miami Page 105 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.2 17670 Department of Planning RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING/DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN & TAPANES, PLLC ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, NICOLAS BERARDI AND MAGDALENA MURMAN ("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 AN ADDITION, AND AFTER -THE - FACT ALTERATIONS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS, ON A PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 5935 NORTHEAST 6 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33137, WITHIN THE MORNINGSIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WITH FOLIO NUMBER 01-3218-031-0450. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0258 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado ABSENT: King Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.2, please see "Public Comments for allltem(s)" and Item Number RE.9 and PZ.1. Vice Chair Carollo: And we're down to the last item, PZ.2, the HEP (Historic and Environmental Preservation) Board decision appeal. This is a resolution of the Miami City Commission granting or denying the appeal filed by Bercow, Radell, Fernandez, Larkin, and Tapanes on behalf of the property owner. George Wysong (City Attorney): Mr. Vice Chair, this is an appeal, so it's a quasi- judicial hearing. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Mr. Wysong: If the team is ready, they could -- I think Carli's there. Yeah. And in the interim, could I just read the shade meeting notice? Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, this is District 2, correct, Commissioner Pardo? Mr. Wysong: District 2. Vice Chair Carollo: District 2, okay, that's fine. Mr. City Attorney -- Mr. Wysong: Yes. Vice Chair Carollo: -- have we had everybody sworn in that wants to speak? Amber Ketterer (Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor): I believe we did that in the beginning of the meeting. City of Miami Page 106 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Ketterer: You know, if there are people that are here that weren 't here in the beginning, we can do that again. The clerk can -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Ms. Ketterer: -- do that again to ensure that everybody is sworn in. Vice Chair Carollo: Besides the lady that I see here that I'm assuming is going to represent the appellant, is there anybody else from the public that's here on this item? Okay. There's none. So, can we hear from you? Carli Koshal: Good afternoon, Commissioners. Carli Koshal with Bercow, offices at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard. I wanted to let you know that I do have a full presentation that I'm prepared to give you, but where I would like to start is by emphasizing that the instant property is a non-contributing property within the Morningside Historic District. And why that -- Vice Chair Carollo: You say non-contributing. Ms. Koshal: Yes, sir. Vice Chair Carollo: Can you clarify that? Ms. Koshal: Absolutely. So, the property is located at 5935 Northeast 6th Court. It's on the east side, and it is located within the Morningside Historic District. So, it is included within the Historic District, but what is really important to understand is that it is non-contributing, which means that it does not add to the historic architectural qualities of the district, because it -- in this case, because it was not present during the period of significance for the district. The Morningside District era of significance is 1922 to 1941. This particular property was built in 1946. So, while it is within the historic district, it is not in and of itself a historically -- it does not have historical value. And so, when you are considering what can be done on such a property, the standard is inevitably lower than what it must be for contributing properties. And that's acknowledged in the Morningside District Designation Report. And so, what's before you today is a two-story addition at the front of the home. And what's important to understand is that this two-story addition complies with zoning regulations. It went before the HEP Board and the Historic Preservation Department because it is in the historic district, but the standards for review are general compatibility with the district and not the historic value of the home itself. And so, when you're evaluating what is compatible with the historic district, it's important to understand that the Morningside Historic District does contemplate two-story volumes, specifically in the district regulations, for a variety of architectural styles. In fact, just two houses to the left of this property are two- story houses, and the two houses to the right are two-story houses. When you put it in context, you can see that the volume is compatible with its street face. And so, when you're evaluating compatibility, you do so based on Chapter 23, which are the historic preservation regulations, and on Standard 9 of the Secretary of Interior Standards, which determines compatibility is size, scale, color, material, and character of the neighborhood. And here we believe that all of those standards are satisfied. The proposed home complies with zoning regulations, and what's important to understand about this particular location of the two-story volume is that it was not accidentally placed at the front of the home. There is a specimen -sized live oak on the neighbor's property that -- whose root system extends into the rear yard of our property, and if we put the two-story volume in the rear of the home, it would impact the root zone of that specimen -sized live oak tree. You can see that the City of Miami Page 107 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 existing pool for this home is on the south side of the property for exactly that reason. And so, with that in mind, we respectfully request upholding of our appeal and overturning of the Historic Preservation Board's denial, and specifically on the premise that this home is non-contributing, which is misstated and confused throughout the record up to this point. We would clarify and point out that there is no Morningside specific dominant setback. So, while this property -- while this addition is proposed to be at the front setback, at the 20-foot setback, that is compatible with zoning's requirements for single-family residences. And there is nothing in the Morningside Historic District that says that it must be placed further back. And with that, we respectfully request your approval. Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you. Any questions from the members of the Commission? Okay. Is there any statements that any commissioner has to make as far as since this is a quasi-judicial meeting? Commissioner Gabela: I have a question. Vice Chair Carollo: Having met with anyone? Commissioner Gabela: I have a question. Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead. Commissioner Gabela: Are you advocating for the -- I'm sorry. I'm putting up a phone call. Are you advocating for the people that own the house? Ms. Koshal: Yes, sir. Commissioner Gabela: Okay. And -- so the HEP Board came back, but you're -- what you're saying is that it's not -- the house wasn't part of the historic scene, if you will, because I missed some of the -- Ms. Koshal: The home is part of the historic district, and that is without question. However, this home is non-contributing, which means that it doesn't add to the value or the character. The home that exists there today does not have historic value, and it's on record that this is non-contributing. So, the standards of what can be built on this property are different. This home can be demolished. The instant owners are a family. They've lived there since 2019. They have two kids. They have a third on their way. They're looking to expand the home so that they can continue to use it. This is not a spec home. This is not a modern construction in a historic district. It's respectful and it's for -- it's to accommodate a family of residents in this district. Commissioner Gabela: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I fully support granting the appeal. I mean, this family has done everything possible to stay. And I -- Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE). Commissioner Gabela: Second. Vice Chair Carollo: There's a second. Hearing no further discussion, all in favor, signify by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Commissioner Pardo: And I also have a motion -- City of Miami Page 108 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: It passes. Mr. Hannon: As amended. Vice Chair Carollo: As amended. Ms. Ketterer: Can we make a clarification? So, the motion was to grant the appeal. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Ms. Ketterer: Is that --? Vice Chair Carollo: That's what he said. It was to grant the appeal. Ms. Ketterer: Is that with the recommended staff conditions? Because remember the posture of this is that there was a recommendation of approval with conditions from the City staff. It went to HEP. HEP did a straight denial, and so any approval -- Commissioner Rosado: Could you go through the staff recommendations, the conditions? Ms. Ketterer: Yeah, I think staff is prepared to go through their analysis and recommendations, so that way it's clear what the conditions are. Commissioner Rosado: Yes. Sevanne Steiner: Sevanne Steiner, Assistant Director of Planning. So, there was originally a staff recommendation of denial. The HEP Board deferred the item and said that the addition did not need to necessarily be subordinate to the main structure, which would have pushed it to the back. Staff then made a recommendation of approval with conditions. Three of those conditions included the roof line and the eave line that you see in the picture before you. So, the applicant has already incorporated that condition into their drawings. The second one was to mimic the openings, windows and doors of -- that's found in the historic district. They've also complied with that. That's what you see in your rendering. The third one was to use either the dominant setback or the average setback of the block face, which would push the addition back from 20 feet to either 27 or 30 feet. And that's the one that the HEP board agreed with and thought that the addition should be pushed back. Commissioner Rosado: And so, the applicant is willing -- oh, okay. I'm getting different things. Ms. Koshal: The applicant is not willing to push the structure back an additional seven feet beyond what the zoning district requires for every other single-family home that is non-contributing. Vice Chair Carollo: You would have to tear the structure down to do that, correct? Basically? Ms. Koshal: No, sir. Because it is a addition, it is not affecting the existing structure. It is possible for the addition to be -- it is theoretically possible for the addition to be seven feet back. However, it would severely impact how the addition is placed, and it would require the enclosure of a courtyard that exists on the property. If you look at the site plan you can see that there is -- there is theoretically room to shift it back, but that would greatly decrease its utility for the family. City of Miami Page 109 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Commissioner Rosado: So, how many conditions were there? Were there three? Ms. Koshal: Just the three. Commissioner Rosado: And -- Ms. Steiner: There were several. Ms. Koshal: There were more. Ms. Steiner: Those were the three that -- Ms. Koshal: Correct. Ms. Steiner: -- were at issue. The remaining conditions are our typical conditions that you would see on any application. Those were the three that were pertinent to this application. Commissioner Gabela: So, the motion was to grant the appeal. Commissioner Pardo: To grant the appeal. Commissioner Rosado: With all the staff conditions in place or with none of them? I'm trying to figure out which ones -- Vice Chair Carollo: I didn 't hear that from Commissioner Pardo. Commissioner Rosado: -- are really in contention. Vice Chair Carollo: Your motion included the staff recommendations or not? Commissioner Pardo: There's one apparently that they have not complied with, and so my motion included moving forward without compliance of that last recommendation. Commissioner Rosado: So, they're in compliance with three out of the four. Ms. Koshal: We would request to strike condition seven of the staff report. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Rosado: Specifically that one which has to do with the actual setback. Ms. Koshal: Correct. Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Ms. Koshal: And be able to -- Mr. Hannon: My apologies, Chair. Then you really need to reconsider this motion, because I didn't capture it. To me, it was just granting the appeal. Had nothing to do with any conditions. Commissioner Rosado: Okay. Mr. Hannon: So, then you want to reconsider. City of Miami Page 110 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 Vice Chair Carollo: Well, can it be clarified? What -- Mr. Hannon: I would prefer, since this is quasi-judicial -- Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Pardo: So -- okay, so let's reconsider the motion. Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion. Commissioner Pardo: Motion to reconsider. Vice Chair Carollo: And second? Commissioner Rosado: Second. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so the motion is back to reconsideration. Commissioner Pardo: So, I make -- Vice Chair Carollo: Would you like to make a motion with the exception then? Commissioner Pardo: Right, so I make a motion to grant the appeal with the exception of striking condition number seven as submitted in the staff report. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. And you second still? Commissioner Rosado: I will second that. I realize we did not give our Jennings disclosures on this item. Vice Chair Carollo: I -- Commissioner Rosado: I just wanted to mention that I met with the applicant. Commissioner Pardo: I did give Jennings. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Vice Chair Carollo: It passed unanimously. City of Miami Page 111 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 17804 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS p AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI Planning COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO §163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "DUPLEX — RESIDENTIAL" TO "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 3691 SOUTHWEST 1 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item PZ.3 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.3, please see "Order of the Day." PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 17808 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE p NO. 13114, THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, Planning AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-O," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, TO "CS," CIVIC SPACE TRANSECT ZONE, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3691 SOUTHWEST 1 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: Item PZ.4 was deferred to the July 24, 2025, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.4, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 112 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.5 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17596 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7, Planning TITLED "PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 7.1.2.1, TITLED "PERMITTED USES," AND SECTION 7.1.3.7, TITLED "NO APPROVAL AVAILABLE IF CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS," TO UPDATE THE CRITERIA FOR WHEN A CERTIFICATE OF USE MAY BE DENIED OR REVOKED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14378 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.5, please see Item Number PZ.1. City of Miami Page 113 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.6 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17531 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, Planning SECTION 1.2, TITLED "DEFINITIONS/DEFINITIONS OF TERMS," TO UPDATE AND ADD DEFINITIONS RELATED TO PARKING STRUCTURES AND PODIUM HEIGHT; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.15, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES/ AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," AND SECTION 3.16, TITLED "WORKFORCE HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS" TO UPDATE AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS AND TO ADJUST SETBACK REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TABLE 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES/DENSITY, INTENSITY AND PARKING" AND TABLE 12, TITLED "DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA," TO UPDATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR LINER USES AND TO CLARIFY DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA FOR PARKING STRUCTURES AND PODIUMS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES," SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, AND 5.10, TO CLARIFY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PARKING STRUCTURES AND PODIUMS, CLARIFY ALLOWABLE PARKING SCREENING ENCROACHMENTS, CREATE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR LINER BUILDINGS, AND MODIFY LOADING AND ACCESS REGULATIONS WHEN ABUTTING T3 TRANSECT ZONES; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.1, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS/INTENT AND EXCLUSIONS" TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY THE LOCATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR MICRO DWELLING UNITS IN LINERS; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7.1, TITLED "PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES/PROCEDURES," FOR UNIFORMITY IN CODE LANGUAGE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14379 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.6, please see "Public Comments for all Item (s) " and Item Number PZ.1. City of Miami Page 114 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.7 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17385 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7, Planning SECTION 7.1.3.7, TITLED "NO APPROVAL AVAILABLE IF CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS," TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR APPLICATIONS MADE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14380 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.7, please see Item Number PZ.1. City of Miami Page 115 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 PZ.8 ORDINANCE Second Reading 17383 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), Planning SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING APPENDIX J, SECTION 3.4, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES/WYNWOOD PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM," TO ALLOW PROPERTIES WITHIN WYNWOOD NRD-1 "T5-L," URBAN CENTER — LIMITED, ZONING TRANSECT TO OBTAIN BONUS HEIGHT; BY AMENDING APPENDIX J, SECTION 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," TABLE 2 TO CLARIFY PARKING CALCULATIONS AND TABLE 3 RELATED TO PARKING AND LOADING; BY AMENDING APPENDIX J, SECTION 5, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES," TO CLARIFY ART REQUIREMENTS ON NEW BUILDINGS AND FACADE ALTERATIONS LOCATED WITHIN A "T5," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE, OR "T6," URBAN CORE TRANSECT ZONE, AND TO UPDATE NRD-1 STANDARDS RELATED TO LOT COVERAGE, BALCONY ENCROACHMENTS, MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT, AND FLOORPLATE DIMENSIONS TO INCLUDE LODGING USES; BY AMENDING APPENDIX J, SECTION 6, TITLED "LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS," TO UPDATE THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE AREAS IN PARKING LOTS; AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX J, SECTION 8, TITLED "STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN," TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NRD-1 SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR NRD-1 CORRIDORS AND WYNWOOD THROUGHFARES; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14381 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.8, please see Item Number PZ.1. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 116 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) NA.1 RESOLUTION 17823 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO p ACCEPT A PERPETUAL SIDEWALK EASEMENT, IN Resilience and SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FROM FBWS Public Works DEVELOPMENT SENIOR LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO PORTIONS OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTED ON NW 22ND STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-25-0255 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Carollo, Gabela, Pardo, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number NA.1, please see "Order of the Day." Chair King: May I have a motion for Pocket Item 1? Vice Chair Carollo: Move. Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 117 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 NA.2 17874 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 JULY 24, 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 JORGE M. PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, INC., D/B/A PEREZ ART MUSEUM V. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NUMBER 2024-012120-CA-01, PENDING IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A PARTY AND HAS FILED A COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST JORGE M. PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, INC., D/B/A PEREZ ART MUSEUM. 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, VICE-CHAIRMAN JOE CAROLLO, COMMISSIONERS MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA, DAMIAN PARDO, AND RALPH "RAFAEL" ROSADO; THE CITY MANAGER, ARTHUR NORIEGA V; THE CITY ATTORNEY GEORGE K. WYSONG III, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY KEVIN R. JONES; DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY XAVIER E. ALBAN, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR ERIC J. EVES, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS MARGUERITE SNYDER AND NICHOLAS BASCO. 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 Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, if there 's no further actions before this board, this meeting is now adjourned. George Wysong (City Attorney): Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Time out. Vice Chair Carollo: Meeting is adjourned. Mr. Wysong: Sir, I had a -- Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry. Mr. Wysong: -- shade meeting that I had to read. I apologize. City of Miami Page 118 Printed on 09/02/2025 City Commission Meeting Minutes July 10, 2025 ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Carollo: You have a shade meeting. Mr. Wysong: Yes, sir. It's just a notice of a shade meeting. Vice Chair Carollo: Go ahead. Read the notice. Mr. Wysong: Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair and members of the Commission. The Attorney -Client Session was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Thank you. Commissioner Pardo: And for the record, that is the, the litigation involving the PAMM (Perez Art Museum Miami) billboard with the City. So, I know there's a lot of interest in the community on that, but just so it's on the record that that's when we'll be hearing it. Mr. Wysong: Right. There was a mediation, and they presented some information that we need to share with you, so we want to share that with you. Thank you. Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. The meeting adjourned at 4: 59 p. m. City of Miami Page 119 Printed on 09/02/2025