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based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission meeting
is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City
Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the
cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special
meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers
located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. All of the scheduled
agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an agenda item
at the special City Commission meeting. The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special
meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the
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ATTENTION: CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK IP
3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE
MIAMI, FL 33133
mclopez@miamigov.com;thannon@miamigov.com
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be hekl by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday,
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 am., in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan
American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of waiving the requirements of obtaining sealed
bids to collaborate to execute certain pubic improvements to the City Property located at Kirk
Munroe Park and Fuller Street, with an estimated total value of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00),
from Coconut Grove Condo, LLC (`CGC"), a Delaware limited liability company, qualified to do
business in the State of Florida whose principal address is 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1600
Coral Gables, FL 33134, for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
This public hearing is to consider whether it is in the public's best interest to award the Project
using the criteria and procedures permitted by Florida Statutes Section 25520(1)(c)10 and
City of Miami Code Section 18-85(a). Inquiries from other potential sources of such services
who feel that they might be able to satisfy the Ciys requirements for this item may contact
Anthony Hansen, Sr. Procurement Contracting Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement
Department at (305) 416-1895.
Inquiries from other potential sources of such services who feel that they might be able to
satisfy the Ciys requirements for this Rem may contact Anthony Hansen, Sr. Procurement
Contracting Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement Department at (305) 416-1895.
Said proposed resolution(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk,
3500, Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays,
between the hours of 8 am. and 5 pm., or httpl/miamtl.igm2.com five days before the date
of the Commission Meeting.
All 'interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to
the proposed resolution. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City
Commission with respect b any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence
uponwhich any appeal may be based (ES. 286.0105).
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Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission
meeting Is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a
spacial City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately
following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances,
t o.speclal meeting would be hell on January 27, 2026, at 9:00 am. in the City Commission
chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of the
scheduled agenda Items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an
agenda item at the special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a
notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the Ciys main
administrative building, placing a notice on the Cfty's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad
in a newspaper of general circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following
Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such scheduled
agenda ten that Is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
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accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk
at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday,
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan
American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of waiving the requirements of obtaining sealed
bids to collaborate to execute certain public improvements to the City Property located at Kirk
Munroe Park and Fuller Street, with an estimated total value of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00),
from Coconut Grove Condo, LLC ("CGC"), a Delaware limited liability company, qualified to do
business in the State of Florida whose principal address is 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1600
Coral Gables, FL 33134, for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
This public hearing is to consider whether it is in the public's best interest to award the Project
using the criteria and procedures permitted by Florida Statutes Section 255.20(1)(c)10 and
City of Miami Code Section 18-85(a). Inquiries from other potential sources of such services
who feel that they might be able to satisfy the City's requirements for this item may contact
Anthony Hansen, Sr. Procurement Contracting Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement
Department at (305) 416-1895.
InOiries from other potential sources of such services who feel that they might be able to
satisfy the City's requirements for this item may contact Anthony Hansen, Sr. Procurement
Goo
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stracting Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement Department at (305) 416-1895.
Sa'i proposed resolution(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk,
35d0 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays,
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or http://miamifl.igm2.com five days before the date
of the Commission Meeting.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to
the proposed resolution. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City
Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence
upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission
meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a
special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately
following the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances,
the ,special meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission
cftetinbers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of the
scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be scheduled as an
agenda item at the special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a
notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the City's main
administrative building, placing a notice on the City's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad
in a newspaper of general circulation before the special meeting on the immediately following
Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by publication required for any such scheduled
agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special
acchmmodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk
at''05) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY
use may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the
proceeding.
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City Clerk
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FROM PAGE 1A
PEREZ
up last year over taxes and
spending that appeared to
push the leader of the Leg-
islature's upper chamber
closer to the governor.
With Florida's legislative
session beginning Tuesday,
that evolving power dy-
mic is a wide rd that
could affect the state's
ability to lock in more than
5100 billion in spending,
address the pressing prob-
lems facing Floridians and
set in stone some of the
GOP's priorities, like draw-
ing new congressional
districts and totting proper-
ty taxes.
More than a dozen in-
terviews with Republican
members of the Legislature
and players in the political
process revealed just how
fraught the relationship
between the House speaker
and Senate president re-
mains though both say
they are looking forward.
"It dcesh t have to be a
tough environment," Perez
told the Herald/Tunes this
week in an interview. "It's
just a matter of having a
willing and able partner,
which, right now, doesn't
seem like something that's
feasible."
The governor's office
didn't respond to a request
for comment.
PRIORITIES
AND POLITICS
just like last year, Perez,
a lawyer by trade, is playing
his cards close to the vest.
He has no legacy bill that
he is shepherding through
the process. He says he
believes the state has put
the necessary changes in
place to (ix Florida's prop-
erty insurance is And
he has resisted calls from
cash -strapped condo own-
ers to overhaul the build-
ing -safety law he cham-
pioned after the fall of the
Champlain Towers South in
Sutfside.
His main goal, he says, is
to pass aconservative bud-
get that Ls smaller than last
year's, potentially setting
up another difficult nego-
tiation with the Senate,
which is concerned with
rev
enue shortfalls
"This will be the first
time that there will be a
back-to-back cut in the
budget coning out of the
House since the recession,"
Perez said. "And we're
proud to voluntarily take
that task on."
It's hard to discern what
measures Perez personally
wants to pass He ian'I
sharing his preferences.
And while he is addressing
the governor's priorities of
redistricting and reducing
property taxes, loth issues
have succumbed to the
committee process with
multiple proposals and
much debate.
"We're looking forward
to that proposal if he were
to ever have one," Perez
said of DeSanns' desire to
do away with property
taxes for Florida residents
with homestead exemp-
tions on their primary resi-
dences. "And then I'm sure
the Senate will soon therw
after follow his lead, so
we'll have that conversa-
don at the right time."
lust a year ago, the
House and Senate appeared
to be in lockstep, with De -
Santis suddenly struggling
to bend the Florida Legisla-
tare to his will.
That was clear before
Florida's regular 2025
legislative session. When
DeSantis called for a spe-
cial session on immigration,
they called thew own and
passed legislation that they
championed and he
panned. Those battle lines
appeared to persist when
the House and Senate an-
nounced a plan fora stare
budget that would include
billions in tax relief.
"I'm pleased to share
with you that we have
reached a framework for a
budget plan," Albritton said
on the Senate Boor on May
2. "As part of our agree-
ment with the House, we
will take up the most histor-
ic tax relief package in the
history of our state."
But Albritton says his
Senate colleagues balked
when it came time to whip
votes on Peres. s specs
plan to Cut $5 billion from
Florida's sales tax as the
policy was publicly de-
nounced by the govemor.
He called Perez several
days later and told him the
Senate didn't go for it.
"1 can't ,hake the Senate
do anything," Albritton told
the Herald/Times about
the outcome.
Perez sent out a memo
lamenting how the deal had
been "blown up," threat-
ening a government shut-
down as lawmakers ap-
proached the next fiscal
year without a budget.
"The House and Senate
had a deal on the budget,"
Rep. Juan Carlos Pones, a
Miami Republican, re-
counted to the Herald/
Tunes this week. "And then
over the weekend, the
Senate president reneged
on that deal, and that re-
stated in the numerous
days that we didn't have a
budget."
Ed Hooper, the Senate
budget chairman from
Clearwater, remembers it
differently. The Senate was
preparing a state budget for
less economic growth in the
futurewer people
retire in Florida, he said,
and Perez didn't give them
heads up about the House's
planned tax cut.
"That was a 55 billion
surprise," Hooper said.
"There was n0 deal agreed
0n a sales tax reduction."
The dispute kept law-
makers for months from
passing a timely budget,
leading ultimately to a deal
in lune that required two
extensions of Florida's
legislative session. In the
fallout, the close relation-
ship between Perez and
Albritton frayed.
Albritton told the Her-
ald/Times in an interview
on Thursday that he was
focused on the future, not
the past.
"1 do not have disdain for
the speaker," said Albrit-
ton, a Wauchula Repub-
lican.
A policy Albritton cares
about will bean eady test
for that resolve.
Next week, the Senate
will pass the president's
Rural Renaissance package.
Its supposed to dove eco-
nomic growth in sparsely
populated regions of the
state — an affordability
agenda that could be a
powerful message during
the midterm elections
lentered on high costs of
iving.
Perez killed the bill last
year as part of the budget
blow up. He's likely to do it
again.
Herald/Times Tallahassee
Bureau reporter Garrett
Shanfry ibur d conrrto the
story.
FROM PAGE 1A
CALVO
regime in Cuba.
Those executive orders
address the main promises
he campaigned on, al-
though in many cases final
action will need approval
from the city council.
One of the more antici-
pated personnel decisions:
Not filling the Chief Oper-
ating Officer/Community
Development Director
position, created in March
2025 after the mayor at the
time, Esteban "Steve"
Bovo announced he would
step down. Calvo said the
role, which functioned
much like a city manager,
is unnecessary in Hialeah's
strong -mayor system and
will remain vacant follow-
ing Ismare Monreal's resig-
nation. Monreal had previ-
ously served as Bovo's
chief of staff before taking
on the position.
Central to his approach,
Calvo said, is establishing
clear leadership at City
Hall following eight
months under an interim
mayor and a deadlocked
council.
"For the first time in a
long time, the city will
have an independent may-
or who can govern," Calvo
said. 'There's only one
boss, and it's important
that people understand
That."
DAY -ONE PRIORITIES
Asa first executive or-
der, Calve said he will sign
a moratorium on retire-
ment payments for elected
officials The move directly
addresses an ordinance
approved by the council in
Math 2025 that created
city -funded retirement
benefits for mayors and
council members, allowing
them to qualify for the
benefits.
"The ordinance goes
against the city's Charter,"
he said.
The moratorium, accord-
ing to Cava, would pre-
vent any additional pay-
unments to elected officials
der the city's retirement
plan until the issue can be
brought before the council
for possible revocation.
Also on his to-do list is
n order to temporarily
pausing certain city con-
tracts, while suspending
others
Calvo said the city's
contract with consulting
f NCGA LLC raises
potential conflict -of -in-
terest concerns The agree-
ment was approved last
year. Calvo noted that the
f 's registered agent,
Terrence Wolfe, has a
close friendship with Mia-
mi -Dade County Commis-
sioner Rene Garcia, whose
District 13 includes parts Of
Hialeah. The current three-
year contract is valued at
8149,999.
The goal of the contract
"is to lobby at the federal
level, and it hasn't brought
us any tangible benefit,"
Calvo said. "There has to
be a return for the resi-
dents."
Calvo also said he wants
to end Hialeah's member-
ship in the Florida League
of Cities, citing the
league's lobbying against
eliminating property taxes
in norida. Calvo cam-
paigned on doing away
with property taxes for
residents 65 and older,
which he believes would be
"manageable." He esti-
mates it would cost the city
around 520 million in
revenue. Last year, the city
absorbed a 513 million
increase in water and sew-
erbills, a subsidy that
benefited all residents, but
Calvo said he wants to
specifically address affor-
dability for seniors.
AUDITING TWO
DEPARTMENTS
Calve plans to establish
a task force to audit Hia-
leah's 911 operations, re-
sponding for concerns from
dispatchers about under -
staffing and slow response
tines When he served on
the council, Calvo request-
ed an external audit of the
emergency department and
filed a lawsuit against Bo-
o, alleging interference in
the investigation into thou-
sands of unanswered 911
calls. The lawsuit was later
dim used.
"The shoo -lens goal is
to understand how that
department is currently
functioning, and what
improvements could be
made in the short and long
term to improve the system
as much as possible," Cal-
vo said.
In another audit, the city
will review the Public
Works Department, which
oversees water and sewer
operations and billing, with
an emphasis water
management, infrastruc-
ture and service. Priority
foinclude meter per-
rmance, hydrant tune.
[tonality, and coordination
with Miami -Dade County.
In 2023, the department
reported that 16% of the
fee hydrants were dam-
aged, which could affect
the Fire Department's
ability to respond quirky.
The review will also
examine ongoing litigation
with the county over the
city's $18 million unpaid
water deb and identify
quick, cost-effective solu-
tions fit residents. The
goal, Calve said, is to re-
duce water costs, improve
efficiency and enhance
public safety, as well as to
assess whether transition-
ing from analog meters to
smart meters could result
in improvements.
A POPULIST MEASURE
The foul order will in-
clude a comprehensive
review of all licenses of
businesses in the city with
possible ties to Cuba's
government, including the
creation of a task force to
identify such businesses,
investigate whether the
allegations of such connec-
dons are accurate, and
make recommendations on
actions.
Calvo said businesses
affected would have an
opportunity to respond to
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ensure due process. He
said that while many com-
panies operate under li-
censes with Havana, ex-
ceptions exist for human-
itarian, educational or
other authorized purposes.
"The fogs will be on
businesses circumventing
those odes," Calvn said.
Acknowledging the risk
of litigation, Calvo said
steps would be taken to
limit legal exposure but
added, "the fear of litiga-
tion can't prevent the city
from ensuring that the
right thing is done and that
the law is applied."
A NEW ERA OF
ACCOUNTABILITY?
One of the biggest chal-
lenges Calvo said he faces
is navigating Hialeah's
bureaucracy, which in -
dudes managing about
1,500 employees across 17
departments and 10 divi-
sions. He noted that the
current structure limits the
mayor's ability to commu-
tate regularly with all
department heads and said
he plans to merge divisions
and departments that over-
lap.
"Some departments
need better coordination,"
he said.
Despise the two -month
transition period since his
November election, Calvo
said he was not allowed to
review detailed financial
information about the city
beyond public records such
as the budges. He will
administer a city budget of
almost 5500 million. While
he served as a councilman
he voted in favor of the
transition process, lna the
city never established a
formal protocol, leaving the
process largely to discre-
tion.
The transition "wasn't
positive at ail," Calvo said.
The information Flow was
disrupted, and the biggest
concern is the nervousness
it has caused in the city.
Many rumors spread be-
cause people weren't in a
position to make decisions.
It went on fora very Tong
period of time."
Calvoexecutive orders
and audits mark a shift in
city leadership. Residents,
city employees, and busi-
ness owners are watching
closely to see what the new
administration will do
under Hialeah's youngest
mayor.
The swearing-inceremo-
ny, expected to draw more
than 1,000 people, will be
held at the Milander Cen-
ter, a venue not typically
used for mayoral inaugu-
rations.
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday.
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 am., in the City Commission Clambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan
American Drive. Miami. Florida, hot the purpose of vaiving the requirements of obtaining sealed
bids to wlaborate to execute rattan public improvements to the City Property Pined at Kirk
Mu roeParkand FulerSbeeLwlmanestkneled iota' vak,eolhsemBbndollars (S5p00,0o0.00).
Iron, Coconut Grove Condo, LLC ('CGC'). a Delaware linked liability company. qualified to do
business In to Stale of Florida whose prbc{pal address is 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1600
Coral Gables, FL 33134, for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
This public hearing 0 b carslder whether it i5 h the public's best i,teresl b aysrd the Project
usig the criteria and procedures permitted by Florida Stables Section 25520(1)1010 and
City of Miami Code Section 18-054). kqukles from otter parental sources of such services
who feel that they might be able b satisfy the Cie' s requirements for this item may canect
Maury Hansen. Sr. Procurement Contracting Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement
Departinent at)3051 416-1895.
kguiries from other potential sources a such services who feel tat they might be able to
satisfy the Cily's requirements for this item may contact Anthony Hansen. Sr. Procurement
CW,n000ig Manager, at the City of Miami Procurement Deparurent at (305) 416-1895.
Sold proposed resolution's) may be hspeced by the public al the Office of to City CerK
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. Mcnday through Friday, excklig Holidays,
bebeen the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 pm., or h9p:llmamihigm2.cam five days before to date
of the Commission Meeting.
All interested persons are hailed to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to
the proposed resolution. Shook any person desks b appeal any decision of the Cry
Commission with respell to any metier to be considered at the meeting, tat person shall
sure tat a herbelim record of the proceedings Is made bcbdng al lestmony and evidence
upon which any appeal maybe based IFS. 286 0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(0), whenever a adedulsd City Commission
meeting is cancelled or Is not held due b a Lack of a quorum or otter emergency, a
special CYy Commission meeting wit be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday hanedaey
lolbwbg the cancelled meeting. In the events of one of he aforementioned circumstances,
to special meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at 900 am. In the City Commission
chambers keeled at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Mimi, Fbride 33133. AI of the
scheduled agenda items from that canceled meeeg shall automatically be scheduled as an
agenda arm at to special City Commission meeting.
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notice of the special City Cammbskd martin at the entrance of CYy Hell and the City's main
administrative Wilding, placing a notice on to CYy's webske, and, Y feasible, placing an ad
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3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE
MIAMI, FL 33133
mclopez@miamigov.com;thannon@miamigov.com
CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES)
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, will
consider the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading on Thursday,
January 22, 2026, commencing at 9:00 A.M., in the City Commission Chambers
located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133:
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/
ARTIILE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 38-
40, TITLED "NAMING OF SUPERHERO PARK," TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAMING
OF THE PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 14,200 SQUARE FEET
LOCATED AT 235 NORTHWEST 26 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "SUPERHE-
RO PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND
ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said proposed ordinance(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the
City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m., or
htp;//miamifl.igm2.com five days before the date of the Commission Meeting.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard
wild respect to the proposed ordinance(s). Should any person desire to ap-
peal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be
considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any
ap4al may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City
Commission meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum
or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting will be automatically
scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the
event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would
be held on January 27, 2026, at 9:00 am. in the City Commission chambers
looped at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. All of
the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically
be scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting. The
City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by
placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City
Hall:and the City's main administrative building, placing a notice on the City's
website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation
pefore the special meeting.
Irj agcordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need-
ing Ispecial accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the
Offire of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business
days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service)
no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
Todd B. Hannon
City, Clerk
Ad No. 43887
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CITY OF MIAM1. FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE(S)
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, will
consider the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading on Thursday,
January 22, 2026, commencing at 9:00 AM., in the City Commission Chambers
located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133:
ORDINANCE
AN QRDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 38/
ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 38-
40, TITLED "NAMING OF SUPERHERO PARK," TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAMING
OF THE PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 14,200 SQUARE FEET
LOCATED AT 235 NORTHWEST 26 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "SUPERHE-
RO PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND
ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILTTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said proposed ordinance(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the
City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or
httPtt/miamifl.igm2.com five days before the date of the Commission Meeting.
All; interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard
wgh:respect to the proposed ordinance(s). Should any person desire to ap-
pealteny decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be
considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any
appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City
Commission meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum
or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting will be automatically
scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the
event of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would
be held on January 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers
Iodated at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. All of
the 'scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically
be scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting. The
CityClerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by
placing a notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City
Hall and the Citys main administrative building, placing a notice on the City's
w+absite, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation
before the special meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need-
ing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the
Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business
daysprlor to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service)
no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 43887
A MNON YI1Bn D 1076
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FROM PAGE 1A
PEREZ
up last year over taxes and
spending that appeared to
push the leader a the Leg-
islature's upper chamber
closer to the governor.
With Florida's legislative
session beginning Tuesday,
that evolving power dy-
namic is wtd0ard that
could affect the state's
ability to lock in more than
$loll billion in spending,
address the pressing prob-
lems facing Floridians and
set in stone some of the
GOP's priorities, like draw-
ing new congressional
districts and cutting proper-
ty taxes
More than a dozen in-
terviews with Republican
members of the Legislature
and players in the political
process revealed lust how
fraught the relationship
between the House speaker
and Senate president re-
mains trough bah say
they are looking forward.
"It doesn't have to be a
tough en enr," Perez
told the Herald/Times this
week in an interview. "it's
just a matter of having a
willing and able partner,
which, right now, doesn't
seem like something that's
feasible."
The governor's office
didn't respond to a request
for convent.
PRIORITIES
AND POLITICS
lust like last year, Perez,
a lawyer by trade, is playing
his cards close to the vest.
He has no legacy bill that
he is shephenting through
the process lie says he
believes the state has put
the necessary changes in
place to fa Florida's prop-
erty insolence is. And
he has resisted calls from
cash -strapped condo own-
ers to overhaul the build
ing-safety law he cham-
pioned after the fall of the
Champlain Towers South in
Surfslde.
His main goal, he says, is
to pass a conservative bud-
get that is smaller than last
year's, petemially setting
up another difficult nego-
tiation with the Senate,
which is concerned with
rev
enue shortfalls "This will be the fan
time that there will be a
back-to-back cut in the
budget coming out of the
House since the recession,"
Perez said. "And we're
proud to voluntarily lake
that task on."
It's hard to discern what
measures Perez personally
wants to pass. He isn't
sharing has preferences
And while he is addressing
the governor's priorities of
redistricting and reducing
property taxes, both issues
have succumbed to the
committee process with
multiple proposals and
much debate.
"We're looking forward
to that proposal if he were
to ever have one," Perez
said of DeSntis' desire to
do away with property
taxes for Florida residents
with homestead exemp-
tions on their primary re -
dences "And then I'm sure
the Senate will soon there-
after follow has lead, so
we'll have that conversa-
tion at the right lime."
just a year ago, the
House and Senate appeared
to be in lockstep, with De -
Sands suddenly struggling
to bend the Florida Legisla-
ture to his will.
That was char before
Florida's regular 2025
legislative session. When
DeSantis called for a spe-
cial session on immigration,
they called thew own and
passed legislation that they
championed and he
panned. Those battle lines
071700red to persist when
the House and Senate an-
nounced a plan fora state
budget that would include
billions in tux relief.
"I'm pleased to share
with you that we have
reached a frn,ework for a
budget plan," Albritton said
on the Senate floor on May
2. "As pan o( our agree-
ment with the House, we
will take up the most histor-
ic tax relief package in the
history of our sate."
But Albritton says his
Senate colleagues balked
when It One time t0 whip
votes on Perei s specific
plan to cut S5 billion from
Florida's sales tax as the
policy we publicly de-
nounced by the governor.
He called Perez several
days later and told him the
Senate didn't go for it.
"1 cant make the Senate
do anything," Albritton told
the Heald/rinses about
the outcome.
Perez sent out a memo
lamenting how the deal had
been "blown up," threat-
ening a government shut-
down as lawmakers ap-
proached the next fiscal
year without a budget.
"The House and Senate
had a deal on the budget,"
Rep. luau Carlos Posses, a
Miami Republican, re-
counted to the Herald/
Times this week. "And then
over the weekend, the
Senate president reneged
on that deal, and that re-
sulted in the numerous
days that we didn't have a
budget."
FA Hooper, the Senate
budget chairman from
Clearwater, renembers it
differently. The Senate was
preparing a stare budget for
less economic growth in the
futurs fewer people
retire in Florida, he said,
and Perez didn't give them
heads up about the House's
planned tax cut.
"That was a S5 billion
surprise," Hooper said
"There was no deal agreed
on a sales tax reduction."
The dispute kept law-
makers for months from
passing a timely budget,
leading ultimately to a deal
in lune that required two
extensions of Florida's
legislative session. In the
fallout, the close relation-
ship between Perez and
Albritton frayed.
Albritton told the Her-
ald/Times m interview
on Thursday that he was
focused on the future, not
the pass.
"I do not have disdain for
the speaker," said Albrit-
ton, a Wauchula Repub-
lican.
A policy Albritton cares
about will be an early lest
for that resolve.
Next week, the Senate
will pass the president's
Rural Renaissance package.
It is mppoted to drive eco-
nomic growth in sparsely
populated regions of the
state — n affordability
agenda That could be a
powerful message during
the midterm elections
centered on high coos of
living.
Perez killed the bill last
year as pan of the budget
blow up. He's likely to do it
again-
Hesu reporter
Tallahassee
Bureau repter Gaon
Shanley contributed to this
story.
FROM PAGE IA
CALVO
regime in Cuba.
Those executive orders
address the main promises
he campaigned on, al-
though in many cases final
action will need approval
from the city conch.
One of the more ntici-
pated permit.' decisions:
Not filling the Chief Oper-
ating Officer/Community
Development Director
position, created in March
2025 after the mayor at the
time, Esteban "Steve"
Bovo announced he would
step down. Callo said the
role, which functioned
much like a city manager,
is unnecessary in Hialeah's
strong -mayor system and
will remain vacmt follow-
ing Ismare Momeal's resig-
nation. Mooeal had previ-
ously served as Bovo's
chief of staff before taking
on the position.
Central to has approach,
Calvo said, is establishing
dear leadership at City
Hall following eight
months under interim
ayor and a deadbockw7
council.
"For the fast time in a
long time, the city will
have an independent may-
or who can govern," Calvo
said "There's only one
boss, and it's important
that people understand
that."
DAY -ONE PRIORITIES
Asa first executive or-
der, Calvo said he MD sign
moratorium on retire-
ment payments for elected
officials. The more directly
addresses n ordinance
approved by the council in
March 2025 that created
city -funded retirement
benefits for mayors rid
council members, allowing
them to qualify for the
benefits.
"The ordinance goes
against the city's Chatter,"
he said.
The moratorium, accord-
ing to Calvo, would pre-
vent any additional pay-
ments to elected ofcials
under the city's retirement
plan until the issue can be
brought before the council
for possible revocation.
Also on has to-do list is
an outer to temporarily
pausing certain city con-
tracts, while suspending
others
Calvo said the city's
contract with consulting
firm NCGA LLC raises
potential conflict -of -in-
terest concerns The agree-
ment was approved last
year. Cairo noted that the
f ,'s registered agent,
Terrence Wolfe, has a
dose friendship with Mia-
mi -Dade County Conunis-
51ner Rene Garcia, whose
District 13 includes parts of
Hialeah. The current three-
year contract is valued at
$149,999.
The goal of the contract
"u t0 lobby al the federal
level, and it hasn't bought
us any tangible benefit,"
Calvo said "There has to
be a return for the resi-
dents."
Calvo also said he wants
to end Hialeah's member-
ship in the Florida League
of Cities, citing the
league's lobbying against
eliminating dopeny axes
in Florida. Calvo cam-
paigned on doing away
with property axes for
residents 65 rid older,
which he believes would be
unageable." He esti-
mates it would cost the city
around S20 million in
revenue. Last year, the city
absorbed a $13 million
increase in water and sew-
er bills, a subsidy that
benefited all residents, but
Calvo said he writs to
specifically address affor-
dability for seniors.
AUDITING TWO
DEPARTMENTS
Calvo plans to establish
a task force to audit Hia-
leah's 911 operations, re-
sponding for concerns from
dispatchers about under -
staffing and slow response
times When he served on
the council, Calve request-
ed an external audit of the
emergency deli -fitment and
fled a lewsuil against Bo-
o, alleging interference in
the investigation into thou-
sands of unnswered 911
calls. The lawsuit was later
dismissed.
"The shon-rem, goal is
to understand how that
department is currently
functioning, and what
improvements could be
made in the short and long
term to improve the system
as much as possible," Cal-
vo said
In another audit, the city
will review the Public
Works Deparnent, which
oversees water and sewer
operations and billing, with
emphases on water
management, infrastruc-
ture and service. Priority
include meter per
romance, hydrant func-
tionality, and coordination
with Miami -Dade County.
In 2023, the department
reported that 16% of the
f hydrants were dam-
aged, which could affect
the Fire Department's
ability to respond wieldy.
The review will also
examine ongoing litigation
with the county over the
city's $18 million unpaid
water debt and identify
quick cost-effective solu-
tions for residents. The
goal, Calvo said, is to re-
duce water costs improve
efficiency and enhance
public safety, as web as to
assess whether transition-
ing from analog meters to
man meters could result
in improvements.
A POPULIST MEASURE
The foal order will in-
clude a comprehensive
review of all licenses of
businesses in the city with
possible ties to Cuba's
government, including the
creation of a task force to
identify such businesses,
investigate whether the
allegations of such connec-
tions are accurate, and
make reco nmendatians an
actions
Calvo said businesses
affected would have an
opportunity to respond to
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ensure due process He
sail that while many com-
panies operate under li-
censes
with Havna, ex-
ceptions exist for human-
itarian, educational or
other authorized proposes
"The focus will be on
businesses circumventing
those rules," Calvo said.
Acknowledging the risk
of litigation, Calvo said
steps would be taken to
How legal exposure but
added, "the fear of litiga-
tion can't prevent the city
from ensuring that the
right thing is done and that
the law is applied."
A NEW ERA OF
ACCOUNTABILITY?
One of the biggest chal-
lenges Calvo said he faces
is navigating Hialeah's
bureaucracy, which in-
cludes managing about
1,500 employees across 17
departments rid 10 divi-
sions He noted that the
current structure limits the
mayor's ability to commu-
nicate regularly with all
department heads and said
he plans to merge divisions
and departments that over-
lap.
"Some departments
need better coordination,"
he said.
Despite the two -month
transition period since has
November election, Calvo
said he was not allowed to
review detailed financial
information about the city
beyond pudic records such
as the budget. He will
administer a city budget of
almost $500 million. While
he served as a councilman
he voted in favor of the
transition process, but the
city never established a
formal protocol, leaving the
process largely to diue-
do .
The transition "wasn't
positive at all," Calvo mid.
"The information flow was
disrupted, and the biggest
concern is the nervousness
it has mused in the city.
Many moors spread be -
se people weren't in a
position to makedecisions.
It went on for a very long
period of time."
Calvo's executive orders
and audits mark a shift in
city leadership. Residents,
city employees and busi-
ness owners are watching
closely to see what the new
administration will do
under Hialeah's youngest
mayor.
The swearing in
ceremo-
nYi expected to draw more
than 1,000 people, will be
held at the Milnder Cen-
ter, a venue not typically
used for mayoral mango
rations.
CITY OF MI1MI. FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday,
January 22, 2026 al 9 00 a.m., n the City Commission Chambers al City Hall, 3500 Pan
American Drive. Mami, Florida, lor the purp0 d "s'mn9 the reruirenanb d obabag sealed
bins lo collaborate to execute carton public knproommenis to the City Property beeped at Kirk
Munroe Park aryl Fuller Slreetwith n estimated total wkeol IisemYlion dollars (S5,000000 00),
Iron Coconut Grove Condo, LLC ('CGC7, a Delaware limited liability company, qualified to do
business 0 the Slate oI Florida whose principal address Is 121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1600
Coral Gables, FL 33134, for the Department of Parks and Recreatbn.
This public hearng is to considerwhether it b n the public's bast interest b ewerd the PIOIOOI
using the criteria and procedures permitted by Fbnda Statutes Section 25520)1)(c)10 and
City of Miami Code Section 18-851a)..quirk. from other potential sources of such services
who keel that they might be able to satisfy the City's requirements lor this item may contact
Anthony Iransen, Sr. Procurement Contacbg Manager, at the City d Miami Procurement
Department at (305) 116-1895.
nnlnes from other potential sources Of SUES serous wt,o feel cal Play Might bra able to
satisfy the Cty's requirements for this item may contact Antony Hansen. Sr. Procurement
Contadig Manager, al the City of Maori Procurement Depn201a111 al (3051 S16-1895.
Said proposed resolulionls) may be nspecle0 by the public at the Office or the City Ci.
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, florltla 33133, Monday through Friday, e55x/ng holidays,
between the hours of a am. and 5 pm., or hlmI/mlemilligmacom five days before the date
of the Commission Meeting.
All hierested persons are invited b appear al the meeting and may be heard with respect to
the proposed resolution. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City
Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall
e nsure tat a 0rmtm record of the pro 0eedkgs is made ncbding al tosl800ev and avidanca
upon which any appeal may be based (FS. 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Cede Section 2-33(o), whonmer a scheduled City Commission
meeting is cancelled or is not held due to a lack d a quorum or other emergency, a
special City Commission meeting will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday mmedaleN
lolbwng the cancelled meeting. In the event of one of the aforementioned circumstances,
the special meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at 900 a.m. In to City Commissbn
chambers located at Miami City H.R, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. All of Me
scheduled agenda items from that canceled meetn9 shall automatically be scheduled as an
agenda item al the special City Cannissine meeting
The City Clerk shall notify the pubic d the special meetly that is to take pace by placing a
notice of the special City Commission meeting at the entranced City Hat ono tw City s man
administrative WPM.. pacing a notice on to Cey's webs., and. it feasible. placing an ad
in a newspaper of general cirao5Oon before the special meetng on the iwnerlalely I0bwig
Tuesday. There steal be no additional notes by publication required br any such sdaduted
agenda gem that is moved to the special City Commission meeting.
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ATTENTION: CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK IP
3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE
MIAMI, FL 33133
mclopez@miamigov.com;thannon@miamigov.com
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday, January 22,
2026,at 990 AM. at City Hat boated at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 for the purpose
of granting the following:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTAC MENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION
29-0(C) OF CHARTER OF CITY OF Mk1ML FLORDA AS AMENDED ("CHARTER'), AUTHORIZING THE CRY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRAM OF EASEMENT (*EASEMENT), N A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDMSION OF THE
STATE OF FLDRDA BY AND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RJBLO WORKS
AND ITS DEPARTMENTAL 'a I[x'FSSORS N INTEREST ("COUNTY"), FOR A PERPETUAL
NON-FMy1lSNE EASEMENT ON A PORTION OF THE CRY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2795
SOUTHWEST 37T11 AVENUE, MIAML FLORDA DENTIFED BY FOLD NUMBER 01-4116-000-0220, AND
COMMONLY KNOWN AS DOUGLAS PARK CPROPERTY"), CONTANNG APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HUNDRED THIRTY NNE (439) SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE PROPERTY, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED N THE
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A" ("EASEMENT AREA") SOLELY TO ENTER UPON, AND TO
INSTAL NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLES AND A NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL CABINET, FULLY UPGRADING
THE EXISTNC SPAN WIRE SYSTEM TO MAST ARM SYSTEMS ("FACILRIES"), TOGETHER WITH ALL
APPURTENANT AND MDLLARY EQUIPMENT REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE FACLTIIES, WITH FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS THERETO; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CRY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, NCLIJDNG
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAD EASEMENT, Al N A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECFSSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAD EASEMENT.
Said proposed resolution(s) may be Inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk,
3500 'Pan American Drhe, Miami, Florida 33133, Moray through Friday, excluding holiday% between
the hours of 8 am. and 5 pm, of httpl/miaml9.igm2.corn five days before the date of the Commission
Meetiing.
All inlarested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to the proposed
resolution. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any
matieldb be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made includkg all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based
(F.S: 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled Cly Commission meeting is
cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting
will,be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately bibwing the cancelled meeting. In the event
of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at
999 ihrn. In the Cly Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami,
Rohde 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be
scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the
special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the Cily's main administrative building,
placng a notice on the clys website, and, 9 feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation
before the special meeting on the knmediatey following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by
publkatbn requked for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission
meeli{lg.
In act ordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persona needing special
accamadatbns to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at
(305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via
711 (Florkla Relay Service) no later than The (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on Thursday, January 22,
2026, at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 for the purpose
of granting the following:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION
29-B(C) OF CHARTER OF CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, BY AND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
AND ITS DEPARTMENTAL SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST ("COUNTY"), FOR A PERPETUAL
NON -OCCLUSIVE EASEMENT ON A PORTION OF THE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2795
SOUTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBER 01-4116-000-0220, AND
COMMONLY KNOWN AS DOUGLAS PARK ("PROPERTY"), CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HUNDRED THIRTY NINE (439) SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE PROPERTY, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN THE
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A" ("EASEMENT AREA") SOLELY TO ENTER UPON, AND TO
INSTALL NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLES AND A NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL CABINET, FULLY UPGRADING
THE OCISTTNG SPAN WIRE SYSTEM TO MAST ARM SYSTEMS ("FACILITIES"), TOGETHER WITH ALL
APPURTENANT AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THE FACILITIES, WITH FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS THERETO; FURTHER
AU111ORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID EASEMENT, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID EASEMENT.
Saki proposed resolution(s) may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk,
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between
the flours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or http://miamifl.igm2.com five days before the date of the Commission
Meeting.
All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to the proposed
resolution. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any
matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based
(Fa 286.0105).
Pursuant to Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), whenever a scheduled City Commission meeting is
cancelled or is not held due to a lack of a quorum or other emergency, a special City Commission meeting
will be automatically scheduled for the Tuesday immediately following the cancelled meeting. In the event
of one of the aforementioned circumstances, the special meeting would be held on January 27, 2026, at
9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami,
Florida 33133. All of the scheduled agenda items from that cancelled meeting shall automatically be
scheduled as an agenda item at the special City Commission meeting.
The City Clerk shall notify the public of the special meeting that is to take place by placing a notice of the
special City Commission meeting at the entrance of City Hall and the City's main administrative building,
placjng a notice on the City's website, and, if feasible, placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation
before the special meeting on the immediately following Tuesday. There shall be no additional notice by
publication required for any such scheduled agenda item that is moved to the special City Commission
meeting.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special
accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at
(305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via
711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.
Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Ad No. 43888
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FRASER
this, we thought it would
die out, but problems get
worse and keep piling
up," he said. "It's not
about being ripped off at
the car dealership any.
more. Now we hear about
people losing food
stamps, thew rents sky-
rocketing, not being able
to afford groceries."
In his finale, Fraser
couldn't possibly list
everyone who has ap-
proached them with a
host of prickly issues,
starting with something as
small as a traffic ticket.
But the highlight reel
had to include Margaret
Dagle, who desperately
needed a liver transplant.
"She stays with me
because it was the tough-
est," he said "We called
hospitals, government
officials, banged on doors.
We wouldn't stop until we
got her one."
So Whafs next now that
Fraser will no longer be
channeling a guardian
angel/social justice war-
rior?
Travel is definitely in
the cards.
Fraser and his wife,
WSVN's VP of News Alice
Jacobs (who is retiring at
the end of January), al-
ready sold their home in
Miami Shores and are
plotting their next move
from a rental in Fort Lau-
derdale. of so many.... 1 want to
"We aren't sure where say thank you for every -
we want to go, maybe see thing my friend."
the country, or travel to Finkelstein will stay on
another country," said watch, now joined by
Fraser, who has a 23-year- reporter Brandon Beyer,
old daughter, Emma, with who starts Monday.
Jacobs. "We need a lot of Fraser gave his sucees-
room because my wife sor his stamp of approval,
and daughter love saying the Kansas City
horses." native will "do great be -
One thing is for sure: cause he has a big heart."
Fraser will be still be help- "These are impossible
ing folks in some capacity: shoes to fill," Beyer said.
"There's nothing like it — "But it'll be an absolute
no better feeling." honor."
"It was never about us "Help Me Howard" will
— it's always been about continue to au at 10 p.m.
you," Fraser tells viewers Mondays and Wednes-
in his final broadcast as days.
he bid goodbye to his Fraser signed of( with
longtime partner. one of his signature puns.
"Patrick, working with "Got a problem you
you has been a blessing," want to depart from your
Finkelstein said. "You life? Need someone to
have created something retire it? These guys will
that has changed the lives show it the exit sign."
FROM PAGE 3A
APOLOGY
day to the commission
and apologized for the
lone of those negotia-
tions.
"1 fired missiles at this
commission. You fired
missiles back. Today, we
can't have that. And so
I'm telling you, I'm com-
ing here today under a
ceasefire approach," he
said. "1 start with this
with an apology. If 1
insulted someone here
personally as you've
done to me, that doesn't
matter, gentlemen. I1
doesn't matter."
In October, the city
contracted The Center
for Public Safety, an
independent organiza-
tion, to conduct a feasi-
bility study to examine
the potential costs to the
city of creating its Own
police and fire rescue
departments. The study
found that severing ties
with BSO could save the
city more than 6500
million over the next 20
yea
But Tony told the
commission that the
reportwas flawed and
biased, calling it "an
advocacy memorandum
to support some of the
agenda to move towards
an independent police
department and fire
rescue."
"1f you are going to
make that decision Ito
end 650's contract', it
needs to be an informed
decision based upon
data analytics, sound
reporting, qualitative
and quantitative analy-
sis, and not an emotion-
al decision that impacts
the 87,000 people and
the hundreds of first
responders that have
been serving this com-
munity for 35 years," he
said.
Tonyeven offered to
extend BSO's current
contract by two years
and pay for a new study
if the city picked a new
consultant from a list of
what he called "the top
reputable groups that
does this fora living."
Stockton Reeve.,exec-
utive director for The
Center for Public Safety,
pushed back. He said his
firm has completed stud-
ies like this one for a
number of Florida mu-
nicipalities, including St.
Cloud, Flagler County
and Indian River Coun-
ty.
"I don't know the
politics of how you all
got here. I don't know
the personalities. It's not
germane to my report."
said Reeves. "1 don't
have a dog in the hunt. I
don't care what you do.
I'm just here to present
you the information."
Tony and some com-
missioners raised issues
with the timeline of the
report. They cited Pom-
pano Beach, which is
also considering sever-
ing ties with BSO and
commissioned a similar
study in June. The Cen-
ter for Public Safety is a
part of that project as a
subcontractor to Raftelis
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Reeves said that his firm
works much faster alone.
"We can only d0 what
we are directed to do by
the prime consultant,
and the speed at which
they move is entirely up
to them," he said.
He also said his firm
a able to produce the
Deerfield Beach report
quickly because the
company was dedicated
fully to the study, work-
ing through the holiday
season.
"1 didn't have a .P.
holiday this year. My
researchers didn't have
a holiday this year. We
worked seven days a
week, focused 97% of
our time on Deerfield
from the end of Novem-
ber till right now. And
that's how we were able
to do it," he said.
The Deerfield Beach
Commission voted to
delay a decision until it
meets next on fan. 20.
This report was pro-
duced by Miami Herald
news partner WLRN Pub-
lic Media.
FROM PAGE 3A
ELECTIONS
cials' terms to align with
the national election cycle,
citing potential legal com-
plications.
"1 think it would be very
hard to find a commis-
sioner that's gonna agree
to take away a year of
their projects," Pardo said.
But his colleagues Ralph
Rosado and Rolando Esca-
lona both chimed in to say
they'd be willing to give
up a year, and Christine
King, who is the commis-
sion chairwoman, said she
wasn't necessarily op-
posed to giving up a year,
either.
To address the issue,
Higgins suggested sep-
arating the mayor's term
into a separate ballot ref-
erendum. In that scenario,
one August 2026 ballot
question would propose
extending the next City
Commission terms to five
years, and a second ques-
tion would propose short-
ening the mayor's term to
three years, with the next
mayotal race taking place
in 2028. Pardo pushed
back on that suggestion,
however, saying he'd been
instructed that splintering
it into two questions
"changes the complexity."
"1 want this item that
has been studied and
worked with for two years
to go to the voters the way
i1 is," Pardo said. "That's
why I'm calling the ques-
tion
But King backed the
new mayor, saying she
didn't find Higgins' re-
quest to be "unreason-
able."
After more back and
forth and input from the
city amomey, Pardo
agreed: "There's no issue
with removing the mayor
from this question," he
said.
The commission landed
on bringing the proposed
mayor -specific ballot ref-
erendum back at a sub-
sequent meeting.
Both questions would
need final approval from
the commission before
officially landing on the
August ballot. The dead-
line for finalizing the
questions is May, accord-
ing to City Attomey
George Wysong.
Commissioner Miguel
Angel Gabela was the only
no -vote. Gabela, who was
elected in 2023, is op-
posed to the concept of
moving to even -year elec-
tions in general, saying
that grassroots candidates
will straggle to compete
against the noise of state
and national elections.
"Somebody like me, for
example, that was an
underdog, OK, in an even.
year election, it would be
almost impossible for me
to get here," Gabela said,
"because 1 was not the
establishment candidate
back then."
The group Stronger
Miami, which has been
petitioning for several
reforms, including the
switch to even -year elec-
tions, said after the vote
that while the change is
needed, residents
shouldn't have to wait six
years for it 10 go into ef-
fect.
"Miamians have been
clear: they want account-
able, transparent local
government and higher
voter participation in city
elections. Holding a vote
to move Miami's Commis-
sion elections to even -
numbered years is a Step
in the right direction,"
Stronger Miami said in a
statement. "However, the
City Commission's pro-
posal delays this meaulng-
ful reform until 2032 and
extends the temp of the
commissioners elected
prior to implementation
by a year. Miamians
shouldn't have to wait that
long for change."
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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2026, at 900 AM N Coy WA, Paged M 3503 Pan American Drive, Miami Fdtla, 33133 br Ina purpose
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APPURTENANT MD ANCILLARY EOIRME.T IEASONARY NECESSARY FOR 11E MANIFNMK:E AID
OPERA-00N OF DE MUTES, WTM FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS SEIE10: RAVER
AUINCRVI G 11E CRY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANs' ND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, NCIIIDNC
AMENDMENTS MD MOOFIOATIONS TO SA13 EASEMENT, ALL N A WPM ACCEPTABLE 1O TIE CRY
ATTO tv, AS MAY BE NECESSARY 10 EFFECTUATE SAID EASEMENT
Said aronoaed reemWna) maybe Trap tiled by the pudic at the Ocoee d the CM( Clerk,
3500 Pen Nrrericer, DP*, Miami, Florida 33133, Monday through Friday, excluding Widow blywan
hours of 8 am. and 5 pm., or hdp2/miamrl pm2.mm file days betone Pe dais ON err Commission
Meeleg
al Onansad persons an adad to appear a me meeting end may be hn4 niN respect m err proposed
resokNo,. Should any person desire to aplaeal any decision of me CiN Comniaen, *iN moped b any
matter b vs cons..nd et min+ meetly, Nat person doss ensure mat a ,emnon record of the
praceedrge is made 0ck,dag ea admny and .Mace upon 0h'ch any appeal may be Peed
6.5. 286.0106).
Pursuant to Miami City Cade Sector 2-331o0, ntmlo',ur a unworn CM Common memo° is
cancel. or rs not Nell due to a lad, of a Quorum or ooar emergency, at.. a sou.. CM e Commis.. selag
will be ai,mmatrally 5C11.1u10d br me Tuesday mined ately lolceeg ew canes. meeting. In Pageant
of an of Me alonmentroned circv0Sta,cee, me special meeln9 would be held n!snowy 27, 2026, et
900 am. a me City Commission chambers located el Maio CON gall, 3500 Pen Maraca, OOP, Miami,
Monde 33133. NI of me scheduled agenda trans Iron that canceited merging 000 rnmalncally ou
scheduled as an agenda item el the apacal City Commission meeting
Wei City O.M shall rotiN me pM,Iic of me 00ec W mee0i2 that u a ,aka date by placing a noticed as
P PP. City Commission meeting et the entrance d C1y Ian and Pe CiNe mr, edmn'letame building,
piing a mum m he City, wedsnte. end.'ll i®aide, placing an ee in a newspaper a gra210r0MUan
W en ra epedsl meeting on ea mmreda0N Idcwirg Tuesday. 1N,ere shall be n eddllval nonce by
WM.. required kr any such set.. d agenda Pm sal is nosed b M special CON Conrmiearpn
a ap'nmance main Ins Amedcra min 01sa0Ol0W Ad o1 IWo, persona needum special
eowum,m.aoa lo participate in min¢ proceeding mar contact the once of the Car Clerk a
1305) 250-5361 Nome) no later a,r, Pre 151 business days odor to sae proceeding. TTY users may eo:i
711 1nraM Relay Servos) no star ran five 151 business days prior b V,e pmoeedng.
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