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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2026-06-11 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 11, 2026 9:00 AM City Commission Meeting City Hall City Commission Eileen T. Higgins, Mayor Christine King, Chair, District Five Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner, District One Damian Pardo, Commissioner, District Two Rolando Escalona, Commissioner, District Three Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner, District Four James Reyes, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Escalona, Commissioner Gabela, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado On the llth day of June 2026, 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 9:12 a.m. and adjourned at 11:11 a.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Gabela entered the Commission chambers at 9:14 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: James Reyes, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: Now we are going to have Father Rolle from Saint Agnes Episcopal Church, located in the Historic Overtown, to lead us in prayer. Denrick Rolle: Let us pray. Invocation delivered. Chair King: And now for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance delivered. Chair King: Please be seated. City ofMiami Page 1 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM 19437 Honoree Lexus Corporate Run Participants Presenter Mayor and Commissioners Protocol Item Proclamation Carlos Migoya Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation ORDER OF THE DAY RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: -- City of Miami Commission meeting for June 11 th, 2026. I'm joined here by our mayor; my colleagues, Commissioner Rosado, Commissioner Escalona, Commissioner Pardo, our manager. We want to get this party started today. Middle of it, we 're deep in warm, warin, warm weather. Are we enjoying that? We have a couple of proclamations today that we're going to recognize. Presentations made. 1) Mayor Higgins and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to celebrate the participants of the Lexus Corporation Run and commemorated their achievements. 2) Mayor Higgins and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to former City Manager Mr. Carlos Migoya, celebrating his many contributions to the City of Miami and therefore proclaimed "Carlos Migoya Day" in the City ofMiami. Chair King: Mr City Attorney? George Wvsong (City Attorney): Good morning, Madam Chair: Thank you. Detailed information about the processes, order of business, rules of procedure, and scheduling or rescheduling of City Commission meetings can be found in Chapter 2, Article 2 of the City Code, a copy which is available online at wwwmunicode.com. Any person who is a lobbyist pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 6 of the City Code must register with the City Clerk and comply with related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City Commission. 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The broadcast will have closed captioning. Thank you, Madam Chair. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Chair King: Thank you. Mr City Clerk, would you please read your statement for the record? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. The procedures for individuals who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for Planning and Zoning items and any quasi-judicial items on today City Commission agenda will be as follows: The members of City staff or any other individuals required to be sworn in who are currently present at City Hall will be sworn in by me, the City Clerk, immediately after I finish explaining these procedures. Those individuals who are appearing remotely may be sworn in now or at any time prior to the individual providing testimony for Planning and Zoning items and/or quasi-judicial items. Commissioners, are you comfortable with all the notice provisions set forth in these uniform rules and procedures we have established for this meeting? Chair King: Yes. Mr. Hannon: Chan; may I administer the oath for the Planning and Zoning items? Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you will be speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items, those are the PZ items, may please have you stand and raise your right hand? The City Clerk administered oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning items. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. At this time, Mr City Manager do you have any items on the agenda that will be withdrawn or deferred? James Reyes (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair, Madam Mayor, Commissioners. The Administration would like to defer or withdraw the following items: RE.1, to be indefinitely deferred. RE.1, to be indefinitely deferred. RE.2, to be deferred to the June 25th meeting. RE.2, to be deferred to the June 25th meeting. RE.5, to be indefinitely deferred. RE.5, to be indefinitely deferred. RE.8, to be indefinitely deferred. RE.8, to be indefinitely deferred. And finally, FR.1, to be deferred to the June 25th meeting. FR.1, to be deferred to the June 2.5th meeting. This completes all of the items. Chair King: Thank you. Colleagues, are there any items on the agenda that you would like to defer or withdraw? Commissioner Escalona: No. Chair King: I see a no from my two -- Commissioner Pardo: Not at this time. Chair King: Not at this time. Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: No, ma'am. Chair King: Okay. May I have a motion to set the agenda? City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion -- Mr. Hannon: And, Chair, if1 may, 1 apologize for the interruption. Chair King: Pocket item. Mr. Hannon: Yes. Would you like the City Attorney -- Chair King: Please. Mr. Hannon: -- to read the title into the record? Chair King: Please. Mr. Wysong: Thank you, Madam Chair and Mr. City Clerk. Pocket item. The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair King: Thank you. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S) 19453 DISCUSSION ITEM Office of the City PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE Clerk PUBLIC FOR THE JUNE 11, 2026, CITY COMMISSION MEETING. RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: At this time, I'm going to open the floor for public comment. Anyone who wishes to speak, please join us at the lecterns here, five at a time, so we don't create a fire hazard. Good morning. Albert Gomez: Good morning.1 want to try to be thankful, as the pastor said. So, I'm thankful that I have this forum to share my thoughts about what I feel about what's going on with the City. I went for a run this week. 1 went for a run this morning. I run regularly right along the bay, right to my house. And on the run out, 1 saw two things that kind of startled me. One was FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) clearing the Dinner Key outfall, and they were doing it with a little net this big, a couple guys, with no real plan. And part of that was with a rake raking against the -- scraping against the grate, and the entire bay was filled with Styrofoam. They weren't preventing it, maybe captured about 10 percent of the waste. We ended up calling DERM (Department of Environmental Resources Management) on them and stopping them from doing what they were doing, which was supposedly cleaning the grate. What they were doing was just emptying out everything into the bay. It was really disturbing to see that they didn't have a plan and that we, at this day and age, don't organize ourselves to put a plan so we can implement best practices when City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 we're trying to do the right thing. So, it's really disturbing. 1 went on a walk with an associate of mine that basically is an advocate that 1 help promote to advocate because that's what 1 do. And we turn right by City Hall and we see a dead loggerhead turtle completely split on the back. It was disturbing. Boater safety is a thing that we're dealing with. And right now, you know, our values are upside down. We have FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) doing ski jet, soccer, when we're not putting the pyramid of values in the right place. We love our ecology. We love our wildlife. We love our bay. We love what we have. Those are things that bring value to our life. Put those on the top of the pyramid. And then, finally, please defer that item or remove that item. Right-of-way should be for the trees, not for the builds or not for FPL (Florida Power & Light). Bury the lines. Think about the trees. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rebecca Jauregui: Good morning. My, name is Rebecca Jauregui. I'm really grateful for your time. Thank you so much. Good morning, Madam Mayor and Commissioners. I am here to support Agenda Item PH.4 representing Allapattah. I'm asking you not only to say yes to sports, but actually to healthy lifestyles. We know any hour that the youth is not busy, they get busy doing something else that they shouldn't be doing. So, we just want to redirect their lives, redirect them, and give them some purpose. Our coaches are ready, our people are ready, our volunteers, our families, our young people are ready. But the only thing that we need is your approval. We see that we've come for two years now and we're struggling to understand why every time we come and we feel like we're moving forward, we're actually not. Everything is pushed into the future, but not into today. So, we're not asking for special privileges. We're just asking that you would please approve this and help us. We simply want to partner with the City of Miami to serve residents and create positive opportunities for young people and transform an abandoned property into a valuable community asset. This is why we realize that we'll come as often as we need to come, but we are leaving work. We are leaving, you know, other responsibilities, and we know and we thank you for corning today, but we ask you please to approve and give us a definitive solution, for PH4 today and stop pushing it for tomorrow. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Kendall Coffey:: Good morning, Honorable Commission Chair, Commissioners, and Mayor My name is Kendall Coffey. 1 am in offices at Coffey Burlington, 2601 South Bayshore Drive. Like all of us who are present, we appreciate your public service and appreciate the difficult decisions you often have to make. But I'm here because this is not a difficult decision. I'm here on the Virginia Key matter, RE.3 and 4, and the courts have decided. And they have decided that this is to be and must be put before the voters. It is not a matter of discretion, judgment. It is a present tense command from our courts to this city. And you are the City. Doesn't matter what prior commissioners did or didn't do. This is now your responsibility. And we suggest that the language, which is operative from the court, went through the appeals, went through every process imaginable, directs the City to award the marina contract to my client, Virginia Key, LLC (Limited Liability Company), and put the proposal before the voters by referendum. There's no room on this. In fact, mandamus is an extraordinary remedy. It means literally, we command. We don't talk about mandamus commonly, but that is how emphatic the courts are and felt that it was necessary that this matter move forward. I thank you for your attention. I ask that you follow the law, and by following the law and respecting the courts rather than delay or somehow divert, do the duty that you hold in your hands today. It is a duty that not only involves respect for the courts, frankly, obedience to the court, but also City ofMiami Page 6 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 the ultimate, which is to put this matter in the hands of the voters. Let the voters decide. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Stephanie Olguin: Good morning. Good morning, Madam Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Stephanie Olguin, and I am also here representing the Allapattah community in support of Agenda Item PH.4. Thank you jbr the opportunity to address you here today. Every person who comes before you today has made a sacrifice to be here. Some have left work early, some have lost wages, some have missed classes, some have rearranged family responsibilities. And no one does that because it is convenient. We do it because we believe in this project and because we believe in our community. For two years, residents have invested their time, their energy, and resources trying to bring life to a property that has sat unused for decades. We continue showing up because we believe civic participation matters. We continue showing up because we believe our voices deserve to be heard. And we continue showing up because we believe this Commission has the ability to help make this project a reality. Please recognize the commitment of the residents who continue to participate in this process and who continue to believe in the future of Allapattah. Please approve a definitive solution for PH.4 today. Our community has already waited too long. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Good to see you again. Meindi Martinez: Thank you. Good morning, Madam Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Meindi Martinez, and I am here representing the community in support of Agenda Item PH.4. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. Today, I stand before you to remind you of the simple reality that we have been waiting for two years. Two years waiting for you to put in service a public property that has sat abandoned for more than 30 years; 30 years without benefiting residents, 30 years without providing opportunities for our youth, and 30 years without contributing anything positive to our neighborhood. Two years ago, this Commission recognized the value of our proposal and opened a path forward. But since then, we have attended meetings; answered questions, and provided information and complied with every request that has been made of us. Yet, here we are again. Our community cannot continue watching a vacant property sit idle when there is a real opportunity to transform it into a place of service, recreation, and comzunity development. Two years has been enough. We respectfully ask you to allow this vision to move forward and to finally put this property to work for the residents that it has been meant to serve. Please approve a definite solution for PH.4 today. Our community has already waited too long. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. And thank you for your advocacy. Good morning. James Sanderson: Good morning. Good morning. My name is James Sanderson. I am with the Bayside Residents Association, the community association with which the Prescott Estates sits, and the association that worked with the original applicant during the `22 negotiations. I'm here regarding PH.2, the Prescott Estates replat. My understanding is this item would accept the final plat for Prescott Estates, including five residential lots and one tract for a private road. Our concern is not simply the use of the word private, our concern is whether the final plat accepted today is consistent with what was represented to the neighborhood and to the City during the `22 negotiations and appeal process. In the `22 record, the applicant stated that the replat would include language providing that the general public shall have perpetual easement for immediate entry, continued access, and right-of-way over Prescott Lane, the common driveway. That language appears in the applicant's July 21, '22 filing to the Commission, and it also appears in the original developer City ofMiami Page 7 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 (UNINTELLIGIBLE) streets commitment letter provided in connection with the BRA negotiations. The applicant also described the project as including public access through a new road. So, the question for us today is straightforward. Does the final plat now before the Commission actually contain the public easement and right-of- way language? If it does, then the record should clearly reflect that this is not simply a closed private road. If it does not, then we believe there may be a material inconsistency between what was represented in 2022 and what is being formalized now. So, we respectfully ask that before acceptance of the plat, the Commission confirm on the record the exact easement language applicable to Prescott Lane and whether the public access commitment made during the '22 process is being preserved in the final plat. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Sanderson: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Lurihan Lobo: Good morning, Madam Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Lurihan Lobo, and I'm here representing the Allapattah community, and in support of Agenda Item PH.4. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. With all due respect, we are tired. We are not tired of working, we are not tired of serving, we are not tired offighting for our community. We are tired of seeing a new obstacle appear each time we believe we have satisfied the previous one. When one concern is resolved, another concern emerges. When one question is answered, another requirement appears. When we think we are finally moving forward, the process seems to start all over again. This is not how communities -- how community projects succeed. Residents deserve clear, fair, and predictable processes. We are not asking for special treatment. We are simply asking for a fair opportunity to complete a project that will benefit families, youth, and residents throughout our neighborhood. After two years, the question should not he what new obstacle can be created. The question should he what can he done today to finally allow this project to move forward. Please approve a definite solution for PH.4 today. Our community has already waited too long. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Andrea Martinez: Good morning. My name is Andrea Martinez, and I'm here to represent the Allapattah community in support of Agenda Item PH.4. I want to thank you all for having me, the opportunity to address you guys today. Today, we are not asking for another meeting. We're asking -- we're not asking for another study. We're not asking for another delay. We're asking for a solution. After two years, our community deserves a clear and definite answer. The constant uncertainty serves no one. It does not serve its residents and it does not serve the City. It certainly does not serve the people who have invested countless hours trying to bring this project to life. Our community has demonstrated patience and we have demonstrated cooperation. We have demonstrated persistence and now we need leadership. There comes a point where every discussion must lead to a decision. There comes a point where every process must lead to a result. There comes a point where waiting becomes unreasonable. We believe that that point has arrived. Please provide a clear path forward today so this property can finally begin serving its people of Allapattah. Please provide a definite solution for PH.4 today Our community has waited long enough. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Beba Mann: Good morning, honorable Commissioners and the City of Miami and Madam Chairman [sic]. I would like to apologize to Billy Corben as well as to the Commission for taking away Mr Corben's phone while he was legally videotaping, video recording a public meeting on May 30th, 2025. I understand that my doing so was only a disruption of the proceedings, but a crime. I will not happen again. I want to stress that violence of any kind is unacceptable, especially in a hearing where people are exercising their constitutional protected rights to engage our government. Thank you all for our understanding. Chair King: Good morning. Maria Angeles Moreno: Good morning. May God bless you. And I'm here to represent the Allapattah community. So, before I talk, I want to say something. No one can do more things with less than our community. Good morning. My name is Maria Angeles Moreno, and I'm here in favor of the Allapattah item PH.4. Today, I want to talk about something that makes Allapattah special. Our community knows how to accomplish great things with very little. Our community -- the truth is that -- I'm sorry. The truth is that no construction company, no government agency, and no ocean -- outside organization can stretch a small budget that we, our community, can. Why? Because we're not depending on large contracts. We're depending on -- of people, we're depending on volunteers, and we're depending on neighborhoods. We're depending on parents, coaches, churches, and community leaders, and small donations from hardworking families who care deeply about this neighborhood. When we build something, we're building with our hands. When we improve something, we're improving together When we invest in our youth, we do it because we're childrens [sic] and our future. There is the power of the community. There is the power of the church. We really have coaches ready to serve. We really have volunteers ready to work. We really have residents willing to contribute their time, their talent, and their resources. What we need now is opportunity. Please do not underestimate what your new community can accomplish. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) empowering city of residents. Give us a chance, and we will transform this property into something that Allapattah can be proud of Please approve a different solution for PH.4 today. Our community has already waited too long. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Moreno: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Great job. Good morning. Robert Christoph, Jr: Good morning. Robert Christoph, Jr., 90 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida. I'm here on RE.3 and RE.4. Good morning Mayor, Commissioners, and members of the public. My name is Robert Christoph, Jr. I'm here on behalf of Virginia Key, LLC. First, I want to congratulate the new mayor the first female mayor,, congratulations and Commission. I've not been in front of you yet. This is my first time. I'm excited to be here before you and look forward to being on the November ballot so that people in Miami can finally have their say. RCI has a long history of successful public private partnerships. In South Florida, we have developed and operated first-class public assets while generating significantly higher rent revenue for municipalities. Examples include projects such as Monty's as well as the Miami Beach Marina. Virginia Key, LLC was selected not once but twice through a competitive RFP (Request for Proposals) process by two separate and independent selection panels. Unfortunately, the prior City Commission chose to delay and defer this project for approximately 15 to 20 months. During that time, the real losers were the residents of the City of Miami. The City lost tens of millions of dollars in potential rent and revenue. Those numbers are clearly reflected in the pro forma that was submitted as part of the RFP. The competing bidder, the Aabad City ofMiami Page 9 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Group, lost both RFP processes. Not only did they lose before independent selection committees, but they were ultimately placed on a referendum through an inappropriate process. The voters of Miami rejected their proposal cis well. After years of litigation, both the trial court and appellate court determined that the actions of the prior Commission were improper. The courts awarded the RFP to Virginia Key, LLC, upheld the lease that was attached to our proposal. The court further issued a writ of mandamus requiring the City of Miami to place the matter before the voters, recognizing the risk that continued political gamesmanship could otherwise prevent the public from having its voice heard. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Christoph, Jr: Alright, thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Angelica Torrentes: Good morning. May the Lord bless you all. My name is Angelica Torrentes, and I'm here in support of the Agenda PH.4. Thank you again for the opportunity to address you today. Our message today is very simple. It is time to stop allowing bureaucracy to stand in the way of community progress. Rules are important, regulations are important, oversight is important. But when regulations become an obstacle instead of a safeguard, something is not working properly. For two years, we have navigated meetings, reviews, requirements, conditions, and delays. For two years, we have complied with requests after requests. Yet, the property remains unused, and the residents, the community, we all still waiting. And opportunities continue to be lost. Our government should protect us as a public, but it also should empower us to succeed. Our government should create solutions, not endless delays. Our government should encourage us as community partnerships, not discourage us. Today, we respectfully ask you to please break this cycle. Allow us this project to move forward. Allow this property to finally serve for a purpose. Allow the residents of Allapattah to see that government, our government, can work together with the community to accomplish something good. Please, in Jesus' name, we request you to approve our project. In God we trust and I believe he will -- His will will be done. Bless you. Chair King: Amen. Thank you. Good morning. Senora, senora. Geleys Vazquez: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity of being here today. My name is Geleys Vazquez. I'm a citizen from the Morningside area for almost 30 years now. I have an issue for over 10 years now with a tree, which I brought pictures in here to show you, and I would like to read my statement to you. As all we know, the removal of mature trees within the City of Miami has become a growing concern. That said, there are circumstances where the removal of a tree is necessary for the public safety and the property protection. The City relies on qualified arborists and other experts to inspect individual trees and evaluate their condition before making recommendations regarding their future. Just as we place our trust on the City professionals when they assess and approve projects of much greater magnitude, we should extend the same trust to their expertise of evaluating the trees. Appealing or attempting to have the removal process before they fully understand the reason behind an expert recommendation may be premature and counterproductive. In many cases, trees may present risk to nearby homes, structures, pedestrians, or utilities, as timely action may be required to prevent injury or property damage. Moving forward, greater consideration should be given to planting the right trees and species in the appropriate locations. For example, large growing trees should -- Chair King: Thank you, thank you. Thank you. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) two minutes. City ofMiami Page 10 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Ms. Vazquez: I'm sorry. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Melissa Tapanes Llahues: Good morning, Chairwoman, Madam Mayor, Honorable Commission. My name is Melissa Tapanes with law offices at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. I'm here on behalf of SBV Realty to respectfully request the withdrawal of PZ.1, 2, and 3. We will provide that in writing to the department shortly. We would also like to thank the chairwoman, her staff, as well as the community that has engaged in significant community discussions regarding the future of Design Place. And we look forward to bringing forward an application at the appropriate time in the future. Also, I am here representing the owner of PH.2, that is the Prescott Estates Plat. For the record, I would just -- I know that there were public comments. The plat for -- that is being proposed for approval today specifically provides for a one-way private road with a public ingress/egress easement. And I urge the Commission, if they have any questions, to seek guidance from the Director of Resilience and Public Works. If you have any questions for me, of course, I'm available. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Steven Leidner: Good morning. Hello, Commissioners and Mayor Steven Leidner, 1130 102nd Street, Bay Harbor Island. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Commissioners, for safeguarding our canopy at Roberto Clemente Park. Your actions provided inspiration beyond which my words can even capture. So, thank you, thank you, thank you. There's an appeal, and I'm not sure it's on the agenda because I couldn't find it, so please indulge me. But please vote yes on appeal item that was supposed to be listed as item four This appeal seeks to overturn intended decision 26-087 and save a large state -threatened mahogany tree located in the City right-of-way at approximately 501 Northeast 55th Terrace. Posting errors. The official notice signed for the intended decision was erroneously posted on the wrong tree, denying the community accurate transparency and placing another large state - threatened mahogany in jeopardy of being removed. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Aabad Melwani: Good morning, Aabad Melwani, 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway, here to speak on RE.3 and RE.4. The court order that Virginia Key, LLC, or VK, threatens to enforce does not impose a referendum timeline, nor does it require a general or primary election. As you heard this morning, even counsel for VK was silent as to the timing of this referendum. During this 10-year saga, VK repeatedly stated on the record that it would pay for a special election. The City can satisfy the order by holding a special election only after the required charter conditions have been satisfied. Please comply with the public notice requirements, complete the appraisals, vet the two lease drafts, and make the required disclosures. Run a comparison of the 2017 lease draft that the court accepted from VK as `fully negotiated" with the modified version that appears before you today. Any material changes to the lease violate the order and trigger a new process. A comparison yields nearly 600 changes, and there has been no written certification from the City Attorney that these changes are nonmaterial, because there are quite a few. Discussion and public record revealed that there were subsequent negotiations and material changes to the document. Your charter requires two appraisals to ensure that you are receiving fair market value. As of yesterday, not a single commissioner received them in their briefings. Only yesterday afternoon did they appear as the agenda backup, prompted by our second round of public record requests. There is a 10-day notice requirement. Thus, currently, neither the public nor the Commission have been afforded notice or a chance for a review Investigate the composition of City ofMiami Page 11 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 VKs, purportedly comprised of Suntex and RCI. Only RCI and its affiliates are members to the VK entity per Florida Division of Corporation. More on this if time allows. The subject RFP was published 10 years ago. We're in a different world today. Values have skyrocketed. The costs of this project have at least doubled, and VK's proposed rents are outdated and far below market. No one here is proud of this deal. Disclose to the public what you know that this is a terrible deal for them, a forced giveaway of precious public waterfront. Please comply with your charter, educate your constituents, and inoculate yourselves from the bad publicity -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Melwani: -- which is sure to come. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Billy Corben: Good morning, Madam Chair Good to see you back in the saddle and behind the gavel. Billy Corben on BC.4 and the PH (Public Hearing) items. First, I want to just accept Ms. Mann apology, and I appreciate her taking responsibility for her actions. And I want to condemn political violence in any form and on any scale, including threats, including calls for violence, and including the disgusting social media comments that Commissioner Gabela has expressed concern about. I do want to say, point of order For the second meeting in a row, I'm here on items that have been deferred as I'm sitting here at 9:30 in the morning. I would like to say I know that other boards, like PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board), have made more of an effort to inform through the administration and comms to let people know as early in advance as possible what items are going to be deferred. Saw a lot of young people here today speaking for the first time. I think we want to encourage that because it's discouraging and disenfranchising when people go through the trouble of taking time off of work or school to show up and engage with their government and suddenly the item been deferred and they're not allowed to speak on it. I'd also like to say, as to the PH items, there is language that appears in a lot of your items that says something to the effect of to allow the City Manager to negotiate in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. I would encourage you to cut that out of every single item it exists in. I think you realize that there is often a disconnect between what you vote on here and what winds up in the fine print in these contracts in an acceptable form to the City Attorney. I would suggest for the most important items, you have them come back after the contracts have been negotiated, so you have an opportunity to review them once again. And finally, Commissioner Gabela, you wrote today, and rightfully so, that the government has to take every -- or treat every single taxpayer and public dollar with respect. And I would say I agree, but it's disrespectful what's happening in Bayfront Trust today and this month, where FIFA has taken over our largest public park for a month, and they are paying a total of zero dollars. And that includes no revenue share for concessions in the park. And if they damage anything in the park after this monumental event, we're going to have to pay for it, so it's a net loss. And I would encourage to stop -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Corben: -- the sports welfare and be good -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Corben: -- stewards of our property. Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. City ofMiami Page 12 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Miguel Soliman: Good morning, Madam Mayor. Good morning, Madam Chairwoman. Good morning to all the Commissioners. My name is Miguel Soliman, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. I'm here to support obviously BC.5. I've been a member of the Civil Service Board for the past term, and I want to thank Commissioner Gabela for appointing me. It's been an honor and a privilege to have served in that board, and I hope after today, with your support, to continue to serve in that board. I would be very grateful. I also want to take this opportunity commend Commissioner Gabela on the various roads that have been -- numerous roads that have been reconstructed in Allapattah, with their drainage, sidewalks, and new trees. Also, sir your crew cleaning up Allapattah is exceptional. Recently, I had someone dump trash in the block where I own a property in Allapattah, where my office has been for almost a decade now. And your crew was there. I didn't even have to call. It was incredible. I then called the police commander, Jorge Rodriguez. He responded immediately. He sent out the neighborhood resource officer, Vivian Mitchell, very professional, excellent service. They investigated. They went to the building, talked to the neighbor. They're keeping an eye out on that watch, which to me was very impressive. And I want to thank you for your leadership in that area. Thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to speak here. And I hope to have your support on BC.5 and get a reappointment to the Civil Service Board. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Al Dotson: Good morning, Madam Chair. Before I begin, may I just bring to your attention some interns who happen to be here in the audience. Chair King: I've been watching them. I figured that out. Mr. Dotson: Yes. Chair King: Good morning, interns. Mr. Dotson: They are -- some of them are Miami residents looking to return to Miami after law school. Others are from around the country who recognize this is the community they should live in. And one of them happens to be the grandson of the architect -- one of the architects for the Marine Stadium, Alex Spillis. He nzay or may not get an offer to work at our firm. I don t know yet. But let me introduce myself. Al Dotson, Bilzen Sumberg, 1450 Brickell Avenue. There's something being handed out to each of you. You've heard a lot about this project over the last nine years. A lot of strawmen have been erected, and we're going to knock each and every one of them down today so we can get on with this. Every court, every hearing examiner everyone has said that the Aabad Melwani organization should not be awarded this contract. Your residents have said that the Aabad Melwani organization should not be awarded this contract. You've had to sue him in order to pay the rent that he has owed you over the years, and the mudslinging continues even 10 years later. On the second page, we'll talk about now is the time. There was a prior commission whose illegal acts were overturned by a judge. One deferral, two deferrals all trying to delay this in order to keep him in his place. Now, yes, the lease does say that the referendum must go forward at a time agreeable to both of us. If you want to have a special election and have this fail, do exactly what you heard him say. If you want this to pass so that the revenue comes forward to this City the way it deserves, it should be on the November ballot. Notwithstanding recent Instagram posts, there were prior commissioners who said this needs to go forward now. Next, there are two -- and they're actually in this packet I just handed to you -- two appraisals that have been done, and what do they show? That the rent that we propose to pay is at or higher than current market. Next, this material changes. We've gone through each and every one of them. There's no material changes. City ofMiami Page 13 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Dotson: They are in this agreement. We look forward to answering any questions that you have. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Manuel Prieguez: Good morning, Madam Chair. I'd like to donate my two minutes of time to Maria Fehretdinov: She is of counsel to Rickenbacker Marina and to Aabad Melwani, please. Thank you. Chair King: Okay. Maria Fehretdinov: Good morning, Chairwoman King. Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Fehretdinov: Good morning, Commissioners. Marina Fehretdinov of Stearns Weaver Miller on behalf of Rickenbacker Marina. I'm here today to ask respectfully for the deferral of Resolutions 19189 and 19190, RE.3 and 4, and not summarily award this RFP and place this referendum on the November 2026 general election ballot. You have heard no one tell you that there is any court order or any obligation to rush this process and to put it on the November election. So, this is not a question of whether the referendum should be put on the ballot or whether or not it should be awarded to Virginia Key, LLC. Rather, it's about ensuring that the voters that are asked to approve this transaction do so with a transparent process, with economic assumptions that have been thoroughly examined, and that the agreement presented to the public is truly the final deal. We're talking about 27 acres of public waterfront land on a lease that could extend as long as 75 years with 80 to $100 million of redevelopment and revenue generating hundreds of millions of dollars over the life of this agreement. It should not he rushed. There are at least seven independent reasons why deferral is warranted. Number one, there was not adequate notice and opportunity to review the appraisal underlying this transaction. As was just pointed out, there were appraisals given, but they were only given 24 hours before the meeting, and those appraisals expressly acknowledge they rely on "extraordinary assumptions and incomplete information." The appraiser stated that he was not provided with key documents, including a rent roll for the storage units, and the market rent don't reflect the market conditions. Second, there are concerns about the ballot language itself. It has not been fully vetted and approved. There are legitimate questions about whether it fidly informs voters. It omits many material details, including that the lease could extend as much as 75 years, the assumptions underlying the projected revenue, and the material changes that have occurred since the original procurement process. Number three, as I mentioned a moment ago, there is no court order requiring that this be done by the November general election ballot. Moreover, the court -- Chair King: Ma'am, just -- Mr. City Clerk, would you give us another two minutes? Okay, go right ahead. Ms. Fehretdinov: The appellate orders expressly require that the Commission do not bypass the normal procedures to ensure that voters receive complete and accurate information, which has not been done here. Number four, there were material changes to this lease. As noted earlier, there were not just 550 edits to the lease when it was first approved until now, but those lease changes show -- shift the allocation of risks and protections away from the City and towards Virginia Key. They favor Virginia Key, LLC. In other words, they create new procedural delay mechanisms that delays attributable to the City may, result in rent abatements and extensions of City ofMiami Page 14 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 project deadlines. If the City fails to approve timely requests, then the City will lose future control over events and other approvals. It also reduces -- the revised lease reduces the security deposit over time and expands Virginia Key's rights to transfer interests and broadens its ability to obtain rent relief. These are considerable material changes that are not permitted under the City Code and charter. Number five, Virginia Key is likely not even eligible now for the RFP award. As noted before, Suntex made admissions on the record and in sworn depositions that they are no longer a part of Virginia Key, LLC, and therefore, they cannot stand beside RCI waiting to accept this award. You need to investigate the eligibility of Virginia Key to even comply with the court order Six, given the extraordinary duration and the lengthy history of the litigation here, we are asking voters to authorize a lease that could remain in effect for 75 years. And there is no rush or haste for that by allowing a few months to relieve the City of the problems that we've identified. And finally, this project deserves focused voter attention on a special election ballot. Voters need to not have this issue buried among numerous candidates, constitutional amendments, and other ballot questions during a busy general election. It needs to receive focused attention that this major waterfront development deserves. The risk of not having a public process -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Fehretdinov: -- with transparency warrants deferral of these two items. And we stand ready to address any questions you may have. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Fehretdinov: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Lucas Pizzutti: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Lucas Pizzuti, offices at 1450 Brickell Avenue, and 1 yield my time to Mr. Al Dotson. Chair King: What? No, you already spoke. Mr. Dotson: Madam Chair; he was signed up to speak. We didn 't realize you could defer time. Chair King: Yeah, but that -- 1 mean, everybody knows that. I don't know, George, weigh in here. I personally don't like that give a time thing because it can be taken advantage of, but to speak and then not -- then, you know. George Wysong (City Attorney): Right. Chair King: And I only want to be fair. I only want to be fair and follow whatever the rule is. So, he's saying somebody gave him time. Can he come back or does it have to be done at the same time? Mr. Wysong: The Code does permit it, and the Chair may recall that, but you're only entitled to receive it one time because you can't have 25 people come up and say I give my time. Chair King: Right, exactly. Mr. Wysong: So, a two -minute extension is appropriate. Chair King: Okay. City ofMiami Page 15 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Mr. Dotson: Thank you, Madam Chair Again, for the record, Al Dotson, Brickell Ave -- Al Doston, 1450 Brickell Avenue. You just heard again about all these changes. I've given you all the changes. We put some dates, added exhibits. I don 't know what agreement she's talking about. It's not the one you're here to approve. Second, as it relates to all the time that has passed and why this is being rushed, the court entered its order in 2023. We're in 2026, and the argument is why are we rushing. The statement is why does it have to be in November The lease says that the two parties must agree on when this is to occur. We agreed with the administration that we would focus on the November election. So, 1 don't know what's going on here, but it seems like another attempt to delay and defer which the courts found illegal when it happened over and over and over again before. Three city managers have recommended this for award, two evaluation committees have recommended us for award. We have no idea why they want to stay. Actually, we do. And so do you. So, we ask that you take action today, not continue to delay and defer for no reason at all. Those appraisals have been dated from January and April. Public records available for anyone to see. The fact that they haven't seen them, I cant help them with that. And if you look at those appraisals, they expressly state that what our client is prepared to pay is market rent. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning, Commissioners, Madam Mayor. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. I'm in support of PH4. The community of Allapattah has been working on this for several years, and we hope that this meeting will be the final votes for it. And finally, the Commission starts approving these projects finally, for the community who's been asking for a long time. We've been seeing all the projects that have been going around in the City of Miami about FIFA. Why not Allapattah? It's very important for us as a community who not just represent many businesses in Allapattah, that we own property in Allapattah, that our family members on property in Allapattah. Super important for us not to see the Freedom Park going up, hut not many people in the Allapattah area have the money to go and pay for those tickets. So, why not giving some of what we own, our city, our property, to the community who's going to be providing services for the most vulnerable community? Are we going to be just giving away property again to people who don 't even live in the City, have work and sweat for the City of Miami? We 've given so many properties to so many other people. Why can 't we just approve one project for our community? Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. James Torres: Good morning, Chairwoman. How are you today? Nice to see you. 1 actually came to speak on one item specifically, and then this whole controversy on Virginia Key kind of piqued my interest because we are considered a watchdog. So, PZ.4, save the canopies, that's a huge issue. I think maybe you should look in doing a monitorium [sic] on some of this stuff. But now let's switch to RE.3 and 4. Virginia Key should be moving forward; it should be handed to the voters to decide what happens next. And the reason I say that it should not be delayed anymore because something that I found rather interesting is that there's two or three of you up here that have received PAC (Political Action Committee) money from that gentleman over there. I don't think that's right if you guys are going to continuously delay because it becomes a pay to play scenario. Do the right thing. Thank you. Chair King: Anyone else like to appear for public comment? Seeing none, public comment period is now closed. City ofMiami Page 16 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: AM.1 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Apr 9, 2026 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Chair King: Gentlemen, may I have a motion to approve AM.1, which are the Commission meeting minutes for April 9th -- Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Chair King: -- 2026, and AM2 which are the City Commission meeting minutes for April 23rd, 2026? Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in. favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Perfect. AM.2 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Apr 23, 2026 9:00 AM MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item AM.2, please see Item AM.1. MV - MAYORAL VETO(ES) There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor. END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES) City ofMiami Page 17 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado CA.1 RESOLUTION 19237 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING EIGHT (8) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS OF DEDICATION, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("DEEDS"), FOR RIGHT-OF- WAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEEDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0256 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. CA.2 RESOLUTION 19269 Department of Risk Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO AND ON BEHALF OF SUSAN CAMBRIDGE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 440, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE TOTAL SUM OF SIXTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($60,000.00), IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS AND DATES OF ACCIDENT ALLEGED AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, UPON EXECUTING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AS WELL AS A GENERAL RELEASE OF THE CITY, ITS PRESENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS; ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($59,900.00) FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.524000.0000.00000 AND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100.00), FOR THE SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.980000.531010.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0257 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City ofMiami Page 18 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 CA.3 RESOLUTION 19270 Department of Risk Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO AND ON BEHALF OF CLINT GLENN, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 440, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE TOTAL SUM OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($125,000.00), IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS AND DATES OF ACCIDENT ALLEGED AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, UPON EXECUTING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AS WELL AS A GENERAL RELEASE OF THE CITY, ITS PRESENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS; ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($124,900.00) FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.524000.0000.00000 AND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100.00), FOR THE SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.980000.531010.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0258 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. END OF CONSENT AGENDA Chair King: Gentlemen, for the consent agenda items, are there any items, CA.1, 2, or 3, that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Rosado: No. Chair King: Seeing none, may I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Items passes [sic] unanimously. City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS PH.1 RESOLUTION 19236 Department of Risk Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, AUTHORIZING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITTEN FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT ONLY ONE REASONABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY EXISTS FOR THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO THE CLAIMSEARCH CONTRIBUTORY DATABASE ("SERVICES") FROM INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, INC., A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. ("CONTRACTOR"), FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT; APPROVING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO CONTRACTOR FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND, FOURTEEN AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($106,014.00); ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545013.0000.00000, OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CONTRACTOR FOR THE SERVICES, CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, AND IN 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. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0259 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PH.1, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Gentlemen, for our public hearing items, PH.1 through PH 5, are there --? Well, there's one item I want to pull, PH2 for discussion. Are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Commissioner Rosado: No. Commissioner Escalona: No. Chair King: Mr. City Clerk. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, just for the record, PH.4 will be amended to substitute Exhibit A. Chair King: Okay. Seeing no other items to be pulled for discussion, may I have a motion for PH.1, 3, 4, and 5 -- Commissioner Rosado: So move. Chair King: -- and 4 as amended? Commissioner Escalona: So moved. 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: Items carry unanimously. PH.2 RESOLUTION 19239 Department of Resilience and Public Works A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PLAT TITLED "PRESCOTT ESTATES," A REPLAT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "1," SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE PLAT AND STREET COMMITTEE AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AND THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 55-8 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLAT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT AND CAUSE THE RECORDATION OF THE PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PH.2, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Mr. City Manager; I need staff. They're coming, okay. City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Clara Sidan (Assistant Director): Good morning. Clara Sidan with Resilience and Public Works. I 'm here on behalf of Juvenal Santana, the director. Chair King: Okay. Hold on a second. I remember this Prescott Estates issue. It was the first issue I had to deal with when I got elected. And I remember clearly from what our public commenter said about the road not being a private road. I want on the record exactly what was stated that it is a -- it will not be a private road. And if you guys don 't have that information today, I would like to defer this item to make sure. Ms. Sidan: The -- Madam Chair, the plat has the language that -- stating that the dedications and easements to -- which include the private road, is an easement, a perpetual easement for the use of the public. And -- Chair King: So, wait, we're going to say this in language that a six -year -old can understand. Will the public be able to use this road? Will at any time there be a gate/barrier/fence that would stop the community from coining through this road? Ms. Sidan: The restriction -- Asael Marrero (Assistant City Manager): It's a yes or no. If you're not -- if you're not sure, we can defer the item. It's that simple. Chair King: Because that's -- that's what was agreed upon, and that -- that is what we -- that is what we, the City Administration, and everybody agreed upon. Correct, Ace? Ace, is that what we agreed upon? That this would not be a closed private road, it would be open to the public. And here's the caveat, because I asked, is there going to be a time that there's going to be a fence up that says you can't come through here between this time and that time. Any barrier at all, because there are no barriers to public roads anywhere else. You just -- if I want to go through there at 3 o'clock in the morning, I can go through there at 6 in the morning, 10 at night, 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Let's get this on the record. Ms. Sidan: The records on the plat indicates the perpetual use to the public. It does not indicate any fence. I cannot say for certain that -- that a fence is addressed in the plat at this time. James Reyes (City Manager): Madam Chair, having heard that, 1 would recommend for the item to be deferred so that it can include the language, the specific language - Chair King: I agree. Mr. Reyes: -- that you want in the item. Chair King: I agree, I agree. So, may I have a motion to defer PH.2? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Rosado: So -- yeah. Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: The item -- City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, my apologies. To which meeting? Commissioner Escalona: To which meeting? Chair King: I'm going to indefinitely defer it so that we don 't have to rush on getting -- getting this correct. Which means I can bring it back at any time. It doesn't mean that I'm just going to sit and hold it for six months. It -- I can just bring it back. I can bring it back the next meeting or the following meeting. As soon as we get the answer, I'll bring it back. Okay? Thank you all. PH.3 RESOLUTION 19396 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING IS NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND SKY COFFEE BUENOS AIRES INC, A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSION SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE CITY ("PROJECT") AT THE FOLLOWING CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES: (A) THE MIAMI RIVERSIDE CENTER AT 444 SW 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33130 FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED TWO (2) YEARS; AND (B) THE MIAMI POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT 400 NW 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33128 FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED FOUR (4) YEARS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, OR OTHER DOCUMENTS, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0260 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.3, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PH.I. City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PH.4 RESOLUTION 19350 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND WRITTEN FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," PURSUANT TO SECTION 18- 85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING METHODS AS NOT BEING PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO ESTABLISH A CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCCER PITCH TO BE INSTALLED ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 850 AND 920 NORTHWEST 23RD STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127 (THE "PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH MIAMI BETHANY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("CONTRACTOR"), FOR THE PROJECT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($500,000.00); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ANY AND 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; FINDING THAT THIS WAIVER AND DIRECT AWARD COMPLY WITH SECTION 255.20(1)(C)10., FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0261 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.4, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PH.5 RESOLUTION 19349 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 18-85(A), 18- 86(A)(3)(C), AND 18-115 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITTEN FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING IS NOT PRACTICABLE OR IS NOT ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF TWO (2) WORLD CUP MINI SOCCER PITCHES AND CLUBHOUSE AT HENRY REEVES PARK ("IMPROVEMENTS") AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO STREET SOCCER USA INC. ("CONTRACTOR") FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF TEN (10) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE WITH TWO (2) OPTION(S) TO RENEW FOR ADDITIONAL FIVE (5) YEAR TERMS AT NO COST TO THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CONTRACTOR FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS, AND IN 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-26-0262 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.5, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PH.1. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE - RESOLUTIONS RE.1 RESOLUTION 19321 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY, IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, TO REMOVE ALL ENTITIES UNLAWFULLY OCCUPYING OR ENCROACHING UPON THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") RIGHT-OF- WAY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 971 NORTHWEST 7TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO ENFORCE AND PROTECT THE CITY'S RIGHTS UNDER THE REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 6, 1999, AND ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, OR DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO, AND TO SEEK ALL AVAILABLE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES, INCLUDING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, MONETARY DAMAGES, ATTORNEY'S FEES, AND SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS MAY BE JUST AND PROPER IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.1, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE.2 19334 Outside Counsel RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE TRUSTEE OF THE ELECTED OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST ("EORT") AND/OR THE CITY'S EXCESS BENEFITS PLAN ("EBP"), TO PAY JOSEPH X. CAROLLO, UPON THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVES THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, SEVEN -HUNDRED -SEVENTY -THOUSAND -DOLLARS ($770,000.00), INCLUSIVE OF ALL FEES AND COSTS, WITH CAROLLO RETAINING THE RIGHT TO DEFEND AGAINST ANY ACTION BY THE CITY TO RECOVER FEES OR COSTS PURSUANT TO FLA. STAT. §111.07, NOT TO SEEK DAMAGES BUT TO DEFEND THE ACTION SO AS NOT TO BE DEEMED RELEASED, IN EXCHANGE FOR CAROLLO ENTERING INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH CONTAINS A FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BY HIM, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI, AND ANY OF ITS DEPARTMENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES, AND DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF THE CASE OF JOE CAROLLO VS. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 06-014464-CA- 01, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA (THE "PENSION LITIGATION"); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE EORT AND/OR THE EBP AND/OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was deferred to the June 25, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE.3 RESOLUTION 19189 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL THE FOLLOWING REFERENDUM BALLOT QUESTION: "SHALL CITY LEASE APPROXIMATELY 27.62 ACRES ON VIRGINIA KEY TO VIRGINIA KEY, LLC FOR: 45-YEAR INITIAL TERM WITH TWO 15-YEAR RENEWALS; MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEED RENT TO CITY OF $2,200,000 (WITH ESCALATIONS) TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $203,980,000 OVER THE INITIAL TERM PLUS 6% OF GROSS REVENUES; APPROXIMATELY $80,000,000 PRIVATELY FUNDED INVESTMENT TO REDEVELOP EXISTING RICKENBACKER AND MARINE STADIUM MARINAS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MANNER, INCLUDING BOAT STORAGE, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND PUBLIC PARKING?"; CALLING FOR AND PROVIDING THAT SUCH BALLOT QUESTION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2026; 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 FOR 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-26-0255 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modifications RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.3, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Commissioner Gabela, I believe you pulled RE.3 and 4. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah. So I -- are we going to do --? (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Commissioner Gabela: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) deferred? Chair King: Yeah. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, deferred indefinitely. City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Commissioner Gabela: Alright, so RE.3 and 4, which is the elephant in the room today, you know, the big elephant in the room. Look, here's the deal the reality of the situation is that -- Chair King: Wait, wait. Commissioner Gabela: -- none of us were here -- Chair King: Wait, wait, wait. Commissioner Gabela: -- on this. Chair King: This is um, Virginia Key. You said Allapattah? Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no. This is RE.3 and 4 that we're -- Chair King: Is -- yeah, but that's not Allapattah. You -- Commissioner Gabela: I'm talking about Virginia Key. Chair King: Okay. I'm just making sure we're on the same page. Commissioner Gabela: Yeah, yeah. Chair King: I got it. I got it. I thought you said Allapattah. Okay. Commissioner Gabela: No, no, no. I said Virginia Key, RE.3 and RE.4. Chair King: Gotcha, gotcha. Commissioner Gabela: All right. So, as I was saying, the reality of the situation is that none of us here today were here hack then when this whole drama started, you know, 10 years ago or 15 years ago, okay. You know, I -- when I had my, briefing, I asked the question, what is this land worth today? And, you know, my concern was that all these numbers and all the contract was done 10 years ago, so it doesn 't reflect the reality of today's prices. You know, we have inflation in this country like every other, you know, and so therefore for me, you know what I mean, when I hear these numbers, you know, backwards and forwards, you know, it's a do over because they're 10 years old. You know, that property if it was worth $80 million back 10 years ago and you start compounding the value of properties, what they've increased, right, at a minimum, it's a lot more money than what it is today at the end of the day, right? So, then you got that. You also have the situation -- now, here's where 1 need to ask George again, because I want to put it on the record, because this is what I said, okay? George, okay, this is an order from a judge. Is this correct? George Wysong (City Attorney): Correct. There 's an order issued by a judge dated - - hold on -- 10th day of February 2023. And let me just say what the order -- conclusion of the order was. Number one, the court finds that the City acted arbitrarily and capriciously in rejecting all bids responsive to the second RFP (Request for Proposals) for the Virginia Key project and agreeing to put forward a charter amendment to award the project to Rickenbacker's affiliate, a lower bidder, without competitive bidding. Number two, accordingly, the court declares that Virginia Key, LLC (Limited Liability Company), as the prevailing bidder, has the right to have its proposal presented to the public for approval by referendum. Number three, the court further declares that the City must award the contract for the Virginia Key project to the prevailing bidder, Virginia Key, LLC, pending approval by the public. Four, the court therefore enters a writ of mandamus City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 directing the City to enter into the lease agreement with Virginia Key, LLC for the Virginia Key project pending approval by the public. So, there is in fact an order mandating through mandamus that you place this item on an agenda. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, and if we don't -- and here's the thing with me. With me, I think that, you know, for me, the numbers don 't work today. So, if I had my choice, I would defer this, you know, or start a brand-new deal either way, because to me, you know, it's not acceptable what happened 10 years ago. I wasn't here. You weren 't here. Nobody was here. And now, yet, we're paying the price for the, you know, the kicking of the can down the road, if you will. Okay, we're now paying that price and we're asked to make that decision, right? Mr. Wysong: Correct. Commissioner Gabela: I, for one, do not feel comfortable with the numbers dating back 10 years back. You can tell me whatever you want that this deal is better than the old one, but at the end of the day, it doesn't reflect the reality today. That's me. However, my problem is what happens today, and you -- I think you were clear about this, if we don't -- do not do this and put it up to the voter, then what happens? Can't -- and you said to me -- Mr. Wysong: Well -- Commissioner Gabela: -- that we would be in contempt of court. Is that correct? Mr. Wysong: Well, what I wanted to say was -- and I don't like to be alarmist and I don't like to engage in puffery or alarmism, but I think some of the arguments that you heard from Virginia Key's counsel were setting up sort of an argument to go in front of the court for a rule to show cause. And my position is, in good conscience, there's a writ of mandamus filed, and the court has ordered you to take action. There is nothing else that can be done. This case has been litigated up and down. Its been through hearing officers, through the Circuit Court Appellate Division, through the Third District Court of Appeals. The Third District Court of Appeals affirmed, PCA (Per Curiam Affirmance) affirmed Judge Fine's order; and so there is really nothing else to do. The court has made it clear. We disagreed. We challenged the orders, and the court and the Third District affirmed, as I said, PCA affirmed. So, I don 't believe there's any discretion. The court says essentially in the order that this is a ministerial action, which means you have no discretion. One of the counsel that stood up says you have no discretion. So, 1 think that's -- you could -- that if you were to defer this item, there is the possibility that one of the sides could file a motion to enforce the order to issue a rule to show cause, which is essentially a contempt action. And my fear would be they might name the City, but they might name the individual commissioners that acted. So, I don't -- I don't want to recommend a course of action that puts you in any peril. Commissioner Gabela: So, here's -- so, for me, ifI could vote without a liability like the one you're describing, I would vote this thing down today and say, new contract for everybody. I don't care about anybody, new contract for everybody across the board, period, end of story. But I can't -- Mr. Wysong: And at the end of the day, you're -- I mean, technically, you're awarding the contract. The court awarded the contract per the order. All you're doing is giving it to the voters, and the voters get to decide. And they can determine whether a -- 10-year-old numbers are good or bad. And it's ultimately up to the citizens of Miami to decide what -- how this should be done. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Commissioner Gabela: Right. So, for me, I'm going to be very clear. So, I already said what 1 said. You know, 1 don't like the deal. You know, I think it's a 10-year-old deal. You know, 1 think it's bad for us. However, 1 don't want to see us, you know, what you just said, I'm not going to get into that. I'm not going to get myself into contempt of court for anybody, for any reason, for anyhow. Okay, let me make that clear. Okay, and I don't want it -- more importantly, I don 't want to get the City in another liability issue of more lawsuits, hiring outside counsel to defend now us because we got a problem up here because we didn't do this, whether we agree with it or don't agree with it. So that's where I'm at. And I've made my position clear after 1 had the briefing with you, you know what 1 mean? And that's that. I'm done. I'm -- you know, I leave it up to you guys to -- Chair King: Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: I share my colleague's concern exactly. And as you said, it's a ministerial situation where we're just being asked to go ahead and pass these items. Mr. Wysong: Correct. Commissioner Pardo: I do think it's important to have as much transparency and disclosure as possible. This is in our district, so definitely, we will be posting everything, making it open to the public, any appraisals, any information that comes our way, so that people can have as much information as possible as soon as possible. And none of us were here. Mr. Wysong: Right. Commissioner Pardo: It's very clear that we really don't have any other direction than to just pass this. Mr. Wysong: That is correct. None of the commissioners here on the dais or the mayor were here when these actions occurred over a very lengthy time. Chair King: Commissioner Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: Mr. City Attorney, could you -- could you elaborate on this concept of us being potentially sued on an individual basis? Because my under -- we haven 't had this conversation previously. Mr. Wysong: Right. Commissioner Rosado: It hadn't come up. And my understanding is we essentially have immunity from these kinds of decisions. What makes this decision different from other matters on which we vote? Mr. Wysong: Well, so like legislative immunity comes into play when you 're exercising your discretion that you have. So, like, if you decide to go one way or another on an item, on a resolution, on a piece of legislation, an ordinance, et cetera. But what essentially we have here is the court has already litigated this. The court has issued an order. So, there's an order from the court saying, place this on the ballot. I don 't believe you have legislative immunity. Well, let me not -- let me retract that and strike that from the record. I will defend you all no matter what happens. But I would not encourage us to test those waters. Let me say it that way. It's an order telling you all to place this to award the contract subject to voter approval. The way you get subject to voter approval is by placing on a ballot. Any deviation from that order could empower the other side to go to court and say, look, City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Judge, they're not following your order. We ivish to issue a rule to show cause, which essentially is, like I say, a contempt action. Commissioner Rosado: I have a follow-up question. Thank you for that. I think Commissioner Gabela's point about the business terms being outdated is also a good one. And in the selected party's presentation, this is from within the PowerPoint that we each received with the scarecrows at the front. On the last slide here, it says Florida law is clear that changes to a negotiated agreement between a private party and the government are allowed so long as the changes are ministerial or the changes end up benefiting the government. Is there no wiggle room to negotiate better deal terms with the party that was awarded the contract? Mr. Wysong: There is no wiggle room to negotiate any material changes. And actually, we did not prepare this, but I think it's quite helpful because you heard one side say that there were a whole bunch of changes and they shouldn't have occurred. But when you look at the changes, it's, for example, changing the former city attorney's name to my name. Commissioner Rosado: True. Mr. Wysong: It's clarifying that there's an auditor. Commissioner Rosado: No changes to business terms. Mr. Wysong: Yeah, those are not -- Commissioner Rosado: Because I'm always for us getting the best possible deal. Mr. Wysong: Yeah, and like the one that's sort of jumped out at me was the adding anti -human trafficking. That's a requirement. We have to put that in pursuant to Florida law. So, none of the changes that were made were material changes, and I'll say that on the record. And so, I don't know if that answers the question. Commissioner Rosado: So, there's no wiggle room to change any of the substantive business? Mr. Wysong: No, the court -- the court says -- declares that the City must award the contract for the Virginia Key project to the prevailing bidder. So that paeans the contract needs to be awarded. That doesn't mean renegotiate or go back to the drawing board or anything like that. The court has removed your discretion to make any changes. And mind you, this -- the court didn't do that in a day. This litigation went on from, you know, 2016 or so. It's been an on -- this process started, according to the court order, 1983. The City owns a marina at 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway that has been operated by the current tenant, Rickenbacker Marina, since 1983. 2015, we attempt to do -- the City attempts to do a RFP. That RFP goes forward. The Virginia Key, LLC prepared and submitted a bid in response to the City's first RFP. To avoid any suggestion -- well, all right. Rickenbacker, through an affiliate, knew Rickenbacker Marina also submitted a bid in response to the first RFP. And I'm reading directly from the order. Then on March 16, 2016, the City Selection Committee ranked Virginia Key, LLC as the top -ranked bidder that responded to the first RFP. Rickenbacker was ranked third out of the three bidders that responded to the first RFP. The city manager at the time, Daniel Alfonso, subsequently recommended to the City Commission that the project be awarded to Virginia Key, LLC as the top -ranked bidder. On April 12th, 2016, Rickenbacker submitted a bid protest challenging the recommendation of Virginia Key, LLC. The bid protest on the first RFP was heard by the City Commission. At that time, the City Commission threw out the bid. They threw out the bid because there was information City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 that developed that in the year 2000, one of the affiliates, a sub subcontractor of Virginia Key, LLC, hit a pipe in the bay that caused a sewage spill. Ultimately, the court found that the Virginia Key, LLC presented undisputed evidence to the City Commission showing that the spill in 2000 occurred when the sub subcontractor struck an underwater sewer pipe that was not marked on any map or chart or recorded in a public easement. City staff investigated and confirmed with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, that the underwater sewage pipe was not identified on any maps or charts. Neither Virginia Key, LLC nor its principals or affiliates were found to be at fault for the spill by any government agency. But notwithstanding that -- Chair King: George, I'm sorry. I don't mean to interrupt you, but you know when you say that, I mean to interrupt you. Mr. Wvsong: That's like with all due respect, right? Chair King: Exactly. You expect us to absorb what you're saying -- Mr. Wvsong: Well -- Chair King: -- at -- wait, George let me finish. You expect us to absorb all of that here, right this second? Because you didn't give us all of that in our agenda briefing. Mr. Wysong: Right. Chair King: And let me clear something up, because you know I'm the only one up here with a bar license, and I'm not going to try to let y'all take my bar license from me. One, I don't think you're being honest with us. We don't have any wiggle room as to getting this on the ballot. We also don't have any wiggle room to negotiate. But the contract that goes before our residents has to be the contract that was negotiated and the court -- was before the court. Now, both sides got up and spoke. I cannot digest what they're saying here in a few minutes. 1 don't know if there were material changes or not, but I can tell you, if we decided -- because there's no universe that exists that this can't go to the voters, none, gentlemen, there's no universe. But we could absolutely say it can go to the voters X day. It troubles me when the City all of a sudden wants to act. The court ordered that writ of mandamus in 2023; it is 2026. We would not -- I'm asking the question because you will defend me. We will not be in contempt of court if we said this goes for special election because, and we gave all the reasons that we wanted it to go to a special election. And be clear, I am not advocating for it to go to a special election or not. I'm just saying that I don't think you're being truthful with us. And by saying that we could be held personally liable if we vote one way or another is not true. But we are obligated to get this issue to our voters, and we're obligated to make sure that the contract that's going to them is the contract that was before the court, and no terms have been -- no material terms have been changed. And because you're saying that there are no material terms, but you're threatening us by taking a position like we'll be in trouble, no, we won't. The City should be in trouble because you should have done this from 2023. Because how many elections have gone by since? My election twice. Commissioner Pardo, Gabela, Rosado, Covo; you've had a number of elections that this could have gone to the voters. So, as long as we say with certainty that this will go to the voters and we can identify when it will go to the voters, I don't think a court is going to say that we, this body, particularly, when we, this body, manager, mayor, has not had the opportunity to go over this because this happened way beyond us. Again, I'm not advocating one way or the other. I'm just saying -- am I correct, George? If we identify a date that this goes to the court [sic], would we have not satisfied that court order? And by the way; gentlemen, a writ of mandamus, it is a very serious order. We cannot, we cannot in any universe not adhere to that court order. But to try to City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 threaten us now when you got that writ of mandamus -- and you were here, George, we weren't -- in 2023, don't do that. Because my colleagues don't know, because I'm the only practitioner here. Don't do that. Because that's not fair to us. And it's not ,fair to us for you to start reading off this stuff when you didn 't do it in our agenda briefing. Well, I don 't know what you did in anybody else's agenda briefing, but it wasn 't done in my agenda briefing. We didn't talk about material terms, changing material terms. So, I'm going to let my colleagues now weigh in since I've given you some more information that I think you would have needed to make an informed decision on this matter. Go ahead, George, because I know you don't believe -- you don 't -- Mr. Wysong: Yeah, I just want to clarify. Chair King: -- agree with me, but just tell me that. Mr. Wysong: Yeah. Chair King: If we make a determination on when this is going to the electorate, and I am voting in favor of it going to the electorate, and when do we have to decide to make it for the November ballot? Mr. Wysong: When do you have to decide to put it on the November ballot, Todd? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, that is July 24th. Close of business. Chair King: Okay, so we don't have to decide this second to absorb everything you have said while we're sitting here. I don't read that quickly. Mr. Wysong: So, the difference between what we're saying is that the document -- which document (INAUDIBLE)? The RFP that was included and ultimately was awarded by the judge says referendum requirement per Section 3(f)(iii) of the City Charter, this lease will not be valid until it is presented and approved by public referendum. Lease negotiations must be substantially concluded in time to be considered by the City Commission for placement on the selected election ballot. That has been completed. Chair King: Full stop. Mr. Wysong: You have a deal. Chair King: Has it been completed? Mr. Wysong: Further -- Chair King: But you didn't answer my question, George. Mr. Wysong: Well, hold on. Chair King: Now, you're still read -- but you didn't answer my question. My question was clear and plain, and it's a yes or no. If we decide as a body that this will go to the voters and we identify when it will go to the voters -- which we don't have to do today because we will not miss the deadline if we want it to go to a November ballot -- will we be in compliance with the writ of mandamus? Mr. Wysong: The -- I can't answer that question because ultimately you're asking whether or not the plaints will determine your deferral of this item to another date City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 because essentially that would be the action that you 'd be taking is you 're not putting it on the agenda. Chair King: George, we aren't missing the deadline for the November ballot, so nobody can say anything to us. Now, the day that it is the deadline for the November ballot, if we don 't make a decision or we don 't determine what date, special election or what have you, then we may. But today, you're trying to tell me that today we'll be in contempt if we don't make a decision today? That's a yes or no, George. Mr. Wysong: Hold on, no, no. Chair King: That's a yes or no. Mr. Wysong: You asked -- Chair King: Yes. Mr. Wysong: You asked why -- Chair King: No, I just -- Mr. Wysong: -- why have we -- Chair King: -- asked you, yes or no, if we do not make a decision today, will we be in contempt considering that the November ballot language we have until sometime in July to determine? Mr. Wysong: So, as you have indicated in the past, a lawyer doesn't answer questions like that, yes or no. Chair King: It depends. Mr. Wysong: The answer is it depends. It depends on what the plaintiffs do, it depends on what the court thinks. I have no crystal ball, but I will tell you, you asked the question why now do we have to do this when we didn't do it before, you know, between the 23rd (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Chair King: That was a rhetorical question, George. It was rhetorical. Mr. Wysong: But after the -- after the 23rd, the February 23rd, the case went on appeal. The mandate of. the Third District came out in December of.2025. But the referendum requirements is the City, together with a successful proposal, may choose to present the project by referendum during a scheduled election as a piggyback or may choose to -- Chair King: Hold up, George, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Mr. Wysong.• So, what that means is -- Chair King: Hold on, George, hold on. Hold on, hold on. You said to us earlier this was done in 2023. Am I mistaken? Mr. Wysong: The trial court ruled in 2023. Chair King.: Okay, but you said it was all done 2023. Mr. Wysong: No. City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Chair King: This has been -- Did you guys hear the same thing that I heard? 2023, right? Mr. Wysong: I read -- Chair King: Now it's jumped to 2025. I wouldn't make the argument if you hadn't said 2023. I would not have said we've had this election and that election and that election if you had said 2025. You -- this is why the voters don't trust us. Because you say one thing, then you say another. Now, let me ask my colleagues again. Did he not say 2023? Commissioner Escalona: Yes. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, can I just say something? Chair King: Wait, wait. Commissioner Gabela: Can I --? Chair King: I'm just -- I'm just trying to -- I'm just -- Commissioner Gabela: But can I say something? Chair King: Yeah, but answer my question. Did he say 2023? Commissioner Gabela: I thinkl heard him. Is that what you said? Commissioner Pardo: I didn't hear it that way. Mr. Wysong: Yeah, the question was -- Commissioner Gabela: I mean, I'm here in the middle here. Chair King: But you -- Commissioner Gabela: I've got very bad hearing in my left ear. Chair King: But you should lead with no, we got our final absolute in 2025. You should lead with that. That, you know -- Mr. Wysong: The question presented was when did the court order, the court, the trial court. And my answer was the trial court entered an order, and I read from the date of the order, February 23rd -- February of 2023. Now, after that, as I was answering Commissioner Rosado's questions, I was going to provide you the details of all the different times that this went to the circuit court, appellate division, to the Third District Court of Appeals, and then it came back. The Third District issued its mandate in 2025. Chair King: Okay, George, but don't you think you should lead with that? Once all of the remedies were exhausted, it was 2025. So we couldn't do anything before 2025. You should lead with that, and that is what I'm saying. You're leading with, oh, if we don't take this action in the court, it might hold us in contempt, blah, blah, blah. Mr. Wysong: It might hold you in contempt. City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Chair King: You know, like that's what you told Commissioner Gabela. Because he went and said, I don't want to do anything that's going to get us in trouble and cause no -- Mr. Wysong: I stand by that. Chair King: -- this and that. Mr. Wysong: The court might hold you in contempt. Chair King: The court's not going to hold me in contempt if I follow the court order. The court will not. And there's no universe, and I say it again, that this is not going to the voters. None. Commissioner Gabela? Commissioner Gabela: So I thank you for educating us that we are not experts like you. But here's what 1 want to say. I rebuild -- I've done V12 -- Chair King: I'm not an expert. Commissioner Gabela: -- V12 Jaguar engines and all kinds of -- I've done them all my life, and so I'm the expert on that, you know. However, you don't have to be an expert to know how to put the key in the ignition and turn the car on. Okay, so when he tells me -- now if today you tell me otherwise, then I will be -- I will be, you know -- look, I'll say it again. I think this is a bad deal for the City, something that's 10 years old. It does not reflect property prices today, what we can get as a lease today. It doesn't reflect any of that. So, this is a bad deal. You know, I've said that already. However, okay, if you're the attorney and I'm going to ask the advice from the attorney, okay, and he's the -- you know, he is the attorney at the end of the day, I got to somehow believe that I have to take his advice because if his advice is not valuable, then why do we have George for as an attorney, okay? I mean, for me, that's what it is. So, I don't have to he an expert, you know, to know that if the mans telling me this is the problem -- now, if that's not the problem, 1 will be happy to -- if we're not going to be in contempt, and you can guarantee me we're not going to be in contempt, then right now I would vote like with you to defer it. That's just me, you know, but -- Chair King: I'm not proposing a deferral. I'm not -- I was just trying to show in law, there are two sides. And usually we answer a question with, it depends. But I don't like a heavy-handed saying, oh, we're going to be held in contempt because 1 know that's not true. And then, with saying the other stuff like not leading with 2025, saying 2023, that kind of thing. And then, do we have material changes? Do we not have material changes? Those -- those are things that I cannot determine right here. Because another thing in law that they say is trust but verify. 1 believe our Madam Manor would like to have a comment as well. Mayor Higgins: Mr. City Attorney, I have a question for you. The ballot language was that specified by the court or did we draft that? Mr. Wysong: Of the -- I believe that was developed in consultation with the court order and we just followed our normal procedures for drafting that language. Mayor Higgins: Okay, so we drafted it. Colleagues, the one thing -- I mean, there's two sides to this, right? I mean, obviously, we'd like to have a better marina deal. Obviously, it's been dragged out in the courts for going on 10 years now. And this ballot language, in some ways, isn't as clear as it could be. And I'm thinking, particularly, Commissioner Gabela, what you said, it's 10 years old. And so, I'm wondering if we need to add something to this ballot language, you know, per a deal City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 or a lease or a negotiation in 2017, shall we do all these things? Because that's the one thing that appears to be missing, is this disclosure to the voters, however they vote, vote yes or vote no. But the full deal here is this is not something we negotiated today. None of us had anything to do with this, right? But they need to know to be able to weigh in. It's okay that this was done in 2017. It may not be the best deal we would get if we did it today, but we get a new marina and we're okay with that even though it's an old deal. Or they could say, oh gosh, that was a long time ago. Maybe we should look to see if the City could get a better deal. But I'm not clear that we are providing that information of the actual choice the voters are making by leaving out how long ago this contract was negotiated. We clearly have to put it on the ballot. But if we have any say, if you all are interested in thinking about that, that was an observation that I made. Chair King: Commissioner Pardo, I think you said -- Commissioner Pardo: Well, I kind of would like to know how you respond to that. Mr. Wysong: Yes, I think that, like I said, the court ordered the award. It went through the appellate process. There is no discretion to change, really -- the ballot question has a limitation of 75 words. It mentions what the deal specifics are. While, you know, this deal may be 10 years old, and as the order reflects and the history reflects, there was an interim RFP that went forward where Rickenbacker presented their project to the voters, and it was rejected by the voters. The people read the charter question, they got the information, and they voted it down. That may very well happen here. You know, people may take into consideration that this is an older deal, that these numbers are old, and I believe Virginia Key, LLC understands those risks, and but -- but they litigated all that. The court said award this, City of Miami Commission. And when you couple that with the journey that it took from 2015 to present, where the Commission voted things down, and the order specifically says the former city commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously in delaying the approval of this project, that's why I view that while it may seem draconian to the chair, 1 don't think its beyond the realm of possibility that the plaints could say, look, here's yet another example of the City, a new city commission hying to delay this matter, and they're saying move it from the November election to a March election or something like that. And that could have an impact on the voter turnout and how the item is perceived and stuff like that. You're -- you're weighing in on this when the court really said the court has awarded this project and -- subject to voter approval, and just send it to the ballot. Commissioner Pardo: So, I want to make sure I understand this. So, the ballot language has already gone through a very extensive process. Mr. Wysong: Right. Commissioner Pardo: It's been agreed upon. Mr. Wysong: With the plaintiff. Commissioner Pardo: And the court has ordered this ballot language? Mr. Wysong: The court has ordered that the project -- the court never reviewed that ballot language. So, that's between the prevailing party. And whenever we do these RFPs, there's always that sort of give and take. Once they win the RFP, once the City Commission awards it, then the ballot question is negotiated. We prefer to have buy in, we demand buy in from the plaintiff because, in the event it is challenged, they're going to be carrying a lot of the water in the defense of the ballot question, so -- City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Commissioner Pardo: Both sides agreed to this ballot? Mr. Wysong: Both sides agreed to this ballot. Commissioner Pardo: Okay, so it's a ministerial function. Okay. Mr. Wysong: Yeah. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Chair King: We have to vote on RE.4 before we can vote on -- Mr. Wysong: First, yes. Chair King: -- RE.3. [Later...] Mr. Wysong: Then RE.3 is a resolution. I'll just go ahead and read the title, Madam Chair, just for the record. The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Chair King: All in favor? Mr. Hannon: Chair, chair. Chair King: Whoa, whoa. Mr. Hannon: So -- Chair King: Sorry, as amended. Todd is going to read it. Mr. Hannon: Yes, as amended to add a resolution number in the 16th whereas clause and a resolution number in Section 4 of the legislation, as well as in addition to a few other amendments associated with grammar. So, those are the amendments. Chair King: 1 have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Mr. Hannon: Unanimous. City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE.4 RESOLUTION 19190 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AWARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 16-17-011 ("RFP") FOR THE LEASE OF CITY OF MIAMI-OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY FOR MARINAS/RESTAURANT/STORE USES LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3301, 3605, 3501, 3311, AND 3511 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A" ("PROPERTY"), TO VIRGINIA KEY, LLC ("PROPOSER") SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY THE ELECTORATE AT A REFERENDUM ELECTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," WITH PROPOSER FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF FORTY-FIVE (45) YEARS, WITH TWO (2) FIFTEEN (15) YEAR RENEWAL TERMS, AND PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF A MINIMUM GUARANTEED ANNUAL RENT EQUAL TO TWO MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,200,000.00) INCREASED ANNUALLY, PLUS PERCENTAGE RENT EQUAL TO SIX PERCENT (6%) OF GROSS REVENUES FOR THE PRIVATELY FUNDED REDEVELOPMENT OF A MARINA ON THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BOAT STORAGE, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND PUBLIC PARKING, AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN THE LEASE, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY THE ELECTORATE AT A REFERENDUM ELECTION, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0254 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.4, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item RE.3. Chair King: Do 1 have a motion for RE.4? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Okay, what exactly are we moving? We're moving to what, to put it on the ballot? Is that your motion? Chair King: No, we're awarding the lease. The (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- what are we George Wvsong (City Attorney): RE.4 is awarding Request For Proposals Number 16-17-011 for the lease of City of Miami -owned waterfront property for the Marinas/Restaurant/Store uses located at approximately 3301, 3605, 3501, 3311, City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 and 3511 Rickenbacker Causeway, as more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A, to Virginia Key, LLC, subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast by the electorate at a referendum election; authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement, in substantially the attached form, with proposer for an initial term of 45 years, with two 15-year renewal terms, and payment to the City of a minimum guaranteed annual rent equal to $2,200,000, increased annually, plus percentage rent equal to 6 percent of gross revenues for the privately funded development of a marina on the property, including boat storage, restaurants, retail, and public parking, as more particularly set forth in the lease, subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast by the electorate at a referendum election and in accordance with the requirements of the City Charter and other applicable laws. That's what you're voting. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. RE.5 RESOLUTION 19352 Office of Capital Improvements A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT ("WASD") FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES AT CITY OF MIAMI FIRE STATION 10 AS PART OF CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 40-B193207 AND ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($163.00) FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 40- B193207 FOR THIS PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.5, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE.6 RESOLUTION 19395 Department of Real Estate and Asset Management A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI (CITY) AND PRIVATE LENDER, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (SELLER), FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS FOLIO NUMBER(S) 01-4103-008- 0710 AND 01-4103-008-0700, LOCATED AT 2013 NORTHWEST 4 STREET AND 410 NORTHWEST 20 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA (PROPERTY), FORA PURCHASE PRICE OF NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($900,000.00); 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 MAYBE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID ACQUISITION; FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE MILLION, SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,077,000.00) TO COVER THE COST OF SAID ACQUISITION, INCLUSIVE OF THE COST OF SURVEYS, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS, TITLE INSURANCE, SECURING THE PROPERTY, DEMOLITION, PROJECT SIGNAGE AND ALL RELATED CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ACQUISITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ONE OR MORE APPLICATIONS FOR A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT AND REZONING AS NECESSARY TO DESIGNATE TO PARKS AND RECREATION ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN (MCNP) AND CS TRANSECT ZONE ON THE CITY'S ADOPTED ZONING ATLAS (ZONING ATLAS) OF THE MIAMI 21 ZONING CODE (ORDINANCE NO. 13114 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED) (MIAMI 21 CODE), UPON THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY; REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION, SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,077,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM CERTAIN PROJECT(S) IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2025, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-25-0412, AS AMENDED ("CAPITAL PLAN"), AND RE - APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, ARE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL; FURTHER APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 FINANCIAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY AND APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS RESOLUTION; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0263 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Chair King: All right. Moving right along. The RE (Resolution) items. Are there any items that we want to pull for discussion? Commissioner Gabela: RE.3 and 4. Chair King: RE.3 and 4. No surprise there. Okay. Any other items from the RE items? Commissioner Rosado: No. Commissioner Escalona: No. Chair King: Okay. Making note that RE.6 is a four fifths vote. May I have a motion for RE. 6 and RE.7? Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Rosado: So -- second. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 RE.7 RESOLUTION 19402 Office of Capital Improvements A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT ("WASD") FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARMBRISTER PARK CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS FOR OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 40-B193512; ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($154.50) FROM CAPITAL PROJECT NO. 40- B193512 FOR THIS PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0264 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.7, please see Item RE.6. RE.8 RESOLUTION 19276 Commissioners and Mayor A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY CLERK, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COLLABORATIVELY CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, SEARCHABLE WEB BASED PORTAL PROVIDING ACCESS TO AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS OF ANY CITY OF MIAMI BOARD ("CITY BOARD"), AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-882 OF THE CODE OF CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); PROVIDING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCESS; REQUIRING COMPLETION OF THE WEB PORTAL WITHIN NINETY (90) CALENDAR DAYS OF ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THAT WITHIN SAID NINETY (90) CALENDAR DAYS, ANY NECESSARY LEGISLATION BE PRESENTED TO REQUIRE THE AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS OF ANY CITY BOARD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-882 OF THE CITY CODE. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.8, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES SR.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading 19320 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE") TITLED "OFFENSES -- MISCELLANEOUS," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 37-11 OF THE CITY CODE TITLED "PUBLIC URINATION OR DEFECATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS; PENALTIES" PROVIDING FOR REVISED DEFINITIONS, PROHIBITED ACTS, AND REPEALING EXCEPTIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14472 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Chair King: Okay. Would you guys like to address RE.3 and 4 now, or should I just move through the agenda and come back? Commissioner Rosado: Sure, yeah. Chair King: Move through? Commissioner Rosado: We can do them at the end. Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles of the second reading items for the record? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. Thank you. SR.1, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: SR.2, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: SR.3, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the second reading items, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. May I have a motion for SR.1, 2, and 3? Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Commissioner Escalona: Move. City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair? Chair King: I know, Todd. I didn 't forget. Mr. Hannon: I'm sorry. Chair King: SR.2 is going to be as amended, and the City Clerk has a statement to read for SR.3. Mr. Hannon: Yes, and my apologies, Chair. I just have a brief statement for SR.2. SR.2 will be amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated June 9th, 2026, in addition to submitting into the record PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board) resolution PZAB R-26-030 as a backup document. For SR.3, for the record, the agenda summary form for SR.3 will be updated to reflect second reading and not first reading. The agenda summary form is an administrative document, so this substitution will not amend the legislation. SR.3 will be as is. Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Items carry unanimously. Thank you. SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading 19324 Commissioners and Mayor AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS DISTRICT, DESIGN DISTRICT, WYNWOOD, WYNWOOD NORTE, AND DOWNTOWN FLAGLER DISTRICT PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUNDS"; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 35-220, TITLED "REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING AND PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING" AND ESTABLISHING SECTION 35-241, TITLED "LITTLE HAVANA PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND - ESTABLISHED," SECTION 35- 242, TITLED "FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE; FINANCIAL REPORT," SECTION 35-243, TITLED "SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR LITTLE HAVANA PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND," SECTION 35-244, TITLED "PARKING WAIVER CERTIFICATES; REVOCATION; REFUNDS," TO ESTABLISH THE LITTLE HAVANA DOWNTOWN PARKING IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14473 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.2, please see Item SR.1. City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 SR.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading 19312 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING City Commission CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 38-18, TITLED "NAMING OF FACILITIES AT HADLEY PARK"; MORE SPECIFICALLY, NAMING THE SKATING RINK LOCATED THEREIN AS THE "RAILROAD SHOP ROLLER RINK"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14474 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item SR.2, please see Item SR.1. END OF SECOND READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCE FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 19130 Department of Resilience and Public Works AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE II/SECTION 54-56 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION, AND REPAIR/CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED WHEN ADJACENT PROPERTY IS IMPROVED BY CONSTRUCTION OF $100,000.00 OR MORE IN VALUE OR EXCEEDING 1,000 SQUARE FEET IN FLOOR AREA; RESTRICTION," TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCREASE OF THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE THRESHOLD THAT TRIGGERS REQUIRED STREET IMPROVEMENTS, REDUCING THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF REQUIRED RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, AND REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) AND LIFE -SAFETY REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: Item FR.1 was deferred to the June 25, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.1, please see "Order of the Day." END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCE City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.1 19343 Office of the City Clerk BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Tomas Cacicedo Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0265 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Chair King: Mr. -- that's been deferred. Boards and committees, Mr. City Clerk. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. BC.1, Accessibility Advisory Board. Commissioner Rosado would like to appoint Tomas Cacicedo. Chair King: May I have a motion? Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.2 19056 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Eileen Higgins Mayor Eileen Higgins Mayor Eileen Higgins Mayor Eileen Higgins Mayor Eileen Higgins Mayor Eileen Higgins Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Christine King RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City ofMiami Page 51 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.3 6672 Office of the City Clerk BC.4 19057 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Audit -- BC.3, Audit Advisory Committee. BC.3 is a holdover item from a previous agenda. It is no longer needed. Therefore, I'm requesting a motion to withdraw BC.3. Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: And a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Christopher Penelas NOMINATED BY: Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.5 19341 Office of the City Clerk ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0266 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.4, Bayfront Park Management Trust. Commissioner Gabela would like to reappoint Christopher Penelas as an at -large member. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Rodrigo Jimenez ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0267 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado NOMINATED BY: Commission -At -Large Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item BC.5, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.5, Civil Service Board. Chair King is requesting to reappoint Rodrigo Jimenez to an at -large seat. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Commissioner Rosado: Second. City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.6 19058 Office of the City Clerk BC.7 19059 Office of the City Clerk Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: (Member 18 to 25 Years of Age) RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: (Alternate At -Large) NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Christine King Commission -At -Large City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.8 19191 Office of the City Clerk RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Josefina Beyra Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Brandi Crystal City Manager James Reyes ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0268 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Escalona, seconded by Commissioner Rosado, and was passed unanimously, to appoint Brandi Crystal as a member of the Education Advisory Board; further waiving the requirements contained in Section 2-1013(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, as amended, by a four/fifths (4/5ths) vote of the members of the full City Commission, as said requirements relate to the appointment of Brandi Crystal as a member of the Education Advisory Board. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.8, Education Advisory Board. Commissioner Rosado would like to appoint Josefina Beyra, and City Manager Reyes would like to appoint Brandi Crystal, who requires a four-f fths waiver of the requirements of City Code Section 2-1013, Subsection 8. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City ofMiami Page 55 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.9 18158 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King IAFF FOP AFSCME 1907 AFSCME 871 City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.10 19060 Office of the City Clerk BC.11 7963 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Eileen Higgins Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.12 19192 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERFAITH ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Fred Klein Commissioner Damian Pardo ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0269 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: A motion was made by Commissioner Gabela, seconded by Commissioner Escalona, and was passed unanimously, to appoint Fred Klein as a member of the Interfaith Advisory Council; further waiving the residency requirement contained in Sections 2-884(b) and 2-1123(a) of the Code of the City of Miami, as amended, by a four/fifths (4/5ths) vote of the members of the full City Commission, as said requirements relate to the appointment of Fred Klein as a member of the Interfaith Advisory Council. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.12, Interfaith Advisory Board -- Council. BC.12, Interfaith Advisory Council. Commissioner Pardo would like to appoint Rabbi Fred Klein as a voting member who requires a four -fifths residency waiver. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City ofMiami Page 58 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.13 19061 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER ("LGBTQ") ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Daymee Sanchez Mayor Eileen Higgins Alexander Bailey Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Thomas Reyes Commissioner Damian Pardo Timothy McLemore Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0270 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.13 LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Advisory Board. Mayor Higgins would like to appoint Daymee Sanchez, Commissioner Gabela would like to appoint Alexander Bailey, and Commissioner Pardo would like to reappoint Thomas Reyes to his seat and reappoint Timothy McLemore as an at -large member. Commissioner Escalona: So move. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City ofMiami Page 59 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.14 19379 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE LITTLE HAITI REVITALIZATION TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Stanley Paul -Noel ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0271 NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Christine King MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City, Clerk): BC.14, Little Haiti Revitalization Trust. Chairwoman King would like to appoint Stanley Paul -Noel. Commissioner Escalona: Motion. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.15 18161 Office of the City Clerk BC.16 19378 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BOND PROGRAM CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Eileen Higgins Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI TREE ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela City ofMiami Page 61 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.17 19372 Office of the City Clerk BC.18 19398 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TRUST FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Felipe Angulo Commission -At -Large Meme Ferre Commission -At -Large Brian Goldmeier Commission -At -Large ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0272 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.17, Performing Arts Center Trust. The following names have been submitted by the Trust: Felipe Angulo, who is a new member, Meme Ferre as a reappointment, Brian Goldmeier as a reappointment. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mario Bailey Commissioner Damian Pardo Joshua Patinkin Commissioner Damian Pardo Arthur Porosoff Commissioner Rolando Escalona ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0273 City ofMiami Page 62 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.19 18162 Office of the City Clerk MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Chair King: BC.18, Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board. Commissioner Pardo would like to reappoint Mario Bailey and Joshua Patinkin, and Commissioner Escalona would like to appoint ArthurPorosoff. Commissioner Rosado: Motion. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD (UDRB) FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Damian Pardo Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado Commissioner Christine King Commissioner Christine King City ofMiami Page 63 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 BC.20 18163 Office of the City Clerk BC.21 19342 Office of the City Clerk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Christopher Norwood Mayor Eileen Higgins ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0274 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.20, Virginia Key Advisory Board. Mayor Higgins would like to appoint Christopher Norwood. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. Mr. Hannon: And that concludes the boards and committees. Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. RESULT: APPOINTEE: (Unexpired Term Ending 3/1 3/2027) NO ACTION TAKEN END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Christine King City ofMiami Page 64 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PZ.1 6608 Department of Planning PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) ORDINANCE First Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION" OF APPROXIMATELY 1.87 ACRES OF A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5175 AND 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" TO "RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF APPROXIMATELY 24.10 ACRES OF A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5175 AND 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND ALL OF 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.1, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, would you please read the title --? Well, not necessary for PZ (Planning and Zoning) item. May 1 --? Anybody want to pull this for discussion? Commissioner Pardo. Commissioner Pardo: Yes. So, I grew up in Coconut Grove and I live in Morningside. And I have the privilege of living with a beautiful canopy. I think if anybody understands why it's so important to preserve and grow our canopy and trees, it's our office. We have been working with this since the very first day. We actually review every, single intended decision in our district, and what's before us right now is one of the decisions we reviewed. I want to read to you the arborist report on this tree, this mahogany tree in Morningside. The mahogany located at 501 Northeast 55th Terrace exhibits an advanced decay ecosystem with severe structural compromise resulting from historic utility line clearance, improper scaffold removal, advanced trunk decay, root system disturbance, and canopy imbalance. In addition, the tree presents a compromised anchorage root system that could potentially fall, especially under wind load conditions that might result in partial or total tree failure. Given the presence of high -value targets and the cumulative nature of observed defects, the tree poses a significant risk to the public safety and adjacent private property. Recommendations: Due to compounded structural defects, the removal of the tree is recommended given the likelihood of partial or whole failure. Removal and replacement are the recommended courses of action. This was City ofMiami Page 65 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 appealed. I have just recently met with the owner who requested relief because apparently part of that tree had impacted her home previously. She's very concerned going into hurricane season. 1 also met with the civic association, and what I guaranteed them because we place such a high value on these decisions, we just want to indefinitely defer, give us sufficient time to have another arborist review it, and then I will -- as you said, with an indefinite deferral, my plan is to bring it back immediately and have us take action. So, for anyone that wants to know more about tree resources, on our Instagram site, you will find lots of tree resources. If you want to know about deferrals of items, we publish them on our Instagram site so you don 't have to come down if an item's being deferred. Sean, 1 don't know if you want to add in since it's you guys. Chair King: What? Public comment? Commissioner Pardo: Oh, no. I mean, as a -- Chair King: Well, I see Attorney Quirke here standing here, but I'm not sure why, but we are finished with public comment. Commissioner Pardo: It's not related to this. Chair King: And this isn't a quasi-judicial matter. Amanda Quirke Hand: Yes. Chair King: So, I don't have to hear any -- Ms. Quirke Hand: It is quasi-judicial. Chair King: No, no, but he wants to defer it. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, Ms. Quirke Hand: Understood, but can I be --? Commissioner Pardo: But wait, one second. And the other thing I want to say, City Manager and this administration, I really, really want to thank you because, in addition to the work we're doing in Chapter 17 and the Tree Advisory Committee and everything we've put in motion, which I'm convinced we do need to have revisions to Chapter 17, you all are doing all of the administrative actions that we have asked for. And clearly it's aligned with preserving and growing our tree canopy. So, thank you very much. As well as the chair and everyone here who works hard to preserve and grow our tree canopy. Thank you. James Reyes (City Manager): We 're good with indefinite deferral for further information. Chair King.• Okay, so I have to -- well, I need a motion, and while I'm getting a motion for PZ to indefinitely defer it, I also need a motion to withdraw PZ.1, 2, and 3. Commissioner Gabela: Motion. Commissioner Pardo: I'll make those motions. Chair King: So, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? City ofMiami Page 66 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Thank you all. PZ.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 6117 Department of Planning AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 3 AND 7 OF ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY REZONING CERTAIN PARCELS FROM "T5- 0", URBAN CENTER -OPEN, AND "T5-R", URBAN CENTER - RESTRICTED, TO "CS", CIVIC SPACE, AND "T6-8A-O", "T6-8B-O", AND "T6-12-0", URBAN CORE -OPEN, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 25.97 ACRES (1,131,253 SQUARE FEET) FOR THE "SABAL PALM VILLAGE SPECIAL AREA PLAN" ("SAP") GENERALLY LOCATED AT 5175 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, AND 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", CONSISTING OF A PHASED PROJECT DIVIDED INTO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) PHASES WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 2,929 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS, 400 LODGING UNITS, 168,011 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, 296,297 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, 43,760 SQUARE FEET OF SPECIAL TRAINING/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, AND 4,782 PARKING SPACES; MODIFYING THE TRANSECT ZONE REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE SUBJECT PARCELS AND WHERE A REGULATION IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED BY THE SAP, THE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE APPLY; THE SQUARE FOOTAGE NUMBERS ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED 5,899,658 SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHALL CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 195,272 SQUARE FEET OF CIVIC SPACE AND A MINIMUM OF 248,923 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.2, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PZ.1. City ofMiami Page 67 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 PZ.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 6118 Department of Planning PZ.4 19233 Department of Building AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUES, BETWEEN SPV REALTY LC AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") RELATING TO THE REZONING OF CERTAIN PARCELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NET 22.47 ± ACRES FOR THE SABAL PALM VILLAGE SPECIAL AREA PLAN ("SPV SAP") COMPRISED OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF PARCELS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 5175 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, 5035 NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE, AND 5125 NORTHEAST 2 COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR MIXED USES; AUTHORIZING USES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, LODGING, CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIL SUPPORT, PARKING, AND ANY OTHER USES AUTHORIZED BY THE SPV SAP AND PERMITTED BY THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN — FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION AND ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.3, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PZ.1. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION GRANTING OR DENYING THE APPEAL, FILED BY MARK SUPINO, OF INTENDED DECISION 26-087 ISSUED ON APRIL 7, 2026, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 501 NORTHEAST 55 TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.4, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PZ.1. City ofMiami Page 68 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City, of Miami Page 69 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 NA.1 19438 City Commission NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 52, ARTICLE I, SECTION 52-2(1) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "SPECIAL EVENTS/SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS/SPECIAL EVENTS IN GENERAL; DURATION AND LIMITATIONS; CITY COMMISSION WAIVER," WAIVING THE LIMITATION PLACED ON THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF TEN (10) DAYS FOR THE ALLAPATTAH SOCCER COMMUNITY FIELD ACTIVATION, A SPECIAL EVENT CONSISTING OF A TEMPORARY SOCCER PITCH AND RELATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING TO BE PRODUCED BY MIAMI BETHANY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA NOT -FOR - PROFIT CORPORATION ("ORGANIZER"), ON CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 850 AND 920 NORTHWEST 23 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA (FOLIO NOS. 01- 3126-015-0040 & 01-3126-015-0110) ("PROPERTY"), FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JUNE 11, 2026 AND ENDING JULY 19, 2026, INCLUSIVE OF SET-UP AND TEAR -DOWN DAYS, SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZER'S COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF CHAPTER 52 OF THE CITY CODE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE SAID SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0253 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Miguel Angel Gabela, Commissioner AYES: King, Gabela, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item NA.1, please see "Order of the Day." Chair King: Gentlemen, may 1 have a motion to approve our pocket item? Commissioner Escalona: So move. Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Commissioner Gabela: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. City ofMiami Page 70 Printed on 08/12/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 11, 2026 ADJOURNMENT Chair King: Great. George Wysong (City Attorney): And Madam Chair, after that interaction, I also wanted to introduce -- we have interns here from the City of Miami Attorney's Office. 1'd like them to stand. They just got to watch a vigorous debate on your behalf. Applause. Chair King: Yay. Hope you enjoyed that. Mr. Wysong: We thank them for their service. Chair King: The answer -- the question is all -- the answer is always it depends. Commissioner Pardo: That was good bantering from you guys for them. Commissioner E.scalona: That was practice. Chair King: That shall conclude the City of Miami Commission for Janu -- June 11 th, 2025. The meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m. City ofMiami Page 71 Printed on 08/12/2026