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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2026-06-25 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 25, 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 Ill, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairwoman King, Commissioner Escalona, Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner Rosado Absent: Commissioner Gabela On the 25th 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 9:14 a.m. and adjourned at 1:12 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: James Reyes, City Manager George K. Wysong III, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair King: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting. I am Christine King, Chairwoman of the City of Miami Commission and Commissioner for District 5. I'm joined by -- with my colleagues, Commissioner Ralph Rosado, Commissioner Escalona, and Commissioner Pardo. We are going to start our meeting with recognitions. I believe my colleague, Commissioner Rosado, has a recognition for someone very special. Oh, he says he doesn 't think they're here yet. And it's the only one that we have, so let's go ahead and start our meeting with prayer. We have Pastor Davis here. Good morning. Pastor Davis: Thank you. Everyone that can and will, please stand. If we can bow our heads. Invocation delivered. Chair King: Thank you, Pastor. Thank you. Commissioner Escalona. Pledge of Allegiance delivered. City of Miami Page 1 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM 19503 Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Willy Bermello Mayor and Commissioners Proclamation ORDER OF THE DAY RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: And at this time, I believe Commissioner Rosado, your recognition -- ready? Okay. Commissioner Rosado: Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. Presentation made. 1) Miami City Commissioners presented a Proclamation recognizing Mr. Willy Bermello and his architectural firm, Bermello Ajamil & Partners. Mr. Bermello is a registered Florida professional architect with over 45 years of experience in professional practice. Bermello Ajamil & Partners is a highly successful and acclaimed architectural firm that has worked not only locally with a portfolio including the Port of Miami, hospitals, and a number of local prominent projects, but also includes projects located in Dubai, New York, Bahamas, and a range of other countries internationally, all while growing into one of the largest Hispanic architectural design firms in the world. Miami City Commissioners paused in their deliberations to commend Mr. Bermello and his architectural firm and proclaimed June 25, 2026, as `Bermello Ajamil & Partners Day" in the City of Miami. Chair King: Mr City Attorney, would you please read your statement for the record? George Wysong (City Attorney): Good morning, Madam Chair. Yes, thank you. George Wysong, City Attorney, City of Miami. 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The applicant may also waive the right to an evidentiary hearing on the record. For appeals, the appellant will present its appeal to the City Commission, followed by the appellee. Staff will be allowed to make any recommendation they may have. Please silence all cell phones and other noise making devices. This meeting can be viewed here live on Miami TV, the City Facebook page, the City's Twitter page, the City's YouTube channel, and Comcast Channel 77. The broadcast will also have closed captioning. Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you, Mr City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk, would you please read your statement for the record? City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. The procedures for individuals who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for Planning and Zoning items and any quasi-judicial items on today's City Commission agenda will be as follows: The members of 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: And, Chair 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 I please have you stand and raise your right hand? It's only for the PZ items, just so you're aware. 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. And at this time, Mr City Attorney, would you please read into the record the pocket item that will be before us today? Mr Wysong: Yes, Madam Chair The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr Wysong: Thank you, Madam Chair Chair King: And that will be known as PI.1. [Later... ] Chair King: At this time, we're going to start -- open the floor for public comments. I understand we have a lot. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Did you want to do the order of the day before? Chair King: Oh, that's right. I didn't do the order of the day. Okay. Mr Manager, do you have any items that will be withdrawn or deferred today? James Reyes (City Manager): Good morning, Madam Chair and Commissioners. The Administration would like to defer or withdraw the following items: PH.2, to be deferred to July 9th. PH.2, to be deferred to July 9th. PH.6, to be withdrawn. PH.6, to be withdrawn. RE.3, to be deferred to July 9th. RE.3, to be deferred to July 9th. FR.6, to be deferred to July 23rd. FR.6, to be deferred to July 23rd. DI.2, to be withdrawn. DI.2, to be withdrawn. PZ.2, to be deferred to July 9th. PZ.2, to be deferred to July City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 9th. And finally, PZ.3, to be deferred to July 9th. PZ.3, to be deferred to July 9th. And that completes the order Chair King: Gentlemen, do you have any items on the agenda that you would like to withdraw or defer? No? Commissioner Rosado? No. Mr City Clerk? Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair I have a few cosponsor requests to read into the record. Mayor Higgins will be cosponsoring RE.4 and RE.7. Chairwoman King will be cosponsoring RE.5 and RE. 7. Commissioner Escalona will be cosponsoring RE.7, FR.2, and FR.4. Commissioner Rosado will be cosponsoring FR.2. Thank you, Chair Chair King: Thank you. Now, you guys, if you would indulge me because -- Mr Hannon: And my apologies, did you --? I didn't catch the motion. My -- I didn't -- my apologies. Chair King: May I have a motion -- Commissioner Pardo: So move. Chair King: -- to set the agenda? I have a motion. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: And a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL ITEM(S) 19516 Office of the City Clerk DISCUSSION ITEM PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE JUNE 25, 2026, CITY COMMISSION MEETING. RESULT: PRESENTED Chair King: Our public commenters here, we have a lot of public commenters that are outside. And because we are experiencing a heat advisory, I would ask if we can allow the folks outside to speak first so we can get them, because you're in the air condition. I'm just saying, if you guys say no because you're here first, we'll go with no. But I'm just saying to be considerate because it's hot outside and we are inside in the air condition. (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD) Chair King: Democracy? Let me see a show of hands. Elvis Cruz: What's the question again? City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: If we could allow the folks that are here for public commenters that are outside because it's so hot outside, can we allow them to speak and then those that are here in the air condition speak after. Mr Cruz: Are they all here on the same controversial issue? Chair King: I don't know what issue they're here on, but if we can. So -- but the majority of the folks that are sitting in here said yes. So, if you guys could go back to your seat and let -- and our sergeants will let ten in at a time and we'll move through it, please. Unidentified Speaker: They can take two of my spaces. It's really -- I'm skinny. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) two. Chair King: Thank you, thank you. If it wasn 't so hot outside, I wouldn 't ask, but I don 't want anybody to faint. Maria Baeza: Good morning. Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Baeza: My name is Maria Baeza, and I am a citizen of Miami. Have you ever been hounded as you work? The women who work in the nurseries in Homestead have. They know that the Migra is coming. They run -- they run and hide or they go into the ditches waiting for the danger to be over I plead you -- with you, please do not make the immigrationcy [sic] police accomplices of this [sic] crimes. The fear that these women have, the fear that they lose their job, the fear that they lose their children, the fear that they will be arrested, incarcerated is very real. I don 't think any of you have ever felt that. But I am pleading with you, please do not make yourselves accomplice [sic]. Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Shh. Nope, nope, nope, nope, removed from chambers. Good morning. no, no. Maria Bilbao: Good morning. Chair King: This -- we do this instead of clapping. Ms. Bilbao: Good morning, Commissioners. Chair King: Good morning. No clapping. We'll have you Ms. Bilbao: I had hoped to see Mayor Higgins here today so I could encourage her to keep the promise she makes to voters to end the Miami participation to 27(g) [sic] agreement. Since she's not here, I hope the rest of the commissioners will answer the question many Miami residents are still asking. When will that promise become action? My name is Maria Bilbao. I am a community organizer And for years, I have a company immigrant families at the ICE (United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement) office in Miramar, so the Miramar Circle of Protection. Every week we meet parents, childrens [sic], and grandparents who are terrified of being separate from the people they love. Over the past year, I have seen a dramatic increase in arrests following interaction with local enforcement and agencies that participate in 287(g) agreements. The City of Miami was not required by state law to enter this agreement. It was a choice. It was a choice made despite warning from community members, faith leaders, civil rights organizations, and public safety City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 experts. Programs like 287(g) agreement damage trust between immigrant community and local governments. They make people afraid to report crime, ask for help, or cooperate with law enforcement. That does not make our city safer. Miami is a city built by immigrants. Our police should reflect our values. Today I urge the commissions [sic] to begin the process to ending Miami's participation in 287(g) agreements and to honor the commitment that was made to the people of the City. It's time to turn that promise into actions. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Courtney Prokopas: Good morning. Good morning, Commission. My name is Courtney Prokopas, and I come before you today on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida, a proudly non partisan organization. Our advocacy is grounded in positions that have been carefully studied and adopted through a grassroots, member -driven process. The League urges the City of Miami to end their 287(g) agreement. These 287(g) agreements are not mandated for cities, despite the State's deceptive claims to the contrary. Because local governments choose whether to enter into these agreements, they also choose to maintain these agreements. Municipalities have an imperative to consider the impact on equitable treatment, community trust, and effective governance. The League's long-standing position support fair treatment under the law, due process, equal rights, opportunities for all, family reunification, and humane, humane effective immigration policies. The League believes policies should promote family unity rather than contribute to family separation. We also believe that public safety is strengthened when all residents can interact with local government and law enforcement. Without fear, trust between communities and public institutions is preserved. 287(g) agreements undermine every single one of these principles that I have just articulated. Our request for the City of Miami is to end their 287(g) agreement. It is not a partisan request. It reflects the League of Women voters' enduring commitment to civil liberties, to equal justice, to family unity and responsive government that serves the entire community. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rachel Prestipino: Good morning. My name is Rachel Prestipino, and I'm here representing Catalyst Miami. First, I wanted to comment on the first ordinance, FR.1, in regards to removing environmental impact studies from traffic studies. Who here has been stuck in traffic in Miami? Yeah, I was stuck at a light for about 20 minutes that was broken on the way here. We all know that we have traffic problems. Of course, we are going to need traffic projects to try to alleviate some of that stress of sitting in Miami traffic. But what we absolutely don't want to do is take any shortcuts in doing that, right, and moving past envi -- looking at the environmental impacts. Because the environmental impact is the human impact. It's the impact on our health, right? When we're sitting in traffic, we already know that those emissions are bad for us and also the stormwater runoff from certain traffic projects is bad for our drinking water, bad for the air we breathe. And the communities where so many of these traffic studies would be implemented are communities that are already environmentally burdened by greater industrial use. You know, these are neighborhoods where there's a ton of development happening right now and debris, like Overtown, Little Havana, and Model City, et cetera. And so, these communities are already burdened, right? The air impact and the rates of asthma, things like that, are already so much higher in these communities and getting rid of these environmental impact studies would only exacerbate that problem. So, I urge you to please reconsider that and not take any shortcuts when it comes to your residents' health. I'm also with the group that is here urging you to please act on your power and exit out of this 287(g) agreement. You have the power to do it. The question is do you have the will? Will you listen to your residents and City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 preserve the trust that we need with our local police to be able to actually protect us and serve us as they have pledged to do? And they could only do that if there's a relationship of trust, and this agreement is destroying that relationship. It's destroying our families. So, please, act on your power. You can do it. Thank you. Commissioner Rosado: Madam -- Chair King: Thank you. Commissioner Rosado: Madam Chair, if I could take a quick point of personal privilege because there seems to be some confusion. Chair King: No, no. We're going to let everyone stay and then we're going to -- that's why it's a discussion item. I wouldn't want us -- Commissioner Rosado: No, no. I'm not referencing the discussion item. I'm referencing FR.1. There was a substitution memo issued. Chair King: Right. But we can -- we can discuss FR.1, pull it, and we'll talk about it. We'll clear up any confusion. I just want to get through public comments, and I don 't want us to, you know, cherry pick someone said this and someone said that, and before you know it, we're all doing public comment and the commission meeting at the same time. Good morning. Laura Munoz Quinones: Good morning, Chairwoman and members. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk about this very important issue. My name is Laura Stephania Munoz Quinones, and I have the absolute honor to serve Florida Student Power as our civic engagement director And I am here today because every morning I wake up very proud to work with incredible young people and immigrant families, young people who every day work because they want to build this City, young people who every day wake up because their parents clean the city, build the city, do all the labor that makes sure the city can run. And to me, I don 't know what else builds a condition for safety than care than the labor that it requires for people to be fed, for our houses to be cleaned, for our children to be taken care of And when the children and when these families ask for the basic decency for something that I know regardless of party all of you believe, which is that families belong together, which is that families should not be torn apart for senseless needs and fear for a political fear and agreements that do not work. Immigration belongs to the federal government. Why are we cutting apart the fabric of our communities just because we're fearful? I know that we can do better I am a woman and faith. I know each of you, regardless of party here, can do the right thing. So, please, don 't disappoint us. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Elena Munoz: Good morning, Chairwoman King and Commissioners. My name is Elena Munoz. I am here to ask all of you to please opt out of agreement 287(g). The police were formed to protect the people, not to take them away without any proof of wrongdoing. There is no way you can tell who is a criminal or an undocumented person just by looking at someone. That's racial profiling. And I know I've been witness of that of people taken because they look Hispanic. The fact that the police who have to carry the new job of assisting ICE detracts them from their real job, the job they sign up for, which is to protect life and property, maintain public order, and enforce local, state, and federal laws. It is also unfair to the policemen having to go against people from their own communities. I remember the times when people look up to the policemen and saw them as friends. Program 287(g) will take time from what they should be doing, thus making us less safe. The money could be spent for City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 other purpose, like some community projects. I also -- it also makes residents afraid or hesitant for normal service call to police for fear of immigration enforcement. Real criminals are -- stay committing crimes and immigrants and hard-working people are stopped and taken away, separated from family, the great majority of which follow rules, waiting for their asylum cases, family petition, et cetera. I beg of you to do the right thing and vote against Agreement 287. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Janine Pickens: Good morning, Chairwoman King, board members, and community members. My name is Janine Pickens. I am an Overtown business owner resident, and community activist. I am here today because I believe Overtown existent businesses deserve to be included in financial opportunities being created in our own community. Economic inclusion means more than watching redevelopment happen around us. It means having the opportunity to participate in it. Redevelopment should not only build buildings. It should build the people and the businesses that have never stopped believing in Overtown. Several months ago, I submitted my proposal to executive director copied staff, and chairwoman office, and commission staff. I've also previously appeared before this board. As of today, I have not received a response or guiding -- guidance regarding my proposal. Understanding that not every proposal will be approved, I am not asking for special treatment. I am asking for fair opportunity. Every dollar invested in an existing Overtown business has the potential to create jobs, strengthen families, and build generational wealth right here in Overtown. We do not want to stand outside looking at opportunity. We want a seat at the table. Today, I respectfully request that the board direct staff to place the issues of financial opportunities for existing Overtown businesses on a future CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) agenda for discussion and possible action. My request today is simple. Give Overtown existing businesses the opportunity to help build Overtown 's future. Thank you for your time and consideration, and have a great day. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Pickens: Thank you. Chair King: Ma'am, look through that glass. The lady speaking to the police officer Ms. Pickens: Yes? Chair King: -- please go speak to her That's my chief of staff. Moving forward, I'm going to ask everybody what item you are here to speak on because what you just spoke on is not before us at this moment, but I didn't want to interrupt you and tell you to stop, so I let you -- but moving forward, everybody, please let me know what item you're speaking on because I don't want to cut anyone off while they're speaking. But if you could please go speak to my chief of staff and share with her what you just said, and she'll make sure that you get a meeting with the executive director of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA. Ms. Pickens: Thank you very much. Thank you. Chair King: And we currently have a small business grant in Overtown, so I'm not clear where the disconnect is, but my chief of staff Ms. Harrell, will help you. Ms. Pickens: Thank you. I'll go talk to her. Thanks. Chair King: She's right there. Good morning. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Ana Sofia Pelaez: Good morning, Chairwoman King and City counselors. My name is Ana Sofia Pelaez. I'm the executive director of Miami Freedom Project, but I'm speaking today as a resident of District 3, zip code 33145. And I'm writing to urge you to -- I'm speaking to urge you to review and rescind the 287(g) task force agreement with ICE. Beyond the social impact, which you're going to hear very fortunately from the community today, this is a matter of good governance and responsible allocation of our City's resources. This agreement subjects our community to an unreliable immigration database, arbitrary enforcement, and the denial of due process. Such actions lead to unlawful arrest, which result -- will result in costly liabilities and litigations for our City. Furthermore, taxpayers will bear the burden of increased costs and diminished services. This agreement makes our communities less safe by discouraging individuals from reporting crimes, seeking medical care, finding shelter or reporting abuse, ultimately undermining trust in law enforcement. While we recognize the pressures involved, the City remains responsible for its fiscal and constitutional obligations and to its constituents. I strongly encourage you to review and reject this agreement. Thank you, Chairwoman, for bringing it forward. And, you know, last year, you're behind history, but you know, urge you all to not fail to meet the moment again. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Yareliz Mendez -Zamora: Good morning, Chair. Good morning, members. My name is Yareliz Mendez -Zamora, and I serve as the policy coordinator for American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker faith -based organization that has been around since 1917 leading humanitarian efforts throughout the world. And I'm here today to urge the City to do the right thing and to end their 287(g) agreement. 287(g) agreements have done nothing but inspire fear in our communities. It has done nothing but cause harm, cause confusion, cause chaos. People don 't know who to trust. There are victims of harm, of crimes that are unable to report because they feel that they're going to be caught in the deportation pipeline. Imagine that, that people feel uncomfortable going and reporting harms done to them because they think that they're going to end up in a country that they may not have been to in over a decade. Our youth are frightened. I also work with youth, and I can tell you that they are scared to even go to schools, to college campuses. They don't know what their future holds, but you do. You can end these agreements and make sure that our families are safe, make sure that our youth are able to walk freely and without fear. I know that you can meet the moment. Meet it, do the right thing. I know that there are so many of us who have offered public comment on this before, and we believe that if we keep speaking up, eventually things will change because they have to. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Frederico Capdepon: Good morning. I'm Father Frederico from Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Our thoughts and prayers are with Venezuela today as they suffered the earthquake. Good morning, everyone. I'm here today to speak in support of ending cooperation between our local police and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Local police have an important responsibility, to protect public safety and to build trust within the communities that they serve. When local law enforcement becomes involved in federal immigration enforcement, that trust can be damaged. Many immigrant families become afraid to report crimes, serve as witnesses, or seek help when they may be in danger When people fear that a call to the police could lead to detention or deportation, everyone in the community becomes less safe and more infected with their own fears. Our communities are made stronger by the contributions of immigrants. They are our neighbors, coworkers, classmates, business owners and friends. Everyone deserves City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 to feel safe taking their children to school, going to work, visiting the doctor or reporting a crime without fear Today, I urge our leaders to prioritize community trust, public safety, and equal treatment for all residents. A safer community is one where everyone feels protected, not one where people are afraid to come forward. Let us work toward policies that unite our communities and strengthen trust and ensure that our law enforcement can and do invest on serving and protecting our residents. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Paul Christian Namphy: Good morning, Chairwoman King and distinguished members of the Commission of the City of Miami and the general public. My name is Paul Chrisitan Namphy. I'm the political director and the lead organizer to Family Action Network Movement, 100 Northeast 84th Street, in the city of Miami. And we're here as many others have spoken before me. There's something that we can all agree on here is that the cement that binds City of Miami decision makers, our law enforcement officers, and our communities is the cement of trust. And the only way that we can ensure that trust is ensuring that when you get that knock on your door when you get that call and you're in the community, that that officer is there to help you. And what we are seeing right now, we remember last year on that fateful day when the vote for 287(g) went down. And we want to commend the courage of Chairwoman King and of Commissioner Pardo for taking a vote of conscience. And unfortunately, Chairwoman King and Commissioner Pardo were alone on that day. But now we have a new reality this year. We have a new mayor who's committed to cost of living issues and of resolving getting out of 287(g) agreements. We have new faces on the commission, and we believe that this is a critical moment as we think about keeping the 480 to 500,000 people living in Miami, to keeping their families together because so many of them were born somewhere else. And almost all of them have relatives, friends who do not have permanent status. And the only way to maintain that trust that people will not be sent back to Venezuela of conditions that Father Frederico mentioned, to Haiti, to Cuba, to Central America is that we have this coalition -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Namphy: -- of officers and the public. So, please appeal to Commissioners Rosado, Escalona, King, Gabela, and Pardo. Do the right thing. Chair King: Thank you. Mr Namphy: Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Jen Posner: Good morning. My name is Jen Posner I'm from the University of Miami Climate Resilience Institute and also representing the Center for Urban and Community Design at UM (University of Miami). I'm here today to support the SPONGE (Stormwater Parks Offering Natural Green -Infrastructure Enhancement) resolution, agenda item number RE.7 sponsored by Commissioners Pardo and Commissioner Rosado. This is an acronym for Stormwater Parks Offering Natural Green -Infrastructure Enhancement. And this program would evaluate and prioritize candidate sites Citywide where SPONGE program parks would be most effective and coordinated with the City's existing gray water infrastructure -- stormwater infrastructure. This initiative represents an important step forward for Miami's resilience efforts by recognizing the critical role that green infrastructure plays in managing stormwater; reducing flood risk, improving water quality, and creating healthier public spaces for residents. The resolution's emphasis on strategic site City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 selection, integration with existing stormwater systems, and collaboration with academic and international partners positions Miami to become a leader in innovative nature -based adaptation strategies. Our initiative aims to bring together a host of practitioners and experts, academic researchers, designers, elected officials, civic leaders, and the community to develop a clear understanding of what SPONGE urbanism looks like in our community. We will be hosting a studio this fall comprised of students in architecture, urban design, and ecosystem science and policy that will be the first phase of this work. We will also be collaborating on the studio with the University of Pennsylvania and TU Delft in the Netherlands for a really robust knowledge exchange and development of best practices and strategies. The background of our center, the Center for Urban and Community Design, it is a joint initiative of the Climate Resilience Institute at UM and the School of Architecture. It was created in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew with the goal of embedding community -engaged resilience, and that's exactly what we're doing here today. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Posner: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Ovida Alva (as translated by Paul Christian Namphy: My name is Ovid Alva, and it is very important to greet all of the commissioners on the City Commission. It is extremely important the police and the community and the population need to work together. Police are from the community. And the commissioners, the elected officials, are also from the community. And after their terms are over, they will return to the population. So, the elected officials, the police, the community need to work together. And we do not want to see agreements and impediments coming between the police and the community that they are there to protect and serve because the police come from the population. So, please, we're asking the elected officials to make sure that their work continues consistent for the police and the population to work together Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Mr. Namphy? Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Mr. Namphy, can we have the speaker's name for the record? Mr. Namphy: Yes. Mr. Alva: Ovida Alva. Mr. Namphy: O-V-I-D-A. And the last name is A-L-V-A. Mr. Hannon: Thank you. Mr. Alva: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Lindsay Cann: Hi, good morning. My name is Lindsay Cann. I am a resident of Miami -Dade and also the founder of the Crow Creek Impact Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on environmental justice and tribal sovereignty. I want to speak to call an end to the 287 agreement. Miami is historically a sanctuary city. We even have the Freedom Tower, which is representative of that. And I find it City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 interesting that this conversation is happening as we host immigrants from all around the world, and we are a beacon of international diversity. And to be honest, anybody who is not indigenous or a captive brought here via slavery is an immigrant, and no one has more authority or the right to decide who comes here and lives a peaceful life. It should be left to the federal government to handle the criminals that actually need to be removed. The police are here to protect and serve, not handle immigration proceedings. I also want to speak on item FR.1 against the removal of the environmental impact studies. Miami's environmental ecosystem is in a very delicate position right now where every tree decision will increase the temperature. Every decision related to the air and water is critical and needs to be considered with any decisions that are made. In the Miami Citizen Bill of Rights, it says that the City shall promote the right of the people to clean air pure water freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise, and the natural and scenic, historic, and aesthetic qualities of the environment. To remove this environmental impact study violates this. And I wish that Mayor Higgins was here, as she's been speaking on a host of environmental conferences. And last thing, RE.5, I'm in support of limiting the power of developers with the Live Local Act. It should remain in the hands of residents and local planners to decide what is built in the City. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Katrina Morris: Good morning. Katrina Morris, 4130 Lybyer Avenue. Our neighborhood conservation district -- well, first off, thank you for putting the 287(g) -- rescinding the 287(g) on the discussion as a discussion item. Our neighborhood conservation district has -- is holding on by a thread, but zoning alone isn 't enough. Following federal anti -money laundering crackdowns around 2017, the real estate market pivoted towards high interest private credit funds demanding aggressive profit margins. Today, corporate private equity vehicles and institutional lenders are strip mining our city. They target vulnerable condominium associations struggling under post Surfside safety mandates, buying them out, exploiting Live Local loopholes to steamroll our NCD (Neighborhood Conservation District), and clear cutting our old growth tree canopy. Medical science shows a person can lose up to 50 percent of their lung capacity before showing symptoms. The body quietly compensates until a crisis hits. Our tree canopy operates the same exact way. These trees are the physical lungs of our city. They filter air, mitigate flooding, and keep the city livable. Because nature quietly adapts when a lot is clear cut, we fool ourselves into thinking our environment is fine by putting in some landscaping. But ecology proves it takes 30 years just to regrow the visual illusion of a forest and 500 years to fully restore a functioning ecosystem. It is important that we challenge this overreach of Live Local. Thank you for putting that in, Commissioner Pardo. And also, can we explore a natural capital TDR (Transfer of Development Rights) bank? Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Richard Lamondin: Good morning. My name is Richard Lamondin. I'm a husband to my immigrant wife, dad to my four -year -old son, and I'm also the Democratic nominee to be your next state senator I'm here today as a deeply concerned citizen to speak about the 287(g) agreement. This is Miami. We are a city built by immigrants who came here fleeing the exact government overreach that we are discussing here today. When you turn our local police into federal immigration agents, you do not make this city safer. You make every resident less safe. A mother becomes afraid to dial 911 if she's a victim of domestic violence. A witness to a crime stays silent rather than risk their family safety. So, let's be honest about what this really is. This is our lame duck governor using our police as a prop for his future ambitions. And I know he has threatened to remove elected officials who refuse to comply. So, I want to say this directly to you, that threat is real, and I don't City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 take it lightly. But each of you took an oath, not to Ron DeSantis, but to this country, to this city, and to the people in it. And I'm asking you today to honor that oath, especially when it's hard, because that is exactly what an oath means something. I think about my own family. My dad and wife both came to this country to build a life here, like so many of yours did, like so many of our neighbors did. I think about my son and the kind of Miami I want him to inherit from us. Bullies count on people standing alone. They count on fear winning. But we elected you to stand up for us. This commission has a choice. You can rubber stamp Tallahassee's agenda out of fear, where you can stand up for the people who actually elected you. And I'm asking you respectfully but urgently to reject this agreement and remember who you serve. It's time we lead. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Manny Orozco: Good morning, Chairwoman. Can I actually defer my time to Richard for a different item? Please? He's going to speak on a different item. Chair King: There's too many folks here today -- Mr Orozco: Yeah. Chair King: -- for stuff. So -- Mr Orozco: Yeah. Chair King: -- and there are people outside. Mr Orozco: Instead of me speaking, I just want to -- Chair King: Either speak or let the next person come up and speak. Mr. Orozco: Okay. All right, well on behalf of Richard Lamondin and our campaign, Alexis Calatayud is the author of the Live Local Act, and we are here to speak against it. It is another example of government overreach. It is another example of you know, developers and special interests coming into our neighborhoods and building without community input. This is a bill that removes your local power, removes the power of our community, and we are asking you to approve the resolution to seek all legal challenges to challenge this in court. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Marcelo Fernandez: Good morning, Chairwoman, Commissioners. My name is Marcelo Fernandez, 3536 Charles Avenue. I was a two -term elected official for the Coconut Grove Village Council, served as chair for both those terms. I've also been the recipient -- I'm a developer I've been a recipient of some funding through District 2 for -- to bring 80 affordable housing into the Grove, (UNINTELLIGIBLE), so I'm really passionate about housing alternatives. And in 2020, I partnered with Thelma Gibson Health Initiatives, and we bought some more properties and looking for some alternative housing opportunities. And what we did is I've been spearheading this effort with your Planning and Zoning department to bring alternative housing. It was supposed to be today, but they're coming back soon for a -- the cottage legislation that's coming into play. And it was unanimously approved by PZAB (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board). And what I'd like to say today is that's a great plan for you guys to review and approve. There's one issue that they did not look at. They took the data from just GIS (Geographic Information System) and they're proposing thousands of lots that could be potentially done this, City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 which is not the case. This is being proposed for T3-O and subsize standard T3-R. T3-O already allows two units per lot, so there's a net increase in housing. And what I'd like to do is try to see if there's a lot that we have in the district that is only a quarter mile of the transit zone. It's on sewers that we're trying to propose a demonstration project to bring this housing to fruition. I'm going to leave some packages for you all to please review and see if you can -- I can speak to one of your staff members to review this and please consider it during the first reading. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Fernandez: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Hayley Margolis: Good morning. My name is Hayley Margolis, and I'm a Miami - Dade resident. I'm an elementary school teacher in Miami -Dade, and my job as an elementary school teacher is to provide a safe space where children can learn and experience joy. I can 't do my job when ICE and police work together in this city. Your job is to create a city where the people of Miami can feel safe to work and live with dignity. We're in a historical moment. Every single citizen in the US (United States) has a duty to oppose ICE and the unjust targeting and incarceration of immigrants in America. I only have the power to speak for two minutes. You actually have the power to make a difference in this moment and end Miami-Dades 287(g) agreement. Our streets in Miami don 't look like the streets in Minnesota because of this 287(g) agreement. It doesn 't mean our community is safer; it just means that police collaboration with ICE hides the injustice from neighbors to look out for and protect each other. Cities -- families here in Miami -Dade live in fear and isolation and uncertainty. It is your duty to protect your community, and I hope you feel moved in this moment to stand on the right side of history. Any effort to support or protect ICE in collaboration with police is empowering a fascist regime and the mass incarceration of immigrants. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Camilo Mejia: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. My name is Camilo Mejia. I'm the Senior Director of Policy at Catalyst Miami. We are located at 3250 Southwest 3rd Avenue, 33129. And I'm here to speak against the removal of environmental impact studies because these studies are directly connected to protecting our community from inclement weather, from saltwater intrusion. It protects us against flooding, extreme heat, extreme winds and storms, hurricanes, and it protects our water, air, and soil from pollution, ensuring that we have a healthy environment for our community and for generations to come. I'd also like to speak out against 287(g) agreement. This police ICE collaboration is the surest way to ensure that we don 't have public safety because it erodes the trust between community and police. I know this from serving on the Community Advisory Board here at the City of Miami, which aimed to repair the trust between community and police. And I can tell you that these agreements are really, really bad for that purpose. We have been in this situation before with the Secure Communities Program during the Bush Administration. It was shown time and time again that this type of agreements actually have a really, really detrimental effect in public safety. Also, it's tearing our families and our community apart. It's having a direct impact in the social and emotional well-being of our community. And it's just really bad. It's also -- if you're not convinced by that, it's also -- our economy is taking a direct hit because there are a lot of industries and sectors that rely on immigrant labor and they're going after everyone. This persecution against immigrants is not only against people who don 't have papers, but people who have -- who are seeking asylum, who have work permits, who are trying to renew their green card, et cetera. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 So, it's really, really, really terrible for our community, and you have the ability to question that in court, so please do so. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Emily Sarasa: Good morning, Chair King and Commissioners. My name is Emily Sarasa. I'm a resident of Miami -Dade County. I grew up here, born here, the grandchild of immigrants, and I'm asking today that you rescind 287(g) agreements. I am really concerned with both the federal overreach and our governor's overreach. I am concerned about the no -bid contracts that went into building Alligator Alcatraz and the filling of immigrant bodies in these spaces. I think our tax dollars are better off spent improving the community, investing in schools, and keeping communities safe. I'm also a lawyer, an attorney, advocate, and community organizer I'm duly concerned with CoreCivic, GEO Group, and the immigrants that are being shipped all over the country. I'm also the child of two law enforcement officers, and I think that forcing officers to engage in this practice, arresting our community members or neighbors, is wrong. So, I hope you vote to rescind and encourage the mayor to do so. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Karla De Anda: Hi, good morning. My name is Karla De Anda. I'm the founder and director of the Right to Freedom Network. Our organization was founded by domestic workers. Some of them are survivors of labor trafficking. I'm part of the human trafficking task force, but I'm going to be clear. Everybody's going to talk about crime and people not reporting. I'm going to talk about what I'm seeing every single day. Human -- victims of human trafficking are not reporting. Every single day I receive calls of wage theft, labor abuse, sexual harassment, name it. We offer to go with them to file the report. We offer lawyers support step by step. And almost no one got with us to file a report. This is what we are seeing. They are afraid. We all know, I think, that immigration and the police are working together. They will never go in to report a crime. The other thing that we -- I'm going to (UNINTELLIGIBLE) is that reports the statistics about crime going low, but that's not true. We will never know how many women that been abused didn't report the abuse. And then lastly, I (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- I lost Commissioner Rosado because most of my cases are in his district. But if you want to meet the victims, if you want to hear from them directly, we are willing to come and talk to you. I want you to see firsthand what a victim of human trafficking is feeling and not be able to report the crime because they are afraid. (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. De Anda: And invite me. I'm willing to come with my members. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Mel Meinhardt: Good morning, Madam Chair My name is Mel Meinhardt, and I come to you today as the volunteer chair of Friends of the Commodore Trail. I come in to speak on PZ.4 and the Greenways Amendment. Through the chair, I'd like to congratulate Commissioner Rosado and the excellent performance of the staff of the City of Miami, especially the Planning Department, on the way in which they did community outreach for this particular measure. It's the Greenways measure, which will enable and empower funds to be used in support of Miami trails and parks throughout the city. However I would like to ask for a technical amendment to a particular sentence in there, which, after examination in the working sessions, we've asked that be included. And the idea is to protect the NCDs from the possibility of a change in other laws of the City of Miami, we've recommended City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 through Commissioner Pardo a technical addition. I don 't know of any opposition from City of Miami Planning staff or Commissioner Rosado or any of the other participants. And I'm asking, please, for this belt and suspenders extra protection for the neighborhood conservation districts. Again, big shout out to the process. Excellent program for greenways and the use of those funds, but we're asking to close a possible future loophole. Thank you very much, Madam Chair Thank you, Commissioner Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sarai Portillo: Hi, good morning. My name is Sarai Portillo. I work with Florida Rising. I've been living in the City of Miami for the last 20 years, 1288 Northeast 191 st Street. And I just come here to give my testimony. I've been living here witnessing the streets. Our community, we're here, we're a community organizing organization. Every day we're seeing how our community has been persecuted in the streets by border patrol, either by police officers or by the state guards on the highways. So, here we are, once again, to demand you to really do your job. 287(g) agreement is not a good agreement for our community. And please, please, please just listen to the community. Give us a chance to really live here, work here, play here. We make contributions. You all know that. Our community depends on this. And you are just making our life more miserable with this agreement. And aligning yourself with the federal government, you're not protecting the community. So, you must end the 287(g) agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Emilio Morad Knittel: Good morning. My name is Emilio Morad Knittel. I'm a Miami -Dade citizen and a new member of Miami DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), but I'll be speaking for myself today. I'm here to oppose the 287 agreement between Miami -Dade police and ICE officers in order to curb immigration. I don 't believe this is good for anyone sitting in this room. I don 't think this is good for anyone inside Miami-Dade's borders. I think it creates an environment of fear amongst the populace, and I think that's the point of this collaboration. ICE, for the most part, is allowed to work without impunity. We've seen this in Minnesota. We've seen this attempted in California, and I don't want to live in that kind of environment where I'm walking in the street or friends of mine, or anyone really, are walking in the street and are stopped, asked for papers, harassed because they speak with an accent or English is their second language. That's not good for only, you know, the people that live here. That's also bad for the people who are visiting. That's bad for people who are in the process of getting their papers because they have no legal recourse for the most part. They have no legal recourse. ICE is allowed to detain people and hold them for an indefinite period of time without any access to, you know, lawyers or courts. There are people being held right now inside ICE detention facilities that are not even speaking to their lawyers or cannot even afford a lawyer, can 't even afford a public servant. Chair King: Thank you. Mr Knittel: Thank you. I appreciate it. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Carl Anthony: Good morning. My name is Carl Anthony. I'm a resident of Coconut Grove, and I'm here in support of Commissioner Pardo resolution to find out ways to counteract the Live Local Act. It's real simple. This country was built on not having outside control of this country. So why would we want the state to control how we run our municipality? There's not a whole lot that can be argued, but I City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 think this -- the state attorney should be able to find ways to counteract this Live Local bill so that we can have our own regulations. We can decide what our community needs and how our community operates. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Mr Cruz: Good morning, Elvis Cruz. Thank you, Commissioner Pardo, for sponsoring item RE.5, which opposes the Live Local Act, one of the worst laws ever passed in the state of Florida, a law which enables huge overdevelopment and harms our quality of life, our neighborhood character and scale, and our already overburdened public infrastructure. I've been speaking out against that law for three years, so it's great to see the City finally take action. Everyone, please know there are ways to provide affordable housing without more overdevelopment, including tax exemptions, tax credits, Section 8 vouchers, or by building dedicated affordable housing projects within the existing zoning. Any underfunding in those programs can and should be addressed directly. If the State of Florida and the USA (United States of America) were serious about affordable housing, they would ban foreign and corporate buyers. That's the big problem. An analysis from the Miami Association of Realtors found that foreign buyers account for 52 percent of all new construction sales across South Florida. Next, item PZ.4 is the Greenway funding, which is based on more overdevelopment. Allowing three additional stories to T5 is a de facto upzoning, another in a long line of gifts to developers. That bonus height should never have been enacted. It should be repealed, not legitimized. Greenways are a good thing and should be funded but by some other means. Continually allowing bonus height and density to developers in exchange for so-called public benefits is a very bad habit that the City should break. Lastly, item FR.1 would do away with requiring independent traffic analysis. I heard there's a substitution memo, but it was not on -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Cruz: -- the agenda. You may want to defer that. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sebastian Caicedo: Good morning. My name is Sebastian Caicedo. I'm here on behalf of our members from Florida Rising. I reside in Miami. I am an immigrant. I see a room full of immigrants in the front and in the back. I am speaking here against the 287(g) agreement. We're here a year later when you approve this. During this year, there's been hundreds of families that have been separated. There's people that have been detained here in our neighborhood, in our backyard in Alligator Alcatraz. Now that has been shut down. A lot of those people have been shipped to many states that people and their family don 't know where they are. And currently in the City of Miami, there's people getting arrested. There's family being separated. And it's time for all of you to make the right decision. This is a second chance for all of you. Some of you were here elected recently with the promise of protecting immigrants. So, this is the time. From the city manager to the mayor; from the commissioners, from everybody in the City of Miami, you have a responsibility as immigrants, as residents of this city, to protect us. You took an oath. So, you should serve by that. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Andy Parrish: Good morning, Commissioners, and Madam Mayor, who I'm sure is listening or will be. My name is Andy Parrish. I'm here in support of RE.5. Miami is a tough place politically, as you know. You must be a fighter to win a commissioner seat, which you all have. We have seen you fight for your own districts, as when City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 those unspent impact fees were discovered. Now we ask you to fight together for home rule, guaranteed by Article 8 of the Florida Constitution. Home rule puts you in charge of our zoning laws, not the State of Florida. The State's Live Local Act turns that upside down saying Tallahassee knows what is best for Miami, not you. To be fair, the State is saying more affordable housing is needed everywhere. And the quickest way is to preempt Home Rule and force all cities to build more and only high-rise buildings. They are saying one size fits all. That doesn't work for shoes, doesn't work for diverse cities. The Live Local Act has yet to prove it will create any affordable housing. Meanwhile, developers have been exploiting the Live Local Act to create expensive and highly profitable high-rise condominiums where the neighbors, your citizens, don 't want them. I suggest this instead, all five of you and Mayor Higgins join together and ask Tallahassee to amend the Live Local Act as follows. "Give us just 12 months using our Home Rule. We will amend our Miami 21 Zoning Code, and we'll amend our comprehensive plan and our future land use map and hand you a pledge -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr Parrish: -- to provide Miami's fair share of the state's goal of affordable housing." Will you take that risk? It's a big risk, but fight for us and fight for yourselves because Home Rule needs to be preserved. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Peter Rabbino: Good morning. My name is Peter Rabbino, and I represent Friends of Ludlam Trail. And we urge the Commission to pass both Miami Greenway legislation items today, FR.5 and PZ.4. Ludlam Trail is going to be an iconic trail connecting the Miami River Greenway to the Underline at Dadeland North Station. It connects five schools and three parks. It's going to be an iconic greenway, and it's so important for our city. And this legislation is going to accelerate that development. The developers should be paying for the greenway near their developments. It creates a teamwork between the developers and the trails. There's going to be clear design standards. Neighborhood conservation districts are protected, and this legislation does not increase density. Developers can earn bonus height and floor space by investing in greenway infrastructure. There's going to be transparency built in, with FR.5 requiring the City to publish an annual quarter level report showing how much money was collected near each greenway and how it was spent. The Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board already voted 8 to 0 in favor at their June 3rd meeting, and I hope the Commission will do the same today. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Gina Romero (as translated by Irene Orces, official Spanish interpreter): Hi, good morning. My name is Gina Romero, Miami -Dade organizer of Florida Rising. I am a community organizer from Florida Rising. I have seen that this (g)287 [sic] agreement has divided our communities. Many of you were supported by your voters so that you would not agree to (g)287. Now we need that you help and support our community. We need you to support our small businesses since they too have been affected by this agreement. Please stop persecuting our community members. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Agustina Vidal: Good morning. Thank you for hearing all of us. I know it's a lot of us. And Chairwoman King, very impressive command of the room and empathetic. Thank you. My name is Agustina. I am an immigrant. I have 30 years of public City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 policy work across the Americas. And the moral argument is fantastic. I have the scars. My children have the scars. My grandchildren will have the scars, probably. But I think we also need to remember that it's sometimes not enough, unfortunately, when we're talking about public policy. So, I want to bring another number. And I want to name that I moved here because of the disaster that has been caused by ICE. In Alabama, where only 2.5 percent of the population is immigrant, these laws have caused the state to lose $11 billion a year And we're talking about Miami, where immigrants are 56 percent. How happy are we going to be when we don't have money? I've lived it. That's why I come here. As of now, I am a single mother, a widow. We have two bathrooms, but we only use one because there is nobody to come fix our toilet. We have a beautiful backyard. But there is nobody to come mow it. There are a lot of restaurants, but not a family -owned one, where you can go and speak Spanish loudly and try other foods and interact with other people. It is boring, it is expensive, it is unsafe, and it took away the future of our youth. So, please say no to this agreement. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Alexander Ringleb: Good morning, Mrs. Chairwoman and commissioners. My name is Alexander Ringleb here about the ICE agreement. I stand before you as a product of the American Dream and as the voice of thousands of your residents. I moved to Miami from Germany in the year of 2000. For eight years, I lived right here as an undocumented immigrant. Today, I'm a proud US citizen. I own three businesses and I employ over 100 people who pay taxes and serve this community every day. During those eight years, I lived in fear of deportation every single day, but I worked hard, I stayed honest, and I built something for myself When I had nothing here in Miami, the immigrant community in Miami, many of them undocumented, opened their doors to me. There's an entire community living just beneath the surface, like me before, of this city. They're working, they're paying into our economy, and most of them are good, honest people like me who just wanted to provide for their families. They should not have to be in fear for a routine traffic stop that will tear their lives apart. If our local police become immigration officers, we destroy the trust that keeps us safe. People will stop reporting crimes, victims will suffer in silence, witnesses will not come forward anymore. That makes our streets less safe for everyone, our citizens included. I'm positive the pastor that opened this meeting would agree that do not use our local police to do the federal government's job. Let ICE do their job. Let our police protect our streets. I became a citizen, and my fellow immigrants should have the same opportunity as I did. Do not disappoint thousands of your voters. Please don 't even consider this. Thank you so much, everyone. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. John Dolson: Hi, John Dolson, 4205 Lennox Drive, Coconut Grove. Two items. Number one, Live Local. And number two, ICE, end it. On the Live Local, I like what I see up here on the dais. This is a pretty good commission right now. You listen to us. I think you do things that are the right thing to do. And I'm firmly convinced that you know more about how to run your districts than anybody else. So why do you let the State of Florida come in here and tell you what to do with your zoning laws? Now, one other thing, there's five of you up here. I'd love to see nine because that's even better representation, but that's a whole other topic (UNINTELLIGIBLE) come out here in the future. But Live Local just usurps all the local control. It's the wrong thing to do. It's the right reason to build more affordable housing, but I agree with Andy Parrish. That's not accomplishing the mission at all. On ICE, this was a contentious vote a year ago. Commissioner King and Pardo, you voted against joining it. There were over 100 people that came here and said don 't enter into the agreement. And you 're hearing it again today. Now, my City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 grandson's going to talk a minute. He's a little nervous about that, so bear with it. And he lives in a city, one of 25 cities in Florida, that are suing the state of Florida over Live Local. So, you won't be alone by opposing it. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Maria Llorens: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioners. My name is Maria Llorens and I'm the policy director at Miami Worker Center. My address is 2900 Bird Avenue. Today I'm here to speak on DI.3. As a community organization, we see firsthand how workers and renters who are immigrants are targeted and exploited because of their status. This past weekend, we held a community meeting in District 1 with over 150 residents. We knocked over 1,000 doors and spoke to residents and local businesses in Allapattah. They told us that after cost of living, their top concern is the targeting of their community by immigration enforcement. We invite immigrants to come to this city with the implied promise of jobs or safety from their home countries, and then they are met with an immigration system that is almost impossible to navigate and operates like a lottery. Doing things the right way is largely a matter of luck, especially when there is so little, low cost or free legal support to match the immense need. We invite this commission, especially those who voted in favor of the 287(g) agreement last year and some of whom were not born in this country, to actually represent the desires of your constituents and end this inhumane collaboration. It is endorsing the attacks on our community. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Conrad (Minor): Good morning. Hi, my name is Conrad (Minor). Debbie Dolson: Sorry, Debbie Dolson, 4205 Lennox Drive, Coconut Grove. Conrad is a grandson, and grand dude and I are very happy that he could be here to participate in democracy. And Conrad has a few words he would like to say about where he lives. Mr Conrad (Minor): I live in Land O'Lakes. When I was little there were cows and horses all over our neighborhood and a bunch of land. But now it's full of hotels and apartments, and I haven 't seen cows or horses in many years. So, I would like it to like have actual animals, and like it'd make me very happy if there was actually animals on the land now. But there's not anymore now. Ms. Dolson: Where Conrad lives, along with more than 25 cities and counties in Florida, they're challenging the provisions of the Live Local Act. Conrad and his little brother are growing up with the Live Local Act right in their neighborhood, and you can see the impact that it's had on him. He went from seeing cows and horses and open space and trees to hotels and apartments and an Amazon center We are also seeing that impact every day in Miami and right outside our doors here at City Hall. So, we would like to support RE.5 and please challenge the Live Local Act for our next generation and all generations to come. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Serena Perez: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commission. My name is Serena Perez. I'm with the Florida Immigrant Coalition. I am also an immigrant mother And I'm here joining my community, filling up these chambers to speak on behalf of the tens of thousands of Miami families whose lives are being devastated by the 287(g) agreement. We refuse to accept this. It is appalling to me that the mothers who stood next to me during school pickup are now considered criminals and treated as so and caught in this dragnet. I want to live in a city where people can City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 trust their authorities, the police, their bosses, their neighbors. 287(g) is destroying all of this. It's breaking the fabric of our Miami, a city that was built entirely on hospitality and welcoming the stranger. Most of you here are here because of that. So, Mayor Higgins has broken her promise, but she has the power to correct her betrayal and put this agreement for a vote. So, stop wasting my tax money on persecuting my neighbors and invest in my community. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Steve Swanson: Good morning. My name is Steve Swanson, and I came down from Largo, Florida, so I left at 2 in the morning to support the Miami community to speak out against the 287(g). What I was surprised with is how many people spoke as eloquently as they have. And because I want to say the words that you want to hear, I'll be quick. What the lady just said, the last lady, she talked about Miami being a beacon. We see that in Largo. We see those things that you do and what you're doing now, it has the potential to make changes for not only your community but communities throughout the state, which will benefit everyone. I understand that your job is a very parochial one; you're supposed to look out for Miami. But here's an opportunity you can help Miami and you can help communities throughout the state. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rick Madan: Good morning, commissioners. My name is Rick Madan. I'm the president of the Biscayne Neighborhoods Association. I'm here to strongly urge your support for agenda item RE.5. The Live Local Act has handed private developers an administrative weapon to bypass our City's zoning laws, completely ignoring local planning for infrastructure, traffic, and public safety. In Edgewater, developers are using the threat of Live Local merely as leverage to force neighbors and elected officials into unfair concessions. This is zoning by extortion. The timing of this resolution is critical. Congress just passed the bipartisan 21 st Century Road to Housing Act, which explicitly aims to give more control over housing back to local jurisdictions, rewarding cities that manage their own growth. The federal government recognizes that local cities know best, yet Florida's Live Local Act does the exact opposite, stripping you of the very authority you need to protect our streets, our infrastructure, and our residents. Other municipalities like Hillsborough County have already sued the state to protect their home rule. Miami must join this fight, defend our neighborhoods, reclaim your local authority, and vote yes on RE.5. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Gloria Romero Roses: Good morning, Commissioner Thank you, Chairwoman. My name is Gloria Romero Roses. I am a business owner, a past chair of the Women Fund of Miami -Dade, and also a past chair of genCLEO Action. I'm a current candidate for Florida State House District 113, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you on two issues today. Number one, DI.3. I echo many of the advocates ' comments that have spoken eloquently for this item to be rescinded with 287(g) task force agreement. I want to also point out some of the extenuating circumstances that we woke up to this morning with images of the earthquake in Venezuela. Let us not forget the lessons learned from 2010 when the incredible tragedy unfolded in Haiti with the earthquake. And the road to recovery is going to be long. The suffering for the Venezuelan people will be long lasting. I really believe that we have to take these extenuating circumstances into account and understand that policy is not abstract. It affects real lives every single day and it tests our values. And I believe we have a moral obligation to rescind this agreement so that our Venezuelan neighbors aren't going to be deported back, detained unfairly, City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 without due process. And that can also apply to all the other immigrants that are here playing by the rules, contributing to our economy, and they deserve a fair shot to also achieve their American Dream. On item RE.5, for the past six months, I've been talking to hundreds of Miamians throughout House District 113, and that -- what I hear consistently is that the pressures of overdevelopment, replacing older buildings, displacing longtime residents, and changing the fabric of neighborhoods is crushing. We all want more workforce housing. We all want to see that there are constructive paths for the state to set boundaries, to set goals towards achieving more workforce and affordable housing. But the prescription is what's wrong here. Let's get back to what was the guiding principle in Tallahassee for decades. Government works best when it's closest to the people. Thank you, Commissioner, for your support. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Patrice Gillespie Smith: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much, Chairwoman King and members of the Commission. My name is Patrice Gillespie Smith, and I'm the president and COO (Chief Operating Officer) of The Underline. It is my pleasure to be here this morning in support of FR.5, and thank you, Commissioner Rosado, for your leadership on this Greenway legislation. Just a quick bit of context, The Underline has had visitors from every single zip code in the City of Miami as well as in the city -- in the entire county. And that's because everyone is seeking trails, they're seeking safe places to bike and walk, and that's why we're very excited about FR.5 because it gives tools to developers to extend that network to more neighborhoods. Each of you, I'm proud to say, have been to one of our more than 200 free events on The Underline, and all neighborhoods should be able to enjoy those safe places to bike and walk. And we hope that this legislation is just one of many tools to help increase that network across the entire City of Miami. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Frankie Ruiz: Good morning. Frankie Ruiz, 3575 West Glencoe Street. As cofounder of the Friends of the Ludlam Trail and Miami Marathon, I strongly support the Miami Greenway legislation sponsored by Commissioner Rosado because it represents smart, accountable, and forward -thinking city planning. It ensures that development helps build the public infrastructure our growing city needs. If a project benefits from being next to and near a greenway, it's only fair that its contributions help complete that very corridor. That's common sense. This legislation will accelerate the completion of a connected greenway network that gives residents safer places to walk, run, and bike, improves public health, reduces traffic dependence, and enhances Miami's quality of life for generations. Just as importantly, it creates transparency by ensuring the public can see where these funds are collected and how they're invested. This is an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy of connectivity, sustainability, and healthier neighborhoods. I respectfully urge you to vote yes on both items. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Richelle Vargas: Good morning. My name is Richelle Vargas. I live in the Silver Bluff area, and I'm here to speak on two agenda items PZ.4 and DI.3. First, I'm in support of PZ.4 because it turns new development, which is already happening near Greenways, into a tool for completing the Miami Loop without relying on public dollars alone. It protects neighborhood conservation districts, ensuring the loop gets built without altering the character of communities it serves, and it sets design standards for nearby buildings to better integrate into the public greenway network. Second, I want to speak in strong opposition of DI.3, the City's involvement in City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 287(g), and urge you all to rescind our involvement in it. It is detestable that despite hours of public comment in opposition to 287(g), three of five commissioners last year dragged our city of almost half a million people into such a waste of time, resources, and irresponsible use of our taxpayer money. And for what? To intimidate, spark fear, and separate families. Legally speaking, as a municipality and not a county, it wasn 't even required for the City to join in. We could have just deferred the vote if what you feared was governor intimidation. But remember, you five work for half a million of us. You're supposed to represent half a million of us, not one governor not one president. Listen to all the calls, mails, petition signatures, and all the folks that have come bearing the heat and taking time off of work today to demand that you fix your mistake from last year and figure out how to get the City out of this terrible involvement with 287(g). Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Cecilia Tavera: Good morning. First of all, I want to thank Commissioner Pardo and Commissioner King for voting against 287(g). I appreciate your leadership on this issue. Thank you. I am an immigrant by choice. I was born in Peru, but the United States is my country. My daughter was born here at Mercy Hospital. Recently, when she returned from Lima, Peru, she was detained at the airport for three hours. The experience felt more like intimidation than public safety. It was profiling, definitely. What happened to her could happen to anyone in our community. America has always been a place where people come seeking freedom and refuge from persecution. We should not support policies that create fear and divide our community. I urge you to reject 287(g). I have no idea how you're going to do it, but I really hope you can. Then I'm also speaking on RE.5, Live Local. I oppose this 12-story building. People choose to live in the Grove because of its unique character and scale. This project would permanently change both. When Vicki Lopez spoke to residents at Vizcaya Village garage, she were -- she -- we were assured that the Live Local Act would not negatively impact the growth. Yet here we are. This isn 't about opposing growth; it's about protecting the neighborhood we love. Thank you so much. Mr Hannon: Chair if can have the speaker's name. Chair King: Ma'am, may I have your name? Mr Hannon: Just for the record. Ms. Tavera: Oh, sorry, I forgot. Cecilia Tavera. Oh, 2 Grove Isle Drive and 3091 Day Avenue. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Henrietta Schwarz: Good morning. My name is Henrietta Schwarz, and I live at 2627 South Bayshore Drive. Thank you for allowing me to speak this morning. I urge the commissioners to support finding a way to regain home rule. And I thank Commissioner Pardo for bringing this to your attention. We do need affordable housing, no doubt. But our skyline is proof the building is happening east of 95 and it's not affordable. Instead of your Instagram accounts full of hateful messaging, fight for us. We are begging you to stop facilitating developer giveaways. Excuse me. For the greenways, in addition to what Mel recommended, please strengthen the penalties against developers who take advantage and profit from being next to a greenway and that they pay up. And if they don 't, triple the penalties. Make it hurt. Otherwise, we know what happens in Miami when developers get a little crack in the wall. Thank you. City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Stephanie Rupp: Is it my turn? Chair King: Good morning. Ms. Rupp: Good morning. Before I even read the speech, I just recognize that every single name, aside from the chair, is a Spanish name. What I'm pointing out is that we were all immigrants at one time. I too am a first generation American, so I have every right to stand up here and fight for the rights of every human being that has them feet on American soil. My name is Stephanie Rupp. I'm a native Miamian. I grew up right down the street on 24th Avenue. I was a student at Shenandoah Junior High School when the first influx of Cuban refugees came to Miami. That was about 65 years ago. Yes, I'm that old. The Cubans, Caribbeans, Latino immigrants, many who came to our shores with nothing but what they could carry, built up Greater Miami and South Florida into a world -class area of mixed cultures, vibrant, colorful, and all inclusive. 287(g) is trying to get rid of that in my city. This is my city, and I don't like it. Now there's a certain dread in the air. People are afraid to be friendly. We were afraid to get to know our neighbors. Dark haired, dark skinned people from all over the world have become marginalized and need to carry their papers. What is that? This is America. It's disgusting. Our city runs on tourism, but we are chasing our tourists away. The billionaires who are moving here into South Florida because we have no state income tax are not going to do the essential work like the construction, maintaining our streets, our roadways, work in agriculture, take care of our children, our elderly -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Rupp: -- our handicapped. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Rupp: I've got a lot more to say. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Rupp: I'll wait in line again. Chair King: Good morning. Elissa Margulies: Good morning, Elissa Margulies, Rice Street Center Grove, in support of RE. 5. You 're not the boss of me. We've all heard it, and truth be told, most of us have said it, or at least thought it. You're not the boss of me is the universal Declaration of Independence. But those simple words convey a powerful message. Don't tread on me. It's something the City of Miami should be saying to Tallahassee. Commissioners, as the elected stewards of our neighborhoods, I urge you to support RE.5. With a one -size -fits -all cookie -cutter formula, Live Local significantly reduces your ability to decide what's appropriate for the districts you were elected to represent. It allows developers, many of whom are outsiders, to bypass traditional local review, public input in ways that are forever changing our communities. This is why Home Rule matters. Each of you has been entrusted with protecting neighborhoods that are historically significant, culturally diverse, and fundamentally unique to Miami. District 1, Allapattah and Flagami. Commissioner Pardo has Coconut Grove and Morningside. Commissioner Escalona, Little Havana and the world-famous Calle Ocho. Commissioner Rosado, Silver Bluff and Shenandoah. And Chairwoman King has historic Overtown and the Bohemian Buena Vista. These communities are not interchangeable. Each community has its own unique identity. Miami is a beautiful tapestry. We're not just another exit off I- 95. We're not bologna sandwiches, we're medianoches. We're not Pop Tarts, we're City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 pastelitos and cafecitos. Residents recognize there is a genuine need for affordable housing. We're not asking for repeal, we're asking for the right to self- determination. Every child knows how to respond when someone's pushing them around. It's time for Miami to stand up and tell Tallahassee, you're not the boss of me. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Hey. Good morning. Tessa Petit: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioners. I am Tessa Petit. I serve as the executive director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition. Miami is the most diverse city in the state, with close to 60 percent of its residents foreign born and over 26 percent living in mixed status families, meaning that there is one person in the household who is either on a temporary status or undocumented. In addition, the efforts of the current administration to cancel temporary status for immigrants has impacted the City of Miami because we are home to Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, and now Haitians. About 30 minutes ago, the Supreme Court put out their ruling and decided to authorize the termination of TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Haitians. You know what that means for the streets of Miami. You know what that means effective July 2nd for the Haitian communities that you have if you continue to unleash Miami police officers on your community members. Miami can make the choice to recognize and honor its immigrants in its communities. Miami can make the choice to stand up for those who make Miami what it is today. I urge the Commission to withdraw their participation in the 287(g) agreement. It is legal, you have the right to do it. You can stand in front of the State and do what is legally right and what is right for the community that you represent. Thank you. Applause. Chair King: Hey, don 't make our police have to work and put everyone out, please. Please. It's this, it's this. Good morning. Xiani Cox: Good morning. My name is Xiani Cox. First, I want to thank the chairwoman for sponsoring this discussion item. Miami is a City built by immigrants. What we are seeing from the federal government, masked agents detaining and kidnapping people and creating fear in our communities. This is unacceptable. Local police officers should not be given these kinds of powers. This agreement is not legally mandatory. The mayor campaigned on being a mayor for immigrants and previously said, "There's no reason in the City of Miami that our police department should be in the job of federal immigration enforcement." When a constituent raised concerns about ICE directly to the mayor, she directed her to the staff instead. So, why has the mayor suddenly gone silent on this issue? People deserve clear answers from their elected leaders. We do not need local law enforcement acting as federal immigration force. We do not need a secret police force operating in our communities, tearing families apart and making people afraid to seek help. I urge the Commission to take action and make clear that ICE enforcement is not the role of the City of Miami and that City police officers should not act as ICE agents. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Billy Corben: Good morning. Billy Corben on DI.3. Thank you, Madam Chair, for putting this on the agenda and allowing this community engagement. This is what democracy looks like. And it's good to see Francis Suarez back at City -- I'm sorry. City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 I thought that empty chair was Francis Suarez. It looked just like him when he used to be here. It turns out, actually, that empty chair belongs to Eileen Higgins. I understand that she's in London on a climate change event, and climate change is unquestionably an existential issue that impacts the City just as much, if not more. But the business of the City of Miami is in the City of Miami, not over the pond. She just has to be here two days out of the month at these meetings, like she promised she would when she campaigned for office. But why should she start fulfilling her campaign promises now, right? She certainly hasn't done it on 287(g). So, I first have to start by thanking again the Chair and Commissioner Pardo for last year being on the right side of history. You see where the people in your community, this community of immigrants, stand. Hours of comments last year, hours of comments today. So, all it takes really is one more commissioner of this Commission of immigrants and children of immigrants to have the spine to join them. I think we all know it's not going to be Rosado. So, I'll talk to you, Commissioner Escalona. You're here in this country, what, 11 years? You started as a dishwasher You worked your way to being the GM (General Manager) of a multimillion -dollar hospitality brand. And now you are a commissioner in the largest city in one of the largest counties in the country. It's unbelievable. I think it's time to do the right thing and to tell this community that they deserve the same opportunity that you do. I believe in public safety. I believe in taking criminals off the street. 287(g) does the exact opposite. It sows mistrust between our community of immigrants and our law enforcement and stops victims and witnesses from coming forward to take dangerous people off the streets. And, of course, you were elected to end the Carollo era. And Carollo stood up here and gave a beautiful speech you might remember about his immigrant experience and then voted for this. Chair King: Thank you. Mr Corben: You can do the right thing. Do the right thing, Commissioner Escalona. Thank you, Madam Chair Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Miss Mei: Good morning, Chairwoman and Commissioners. My name is Miss Mei. I am the cofounder and executive director of Decrim 305, a sex worker led organization based right out of here in Miami -Dade County. Our goal is to decriminalize sex work in Miami -Dade and beyond. And so, I am here to represent a very vulnerable population that is being targeted and has continuously been targeted by police and by immigration. This 287(g) agreement is horrific, and I do implore you to oppose it and to get rid of it. I represent the Asian Latino diaspora, which represents 2 percent of the population in Florida. It's a very small population, okay? So, we experience a very specific type of racism from Latino people, from white people, from a lot of different people who are here because we are such a small population. And therefore, police already target our community. They target massage parlors specifically, and then they put our faces on the news in order to combat trafficking, okay? But then they do nothing to provide resources to these supposed victims. So, they call us victims and then they arrest us and persecute us, but then they do nothing to stop the Johns and the people who are actually doing the trafficking. And this is only heightened and only gotten worse with the 287(g) agreement because the police are often the people who rape us and who target us and who do these crimes to us. And so, who do you think -- who do you think is also doing these crimes to us? It is ICE agents who are doing these crimes to immigrants. And so, I implore you to take this away because it is sex workers who are being the most targeted. Somebody you love is a sex worker. We are experiencing the most economic, vitriolic times in our lives, so you need to get rid of this. Thank you. City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Thomas Kennedy: Hello, good morning. My name is Tomas Kinnedy. I live in 6601 Northeast 1st Place, in your district, Commissioner King. And I'm here as a concerned resident and an immigrant. First, I want to just echo the disappointment that the mayor is not here to hear from the residents. I'm also disappointed that Commissioner Gabela, who voted for this agreement last year, is not here. But I do want to thank Commissioner Pardo for your vote against joining the agreement and your vote also, Commissioner King, and for introducing this item today and giving opportunity for the community to be heard. So, thank you both. I also want to say, Commissioner Rosado, and I mean this sincerely, it's never too late to do the right thing and to correct the mistake that was your vote to sign this agreement last year. We hope that, yeah, you join us in calling for this agreement to be rescinded. And Commissioner Escalona, you seem like a great guy, actually. You seem like a reasonable person, and I agree with Billy. Your immigrant story is inspiring that you've gone to be commissioner of this great city. And we hope that you also will be with us in opposing this agreement because I want to echo what Tessa from the Florida Immigrant Coalition shared earlier The Supreme Court just gave the green light to end temporary protected status, legal protections for 350,000 Haitians in this country, the vast majority of them who live in our city, who are now targets of deportation. And it's not the job of our police officers to target them. The jobs of our police officers is to do police work. They didn't sign up to be federal immigration enforcement. This agreement was signed by the City of Miami voluntarily. You guys were not under any state mandate to do so. And you guys have legal backing to rescind it and to do the right thing, and to steer our police force to do their job, which is public safety, and not join this witch hunt against immigrants, which now is threatening thousands and thousands of people in our community. So, we call on you to do the right thing. Chair King: Thank you. Mr Kinnedy: Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Cesar Flores: Good morning. My name is Cesar Flores, and as a lifelong Miamian and the child of Honduran immigrants that have been in this city for generations, I am here today to ask, not ask, to urge you to terminate the City of Miami's agreement, 287(g), with ICE. Around this time last year, despite the fact that the vast majority of the community stood in opposition to our city's police entering into this agreement, two of our city's current commissioners up on this dais voted in favor of doing so. As a result, our immigrant community has suffered the consequences. Because of this, people are afraid of reporting crimes to law enforcement when they need help the most, in fear of being apprehended and turned over to an ICE detention center All while, according to the New York Times, Miami has become the national epicenter of immigration enforcement. The fact that the City entered into this agreement in the first place represents a betrayal to our community by those who themselves are descendants of immigrants and even immigrants themselves. This is the opportunity to redeem yourselves and take a stand against a partnership that is quite literally terrorizing our communities. Terminate the agreement and regain the community's trust. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Miriam Haskell: Good morning. My name is Miriam Haskell, and I'm an attorney with the Community Justice Project in Miami, Florida. And we understand that you all and local leaders around the country, frankly, but especially in Florida, are City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 under tremendous pressure to comply with immigration enforcement. But I'm here as an attorney to say that 287(g) agreements are not required for the City of Miami by state law. And to tell you that there are paths forward to undo this agreement, to exit this agreement, and to keep your jobs. We are spreading the word, and we encourage you to be brave and bold and talk to us about it if you have questions. And we invite you and your attorneys to work with us to solve this problem and to exit this agreement. And we, you know, echo what Ms. Petit and Thomas Kennedy have said. I mean, now is the time to do this, especially hearing from the Supreme Court just this morning that our community especially is going to be targeted now with the end to TPS. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Claudia Anderson: Good morning. Thank you for your time today. My name is Claudia Anderson, and I'm speaking on behalf of FR.5 and PZ.4 as part of Transit Alliance Miami. Before I start, I just want to commend the commissioners that I know are actively listening and can show us that they're listening by being here present and making direct eye contact. That really means a lot to us. I'm an avid commuter cyclist. I rode my bike here today, it's parked outside. And one thing that I'm sure you all know makes biking very difficult in this city is that there's a lack of connectivity. Our bike network is severely disconnected and fragmented, and there's a lack of public spaces to do that. So, PZ.4 would help build the Miami Loop over time by using the growth near greenways to support the public network. This proposal would use certain development near Miami greenways to help build, improve, and maintain public trails and open spaces. It makes development contribute to public infrastructure that residents, visitors, and also local businesses can use. Eligible projects within the one-half mile of the greenway that seek additional height would need to provide a public benefit, such as constructing part of a greenway, improving an existing segment, or maintaining it, or contributing funds that are directed back specifically to the greenway in that area, instead of anywhere else in the city. So, this is an opportunity to hold development accountable and use it as a tool to improve our communities and strengthen our much -needed green spaces and trails. Overall, it's going to help with public safety and quality of life for the community members that reside in those (UNINTELLIGIBLE) neighborhoods. So, I really urge you to help pass this proposal. Thank you so much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Irene Martinez: Good morning, everyone. We have been here before. We're revisiting the partnership between police and ICE. There is overwhelming evidence that ICE engages in illegal, unconstitutional behavior and cruelty, which is only appropriate if you're trying to terrorize a community such as in a fascist or a communist authoritarian state. I'm here to remind us that we live in a democracy. We still live in a representative democracy. We need to act like it. Our police need to uphold legal due process, not violate it. They need to be our partners and our examples. The basic question is, and I see a lot of faith leaders here, and I see a lot of community, an overwhelming amount of community organizations. We have been here before. We've been very vocal. And I think the basic question is, will our elected officials uphold the law and the US Constitution? Will you all have the courage to rise to your duty to represent your constituents? We have placed our trust in you. Do not betray it by being less than transparent. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Mr. Hannon: Chair, if I could get the speaker 's name for the record. City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Ma'am, may I have your name for the record? Ms. Martinez: Irene Martinez, and I grew up across the street. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Lindsey McElroy: Good morning. My name is Lindsey McElroy. I'm a lifelong resident of the City of Miami. My address is 2355 Tequesta Lane, and I also have served the undocumented and asylum -seeking community with the Guatemalan Maya Center for the past 12 years. I'm here today to tell you about the, families and the children who are directly being impacted by the 287(g) agreements. Just yesterday morning, I accompanied eight small children to the Miami International Airport because their parents and their caretakers have been deported by law enforcement acting as ICE officers. I was holding the hand of three -year -old Christina, who had both of her parents taken, her dad at a routine immigration check -in, and now she's been living with her auntie for the past five months at just three years old. I was with one -year -old Angel, whose mother is so afraid that she'll be deported soon because both of her parents have, that she sent her baby home to be with them while she continues to work and send money home. There was a three - and a six -year -old whose father didn't want to let them go, but his wife had already been deported and he's going to continue working in the fields here, picking food for us, to send money home to his children in Guatemala. We serve families from over 28 different countries. Cubans have had an increase in detentions by 463 percent. Commissioner Escalona, I want you to remember this. A 463 percent increase. The Trump Administration has revoked parole for Cubans. I have many Cuban friends who have had their parole and work permits revoked. They have a pending green card. They are lawfully here, but they may end up in detention and end up in limbo, as many people have. We have reunified 45 people back to their parents' home country after the children have been deported. My friend, Olga Perez, was detained nine months ago. Local law enforcement threatened to knock the window down if her daughter, who is a citizen, did not give her mother's ID (Identification) who was not driving. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Raul Hernandez: Good morning. My name is Raul Hernandez. I'm a resident of the City of Miami, (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I'm here because I'm afraid. I'm afraid to the point that now I'm carrying a copy of my US passport in my wallet. 46 years ago, I was surrounded by a mob organized by a dictatorship, a dictatorship that was governed by executive orders. I survived the mob, but I was detained by unnamed agents without an arrest order and thrown into the detention center without any formal charges, and that was only the beginning. I was not allowed to call anyone. There was no notification to my family. Legal representation was unthinkable. Because under a dictatorship, there is no due process. Because human rights are considered a threat to the preservation of a totalitarian regime. That was years ago under the Cuban dictatorship. But if any of this sounds familiar to you today, it's because we're witnessing about the same tragedy here in our city, in our country. So, this is personal to me. If you have never experienced the moment when the state decides it owns your body, let me assure you, it's not comforting. It's brutal. It's violent. And when the police uniform turns into an object of fear, it stops being law enforcement, and it becomes a symbol of repression. ICE has an obscene budget. ICE doesn 't need the police of our city. We do. Please consider rescinding this unnecessary and harmful 287(g) agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Nicole Crooks: Good morning. Good morning to all of you. My name is Nicole Crooks and I'm a resident of historic Overtown. I work with Catalyst Miami, and I work alongside the Overtown Community Champions. And I'm deeply concerned about the humanity of this city. And I thank those of you who are taking that responsibility seriously. It's important that you honor the humanity of the people that you were elected to represent. And so, for this reason, I urge the termination of 287(g). I'm in support of RE.5, and today I'm speaking on, and I urge you to vote no on FR.1. I came today because I'm struggling to understand why, in a city that's already facing extreme heat, flooding, poor air quality, respiratory illnesses, and unprecedented development, we would choose to remove a tool that helps us understand environmental impacts before they occur And I keep coming back to the one question why is everybody in such a rush? This past January, a woman from our community died from an asthma attack. She was younger than me. She's a wife, she's a mom, and she should still be here. Instead, her family is carrying that loss, and one of her daughters was actually there when she took her final breath. And so, when I think about the environmental impacts, I think about breath. I think about the particulate dust from all of the construction going on. I think about the air quality. I think about communities like Coconut Grove and Overtown that have carried environmental burdens for generations. We have the highest respiratory disease rates in the city. I think about Old Smokey and the lessons our history should have taught us. And the environmental impacts are not just small hiccups; they are the catalyst for huge consequences. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Crooks: They're in our green spaces, they're in our bodies, they are killing us. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Crooks: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Sherlain Stevens: Good morning. I'm Reverend Sherlain Stevens, and I am the senior pastor of Ebenezer United Methodist Church in the Allapattah community. And I also serve as the current president of PACT, People Acting for a Community Together And our organization represents over 40 congregations throughout the county of Miami -Dade. I stand here as a faith leader in the community, and I speak opposing the 287(g) agreement. In my faith tradition, in Matthew 22, verses 36 to 40, reads "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind. " And the second one is, "Love your neighbor as yourself. " It's known as the Great Commandment. That is the commandment upon which everything stands, love of neighbor Unfortunately, this agreement has done the opposite. It's set us in division. It certainly has caused separation of families. And one of the things that as a pastor that I hear Commissioners, I hear stories. I hear the stories of family members who were taken and somehow end up in other countries. I hear the stories of a father who goes to work and he's missing, and his family has no idea where he is, and he's sent all the way to California and somehow is able to get a phone call back to let his wife and children know where he is, and this has happened to the relative of one of the members of my congregation. My concern is that these agreements help us to move towards a place that is inhumane. I'm also concerned about the emotional health of our officers. I know it seems like everyone speaks against the officers. They're doing what they're told to do, what they're being charged with. But we have to also be concerned about their emotional and mental health because they're being set to go against, to police and abduct their family members and neighbors -- City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Stevens: -- and friends. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Stevens: And so I ask that you would consider and certainly rescind this agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Tala Habash: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Tala Habash, and I'm here on behalf of Transit Alliance Miami in strong support of PZ.4. Right now, too many people in Miami have no safe way to walk, bike, run, and exist in third spaces in our city comfortably. We ask families to share the road with fast-moving traffic, then wonder why so many people choose to drive and contribute to our ever- growing traffic problem. Paths like the Commodore Trail and Miami River Greenway and the Miami Loop change that by giving residents true protected paths and make walking and biking real choices instead of risks. As you know, many of the greenway parts already exist but are far from finished, and a trail only reaches its full potential when it connects end to end. PZ.4 is how we complete the network. Right now, fees collected near our trails can be spent anywhere in the city. PZ.4 keeps that money in the corridor where it raised and turns every new building near these trails into a partner in finishing the Miami Loop with clear and mandatory design consistency and quality across the entire network and not just sections of that network. And not up to the developers either, so they have to build it. Miami deserves safe and connected walking paths and third spaces, and this is a clear opportunity to push that forward. Please pass PZ.4 today. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Renata Bozzetto: Good morning, Commissioners. Thank you, Chairwoman, for putting 287(g) for discussion. My name is Renata Bozzetto, and I have the honor of serving the members, the 85 organizations that make the Florida Immigrant Coalition, as a deputy director Our coalition was founded 20 years ago right here in Miami, and I don't think we ever expected that right here the City of Miami would hold the most shameful record of being the municipal police that has executed more encounters, that has made more encounters with our community related to immigration. I could speak about data, I could speak about the 27,000 people who had an immigration encounter since the state started publishing this in a public database, and the 22,000 people who actually are now -- have an arrest related to this. But the reality is, when you have a hotline that processes about 1,000 calls per month -- and I'm glad, Commissioner Rosado, that you are rejoining us. When you have 1,000 calls processed by our hotline, we know stories and people who are really impacted by this. So, I'm here because of Maria, who did not return home after a traffic stop, or Axel, who called the police and ended up in detention, or Daniel, who was a victim of a traffic accident and ended up in the Everglades detention camp. And the reality is, I know for sure that you also know names of people impacted by this very choice of collaborating with ICE. Because if you know your constituents, you know them. If you don 't know a name of a person who has been impacted by this, it's because you don 't have a relationship with the community of Miami. The reality is, this agreement has been voluntary, and I praise and appreciate that Commissioner Pardo and King were with the right side of history in refusing this in the first place. And the reality is because it is a choice, it's a choice that can be reversed, and the City has the responsibility and the capacity to terminate it. The last thing that I'll end with is that we don 't do politics in City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 London, we don't do politics in Haiti, we do politics here. And I don't want our neighbors to be returning to Haiti. Those impacted by earthquake in Venezuela -- Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Bozzetto: -- don't need to be returned. Chair King: Thank you. Ms. Bozzetto: We can act now. Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Alberto Re: Good morning, everybody. My name is Alberto Re. Thank you to the City of Miami for allowing me to speak against item DI.3 today. So, the 287(g) agreement does not serve the interests or protects the constituents of Miami. From the perspective of a Nicaraguense such as myself I would ask and hope for you to empathize with the many people who traveled faithfully in the hopes of finding a new future here. My family built a life in Miami, just as many other families did (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Dade County. It's not right to emotionally blackmail families in the city, and for that matter, the millions of our county's population through the use of terror. Allowing ICE to expand their powers, powers fueled by fear into a city whose lifeblood is immigrants is inherently a hypocritical anti-American sentiment. ICE has thoughtlessly murdered countless innocent people and will continue to do so as long as they're allowed to continue their trek along injustice. For the sake of the people who make up your city's body and for the people who come searching a new life, end the 287(g) agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Connor Pomaville: Hi, good morning, Commission. My name is Connor Pomaville. It's good to be here this morning. I was here about a year ago speaking in opposition of the 287(g) agreement, as I'm here to do today. Particularly, I've been concerned with the conditions in these detention camps. There's been reports coming out of these places of people being held in inhumane conditions, being denied due process, being denied contact with the outside world, and often coerced into self -deportation. A lot of the times, people are not actually ordered to deport, but just subjected to such cruel conditions that they give up and they want to leave. And this sort of cruelty is happening right here, right now in our city. I'm very tired of living in that reality. And I encourage the Commission today to revoke this agreement. It's not going to be easy. I don 't think there's going to be an easy time to do it. But it's the right thing to do, and it needs to be done sooner than later This has to stop. I appreciate -- I want to say to Commissioner King and Commissioner Pardo, or Chairwoman King, that I appreciate your opposition of this, and thank you for your time. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Luna Plaza: Good morning. My name is Luna Plaza, and I am a local youth organizer and a recent graduate from the University of Miami. I'm here this morning to speak directly against the 287(g) agreement between the City of Miami and ICE. This program has no place in our city and we need to cancel it. We have seen what happens when these agreements expand. We know from Department of Justice investigations in states like Arizona and North Carolina that 287(g) leads directly to racial profiling. And in those jurisdictions, Latino drivers were stopped at rates nine to ten times higher than non -Latino drivers. The DOJ (Department of Justice) had to step in and sue to stop it, and yet we are here in Florida expanding City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 these exact same agreements. 287(g) agreements have impacted students across Florida, including those attending our local public schools, community colleges, and universities. Currently, the Board of Governors is at FAU (Florida Atlantic University) in Boca Raton right now discussing a regulation that proposes to ban undocumented students from enrolling in college and participating in programs to help them obtain their GED (General Educational Development). This is the reality that we are in. We know the City of Miami has seen low enrollment rates in public schools, and while there are various factors we know that concerns around immigration enforcement have impacted school enrollment in our districts. Our educators deserve to teach in environments where their students feel safe, and that means keeping immigration enforcement out of our schools and our communities. By keeping the City of Miami's 287(g) agreement, you are normalizing a system that has already breached into our colleges and universities. We cannot claim to be a welcoming city while our police forces partner in a program the Department of Justice itself once sued to shut down due to civil rights violations. Commissioners, these agreements do not make our community safer. They make them more divided, more fearful, and more vulnerable to an abuse of power. I urge you to dismantle the connection between the City of Miami Police Department and ICE by formally canceling the 287(g) agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Renita Holmes: Good morning, good afternoon, all, Madam Chair. I'm here in reference to PH.1 and exemplary of my request to each and every one of you. I recognize in writing that we about having exclusive, inclusive, and very much interpreted laws and commitments to federal regulations. I look at policies that say any monies attached to federal monies still takes on federal regulations. I say that because currently I'm an American, you know, citizen. But when they say fair housing, they say rights to informal hearings, you need to be heard before you just simply snatched away or condemned. I'm asking that these forms and these documents that are signed are signed according to regulations, and that we include in the package the fair housing, the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development), and any other federal regulations that oversee and have oversight over the enforcement of these regulations. I think that should be the way the Constitution is as well. My neighbor before me, I live in an abandoned building basically with a landlord that has been designated a slumlord. I've been in there for a long time, but still, even when the owner comes there to knock on the door, I want to make sure that the federal regulations are applied. I think word is bond. But it's just funny that people sign for money to build safe, decent sanitary for one group of people and not provide safe, decent sanitary for others. Let oversight not be confused with enforcement or enforcement for oversight. Lastly, I'll end with this. If we as taxpayers are the first in the Constitution and sworn to have our monies, we need to be careful what we tell other people about oversight. I don't think policing authority is amiss. I just think you can't do enforcement without the authority of the law. Thank you so much on behalf of PH.1. And to all my sisters that were put out the same unit before the minute that their husbands were taken into custody, this is important as well in this language. Honor your word. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Kaitlyn Daley: Hi, thank you for having me. My name is Kaitlyn Daley, and I'm here to urge you to put an end to the City of Miami's involvement with the horrifying 287(g) program. See, as a second -generation citizen, I was born here in Miami, Florida, but I come from a Cuban background. I look around the room today and I see so many people here that are just like me. Whether you were born here or immigrated here, it should not be a crime to seek a better life for you and your loved ones, just like my family did once a long time ago. All of you in front of me, City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 especially those with Hispanic backgrounds and last names like Rosado, Pardo, Escalona, and more I urge you not to forget the efforts that your family went through to establish your surname in this country. Your families, just like the other million foreign -born Miami -Dade residents today, had the same wishes as anyone else, which was to seek freedom. It is terrifying that there are constantly growing numbers of brutal, unjust murders of innocent people by ICE agents. Some of them were born here, and some of them were foreign born. Clearly, it doesn 't matter your citizenship status, when or how you arrived, or who you are as a person. This is terrifying, and I know I don 't feel safe, and I'm certainly positive that many others feel the same way. It is not fair that your residents must live in fear in our schools, in our highways, in our workplaces, our universities, and even our own homes. For this reason, I beg you to end the City of Miami's involvement with the 287(g) program. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Valeria Donets: Good morning. My name is Valeria Donets, and I'm speaking on FR.1 today. I represent Friends of Biscayne Bay, we're a citizens' support organization works to protect and restore Biscayne Bay aquatic preserves and helps to implement its management plan. Given the state of Biscayne Bay and its economic importance to all of us, we were concerned to see the environmental impact statement review process removed from your required regulations under Chapter 62. We appreciate the effort that has gone into strengthening the City traffic analysis requirements, clear thresholds, updated methodologies, and ensuring traffic studies remain current are all positive improvements that will help the City make better informed planning decisions. However, given multiple current and pending proposals for marina expansions and waterfront developments within City boundaries, we have to always think about the impacts to the bay. As our shoreline becomes increasingly developed and our coastal waters face growing environmental pressures, this is precisely the time when independent environmental review becomes more important, not less. We must place limits on bay impacts, as water quality data shows northern Biscayne Bay has already reached the ecological tipping point, and we must put effort into reversing the damage to protect our $64 billion economic blue heart. Independent environmental studies provide decision makers and the public with objective science -based information about potential impacts before the projects move forward. They improve transparency, strengthen public confidence, and ultimately lead to better projects in right locations and better economic and community outcomes. Increased safeguards for traffic impacts and environmental impacts should not be viewed as competing priorities. Both are essential components of responsible planning in a coastal city where economy, resilience, and quality of life are fundamentally tied to the health of Biscayne Bay. We respectfully ask the Commission to retain the improvements to the traffic study requirements while reconsidering the removal of independent environmental impact studies. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Sebastian Gonzalez: Good morning. Hello, everyone. I'm here today to address item DI.3. My name is Sebastian Gonzalez, and I'm an American citizen, Miami - Dade resident, Miami DSA member; and both Colombian through my mother and Cuban through my father. I was hesitant to speak this morning because I felt like anything I would have to say would have already been said. But then I realized this would be my first time speaking out like this, and even if I repeat what's been said, it still serves to emphasize those points and also to convey feelings. Although nebulous in nature, they compelled my many others to come out to City Hall and make our voice heard for the sake of protecting, protecting our fellow person, and for me to remain silent feels like a disservice. Similarly, to how 287(g) is a City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 disservice to the people because DHS (US Department of Homeland Security) deputizing state and local law enforcement only leads to increased racial profiling, further eroding people's trust in the police, and makes immigrant communities fearful of calling 911 or reporting crimes, which undermines the intended purpose of the police in the first place, that being to protect and serve. But who is this protecting? Who is this serving? Not my family, not my friends, not their family or their friends, and not anyone who spoke before me, nor anyone to speak after. So, please consider if an army of officers turned federal deportation agents protects and serves or harms and forsakes. Thank you for listening and thank you for your time. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Katherine Accardi: Good morning. My name is Katherine Accardi, address 816 Northwest 11 th Street, District 5. I'm here today to urge you to end the 287(g) agreement. For many immigrants and their families, the possibility of detention, family separation, or deportation is a constant source of stress and trauma. Racial profiling and the fear of being targeted because of how someone looks, speaks, or where they come from undermines trust and makes people feel less safe, not more safe. Immigrants are one of our city's greatest strengths. They contribute a lot of money to local economies through their work, spending, entrepreneurship, and innovation. We do not want our tax money going towards cooperation with ICE. We want policies that promote safety, dignity, inclusion, and opportunities for all residents. Shout out to Commissioner King and Commissioner Pardo for originally voting against 287(g). And to the rest of the commissioners, please stand on the right side of history and end the 287(g). Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Matias Cuevas: Good morning, Chairwoman, Commission. My name is Matias Cuevas, and I came to speak against 287(g) and to ask for you all to rescind this agreement. Since January of last year there have been 39,000 immigration arrests in Florida. And I can guess where the majority of those were made and by who? By Highway Patrol. So, that is also to say to urge whoever is, you know, with a broken taillight or has tints that are too dark to get that fixed. But we all know the pain and the fear that this agreement has caused. And there's no reason absolutely to maintain this agreement because all it has brought is negativity, not only from the social standpoint, also the economic standpoint. And there is absolutely all the reason to rescind this agreement. And so, I urge you to do so. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Ana Maria Hernandez: Good morning. My name is Ana Maria Hernandez. I am a proud immigrant, and I'm here to speak in strong opposition to agenda item DI.3, and ask the Commission to do something courageous, end these agreements. This conversation is not about immigration policy. It is about what kind of communities we want to build in our city, and how we can ensure that all Miamians and Florida residents have the opportunity to work, live, love, and thrive in our state. People who are immigrants are part of the foundation of Florida and of Miami. We are the workers. We are business owners. We are students. We are caregivers, taxpayers. We're neighbors. We're family members. We power the Florida economy, strengthen our state, and contribute to Miami's success every single day. Miami is a world - known city, and we are the reason for that. 287(g) agreements are the opposite of public safety. When people are afraid to report crimes, go to the doctor, or seek help in an emergency, our communities are not becoming more safe, they are becoming less safe. Local law enforcement is strongest when us, the residents, see them as partners and as people that are there to protect and serve us, not as the people in City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 charge of persecuting us, harassing us, detaining us, and treating us poorly. Today, you have a choice. You can support policies that create division and fear, or you can invest in solutions that will strengthen public safety, economic opportunity, and our city. I ask you to protect Miami residents by ending the 287(g) agreements. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Marcelo Balladares: Good morning. My name is Marcelo Balladares. I'm a resident of Miami -Dade County. I'm also an immigrant and a member of Miami DSA. It's been a year since we saw the City of Miami agree to enter into a 287(g) agreement despite them being under no legal obligation to do so. Miami is a city that was literally built and maintained by immigrant labor, largely from the Caribbean and Latin America, and there is a historical pattern of these same immigrants that helped to build and maintain Miami being treated terribly. Since August of 2025, when that agreement went into effect, the City of Miami police have reported hundreds of encounters directly to ICE, according to their public records. Florida leads the country and as the state with the most 287(g) agreements and at the state level, we've seen immigrants being turned into a punching bag by state leaders, and in too many cases, forced to undergo cruel abuses of their human rights at detention centers like the Krome Detention Center and Alligator Alcatraz. 287(g) agreements weaken people's trust in local police and local government and that trust is not something that can easily be earned back. Rescinding the 287(g) agreement is the first step in earning that trust back. Do not let this be the new normal. Take a strong stance for your community, neighbors, and your friends. End 287(g). Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Truly Burton: Good morning, Madam Chair. My name is Truly Burton, and just on a personal note, I'm the daughter of an immigrant. My father came here from Greece on a boat alone at 11 years old, okay. I know you all will vote your conscience and do the right thing on the ICE issue. Also, immigrants from where the gentleman spoke most recently from the Caribbean, from Central and South America, are craftsmen in our industry, in the construction industry. Our industry, you want to talk about housing affordability, there would be none without immigrant labor, okay? First. Second, I'm also here just to put in a good word on two items, FR.1 and 2. FR.1 streamlines the traffic studies, opposed to having duplicate traffic studies. However, it does retain any environmental studies that have got to be done, they have got to be done. I don 't care who does it, just do it. But just one of them. Again, that goes back to housing affordability. FR.2 has also needed improvements to update the Public Works Code, which we've been working on, you know, for quite a while. Also, I want to personally thank the Mayor, the City Manager, the City Attorney's Office, Deputy Manager Ace Marrero, and the Public Works Director for their cooperation and support during this long time as we revise these ordinances. And a bigger thank you to all my BASF (Builders Association of South Florida) traffic engineers, civil engineers, and the attorneys that have been working with us on that. We also look forward to continuing this cooperative relationship and any other issues. And thank you, and go immigrants. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Nelly Medina (as translated by Irene Orces, official Spanish interpreter): Good morning. Mi nombre es Nelly Medina. I live in District 5. I am an activist. I work in different organizations. I am currently working in District 1, Allapattah. My commissioner is Christine King, who I'd like to thank for not supporting 287(g), which has brought so many problems to our community since it has affected our small businesses, families, jobs, and children 's safety. I've been knocking on doors City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 and talking to community members. They've been telling me about their fears and feelings of prosecution. They fear being trapped on the streets, being separated from their families, and children from their parents. Many businesses have closed down due to low sales. People also fear to go out shopping. I plead to the commissioners, Gabela and Rosado, and to the ex -commissioner Carollo, who supported and approved this agreement 287(g), which has caused much pain and continues to hurt us. They have forgotten who voted for them. They promised in their election speeches to keep us safe and promote development, and they've only given us the complete opposite. They only promise us everything and deliver nothing. They don't comply with our safety nor anything else in our community. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Wendy King: Good morning. My name is Wendy King. I'm a Broward County resident, but I'm here this morning because I serve as an immigrant detention support coordinator for Florida Immigrant Coalition, and I operate a program that's managed here in Miami. In my role, I've had the opportunity to visit with dozens of Miami residents that are detained at the Krome Detention Center in Southwest Miami -Dade, which, of course, now folks have been evacuated due to the nearby wildfires. We are receiving reports that folks are not getting access to their medications, to ample food and water So, it's just an example of how detention does hurt our community and how these traffic stops can contribute to that. At least half of the people that I visited at Krome have told me they were turned over to ICE custody as a result of a traffic -related stop by local police. According to Amnesty International, Krome is plagued by complaints of overcrowding, inadequate medical care, prolonged solitary confinement, and obstacles to legal help. Our Miami neighbors and family that are held here at Krome have told us that detained people have been attempting or committing suicide at even higher rates over the past year I was talking with a new friend detained at Krome just last week. He's originally from Cuba and has been in ICE detention for over a year. ICE sent him to Krome after first detaining him at the Everglades concentration camp. He told me he never thought in this life that I would suffer so much mistreatment and injustice. He said, "I'm not perfect, but I'm a human being. It's scary to be detained here for so long." Please do the right thing today, the City of Miami, and end this 287(g) agreement. Deportation and caging our neighbors is not the work of the City or the City's police officers. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Z. Spicer: Oh, I wish it was a good morning. My name is Z. Spicer. Once upon a time, Miami was a City that people felt proud to be from. Picturesque beaches, abundant mangoes, diversity from all across the world, especially Latin America and the Caribbean. Like any place, we had our problems, but generally, we've served as a steppingstone into the United States, the pinnacle of the American Dream for folks from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and all over the world. Almost a year ago, hundreds of people came to this very building because they saw storm clouds headed their way. This Commission was considering an unnecessary partnership with federal kidnappers. Sorry, I mean ICE agents. We waited in the sun, passing waters to each other and nervous to speak, wondering how long it would take for the hundreds of us to get inside. And yet, despite the hundreds of us again opposing the 287(g) agreement, the Commission voted and went forward with it. Now, I traveled earlier this year to Brazil, and when people heard I was from Miami, they said nervously, "Are you okay? Are your neighbors and your friends okay? I hear the local government supports those human rights atrocities. I wouldn't visit again. I know they're arresting people that shouldn't be detained. The government should be ashamed." Miami leads the country in ICE City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 arrests, largely ones that come from the 287(g) collaboration between local police and ICE. I'd love for you to answer honestly when you can: Do you want to be known internationally for locking up more people than any other city? Today is your chance to change the next chapter of this story. Maybe the next chapter starts with, "Once upon a time, on June 25th, 2026, the commissioners looked at themselves and decided to make a change for the better" Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Rob Piper: Good morning, Madam Chair Commissioners. Rob Piper 1401 Southwest 17th Terrace, former candidate for City Commission, now current candidate for County Commission. And I am here today to cheer you all on, to cheer you on for RE.5, because that is -- you are about to vote on whether or not to pursue legal avenues to challenge a bad law from Tallahassee. I cheer you on for that. That being said, I'm also here to cheer you on for DI.3, because then you will start the discussion in regards to another bad law from Tallahassee. And I'm here to cheer you on for that. I don't know what's going to happen in the discussion, but I hope that from that discussion, that a resolution gets created, comes from that, to exit the 287(g) agreement, because it never should have happened. And if you are -- if there is a concern during this discussion about any type of response that might come from Tallahassee, I would just remind you that there is no law to enter one of these -- to enter a 287(g) agreement, there never was. But, however you are seeking to challenge an actual law in the Live Local Act. So, while there are avenues to challenge that, there are also avenues to challenge any response that might come from a lame duck governor or a lame <expletive> attorney general to remove any of you. And just remember if that were to happen, if you do the right thing and create a resolution to exit that agreement, we all have your back. We will have your back against those at Tallahassee who might seek to not have yours. Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Nina Osoria Ahmadi: Good morning. My name is Nina Osoria Ahmadi. I grew up in the Roads, and I live in Brickell now. I've just come from my job where I work in gardens in Title I schools. I'm kind of covered in dirt right now. I teach elementary school students about our native flora and fauna, giving them hands-on experience with their environment which we are so lucky to have so much access to here in the beautiful city of Miami. Over my time as an educator, I've worked with students in Liberty City, Allapattah, Coral Gables, Overtown, from North Miami to Homestead. When talk of the 287(g) agreement arose last year I watched as my classes got smaller and smaller My students' families were being paralyzed by fear, unafraid [sic] to leave their homes for fear of persecution. I urge you to -- and I repeat the words of my friend, Z. Let this moment be a moment to start a new chapter. When our city -- when our police are given the unnecessary aim of over surveilling our people, our city becomes a battleground, and a war is waged against the families who make Miami what it is. Please do not let our city become more invested in this attack on human dignity, on democracy, and on life in Miami. Please do not force us into a reality stained by more fear and persecution than already exists. Frankly, there's enough already. We do not need more fear sewn into our city. We urge you, please strongly oppose police involvement in ICE. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Heddie Vereen: Good morning, Chair, Commissioners. My name is Heddie Vereen, and I'm here for y 'all to actually withdraw the 287(g) agreement. The reason why I'm here, my family are Bahamians, Bahamas made up Coconut Grove, Key West, you name it, Overtown. We are silent in the background, but we still are immigrants. City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 You don 't hear about the Bahamas. You don 't hear 45 -- we are 45 minutes away from Miami, but you don't hear anything about us. But we still are immigrants. And we would like for y'all to stop this agreement on 287 because my nephew, he came here getting straight and everything. He was picked up. His daughter had a nervous breakdown because they don 't allow you to get to your family. For days we hadn 't heard from him. We didn't understand what was going on, why they cannot contact their family. He was shipped to Los Angeles, California. Is this right for this to happen? So, I'm asking, I'm begging you in the mighty name of Jesus, for y 'all to go against this agreement because it's not human dignity what they go through when they're in those places. Please, I'm begging, stop this agreement. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Lyudmria Valle Betancourt: My name is Lyudmria, and the 287(g) agreement is a harassment vehicle for people to be treated like violent criminals for the crime of paperwork issues. The people most vulnerable in society are unable to speak out on human trafficking and slavery due to fear of being brutalized to -- similar to the conditions that we have in our jails and in ICE facilities. The things we accuse our state enemies of doing abroad, we are doing right here at home with migrants simply just wanting to get a better life. Corporations then use these people in precarious situations to underpay said migrants while getting a slap in the wrist whenever it is that they're found out. In fact, they even call ICE on themselves working migrants get too uppity under severe exploitation. End this agreement. (FOREIGN LANG UA GE) . Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Karla Reyes: Good morning. Hi, everyone. I'm Karla Reyes. I'm the climate justice organizer at the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and I work in the City of Miami. I'm here to speak on DI.3, and I want to thank Commissioners King and Pardo for being on the side of the community members who were here standing in the extreme heat outside almost a year ago and for your support in that. I have the opportunity to work at the intersection of climate and immigration enforcement and so I'm here to bring a little bit of a different perspective. But in my work, we've seen that $390 million of our FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) dollars went into the buildout of the so-called Alligator Alcatraz and only 58 million of that was reimbursed. The rest we paid as taxpayers in the state of Florida. We're hearing today the costs on our communities, on our loved ones, on our trust in this Commission. And so I ask how much of our taxpayer dollars does it cost to deputize city police officers? How much does it cost our community, sitting in this room behind me, to jail innocent immigrant workers, parents, grandparents, mothers, fathers, students, children? And how much, if at all, have we been reimbursed? Have our loved ones been returned to us? If this Commission has the answers to these questions, please share them with us. Instead of funding the imprisonment of our immigrant neighbors and the separation of our loved ones, we could decide to offset the ever-increasing costs of living in the City of Miami. The City Commission has the power to reconsider and can reconsider your signing on to this agreement. We already know municipalities are not even required to sign on. We hope you take our testimonies into account when you do. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Freite Rodriguez: Good morning. Thank -- I would like to thank the Chairwoman and the Commissioners for allowing me to speak. My name is Freite Rodriguez. I live on 3285 Southwest 132nd Avenue. I moved down here when I was seven years old, and I've been here for 24 years. My family wanted to seek a better life from the Bronx over here after 9/11. It's been -- honestly, this whole place has been my whole City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 life. And the reason I want to talk about this is because Miami to me, it's in essence a large extended family. I've lived and struggled and had so much joy here, and I'm talking today about the 287(g) agreement because it's all about families specifically. Families are being ripped apart. Mothers don't know when their sons are coming back home, where they are. Kids are left confused the next day. I don 't want to see this continue specifically. And I really do hope that all of you speak out against this and vote against this. And I want to say thank you for hearing me out. I hope you'll have a lovely day. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Carolina Drake: Good morning, Commissioners. Thank you so much for representing us. My name is Carolina Drake, 2350 Overbrook Street. I'm a teacher and I'm here representing another teacher friend, neighbor who just wrote this. So, I'll just read it. Miami -Dade County Public Schools has the largest public school police force already in the country. Spanish here represents 60 percent of the primary home language of students. It's only one of them, by the way. There's so many other languages. To turn the police force into ICE agents would be a direct assault on children. In 2022, over 20,000 immigrant children were registered in Miami -Dade County Public Schools. Currently, less than 5,000 students are foreign born right now. That's a dramatic drop due to threats to their safety in a system that is meant to support them. Please vote to cancel this agreement. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Daniel Mendoza: Hi, my name is Daniel Mendoza. I live on 2419 Northwest 11 th Street, and I'm speaking in opposition to 287(g). I did not plan to speak today, but after hearing about the Supreme Court's ruling on TPS, and as a schoolteacher who works out of Little Haiti, I felt the need to speak out. Little Haiti has had a history of crime and violence that has been improved over time thanks to the collaboration of community leaders and city law enforcement. Many of our cops are Haitian themselves and have built relationships with the people they swore to protect and serve. As other people have mentioned throughout the day, 287(g) undermines that trust, and that trust will worsen now that TPS has been -- is now under threat for the Haitian people. Let's remember why the Haitians cannot go home. The Guardian in 2023 called Haiti a failed state after its government collapsed completely. Its gangs now rule the country, one that the US Department of State. maintains a Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory preventing travel to and from Haiti due to "crimes involving sexual assault and kidnapping for ransom." To send my students and their family back there may be their death sentence. The mixture of the Supreme Court ruling on TPS and 287(g) risks crime being unreported in Little Haiti. I implore the City to protect its people and reject 287(g). Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Elliott Rodriguez: Hi, good morning, Commissioners. Good morning, everybody. My name is Elliott Rodriguez, and I've lived in Miami since 1968. When I was 12 years old, we moved here. But I was born in New York City. My father came to this country as an immigrant from Cuba in the 1940s. My mother came to this country as an immigrant from Cuba as well in the 1950s. They met in New York, where I was born. So, I always say when I write a book, the title will be from Anchor Baby to Anchor Man. My parents, at the time of my birth, my father had finalized his immigration status; my mother had not. I have birthright citizenship. If this -- an agreement like this one had existed back then and somebody had stopped my family, they could have taken my mother away. My father had finalized his immigration status; my mother had not. And I had birthright citizenship. So, this agreement is un-American. It's not the country that my parents were able to succeed in, were able City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 to work hard in. And when I look across this dais, every commissioner here is also either an immigrant or like me, the child of immigrants. And that's not a coincidence. That's Miami. I spent nearly four decades reporting on this community, and throughout that time, I've learned that Miami's greatest strength has always been its people, people who came here seeking freedom, opportunity, and the chance to build a better life, like my parents did. That's why I am asking you today to end the City's 287(g) agreement. It is wrong, it is inhumane, it is cruel, it is un- American, and it's not smart. It's not good police work. Police want to have a good relationship with the immigrant community. They do not want to have an adversarial relationship with the immigrant community. So, please -- Chair King: Thank you. Mr E. Rodriguez: -- I ask you to make a motion to stop this agreement. Chair King: Thank you. Mr E. Rodriguez: Thank you very much. Chair King: Thank you. Mr E. Rodriguez: Thank you. Chair King: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. About the 287(g), I wasn 't going to talk about that anyways, but I just have a question for all of you. Can you guys explain exactly how many police officers are actually certified to do the immigration assignment as a 287(g). According with the last agreement of the one that you guys, whoever voted for it, signed for it. It was three police officers that were going to be assigned to attach to this 287(g), which, as long as I remember until today, nobody has been certified because you have to be a certified federal agent and you have to go through the process of going to the school and being certified. And so, I would like for you, as our elected officials, to actually give us the information, and the new chief of police might know which of the three officers of the City of Miami has been actually certified to work on the 287(g). Everybody thinks the first one, the beginning and the end, all the police officers are on the ICE actions. So, it would be nice and it would be very smart for you guys to actually give information to the citizens who stand here. Some of them live in the City of Miami, some of them not even. But it would be very smart for you guys to be able to explain to the citizens who live in the City of Miami, who pays every single salary of the police, to know if actually these actions the people have been stating in this podium are being actually done. And sometimes police officers tend to believe that they can do more than what they are supposed to be doing. And we have already heard many stories about police officers asking people in the City of Miami for the social security and status. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. Maria Rodriguez: Good morning. Thank you for listening to the sea of humanity that has been here to speak against La Polimigra, the police enforcement of immigration. My name is Maria Rodriguez. I'm a homeowner at 910 Bay Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. I have two important questions. Why, given the moment that we're living historically, would we want to expand immigration enforcement when we know it comes at such a high moral and financial cost? These folks are going after families, creating widows and orphans of deportation. You will have to carry that in your conscience. Decades from now, it will be looked at upon shamefully. City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Number two, why would we divert law enforcement public safety resources to go after the workforce of this city? Whether it's literally or perception, it will undermine all of us, all of our public safety. I urge you today to make a motion to withdraw from this agreement that has not served us, will not serve us. It comes at a high moral and financial cost. (FOREIGN LANGUAGE). And as board chair of Florida Rising Together we understand that we want to build unity, opportunity, and prosperity for communities. Please, today, make a choice to step back from this harmful practice. Chair King: Thank you. Good afternoon. Silvio Pupo-Casco: Good afternoon, Chairwoman, Commissioners. Good to see you all. Kind of heavy day here today. The headlines sell us division and fear. Do you know me? My name is Silvio Pupo. I'm a resident of District 1. And I'm very active in seeing what's happening on the ground. And we're seeing that our fabric of the community, our neighbors are more united today more than ever. When public land was nearly given away for the GSA (General Services Administration) lot, the entire affordable housing community galvanized. When the Charter protections of 17 were threatened, the environmental community galvanized. And when the fear came to our streets, neighbors have galvanized to protect each other Again and again, the community shows up. So, let's not ask whether people will rise. They already have. Let's empower them. And how will we empower them as a government? It's also the one-year anniversary, for a moment on a personal note, since I lost my cousin, Evelyn Caridad Valdez. Born June 11 th, taken on June 14th by a stray bullet in Wynwood celebrating her birthday, 28 years old. I don 't speak to blame anybody and those of you who know me, you know that I don 't come to blame anybody, but I want find solutions. And I ask you for a couple seconds to get through this. That officer; not just our family, also has to carry that burden of what happened. And in her name, I'm standing here building, not breaking. Grief has taught me what this city needs more than anything is to be brothers at arms, not armed against each other Our deepest infrastructure project's not gray infrastructure, it's not tree canopy, it's trust. And let's bring it back. We know this model works. We know CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) trains our fires. We know police has Citizens on Patrol. I want us to do the same for our most important assets, our community, and bring us together by doing it. We have the solutions, but we need your support. Chair King: Thank you. Mr Pupo-Casco: Please do what's right. Thank you. Chair King: Thank you. Seeing no one else for public comment, the public comment period is now closed. AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: MV -MAYORAL VETO(ES) There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor. END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES) City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 CA.1 19299 Department of Resilience and Public Works CA - CONSENT AGENDA The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda rMOTION TO: RESULT: MOVER: SECONDER: AYES: L ABSENT: Adopt ADOPTED Damian Pardo, Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Gabela RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING ONE (1) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED OF DEDICATION ("DEED"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0275 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 CA.2 RESOLUTION 19316 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-86(C)(6)B OF THE p CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY Resilience and CODE"), APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S AWARD Public Works RECOMMENDATION FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 2046386, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," TO STAR CONTROLS, INC. ("CONTRACTOR"), FOR THE PROVISION OF A TELEMETRY AND SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ("SCADA") SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") STORM PUMP STATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC WORKS (THE "SERVICES"), FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE (3) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND 43/100 DOLLARS ($762,793.43); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE 2023-2024 STATEWIDE FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCE PLAN GRANT AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER 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 CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0276 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 CA.3 RESOLUTION 19323 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO p EXECUTE AN OFF -SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND Resilience and MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE Public Works ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON STATE ROAD 25 / NORTHEAST 36 STREET AT NORTHEAST 5 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR GENERAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS CORRIDOR, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS ON ROADS NOT ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0277 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. CA.4 RESOLUTION 19458 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO p PLACE AN ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA CODIFYING THE Parks and PROPOSED ORDINANCE, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS Recreation and EXHIBIT "A," AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI, DIVISION Virginia Key 13.5, SECTION 2-1193 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, Advisory Board FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/ BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/ VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD/ OFFICERS; RULES OF PROCEDURE; MEETING; QUORUM; AND PUBLIC NOTICE," TO REDUCE THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD. CA.5 19326 Office of the City Attorney ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0278 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000.00) TO BUSCHEL GIBBONS, P.A., AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEGAL FEES IN THE CASE OF TALISHA COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF ANTWON LEONARD COOPER V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., CASE NO.: 23-CV-20971-JL IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0279 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. END OF CONSENT AGENDA City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Gentlemen, of the consent agenda items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? CA.1, 2, 3, 4, or 5? Commissioner Escalona: No. Chair King: May I have a motion? Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Chair King: Second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Item passes. City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.1 19423 Department of Housing and Community Development PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT KNOWN AS "ESSENCE MIAMI," LOCATED AT 829 SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET, 845 SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET, AND 847 SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("PROJECT"); AUTHORIZING MODIFICATIONS TO THE DISBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDING THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT, AND AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF ELIGIBLE INCURRED PROJECT COSTS FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FUNDS TO ACCELERATE THE COMPLETION OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION; SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATION BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMITTEE ("HCLC") AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE HCLC APPROVAL (COLLECTIVELY, "HCLC APPROVAL"), AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; SUCH MODIFICATION TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, LOCAL, AND CITY LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY'S SEVEN (7) AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONDS PROJECTS STRATEGIES, AND THE MIAMI FOREVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS (COLLECTIVELY, "LAWS"); SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE HCLC APPROVALS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS AND SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPER FULFILLING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BE SET FORTH IN THE HCLC APPROVALS, IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS FOR THE PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0280 City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PH.1, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Gentlemen, with respect to the remaining public hearing items, are there any that you would like to pull for discussion? Commissioner Escalona: No. Commissioner Rosado: No. Chair King: Todd, do you have me as a sponsor for the RE.5? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, ma'am. Chair King: Okay, just making sure. Alrighty, so then may I have a motion for PH.1, 3, 4, 5? Commissioner Escalona: So move. Chair King: Which will be as amended. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: I have a motion. Todd. Mr. Hannon: And just for the record, as you mentioned, PH.5 will be amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated June 18th, 2026. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.2 19345 Department of Fire - Rescue RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY AN AFFIRMATIVE FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITTEN FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A", THAT ONLY ONE REASONABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY EXISTS FOR THE PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR ELEVEN (11) AIRHAWK EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEMS ("SERVICES"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH GARRISON MECHANICAL SERVICE CORPORATION ("CONTRACTOR") FOR THE SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE FOR A TERM OF SIX (6) YEARS IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-TWO AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($271,892.00); ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM THE FIRE OPERATING FUND, ACCOUNT NO. 00001.184010.546000, OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; 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. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: Item PH.2 was deferred to the July 9, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.2, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.3 RESOLUTION 19359 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PLAT TITLED "F.P.," A p REPLAT, A RESUBDIVISION AND A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF Resilience and MIAMI OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "1," Public Works SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE PLAT AND STREET COMMITTEE AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AND THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 55-8 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLAT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT AND CAUSE THE RECORDATION OF THE PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0281 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.3, please see Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.4 RESOLUTION 19401 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of Real ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 29-B(C) OF THE p CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED Estate and Asset ("CITY CHARTER"), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Management NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT ("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ("WASD"), FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT ON A PORTION OF CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY') PROPERTY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("PROPERTY"), FOR AN EASEMENT AREA OF APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE (1,933) SQUARE FEET LOCATED WITHIN THE PROPERTY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED ("EASEMENT AREA"), FOR WASD TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, LAY, INSTALL, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, RELOCATE, REPAIR, REPLACE, IMPROVE, REMOVE, AND INSPECT WATER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AND ALL APPURTENANCES THERETO, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIRE HYDRANTS, SEWAGE TRANSMISSION AND COLLECTION FACILITIES, AND ALL APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, WHICH RIGHT, PRIVILEGE, AND EASEMENT SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE OR DEMOLISH, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ANY RIGHT GRANTED THEREIN, WITH THE FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS THERETO AND EGRESS THEREFROM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENT, CONTAINING A REVERTER PROVISION IF THE EASEMENT IS ABANDONED OR DISCONTINUED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO SAID EASEMENT, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID EASEMENT. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0282 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.4, please see Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.5 RESOLUTION 19456 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. R-25-0062, ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2025, "A RESOLUTION OF THE and Mayor MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR - FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CHARTER"), AND SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NINETY NINE (99) YEAR GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND 5350 FLAGLER STREET, LLC ("DEVELOPER") ON THE CITY -OWNED PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 5350 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE ELDERLY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT FOR LOW- INCOME SENIORS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; SUCH LEASE SUBJECT UPON SUCCESSFUL REMEDIATION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, IF ANY," AND REPLACING IN LIEU THEREOF A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 29-B(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CHARTER"), AND SECTION 18-182(C) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NINETY NINE (99) YEAR GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT ("LEASE"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND 5350 FLAGLER STREET, LLC ("DEVELOPER") ON THE CITY -OWNED PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 5350 WEST FLAGLER STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE ELDERLY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT FOR LOW- INCOME SENIORS; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE GROUND LEASE PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION FINANCING CLOSING, FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING SITE CONTROL, AND FACILITATING City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 DEVELOPER'S ABILITY TO OBTAIN CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; SUCH LEASE SUBJECT UPON SUCCESSFUL REMEDIATION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, IF ANY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0283 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.5, please see Item PH.1. City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PH.6 RESOLUTION 19425 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE p VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, Human Services APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; REALLOCATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ("ARPA") FUNDS, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE AND 82/100 DOLLARS ($69,925.82) ("FUNDS") FROM CAMILLUS HOUSE, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, PREVIOUSLY AWARDED ON JANUARY 13, 2022, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-22-0019, AND RE - APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, ALL AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES SATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PH.6, please see "Order of the Day." END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 RE.1 19329 Department of Solid Waste RE - RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY FINDING, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTED REQUIRING THE IMMEDIATE PROCUREMENT OF RECYCLING MATERIAL DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING (THE "SERVICES"), AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES; RATIFYING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S EXECUTION OF THE SERVICE AGREEMENT, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "B," WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA ("CONTRACTOR") FOR THE EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF THE SERVICES ON AN AS - NEEDED BASIS AT AN APPROXIMATE RATE OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE AND 99/100 DOLLARS ($143.99) PER TON FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) ADDITIONAL SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT CODE 04001.213040.549000.0000.00000, OR OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES OF FUNDING, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, INCLUDING, THE CITY OF MIAMI'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0284 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Chair King: Gentlemen, with respect to the RE (Resolution) items, are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Commissioner Pardo: I'd like to pull RE.5 and RE. 7. Chair King: RE.5 and 7. Anyone else? Commissioner Escalona: No. Commissioner Rosado: No. Chair King: No? Okay, then. May I have a motion for RE.1, 2, 4? RE.1, 2, and 4. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, did you want to include RE.6? Chair King: RE. 6 has been -- Commissioner Escalona: Withdrawn. Chair King: -- deferred until July 23rd. Commissioner Pardo: No. Chair King: No? That's what I -- Commissioner Pardo: I don't have that. Commissioner Escalona: Yes. Yeah, I have it. Chair King: Are you sure? Commissioner Escalona: It was. Commissioner Pardo: Oh, `cause I don't have it. Chair King: I think the manager -- Mr. Manager, did you -- Commissioner Pardo: I don't have that on my -- Chair King: -- defer RE.6 until -- because I have it written down as deferred until July 23rd. Commissioner Escalona: Me too. Chair King: RE.6 -- so it's not just me. Commissioner Pardo: No, I don't have that. James Reyes (City Manager): FR.6. George Wysong (City Attorney): I think you're confused with FR. 6. Chair King: Okay, then so may I have a motion for RE.1, 2, 4, and 6? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Escalona: Move. City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Items passes unanimously. RE.2 RESOLUTION 19361 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Office of ATTACHMENT(S), RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY Management and OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING Budget OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING SOLID WASTE COSTS AGAINST PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, WHICH IS (A) SET BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND (B) PUBLICLY NOTICED, AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABLE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE ASSESSMENT ROLL ON OR BEFORE THE LATEST POSSIBLE DATE BEFORE SUBMISSION OF SUCH REQUIRED INFORMATION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER FOR THE ESTIMATED SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0285 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.2, please see Item RE.1. City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 RE.3 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, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: Item RE.3 was deferred to the July 9, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.3, please see "Order of the Day." City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 RE.4 RESOLUTION 19460 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION Commissioners AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM and mi or ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE Ma y ALLAPATTAH REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("ALLAPATTAH CRA") AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") TO ALLOW FOR THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ALLAPATTAH CRA, ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, UNTIL AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALLAPATTAH CRA IS APPOINTED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0286 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.4, please see "Order of the Day" and Item RE.1. RE.5 RESOLUTION 19393 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING Commissioners THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EXPLORE AND PURSUE ANY AND ALL and Ma or LEGAL AVENUES AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI TO Y CHALLENGE THE CHAPTER 2023-17, LAWS OF FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, REFERENCED AS THE "LIVE LOCAL ACT," INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHALLENGES RELATED TO ITS VALIDITY, PREEMPTIVE EFFECT, AND PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0287 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.5, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for All Items." City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Commissioner Pardo, RE.5, you 'd like to discuss? Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, I'd actually like to have staff come here and kind of describe the major challenges that Live Local Act really poses to our code and Miami 21 and really how it impacts us daily at the City of Miami. David Snow: Yes, good afternoon, Commission. David Snow, Planning Director. So, just some really quick notes as it relates to, you know, our current zoning code, which is Miami 21, and that impact of the Live Local Act. So, you know, that zoning code was adopted in 2009 after an extensive, roughly five-year planning process, neighborhood planning process that went through each neighborhood to look at how this new innovative form -based zoning code could assure the success of urban growth within the City of Miami. In addition to that, it also looked at supporting our comprehensive neighborhood plan and the goals within that comprehensive neighborhood plan that was consistent with the state's law at the time, which was a Growth Management Act, Chapter 163. Ironically, we're talking about a state law now, which is Live Local. But within the comprehensive plan policies, it looked at, you know, promoting growth and development in downtown, around transit -oriented areas, looking at also supporting efficient land use and encouraging compact development while protecting and enhancing residential areas within the neighborhoods and promoting walkability within the neighborhoods as well. But I want to also get into some of the specifics on the impacts of Live Local in our code. So, right now, when a Live Local project that meets the qualifications of Live Local, so that needs to be on a commercial, mixed use, or industrial property within the City, can then utilize an increased density of roughly 1,000 dwelling units an acre and can pull from the tallest building within a mile, okay? And, you know, we know Miami is a very -- it's a small, compact city with varying heights throughout it. So, you can be in an adjacent single-family area, have that commercial zoning, and then you're pulling from a mile the tallest building within it without any zoning change, right? So, it bypasses that process. I mentioned the height and the density. So, we're losing that transparency that our code currently provides as far as height and density within the appropriate areas. The building scale. So, our zoning code that prescribes a transect throughout the community, assuring that the proper transition of height from the single family, one story, all the way to the more urban transect zones, that is now removed from this process. Our design review board. So, projects -- large-scale projects, projects that are over 200,000 square feet in size, go before our Urban Development Review Board or our Wynwood Design Review Board. That process is now removed. Affordable housing. I think this is an important point because, you know, one of the key elements of Live Local was supporting affordable housing for the state. We need more affordable housing. But, unfortunately, you only need to meet a minimum of 140 AMI (Area Median Income), which does not meet the needs of the City of Miami. Miami 21, since its adoption, has a very prescribed affordable housing policy within it to assure the success of housing that is needed within this community. And we continue to evolve that housing policy within the zoning code. And then I also mentioned, you know, the transparency and predictability that Miami 21 had. You know, again, we went through a five-year planning process working with each neighborhood to assure the transparency and predictability of development that was going to happen within those neighborhoods. So, I'll leave it at that. Commissioner Pardo: I wanted to ask you also, is there a financial impact? We were briefly discussing that of funds that would normally come to the City of Miami but don 't. Mr. Snow: Right. So, one of the things that Miami 21 had created was a public benefit program. And that allows additional development capacity if a contribution is made into that program. So, you can build additional affordable housing, you can City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 provide a park, open space, or you can make a direct cash contribution into the trust fund. That fund has resulted in roughly $28 million that the City can use for whether it's park improvements or affordable housing successfully. And I do want to just mention the amounts of Live Local projects that we have within the City right now is roughly 82 plus Live Local projects within the City. Commissioner Pardo: 82 Live Local. Mr. Snow: 82, 82. Commissioner Pardo: Under construction, under --? Mr. Snow: Two of which are officially under construction. Commissioner Pardo: So, 80. Mr. Snow: But 82 have been permitted, two of them are under construction. Chair King: Director, I've been speaking out against this Live Local. I don 't know if you guys recall there was a proposed project in Overtown for a 55-story, and I couldn 't say anything about it because it was Live Local. I have asked and asked and asked. In addition to the Live Local and the RTZ (Rapid Transit Zone), you can build, but you can 't build if you don 't have rapid transit. And we don 't have rapid transit, and it doesn 't take into consideration our historic neighborhoods. Through my neighborhood, historic Palm Grove, there's the Brightline, Tri-Rail, and that is considered rapid transit and with Live Local, but that would be completely outside of the character of our neighborhoods. So, I'm so proud to be a cosponsor of this item. And we, the City of Miami, need to get on board because Live Local is not good for our communities, and we should not abdicate our authority to the State, as everyone had said in our public comments today. It is just not good policy for our community. So, I hope our City Attorney aggressively, aggressively advocates for us with respect to Live Local. Commissioner Pardo: Madam Chair, just to add to those comments, I think it also puts us in a very precarious situation when we have development teams coming into our office and saying, "Well, we want this variance and we want this and give us this." And we're trying to figure out how do we retain control because Miami 21, correct me if I'm wrong, gives a lot more thought to open spaces and the form and the outside areas and, you know, the envelope of the buildings. And when we lose control of all of that, which we don't want to do, then we're in a bind because either we do these exceptions and variances which the residents don 't want -- Chair King: Right. Commissioner Pardo: -- or they go higher, more dense, and deliver a product that we have really no control over. Chair King: And threaten us with it. Well, we can just go Live Local. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, right. Yeah, that's -- Mr. Snow: Right. That's absolutely correct. You know, I think a good example, you know, we went through another addition to Miami 21, which is our neighborhood revitalization districts or NRDs. And Wynwood was one of the first ones to do it, right? And again, a two-year planning process that calibrated that neighborhood for future development. We've now seen roughly four Live Local projects within that City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 neighborhood that are over 40-plus stories, so that -- you know, it does have somewhat of a disruption to that fabric. Commissioner Pardo: No, absolutely and the neighborhoods like Coconut Grove, and I mean, this is exactly what we're talking about. So, I appreciate the support. Chair King: Commissioner Rosado? Commissioner Rosado: Sure. Thank you. So, I've been critical of Live Local not only in my time on the dais, but even prior to that. And you all may remember about a year and a half ago, I brought a number of residents from my neighborhood because we were threatened with a project next to Coral Gate, which is an NCD, where folks were saying, oh, it's going to be Live Local and we're just going to have to accept it. And so, we -- at that time, this would have been October 2024, I urged the Commission to take a stance against it back then. So, my position's been consistent in regards to having major concerns with this being decided for us. That being said, I would like to have, before -- you know, this item is larger in scope than I'm comfortable with at the moment. I'd like to have additional legal analysis as to what -- regarding the validity and also the impacts to the City, right? Because I've been critical of it, but at the same time, I understand that creating opportunities for workforce housing is a priority, I think, for everybody up here and for so many in the city. So, I'm not ready to throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet on this. I would like to request -- this would be my motion, if possible. I know I'm not the sponsor, clearly, that we have that additional analysis done. If we have 80-plus projects in the pipeline, what happens to those? Can we request a more nuanced version of the legislation that also takes a position on projects that are proposed next to NCDs, not only in my neighborhood, but in the Grove and elsewhere, projects that are adjacent to historic districts that would be completely incompatible. I want to have a better understanding citywide of what the repercussions are before saying, yes, let's sue. Commissioner Pardo: I can respond to that. This comes back to Commission, so there's plenty of time when it comes back. So, I think it's open enough in this form for us to go ahead and vote on it and for the work to get done and come back. Commissioner Rosado: Mr. Attorney, is that your understanding as well? Because the way it's written, it could be, I think, interpreted in two different ways. When we're saying today, yes, we're all against this, let's go ahead and sue. And there's also enough language in there to say, no, no, no, give us some analysis and come back. Because I'm okay with the latter version. George Wysong (City Attorney): Yeah, I think it's written broadly enough in that it does not -- sometimes you adopt resolutions that direct us to take action, use any and all efforts. This one includes analyze, look into maybe not suing, maybe joining as an amicus or something like that. There's very many options out there where, you know, perhaps the City is not in the forefront, we're not putting the target on our back, that sort of thing. So, and I'll -- we'll work with the Commission, we'll analyze it and bring it back and seek your guidance as to how aggressive you want us to be. I mean, ultimately, that's your decision as a commission to decide, you know, do you want to take the shot, and we'll definitely keep you in the loop of that decision. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Chair King: May I have a motion? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Item passes unanimously. RE.6 RESOLUTION 19439 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE FINAL DESIGN OF and Ma or IMPROVEMENTS AT KIRK MUNROE PARK AND THE y IMPROVEMENTS AT FULLER STREET BETWEEN MAIN HIGHWAY AND GRAND AVENUE, ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A"; REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00) ("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 THE KIRK MUNROE PARK AND FULLER STREET PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (40-B263545) PROJECT, ALL AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "B," 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 THE CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL; FURTHER APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO ADJUST, AMEND, AND APPROPRIATE THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR 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-26-0288 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.6, please see Item RE.1. City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 RE.7 RESOLUTION 19442 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING THE STORMWATER PARKS and Ma or OFFERING NATURAL GREEN -INFRASTRUCTURE y ENHANCEMENT ("SPONGE") PROGRAM AS A CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") INITIATIVE; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EVALUATE AND PRIORITIZE CANDIDATE SITES CITYWIDE WHERE SPONGE PROGRAM PARKS WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE, TO COORDINATE SPONGE PARK SITES WITH THE CITY'S GRAY STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, TO FORMALIZE KNOWLEDGE -SHARING AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEER MUNICIPALITIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, AND TO REPORT FINDINGS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVAL, AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE AND APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0289 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.7, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: And RE.7 was pulled. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah, RE.7, Aaron DeMayo, I think, is here as the chair of our Climate Resilience Committee. And I thought maybe you could just take a couple minutes and explain the specific item. And thank you for all the work you have done on this and the committee. Aaron DeMayo: Thank you. It is a pleasure to serve as the chair of the City's Climate Resilience Committee, and I appreciate you all in hearing this item today called the SPONGE (Stormwater Parks Offering Natural Green -Infrastructure Enhancement) program. So, this is a framework for creating parks that actively function as stormwater retention infrastructure. They deliver flood mitigation, urban cooling, and public green space simultaneously. So, the City, as you know, already faces compounding flood risks from rain events, from storm surge, from tidal intrusion, and we also have a lot of high heat days. So, the SPONGE program would formalize and expand the City's already existing practice of integrating stormwater retention into appropriate parks, also looking to identify new specific locations to expand the program, and coordinating with existing gray infrastructure. So, City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 prioritizing low inland neighborhoods would allow for the SPONGE park to be more effective, particularly where gray infrastructure is not planned for those neighborhoods, for potentially a decade or more in the stormwater master plan. And this multi -benefit approach is already acknowledged throughout multiple city policies that have been adopted in the past by some of you all. And the National Flood Insurance Program CRS (Community Rating System) rating would potentially get increased by lowering it from a six to a five by implementing this SPONGE program, as it identifies in the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) CRS manual that by purchasing these repetitive loss properties and also having an open space preservation credit, we could improve the flood rating for the whole city even through these targeted effects. As far as the timing of this item, I think it's very important as we continue to see these extreme rain events in certain neighborhoods. But also, as we heard earlier from another speaker during public comment, the University of Miami, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania in their fall 2026 design studio, they're going to be having a program where they're going to be looking at sites throughout the county, in North Bay Village, and hopefully, here at the City of Miami. And I think it's great that there's partnerships with our local universities to collaborate and use the resources of those universities to help strengthen our own efforts. So, as I understand, I think everyone sponsored this item, which is incredible, and I really appreciate all of the attention to this matter. Thank you so much. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. [Later...] Chair King: Now, do I have a motion for RE. 7? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Escalona: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: The motion passes unanimously. Mr. DeMayo: Thank you. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 19424 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE I/SECTION 62-2.1 OF THE CODE OF THE p CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING Resilience and AND ZONING/IN GENERAL/INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC AND Public Works ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES," BY UPDATING TRAFFIC STATEMENT AND TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY REQUIREMENTS AND REMOVING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s) RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item FR.1, please see "Public Comments for All Items." Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles of our first reading items for consideration? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. FR.1, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: There is a substitution for that legislation, and I believe the title will be affected. The substituted title reads. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: The difference is the "and removing environmental impact studies" is being removed from the substitution. So, that's FR.1. FR.2 is -- FR.2. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: This item, too, is subject to a substitution, and I'll read the title just in case there's any difference. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Next, FR.3, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: FR.4, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Mr. Wysong: And FR.5, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the FR (First Reading) items. Chair King: You did FR. 6? Commissioner Pardo: Deferred. Mr. Wysong: FR. 6 was deferred. Chair King: Oh, that's what we got. Commissioner Pardo: Yes. Mr. Wysong: Yes, Madam Chair. Chair King: I see. Okay, that's what we had wrong. Mr. Wysong: July 23rd. Chair King: Okay, okay. Would anyone like to pull any of these items for discussion? Commissioner Rosado: Yes. I'd like to pull FR.1. Chair King: FR.1. Okay, anything else? Seeing none, may I have a motion for FR.2 as amended, 3, 4, and 5? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, would you show me as a sponsor for FR.5? Mr. Hannon: Yes, ma'am. Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Okay, passes. [Later...] Chair King: And FR.1, Commissioner Rosado. Commissioner Rosado: I did. I just wanted to go on the record on this item because it's my item, and at somewhere along the process of it being crafted, there was a misunderstanding. My request was just to amend our traffic study process, not at all to touch our environmental impact processes. And so, the substitution memo that was issued yesterday was a correction to that. But I'm not sure that everybody in the audience was able to see that, and I think there's maybe been an article, et cetera. We never asked to touch the City's environmental impact processes. City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Mr. -- Ace, Mr. Assistant City Manager, could you just confirm that for the record? Because I had gotten some emails that we were taking out the environmental study, and we can 't afford that. Asael Marrero (Assistant City Manager): Good afternoon, Madam Chair and Commissioners, Mr. Manager. That is correct, that was an oversight, and it has been corrected. Chair King: Perfect. Thank you. May I have a motion? Commissioner Pardo: So moved. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion passes unanimously. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): As amended. Chair King: As amended. FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 19130 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE II/SECTION 54-56 OF THE CODE OF THE p CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED Resilience and "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION, Public Works 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: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s) RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.2, please see "Order of the Day," "Public Comments for All Items," and Item FR.1. City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 19449 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN and Mayor GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 38-43, TITLED "NAMING OF SHENANDOAH DOG PARK" TO PROVIDE FOR THE NAMING OF THE PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 10,710 SQUARE FEET, LOCATED AT 2293 SOUTHWEST 17 TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS "SHENANDOAH DOG PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.3, please see Item FR.1. FR.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 19454 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED and Mayor "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW OF BOARDS GENERALLY," MORE SPECIFICALLY, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-885, TITLED "TERMS OF OFFICE; TERM LIMIT WAIVER," TO PROVIDE THAT A BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS COMPLETED EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS MAY BE PERMITTED TO SERVE ADDITIONAL REGULAR TERMS UPON A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.4, please see "Order of the Day" and Item FR.1. City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 FR.5 ORDINANCE First Reading 18710 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF Commissioners MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED and Mayor "PLANNING AND ZONING/PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND," TO CLARIFY THE PUBLIC BENEFITS CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTIES NEAR A GREENWAY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.5, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item FR.1. FR.6 ORDINANCE First Reading 18776 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 62/ARTICLE XIII/DIVISION 7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PLANNING and Mayor AND ZONING/PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY USES AND OCCUPANCIES; PERMIT REQUIRED/RESERVED," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING DIVISION 7 TO BE TITLED "TEMPORARY OFF -SITE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING ON CONSTRUCTION FENCING," TO ALLOW A PILOT PROGRAM FOR OFF -SITE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING SIGNAGE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS FOR CERTAIN SITUATED CONSTRUCTION SITE FENCING WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI URBAN CORE; 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, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: Item FR.6 was deferred to the July 23, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item FR.6, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for All Items." END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 BC.1 19397 Office of the City Clerk BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: Lissette Garcia Arrogante Jennifer Bunsa ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0292 MOTION TO: RESULT: MOVER: SECONDER: AYES: ABSENT: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Rolando Escalona Commission -At -Large Adopt ADOPTED Rolando Escalona, Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Gabela Chair King: Mr. City Clerk, would you please, for the boards and committees? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. BC.1, Art in Public Places Board. Commissioner Escalona will be appointing Lizette Garcia Arrogante to his seat. She requires a four -fifths employment waiver. Also, Commissioner Escalona would like to appoint Jennifer Bunsa as an at -large member. Chair King: May I have a motion? Commissioner Escalona: Move. Commissioner Rosado: So moved. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. City of Miami Page 72 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 BC.2 19448 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 TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Avra Jain City Manager James Reyes ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0293 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner SECONDER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.2, Little Haiti Revitalization Trust. City Manager Reyes would like to appoint Arva [sic] Jain -- Avra Jain, sorry. Chair King: May I have a motion? Commissioner Escalona: Move. Chair King: I have a motion. Commissioner Pardo: Second. Commissioner Rosado: Second. Chair King: All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Mr. Hannon: That concludes the boards and committees. Thank you, Chair. Chair King: Thank you. END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES City of Miami Page 73 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PART B: PZ -PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) PZ.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading 19229 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE Commissioners ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED and Mayor - PZ ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," SECTION 3.3.1, TO CLARIFY WHEN LOTS MAY MEET AN EXEMPTION FROM LOT SIZE RESTRICTIONS; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14475 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Chair King: Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles for our Planning and Zoning items for the record? George Wysong (City Attorney): Yes, Madam Chair. PZ.1, second reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: PZ.2 and 3 were deferred. PZ.4, first reading ordinance. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: That concludes the PZ (Planning and Zoning) items. Chair King: Gentlemen, would you like to pull either item, PZ.1 or PZ.4? May I have a motion? Commissioner Rosado: So move. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Items carry unanimously. City of Miami Page 74 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 PZ.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 19331 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS p AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI Planning COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO §163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES" OF THE ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 770 NORTHWEST 41 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: Item PZ.2 was deferred to the July 9, 2026, City Commission Meeting. Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.2, please see "Order of the Day." PZ.3 ORDINANCE First Reading 19332 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH De artment of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE p NO. 13114, THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, Planning AS AMENDED, ("MIAMI 21 CODE") BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-R," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "CI," CIVIC INSTITUTION TRANSECT ZONE, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 770 NORTHWEST 41 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: Item PZ.3 was deferred to the July 9, 2026, City Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 75 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item PZ.3, please see "Order of the Day. PZ.4 ORDINANCE First Reading 18845 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING De artment of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), Planning SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, TITLED "DEFINITIONS," TO INTRODUCE NEW DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFY DEFINITIONS RELATED TO GREENWAYS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 3.14 TO INTRODUCE A GREENWAY PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE SITES WITHIN A HALF (1/2) MILE OF A GREENWAY, AND BY ADDING SECTION 3.20, TITLED "GREENWAY STANDARDS," TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND REGULATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTS FRONTING A GREENWAY; AND BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TITLED "STANDARDS AND TABLES," TO CLARIFY THE GREENWAY CIVIC SPACE TYPE; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.5, please see "Public Comments for All Items" and Item PZ.1. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 76 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 DI.1 19287 Department of Finance DI.2 19455 Commissioners and Mayor DI.3 19452 Commissioners and Mayor DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING A PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: This takes us to our discussion items. DI.1. Gentlemen, do we need a report on that? Because -- Commissioner Pardo: We received it. Chair King: I re -- Commissioner Escalona: We did. Chair King: So, we're all good with that? Commissioner Escalona: Yeah. Chair King: Okay, so we don 't have to have that. DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION REGARDING SECURITY. MOTION TO: RESULT: MOVER: SECONDER: AYES: ABSENT: Note for the Record. Day." Withdraw WITHDRAWN Damian Pardo, Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado Gabela For minutes referencing Item DI.2, please see "Order of the DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE 287(G) AGREEMENT. RESULT: DISCUSSED Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item DI.3, please see "Public Comments for All Items." City of Miami Page 77 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: Which leads us to our last discussion item, the City's involvement in the 287(g) agreement, which is my item. I brought it in speaking to some of the members that came before us today to speak on behalf of this item. I wanted to give them an opportunity to hear from our police department to clear up some of the misinformation. And let me be clear, my position has not changed. I am not in favor of the City voluntarily entering into this 287(g) agreement. We did not have to do it, but I believe our police department is catching some strays that are not -- not true because we're not -- from what I understand, the police department is not enforcing ICE (US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement). They are not arresting based on your immigration status. However -- and I want the police department to make sure that my statements are correct. So, if we can have the police chief come up and just talk about what the police department has or has not done since the City entered into this agreement. James Reyes (City Manager): Good afternoon, Madam Chair. So, we'll have a Police Chief Edwin Lopez come up shortly, but I think, obviously, for the sake of the transition, I think everyone knows I've been very vocal upon taking this position to evaluate what we were doing from the moment last year that said agreement was signed. First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone that spoke on the issue. It's a very emotional and passionate discussion that we continue to have today as it relates to 287(g). I think it's important for the sake of us maintaining the positive relationships that we've nurtured with our immigrant community to be as transparent and accountable as possible since -- to share with them what we've done since this agreement was signed. First and foremost, I think we all know 287(g) takes very different forms depending who implemented it, what city, what county, what are they doing under the auspice or umbrella of the 287(g). Here in the City of Miami, I think this is -- the biggest priority of the message that I want to get across today, particularly to our immigrant community, is that as of today, we have not applied a detainer to an individual that did not get charged with a crime. I think one of the biggest concerns we heard here from the community today were seeing police officers going into working areas and perhaps racially profiling them or going after them based on immigration status. Immigration status has had no factor whatsoever in any of the charges or detainers applied by the City of Miami Police Department since this agreement was signed. And I think it's imperative that our community understands that so that we continue to maintain the trust that we've built and so that potential victims within our community feel comfortable coming to us, understanding that we have not applied a detainer to anyone that has not resulted from a criminal arrest. Now, with that said, what did we do as a police department dating back to last year? Upon signing the 287(g), then Police Chief Manny Morales had three individuals, not full-time detached, simply trained under the task force models. If you would remember, the federal government provided different models to local police departments that they could partake in. Task force model, warrant services officer model was another model that they allowed local police departments to partake in. Our police chief at the time chose the three task force officers. They were trained by ICE and given the authority to ask ICE immigration -related questions of individuals, and pursuant to that, to work with ICE to have detainers applied on individuals. Today, those three are down to two. Again, these are not full- time detachments. These are folks that are detectives that, when needed, they are sought out and perform these duties. With that said, I think it's important to know what instructions were given to the officers related to 287(g). Related to 287(g), we have two major components in the Police Department. One is investigatory, our Investigation Division, the other one's our Patrol Division. Under investigations, those that were being investigated for serious crimes, post arrest, we asked for our detectives to get those task force officers involved to make sure that there were no outstanding detainers on those folks being charged with serious crimes in our community. In addition to that, on the patrol services side, beyond just the ICE enforcement, Patrol Division was tasked with identifying the 25 most repeat offender City of Miami Page 78 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 in each section of our community here in the City of Miami. Those 25 were, in fact, referred to the three task force officers to make sure that they were here legally. What resulted from that? I think we've heard many in the community speak to the dashboard, and that in the dashboard it shows 451 detainers applied, and that the arresting agency was the City of Miami. So, I think it's important to clear that up and what the exact role was. So, after that direction was given, and considering the three task force officers, we have applied -- the City of Miami Police Department has applied 14 immigration detainers. Those 14 immigration detainers resulted from the directive given to our police personnel. 11 came referred from our Serious Crimes Investigation Division. Three came from our Patrol Division for the most repeat offenders that we had in our community. The remaining 437 detainers that when you look at the dashboard appears to be attributed to the City of Miami Police Department was in fact applied -- those detainers are applied post booking and post arrest. So, they weren 't applied by City of Miami Police. They weren 't applied by these task officers. They were applied post booking at the county jail. Now, why does it show City of Miami PD (Police Department) ? Because in fact, City of Miami PD is the arresting agency of the criminal violations that those folks are being booked in. So, I think the more that we communicate what exactly we're doing, what was put into place after the 287(g) agreement was signed is imperative to continue to maintain that trust and that balance, that very sensitive balance we have with our immigrant community. Not to say that other communities are not using the agreement to do other things, not to say that other entities aren 't using that agreement to do other things, but I think, especially coming into this position, that was important for me to evaluate what had transpired since this body approved the 287(g) and where we're at today. So, our leadership, as you've heard from our new police chief understands how sensitive this is to our community and that we, in no way, shape, or form, are interested in the immigration status of individuals in our community. But if you do, in fact, commit a crime in the City of Miami, whether you're legally here or not legally here, we are going to go after you and try to apprehend you. Chair King: Mr. Manager, thank you for that. But how come either our former police chief Manny Morales, or our new police chief isn 't saying that? Because one of the criticisms that we get is that they don't trust us. They don't trust us as elected officials, public servants. They certainly don 't trust administration. I think what you said would come better if someone wearing blue was saying it, you know. I know our new police chief has inherited this and he wouldn 't have the institutional knowledge that you just said, but Chief Morales is still around, or any one of our police officers that are here serving that have been here, a lieutenant, a sergeant, a commander, a major, or some -- I think the community needs to see our members in blue stand up and say we are not doing this. We are not seeking out any resident in the City of Miami based on their immigration status. Our police officers are just doing their job. So, if we can have someone from the Police Department come and say that, I think that would go a long way in trying to build the trust with our immigrant community. And there's no way I could have planned this, but the Supreme Court just said that the government can move forward with terminating TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Haitian immigrants. People are scared. My residents are scared. In District 5, I'm the melting pot. We have all walks of life. While the City of Miami may be predominantly Hispanic, I have so many immigrants in my community and throughout the City of Miami. So, I think it's important that our officers get up and say that also. Mr. Reyes: So, Chairwoman, I'm going to do one better. Not only am I going to call up Chief Edwin Lopez to say a few words, but I think the rest of the command staff should come up in a show of unity in terms of building and maintaining this relationship that's so important to us. So, I'm going to ask the command staff to City of Miami Page 79 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 come along with Chief Edwin Lopez and let Chief who I know is very passionate about this issue, speak to it. Chair King: Good morning, Chief Welcome aboard. Chief Edwin Lopez (Police): Thank you, ma'am. Chair King: Good to see you. Chief Lopez: Appreciate it. Chair King: Look at you guys looking all handsome and pretty. Chief Lopez: I'm blessed to have a good team. Chair King: Handsome and pretty. Please. Chief Lopez: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair King: But let me say again now, my position hasn 't changed. We shouldn 't voluntarily enter into an agreement when we didn 't have to legally. That position hasn 't changed. But it is important for me to let the community know what we are and aren't doing. I don't want us to have a black eye or get credit for something that you shouldn 't be taking credit for. Chief Lopez: Thank you, Chairwoman. Good afternoon, Chairwoman, Commissioners, entire leadership team. When I took this position, when I came on board here just a week and a half ago, the transition coming on over here was quite easy and it was quite easy because of the stance of our police department in dealing with this sensitive issue. The same issue that I felt in my heart. I didn 't have to change my mindset on a professional or personal basis dealing with this issue. It's the same decisions I would have made in conversations with Chief Morales, who did a phenomenal job navigating this, being compliant with the mandate, training individuals to be proficient in this, and choosing the task force model. I've dove in the last few days into the analytics and looked at the data, reviewed it with my entire team behind me. I'm glad that the Manager had them stand behind me because this is truly a team effort here combining my vision and mindset with the institutional knowledge that my team behind me has. And we're all on the same page. When you talk about a unified front, this is it. I am the son of a former political prisoner in Cuba. The immigrant community is very sensitive to me. My parents are both immigrants. I come from three and a half years of leading the Doral Police Department, who most of the community knows has a very high population of Venezuelans who are extremely sensitive to this topic. So, I've navigated and dealt with this over there, creating a system where the community felt comfortable. And as I stand here, the main takeaway that I want to echo to our community is that if you need the help of law enforcement in your area, you pick up the phone and call 911 because that's what we're going to -- that's what we're trained to do, that's what we're equipped to do, and that's what we're paid to do, and that's what we love to do. It's a thankless job, but when that phone rings and our dispatchers channel that call to us, we're trying to get there and we're trying to get there as quickly as possible. And we do not want anyone in the community to feel like we are the boogeyman or we are out to get them when they need our help. Now, like the Manager said, we have a zero -tolerance stance towards crime in our community. So, if you're here committing crimes and you encounter our officers and you're in custody for committing a crime, then we're going to look at every single angle to make sure that you don 't repeat that offense again. That's my stance and our stance. City of Miami Page 80 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: But did you answer our question? I don't think you said the same thing that the Manager said. I'm not sure. I might have missed it. But you are not, other than three officers that were deployed to -- Commissioner Escalona: Two. Chair King: -- and now it's only two officers that were deployed -- Chief Lopez: Correct. Chair King: -- to immigration. Our men and women in blue are not targeting any immigrant and pulling -- because I look Hispanic and you pull me over and you're like, let me see your green card or your naturalization papers. None of our officers are doing that. Is that correct? Chief Lopez: That is 100 accurate, ma'am. Chair King: Did Doral enter into the 287(g) agreement? Chief Lopez: Yes. Chair King: Hmm. Chief Lopez: Yes. Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Pardo? Commissioner Pardo: Actually, do we know how many cities have entered into in Miami -Dade County of the 34 municipalities? Mr. Wysong: I would be guessing, but of the, what is it, 34 municipalities, I think 33 have. The only one that I'm aware of that did not is South Miami. Commissioner Pardo: South Miami. And actually, that was a big source of my frustration because when this item was coming to Commission, I had requested time and time again, let's wait for that to pan out so that we wouldn't have to enter into a voluntary agreement. That isn 't the course we chose, and both of us voted against it. But there's also people here asking, well, if now we're in 287(g), and I have all the faith in the world with the City of Miami Police, and I've always been very open with the public, contact us directly. If we know of anybody that's doing anything, like we need to be very hands-on as commissioners and as a city with this entire topic. Many people have said, well, we're tiptoeing, walking on eggshells, and I think we're doing a good job of trying our best, but it's still the same environment. It still adds to a really bad situation for a city that shouldn 't have any of this. You know, it's just the worst. We're making the best out of a really, really bad situation. People have asked, well, can we rescind? Is there an option to do anything other that wouldn 't hurt us as a city? I think we'd probably wear a removal as a badge of honor in this case, so I'm not worried about anything like that, but what about the City? What are the impacts to us as a city? Mr. Wysong: Well, this reminds me of the debate last meeting, but I don't want to say something just for purposes of scaring or threats or whatever. What I can do -- Chair King: Better not. Mr. Wysong: What I can do is provide what the current Florida Attorney General has said because there's at least two letters in the record. One came out March 18, City of Miami Page 81 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 2025, when the City of Fort Myers was interested in entering into -- actually not entering into a 287(g) agreement, and they voted to approve -- to not approve it. So, the Attorney General wrote, by failing to approve the Department's 287(g) agreement, Fort Myers is implicitly implementing a sanctuary policy. Prohibiting police officers from receiving the necessary federal training to adequately enforce US immigration laws not only prevents city police from enforcing current federal immigration law, but effectively prevents the city police department from participating in federal immigration operations. Sanctuary policies are not tolerated or lawful in Florida. Immediate corrective action is required. Failure to correct the council 's actions will result in the enforcement of all applicable civil and criminal penalties, including but not limited to being held in contempt, declaratory or injunctive relief and removal from office by the Governor. In response, the City of Fort Myers re -brought up the item and they changed their mind and they entered into a 287(g) agreement. Then we had our discussion, I think, on June 17, 2025. Subsequent to our discussion, on June 30, 2025, the Key West -- and I'm reading from the Governor's -- I'm sorry, James Uthmeier, Attorney General's letter, July 2nd, 2025, to the City of Key West. On June 30, 2025, the Key West City Commission voted to void the City of Miami -- the City of Key West Police Department's 287(g) agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE. In doing so, you directly violated Florida law. Then he goes on to explain Section 908.103, Florida Statutes, prohibits law enforcement and local governmental entities from adopting or having in effect any sanctuary policy. "Sanctuary policy" means a law, policy, practice, procedure, or custom adopted or allowed by a state or local government entity which prohibits or impedes a law enforcement agency from complying with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373 or which prohibits or impedes a law enforcement agency from communicating or cooperating with the federal government -- immigration agency so as to limit law -- such law enforcement agency in, or prohibit the agency from participating in a federal immigration operation with a federal immigration agency, et cetera, et cetera. By declaring the Department's existing 287(g) agreement void, Key West has made itself a sanctuary city. Prohibiting its police officers from receiving the necessary federal training to adequately enforce U.S. immigration laws not only prevents city police from enforcing current federal immigration law but also effectively prevents the city police department from participating in federal immigration operations. Then he goes on to say Florida law unequivocally forbids sanctuary policies. And it requires local governments to use best efforts to assist with federal immigration enforcement. Your recent action violated both laws. The City Commission must immediately reverse its June 30, 2025 action and allow the police department to resume cooperative engagement with ICE under its 287(g) agreement. Failure to take corrective action will result in the enforcement of all applicable civil and criminal penalties, including removal from office by the Governor pursuant to Section 908.107, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Constitution. Now, in addition to that -- so basically he threatened the City of Key West and its officials. And I know, as you 've just said, that, you know, you 're perhaps not persuaded by that threat, but it goes deeper than the threats, the personal threats to the Commission. 908.107, Florida Statutes, talks about enforcement, and it says, in addition, the Attorney General may file -- 908.107(2). In addition, the Attorney General may file suit against a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency in a court of competent jurisdiction for declaratory or judgmental -- or injunctive relief for a violation of this chapter. Three, if a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency violates this chapter, the court must enjoin the unlawful sanctuary policy. The court has continuing jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter and may enforce its orders with the initiation of contempt proceedings as provided by law. So, in addition to that -- so that could affect -- for example, we just did a sort of back -of -napkin tabulation. Right now, pending in the Florida Legislature, the Governor's in the veto stage of his budget, right? And so, there's approximately $7.5 million of appropriated funds to the City of Miami that, who City of Miami Page 82 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 knows, the Governor could take an antagonistic action against the City of Miami and veto all of these. He may do it anyway, you know, he did last year. Only one item survived the governmental vetoes. But so, there's a potential of $7.5 million on the table. In addition, the City participates in multiple federal grants, the Edward 1 Byrne grant, the COPS grant, which Community Oriented Policing Service grant, which provides extra officers for the police department with federal dollars, the UASI grant, Urban Area Security Initiative grant, which is millions of dollars to protect against terrorism and other dangerous things. And then there's the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) grant. There was news back in February where the Trump Administration had indicated that any sanctuary city would not be eligible for those federal funds. Now, I believe many cities that have defiantly said that they are sanctuary cities have filed a suit against those actions, but the short term is the City may not get those monies during that period of time, and we'd have to litigate those actions. Any litigation regarding the 287(g) agreement, as South Miami discovered, would be removed to Leon County, Florida. So, if the Governor were to take action against the City or against the City Commissioners individually, we would have to either have lawyers going up to Tallahassee to defend you and/or perhaps retain outside counsel because we'd have to actually check with the Florida Bar to determine if the Governor were to move against you saying that you violated your oaths or you violated your position as elected officials, could we even represent you up front? Clearly, we would do everything in our power to prevent you from suffering any consequences, but those are sort of the uncertainties that we have, what the Governor would do, what the Governor's reaction would do. The Attorney General has been rather strong in his words regarding these agreements. I will readily admit that this 287(g) agreement was initially intended to be a voluntary cooperation agreement between the United States Government and the police department. It's a voluntary agreement. You can get out of the agreement pursuant to the terms of the agreement. However, the nuance here is that Florida passed the sanctuary laws, and by exiting the agreement, the Attorney General would take the position that that is a violation of state law, which would lead to those consequences. So, I just wanted to make you aware of those facts and circumstances. Commissioner Escalona: Madam Chair? Chair King: Commissioner Escalona. Commissioner Escalona: I'd like to say a couple of things. I came here 12 years ago, and I don't believe this is about the City of Miami and 287 agreement. I believe this is about the fear that we see in our community. Let me -- my kids were born seven months ago. I have twins. Two weeks after they were born, I was right there getting their passport because I was afraid. And I'm a US citizen. My wife, three weeks ago, got a letter from Immigration. My wife has no criminal record; she has never been stopped, nothing. She had to go -- she's a resident. She had to go to do her fingerprints or something like that. For a full week, we couldn 't sleep. For a full week, my wife couldn 't sleep. And we were thinking about what many of them are saying today because of the fear that we have in our community. Two days ago, we were driving by Little Havana, and we were talking to many of our residents. And what was explained here today by the police department, they don 't understand it, again, because of the fear that we have in our community. Look at all of us here. Look at all the employees that we have in the City. All of us are coming from somewhere, and I believe the fear that we have in our community is completely absurd. However, I strongly believe in law and order. I believe everybody should follow the law, but that's not what we're seeing right now. I think we're going too far. That's my honest opinion. And if you, sir, you're the City Attorney, if you tell me that we can legally get out of this agreement, I will vote for it. That's all. Commissioner Pardo: I would too. City of Miami Page 83 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Chair King: George, you know I've never changed my mind, but George, let me -- and you know, I beat up on you a little bit past couple of commission meetings, but I just have to say this, George. $7.5 million is worth saving a life, a family. We'll make it up some kind of way. I know you didn't mean to be insensitive by throwing that in the mix that we might lose $7.5 million, but we will figure it out. We will figure it out. What happened to Key West? Mr. Wysong: The City of Key West, upon receiving the Attorney General's letter, reconsidered the item and they -- Chair King: And they -- Mr. Wysong: -- then adopted the authorization to enter into the 287(g) agreement. Commissioner Escalona: Madam Chair, sorry. If we didn't have to do it last year, why was it on the agenda? Why? I want you to understand, I wasn't there -- I wasn't here at that time. Why was it on the agenda if we didn't have to do it? Why? Mr. Wysong: Essentially, the former chief of police requested to have it placed on the agenda, and it was on the agenda. And, you know, had it not been on the agenda, hindsight is 20/20, right? You can't speculate what would happen. Maybe the Attorney General would have taken just as an aggressive stance. But the position -- the information that came out of the South Miami case, because South Miami never put it on the agenda, they actually sued and said, "Do we have to put this on the agenda? Do we have to get into this? " And the court ultimately did not rule on that. They said it wasn 't ripe yet; there was not an issue and controversy. But the sort of the takeaway from that among the lawyers was that, had -- because they never took any affirmative steps to get rid of the agreement, they were okay. Commissioner Escalona: But, sir, who controls the agenda? Mr. Wysong: The City -- Commissioner Escalona: Who does the chief work for? Mr. Wysong: The City Manager. Commissioner Escalona: And it wasn't you. Mr. Wysong: And this was before Mr. Reyes was even the city manager. Chair King: I think we have a lot to think about. I don 't hear anybody trying to make a motion one way or the other. I brought this item because I wanted our community to have as much information as they could with respect to our police department's involvement. I disagree with if we didn't enter into the agreement, we would be a sanctuary city. We can't really be a sanctuary city because we're part of the whole of Miami -Dade County, and Miami -Dade County is definitely the enforcer. The sheriff's office had no choice, and we fall squarely within Miami -Dade County. So, I don 't know how we could have been considered a sanctuary city. But again, Commissioner Pardo and I were on the losing end of that vote. I wanted everybody to get as much information, and I'll continue to keep our communities informed. I just felt like, you know, our men and women in blue were really getting a bad reputation undeservedly because they are not actively, at least it has not come to my attention that they're knocking on anyone's door and saying, "Come out here, I want to check your status," or anything like that. So, thank you, Mr. Manager, our men and women in blue, and Commissioner Pardo. City of Miami Page 84 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Commissioner Pardo: I'll also say that if there's anything anyone sees, please say something. We get emails all the time to all of our offices. If there's an incident, we want to know directly. So, please make sure you're keeping us informed so that we can stay vigilant and on top of it. I know we had 70 -- I don 't know how many people, but we had lots and lots of people speaking on this issue. Thank you for coming out and just understand that we want to know. We want to be advised of anything at all. Chair King: And the fear -- fear is fear. The fear is real because my best friend 's husband, who is an American citizen, walks around with his passport. Commissioner Pardo: Yeah. Chair King: Because he doesn 't speak English well, heavy accent, and is afraid. He's afraid, but he's a US citizen. I'm a US citizen. You're a US citizen. We shouldn 't be afraid of being detained. So, thank you all. As always, thank you for your advocacy. END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 85 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 NA.1 19506 City Commission NA.2 19507 City Commission NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S) RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WAIVING THE PRIVATE PROPERTY LIMITATION FOR SPECIAL EVENTS PURSUANT CHAPTER 52/ARTICLE I/SECTION 2 OF THE CODE OF CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED, "SPECIAL EVENTS/SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT/SPECIAL EVENTS IN GENERAL; DURATION AND LIMITATIONS; CITY COMMISSION WAIVER" FOR THE UPPER EASTSIDE EATERY X WORLD CUP EVENT BEING HELD AT 701 NORTHEAST 79 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM JUNE 25, 2026, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0290 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item NA.1, please see "Order of the Day." Chair King: Gentlemen, would you like to discuss the pocket item that is before us? Pull it for discussion? If no, may I have a motion to approve pocket item P1 [sic]? Commissioner Rosado: So move. Commissioner Escalona: Move. Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Motion carries. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO BRING LEGISLATION ON THE JULY 9, 2026 CITY COMMISSION MEETING RELATED TO INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE MIAMI TREE ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI, DIVISION 2, SECTION 2-883 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FROM TEN (10) TO ELEVEN (11) TO INCLUDE THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER FROM THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE COMMITTEE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-26-0291 City of Miami Page 86 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Damian Pardo, Commissioner SECONDER: Rolando Escalona, Commissioner AYES: King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado ABSENT: Gabela Chair King: I have a question for you. Well, not really a question. I received a very thoughtful email with respect to our Tree Committee, the Citizen Advisory Tree Committee that's helping to revamp the ordinance. And one of my constituents recommended that we have someone from the Climate's Resilience Committee on that advisory body. Makes sense for what we're trying to do. Could Mr. Manager, could we --? I don 't know if we would need a motion or anything to have someone from the Climate Resilience Committee as well on that. Commissioner Pardo: So moved if we need it. Aaron DeMayo: I really appreciate that consideration. As I understand, our committee member, Avra Jain from the Climate Resilience Committee -- Chair King: Oh, yeah, I appointed her. Mr. DeMayo: So, I think she's a fantastic steward as -- Chair King: Okay, okay. Mr. DeMayo: -- understanding both from the development side -- Chair King: Yes. Mr. DeMayo: -- as someone who's done adaptive reuse and new construction and someone who's done a lot of tree preservation. I feel like she's going to be a really balanced voice, and I'm excited to attend those Tree Committee meetings (INAUDIBLE) -- Chair King: Okay, I just wanted to make sure that you guys had a voice and were also a part of guiding the amendment of this, our tree ordinance, so that we absolutely get it right. Mr. DeMayo: We have -- and we've discussed that actually at a number of our meetings as far as what our role would be of not overstepping and being considerate of the will of the Commission and having that committee. And there's various ideas that our committee's come up with in the past. And also, we've had a lot of public comment at the CRC (Climate Resilience Committee), and we've consolidated that, and Miriam Flores helped consolidate all of those public comments to share with the Consensus Center and the Tree Committee so that they could see all of the comments that had already been made at the CRC so that they have that footing already. But we're ready to participate and assist in the Tree Committee's actions as you see fit. Chair King: I would like to make it official because this is going to live beyond me, right? I'm going to term out, and I don't know that the next person behind me would happen to appoint someone from District 5 that's also a part of the Climate Resilience Committee and maybe for my colleagues as well. So, I'd like to make it more structured, official, because that was just good fortune on my behalf that Avra is also a part of your committee. So, if I could have a motion to direct the Manager to add Climate Resilience Committee member to -- City of Miami Page 87 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 Commissioner Escalona: Move. Chair King: I got a motion. Second? Commissioner Pardo: I'll second. Chair King: George has his hand up. George Wysong (City Attorney): I just want to say that the board was created by resolution, so could that direction entail us to come back with a resolution amending the board to -- Chair King: That's fine. Mr. Wysong: -- achieve your objective? Chair King: Okay. What George said. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair King: Thank you so much. Commissioner Pardo: Thank you. Mr. DeMayo: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. City of Miami Page 88 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 NA.3 19508 Office of the City Clerk DISCUSSION ITEM UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE JULY 9, 2026, MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE PERSON CHAIRING THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF AN ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM O. FULLER, MARTIN PINILLA, II, THE BARLINGTON GROUP, LLC, CALLE OCHO MARKETPLACE, LLC, YO AMO CALLE SIETE, LLC, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING, LLC, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING TOO, LLC, TOWER HOTEL, LLC, BRICKELL STATION, LLC, PIEDRA VILLAS, LLC, FUTURAMA, LLC, EL SHOPPING, LLC, BEATSTIK, LLC, VIERNES CULTURALES/CULTURAL FRIDAYS, INC., LITTLE HAVANA BUNGALOWS, LLC, AND LHAB TRES, LLC V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., CASE NO. 23-CV-24251-DRG, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, TO WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A PARTY. THE SUBJECT OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONFINED TO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. THIS PRIVATE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. (OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE COMMISSIONERS' SCHEDULES PERMIT) AND CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. THE SESSION WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH INCLUDE CHAIRWOMAN CHRISTINE KING, COMMISSIONERS MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA, DAMIAN PARDO, ROLANDO ESCALONA, AND RALPH "RAFAEL" ROSADO; CITY MANAGER JAMES REYES; CITY ATTORNEY GEORGE K. WYSONG III; DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY KEVIN R. JONES; AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL ANGEL CORTINAS, ESQ., AND JONATHAN KASKEL, ESQ. A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER WILL BE PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT THE SESSION IS FULLY TRANSCRIBED AND THE TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ABOVE -CITED, ONGOING LITIGATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE REOPENED AND THE PERSON PRESIDING OVER THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair King: I hear -- I see our City Clerk waving his hand before I can close the meeting. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And I apologize, Chair. The City Attorney needs to read a statement into the record scheduling an attorney -client session for July 9th. Chair King: Mr. City Attorney. George Wysong (City Attorney): I implored the City Clerk to help me remember this. Madam Chairwoman and members of the City Commission. City of Miami Page 89 Printed on 08/18/2026 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 25, 2026 ADJOURNMENT The Attorney -Client Session was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Mr. Wysong: Thank you, Madam Chair. Chair King: Thank you. And this shall conclude the City of Miami Commission meeting. The meeting adjourned at 1:12 p.m. City of Miami Page 90 Printed on 08/18/2026