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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Public Comments Submitted Online for the June 25, 2026 City Commission MeetingOnline Public Comments for June 25, 2026 Miami City Commission Meeting Online Public Comment Report for June 25, 2026, Regular City Commission Meeting June 25, 2026 10:11 AM MDT Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Last Nam Nam e e Sam anth Gold a Street Addre ss Agend Public Comment a Item Reco rded Date My name is Samantha Gold, and I strongly oppose RE.3, the proposed $770,000 settlement related to the Joe Carollo pension litigation. This matter reflects a long -running RE. 3 pattern of public funds being used to defend and resolve what many residents view as #1933 personal and politically driven disputes, including litigation tied to the Ball & Chain issue. Jun 2001 4 Residents are deeply concerned that hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have 24 Bisca Settle already been spent in connection with these disputes, and now additional public funds are 2026 yne ment - being requested again. At a time when Miami continues to face urgent needs,traffic, 8:36 Blvd Joe infrastructure strain, public safety, and neighborhood improvements..it is difficult to justify am Carollo continuing to allocate significant sums of public money toward prolonged legal baffles of MDT v COM this nature. These funds should be protecting and improving the city, not repeatedly absorbed by ongoing litigation and settlements. For these reasons, I respectfully oppose RE.3 and any further financing moving to Joe CarroLto Thank you. Sam Gold 2001 RE. 5 I have helped connect residents with zoning and planning officials, coordinated community Jun anth Bisca #1939 outreach efforts, and authored a Petition Against Overdevelopment that collected more than 24 a yne 3 500 signatures and was submitted to City of Miami officials and respectively your offices. 2026 Blvd Direct Through this work, I have had a unique opportunity to observe firsthand how the Live Local 8:30 CA - Act has impacted both public discourse and the balance of power between residents, local am Live government, and developers. First and foremost, I want to thank you for your leadership in MDT Local requesting that the City Attorney investigate options regarding the Live Local Act. I am Act aware its a state law, but hope it can be limited within the City of Miami. Many residents throughout Miami share your concerns and appreciate your willingness to examine whether this legislation is truly serving the public interest. White affordable housing is an important goaL, many residents have witnessed how the Live Local Act has become far more than an affordable housing toot. In practice, it has become a Leverage mechanism used whenever communities raise concerns about excessive height, density, traffic, infrastructure impacts, or compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. Throughout discussions surrounding the Vela and Edgehouse developments, residents were repeatedly reminded that if a project was denied, reduced, or significantly challenged, developers could potentially pursue a Live Local Act project instead. The message was dear: approve the project being proposed today, or risk an even Larger, denser, tatter project tomorrow under Live Local. One particularly troubling example occurred during the Public VeLa contested Waiver proceedings. Assistant Zoning Director Jacob Keirn repeatedly warned that if the waivers were challenged, the developer could build an "80-story building by right" under the Live Local Act that would be "way tatter, way denser" with Little or no parking. However what was omitted during that discourse (by a zoning official) was that the site's Live Local floor area would actually be capped at approximately 513,648 square feet —about 14,000 square feet Less than the 527,691 square feet the developer was seeking through waivers. In other words, the Live Local scenario being presented as the worst -case scenario was not the unlimited development threat that residents and decision -makers were Led to believe. To many residents, this felt Less Like objective planning analysis and more Like the Live Local Act being used as Leverage to discourage challenges to this and any development proposal. The fact that City officials themselves were invoking the Act in this manner demonstrates how it has evolved from a housing policy into a weaponized threat. Many residents believe the Live Local Act has created a dangerous precedent whereby developers can use the threat of state preemption to secure approvals, negotiate concessions, and discourage 19516 Submittal -Public Comments Submitted Online for the June 25, 2026 City Commission Meeting First Last Street Nam Nam Addre e e ss Anth Roz ony o Agend a Item Public Comment community opposition. The January Vela Waiver Hearing demonstrated exactly how this dynamic can unfold. When residents and commissioners are repeatedly told that challenging a project could result in something even larger under Live Local, meaningful public participation is undermined and trust in the planning process suffers. Miami needs affordable housing solutions, but it should not come at the expense of local control, honest planning analysis, or the public's right to participate in land -use decisions. For these reasons, I strongly support your efforts to investigate every avaitabfe Legal and Legislative option to challenge, Limit, or mitigate the impacts of the Live Local Act within the City of Miami. Respectfully, Samantha Gofd 287(g) Agreements in Miami deputize carefully selected and specialty trained Local officers to perform specific federal immigration enforcement functions, such as identifying and processing removable noncitizens (particularly those with criminal charges), accessing immigration databases, and executing certain warrants under federal supervision. Just a friendly, factual reminder on the 287(g) program in Miami and beyond — it's important to get the details right amid aft the noise: • It does NOT delegate federal immigration duties to the entire police department or force. That's a common piece of disinformation. Local 2575 DI. 3 agencies continue focusing on their core public safety roles, and everyday officers are not SW #1945 suddenly acting as immigration agents. • It only applies to a selective few trained officers 27th 2 — typically a small, dedicated group (often in the range of just a handful per department in Aven Discus similar setups, Like 3-7 specialty vetted and certified cops, though numbers can vary by ue. sion - agency size and agreement terms). These officers undergo targeted ICE training on Unit City's immigration Law, databases, cufturaL awareness, and protocols to avoid issues Like racial 503 Involve profiling. They operate under federal guidelines and oversight. This targeted approach is a Miam ment - smart, efficient partnership. It Leverages Local knowledge to help identify and remove 287(g) individuals who pose risks (especially those with serious criminal histories), without 3313 Agree overburdening the full police force. Proponents highlight benefits Like: • Enhanced public 3 ment safety: Helps prioritize enforcement against criminal aliens, freeing up resources and making communities safer. • Rue of Law: Reinforces cooperation between federal and Local Levels, ensuring Laws are upheld effectively at the street Level. • Limited scope: Keeps the program focused and accountable, with training requirements and supervision in place. Miami's move positions it as a proactive partner in addressing immigration challenges white maintaining strong Local policing. It's a voluntary, Limited delegation that strengthens overall enforcement without turning every cop into a federal agent. Great example of practical collaboration! Reco rded Date Jun 25 2026 8:13 am MDT DI. 3 333 #1945 NE 2 Jun 24th Discus 287g is harmful to the citizens of Miami which are a diverse group made up Largely of 25 Street sion - Lind immigrant. Anyone who is not Indigenous or forced African captive is an immigrant. This 2026 say Cain City's puts residents at harm as any police interaction could turn into an immigration proceeding 7:31 Miam Involve when the police are sent to serve and protect am i, FL ment - 3313 287(g) MDT 7 Agree ment RE. 3 455 41933 JuAbsolutely NOT no financial assistance to corrupt members of government that should 25 figure out how to deal with their personal situations, personalities, attitudes, collusions or AND duen NE Settle 2026 weft knowns corruptions, shady deals or whatever consequences he is facing should be REA as 25th ment - 7:04 St Joe assisted with THE people tax money. period. Public servants Like this do not deserve the am CaroLLo peoples they are supposed to serve, help. MDT v COM Sofi Arm 641 S DI. 3 Against this!!!$ Jun a ando Mash #1945 25 to Dr 2 2026 Discus 8:44 First Last Street Reco Agend Nam Nam Addre a Item Public Comment rded e e ss Date sion - am City's MDT Involve ment - 287(g) Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 2 Discus Jun 25 Sofi Valb Galen C to s As a member of this community, I am strongly against the 287g agreement. We need to 2026 a uena y feel safe with out law enforcement, not worried if they are acting on behalf of ICE. 6:50 Drive Involve am ment - 287(g) MDT Agree ment DI. 3 As a resident of Miami, I urge the City to oppose participation in the 287(g) agreement. I #1945 believe Local taw enforcement should focus on keeping our communities safe and building 2 trust with residents, rather than taking on the rote of federal immigration enforcement. Jun 3334 Discus When people fear that interactions with police could Lead to immigration consequences, 25 sion - they may be Less Likely to report crimes, serve as witnesses, or seek help in emergencies. May Pedi Chart 2026 City's That makes all of us Less safe. Miami is a diverse city built by immigrant communities. sa go es 6:55 Involve Policies that blur the Line between Local policing and immigration enforcement can damage ave am ment - trust between residents and Law enforcement and create fear among our neighbors. As MDT 287(g) someone who Lives in this city, I value public safety, protecting civic rights, and trust Agree throughout our community. I respectfully ask the City to reject the 287(g) agreement. ment Thank you for your time and consideration. 5659 WEST FLAG Citizens immigrants of the beautiful City of Miami, doesn't have to be afraid to go out LER STRE DI. DI shopping, eating with families and friends or waking for a better health. Having an 24 agreement the City of Miami PoLice Department with ICE it is damaging the image and ROS KAS ET, 2026 DISCU well-being of the city in which the majority are immigrants and many were persecuted in A SE MIAM 11:5 SSION their country to feel persecuted in the city of Miami. Hope that the City of Miami Oam FLOR ITEMS commissioners and mayor wilt make the right decision of canceling the agreement with MDT ICE. IDA 3313 4 Mari Gon 436 FR. 1 Commissioner Rosado, could you bring this ordinance? Removing environmental Jun a zaLe NE #1942 protections? Realty? You say it was a mistake?Whose mistake was it yours or the staff? 25 z 77th 4 RegardLess, this is unacceptable, aren't items reviewed by you or your staff before placing 2026 Street Amend them on the agenda? I hope to get answers to my questions. My email address is: 7:28 Rd Code - MariaGuard88-Government@yahoo.com. am Chapt MDT er 62 - Indepe ndent Traffic and Enviro nment aL Impact First Last Nam Nam e e Street Addre ss Agend a Item Studie s Public Comment Reco rded Date Commissioners, let me paint you a picture of what it's been like. For three and a half years, my building was surrounded by scaffolding —a constant reminder of the work we had to do. We spent millions, not just on construction, but on report after report, just to comply with Florida statute. It's not just about fixing a pool or a facade —it's about navigating a maze of legal requirements just to keep our homes safe and compliant. And just as we got through that —just as we began to breathe —we learn a 40-plus-story tower is going up right next door. No notice, no conversation. That's not just a building; that's cracked facades, 333 RE. 5 concrete splatter, and shutting down our newly restored pool area. Imagine the impact on a NE #1939 community already fatigued from endless repairs. And then we talk about traffic-24th Jun 24th 3 Street is a nightmare thanks to recent developments, and now, another project. The noise, 25 Vane Con Street Direct the loss of our tree canopy —who wants to walk in a neighborhood stripped of shade? And 2026 ssa de Miam CA - for those of us advocating for animals, I get calls weekly about pets stuck on balconies in 7:27 i FL Live this heat. More density, more problems —traffic, flooding, noise, and yes, living beings am 3313 Local suffering. And here's the bottom line: The local city —our community —needs a voice in MDT 7 Act what's coming. Without it, we're left in chaos. We wake up one day to find a massive new tower breaking ground, and it ripples through our lives —our roads, our noise levels, even our pets' safety. If residents don't have a say, it only gets worse —more traffic, more flooding, more disruption to our daily routines. We need a structured, predictable process — one where we're not blindsided, and where developers respect the people who live here. Without that voice, our quality of life will keep spiraling. So, I urge you again —vote to rein in this reckless pattern, and let's bring the voice of residents back into the process. Thank you. RE. 5 #1939 455 3 andr duen NE Direct ea as 25th CA - St Live Local Act Decisions about the scale, height, and character of developments in a neighborhood like edgewater should be made be made by the people who live in Miami and the elected officials should consider and stop selling Biscayne blvd corridor as if everybody is winning. Traffic in the area is already unbearable as it is at all times not just rush hour and adding the density they propose and the amount of projects currently being built all altogether adds to an unexpected and lower quality of living and overall burden for the taxpayer community of Edgewater. I support the motion of commissioner and public officials to ensure that growth occurs in a manner consistent with infrastructure capacity, traffic conditions, public safety which at the moment is sounding red alarms. I strongly support the efforts to preserve local decision -making authority and I believe that residents should have a meaningful voice in shaping the future of Edgewater Jun 25 2026 6:58 am MDT DI. 3 500 #1945 2 NE Jun Discus 29th End the 287g agreement. It's a stupid waste of our money. City money for city things. ICE 25 Bere Vane St sion is federal. No need to share our resources. ALSO THEY ARENT EVEN TAKING 2026 City's nice z Miam "CRIMINALS". They're causing harm to hard working immigrants and spreading fear and 6:52 Involve i FL distrust in our community. am ment - 3313 MDT 287(g) 7 Agree ment Mari Lope 7720 DI. 3 Good afternoon. I want to ensure that the City of Miami continues to be enriched by the Jun ana z SW #1945 many hardworking and dedicated immigrant communities that call Miami home. The 287 g 18 146 2 agreements have brought fear and separation to our immigrant communities. This 2026 Road Discus agreement heightens racial profiling and people who have been doing what they have had 11:0 Miam sion - to do to gain legal immigration status are being penalized. Police officers are called to 6am i City's protect our communities not terrorize them. Please I ask you to rescind this 287 g MDT Florid Involve agreement from the City of Miami. It take courage to do the right thing when it's not a ment - popular. I trust that you wilt find that courage in your hearts. Thank you 3318 287(g) 3 First Last Street Nam Nam Addre e e ss Alm Cua a dros ALm Cua a dros 665 NE 25 St Miam i FL 665 NE 25 St 1000 North Nicol Croo west e ks 1st Aven ue Agend a Item Agree ment RE. 5 #1939 3 Direct CA - Live Local Act Public Comment Good evening Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Adam Nessim, and I am a condominium owner in Edgewater. I support Commissioner Pardo's resolution to challenge the Live Local Act and restore Miami's authority to manage its own growth. The issue is not whether we should build more housing. The issue is whether additional density should be approved without meaningful Local review and without ensuring that roads, utilities, schools, parks, and public safety services can support that growth. Residents and Local officials understand Edgewater's needs far better than state Lawmakers in Tallahassee. Major development decisions should involve the people who Live here and are directly affected by them. I urge you to support this resolution and protect Miami's right to plan growth responsibly white preserving the quality of Life that makes neighborhoods Like Edgewater desirable places to Live. Thank you. Reco rded Date Jun 24 2026 8:06 am MDT RE. 5 Good evening Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Alma Cuadros, and I am a #1939 condominium owner in Edgewater. I support Commissioner Pardo's resolution to challenge Jun 3 the Live Local Act and restore Miami's authority to manage its own growth. Residents and 24 Direct Local officials understand Edgewater's needs far better than state Lawmakers in Tallahassee. 2026 CA - Major development decisions should involve the people who Live here and are directly 8:01 Live affected by them. I urge you to support this resolution and protect Miami's right to plan am Local growth responsibly white preserving the quality of Life that makes neighborhoods Like MDT Act Edgewater desirable places to Live. Thank you. FR. 1 #1942 4 Amend Code - Chapt er62- Indepe ndent Traffic and Enviro nment aL I m pact Studie s Good morning Commissioners. My name is Nicole Crooks. I am a resident of Historic Overtown, Community Engagement Manager with Catalyst Miami, and I work alongside the Overtown Community Champions. I'm deeply concerned about the humanity of this city. I thank those of you who are actively doing what is necessary to honor the humanity of the people you were elected to represent. For this reason I urge the termination of 287G I am in support of RE5 I am speaking on and urge you.to vote no on fr1 I came today because I am struggling to understand why, in a city already facing extreme heat, flooding, poor air quality, respiratory illness, 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 one question: Why the rush? This past January, a woman from our community died from an asthma attack. She was younger than me. She was a wife. She was a mother of three. She should stilt be here. Instead, her family is carrying that Loss, and one of her daughters was there in her final moments, holding her mother as she took Jun her Last breath. When I think about environmental impacts, I think about breath. I think 25 about particulate dust from construction. I think about air quality. I think about communities 2026 Like Coconut Grove and Overtown that have carried environmental burdens for generations. 9:26 We have the highest respiratory disease rates in the city. I think about OLd Smokey and the am Lessons our history should have taught us. Environmental impacts are not small hiccups. MDT They are the catalyst for huge consequences. They settle into our homes and green spaces. They settle into our bodies. And often they are the unspoken cause of our pain, grief, and trauma. I also want to acknowledge that many of the people most impacted by decisions Like this are not here today. They're at work. Trying to care for family and figure out how to pay for the housing and utility costs that are Literally suffocating them. And too often the Language of your agendas makes it difficult for everyday residents to understand what is being proposed until after decisions have been made. The people closest to the impacts are often the farthest from the decision -making table. And your entire job is to represent the people. Not the special interests of developers...the people. So I ask again: Why the rush? What is so burdensome about taking the time to fully understand the potential consequences before removing a safeguard? I urge you to choose the people you are here to serve. Thank you. Miria Wed 3060 RE. 5 Greetings Madame Mayor, Chairwoman King, and Commissioners: Firstly, I commend Jun m derb Eliza #1939 Commissioner Pardo for sponsoring Agenda item RE.5 and Chairwoman King for Later co- 25 urn beth 3 sponsoring the item. I write in support of RE.5, which directs the City Attorney to explore 2026 Street Direct and pursue all available Legal avenues to challenge the Live Local Act. Additionally, if the 9:11 CA - item passes and Litigation is pursued individually by the City to challenge the Act or jointly am Miam Live with other jurisdictions, it is imperative that we protect our City preventing irreparable harm MDT First LastStgret Nam Name e e s3s 8650 Ana Del SW M. Rio 109th Ave Barb Tole ara do 5340 NW 4th St Local fiend a Item and preserving the status quo during the judicial review process through seeking temporary 44Retrm!n{njunctive relief, where appropriate. Without an injunction, projects may receive approvals and proceed to construction before the courts determine the validity of the Act's preemptive provisions. Once development rights are exercised and projects are built, the resulting impacts on neighborhood character, infrastructure, and long-term planning objectives may be impossible to reverse, rendering any ultimate legal victory largely ineffective. For these reasons, I respectfully urge the Commission to approve RE.5 and to authorize the City Attorney to pursue appropriate injunctive relief pending final resolution of any legal challenge the City may pursue. Thank you for your consideration and for your commitment to protecting the City's constitutional Home Rule authority and the integrity of Miami's neighborhoods. Respectfully submitted, Miriam Wedderburn City of Miami Resident, District 2 DI. 3 #1945 Hello members and leaders of our community, I hope you find my public comment doing 2 well despite the complicated item most of us are gathered to discuss today: At first glance, Discus collaborating with an agency who targets violent undocumented criminals makes sense. We sion - all want our communities safe, however, that is not the reality. We've all seen those City's heartbreaking and traumatizing videos of families being ripped apart. Less than 14% of Involve arrests had violent criminal records. The reality is that undocumented immigrant offend rate ment - is lower than those born here in the USA. We all have an immigration story. At the core of it 287(g) aft, the decision is simple. Thank you for your time. Stay safe, stay hydrated, stay cool. Agree Yours truly, born and raised in Miami, Ana M. Del Rio ment Reco rded Date Jun 25 2026 6:59 am MDT Hello, My name is Barbara Toledo. I'm 31 years old and I live in Miami, FL. I'm writing to PH. make a comment on the upcoming hearing scheduled for 6/25/2026 regarding the City of Jun PH - Miami's participation in the 287(g) agreement. This program deputizes local police officers 21 PUBLI to carry out certain immigration enforcement functions that wilt put our community and city 2026 C in deep danger. When Local police are used for immigration enforcement, it creates fear, 1:44 HEART weakens trust in taw enforcement, and makes all of us feet Less safe. This program is very pm NGS cruel and I'm asking you to please say NO to programs Like these that can and wilt MDT irreparably harm our communities. Thank you DI. 3 #1945 2 HeLLo, my name is Bridgette BLuitt and I am a constituent of Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez. I urge Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez to rescind the 287(g) Task Force Jun Discus Brid 1285 sion - agreement in the City of Miami during the upcoming discussion on June 25. By voluntarily 24 SW entering into this partnership with ICE, the city has essentially turned Local police officers 2026 gett BLuitt City's 142n into immigration agents. These agreements subject our community to unreliable databases, 5:32 d Ave Involve arbitrary enforcement, and the denial of due process, causing unnecessary fear in the very pm ment - communities that make our city special. Enough is enough. I ask that you take a stand for MDT 287(g) our residents and vote to terminate this agreement. Agree ment 1825 DI. 3 Sw #1945 21st 2 Aven Discus Jun 24 Car Pei ue sion Helping ICE terrify our city is amoral. Miami was built by immigrants. We do not have to 2026 men ez miam City's sign on as the detainee innocents and hunt people. BASTA YA! 8:50 Involve Florid ment - pm a 287(g) MDT 3314 Agree 5 ment Rob Cob 942 RE. 7 I am a Resiliency Coordinator for Miami -Dade DERM and a Landscape Architecture Jun ert n Leno #1944 Foundation FeLtow for Innovation and Leadership currently researching how to scale nature 25 x Ave 2 based solutions for climate hazards in S FL. I spoke in support of this resolution to the 2026 #5 EstabLi CRC. I urge City of Miami to adopt SPONGE and to begin the process for expediting 5:22 sh - sponge parks and other green infrastructure in the city. Sponge parks are one of the most am Storm cost efficient ways to provide flood and heat mitigation white boosting real estate values, MDT Water creating recreational and touristic opportunities, restoring water quality, and removing First Last Street Reco - people and property from harm's way. Miami needs to demonstrate the ability to construct Nam Nam Addre §pfaligA41kertilk-13w as a critical tool before sea level rise and increased rain fall increase rded e e ss GE create further challenges for our presently overburdened drainage systems. This resolution Date Progra wilt unlock creative funding for multiple capital improvement projects such as parks, public m arts spaces, and habitat restoration. Thank you for your consideration. RE. 7 #1944 2 I am a registered Florida landscape architect who calls Miami home, and I urge the Establi commissioners to support the SPONGE initiative. Sponge parks and green stormwater Jun 3116 sh - infrastructure are utilized and successful across the world as cost-effective methods to 25 Mar Steg SW Storm tackle flood mitigation and urban heat. Given our challenges and climate, Miami could be 2026 a aru 25th Water the next great city to benefit from these green stormwater strategies. Sponge parks are 6:18 Street Parks - unlike traditional gray infrastructure in that they have layered secondary functions such as am SPON habitat building and recreation, among other opportunities, that would further benefit the MDT GE city and its residents as well. I am looking forward to seeing this initiative progress! Progra m DI. 3 #1945 2 Jun Discus 360 25 sion - Isab Palm 2026 el Diez wood City's I am against the 287g agreement 7:04 Involve Lane am ment - MDT 287(g) Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 2 Discus Jun 25 11 sion - ot Carl. Sosa Sama City's I am against the 287g agreement. 2026 1 na Dr. Involve am ment - MDT 287(g) Agree ment DI. 3 3007 #1945 Bird 2 Jun Discus Ave 25 Caro Taqu apt 5 sion - 2026 eche City's I am against this agreement! Tina Miam 6:48 Involve i FL am ment - 3313 MDT 287(g) 3 Agree ment Migu Valle 8880 DI. 3 I am completely against the 287g agreement and do not want the police and highway Jun el NW #1945 patrol acting as ICE! 25 13th 2 2026 Street Discus 6:55 sion - am City's MDT Involve ment - 287(g) First Last Street Reco Agend Nam Nam Addre a Item Public Comment rded e e ss Date Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 2 Jun Discus 3334 25 Sha Chart sion - 2026 Fenn City's I am heavily against this! nnon es 6:47 Ave Involve am ment - 287(g) MDT Agree ment I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed Miami LOOP Greenway PZ. 4 Legislation appearing before you this Thursday, June 25th. Following its successful and #1884 unanimous approval by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, I urge the City 5 Commission to pass this measure to advance Miami's multi -modal mobility and public Jun Zoning space infrastructure. The Greenway Public Benefits Program represents a smart, forward- 25 2490 Man Jara Text — thinking approach to urban planning. By Leveraging new development near designated 2026 sw 24 ueLa miLto Miami greenways, the city can organically fund the expansion, completion, and maintenance of 7:30 st Loop the Miami LOOP. Most importantly, this program achieves these goals with zero financial am Public impact on neighborhoods outside the program boundaries. It ensures that the growth of our MDT Benefit city directly pays for the public infrastructure we desperately need and want, creating a s more connected, walkable, and bike -friendly Miami without placing a burden on everyday taxpayers. Holt y 8300 Chery Zwer Lane, Ling Miam i, FL 3314 3 I am writing to speak out AGAINST the City's participation in the federal 287(g) program and the Local police officers carrying out certain immigration enforcement functions. I was appalled when my husband and I attended the City of Miami Dade Commission meeting on June 26, 2025 chaired by Anthony Rodriguez who abruptly deferred a discussion related DI. 3 to 287(g). Thirty people had signed up to speak and were told if one person spoke that day #1945 there would not be an opportunity in the future to be heard. One woman, Camita Ramos 2 who was scheduled to speak stood up for clarification and was dragged, manhandled away Discus by plain clothes men (viral on UTube) to the horror of those of us who attended and sion - chanted, "Let Her Go, Let Her Speak!" She was arrested on felony assault charges which City's was downright WRONG. It took 9 months for the case to be dismissed. It was an Involve embarrassment to our City. The Chair was never held responsible for the unprofessional ment - way he conducted that part of the meeting. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPENING 287(g) TOMORROW. No one who cares about our City and questions the Law should be penalized Agree for voicing their public concern. The Leadership in our State has gone overboard to become ment punitive and cruel in their actions, creating fear amongst children and families by taking away our due process to be treated respectfully before the Law. I wilt not be able to attend the meeting but will Listen intently to its agenda. In keeping with a Democratic way of governing this policy should NEVER have been approved or gone into effect and should be discontinued immediately. Jun 24 2026 11:4 3am MDT DaLi Roja 2001 RE. 5 I am writing to support Item RE-5 on this Thursday's agenda. We need to stop developers Jun s bisca #1939 from weaponizing the Live Local Act as a threat to bypass city oversight and neighbor 25 yne 3 input. In Edgewater, we saw this play out during the early 2026 public hearings for the VeLa 2026 bLvd Direct project. The Zoning Office repeatedly warned that rejecting the developer's waivers would 4:14 apt CA - force them to build an "80-story building by right" with "zero parking" under the Live Local am 2311 Live Act. This threat was a physical and financial bluff. The developer's standalone Lot is capped MDT miam Local at 513,648 square feet under the Live Local Act, which is actually 14,043 square feet i II Act smaller than their current waiver plans. Yet, by dangling the Law as a scary alternative, they 3313 biased the proceedings and pressured the board. As the board chair, Mr. Gersten, noted in 7 the record, it puts the board in a tough spot with "the hypothetical Live Local dangling over us every time," forcing choices under "this insane specter of whatever, 80 stories or whatnot." When developers dangle these empty threats, they force the board's hand and Leave both the board and the community unprotected from bad projects. It makes you First Last Nam Nam e e Street Addre ss Agend a Item Public Comment wonder if the City could establish a lockout period after a developer applies for traditional waivers, so they can no longer use Live Local as leverage to force decisions. Or, at the very Least, if the City can strictly enforce the local setbacks, frontage layouts, and design standards that the Live Local Act doesn't preempt, so developers cant squeeze unworkable projects onto tiny standalone lots. Thank you, Commissioner Pardo, for sponsoring this item, and we look forward to supporting RE-5 this Thursday. Sincerely, DaLi Rojas Reco rded Date RE. 3 #1933 Jun Boud 1040 4 24 Jess BISC Settle I do not think it's appropriate that the citizens of the City of Miami be responsible for the 2026 reau ica AYNE ment - legal fees accrued by Mr. CaroLto's personal actions and poor behavior. 7:51 x BLVD Joe am CaroLto MDT v COM RE. 5 #1939 Jun I moved to the Edgewater community in 2019. Since then, it has been nonstop, high-rise 501 3 24 cranes and building. Biscayne Boulevard is often at a complete standstill. I am strongly in Rahi Brigg NE Direct 2026 support of ensuring that development is planned responsibly, that infrastructure can support L s 31st CA - 7:35 it, and that residents retain a meaningful voice in shaping the future of their neighborhoods. Street Live am Local I support the challenge to the Live Local Act. MDT Act RE. 5 I oppose the Live Local Act. As a person who has lived in D2 for 20+ years I have seen the 1040 #1939 both the benefits and detriments of the density. I do not believe that the city (nor county) Jun Boud BISC 3 has responsible enough in its planning nor maintenance to manage more density. We have 24 Jess Direct a lot of problems to solve before adding more responsibility. We have paved over too much 2026 reau AYNE ica x BLVD CA - absorbent and, we have flooding issues as a result. We do not have trashcans on corners 8:03 Live like a dense city should. We have residents who litter that are never fined. We do not am Local recycle, we have a problem with where our trash should go. We are not in any way MDT Act responsible enough to handle more people that come with more density. RE. 7 I strongly support the implementation of sponge parks as an innovative and nature -based #1944 approach to addressing flooding, improving water quality, and enhancing community 2 resilience. By using green infrastructure to capture, absorb, and fitter stormwater, sponge EstabLi parks help reduce the burden on traditional drainage systems white creating beautiful, Jun Step 440 sh - functional public spaces. In coastal communities Like ours, where sea Level rise and 25 Lope ne Storm increasingly intense rainfall events pose growing challenges, sponge parks offer a practical 2026 hani z 91st Water and forward -thinking solution. Beyond their environmental benefits, they provide valuable 6:24 e st Parks - habitat for wildlife, increase urban greenery, and create healthier, more enjoyable spaces am SPON for residents and visitors. Investing in sponge parks demonstrates a commitment to MDT GE sustainable infrastructure that works with nature rather than against it. I encourage Progra continued support and funding for these projects as an important step toward building more m resilient and Livable communities. FLore Rou 460 RE. 5 I strongly support this resolution. As an Edgewater resident, I have watched our Jun nt xeLin Ne #1939 neighborhood absorb an extraordinary pace of development white traffic congestion, 24 28th 3 infrastructure strain, and quality of Life continue to deteriorate. Residents increasingly feel 2026 St Direct that decisions affecting our community are being made without meaningful Local input. The 1:27 Apt CA - Live Local Act has significantly weakened the City's ability to manage responsible growth. pm 2301 Live Miami's elected officials should have the authority to determine how development occurs MDT Miam Local based on Local infrastructure, public safety, transportation capacity, and the character of our i FL Act neighborhoods —not through broad state preemption. This issue extends welt beyond 3313 zoning. It is about whether Local government remains accountable to the residents who 7 elected it. The decisions made on RE.5 wilt demonstrate whether the Commission is wilting to stand up for Miami's neighborhoods and defend the City's ability to plan its own future. Thousands of residents are paying close attention to how each Commissioner votes on this resolution. We expect our elected representatives to defend Local control, protect First Last Nam Nam e e Street Addre ss Agend a Item Public Comment neighborhood livability, and ensure that growth is matched by adequate infrastructure and public services. I respectfully urge you to vote **YES** on RE.5 and pursue every available legal avenue to restore the City's planning authority. Reco rded Date 460 NE RE.5 28th #1939 Jun St 3 I support RE.5 because Miami should retain the ability to responsibly manage development 24 Caro Garci Apt Direct in a way that protects neighborhoods, infrastructure, traffic, and quality of life. Residents 2026 Line a 2301 CA - deserve a meaningful voice in shaping the future of our community. I respectfully urge the 3:26 Miam Live Commission to vote YES on RE.5 and support efforts to restore local planning authority. pm i, FL Local MDT 3313 Act 7 RE. 5 1800 #1939 Jun North 3 I support RE.5. The development of Edgewater should be controlled locally. I have lived in 24 Pere Direct 2026 Raul Bays CA Edgewater since 2008. The amount of traffic and flooding has increased dramatically and 8;05 hore Live will only worsen. More green areas, more trees, and less high rises are needed. am Drive Local MDT Act 66 West RE. 5 Flagle #1939 Jun 3 25 Street Lind Direct 2026 Cain Suite I support Re. 5 and curbing overdevelopment in Edgewater say 900 CA - 7:03 Live am Miam Local MDT i, FL Act 3313 7 DI. 3 #1945 2 I urge the city commission to rescind the 287(g) Task Force agreement. The federalization Jun Discus 7840 of local police enforcement, not only shifts focus away from local needs and attention to 25 sion - Gian Hutt SW local matters, but often has been entangled in endangering residents and their families 2026 City's na on 168 through wrongful detention. Miami is so special precisely due to our diasporic identity, 6:18 Involve ST agreements such as this associated with the uneven enforcement of due process threaten am ment - 287(g) that legacy. Legally there is sound rationale to exit this agreement, it is due time. MDT Agree ment DI. 3 I urge you to oppose entering into a 287(g) agreement with federal immigration #1945 enforcement. It is optional for cities, not mandatory, as it is for counties: 2 https://wwwleg.state.fLus/Statutes/index.cfm? Jun 9140 Discus App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0900-0999/0908/Sections/0908.11.html 25 Fonta sion - To permit a local police force to partner with another agency known for its aggressive, Dani Gom 2026 el ez ineble City's intimidating tactics and disregard for the legal limits on its authority reduces trust between 9.22 au Involve law enforcement and the community it is meant to protect, and it endangers public safety, am Blvd ment - by deterring the reporting of crimes, by people who may fear dealing with immigration MDT 287(g) enforcement (even if there are exceptions carved out for this). Localities should not be Agree complicit in a federal agenda separate from the public safety purposes of local law ment enforcement. First Last Street Nam Nam Addre e e ss Agend a Item Public Comment Reco rded Date I, Aurora Alcaide, strongly support this Resolution establishing the Stormwater Parks Offering Natural Green -Infrastructure Enhancement (SPONGE) Program for the City of Miami. As Miami faces increasing challenges from sea Level. rise, king tides, extreme rainfall, rising groundwater, and chronic flooding, we must invest in solutions that provide multiple benefits to our residents white strengthening the City's Long-term climate resilience. RE. 7 SPONGE parks represent a forward -thinking approach that integrates stormwater #1944 management with high -quality public open space, helping communities adapt to the 2 realities of a changing climate. These parks do far more than store stormwater. They EstabLi reduce flooding, mitigate urban heat, improve air and water quality, support biodiversity, Jun 7520 sh - reduce erosion, expand access to green space, and enhance public health and quality of 23 Auro ALcai S. Storm Life. They also create economic value. Studies have consistently shown that investments in 2026 ra de Red Water green infrastructure generate significant returns through avoided flood damages, reduced 9:20 Rd Parks - infrastructure costs, improved property values, and public health benefits. For every dollar am SPON invested in green infrastructure, communities can realize multiple dollars in economic MDT GE return. Importantly, this initiative does not replace traditional gray infrastructure —it Progra complements it. By strategically incorporating nature -based solutions into our stormwater m system, Miami can reduce pressure on existing infrastructure, improve system performance, and create more resilient neighborhoods. The City has an opportunity to Lead by expanding and protecting its green spaces white implementing innovative, cost-effective solutions that serve both people and the environment. I urge the City Commission to support this Resolution and advance the SPONGE Program as a critical investment in Miami's future resilience, Livability, and prosperity. DI. 3 #1945 2 Jun 6709 Discus N sion - 25 Laur Beha 2026 en r Kend City's I'm against 287g!!! 7:04 all I nvoLve Drive ment - am MDT 287(g) Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 2 Local police should not be assisting ICE, CBP, or homeland security with detention and Jun Discus 7445 deportation of migrants. More than ever ICE and CBP are bloated with billions of tax payer 20 sion - Matt sw doLLars. They have the resources. We do not. Additionally as we saw in Minneapolis at the 2026 Diaz City's hew 72nd start of the year, the agenda is not to keep people safer but to make people scared. 9:16 Involve ct Furthermore, the detention facilities profiting off of the internment of innocent migrants are am ment - in bed with this administration. Let's think twice about how we aid and abet. MDT 287(g) Agree ment 2000 RE. 5 N #1939 Jun Bays hore 3 Miami has to absolutely control. and decide its own city. The State has no idea the realities 25 Ama Direct of the increased infrastructure, traffic and general Lifestyle impact the hundreds of new 2026 Liz riLto Dr CA - condos being built and already in the City of Miami. Please allow the City to control. its own 6:33 Miam Live growth & set strict Limitations. The City & its people Cannot handle it anymore. am i FL Local MDT 3313 Act 7 First Last Street Reco Agend Nam Nam Addre a Item Public Comment rded e e ss Date DI. 3 3250 #1945 west 2 trade Discus Jun 25 avenu sion - Aleja NOT in favor of using state and county law enforcement as immigration control agents in 2026 ndro Caos e, City's any way, shape, or form. 7:10 miam Involve am ment - 3313 287(g) MDT 4 Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 6820 2 SW Discus Jun 24 Alice Rea 64 sion - No to 287(g) agreement. It is not required. It exposes city to liability that it cannot control. 2026 Court City's It weakens community trust of police, thus weakens law enforcement. It politicizes law Gray d 1:57 South Involve enforcement. Such agreements were tried in the 90s and found to be untenable. Miam ment - pm 287(g) MDT Agree ment On behalf of the Coconut Grove Park Homeowners Association (CGPHOA), we urge the City Commission to support RE.5 / Fite 19393, directing the City Attorney to explore and pursue Legal avenues available to the City of Miami to challenge the State of Florida's Live 3066 RE. 5 Local Act. CGPHOA supports affordable and attainable housing. Our concern is with state preemption that weakens the City's ability to enforce its Comprehensive Plan, Miami 21, Washi #1939 Jun n ton 3 and Land development regulations as tools for orderly growth, compatibility, infrastructure 22 g capacity, neighborhood character, and meaningful public input. We respectfully ask the Mad Erve St Direct 2026 Commission to adopt RE.5 and strengthen it in three practical ways: 1. Require the first ene n Miam CA - 7:07 City Attorney update to be written, public, and due by a date certain. 2. Include SB 180 i, FL Live am 3313 Local and related state preemption Laws in the City Attorney's review, because they may also MDT 3 Act restrict the City's ability to strengthen Local planning and Land development protections. 3. Evaluate coordination with other Local governments and related Legal or Legislative efforts, without committing the City in advance to any specific Litigation. Miami can and should support housing white also defending home rule, responsible planning, neighborhood protections, and public accountability. DI. 3 2355 #1945 2 Teque Jun Discus Please abolish city of Miami ties with the ICE department. How can our city managers and sta 25 sion - mayor say they care about our community and then allow police dept to participate in the Cath IreLa Lane 2026 City's aggressive and cruel detainments of our friends and neighbors. My opinion of our County erine nd Miam 9:37 i, FL Involve Mayor went from a 10 to a 0 after she agreed to participate in this horrific program, city of am 3313 ment - Miami should remove our police from this terrible scourge MDT 3 287(g) Agree ment Mar SeLt 1541 DI. 3 Please show your courage and rescind this. Please show your courage! We must Make Jun k 3 SW #1945 America Brave Again. Miami needs more Minneapolis in its blood! 25 105 2 2026 Ave, Discus 8:22 sion - am City's MDT Involve ment - First Last Street Reco Agend Nam Nam Addre a Item Public Comment rded e e ss Date 287(g) Agree ment Please stop overbuilding and approving new plans for mor building construction in the Jun 480 ORDE Edgewater area, this is causing many problems in traffic commuters, over population, 24 Mari Sanc NE R OF safety concerns, building structures, infrastructure, environment pollution, underground 2026 a hez 30th THE pipes & sewers problems and may cause for the buildings dose to the bay waters to 8:32 St DAY collapse in the future due to water softening the soil which may cause over flooding when it pm rains and damage many building structures. MDT RE. 5 #1939 Jun 3240 3 25 Sen Garci Mary Direct Please vote to support this measure. The character of our neighborhoods deserve to be 2026 en a Street CA - protected. 7:38 S204 Live am Local MDT Act DI. 3 #1945 2 3826 Jun Discus sw 24 Dom 153rd sion Rescind 287(g) immediately. Our officers must focus on caring for and fostering the 2026 Cari ingu City's Ct community, not destroying it with ICE. 11:5 ez Miam Involve 9am t - i, FL 287(g) MDT Agree ment DI. 3 600 #1945 SW 2 Subject: 287(g) Dear Commissioners: I wilt probably not be present for the duration of Jun 22 Discus tomorrow's commission meeting. However I want my voice to be entered in the official 24 Jara Aven sion record. The involvement of the city of Miami police in any capacity alongside federal 2026 Max ue City's milto immigration enforcement is a travesty. These are our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. 11:5 Miam Involve We should be a united and welcoming city. Please consider rescinding any involvement as Oam i, FL ment - 3313 287(g) required under the 287(c) agreement with federal authorities. Thank you and regards MDT 5 Agree ment RE. 5 436 #1939 Jun 3 25 Mari Gon NE Direct Thank you Commissioner Pardo for bringing this Resolution forth. I wilt be watching the 2026 zale 77th a CA - meeting live on TV. 7:19 z Street Live am Rd Local MDT Act Patri Stoc 5890 DI. 3 The 287(g) agreement is a list of losses for the City of Miami. No gains. Some here: people Jun cia kton SW #1945 wilt be hesitant to call the police when a need arises for they wilt be afraid of Immigration 24 35 St, 2 enforcement. Detentions and deportations as we know already tear apart families, 2026 Miam Discus destabilize communities. The huge cost in detentions and deportations could be better used 8:04 i, sion - in health care, public education, community programs. A partnership with ICE wilt be a pm Florid City's MDT a Involve partnership with an agency which already has a tainted reputation over documented cases First Last 5g'ggt qad of neglect, physical abuse, lack of oversight in detention facitities...etc, etc Reco Nam Nam 4ddre P411 Public Comment rded e e ss Agree Date ment RE. 5 The rapid rate and density of development in Edgewater is exceeding the neighborhood's #1939 infrastructure capacity and wilt ultimately affect the quality of life for residents. Traffic flow Jun 460 3 on Biscayne Blvd is already dysfunctional and dangerous. Safe crosswalks are far and few 24 Staci Gra NE Direct between. There is only one public park for the entire neighborhood, which extends almost 2026 e y 28th CA - 20 blocks from North to South. None of the new buitdings going up are contributing public 9:31 St. Live use space or replacing trees that were removed to buitd them. The neighborhood and our am Local local government need to take responsibitity for managing development in ways that serve MDT Act our community. DI. 3 #1945 2 Jun Discus Nava 4270 24 sion - This is a city of immigrants. We cannot pave the way for ICE to continue detaining innocent Vane rro SW 2026 City's people in our community who contribute to society and, more importantly, senselessly ssa Maz 14 3:53 a Street Involve breaking up famities. pm ment - MDT 287(g) Agree ment To the Honorable Commissioners of the City of Miami: I am a resident and property owner in Edgewater, at 480 NE 30th Street, Platinum Condominium, and I write with genuine concern for the future of our neighborhood. Edgewater is a living, diverse, and growing RE. 5 #1939 community. But growth without oversight is not progress — it is chaos. The Live Local Act Jun 480 3 has turned our neighborhood into a hunting ground for developers proposing 50-story 24 North towers just steps away from established homes, with no meaningful voice or vote for the Fran Com Direct 2026 east residents who actualty live here. I am not opposed to development, nor to affordable co ertati CA - 9:37 30th Live housing. What I oppose is a state law that strips our community of the right to decide what am Street is appropriate for our streets, our infrastructure, and our people. Edgewater deserves to Aoctcal grow in a planned, fair, and transparent manner — with genuine participation from those of MDT us who calt this neighborhood home. That is why I wholeheartedly support Resolution RE.5 and the legal effort to restore local control over our own future. Thank you for hearing our voices. Respectfulty, Franco M. Comertati RE. 5 #1939 Jun 725 3 24 Mato Traffic has become unbearable, it is worse every year. There are not enough roads to NE Direct 2026 Inna stov support the overdevelopment of the neighborhood. There is hardly any open space left in 22nd CA - 8:30 ker St Live Edgewater. am Local MDT Act DI. 3 #1945 2 Jun 436 Discus 25 Auro Colin NE sion - We can't be at war with our own residents. With our home grown students. With the workers 2026 77th City's that lift up our economy. With the folks that make up this beautiful city. Immigrants are ra dres 9:01 St. Involve Miami! Please help protect our neighbors by divesting from these cruet agreements. am Rd. ment - 287(g) MDT Agree ment First Last Street Reco Agend Nam Nam Addre a Item Public Comment rded e e ss Date DI. 3 #1945 400 2 When police departments are working with ICE, especially in a community and city made NW of immigrants, it Lessens the efficacy of the main rote of the police officers: public safety. Jun Discus Ann 63rd The police no Longer become a support for security in time of emergency and instead are 25 sion - a DeLa Ct converted into agents of fear and discrimination. Collaborating with ICE sets the police 2026 City's Kari ge Miam force up for increased risk of discriminatory actions and puts an unfair toll and extra work 7:48 Involve na i, FL bad on a force that is already overloaded with responsibility. We, as Miami, do not agree am ment - 3312 with blanketed xenophobia. Please represent the voices of Miami and concerned citizens MDT 6 287(g) who do not agree with this collaboration. Agree ment RE. 7 #1944 2 EstabLi Jun 1536 sh - 25 Ima Hass 2 Sw Storm You can't make your precious money if Miami is underwater please consider the Longevity 2026 n an 39th Water of our city and invest in LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE solutions that benefit everyone 6:38 Ter Parks - am SPON MDT GE Progra m DI. 3 #1945 2 3546 Discus Jun You have the power to end the 287-G agreement that is harming our families by separating 25 Sitvi Mun Estep sion parents from their children. This agreement should have never been signed in the first place 2026 ona City's a oz and it has created fear and distrust in our communities. Please, do the right thing and end 8:02 Ave Involve the 287-G agreement!! Thank you am DoraL ment - 287(g) MDT Agree ment RE. 5 #1939 Jun 2001 3 24 Sam anth Gold Bisca Direct N/A 2026 yne CA - 8:28 a Blvd Live am Loca L MDT Act RE. 5 1040 #1939 Jun 3 24 Boud BISC Jess 2026 reau AYNE Direct N/A ica CA - 7:53 x BLVD Live am Loca L MDT Act Sara Gait 2333 DI. 3 N/A Jun an Brick #1945 25 ell 2 2026 Ave Discus 8:41 First Last Street Nam Nam Addre e e ss Sara 2333 Gait Brick an ell Ave sion - Public Comment ment - 287(g) Agree ment DI. 3 #1945 2 Discus sion - City's N/A Involve ment - 287(g) Agree ment End of Report am rded Date Jun 25 2026 8:40 am MDT