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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2019-06-13 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com * I N C 0 R P CBATE0 � 1B 9fi \0 It 1 Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 13, 2019 9:00 AM Regular City Hall City Commission Francis Suarez, Mayor Ken Russell, Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Vice Chair Joe Carollo, Commissioner, District Three Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four Keon Hardemon, Commissioner, District Five Emilio T. Gonzalez, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes 9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE June 13, 2019 Present. Chair Russell, Vice Chair Gort, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Reyes and Commissioner Hardemon. On the 13th day of June, 2019, 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 Chair Russell at 9:02 am., recessed at 9:35 a.m., reconvened at 11:06 a.m., recessed at 11:50 am., reconvened at 12:59 p.m., recessed at 1:08 p.m., reconvened at 3:05 p.m., and adjourned at 6:43 p.m. Note for the Record. Commissioner Reyes entered the Commission chambers at 9:04 a.m., Commissioner Hardemon entered the Commission chambers at 9:32 am., and Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 9:40 a.m. ALSO PRESENT. Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair Russell: Good morning, everybody. Good morning. Welcome to the January [sic] 10 [sic], 2019 meeting of the City of Miami City Commission in these historic chambers. I'm sorry; that's the wrong date on here. We're going to start over again. All right. Welcome to the June 13 meeting, 2019, of the City of Miami City Commission in these historic chambers. The members of the City Commission are Joe Carollo, Manolo Reyes, Keon Hardemon; Wifredo "Willy" Gort, the Vice Chairman; and me, Ken Russell, the Chairman. Also on the dais are Emilio T. Gonzalez, the City Manager; Victoria Mendez, the City Attorney; and Todd Hannon, the City Clerk. The meeting will be opened with a prayer by Commissioner Gort, followed by the pledge of allegiance. Please stand. Vice Chair Gort: Good morning. (Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered) PART A - NON -PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PRA 6017 PROTOCOL ITEM Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Miami Breakers FC Blue 06 (U-13) Mayor Certificates of Merit Make Music Miami Mayor Suarez & Commissioner Gort Salute Miami Police Department Chief Colina Shekinah R. Rachel Mayor Mayor Mayor and Chair Russell Proclamation Salute Certificate of Merit City of Miami Page I Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RESULT: PRESENTED 1) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners recognized and presented Certificates of Merit to the members of the Miami Breakers FC Blue. The Miami Breakers FC Blue is a not-for- profit competitive youth soccer club, that has made the City of Miami their home for the last 6 years. One of their teams won the state cup, and this team will represent the State of Florida in the Regional Tournament. The Elected Leadership of the City of Miami paused in their deliberations of governance to recognize the contributions of Miami Breakers FC 06. 2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners recognized and saluted Make Music Miami. Make Music Miami is an exemplary event in which many residents of Miami enjoy a wide array of music. Make Music Miami has dozens of performers in different locations throughout the City of Miami. Artists with a guitar, voice, maraca, tuba, or any other musical instrument are welcomed to join. The event is free in an attempt to "encourage people to find music. " To recognize the contributions of the talent and the music in the City of Miami, the Elected Leadership paused in its deliberations of governance and saluted them. 3) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to the City of Miami Police Department. The City of Miami Police Department received the `Above and Beyond Award", a recognition from the United States Department of Defense. This recognition was presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to recognize employers at the local level, who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by providing their Guard and Reserve employees' additional, non -mandated benefits. The Above and Beyond Award presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is given in limited numbers by State Committees to employers who have had at least one of their supervisors or managers recognized for their unwavering commitment to their military members with a Patriot Award, and who have signed or agreed to sign an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support. In 2018, the City of Miami Police created the Military Liaison Office that supports police of cers that are mobilized to active duty and are currently serving abroad and provides support and assistance to the families they leave behind. The City of Miami Police has a proud history of service in the United States Armed Forces in both time of peace and war, placing value to the sacrifices made by all members of the United States Armed Forces and their loved ones. The City of Miami is proud to support 150 ojjicers that put their lives on the line to keep our residents safe in the City, therefore, the Elected Leadership paused in their deliberations of governance and thereby, proclaimed Thursday, June 13, 2019 as "City of Miami Police Department Day" in the City of Miami. 4) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners honored and saluted City of Miami Police Chief Jorge R. Colina. The United States Department of Defense awarded Chief Jorge R. Colina with The Patriot Award. This award is presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve when an individual at the top of an organization take steps to support citizen warriors through a wide range of measures. Chief of Police Jorge R. Colina began his career in the City of Miami in 1990 and was sworn in as the 41st Police Chief on January 26, 2018 serving a total of 29 years to this day. He is deeply committed to the community he serves and aims to use every resource at his disposal to make Miami the safest city in the country. He is Miami's first Chief of Police to have served as an Assistant Chief over all three of the agency's divisions: Field Operations, Criminal Investigations, and Administration. The Elected Leadership of the City of Miami paused in their deliberations of governance to honor Chief Jorge R. Colina and all his contributions to the City of Miami. City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 S) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Certificate of Merit for Ms. Shekinah R. Rachel. Ms. Rachel was recognized and saluted for her academic achievements which earned her a full scholarship from Jacksonville University. Ms. Rachel has earned the full scholarship because of her academic rigor, remarkable application, intellectual energy, creativity, and talent. The University of Jacksonville invested in Ms. Shekinah R. Rachel because she is blessed with a true talent and gift for sports. As an athlete, she has proven to be an accomplished, well-rounded, and engaged young -woman of character. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations to honor her talents and enthusiasm for academic excellence, and wished her success in her college studies, furthermore, thanking her for advancing our quality of life in the City of Miami. 6) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez presented Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort, who was present on the dais, with a certificate for his past service in the United States Army National Guard. City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez also referenced a conversation that he had with Commissioner Carollo, who was not present on the dais, regarding the Marine Corps Reserve and a certificate the City Manager stated would be provided to the Commissioner's office. Chair Russell: Now we'll make the presentations and proclamations. Thank you, Barnaby. Mr. Mayor. Mayor Francis Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. (Presentations and proclamations made) AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: AMA City Commission - Regular Meeting - Apr 11, 2019 9:00 AM ORDER OF THE DAY MOTION TO: Approve RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Reyes ABSENT: Carollo, Hardemon Chair Russell. We're going to go back to the regular agenda at this point, please. And if I can get an approval of the minutes of April 11, 2019, please. Is there a motion? Commissioner Reyes: So moved. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Reyes; seconded by Commissioner Gort. Any comments? All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes. Chair Russell: If the City Attorney could read the rules of the meeting, please. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Any person who is a lobbyist, including all paid persons or firms retained by a principal to advocate for a particular decision by the City Commission, must register with the City Clerk and comply with related City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City Commission. A person may not lobby a City official, board member, or staff member until registering. A copy of the Code section about lobbyists is available at the City Clerk's Office, or online at municode.com. Any person making a presentation, formal request or petition to the City Commission concerning real property must make the disclosures required by the City Code in writing. A copy of this Code section is available in the City Clerk's Office, or online at municode.com. The material for each item on the agenda is available during business hours at the City Clerk's Office, and online 24 hours a day at miamigov.com. Any person may be heard by the City Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the City Commission, unless modified by the Chair. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled, the opportunity to be heard may be at such later date before the City Commission takes action on such proposition. The Chairman will advise the public when the public may have the opportunity to address the City Commission during the public comment period, or at any other designated time. When addressing the City Commission, the member of the public must first state his or her name, his or her address, and what item will be spoken about. A copy of the agenda item titles will be available at the City Clerk's Office and at the podium for ease of reference. 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The meeting will end either at the conclusion of the deliberation of the agenda item being considered at 10 p.m., or at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled agenda, whichever occurs first. Please note, Commissioners have generally been briefed by City staff and the City Attorney on items on the agenda today. Mr. Chairman, do you wish to --T Chair Russell: No. We'll do the order of the day later. Later... Chair Russell: We're going to move to the order of the day. Good morning, Mr. Manager. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Good afternoon, sir. Chair Russell: Yeah. Mr. Gonzalez: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice Chairman, Commissioners, Madam City Attorney, and Mr. Clerk. At this time, the Administration would like to defer and/or withdraw the following items: Item RE.2, financing the new City administrative building, to be deferred to June 27; Item RE.4, settlement agreement, to be indefinitely deferred, Item REB, management agreement for the new administrative building, to be deferred to June 27; Item RE.9, the lease agreement for the new City City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 administrative building, to be deferred to June 27; and PA.], the personal appearance for Senator Jason Pizzo will be just withdrawn. That's all I have, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Which one do you want to withdraw? Chair Russell: There was a personal appearance that -- of someone who was not (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Gonzalez: It was a personal appearance this morning, sir. It was somebody that did not show up, and we're not going to (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Carollo: So basically, three of these items RE.2, 8, and 9 have to do with the MRC (Miami Riverside Center)? Mr. Gonzalez: Correct, sir. And RE.4 is a settlement agreement, and that will be indefinitely deferred. Commissioner Carollo: Was this -- who brought this settlement agreement up on RE.4 originally? Chair Russell: This was the City -- on the City's -- Mr. Gonzalez: Yes. It's -- Vice Chair Gort: Law Department. Mr. Gonzalez: Vicky. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): The Dotel Workers Compensation Item. We're indefinitely deferring that one. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. All right. Chair Russell: Got it. Are there any items that Commissioners would like to defer or continue or withdraw? Commissioner Carollo: Yes. I want to defer until the first meeting in July the RE.6 and 7, Virginia Key Marina items; FR. 1, until the July meeting, also; the -- sorry. Let me -- and the "D" items that I have, D2, I would like to defer this. Chair Russell: DL2? Commissioner Carollo: DL2, correct. Chair Russell: Which meeting? Commissioner Carollo: We could do this for the next meeting in June. Chair Russell: 6/27. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. And DI.3, I will withdraw. There's a couple that I'm still going over, but for now, I think that's the main thrust of what I have. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner Carollo. On FR.], the Interim Parking Program, I'm trying to reinstate that -- at least in my district --for several businesses that are -- have been in the process of trying to apply, and their customers have no City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 place to park, and it's needed parking in downtown and other places. Is there any way we can move that one forward, if I can figure out what's (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Commissioner Carollo: No, because we're trying to see how it's going to be limited. See, the problem that we have in the City, Commissioner, is that there's no consequence. That program was stopped in 2014. And why did some people get permits? And I don't know who got permits. The ones you're talking about didn't get any permits after the Commission changed the ordinance in '14. Chair Russell: Yep. Commissioner Carollo: So those are the ones that are being looked at. So I understand that case. That's why I want to tailor it very narrow, so we're not opening up the flood gates again, if we closed it in 2014. Chair Russell: What if we tailored it just to those who are in the pipeline now, who are being held back from their business, and no new applications until we fix all the things that you're working on? Commissioner Carollo: Well, the -- What I need to be sure is that we get everybody that got permits after it was closed. Those that are -- just been waiting for years, make sure on present and future liability what we have, what we don't have. And if you want to then bring it back and even do it as an emergency, I don't mind doing it then, you know, so it could be done, but I want to make sure this time we have a right and there are some consequences, because I cannot understand how a former Zoning Director just went ahead on his own, after a body here, a Commission -- I was not here at the time -- stopped all that, and he kept doing what he pleased. And this was not because he didn't hear right. So this is part of the problem that we're having in the City that -- Chair Russell: Understood. Commissioner Carollo: And I want to make sure that this is not going to be rushed through now; that what you're trying to do -- Chair Russell: Doesn't have any unintended consequences. Commissioner Carollo: -- is done -- yeah, unintended consequence that is going to hurt us even more. Chair Russell: So we have a meeting on 6/27. If we give the Planning Department a chance and the Zoning Department a chance to come back with something to address your concerns -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Well, I -- Chair Russell: -- could we do it for that date? Commissioner Carollo: Absolutely. Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Carollo: I've got no problem in doing that. That then we do it for the first reading there, and we then do the second reading in July, but I -- we need a little more time to make sure -- and if we could jump right at this on Monday of next week, Madam City Attorney? City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Ms. Mendez: We would have to finish it up by Monday. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah, that's a problem -- Ms. Mendez: Tuesday noon. Commissioner Carollo: Well, that's the problem that we have. Can we put it for the July meeting and then do two readings on it, if you like? Chair Russell: Two readings at one time in July? Ms. Mendez: We -- unfortunately, this is one that changes uses and uses of property, and those we can't do by emergency ordinance, pursuant to Florida Statute 166.041. Chair Russell: If we could even just get the first reading in the June meeting; that way, you've got time to work on it between now and the second reading. If it doesn't work, we'll kill it. Right? Ms. Mendez: I think I have the -- right. I have -- Chair Russell: I want to see it happen for these businesses. Ms. Mendez: -- the language. Commissioner Carollo: All right. Then we're going to have to meet tomorrow afternoon, Madam City Attorney. Ms. Mendez: Okay. Chair Russell: I really appreciate it, Commissioner. Commissioner Carollo: I know everybody's tired after today's meeting, but let's work on it so that we can have it finalized by Monday evening. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner. I really appreciate that, because there are a lot of businesses who are trying to get something going there. Commissioner Gort. Commissioner Carollo: Well, there's only 10 that I know of that we were given -- Chair Russell: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- and I think the bulk are in your area; there's only one in mine. Chair Russell: Correct. Commissioner Gort. Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: One of the things I want to see is a time limit, because a lot of time, the temporary -- or pilot programs supposed to be over a year, and here in the City of Miami, they last for three and four years and five years. So I want to have the time limit that it goes with it. Chair Russell: Thank you. And when we do bring it back, I would like to see an addition to it, having to do with the bay walk ordinance; that if any of these temporary permits are being issued, and they should -- they could otherwise trigger the bay walk ordinance in a permanent version for permanent development, that a temporary version of the bay walk be created when they create a temporary version City of Miami Page 7 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 of their construction; parking lot or sales center or otherwise, that they open public access to our waterfront on their dime. Commissioner Carollo: The -- last but not least, what I'd like to instruct Planning -- they could work with Zoning and the City Attorney's Ojfice -- is to give us a list of all the people -- and send it to each of us -- that had gotten permits after the gates were closed, and how many of those that got their permits have actually fully complied with what the permit stated. Chair Russell: Understood. Commissioner Carollo: Because I'm hearing -- I don't know, because I haven't seen the facts -- that there's people there that have not complied with what opportunity they were given. Chair Russell: Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. During the -- our agenda prep, I stated that -- my concern, and I think that Commissioner Gort just addressed that concern, too -- I mean, has that concern, because as I do understand this is going to be a pilot program, right? It's going to be for a certain amount of time? Ms. Mendez: It's temporary. Commissioner Reyes: Temporary. Well, temporary, but we have to define "temporary. " Temporary -- what it is temporary? Because past -- from past experience, `pilot" and "temporary" means forever -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: -- in the City of Miami. And so, it's going to be temporary, has to have a time limit, a time limit. Chair Russell: It does. It does. Ms. Mendez: Right. So in this -- Chair Russell: We'll (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Ms. Mendez: -- particular matter -- Commissioner Reyes: It must be agreed by all of us. Ms. Mendez: Right. It's temporary, but just to take the temperature in order to draft it as quickly as possible, are you considering -- because I've heard different things. Five is not the magic number. I think three is two years -- try to give me a number so that I know what to draft -- Commissioner Reyes: Well, you're going to meet with all of us. Ms. Mendez: --because -- Commissioner Reyes: You're going to meet with all of us, but I don't want more than three years. Chair Russell: I'd like to hear from our Zoning Administrator, please -- Zoning Director. City of Miami Page 8 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Joseph Ruiz (Director): Good afternoon, Commissioners. Joe Ruiz, Office of Zoning. This item is before you to address two issues: One is to resolve any potential liability to the City in which the City accepted some applications for a pilot program that was no longer in existence; and two, within the legislation, there is a directive to the Administration to come back within 120 days and address interim parking as a whole to take care of all the issues that you're speaking of right now. Commissioner Carollo: Well, see, this is where I got a problem. Now we're making this into something altogether different. Instruct the Administration, come back, and parking as a whole, and the politics comes in and do a favor for people in different places, so we could screw up even more residential areas. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: I got a major problem there. And this whole thing, the way it's come up, I don't like it. I smell a skunk here somewhere. And I'm telling you straight, the liability that we have, I don't really see it, because if people applied -- and it's funny that the same gal applied for seven or eight out of the 10 that are in line. Gee; everybody knew that they had to go to her. And your predecessor, knowing that this stopped in 2014, he approved it all. So I don't know what's going on here, but this is one city that we all have to abide by the same ground rules in the same way. You cannot force people to spend tens of thousands of dollars in creating the right type of parking that we request, and then through the back door, you're going to let others do whatever they please and be able to park in dirt lots with no lighting, no drainage, no nothing. Chair Russell: Commissioner, I agree with you on that. There's nothing nefarious going on here. Whatever happened in the past, it's our choice now to decide what the policy is going forward, and they told me it would take about 120 days to come up with the proper long-term policy. In the meantime, I've got all these businesses who are waiting, who are trying to comply and do it correctly, and I'm just trying to get them into compliance between now and then. If you'd like to do a shorter time, two years, one year, whatever it is, so then it gets started. And then when we get the final version, the final ordinance, then it'll have all the concerns and everything. I just don't want to -- Commissioner Carollo: Commissioner -- Chair Russell: -- 120 days is a long time to tell them they can't run their business. Commissioner Carollo: Well, I am hearing what you're saying, but you know what? They know what the law was. Nobody was blind. When these people applied again, they knew that that had expired. They went to a fixture that was connected to the former Director of Zoning so that they could get it approved, or it could sit therefor the time that it has. So they had no right to get it, number one. But I'm willing to consider those, just so we could finalize this once and forever. But what I am not willing to do is to keep opening the floodgates to have more and more of this going on. I have to protect -- Chair Russell: I understand. Commissioner Carollo: -- the residential areas -- Chair Russell: I understand. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. City of Miami Page 9 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: -- of my district, just like the rest of you do. Now, Brickell, downtown; Wynwood, that's like its own country over there, I'm sorry for what goes on over there. But you got a lot of these people that don't live in the City. They only come here to see how much they could put in their pockets, and then they make a real mess out of our neighborhoods, and they bring the quality of life down the tubes, where people have to move out. They can't enjoy where they live at anymore. Chair Russell: I understand what you're saying in part -- and I'm sorry, Commissioner Reyes; if I could just respond for a moment, because I think we do have an issue of two worlds here. In a lower -scale area, where the lot -- where the developable lot is not worth that much, they can make a quick buck on a parking scheme, right? And so, you get a lower quality of lot with lower amenities and standards; safety and otherwise. It's -- they're making more money on there than they would developing a lot, necessarily. Commissioner Carollo: Plus they're land -banking in many places. Chair Russell: Correct. And in that case, the parking lot -- the temporary parking allows them to further that land -banking, which is not in our interest. In a downtown core area where you've got a high -scale, high-density, a high-intensity lot, they're going to make much more money developing it whenever they're able; whether it's the market time, or their investor, or whatever they're trying to do. But in the meantime, they'd like to activate the lot for parking. And in a lot of those cases downtown, we need it. So I'm try -- and we have standards that they have to comply with. And I understand the unintended consequence of allowing road parking lots elsewhere; and so, maybe there's something in this temporary version, geographically, or by zoning transect that we can adjust this, because where we have density intensity, I'm trying to find this. But I don't want it to create an attractive nuisance in a lower density area that might have an unintended consequence. So we can work on this, but I'd agree; let's defer it. Commissioner Carollo: I think we're speaking the same words now. Chair Russell: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: The only difference is that I'm describing it residentially. Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: You're bringing it into what I believe we have most of these applications in; in downtown, in -- Chair Russell: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- the Brickell area, or maybe Wynwood. Chair Russell: Correct. Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. I just want to clary something, because I heard Commissioner Carollo say that they are going to be able to open up a parking lot on dirt lots. I mean not -- lots that they are not paved. And when we were on our agenda prep, that was one of my questions. Do they have to comply, to a certain extent, that that lot have to be --? I mean, that cannot be on grass or on dirt; it has to be on a surface, and a paved surface. City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Ruiz: You're correct, Commissioner. There's minimum life safety standards that have to be followed. Commissioner Reyes: Minimum life safety standards. Lighting? Mr. Ruiz: And it's being reviewed by all the various departments; Public Works, Building, and so forth. You'll see drainage, fencing, lighting, but not to the full standards of what a legally permitted normal parking lot would be. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. So we'll defer the item to the -- Commissioner Carollo: Next June meeting -- Chair Russell: Thank you very much; on June 27. Commissioner Carollo: -- on first reading. Chair Russell: June 27, first reading. Are there any other items to add to this list before we clarify with the Clerk everything so far that's been placed? Mr. Gonzalez: Mr. Chairman. Chair Russell: Mr. Manager. Mr. Gonzalez: One outlier. RE. 10, improper use of City -owned premises. We would like to defer that 60 days. Commissioner Reyes: RE.10? Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: Which meeting would that be, Mr. Clerk? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Well, 60 days puts you into August, so, essentially, it'd either be -- you want to select either July 25 or September 12. Mr. Gonzalez: September 12, sir. Mr. Hannon: Understood, sir. Chair Russell: All right. Are there any other Commissioners that have items they'd like to defer or --? Commissioner Hardemon: So I have -- Commissioner Carollo: SR.2. Chair Russell: Just a minute; we have Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Hardemon: I don't have a problem with the list of continuances that we have thus far, except for RE.6 and 7. I think that we've kicked this can down the road many times, and we've come at times to even making a decision moving forward. And I remember the last time we talked to the City Attorney's Office, it was about whether or not legally we could take up the item. We could, but I think it was a poor strategic decision if -- to put it in laymen's terms. And now, we're at the point where, as I understand, it is completely ready for an acceptance, and it is completely City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 ready for us to -- for it to be heard right here on this dais. And so, I don't understand the need for another continuance. We continued it last time that we were here and -- Chair Russell: So here's what -- Commissioner Hardemon: -- it was ready at that time to be heard. I think it was -- Chair Russell: -- we're going to do --just a moment. So here's what we're going to do: We're going to --for this motion that's going to be made for this order of the day, we're going to remove those two items, and take that discussion up separately. So we'll defer, continue, whatever we're going to do of the rest of the agenda, but for RE.6 and 7, we'll make a separate motion if one Commissioner would like to defer that so that we can address that. We'll probably hear from the awardee and the challenger, as well, and then we can make a decision separately on that one. Is that all right? Commissioner Hardemon: That's fine. Commissioner Reyes: I have a comment, and I have a request for deferral. Chair Russell: Okay. Are you -- Commissioner Reyes: Because -- Chair Russell: -- Commissioner Hardemon, did you have any others? Are you done? Okay. Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. There have been a bunch of allegations, and Madam City Attorney, you know about the allegations that have been made. And my position on those allegations -- because you know that it could violate State Statute, and I would like to defer this until -- Madam City Attorney did you vet --? Chair Russell: Which item? Commissioner Reyes: 6 and 7. Chair Russell: Yeah. That's what I was saying. Can we take that separately? Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Because just because of that -- Chair Russell: So let's just address all of the items from before. Commissioner Reyes: -- just -- until everything is clear, everything is vetted, and then we will take it as recommended. Chair Russell: Let's take it separately. So, Mr. Clerk, could you list all of the items, other than 6 and 7, that have been mentioned by the City Manager, as well as Commissioner Carollo, for --? Commissioner Carollo: If I could mention one more, I think -- Chair Russell: Okay. Commissioner Carollo: -- SR.2. Chair Russell: SR.2 is Capital Plan -- City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: They're not here. Pass. Chair Russell: To what date? Commissioner Carollo: If we could bring this back on the first meeting in July. I mean, it's tough when we have meetings until 10, 11, or later; and then, we only got Friday to regroup, because Monday, we got to have everything in again, so. Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Reyes: Well, we're going to -- if we're going to defer this, SR.2, I have an amendment to it; that I don't know if I wait until we come back if we don't defer it, or if I propose my amendment that -- see if you -- Chair Russell: We can't speak to the substance of it if we defer it. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, okay. It's going to be deferred? Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair Russell: Well, that's one of the items we're going to vote on as a group, to see whether we defer this entire slate. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, okay. Chair Russell: Anymore? Mr. Clerk, if you could read them all off, please; in order, if you can? Mr. Hannon: Numerical order, or can I just go down the list that I have? Chair Russell: Okay. Mr. Hannon: Is that okay? To defer to June 27, RE.2; indefinitely defer, RE.4. Chair Russell: Just a minute. And I know Commissioner Hardemon likes the way you're doing it, exactly. Ms. Mendez: Then you have to go slow if they're not in order. Chair Russell: Please name the item number and then the action. Mr. Hannon: Item RE. 2, to defer to June 27; Item RE. 4, indefinitely deferred; RE. 8, to defer to June 27; RE. 9, defer, June 27; PA. 1, withdrawn; FR. 1, defer to June 27; D1.2, defer to June 27; D1.3, withdrawn; RE.10, defer to September 12; SR.2, continue to July 11. Chair Russell: Is there a motion for that? Commissioner Carollo: Motion. Chair Russell: Moved by Commissioner Carollo; second by Commissioner Reyes. And now I'll open up for public comment on that motion. Is there anyone here who would like to speak solely to the deferral of those items; the action being taken; not to the substance of them? Anyone have an issue with the timeliness of that, City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 something we don't know about? All right. Hearing none, I'll close public comment. Any further discussion from the dais? All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. That cleared our afternoon a little bit. Thank you, gentlemen. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR REGULAR ITEM(S) Chair Russell: All right. So anyone who'd like to speak on these items, please come up, state your name; you may, but don't have to state your address; let us know which item you're speaking on, and you have two minutes. You'll hear a little beep at about the 30 -second point to start wrapping it up, and then we'll keep moving on. So anyone who's speaking, please just come up to both lecterns, and you're welcomed to speak on one or multiple items from the regular and PZ agendas. Mr. Aguirre. Horacio Stuart Aguirre: Chairman Russell, good afternoon; Vice Chair Gort. Horacio Stuart Aguirre, proud resident of Allapattah, District 1, residing at 1910 Northwest 13 Street, in Durham Park, banks to the Miami River. I want to congratulate Commissioner Willy Gort for being an outstanding district Commissioner, who has always been concerned with the affairs of downtown Miami. Long before many of you were around, Commissioner Gort was always a proud cheerleader and an effective cheerleader, a great civic leader, and once again, he comes to the plate and he sponsors something that's really outstanding and terrific, and I'm referring to the Bayside Marketplace Skywheel. I went to Bayside yesterday and had lunch with Emilio Callejas over at Mambo Cafe -- a little free publicity there for Mambo -- and I took a long tour of everything that's happening in the marketplace. And I was around when Jim Rouse built that great project, and it could use something that would make it just a little bit more outstanding, and a skywheel is a fantastic project. I think that the developers of the project can make it so that it's dimmable at night, so that it doesn't offend the downtown residents. I think it would add a lot more to the experience, besides food, beverage, and the jazz and shopping that we have today. I'm a strong supporter. Commissioner Gort, thanks for bringing this to the forefront. Elvis Cruz: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Commissioners. Elvis Cruz, 631 Northeast 57th Street. Today I want to -- I just went offline for some reason. Chair Russell: And while you're waiting for that, could you please -- can we spread between the two lecterns, so we can be a little more efficient? I know we got everybody on one lectern here, but that'll let us go back and forth a little bit easier. Mr. Cruz: Okay. Here we go. All right. I want to speak about three anniversaries for Morningside Pool. Gentlemen, today is June 13, 2019, but on June 13, 1953 -- exactly 66 years ago today -- Miami Mayor Chelsie Senerchia presided over the opening ceremonies for Morningside Pool and Morningside Park. Today, June -- is also the second anniversary of something that happened two years ago today, and that was a meeting the City had to discuss the general plan, June 13, 2017. There have been three drafts of that general plan for Morningside Park so far. Here's the first draft. It calls for the renovation and repair of Morningside Pool. Here's the second draft. It also calls for the renovation of Morningside Pool as it exists. Here's the third draft of that plan, and notice the date. This is supposed to be the final public review meeting, supposed to have been held on January 24 of this year, about City of Miami Page 14 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 six months ago. This never happened. Nevertheless, this draft has 15 pages that call for the repair and renovation of the existing pool; 15 separate pages, as you can see there. And here is the engineering report, one of three, and its conclusion. In our opinion, the existing pool complex is salvageable; does not warrant a full reconstruction. It cost the City $149,000 to come up with these consultant studies and engineering plans, and now there's another sad anniversary. For the past four summers, Morningside Pool has been closed. There's a high demand for our pools. Here's an article in the paper, and you can see parents lined up at the wee hours in the morning to sign their kids up for swimming lessons. As Commissioner Manolo Reyes commented in this article, "We need more pools. " There's a high demand for pools at all locations. Chair Russell: Thank you, Elvis. Is there a particular item on this agenda that you're referring to? Mr. Cruz: I'm referring to parks in general. There's the Virginia Key issue that has a lot of money for it. This will be a lot less money. Chair Russell: Understood. Mr. Cruz: And I just want to bring the Commissioners up to speed. I had asked for a personal appearance this morning back on May 30; I was not put on the agenda. I spoke to Mr. Napoli, and he said I could address the Commission today; I'm hoping to do that. I've only got about -- Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. Cruz: -- 30 seconds left. Chair Russell: That was their two minutes right there. You got 30 seconds left? Mr. Cruz: Yes, I do. Chair Russell: I'll allow it. Thank you. Mr. Cruz: Fixing the pool would be cheaper by half. It would be faster than designing and building a new pool; less permitting problems, because it's grandfathered, and there's 2,100 petition signatures in favor of it; 65 percent of the neighborhood surveyed wants it. Gentlemen, this is an opportunity for you to look good by your constituents, by setting a good example of fiscal responsibility and diligent maintenance. We're not asking for an up -zoning or an SAP (Special Area Plan), or permission to put a private development in a public park. Ending where I started, June 13, 1953, look at everybody with their feet in the water around the pool. It's the kids. And that's why we're asking to heed your engineering studies, fix the pool, make yourselves look good, let the kids enjoy themselves. 2,100 petition signatures; we're not going away. Chair Russell: Thank you, Elvis. Mr. Cruz: Please do the right thing. Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Cruz. Mr. Cruz: Thank you. Chair Russell: Good afternoon. City of Miami Page 15 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Wendy Welch: Good afternoon, Chairman, Commissioners. My name is Wendy Welch. I'm the principal officer for the Hospitality Workers Union/Unit Care, Local 355; 1525 Northwest 167th Street, Miami. I came to speak on RE.8 and 9, the MRC (Miami Riverside Center) lease, and to make sure that the Commission knows that we have not executed a labor peace agreement for this project, which is required by the City's labor peace resolution. The board has been very good at making sure that there is compliance with the labor peace requirement. Most recently, we executed agreements with the Hyatt for the renovation, and with Jungle Island. And for this, we would ask that the Commission make sure that the labor peace requirement is -- there's -- it's in compliance before you approve a lease. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Charles Cutler: Charles Cutler, 706 Northwest 4th Avenue. I'm speaking on RE. 3, in terms of the proposal that's gone before the County for Southeast Overtown/Park West. There's still property owners in Southeast Overtown/Park West that has been a part of this CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) from its inception, and our property taxes has been going into the CRA -- into the TIF (tax increment financing) Fund for the coffer, and some of us have suffered damage through hurricanes, and some of us are virtually almost homeless and living in -- and I've watched this Commission this morning give away hundreds of thousands of dollars to homeless -- the homeless companies, and they don't have -- don't actually have any stake in the community. We've been having to --paying taxes. And myself personally, I've been paying taxes here for over 30 years, and all my money been going -- all my taxes dollars has been going into the TIF, and I can't get no assistance -- and I'm a service disabled Vietnam veteran -- I can't get no assistance in helping me do nothing in my house. Now, I was using my house to -- as a live/work space. And now, when I come in and I hear that if you're paying rent and you don't own the property -- I own my property, and I've been paying the TIF, and I've been paying my taxes diligently. Then, when you come here talking about expanding the CRA into other areas, and you've got -- you still got properties in the same areas that's suffering from slum and blight, and you've got people that's living in horrible conditions, then you're talking about providing for homeless people that actually have no stake in this community, because, trust me, I've worked with the government also, and a lot of people just travel wherever, and it seems as though Miami is just making it like a haven for homeless. If you want a comfortable spot, you can just come to Miami. But people that's worked here all their life and that has actually sacrificed in this community, then you get hit by a hurricane, you can't even get no assistance. And I think, really, that's a tragedy. And you got the CRA sitting right here, and they just look out like that. Then, when it comes down to helping people that's been sacrificed in this community diligently, then you say that, "I can't help you. " Chair Russell: Thank you, sir. Mr. Cutler: And I'm not the only one in there. That's really heart wrenching, and I don't believe that the CRA was created in that spirit, and if that's the way that you're doing business, then I think that -- you're talking about expanding the CRA -- Chair Russell: Thank you, sir. Mr. Cutler: -- it's like a Ponzi game. Chair Russell: Thank you. Your time's up. Thank you. Good afternoon. Fane Lozman: Good afternoon. Fane Lozman, 3045 Poinciana. I've not been here for a few months, but I want to talk about the Virginia Key Voter Referendum, and as part of that, I would like to suggest you consider -- I heard Commissioner City of Miami Page 16 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Hardemon's speech when Ultra was -- looked like it was going to be denied; that was amazing speech. Thank you, sir. And my idea would be, as part of that package, if somebody wants to lease that facility for 45 years, they would have to construct a large float, and this float would be 300 feet by 150 feet. This float would be stored at Marine Stadium, but this float could be towed over to the FEC (Florida East Coast) slip for special events. And what this float would be, would be built out of a foam core, wrapped in rebar, and then sprayed with high-strength concrete, and that float could act as a stage for music events at Marine Stadium. It could also act as a special event space over in the FEC slip. So if you want a lease basically for the next 90 years, you have to give us something more than just redeveloping the existing facilities. We want -- When I was a youngster, we used to go to Marine Stadium. They had a small float for the Orchestra. We would like something major, where we could then directionally point the music south. I mean, ideally, we'd point it at the Key Biscayne Mayor's house. But basically, we would have this float for special events at Marine Stadium for concerts and what have you, and then we could tow the float over to the FEC slips for big events over there. So as part of the consideration to give somebody a lease for 45 years, we want something in return, and the return would be, we would like the construction of this float. Maybe it'd be - - I don't know -- 3 or $4 million, but I think it would be worth it to demand that that be part of the equation to get that Virginia Key property. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much for your comments. Good afternoon. Guy Forchion: Good afternoon. Guy Forchion, Executive Director of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust. Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission, just wanted to touch base, one, on showing you -- and I have sent to all of you the over 1,100 petitions that were gathered in support for the Historic Virginia Key Beach Project. We've had a good opportunity to meet with all of you, or your staffs, and give you some of the details; that this is a project that we are hopeful that you see as ready to go, and we are ready to move forward. And so, we look forward to working with you when -- solutions in funding the project as it moves forward. And so, I look for your wisdom today and support, and approval. When the item comes up, I will be here in the audience if I need to answer any questions in detail; I look forward to it. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Forchion. Good afternoon. Francis Ragou: Good afternoon. Francis Ragou, 889 Northwest 214th Street, in the beautiful city of Miami Gardens. I'm here representing an organization called UP - PAC (Unrepresented People -Positive Action Council) that was started May 22. This year is 32 years that we meet every Saturday, discussing issues, started by former Dade County Commissioner Betty Ferguson. But I stand here in solidarity with the members of the Virginia Key Trust, asking for that support. It's been over 15 years waiting, and this morning I think was an experience where, Mr. Chairman, I see a passion for what you believe in, and this is something that the passion should be invoked in a similar way. The living experience I get from that is that, as you look earlier on, the seats were filled with the elders with their T -Shirts on, showing their support. Knowing the history of what that is, it's really an exercise of patience, understanding that was the only opportunity that the elders had back in the day where they could have enjoyed. The future and the history need to be preserved. You asked for the political will. I think the political will to vote their conscience and understanding that this is something long awaiting. 15 years is not yesterday, and for 15 years, been waiting. And I know these people are going to tell you about their first dance, their first history, their first kiss, but they leave here broken this morning, because their patience was waned; they having to wait through that earlier meeting, through no fault of theirs, but you missed the opportunity to hear from them the experience as to "why, " the "why" that this should be supported. The time is City of Miami Page 17 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 now. The history need to be preserved, and the continuation of that left up to you. I hope that you can find it within your heart to do the right thing, for the right thing, doing now. 15 years is along time. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Good afternoon. Karen Moore: Good afternoon, Commissioners. My name is Karen Moore. My address 937 Northwest 3rd Avenue. And I'm here to speak before you as a private citizen, a native Miamian. I know that I've had in-depth discussions with you in a another formal stature over the last couple of weeks, but I just wanted to step forward as someone who's from Miami, who realizes more than ever the importance of museums in our current state and time. Museums allow us to preserve our cultural values, whether that be historical values, civic history, natural history, folklore history; it is all important in terms of maintaining a community's memory and sense of values. One of the things I remember -- I'm not here to testes about my first kiss; that's not my story, but I am here to testify about my first family picnic, and it happened on the shore of Virginia Key Beach. And what I remember to this day is the sense of fun and sanctuary; the feeling that I was safe, and that anyone I encountered would be a friend or at least friendly. And I'm hereto say that there are people today who can tell you about how that feeling permeates their experiences at the museum today. You know, a lot of people talk about this as a civil rights museum, and that's true. A lot of folks mentioned this as an environmental natural science museum, and that's true too, because that speaks to the breadth and the depth of the spirit of that beach. This is our central park south. It's just that important. And so, I would urge all of you to give us your collective wisdom today and find a way to make this happen, and to support this resolution. Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments. Ms. Moore: Thank you. Chair Russell: Good afternoon. Lorena Fernandez: Hi. My name is Lorena Fernandez. I'm a business resident. I work in downtown Miami, and a Miami resident at 1222 Northwest 43rd Street. I'm here in support of PZ.3; more specifically, the Skywheel at Bayside Marketplace. And this is going to be an iconic addition to the City of Miami. I'm here with two point of views. I have the tourist point of view. I'm an avid traveler. I've been to countless places already. I've seen the wheel in Chicago. I've seen the wheel at Atlanta. And I can't believe that we don't have anything like that here yet; surprises me. So it'd be a beautiful addition, and it's something that we need in our growing tourism industry here in Miami. And on the other hand, the residents' side, it's the perfect attraction here for our families and for a date night; not just that, but it's going to help our community so much. It's offering over 70 jobs, and it's 100 percent privately financed, and bring in sales tax revenue, which is perfect to fund the parks and all the other projects that you guys want to have here, and I'm just here in support. Hopefully, you guys pass that. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Mr. Riley. William Riley: Good afternoon. I'm here on RE.3, Chairman Russell, Vice Chairman Gort, and Commissioners Carollo, Reyes, and Hardemon. My name is Bill Riley. I am the Business Manager at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 349, located at 1657 Northwest 17th Avenue, 33125. I want to thank you for allowing me an opportunity to speak in support of the extension of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, running from March 31, 2030 until March 31 of 2042. Projects such as this -- Marriott, Marquise, City of Miami Page 18 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Convention Center and Hotel -- we believe it will breathe new life into our community, providing new jobs with responsible wages and benefits to all the construction workers on the project. I'd like to applaud the CRA and the developer in bringing this vision forward. It will benefit many local residents with a better living and enrich our community. Thank you very much. Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Riley. Good afternoon. Wallace Tinnie: Good afternoon, Commissioners. I'm Wallace Tinnie. I live at 74 Northwest 51st Street, in the City of Miami, and I've been living here for -- I won't say how many years, but let's put it like this, over 50 years, and I came here as a -- to teach. My -- I'm speaking today on the issue of Virginia Key Beach Park Trust and the preservation of that historic site. I want to congratulate the Commission on having the foresight to have approved several years ago this historic site as a place of memory for Miami, because Miami, more than anywhere in the country in modern times, has been a gateway city, and Virginia Key Beach has been the place that has welcomed people who were not welcomed elsewhere. As we all know, Virginia Key Beach, there were Cubans who came here, who could not go to the so-called "White Beach, " who were welcomed at Virginia Key Beach. There were other ethnic minorities who could not go elsewhere, who were welcomed at Virginia Key Beach. I think the idea of having a museum there to document the wonderful history of civil rights in this community is a legacy I think you'll be proud that you were apart of. I know I am proud that I was here to work with you at one time, and to know that given the opportunity, you're going to do the right thing. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Ms. Tinnie: Thank you. Chair Russell: Good afternoon. Tom Kavan: Good afternoon. I came today to speak in support of P114, which I understand was passed as we were walking through the door, so I'll change my little speech from supporting the resolution to thanking you all. Chair Russell: Your name, please. Mr. Kavan: First and foremost, I'd like to -- Oh, I'm sorry. Chair Russell: Your name, please. Mr. Kavan: My name is Tom Kavan. I'm the Director of Leadership Development for Watsco, one of the companies involved in the program that the -- that was approved. First and foremost, we'd like to thank Mayor Suarez for supporting the measure. We'd also like to thank Mr. William Porro for all the help that he gave us in shaping the program; helping us develop it. We'd also like to thank our friends at Microsoft for working with us in support of the program, and we look forward to launching a successful workforce development program and hopefully upscaling people and launching them into very successful careers as HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) and refrigeration technicians. Thank you all very much. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Mary Lee Hill: Good afternoon. I am Mary Hill, founder, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), National Director, single parent sponsor of a lot of this that I'm hearing here, and I'm intervening at the local level to help bring this situation and City of Miami Page 19 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 fundamental problems that we have here concerning the programs and the monies and the Virginia Key Beach and also (UNINTELLIGIBLE), which I am also the original founder of. Now, we have a fundamental problem here, bad problem, and this need to be straighten out. Virginia Key Beach is going down; money's been brought here from my request and my efforts to bring it here, but it never reached the intent and the purpose. This is causing a fundamental problem, because one thing: They say, "Come get Mary Hill, and do anything to act (UNINTELLIGIBLE), " because I brought it here, and this is not being carried out according to statutory laws. We have a shortage of people benefiting from the Economic Opportunities Acts and Amendments, where (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- my foundation; independent, single parent sponsor, and it's my duties to intervene on what I'm seeing here today and what I'm seeing here in Dade County. We have money, see, in here, because I brought it here, but I never reached it; I never put it in my hand. We supposed to have a smooth transition period so that we can get on with the money and the movement to help the poor, and regardless to race, creed or color. And I also put some -- a museum. I requested to -- and Mr. Regalado -- he was the Mayor then -- he took it, and here's some pictures here that -- right here; was put here for that museum. So what I see now is a lot of things that not supposed to be included. We want to keep the history, we want to keep the movement so it will benefit not only Virginia Key Beach, what I brought here -- Chair Russell: Thank you. Ms. Hill: -- but the people who this program and this service supposed to implement. Call me in, and we will straighten the fundamental problem out. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. If you'd like to enter that photo into the record, you could give it to the Clerk. Good afternoon. Courtney Berrien: Good afternoon. My name is Courtney Berrien. I reside at 3325 Charles Avenue. I'm speaking in my capacity as Associate Director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives at Barry University, and I'm speaking to support the funding of the museum at Virginia Key. Virginia Key Historic Park received Barry University's Community Partnership Award in the spring of 2018. That award was bestowed because Barry has a long relationship with the organization, working on community service and civic learning opportunities. We've had thousands of students who have learned about ocean health and participated in beach cleanups at the park, but more importantly, we've been able to engage faculty in their research to help preserve the oral histories of people, like your previous speaker, actually; preserving the histories on tape, with the intent one day of being able to use these and promote them in the museum. We have a number of courses that have focused on the history of Virginia Key, and we fully intend to be an active partner with Virginia Key Beach when the museum opens, hoping that it opens. We have entered into an agreement to help to shape the civic learning curriculum that will be available to children, adults, visitors, to learn about the important civic activism that is the history of this park. So we're very excited about that. And I wanted to add that one of the main reasons that we consider Virginia Key to be among our key partnerships is because when our students go there, they really have the opportunity to engage in a uniquely Miami story. Right? This is a story about marginalized people of all different backgrounds coming together to convene and create community on the beach -- right? -- which is an amazing story for our future leaders of Miami. So I really urge you to fund this museum. Barry really looks forward to being apart of it. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Ms. Berrien: Thank you. City of Miami Page 20 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Good afternoon. Gene Tinnie: Good afternoon. Get this to normal height. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice Chair, Commissioners, former Mayor. My name is Gene Tinnie. I have the honor of serving as Chair of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust. I succeed our legendary, late matriarch, Mrs. M. Athalie Range, our founding Chair in that position, and I mention that because two of you were there when this whole effort started, and we appreciated your vision then as we do now. A few things I just want to include for the record. I kind of positioned myself to be the closing speaker of those who are lined up on this. At the risk of being redundant, I would just underscore a couple points that were made earlier. One is that it is unfortunate that we did not get to hear from some of the folks who were here this morning. I think you would have found it a special treat just to share in some of those memories, but we'll make up for that with the museum. Secondly, the shirts we're wearing talks about a civil rights museum, and as Ms. Moore said, "Yes, it is that. " We were certainly pleased that there was extensive publicity about this, but a lot of the publicity referred to this as an African-American museum, which, to a large extent, it is, but it's not exclusively that. That's my beep? Goodness; let me hurry up. We do include environmental awareness, the whole human rights story, which happened to have an African-American face here in Miami, but a very unique one in the context of what was going on. Before I run out of time, I'd be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to recognize the extraordinary diligence and competence, and professionalism of the staff and consultants that we have working on this. And with that, I guess I have to be seated. Thank you very much. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Martina Munoz: Good afternoon. My name is Martina Munoz. I was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia, and I am a student at Barry University. I am here to talk about how I think it's a great idea to fund the museum at Virginia Key Beach. I think this is extremely important, because it's a chance -- well, as I learned in my (UNINTELLIGIBLE) of history, and how people ask me who got here as immigrants, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) through segregation, but it's important to know that Miami is a city of diversity, and it's important to know what other people have to go through, but through a museum, we could learn that. We're fortunate enough to be here, learn, and have opportunity. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Mr. March. Michael March: Hi. Good afternoon. I'm here to speak against Resolutions 14 and 15 in terms of the Omni CRA expansion into the West Grove. My name is Michael March, I live on Charles Avenue; street address, 3543 Plaza Street. I appreciate everybody's attention to my neighborhood of the West Grove, and to try to help us improve our situation. My concerns are with the interlocal agreement. I've read all the obligations that the Omni CRA currently has, going all the way into potentially 2045 now, okay? So we're looking at, up to 2030 we have to pay the museums 25 million a year; is that correct? And then after that, it changes to 10 million a year? Okay. My point is the CRA money is supposed to be poverty dollars. There is still definitely poverty in my community. I would like to commend Commissioner Reyes for voting against the expansion this morning when he had his hat on for the CRA. And so, now I'm speaking to you all as five gentlemen, who I respect immensely. You're wearing two hats; both for the CRA and as Commissioners. I caution you with your CRA hats, in that power corrupts absolutely, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So let's not bite off more than we can chew. This relationship, to me, with the CRA looks like a relationship I don't want to get involved in; too much baggage; too many obligations into the future. I understand that the West Grove City of Miami Page 21 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 shares common demographics with almost 90 percent of the City of Miami. There's other poor neighborhoods in the City of Miami. The CRA needs to expand its tax base, I understand, but why should we pay for museums? Why should we pay for a tunnel? Why should we pay for Arsht Center when there's definite--? These are meant to be poverty dollars. So please, wearing your Commissioner hats, please vote against 14 and 15, and do not expand Omni into the West Grove. We need our money for poverty issues, for housing. Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. March: Thank you. Chair Russell: Good afternoon. Saraita Anderson: Good afternoon. My name Saraita Anderson, and I'm here representing the Attainable Housing Ordinance Number 13114, to add the new incentives. We're addressing the key concerns of Commissioner Hardemon, who correctly stated at one of the previous public hearings that affordable housing projects seldom or never make good neighborhoods. Well, I am a long-term resident of the City of Miami. I work in the City of Miami. My parents, elderly, live and own in the City of Miami, and because they're here, I want to make sure that I'm able to stay near to them, and this is why we want to make sure that the different incentives are added so it's not just that if you meet a certain income median -- because recently, my husband was looking into some affordable housing, and we were told we make too much, because -- well, we didn't meet the median; and so, we're trying to see how we can get it put into place that -- the different medians are met, or the different incentives are changed to allow this project to take place. Chair Russell: Thank you. Next speaker, please. Anthony Vinciguerra: Good afternoon. Anthony Vinciguerra, from 3325 Charles Avenue. First of all, I wanted to congratulate the Commission on its work on expanding the CRA to the West Grove. I think that's so important for preserving the history and the integrity of the West Grove. But right now, I just wanted to speak briefly to encourage the Commission to move ahead with funding the historic museum on Virginia Key. I spent the last 15 years directing community engagement activities for St. Thomas University, and like our colleagues from Barry, we brought hundreds of students to learn about the history of the contributions of Miami's historically black communities to building our City. But without a funded museum, where people build to go and learn about the important labor, the important civic action that Miami's historically black communities made to the contributions, so much of that history will be lost. So I just wanted to congratulate you for bringing this up, for this to be happening; for all the amazing work happening on Virginia Key, and really encourage you to move ahead with funding it. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Next speaker, please. Mr. Range. N. Patrick Range, II: Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the Commission. My name is N. Patrick Range, II, and I'm very pleased to be before you today in support of Item RE. 11, the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust funding, GOB (General Obligation Bond) funding, and we're here to plead with you today to move this item forward. I am a Trust member; have been a Trust member since my grandmother passed, Mrs. M. Athalie Range, who was the founding chairperson of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust in 2006. And so, I'm very happy to be here in her place, to ask you to carry forward this vision; not only that she helped to bring about, but that so many who are here in the audience helped to bring about, and so many that have gone on to other shores have put into this project; the volunteer City of Miami Page 22 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 hours, which are countless; the efforts that have been put forth by citizens of this great city over this century, these last 19 plus years that the Trust has been in existence, and even prior to that. There has been so much effort, so much work that has gone into what we're asking for today, including, as you well know, a charrette, the adoption of the master plan for Virginia Key Beach Park; all of these things which citizens have provided their input to you to say that this is necessary in our community. So I won't be long, but I do just ask that you take this opportunity to move this mission forward, to move this project forward. The GOB funding is there. You have committed parties on all sides looking forward to seeing this through, whatever it means, and that includes myself, and l pledge that to you today that I will be here, as will my colleagues, to see this through. So we ask for your support. Again, thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Commissioner Reyes: Excuse me. May I ask a question? Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Did I hear that you are Ma Range grandson? Mr. Range: Yes, sir, that's correct. And so, I'm very proud. Commissioner Reyes: Great lady. You got to be real proud of her. Mr. Range: Thank you very much. Commissioner Reyes: Great lady. Mr. Range: And I hope that she would be proud of our efforts today. Commissioner Reyes: Great Commissioner, too. Mr. Range: Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you. Next speaker, please. Is there anyone else who's going to speak on any of the items, please approach the lecterns and line up. Pamela Weller: Pamela Weller, Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Boulevard, a business resident for 15 years. I'm here in support of the new iconic landmark that hopefully you will pass today on first reading. It's the Skywheel at Bayside Marketplace. And I wanted to share with you some of the people who were here this morning to speak at the public hearing, but couldn't stay till 3. Bill Talbert was here from the Greater Miami and Beaches CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau); Wendy Collegis (phonetic) has sent a letter in behalf of the Beaches Hotel Association; the Flagler District BID (Business Improvement District), Gary Ressler (phonetic), has sent a resolution; Robert Hill, the General Manager of the Intercontinental Hotel, sent a letter; Eric Knowles, was here this morning to speak on behalf of the Miami Dade County Chamber of Commerce; and Emilio Calleja, who has been a long-time owner of Mambo's Cafe at Bayside Marketplace. Thank you for your consideration and the job that you do for the City of Miami. Chair Russell: Thank you. Any other speakers? Anyone else? Anyone at all? Al Crespo: Al Crespo. So the last time I had the pleasure of coming before you, after that appearance, Glenna Milberg (phonetic) wrote on Twitter and said, "One of the fun things about the City of Miami is watching the Commissioners' faces when City of Miami Page 23 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Crespo shows up to speak. " So give me your best face. No. Commissioner Hardemon, you owe me a coffee. You know, you hooked me that last time; you offered me a coffee, so I didn't get my coffee today. So I don't want to belabor the fact of public records and the sunshine law, but you do have a problem; I think you all are aware of it. I've spoken about it in the past. Some of you have voiced your own concerns about the failure to receive documents in a timely fashion. The incident last night was certainly interesting; not totally unexpected. In fact, I've been wondering why something like that hadn't happened before, but I think you all need to focus. You need to focus on that. You need to focus on the fact that I've been doing this for 10 years. And you know what? People tell me I'm doing my best work. And the reason I'm doing my best work is because guess what? People in the City are doing their worst work. If you weren't screwing up, I wouldn't be writing. I wouldn't have anything to write if people weren't doing things wrong, and it's gotten really bad. I can't tell you -- and won't tell you -- some of the people, both in and outside of the City, who have approached me in the last several months to express their concerns and their complaints, and to provide me with information about stories about the behavior of what's going on in this City. It's really a bad situation. And I would like close by saying, you spoke this morning about Cuba and doing business with Cuba and relations with Cuba. You know, I'm the grandson of an honored and decorated Cuban revolutionary hero of the Spanish American War. Yet, as the grandson and a Cuban who was born in Cuba, I'm barred -- or my blog is banned from the City's website. I was once banned from the City's MRC building. Last night I was banned from a City meeting. It was a City public meeting. So when you talk about all the good things you want to do and how you want to stand up for the Cubans in Cuba, think about the Cubans in Miami, because we too, and especially me, expect and deserve to be treated with the same respect that you all want to scream and holler about the Cubans in Cuba. Thankyou. Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Crespo. Is there any -- would you like to comment on that? Commissioner Carollo. Commissioner Carollo: Well, you spoke already, Charlie. Mr. Crespo: No, I come to hear you. I want to get closer to you. Commissioner Carollo: You don't get -- Mr. Chairman, you -- Chair Russell: Commissioner. Commissioner Carollo: -- hit that gavel all the time on other people. This man had his two minutes. He's got a blog to say whatever he wants to say. Now, I, as Commissioner, get to speak, and he gets to shut up and sit down, so I expect you -- Chair Russell: You're not looking for conversation (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Commissioner Carollo: -- as Chairman to enforce that. Mr. Crespo: Say what you got to say, Joe. Chair Russell: We're going to do one at a time, and I will chair this meeting. Go ahead, Commissioner Carollo. Commissioner Carollo: Thank you. So we get the original ball -and -chain guy, Sweet Charlie, to come up here and play possum. Why do I call him the original ball -and -chain guy? No, it's not because he hangs out at the other place by that name on Fridays now. No. It's because -- see how he plays pious here; poor, little, old guy? Well, this man spent one-third of his life behind prison; convicted seven City of Miami Page 24 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 times with a handgun, robbing banks, jewelry stores, motels. He was real brave with a gun in his hand, and women and children, defenseless men; not too brave when he was in the big house. Now he comes up here complaining, crying, whining. He doesn't live in the City of Miami. He lives in Miami Shores. He comes to Miami where, in his mind, he thinks he's now this big hero. He calls himself a "corruption fighter. " I've even seen him go up to young cops in the corner that have no idea who he is -- 60 percent of our force has been here about two and a half years -- and he tells them, "You don't know who I am? " like if he's some kind of big hero, a guy that the only courage he ever had was when he had a handgun in his hand. Chair Russell: Commissioner Carollo, we got to move on. Commissioner Carollo: Now -- Mr. Crespo: No, let him go. Chair Russell: No. We've got a lot of work to do, and this isn't it. Commissioner Carollo: Any other place in the world, except America, "Home of the brave, home of the free, " something like this could not walk into a government building, but we're the best democracy, the best country in the world that we even let something like that come into our building. But what I'm not going to do is to coward down to him, like maybe some do, or treat him like he's some kind of jolly good fellow. He doesn't intimidate me. He doesn't scare me. He's going to need more than one gun if he ever gets any courage to come at me. Chair Russell: All right. We need to move on, Commissioner, please. Commissioner Carollo: And last but not least -- Chair Russell: Please. Commissioner Carollo: --I could understand why people in a private building might be concerned of having a character like that come into their building. See, years ago, when he started his little rag sheet, he would finish it by saying that "I did not save for my retirement. I will do anything for anybody for the right price. " And that's why, while he lives in Miami Shore [sic]. He takes such an interest in the City of Miami, because for the right price, he'll attack any one of us here or anybody; just send him the donations to where he says you donate to (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: All right, Commissioner. We're done. We're going to move on. I -- you've made your point. No. Mr. Crespo: No, no, no. No, no, no. Chair Russell. Mr. Crespo, this is not a back and forth. Mr. Crespo: No, no, no, no. Chair Russell: This is not a round table. Mr. Crespo: No, no. Due respect. Chair Russell: And none of this is on our agenda. Mr. Crespo: I've got three things to say. City of Miami Page 25 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: No. Mr. Crespo: No, no. Chair Russell: Please, please. Mr. Crespo: I got three things to say. Chair Russell: No, no. I'm sorry. Mr. Crespo: Yes, yes. Chair Russell: I'm sorry. Not at -- you had your two minutes, and you have very much your full rights to have your two minutes. I'm not asking for him to be removed, please, Albert. Everything's cool. This is absolutely cool. What I want to stop our doing is getting into personal back and forth with this dais. That is not the purpose of this body; to insult anyone, to humiliate anyone, to fight with anyone. We're here to legislate this City. We have an agenda with items. You felt barred from a meeting last night, and I understand your feeling. You had your two minutes to talk about it. He disagrees and felt that they had the right to bar you. Both sides have been spoken, but this is not a round table argument or discussion. So I would like to move on. Mr. Crespo: He made allegations that are untrue. Chair Russell: He did it last time, as well. It's the same thing he said about -- Mr. Crespo: No. It had nothing to do with -- Commissioner Carollo: You do that every time you write in your little blog; every time. Mr. Crespo: I (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: Stop, please. I'm going to recess this meeting. Commissioner Carollo: Because you're paid to attackpeople. Chair Russell: I'm about to recess this meeting for five minutes, which we don't have, because we got a lot of work to do. Commissioner Carollo: Just get this scumbag out of here. Chair Russell: No, we're not removing anybody. We're just -- Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Chair Russell: -- going to move on with our work. All right? Thank you. I apologize. There will be no more discussion on this. We're not qualifying accusations. This is not -- and I do not want us making accusations up here. I need this to stop so we can carry on the business of the City. Mr. Manager, I'd like to move on to the order of the day, which should be the first thing we would have done at 9 o'clock. Mr. Crespo: Well, maybe (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: All right. City of Miami Page 26 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Hardemon: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) defer. Chair Russell: Please, please. Mr. Crespo: Not everybody hates me. Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Carollo: I'm not afraid of you, or the people that pay you to attack me. Chair Russell: Come on. Commissioner Carollo: Like the mistake that you made in your Twitter. Chair Russell: There's further public comment? Albert Dotson: Yeah. Chair Russell: I apologize. I didn't see anyone else in line. Mr. Dotson: That's okay. Chair Russell: If anyone else would like to speak on any of the items on the agenda, please come to the lecterns and let us know that you'd like to speak on one of the items on the agen -- anything remaining on the agenda from the regular meeting and the Planning & Zoning meeting, please line up, or we're about to close public comment. Mr. Dotson. Mr. Dotson: Mr. Chairman, I just have a question for -- Chair Russell: Yes, sir. Mr. Dotson: First, we have an item on Virginia Key -- Chair Russell: Yes. Mr. Dotson: -- Marina. Will we be speaking at that item, or do you want us to speak now? Chair Russell: Yes. Feel free to reserve your comments for that item (UNINTELLIGIBLE) bring it up at the time. Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: There's a lot of people that I see. I don't know about the public, but a lot of guns here that are hired by both sides. Let's try to save some time and dollars. I want to defer this until the first meeting in July, so -- Chair Russell: The Virginia Key--? Commissioner Carollo: The whole Virginia Key item. Chair Russell: The item with regard to the marina? City of Miami Page 27 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: You're looking to defer that? Commissioner Carollo: I'm looking to defer this. Chair Russell: We're about to do the order of the day, so we'll bring that up right at that time. But you'll be able to speak on that as well, if we have -- if there's a motion for deferral. If we take up the item, I think that's the best time for us to get into full discussion on it, rather than two minutes, two minutes, and then we'll have back and forth, as well. Is there anyone who'd like to speak on any of the other items remaining on the agenda? Going once. All right, we're going to close public comment. Thank you very much. MV - MAYORAL VETOES NO MAYORAL VETOES (Pursuant to Section 4(g)(5) of the Charter of Miami, Florida, Item(s) vetoed by the Mayor shall be placed by the City Clerk as the first substantive item(s) for City Commission consideration.) Chair Russell: Are there any mayoral vetoes? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, there are no mayoral vetoes. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. NI►Ioxel0LTi /e\Ye7:7 10N11to] ;K City of Miami Page 28 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes PA-PERSONALAPPEARANCES PA.1 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 5915 A PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY SENATOR JASON PIZZO REGARDING A 2019 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe C arollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Mano to Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item PA.], please see "Order of the Day." PA.2 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 6000 A PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY REPRESENTATIVE FERNANDEZ REGARDING HIS LEGISLATIVE DEBRIEF TO THE CITY OF MIAMI. RESULT: PRESENTED Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Ready to go, Chair. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Welcome to the City of Miami. Representative Dotie Joseph: Thank you, Commissioners. We are here -- My name is Representative Dotie Joseph, and I represent Florida House District 108. We have reached out to all of the Representatives and Senators that represent a portion of the City of Miami. Unfortunately, Senator Pizzo was not able to attend. He was scheduled to be here, but had a doctor's appointment. And Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez also had a conflict, as well as Representative Bush. And you will hear from Representative Avila's aide; who's out of town. And Representative Aloupis also was not able to join us. That said, the rest of us are here. We are your Tallahassee team to get things done for the City of Miami. Before I jump into it, I'm going to introduce Javier Fernandez to go ahead and -- We've broken it down so that you don't have to hear from a lot of us on a whole -- different things repetitively. We've broken down the different topics, and each one will cover different topics. With that said, Representative Fernandez. Commissioner Hardemon: Before Representative Fernandez speaks, all these attorneys, it just -- it bothers me, right? So -- Vice Chair Gort: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) attorneys, right? Representative Javier Fernandez: There's only four of us here. Commissioner Hardemon: I want to see if this board would be willing to create a rule where we don't allow Representatives of the State to speak unless they're City of Miami Page 29 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 standing up there where -- behind like the window, or something like that. Can they not come on our floor and speak, unless they come up with a rule for us to come on their floor and speak? What do you say? Representative Fernandez: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Rules Committee Chairman in our chamber and the speaker on that particular issue. Commissioner Hardemon: I mean, there's not many places where, especially as attorneys -- right? -- where you can't go and speak. Representative Fernandez: Yeah. Commissioner Hardemon: Right? Representative Fernandez: That's true. Chair Russell: I visited Tallahassee last year, and I almost was allowed on the floor. Commissioner Hardemon: Listen, they had to bend the rules to let me in with a sweater. Representative Fernandez: Well, Mr. Chair, if I may? The next time you're up for a visit, I'm happy to walk you onto the floor, yes. Commissioner Hardemon: To guide me, right? Representative Fernandez: Exactly. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of Commission. It's an honor to be here. Again, Javier Fernandez for the record. I have the honor of representing Flagami in District 114. I've been asked to talk very briefly about education, some of the highlights, and housing. So I'll start with the latter first, since there's not much -- not all that much to talk about, but -- other than to say that this year for the Sadowski Trust Fund, which I know is a priority for the City, we managed to keep 60 percent of the proceeds in the trust fund this year. Unfortunately for us, given what -- and the folks in Northwest Florida -- transpired with Hurricane Michael, $115 million of that money that was kept in the trust fund is being appropriated to address their needs this session, which means that only $85 million will be available for the balance in the State to deal with our current affordability crisis, and about $115 million, the balance, the funding in the trust fund was swept into the general fund. That has been the practice for most of the last 20 years to address general fund issues. So that's the first issue in housing. I'll say that that is a progress; $77 million of new revenue there, about 7 percent growth in that trust fund year over year, and a slight increase in the amount of funding dedicated to that purpose. On housing, we did complicate your work, frankly, a little further with the passage of House Bill 7103. You may be familiar. There was a lot of discussion about exactions, requirements for affordable housing development, and the Legislature voted a provision on that bill that basically requires you to fully offset any requirements you may impose on the development community related to affordable housing. What that means exactly, we're not even sure. In the Florida Bay, the response from the sponsor was that it would be determined by each of our cities. I suspect we'll be looking at that issue again in the future, and it'll be the subject of much discussion with you and the development community as you look at your own suite of incentives for affordable housing. On education, a lot of policy changes; expansion of the Voucher Program through the creation of Family Empowerment Scholarship; expansion of the Schools of Hope Program this year, with the two policy highlights. On the funding side, a good increase this year in the Bay Student Allocation, and allocation on a first -student basis generally; about 225 new dollars for each student, which (UNINTELLIGIBLE) County to summarize, City of Miami Page 30 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 basically translates into about 61 million new dollars. We still have challenges with the district cost differential not being fully implemented or revised to address our particularly high cost county, how it impacts our teachers. And so, we hope to work on that in the next session -- in forthcoming sessions. So with that, I'll turn it over to my colleagues, unless you have any questions for me. Chair Russell: Thank you. Representative Fernandez: Thank you. Michael Grieco: Good morning, gentlemen. How are you? Chair Russell: Good morning. Representative Grieco: Good to see you guys. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Michael Grieco. I represent not only the City of Miami, but Miami Beach and North Bay Village, as well, but I've got all of downtown Miami, a good chunk of Little Havana, and the port, as well. So there were a lot of wins for our district in particular. We brought back about $4 million in appropriations; the lion's share of that did go to the City of Miami, which I'm very proud of, and a lot of that's going into Little Havana in supporting a lot of our seniors. So that's a big win, and it's something that we haven't done in the past for this district. I sit as the ranking minority member for the Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and I've been tabbed with kind of giving you an update on criminal justice. One of the items that we're pretty proud of is that there is a huge bipartisan support for -- and push for criminal justice reform. As we see on the Federal level, we're seeing it on the State level, as well; something as simple as increasing the thresholds for things like felony theft, and focusing on the release and the support of nonviolent criminal offenders who are clogging up our prison system, which is both a humanitarian and an equity issue, but it's also a financial issue for the State. We're spending way too much money on housing nonviolent offenders, and I know that's something that a lot of you folks support in trying to rehabilitate and get people back into the system. Same thing goes with Amendment 4. We now have it on the books that we're able to bring returning citizens back into the fold when it comes to being able to vote again, which joins us up with 45 other states who also allow, on some level, convicted felons to be able to vote and participate in our system. On the local government side, as everybody knows, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, the issues up in Tallahassee, they're not big fans of cities; they don't like local rule in general, the majority does not. And the four of us and a lot of our colleagues have been fighting for local rule, whether it be on development issues that I know that the Chairman has been very vocal on; whether it be issues related to short-term rentals, or just the ability to decide locally what's important for the residents at the local level. So this state is not one size fits all. We are a large state. Things in the Panhandle are obviously very different than they are in downtown Miami or in Little Havana, or in the Grove. So we want to make sure that the folks who live in the City of Miami have a voice as to how they want to live their lives. So with that, I'm going to turn this over to my dear friend, Representative Duran, who will speak further on some issues. Commissioner Hardemon: Sir, before you -- where did you go? I have an ask, Mr. Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Go ahead. Commissioner Hardemon: So I think you're probably ideal to be someone who is in charge of the criminal defense -- criminal issues -- right? -- within the State of Florida. And so, I know one of the main issues that we've been having a lot of discussion about is the cash bail bond system, right? And it's very difficult, I can City of Miami Page 31 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 imagine, to undo it. But there may be some compromises, I think, may work for, you know, both Republicans and Democrats to come up with some sort of solutions. So this is what I thought about, and maybe you can help me with probably sponsoring some legislation to this effect. We know that if you are arrested and you cannot meet the bail, or you cannot bail out, or you can't post that bond that you're probably going to stay within the pre-trial holding system for as long as your case exists, and that's part of the pressure in taking pleas, et cetera, moving forward. So on one end, if you can post a bond, you will, and you get out as soon as possible. And so, what happens is, you -- the court system is kind of held up with these individuals who are being held, because they can't post a bond, but generally, with the type of charges that they have, they could -- or they would, and they would be out. And so, what I want to see -- and maybe I thought would be a good idea -- is if we came up with a system that allowed for cash bail bond as it normally occurs, so the industry still exists; however, the compromise will be that for those individuals that cannot post a bond during -- and I will give it an assigned -- assigned numbers that we're familiar with -- the speedy trial time period. So whatever the speedy trial time period is for your misdemeanor and for your felony charges, if you can't post bond after that time, you should be released without necessarily a cash bond. And so, of course you would still probably have some sort of monitoring device, et cetera, on you to make it work, but the whole idea is that it will relieve some of the stress on the pretrial holding system, the cost of taxpayers will be relieved, and it also allows nonviolent offenders to be taken out and being put back -- so they can sort of get their lives together, because what happens is -- and as you're very well aware of -- if -- you know, if you're looking at a misdemeanor and you're talking 90 days later, most of that -- I mean, you've lost your job; you've lost, you know, your car; you've lost your home. You lost whatever those things are that you need to pay for. And so, at some point, you have to try to get your life together. And so, I think like assuming a time to start that process when you're facing charges that you probably won't end up in jail about, you probably may get some sort of probation or, you know, or whatever -- yeah, credible time served. With -- you might as well have an opportunity to be out. Is there any way that we can kind of think about something like that, if it hasn't been done? Representative Grieco: Yeah. Listen, I'm all ears on this, and this is spoken like a recovering public defender. So, you know, Commissioner Hardemon and Igo back well over a decade from the criminal justice system. And I think it's great, and I've been seeing it firsthand recently. Obviously, I still practice in the criminal justice field, and I see it here in Miami -Dade. We have a couple jail divisions, especially with misdemeanors, where it really is -- it's like a financial court, because those same folks in other areas are not -- or from other backgrounds, they're not getting held in, and their cases are either going away very quickly or they're getting probation, or they're even getting like a pretrial diversion; and God forbid -- I don't know -- maybe they're innocent, and they don't want to take a plea, and they get stuck in jail just because they don't have enough money in their pocket. And what's interesting is in the Federal system, it's actually more lax. You can do signature bonds where you don't even have to give money, and you don't even get booked, and you walk in and out of court, and there's really no financial involvement at all. So I'm all ears on this, and I can tell you that it's not going to be a partisan issue. There's a lot of open minds up in Tallahassee on these types of issues, because it's becoming fashionable on a national level to be able to discuss these things. And, you know, it's -- a lot of it is obviously discriminatory on race, but a lot of it is also discriminatory on geography, you know, depending on where you live. I mean, you're not going to get the same results in Dade County that you're going to get in, say, the 19th Circuit. So I'm all ears. Let's talk about it offline. I'm in. Commissioner Hardemon: Great. Thanks. City of Miami Page 32 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Vice Chair Gort: Thank you. I'm sure he'll follow it up. Thank you very much. Representative Grieco: Yeah, of course he will. Good seeing you, Commissioner. Thank you. Commissioner Gort: Commissioner Reyes, you're recognized. Commissioner Reyes: First of all, I want to thank all of you. During the session, I took a trip to Tallahassee, and I was, I mean, very welcomed in all of your offices, and I was advocating for some water works that we needed -- drainage that was -- I mean, I show you -- I showed all of you in -- that map, that they are very much needed in my district, and I know that you did whatever was possible, and we were on a list. We survived until the last minute. But thank you. Thank you for taking my request into consideration, placing it in the budget, but we didn't get to the top of the hill, but we were there. And thank you for working for the City of Miami the way that you are working, and for always welcoming us there, and listen to our request for funds. Commissioner Gort: Next year, I'm sure they'll be doing their work. Commissioner Reyes: Oh, I'll be there, for sure. I'll be there. Vice Chair Gort: Yes, ma'am. You're recognized. Representative Joseph: I assure you, we will do everything I can to fight for every single cent for all of our municipalities, including the City of Miami. The fact that you're going to hear from Representative Duran momentarily, who's going to talk about what we did come home with, because we didn't come home empty handed, so we're going to talk about that in a second. Let me just point out that I noticed that my colleague said, "Good afternoon," or "Good morning, gentlemen." I am surprised that you don't have a single woman on your Commission, so I'm just going to say to the ladies out there who may be watching, or from a distance, if you're looking to run for office in the City of Miami, do holler at your girl, because I'm looking to build a bench, because we need some diversity up here. No offense to you guys. You guys are doing a great job, but we need some ladies. Am I right? Yeah. All right. Commissioner Hardemon: We are diverse. Representative Joseph: Speaking of which, my topic is "Women and Guns, " so speaking about women. So Tallahassee was rough, particularly for the Democrats. We're not going to get into partisanship here, but people tell me I had a successful session, because I passed three bills and brought some money home. So the three bills I passed included two for women and one that wasn't directly related to women. HEB-617 eliminated homeowner confusion as it relates to flood insurance notice. HB -563 is a bill that allows victims of domestic violence to qualify for unemployment compensation if you have to leave your job because of a domestic violence situation. Just recently, we had a situation with a woman who was killed here in the Miami - Dade County area, and those situations break my heart. So a lot of times, the issue is a combination of shelter and finances. You can find shelter, go stay at a family's house, at a actual shelter, but what are you going to do when that person knows where you work? So this bill addresses that issue, and helps Florida become one of 40 -odd states that already have a similar bill on the books. The second one related to women that was passed -- I don't know if you know this, but this year marks the 100 year anniversary of women suffrage. So that's when the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed. So we put together a centennial commission to commemorate that monumental occasion. Now, I'm going to talk about the stuff that City of Miami Page 33 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 didn't pass related to women. One of them is HB -1355, which is "Equal Pay for Women "; just equal pay for equal work. You would think it's a no -brainier. HB - 393, "Paid Family Leave. " The United States is the only developed country in the entire world that does not have some form of paid family leave, and it's time to change that. And then lastly, we had the House Resolution 209, which was to have Florida be the last state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would simply declare that men and women are equal. Most people think that's already a thing, and unfortunately, it's not, and it does have constitutional ramifications that don't just impact men. If anybody's familiar with the case of Nugen (phonetic), you'll see that a gentleman who served abroad in the war came back to the United States with his son, grew up in the entire United States, single father; and when the time came, that son had to be deported because he could not get the citizenship of his dad; as opposed to what happened if his dad was a woman, he would have gotten citizenship. So there are some issues there that impact not just women. That being so, I'm going to move on to guns. We -- the Legislature - - not "we," because I voted against it -- passed Senate Bill 7030 to arm teachers. That didn't make it through last year; it made it through this year. Here are some things that did not pass: HB -455, which is an assault weapons ban, which many people, including everybody from Parkland and folks from my district, including Liberty City, Little Haiti, and the Design District, have been pushing for; and HB - 923, which is a bill that I sponsored with Representative Goode, which would require universal background checks. Most people, regardless of party affiliation, are in favor of universal background checks, but that did not make it through the Legislature this time. We have HB -941, which is domestic violence check. That's another one that would have a huge impact on gun violence. If you have a domestic violence conviction, this bill would have limited your ability to access a firearm, which is most of, unfortunately, the deaths that we have related to gun violence. Lastly, we had HB -197, which would have been -- prohibited weapons in child care facilities. And with that, I'm going to go ahead and turn it over to Representative Duran to talk about the money. Vice Chair Gort: By the way, I'd like to thank you. I have four girls and four granddaughters, the wife, and the sister, and sister-in-law, so I'm all for women power. Representative Joseph: Good. So I'll reach out to you when we find a candidate to get some contributions going. Chair Russell: Thank you. Representative Duran. Representative Duran: Thankyou, Mr. Chair. Commissioner Hardemon: Remember guys, we can't solicit any contributions in here. No, no; we get it. Be careful. Representative Joseph: I'll have to go outside of this building. Representative Duran: Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the Commission. It's good to be with you this afternoon -- morning. So I'm here to talk about money; State dollars, not campaign dollars, but wanted to kind of set a stage, you know. Walking into this particular legislative session, we had an 800 pound gorilla in the room, which was the devastation that had happened in the Panhandle that we were -- we're certainly going to have to sort of reconcile with how do we adequately fund and support the rebuilding of community that was basically decimated? We also know that we had to really kind of think through how to adequately fund the school security and school mental health issues that we were dealing with because of the monumental legislation we had passed the year before. And then finally, we had City of Miami Page 34 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 some agency-- sort of gaps that were -- really needed to be filled by tens of millions of dollars, so just sort of what we were looking at. I serve on the over -arching Appropriations Committee for the House in helping us build our budget every year. There was a lot of other considerations in the room, loud considerations, that we were going to have to navigate through in order to bring down what we think is important for Miami -Dade, City of Miami. And I would say, with all that said, that we had a pretty good year for the City of Miami. While Commissioner Reyes said it, there are some projects that we weren't able to successfully get in there, I always sort of say, keep trying and trying and try again, and we will be there again to continue that conversation and fight. I wanted to talk about a couple of the ones that I think are wins that are worth us mentioning with you all, and a lot of these come from all of us working together; your trips up there, the Chairman's; each of you Commissioners who took the time to come up; the City Manager, the Mayor, and Nick Pascual and the team; and your lobby team from the Rubin Group, and Southern Strategies; both of them really were tremendous. We had to coordinate a lot. Like I said to you before, historically, the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County is always up against a lot of other counties saying, `Miami's got a lot; they don't need anything, " and we all know for certain that that's not the case, and we're such a critical and important part of what builds the budget for the entire State anyhow. So with respect to infrastructure and resilience, we did bring down some money for the Biscayne Bay Title (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I think that's a huge part of the Miami Forever projects that we've been looking at. It's a part of resilience. It's a part of the infrastructure issues that we're going to have to take on. We also took on the bay walk. That was Senator Flores and Representative Avila and their hard work on their end. There was the Bay Walk Pedestrian Bridge. Senator Pizzo and myself, we had worked on that project. We were able to bring back those dollars, as well. The I-395 Underdeck; Senator Diaz and Representative Perez. As you can see, Republicans, Democrats, it doesn't matter when you're from Miami -Dade; we all fight together for every single dollar that we can bring back down, and it's a very team effort in that regard. We also have, with respect to public safety and health, Judge Leifman's Mental Health Diversion Program that he has in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. We know how critical it is for us to take on mental health issues, and now it's not necessarily appropriate to be in jail cells; as opposed to be in a bed, taking -- being taken care of and helped. That we also were able to successfully bring down dollars for. And then finally, the other project that is worth talking about with respect to public safety and health -- we were talking about gun violence before -- the project, "Blue and Brown, " which Representative Bush, who's not with us today, put a lot of elbow grease and political capital in to ensure that we brought back that, as well. And then finally, one of the last things I wanted to talk about was the Underline funding; continued funding for the Underline, which we did secure. All of this -- this is a week that I think the Governor has an eagle eye and is looking through the budget, so we still are sort of working through whether or not those things -- his "veto"pen, and I think a lot of us are going to -- kind of rolling up our sleeves to ensure he understands the importance of these projects. Again, we continue to bring down dollars. That's on top of some of the other issues and other projects that we all brought for sexual abuse victims, and sexual traffic victims, and Homeless Trust, and homeless issues, and our health care issues within the City and County. We look forward to continue to have some dialogue on what we think are the next round of projects for this go around. Hopefully, we don't have an 800 - pound gorilla, like Hurricane Michael, that we have to deal with. But that said, we all stand at the ready to continue to work with you all in bringing down these dollars. Thank you all. I'm going to pass it on to Representative Avila's aide, Ms. Castellanos, to talk about -- Sylvia -- to talk about the -- talk on his behalf. Chair Russell: Good morning. City of Miami Page 35 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Sylvia Castellanos: Good morning. Good morning, Chairman, Commissioners, Mayor. I just want to read a letter on behalf of Representative Avila. Unfortunately, he couldn't be here today. "Dear Mr. Mayor and Commissioners: Thank you for the invitation to visit with you during the June 13 Commission meeting. I would be honored to attend; however, my duties in the Florida National Guard require me to be out of town on that date. It was a pleasure to work with City officials, as well as the other legislators that represent City of Miami in Tallahassee, to help ensure that the City received funding for some important projects; particularly, the Miami Biscayne Bay Title Project. I will continue to work with all our local legislators to help City of Miami in the future, and look forward to meeting personally with you when I return." So thank you very much. We look forward to seeing you all next session. It starts early this year. So we'll be up there, starting in September. And I will turn it over to Rep. Joseph. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you. Representative Joseph: All right. So we're pretty much going to just close it out now. I will mention that the Governor did pardon the Groveland Four, if you guys didn't know that. There's a lot going on right now with the recent television series that's out there, "When They See Us "; same story, but us in Florida. So I think, with that -- We're not going to take any questions, right? Oh, we are taking questions. Questions? Going once? Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort. Representative Joseph: Going twice? Chair Russell: Vice Chairman. Representative Joseph: No? Chair Russell: No. Thank you all so much for your service to the State and this community. We really appreciate your advocacy. Vice Chair Gort: Thank you for your service. Representative Duran: Thankyou. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. PA.3 PERSONAL APPEARANCE 5913 A PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY RAFAEL VIEGO REGARDING PROPOSED PARKS IN THE ROADS. RESULT: PRESENTED Chair Russell: Personal appearance by Mr. Rafael Viego. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, Chair, then for the record, the Omni CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting's adjourned. I need two minutes. Chair Russell: Okay. City of Miami Page 36 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Now (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: And that's all we'll take up. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Russell: And then we'll go back to finalize the order of the day, et cetera, and Mr. Hannon: Okay, sir, we're ready to go. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Is Mr. Viego still here? Good afternoon, Mr. Viego. Rafael Viego: Thank you, Chairman -- Chair Russell: Thank you for your patience. Mr. Viego: --for allowing me to speak. I know we're all hungry -- Chair Russell: Please; we're almost done for the morning session. Please give your attention or step outside. Thank you. Mr. Viego: And thank you for the opportunity to talk. I'm here representing my parents, who -- Rafael Viego and Rebecca Viego, who live at 500 Southwest 24th Road, along with other residents, concerning the building of two parks within the Roads, two pocket parks. My parents and -- I lived therefor 30 years, and hopefully, will live there again. But about two months ago, they found out that there was going to be two parks built in the middle of the Roads, and if you're very aware, the Roads is a very small community; basically a gem. It's -- the property values have gone out of control, but it's maintained its character. There hasn't been too much commercial development down Coral Way. But my parents were surprised, and also the 118 res -- 13 residents that have signed a petition that they didn't even know about these parks, and they oppose these parks. Currently, the Roads is serviced by four parks. There's one I call the NET (Neighborhood Enhancement Team) Office, which is next to the NET Havana Office; very beautiful park. It's rather new, well-maintained. There's also Triangle Park at the other side, which is less than a mile away, which is rather dilapidated, which is why I think I only went there once in my 30 years of living in the Roads. You have Simpson Park, which is a beautiful nature preserve. It's great. It's maintained its character also. And there's Alice Wainwright Park, which is the other end, and it's on the other side of US 1. I did some research and found out that the property that was bought, which is -- my parents live across the street -- it's on 25th Road and 4th Avenue. It was purchased for $1 million; just the land. Then there's another park that's planned two blocks away, and it was purchased -- I'm sorry, the property that I just mentioned was $1.1 million; just the land. The other park, it was purchased for a million dollars, and this is in an area that's well -served by parks. If you stand in the middle of the Roads, and you look in either direction, you walk 10 minutes, you hit a park; you walk the other way, you hit a park. The City has also purchased the land behind the NET Office for $695,000. And so, I'm sitting here today, and I'm listening to areas that need help, like the West Grove, Liberty City, Overtown, and other parts of Little Havana that are not well - served by parks, and the exorbitant amount of money that's been spent on just the land; that's not taking into account the equipment that's going to be there, the maintenance of the equipment. And then talking about parks like Jose Marti Park, which I've been to many times, and that needs money. So I -- you know, there's been a lack of transparency here -- at least from the perspective of my parents and the other 113 residents in this very small community -- about the building of parks. City of Miami Page 37 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 When they first found out about the parks, they were told, "Well, hey, we're going to have parks. What do you want in it?" And my parents said, "What are you talking about; parks? A park across the street? What do you mean? There's a park here. There's a park there. " I think that the City can funnel this money to other areas that need it that -- You know, there's been this argument that it's going to increase the value of the property surrounding the parks. You have to be a millionaire to live in the Roads now. Any property, three-, four-bedroom house is a million -- $1.1 million. I do very well, and I couldn't afford living in the Roads; I had to move out. And I think that there are other areas -- I have looked at the maps -- that don't have parks that you can stand there and you have to walk 30 minutes to hit a park, and I really appreciate the City putting money into this area. I really do. I think that, you know, they want to make this a better area. I think pocket parks do serve a well -- a good service for the community. You can walk there. You can walk your dog. You can play, but the residents -- at least the residents I've spoken to, the majority, grand majority, don't want the parks. There's already parks there. There's an exorbitant amount of money that's been spent; parking is an issue. And this is a community that most people move there want to limit pass-through, it's very quiet, and again, there's already enough parks around the area that could be -- the money would be better served frying those parks, or diverting the money to other areas of the City that are dilapidated, need help, or -- I believe there was mention of a pool in West Grove that's been closed that can help that pool, and I believe it would have come from the same fund. I think it's a Capital Improvement fund. I -- if you -- sorry; that's not my area of the law, but -- So, you know, on behalf of my parents and the residents, and then this request, sell the land back. It's -- you're going to make more money. And so, $2 million and you can put it into something else. Thankyou. Chair Russell: Thank you very much for your comments. Gentlemen, is there a will to button up these three CRA items before we break for lunch with a simple vote? Commissioner Carollo: I'm sorry to -- Chair Russell: So we passed the CRA items at the CRA meeting, but the CRA items at the City Commission yet -- have yet to be passed, so what we've done is half of the job. Commissioner Carollo: Can --? Chair Russell: You want a break? Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. I really need to. Chair Russell: All right. I had a lot of coffee, so I'm ready to go today. I'm quite excited, because it was a very favorable vote; I appreciate it. Commissioner Carollo: You've had a good day. Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort, you have a member of the public who'd like to say something? Jose Rodriguez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: Are you addressing an item on the agenda? Mr. Rodriguez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: The public comment period was earlier this morning; I apologize. City of Miami Page 38 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Rodriguez: The parks. Chair Russell: Regarding the parks? Mr. Rodriguez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: Okay. Two minutes, please. Is that all right? Thank you. Mr. Rodriguez: It'll be quicker than that. Chair Russell: Okay. Mr. Rodriguez: I've been living in the Roads for over 28 years. My name is Jose Rodriguez. I'm opposed to the parks in the Roads. If you build parks in the Roads, you're taking away the history of the Roads. On top of that, when you building the park, and you already have paid over a million dollars in each property, you have not count in what the park is going to cost to be built. Based on the meeting that I went to, it's going to be between 6 and $800,000 just to build one park. Now, that money can be used, for the same reason that Mr. Carollo said, to help Lincoln Marti Park, or to build parks north of 11th Street, Southwest 11th Street, that don't have parks. The Roads are residential single-family homes. We don't want parks. We want area where we can walk in the sidewalk; our kids, our animals. And this is something that has been done almost behind our back. You know, buying properties, empty lot, paying million dollars, when before they had a single-family home, and they were purchased a little over half a million dollars; same size of lot. Now the City's paying over a million dollars. That's outrageous. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you for your comments, sir. Mr. Rodriguez: And I'm sorry. I'm going to provide here the map of the people that have signed the petition that live in the Roads, that live within a block, next to the areas that these parks are going to be. Chair Russell: Who do not want a park? The survey and petitioner folks who do not want a park. Is that what you're saying? Mr. Rodriguez: That actually do not want a park. Chair Russell: No. Please give it to the Clerk, and we'll circulate it to the Commissioners. Thank you all. And I appreciate everyone for your patience. We didn't get as much work as we wanted to do, but we've done some good work. We will meet at 3 o'clock? 3 o'clock, gentlemen? All right, we'll recess until 3 for lunch. Thank you very much. END OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES City of Miami Page 39 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes CA - CONSENT AGENDA June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA.], please see "End of Consent Agenda. " CA.2 The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda 5879 RESULT: ADOPTED Office of Capital MOVER: Wifredo Gort, Commissioner Improvements SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon CA.1 RESOLUTION 5869 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY JUDITH Office of the City MARSIE-HAZEN, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE Attorney AGGREGATE TOTAL SUM OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($65,000.00) IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE OF JUDITH MARSIE-HAZEN V. CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING BEFORE THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, CASE NO. 16-21536, UPON THE EXECUTION OF GENERAL RELEASES OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND A DISMISSAL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM GENERAL LIABILITY ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545013.0000.00000. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0221 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA.], please see "End of Consent Agenda. " CA.2 RESOLUTION 5879 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION Office of Capital AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A Improvements CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) FROM THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("DDA") FOR THE INTERSTATE 395 (1-395") HERITAGE TRAIL PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ("OCI") PROJECT NO. 40-13193621 ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE DDA, AS WELL AS ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0222 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA.2, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " City of Miami Page 40 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 CA.3 RESOLUTION 5871 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE "2019-2020 Human Services PROJECT TITLED MIAMI -METRO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - NORTH; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS ($298,234.00) CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("TRUST") TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, INFORMATION, REFERRAL, ASSESSMENT, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; ALLOCATING CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO DOLLARS ($100,162.00) FROM THE "2019 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT GRANT," FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNT NUMBERS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT AWARD FOR A TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIODS, SUBJECT TO THE TRUST'S FUTURE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS AND THE CITY'S AVAILABILITY AND APPROPRIATION OF MATCHING FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0223 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA.3, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " City of Miami Page 41 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 CAA RESOLUTION 5872 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE "2019-2020 Human Services PROJECT TITLED MIAMI -METRO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - SOUTH; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THREE DOLLARS ($141,433.00) CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("TRUST") TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, INFORMATION, REFERRAL, ASSESSMENT, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; ALLOCATING CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THREE DOLLARS ($74,433.00) FROM THE "2019 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT GRANT" FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNT NUMBERS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT AWARD FOR A TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIODS, SUBJECT TO THE TRUST'S FUTURE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS AND THE CITY'S AVAILABILITY AND APPROPRIATION OF MATCHING FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0224 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Reeord: For minutes referencing Item CA.4, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " City of Miami Page 42 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 CA.5 RESOLUTION 5873 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE "2019-2020 Human Services PROJECT TITLED MIAMI -METRO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — MAIN; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY THREE DOLLARS ($255,853.00) CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") THROUGH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOMELESS TRUST ("TRUST") TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, INFORMATION, REFERRAL, ASSESSMENT, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; ALLOCATING THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($135,120.00) FROM THE "2019 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT GRANT" FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNT NUMBERS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT AWARD FOR A TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIODS SUBJECT TO THE TRUST'S FUTURE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS AND SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S AVAILABILITY AND APPROPRIATION OF MATCHING FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT TIME OF NEED. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0225 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Reeord: For minutes refereneing Item CA.5, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " CA.6 RESOLUTION 5882 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Police EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, A COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, AND VEHICLE USE AGREEMENTS (COLLECTIVELY, "AGREEMENTS"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORMS, WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE MIAMI AREA CORRUPTION TASK FORCE ("MACTF") AT A YEARLY REIMBURSABLE OVERTIME COST OF $18,343.75 PER OFFICER FOR UP TO THREE (3) OFFICERS, FOR A TOTAL OF $56,922.79 OF WHICH $945.77 IS NON -REIMBURSABLE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ADMINISTRATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENTS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0226 City of Miami Page 43 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA.6, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " CA.7 RESOLUTION 5875 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY Resilience and MANAGER TO ACCEPT THIRTEEN (13) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEEDS Public Works OF DEDICATION AND ONE (1) QUIT CLAIM RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED OF DEDICATION ("DEEDS"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO KEEP COPIES OF THE DEEDS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0227 This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda. Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item CA. 7, please see "End of Consent Agenda. " END OF CONSENT AGENDA Chair Russell: All right. We are ready to take on the day's agenda at 5 p. m. Vice Chair Gort: I don't blame you. Commissioner Hardemon: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) my pay grade. Vice Chair Gort: I think you're great. I think you're very smart. You're very smart businesses. Chair Russell: All right. There -- let's look at the CA (consent agenda) agenda. Can I get a motion for CAs. l through 7, please? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Gort. Is there a second? Commissioner Carollo: On CA agenda? Chair Russell: Yep. Seconded by -- Commissioner Carollo: Second, second. Chair Russell: -- Commissioner Carollo. Is there any discussion on the dais for CA agenda? Hearing none, all in favor; say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. City of Miami Page 44 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS PH.1 RESOLUTION 5769 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR - Department of FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION Police 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A"; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES, AND APPROVING THE PROCUREMENT OF ONE (1) OPENVISION DX C -ARM DIGITAL REAL TIME X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM WITH ACCESSORIES ("SYSTEM"), FROM QSA GLOBAL, INC. ("QSK), FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ("POLICE"), FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($73,300.50); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM POLICE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NO. 00001.190001.664000.0000.00000, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon ABSENT: Gort June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. Item PKI was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. Chair Russell: PH (public hearing) agenda. Several of these are four-fifths items. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Hey guys, something -- quite not used to doing all these in a lump like this, but I'm doing my best. Chair Russell: We have one, two, three, four, five PH items remaining. I can go through them one at a time, and that won't take long at all. Commissioner Carollo: Well, 1 and 2 are bid waivers. Chair Russell: Yes; they are four-fifths. Is there a motion on PH 1 and 2? Commissioner Carollo: I'd like to defer this for the next meeting, and I'd like to have someone from the PD (Police Department) Department or whatever department can explain to me why we're having this waiver, and why we can't get this equipment from anybody else. Chair Russell: There's been a motion to defer. Is there a second? I believe -- I'm sure they are here to answer that right now with this item on the agenda. Commissioner Carollo: Furthermore, and on 2 -- Vice Chair Gort: Why don't you get them here? They're supposed to be here. City of Miami Page 45 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: -- I'd like to get more information out of it, and I don't think doing it up here would be appropriate right now. Commissioner Hardemon: I'll second the Commissioner's request. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. There's been a motion and a second to defer Items PH.1 and 2, the sole source. Are you with the Police Department? Unidentified Speaker: No, but I'm with the company for PH.2, so if there is any question about it, I'm happy to answer. Chair Russell: You're very welcome to speak on the deferral. It doesn't -- it sounds like he doesn't want to ask the questions at this point on the dais. Commissioner Carollo: No, no; not with this issue involved that I think is a little sensitive, so I don't want to get into those questions here. If they're saying they need something like this, then what --? Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Sir, the Police Chief is here. Commissioner Carollo: Excuse me? Chair Russell: That's fine. Commissioner Carollo: I know that; that's fine. Chair Russell: There's been a motion and a second. I'd like to open the floor to public comment for anyone to speak on the deferral, and you can say whatever you like, sir, about Items PH.1 and 2, with regard to why you believe it should go, if it's urgent in any sense, or why it's being four-fifths, why you're a sole source. John Rowe: Yeah. No, if there's any questions about why I was sole -sourced, I'm here. I know we've got a few people from the Police Department who's here, as well. Vice Chair Gort: Sir, your name is? Mr. Rowe: I'm sorry. My name is John Rowe. I'm with Cellebrite, but I live -- 250 Johnson Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey. Commissioner Carollo: Where do you live at? Chair Russell: You're hereon the PH.2 item? Mr. Rowe: Yes. Chair Russell: Yeah. Mr. Rowe: Correct. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Chief, if you could help us out, please, is there an urgency to these items? Jorge Colina (Chief of Police): Well, it allows us to do our job far more effectively. I can tell you what the Cellebrite --for example, this is already equipment we have, technology we have. This is an additional resource that allows us to look -- for example, kiddy porn -- in an item more effectively, as an example. So this is an City of Miami Page 46 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 additional tool for us to have. The sooner we have the ability to do that, the more effective we are as an agency. Chair Russell: Are they the only company that does it, or is this --? Chief Colina: It's the only one. Chair Russell: And then that's the -- is that PH.1 or 2? That's the -- Chief Colina: So that's not -- Chair Russell: -- Cellebrite System? Chief Colina: Right. Chair Russell: PH.2. What about PH.1 ? Chief Colina: That is the x-raying for the bomb squad. Chair Russell: And why do you need to work with one company and no other? Chief Colina: Annie, you want to --? Ms. Perez: Good afternoon, Commissioners. Annie Perez. So the x-ray camera, it's the only one that's handheld, so it would allow police to go into a situation where they -- where there's a lot of people, and, you know, rather than taking equipment that would -- you know -- a robot or what have you, this is a hand-held machine. Chair Russell: They're the only company that does that? Ms. Perez: Yes. And the Cities of Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale -- I mean Fort Myers -- sorry -- have it as a sole source, so we did do our research. And they're -- basically, they're -- it's the only handheld. And they have video instead of a single image; which, typically, this type of equipment is a single image. This is video. Chair Russell: Understood. Ms. Perez: So it takes video. Chair Russell: Understood. Ms. Perez: So that's the other thing that's very unique about this equipment. Chair Russell: Thank you. Chief? Chief Colina: And on that item, the one we have no longer works; it's outdated. As you know, we have (INAUDIBLE). Chair Russell: Into the mike; I'm sorry. Can you --? Chief Colina: Sorry about that. The current one that we have no longer functions. It's outdated; it's broken. And as you know, we also have the Super Bowl that's going to come. We just want to make sure that we're prepared for all the amount of volume of different events that we're going to have. And, of course, oftentimes, we get those calls where there's a suspicious package. This allows us to be able to handle that more efficiently. City of Miami Page 47 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: If this were passed on June 27, though, it wouldn't put you in any sort of risk, or anyone out of safety, or harm's way? Chief Colina: If we were to push it back you're saying? Chair Russell: Yeah; a two-week period. Chief Colina: That would create a delay, but if that's what we have to do, then that's what we have to do. Chair Russell: Okay. I'm just asking if there's an imminent issue for which you need this. Chief Colina: Well, right now we don't have either one. Chair Russell: Got it. Chief Colina: So it -- I mean, the question is a little difficult to answer, because I don't have an item sitting somewhere that I -- well, see, right now, I wouldn't have -- I could have done it this way, but I'm not able to. That could happen tomorrow. Chair Russell: Understood. I'm fully wanting to respect a Commissioner who wants a little more time to make a decision like this. Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Chair Russell: I just wanted to make sure there wasn't an urgency that we weren't aware of. Okay. Chief Colina: Sure. I understand. Commissioner Carollo: -- what I was trying to avoid was to get any information out that might help the bad guys, and some of that information already came out. We didn't have to tell the whole world on the x-ray stuff that what we have doesn't work. So this is exactly why I was trying to avoid this here. Mr. Manager, if you could please have someone next week that is knowledgeable, the most knowledgeable person that you have in the City, whether police or not police, that could explain to me these items. I would welcome if they would like to, the people that represent each of these companies, to come in separately, so they can explain to me first and foremost why this should be a no -bid item, and then everything that they do. The first one on the x-ray is more clear than the second one. The second one, it's much more complex, and that's why I didn't want to get into it publicly so that the bad guys don't know what equipment you have and what it could do, and I think you could appreciate that. Chief Colina: No, and I do appreciate that, Commissioner. My philosophy is that I would actually prefer that people understand what our capabilities are and they don't commit the crimes, because they know that we're going to be good at catching them. Commissioner Carollo: Chief, this -- Chief Colina: So my goal is the absence of crime, as opposed to the crime. Commissioner Carollo: -- I appreciate that, but this is why you and I come from two different worlds, and I don't believe that everyone is a Barney, that everyone is going to join hands and kumbaya. There are people that will commit crimes time and time City of Miami Page 48 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 again, whether they're a seven -time convict criminal with a handgun or 20 times, or whatever the case is. And those are the people that you don't want them to know what our capabilities are; including people that think if they go to heaven, they're going to have scores of virgins waiting for them. They really don't care about that, so -- Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner. Let's move on, please. We have a motion and a second to defer to June 27. Commissioner Carollo: If we could do it to the first meeting in July, because -- Chair Russell: You need an extra two weeks. Commissioner Carollo: -- well, yeah. We only have until Monday sometime. If we could get everybody together in time, I don't mind doing it, but it's going to be tight, so. Chair Russell: Well, that's to get it on an agenda. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Well, we'll approve it on the agenda on -- Mr. Gonzalez: Mr. Chairman, are we talking about deferring both items or are we going to --? Chair Russell: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Mr. Gonzalez: Okay. Commissioner Carollo: For the first week in July. Chair Russell: All right. There's a motion and a second for deferral to July -- Commissioner Carollo: Whatever it is. Chair Russell: -- it's 11; July 11. Any further discussion on the dais? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. That's PH.] and PH.2. City of Miami Page 49 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PH.2 RESOLUTION 5876 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE Police VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF THE CODE OF THE SECONDER: CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AFTER AN AYES: ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND ABSENT: CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE Note for the Reeord: Item PK2 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular SOURCE; WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND APPROVING THE PROCUREMENT OF ONE (1) CELLEBRITE UNIVERSAL FORENSIC EXTRACTION DEVICE ANALYTICS SYSTEM, FROM CELLEBRITE, INC., FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($217,000.00); ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 40-13193201; SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ADDENDUM IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, 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, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE. For minutes referencing Item PK2, please see Item PH.]. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 0812712019 MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon ABSENT: Gort Note for the Reeord: Item PK2 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item PK2, please see Item PH.]. City of Miami Page 50 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PH.3 RESOLUTION 5874 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PLAT TITLED "ENRICHING Department of LIVES BY DESIGN," A REPLAT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI OF THE Resilience and PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT "1," SUBJECT TO Public Works 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; AND 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-19-0216 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: PH3, accepting the final plat, Enriching Lives by Design. Is there a motion? Commissioner Hardemon: I have a motion for PH. 3, 5, and 6. Commissioner Carollo: PH 3, yeah. Chair Russell: PHS and 6 have been moved by Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Hardemon: 3, 5, and 6. Chair Russell: 3, 5, and 6; 5 and 6 are four-fifths just so we know. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. So 3 has been removed? Chair Russell: It has not. 3 is -- Commissioner Carollo: Oh, 3? Did you say "3, " or not? Chair Russell: Yes. PH 3, PH 5, and PH 6. Second by the Chair. Commissioner Carollo: 3, 5, and 6. Vice Chair Gort: Wait, wait, wait. Commissioner Carollo: Hold on. So we got four then that we have to do, right? Chair Russell: Only two items --three items. PH 3 is accepting a final plat; PHS is an API (Anti -Poverty Initiative) for assistance to the elderly, and PH 6 is allocating funds for restoration of murals. It's been moved by Commissioner Hardemon; seconded by the Chair. City of Miami Page 51 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: Okay. All right. Chair Russell: Is there any further discussion on the dais for these three items? Commissioner Carollo: No. I think we're fine at that. The grant, I'm -- no, that's RE. 1. Vice Chair Gort: Repeat again the PH (public hearing). Chair Russell: Yes, sir. PH.3 is accepting a final plat -- Vice Chair Gort: Right. Chair Russell: -- called "Enriching Lives by Design. " PH S is assistance to the elderly, API expenditure. Vice Chair Gort: Yes. Chair Russell: And PH.6 is allocating funds for restoration of murals. Any further discussion on the dais? Commissioner Carollo: Can we include PH 7 again? Chair Russell: PH. 7 -- Commissioner Hardemon: It already passed. Chair Russell: -- no. We've already done that one. All right. Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Those three items pass. That's PH. 3, 5, and 6. City of Miami Page 52 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PHA RESOLUTION 5973 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE Human Services VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, 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 TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ("DEPARTMENT") TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION (HVAC/R) TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM ("PILOT") PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-33(C)(9) OF THE CITY CODE WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION, A WASHINGTON FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("MICROSOFT"), AND WATSCO, INC., A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("WATSCO"), (COLLECTIVELY, "PROVIDERS"), WHICH ARE QUALIFIED, RESPECTED, AND POSSESS THE EXPERIENCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PROGRAMMATIC KNOWLEDGE TO COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE PILOT AND CAN ASSIST WITH THE PLACEMENT OF PARTICIPATING CITY RESIDENTS IN RELATED JOBS THROUGHOUT WATSCO'S NETWORK; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("MOU") WITH THE PROVIDERS FOR THE PILOT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JUNE 1, 2019 THROUGH MAY 31, 2020, AND REQUIRING FUTURE CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL FOR ANY REINSTATEMENT OF THE PILOT, CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 2-33(C)(9) OF THE CITY CODE. Aill r_TSIIT, l:1ill Ill iill 01IT, 114:M:aPlEeklli1.1 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Reyes, Hardemon ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item PK4, please see "Order of the Day" and Item PK 7. Chair Russell: If I could please get a motion on PH 4 and PH. 7, please. Commissioner Gort: Move it. Commissioner Reyes: Second Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Gort'- seconded by Commissioner Reyes. This is the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) Training Program, as well as Eduardo Padron Way. Is there any comment from the dais? Hearing none, all in favor say "aye. " City of Miami Page 53 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. That's PK 4 and PK 7. PH.5 RESOLUTION 5977 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY and Mayor CODE"), BY A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDINGS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER'S SHARE OF THE CITY'S ANTI- POVERTY INITIATIVE ("API") IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00), IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-19-0211 ADOPTED ON MAY 23, 2019 FOR A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) OF ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ("ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY"), FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING A GENERATOR AT RESIDENTIAL PLAZA AT BLUE LAGOON LOCATED AT 5617 NORTHWEST 7 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT OF THE API AGREEMENT WITH ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY, AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NO. R-19-0211, TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THIS RESOLUTION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0217 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item PK S, please see Item PIL3. City of Miami Page 54 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PH.6 RESOLUTION 5994 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE and Mayor VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, and Mayor APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING, ABSENT: ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," THAT Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item PH. 7, please see COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CODE"); WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 1 ROLLOVER OFFICE ACCOUNT NO. 15500.114000.882000, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($32,750.00) ("FUNDS"), TO XAVIER CORTADA, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATION ("XAVIER CORTADA"), FOR RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE EXISTING ART, LOCATED ON THE 17TH AVENUE UNDERPASS RAMP IN THE ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROJECT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0231 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item PH.6, please see Item PH.3. PH.7 RESOLUTION 5995 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR - MOVER: FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING, CODESIGNATING THAT PORTION OF and Mayor SOUTHWEST 6TH STREET FROM SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE ABSENT: TO BEACOM BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "DR. EDUARDO J. Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item PH. 7, please see PADRON WAY"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0219 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Reyes, Hardemon ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item PH. 7, please see Item PH. 4. City of Miami Page 55 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Mr. Mayor, would you like to address the body? Mayor Francis Suarez: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be brief, because I know we've had already a lot going on this morning. I was hoping to take up my items in bulk, which is PH. 7, which is Eduardo Padron Way; it's co-sponsored by Commissioner Gort, Russell, Carollo, Reyes, and Hardemon, the whole entire Commission; RE. 13, which is Resilient 305, co-sponsored by yourself- PH. 4, which is an HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air -Conditioning) Training Pilot Program that has zero fiscal impact; EM. 1, which is prohibiting private parking lot owners from issuing parking violations. This is a fix of the last emergency ordinance. It just allows us to ticket each individual ticket instead of the whole lot as one ticket at $500. So if somebody does 300 tickets, they get 300 violations, as opposed to one violation. And then we already did RE. 12. So if I could have a motion on those? I know that I also co-sponsored the Virginia Key Trust acceptance of funds, but that might take a little longer, so I just think if we can do this, the ones that I just talked about. Commissioner Reyes: I don't have any -- Chair Russell: Just a moment, please. Commissioner Reyes: Sorry. Chair Russell: Just a moment. Commissioner Reyes: Sorry. Chair Russell: So I'm open to doing a batch of just those, but I'd like to open public comment for everything (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mayor Suarez: Sure. Well, I have to go to a 3:30. Chair Russell: If you want, you'd rather just -- Mayor Suarez: Yeah. Chair Russell: -- open public comment -- Mayor Suarez: If you don't mind. Chair Russell: -- on those items; vote on those items -- Mayor Suarez: Correct. Chair Russell: -- and then move on to the rest of the agenda. Mayor Suarez: And then I'll come back for the Virginia Key item, as well. Chair Russell: So those are -- Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, we need to break out EM. 1. It's an emergency ordinance; needs to be read twice. Chair Russell. Correct. Mayor Suarez: Needs to be read twice. City of Miami Page 56 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Correct. So we're looking at PH.4, PH.7, RE.13; and then afterward, EM. 1. Mayor Suarez: That's correct. Commissioner Reyes: And RE.12. Mayor Suarez: RE. 12, we already did. Chair Russell: RE. 12, we already did. Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Okay. Chair Russell: So let's just start with this. I'll open public comment for any of those items. And for those who aren't familiar, that's the HVAC Training Pilot Program, the Street Co -designation of Eduardo Padron Way, the adopting of Resilient 305, and amending the motor vehicles for private lots. Is there anyone who'd like to speak on any of those particular items today? Please go ahead and approach the lecterns. Unidentified Speaker: (INAUDIBLE)? Chair Russell: It is including the ticketing, yes. Elvis Cruz: Mr. Chair, is this the public hearing for the morning agenda? Chair Russell: It is the public hearing just for those items that the Mayor would like to see moved, as he has to go for the afternoon. Mr. Cruz: Okay. So there will be a different public hearing -- Mayor Suarez: That's correct. Chair Russell: Yes. Mr. Cruz: --for the morning agenda? Chair Russell: Yes. Sorry for the confusion. Mr. Cruz: Let me not delay the Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Chair Russell: Yes. Andrew Mirmelli: Andrew Mirmelli from M&M Parking Downtown, LLC (Limited Liability Company). I'm here about the ticketing ordinance. In the beginning when I heard about ticketing, I thought it was pretty far-fetched, because I thought there was a choice between booting and towing on the lots, and I found booting to be the better of the two evils, but around a year ago, it became almost impossible to boot anymore, because the booting guy said they couldn't make any money, and they stopped doing it. So I got introduced to ticketing. It seemed to be what was going on in Denver, in Fort Lauderdale, and a bunch of different people approached me, and I just didn't think people would pay the tickets. I thought it was not going to work, but it proved to be a pretty good deterrent, and I don't think people understood it. There was a -- it happened so fast that it's been made illegal. I think people should City of Miami Page 57 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 seriously reconsider, because of what's happening in its place. I think what people don't understand -- it's kind of like that movie, Charlie Wilson's "War, " when we got rid of what was going on in Afghanistan and brought in Osama Bin Laden. What's going on now is that instead of people getting a ticket, which, if that's the way we chose to go, we're -- what essentially would happen (UNINTELLIGIBLE) was, and I understand that certain people did not understand what it said, but what it really did say was that we're asking you if you didn't pay in our parking lot for $49, if you don't pay that, then -- if you don't pay again in the future, you'll get towed. What's, in fact, happening now is that people don't get that warning, and they're just getting towed right off the bat. In fact, they're getting towed at such a rate that the towing companies can't even keep up, and we're having to bring in additional towing companies. So I think that's harmful for the public, if that's what is in everyone's interest. If the purpose of this was to stop ticketing because it was harming the public, what was going on before was really that they got up to like three or four chances to not pay these tickets before they actually got towed, but now in its place, what's happening is that -- because we can't do nothing if someone doesn't pay and they continue not to pay and nothing happens, eventually your lot will make about 20 percent or maybe zero of what it makes now. So you have to do something. So what's going on is towing, and that's all that's left. And I think getting a ticket that says, "If you don't pay this the next time, you might get towed," is far better than just towing off the bat, if the concern is the public. The other obvious question is the parking lot operator, myself. In the City of Miami, if they don't pay a $3 ticket or a $5 -- sorry -- a $5 parking charge, you'll get an $18 ticket. I heard it might be even going up to $32. I don't if there's any truth to that. But if it is, you're being penalized about 3, 400 percent. What we were doing --you know, our average ticket is about $15. So $45 is about the same exact thing, and we have costs. And the fact was that we don't have the collection methods in private lots. Most -- a good -- more than half the people simply did not pay those tickets, so I didn't think it was a terrible system. If you were to say, "Okay, but people didn't understand them. " In Little Havana, there was a story on Spanish -- maybe you could say, "Okay. What do you do about it? " What you could do is you could make on the back of the ticket, force whoever tickets to write it in Spanish, so the ticket's in English in the front and Spanish in the back. Another thing you could do to make it even more abundantly clear is write on the top of the ticket, "This is not a City of Miami ticket. Read it carefully, " in English and Spanish. If you did that, I think rather than towing right off the bat, which is what's going on right now in all the private lots, which is horrible for us, because we are harmed. We can't do what the City of Miami is doing. We can write a ticket. And as a result, people are just getting towed like crazy. There were about 1,500 tickets in my private lots. We can't tow 1,500 cars yet, but eventually, we'll have to be equipped to tow that. Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Mirmelli. Thank you very much; unless anyone has any comment or question for him. You'd like to speak on one of these three items that we're taking up, correct? Charles Cutler: PH.4. Chair Russell: PH.4, all right. You're very welcome. Mr. Cutler: Good afternoon, gentlemen. I want to thank the Mayor for bringing such a proposal before us. I just want to implement that -- say that with this job and training program -- I came from employment background, and I definitely would like to be -- for some type of way that the collaborative partners in this effort can make sure that the jobs, your training opportunities are spreaded [sic] equitably across the full entire community, because like I was listening to earlier some of the numbers in terms of the unemployment and stuff like that. The entire community is falling short in terms of that. And with an aggressive program like that, I hope that -- I pray City of Miami Page 58 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 that there will be some type of way that those opportunities will be shared equitably throughout the City. Thankyou. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Is there any further public comment on these three items? All right. Is there a motion for PH.4 and 7, as well as RE. 13? I will take EM.1 separately, so just PH.4 -- Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Chair Russell: -- PH. 7 -- Commissioner Reyes: -- PH. 7, 13 and 4? Chair Russell: PH.4 and 7. Commissioner Reyes: PH -- Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Commissioner Reyes: -- 4 and 7. Chair Russell: RE. 13 Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Gort; seconded by Commissioner Reyes. Any further discussion from the dais? Mr. Hannon: Sorry, sorry. PH.4 -- Chair Russell: PH.4 -- Mr. Hannon: --is a four-fifths. Commissioner Reyes: I just have a comment on -- Chair Russell: Of those present or of the body? All right. Mr. Hannon: The body. Chair Russell: So both 4 and 7 are four-fifths -- Mr. Hannon: Yes -- Chair Russell. Correct? Mr. Hannon: -- 4 and 7. END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Miami Page 59 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes RE - RESOLUTIONS REA RESOLUTION 5829 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Office of Grants ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Administration SUBMIT A BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM ("BIGP") APPLICATION, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWED APPLICATION AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000.00) ("GRANT FUNDS") FOR THE RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DINNER KEY MARINA ("PROJECT"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBMISSION OF SAID APPLICATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS, IF AWARDED, AND TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANT AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS THERETO. June 13, 2019 ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0232 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: Moving on to the RE (resolution) agenda, please. We have RE.1, RE. 3, RE.5, RE. 11, RE. 14, 15, and 16. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Russell: Why don't we just move the group? Commissioner Carollo: RE.1 ? Chair Russell: Yeah. Let's just --it's -- Commissioner Carollo: RE.2 is deferred, correct? Chair Russell: RE. 1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 15, and 16 are what's left. Commissioner Carollo: Was RE.3 deferred or not? Chair Russell: 3 has not been deferred, no. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. City of Miami Page 60 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: We are hoping to pass 3 today. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Hold on. Commissioner Reyes: RE.3 is the -- Chair Russell: The Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). Commissioner Reyes: RE. 5. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Russell: If there's an issue, we can do them -- you want to do them in batch, or do you want to do them one at a time? Commissioner Carollo: Well, maybe we could do it; just give me another minute -- Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Carollo: -- to make sure. Okay. Risk Management is RE.4 and -- Chair Russell: No, we're not doing RE. 4. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Mr. Chairman, I believe RE.3 was to be amended. I don't know if Mr. Shiver -- Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Yep. I mean -- Chair Russell: That's all right. We can still do a batch -- Commissioner Carollo: Right; no, we could go with a batch. Commissioner Hardemon: RE.3 was amended? Chair Russell: All right. So we have -- Commissioner Carollo: Move. Chair Russell: -- Commissioner Carollo moves for RE. 1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 15, and 16; seconded by the Chair. Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah, hold on. 11 -- Commissioner Reyes: I'm not as fast as you are. Chair Russell: I'm sorry? Commissioner Reyes: I'm not as fast as you are. Chair Russell: Sorry. There's been a motion and a second. Commissioner Reyes: This is 5? City of Miami Page 61 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Yes, 5 is one of them. Commissioner Reyes: And then what's the other? Chair Russell: 11. Commissioner Reyes: 11. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Let's take]] out fora second just to --let's take]] out and we'll bring it back. Chair Russell: Okay. All right. So -- Commissioner Reyes: 11 -- Chair Russell: -- barring 11, REs.I, 3, S, 14, 15, 16. There's been a motion,- seconded otion;seconded by the Chair. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Hold on for a minute. There's a motion, but -- Commissioner Reyes: Wait a minute, wait a minute. You are including 14 -- 15 and 14? Chair Russell: Correct. If you'd like, we can do them one at a time. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, I would love to -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Reyes: -- because I'm not going to vote for this. Chair Russell: Understood. Commissioner Carollo: Okay, so you're -- Chair Russell: We'll start -- please, I'll do this. We'll do RE.], please. Is there a motion reimbursing the grant for the Boat Infrastructure Grant Program? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Chair Russell: It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion? All in favor, say "aye. If The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes for RE.]. City of Miami Page 62 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.2 RESOLUTION 6018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Office of ATTACHMENT(S), DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE Management and CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND Budget TAXABLE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR ANY OTHER FINANCING MECHANISM ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY ("FINANCING MECHANISM"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, IN THE EXPECTED TOTAL MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($150,000,000.00) IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR FINANCING MECHANISM FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE CITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATIONS FOR A NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND RELATED PARKING FACILITIES, AND FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RELATED THERE TO BE LOCATED AT 230 SOUTHWEST 3RD STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY, "NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX PROJECTS"); ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND INCIDENTAL ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE CITY, AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S MULTI- YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item RE.2 was deferred to the June 27, 2019, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item RE.2, please see "Order of the Day. " City of Miami Page 63 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.3 RESOLUTION 5683 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH MOVER: ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY Southeast MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE Overtown/Park 1983 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE West CRA FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A," BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), AND THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"); FURTHER DIRECTING THAT THE SEOPW CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY FOR REVIEW, CONSIDERATION, AND APPROVAL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0233 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item RE.3, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s)" and Item RE.]. Chair Russell: RE. 3, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Interlocal Agreement. Commissioner Hardemon: So move. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): And Mr. Chairman, I believe the attachment is being amended, which Mr. Shiver has a copy to provide. Commissioner Hardemon: Right. Cornelius Shiver, (Executive Director, Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency): Attachment to be amended just to the street -- delete any mention of the streetcar project; so accepted by the City and so accepted by my Chairman. Commissioner Hardemon: And so -- and just to make a point, the agreement that we approved in our last CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting is the agreement that the Commissioners had before them? Mr. Shiver: Right. This is agreement that includes the one that the CRA Board approved, striking the board composition provision in its entirety; and now we're striking the provision that relates to streetcar projects in its entirety -- Commissioner Hardemon: Now -- Mr. Shiver: -- because it was a moot point in the original agreement. Commissioner Hardemon: -- so -- Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon. City of Miami Page 64 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Hardemon: -- the part that we're striking -- well, we're striking the language about the streetcar project. Mr. Shiver: 100 percent. Commissioner Hardemon: What you're saying is that it's not a substantive change, correct? Mr. Shiver: Not at all. Commissioner Hardemon: So in the original agreement that we approved in the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA meeting -- Mr. Shiver: Right. Commissioner Hardemon: -- that agreement had a reference to the streetcar project, but the fact that it did not exist? Mr. Shiver: Well, the reference was that we were releasing the County of the obligation of the $20 million, because the obligation, for the most part, was moot. And so, now this has the same impact. We're just striking the language in its entirety. Barnaby, I'd like to hear your position on that, as well. Commissioner Hardemon: And also, I want to know why was the -- why is the position -- why is your position that it was moot, it was a moot point? Mr. Shiver: Well, when I look at the agreement -- and I'll let Barnaby speak -- I think the streetcar project had two conditions. It had to be activated by September 2017, and I think the second condition had to be approved by a State agency. I don't think any of those conditions occurred. So therefore, in my opinion, that obligation was moot as a result of that. But again, I'd like to hear the City Attorney's position on it, as well. Mr. Min: Mr. Chairman, I'd be happy to. The City -- the concern was the streetcar provision is a condition of the Global Agreement. The Interlocal, which is being amended by RE.3 is only a tri party agreement between the City, the County, and the Southeast Overtown/Park West. The Omni CRA is not a party to the Interlocal. The streetcar is a provision of the Global Agreement, which the Omni CRA is a party to. So if you're going to remove that provision, then either the Omni CRA needs to agree to this Interlocal Agreement or the Global Agreement needs to be amended, or you simply remove the provision of the Global Agreement that's being referenced in this Interlocal Agreement. Mr. Shiver: And I'm in agreement with that, as well, Mr. Chairman; different rationale, same results. Strike it. Commissioner Hardemon: So move to approve. Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon has moved RE.3. Commissioner Reyes: I second. Chair Russell: Seconded by the Chairman. Is there any further discussion? And that is an amendment? Mr. Min: Yes, sir. City of Miami Page 65 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes Chair Russell: Sure. As amended. Any further discussion? Commissioner Reyes: No. Chair Russell: All in favor; say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes. That's RE.3. Mr. Shiver: Thank you. REA RESOLUTION 5727 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION Department of Risk AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO AND Management ON BEHALF OF JULIO DOTEL, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 440, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE TOTAL SUM OF $125,000.00, INCLUSIVE OF COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES, AS WELL AS A SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DATES OF ACCIDENT ALLEGED AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, UPON EXECUTING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS A GENERAL RELEASE OF THE CITY, ITS PRESENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS; ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,900.00 FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.524000.0000.00000 AND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100.00, FOR THE SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.980000.531010.0000.00000. MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item RE.4, please see "Order of the Day. " City of Miami Page 66 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.5 RESOLUTION 5751 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of ATTACHMENT(S), GRANTING THE APPLICATION FOR A Planning HISTORIC AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION, BASED ON THE AYES: RECOMMENDATION OF THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD, TO THE OWNERS, JOEL AND COURTNEY DENARO, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3518 SOUTH MOORINGS WAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA AND KNOWN AS THE INDIVIDUALLY -HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTY, "THE FISHER RESIDENCE." ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0234 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item RE. 5, please see Item RE.]. Chair Russell: RE. 5, ad valorem tax exemption for the Fisher residence. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Carollo; seconded by Commissioner Gort. Any further discussion? Commissioner Reyes: No. Chair Russell: All in favor say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Thank you. City of Miami Page 67 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.6 RESOLUTION 2525 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of Real ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER'S Estate and Asset RECOMMENDATION APPROVING THE FINDINGS OF THE Management SELECTION COMMITTEE THAT VIRGINIA KEY, LLC, Note for the Record. Item RE.6 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular ("PROPOSER") IS THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 16-17-011, LEASE OF CITY OF MIAMI -OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY FOR MARINAS/RESTAURANT/STORE USES LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3301, 3605, 3501, 3311, & 3511 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("RFP"); AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE ("LEASE"), SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS, FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF FORTY-FIVE (45) YEARS, WITH TWO FIFTEEN (15) YEAR RENEWAL TERMS AND PAYMENT OF A MINIMUM GUARANTEED ANNUAL RENT EQUAL TO TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,200,000) INCREASED ANNUALLY BY THE GREATER OF 3% OR CPI ("BASE RENT"); TOTALING APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED THREE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND SIXTY DOLLARS ($203,984,060.00) OVER THE INITIAL TERM; SIX PERCENT (6%) OF GROSS REVENUES; APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS ($80,000,000.00) PRIVATELY FUNDED INVESTMENT TO REDEVELOP THE MARINA IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MANNER, INCLUDING BOAT STORAGE, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND PUBLIC PARKING; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE EXECUTION OF THE LEASE IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY THE ELECTORATE AT A REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION; FURTHER CLARIFYING THAT SUCH AWARD OF THE RFP DOES NOT CONFER ANY CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS UPON PROPOSER UNTIL SAID FAVORABLE REFERENDUM HAS OCCURRED AND A CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes NAYS: Hardemon Note for the Record. Item RE.6 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. For additional minutes referencing Item RE. 6, please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comment for Regular Item (s). " Chair Russell: Now, RE.6 and 7, the Virginia Key Marina award. We have potentially two requests for deferral over here. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. City of Miami Page 68 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Would you like to make a motion to that effect? Commissioner Carollo: A motion for deferral -- Vice Chair Gort. Move it. Commissioner Carollo: -- till the first meeting in July. Commissioner Reyes: And my motion is -- also includes that the -- Madam City Attorney clears up all the allegations that I've been hearing by doing whatever is possible, either to verb or make sure that none of them are true. Chair Russell: So you have a motion and a second, with direction to the -- Commissioner Reyes: Direction to the City Attorney. Albert Dotson: Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: -- City Attorney to get clarification on accusations -- Commissioner Reyes: Clarification on all the allegations, that is without any doubt. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): I will work with the Administration to allow -- Commissioner Reyes: Well, you can work with the Administration, but I want you to do everything that is possible; even going to the State Department and asking. Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Carollo: If I -- Chair Russell: I am very sure that we have a few well-paid attorneys that have something to say about this. Commissioner Carollo: -- can make another request that I need from the Administration? Mr. Manager, I need for you to provide for me as soon as you can the amounts that the dry dock marina that the City runs at Virginia Key has made in the last 10 years, on a yearly basis, up until the end of May of this year; or if you got any additional days that you can include in June, include those. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): So you're talking about the Marine Stadium Marina, correct? Commissioner Carollo: Well, whatever it's called; the but marina there. Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: The one the City runs. Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: I have a question. Commissioner Carollo: I want the historical of what we've made on that marina. City of Miami Page 69 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Gonzalez: I'll have that for you next week, sir. Commissioner Reyes: I have another question. Chair Russell: Please, please. There's been a motion and a second. I'd like to open for public comment with regard to the deferral. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair Russell: And then we'll speak on the dais on our position on this, and take a vote. Mr. Dotson. Mr. Dotson: First, for the record, Al Dotson, of Bilzen Sumberg; address at 1450 Brickell Avenue. We obviously respect the desire to defer the item so that the Commissioners can have the information that they need. But I do want to be clear on one point with respect to information. All of the allegations, except for the Cuba allegation, has been reviewed by staff, and they've issued a Responsibility Report. So it sounds like the only issue that remains, which we're prepared to address today, is the allegation that my client is doing business in Cuba. Second, Commissioner Carollo has asked for information from the staff. I want to remind the staff of the following: On July 20, 2016, this Commission rejected the RFP (Request for Proposals) and asked the Administration to evaluate -- Miguel De Grandy: Mr. Chairman, let me interrupt. Is this --? Mr. Dotson: I'm speaking, Mr. Chairman. Chair Russell: No, no, no. Just a moment. Mr. Dotson: Excuse me. Chair Russell: He has the floor. Mr. Dotson: -- whether the City should redevelop the marina itself. Commissioner Russell and Commissioner Frank Carollo referenced Carlos Migoya's advice. Again, on August 15, 2016, DREAM (Department of Real Estate and Asset Management) asked CBRE to analyze whether or not it should be a private -or publicly -run marina. On October 20, 2016, CBRE issued and produced a 75 page report, including that public -- that private development will increase financial returns, very similar to what Commissioner Carollo has said on countless occasions. And then, DREAM asked the Lambert Advisory to review the CBRE report. It came with a similar conclusion. You have an item on your agenda that is focused on Virginia Key Beach Park, and the revenue for Virginia Key Beach Park. This item that is before you -- Commissioner Russell, you made this comment at the last Commission meeting. You said that if we get this approved for the Virginia Key Marina, $92 million would be available to help support the Virginia Key Trust and to move forward with the Miami Marine Stadium. The last thing I want to show you -- the red check, please. Continue to delay, and how much is this costing the City? This is the loss to the residents of the City of Miami: $3,843,000 -- $3,843,450 for each delay -- not my number; your number -- because the current operator's not paying the hundred thousand dollars a month that you requested; they have defaulted. And this is the difference; not our number, but your number, with every delay we take. I've got a pen. Anyone can feel free to sign this check of loss that the City is continuing to lose, and let the City know that with every delay, we're prepared to lose even more money. City of Miami Page 70 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Point well taken. Commissioner Reyes: Hold it right there. Mr. Dotson: But we are prepared to go with whatever you want. We'll address the Cuba issue, but that's the only one that remains outstanding, and we're happy to provide you with copies of all the reports that have been done over the last three to five years on the issue of revenue and whether or not this should be privately operated. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Now, we're not going to get into a back and forth on the merits of the issue. This is strictly to the deferral. Their point was about the lost revenue with regard to the deferral. Of course, you have an opinion, as well. And anyone else from the public is welcome to speak on this. Go ahead. Mr. De Grandy: Yes. Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, thank you, and good afternoon. For the record, my name is Miguel De Grandy. My address is 701 Brickell Avenue. And I'm here representing Biscayne Marine Partners on RE. 6. I didn't bring colored props. I brought facts. I was -- I'm ready to discuss them today. I'm ready to discuss them, Commissioner Carollo, whenever you think is appropriate, after you've studied all the issues. My understanding of the motion to defer from Commissioner Reyes -- which, actually, your staff has not to date done in giving you a 'yes" or "no" of what you asked months ago -- was to verb each and every allegation; then leave it to you to determine how that affects your vote for approval or disapproval. And so, I would seek clarification; whether that also includes the allegation of the convicted felon in their proposal, misrepresentations they've made to your committee. All I think that Commissioner Reyes wants and that all of you want and should have is a verification from your City Attorney that says, "Yes, they said they have a convicted felon that's a key development member; true or not true? They made this misrepresentation that was material to the committee; true or not true?" I think that, if I understood correctly, that was the motion, and we have no objection to that motion. And at the appropriate time, we would be happy to discuss all those issues, including the Cuba issue, which is an issue that they actually put in paper, in black and white, themselves, in one of their own proposals. We didn't make that up. But again, Commissioner Carollo, at any time that you believe is appropriate, we are happy to make our presentation. Chair Russell: Thank you. Would you like to address the item? Vicky Leiva: Yes, please, if I may -- Chair Russell: Okay. Ms. Leiva: -- very briefly. For the record, Vicky Leiva, with the law firm of Bilzen Sumberg. Just wanted to put on the record that you have verified every single allegation that has been made, and your City Manager issued a memo dated May 15 that took care of each and every allegation. There's only one allegation that is pending, and it's the Cuba issue. And I think for those of us who have suffered the Cuban issue -- especially as I did, as a child of war, because my first nine years of life were the six years of the Cuban revolution, and the three years where my father was arrested without cause -- maybe the reason why I'm an attorney today -- I think it's extremely important that we put this issue to rest, and that we keep -- and stop abusing the feelings and the wounds that we have. So I would ask you to please give us a chance to address the only allegation that remains. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. City of Miami Page 71 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. De Grandy: Since there were two counsel for them, can I respond in 30 seconds? Chair Russell: No. I don't think it's necessary. Mr. De Grandy: Okay. Chair Russell: I don't think -- this is not meant to be a back and forth to sort of litigate the issue, and I -- and, really, we have two Commissioners that are -- actually, they do not want to litigate this in the open air right now about this Cuba issue. They're asking for their Administration to work on it and work with them; which I think is probably the more discrete way, rather than the showmanship that would come from this and the allegations and the accusations and the defense, and the back and forth. What we want is the truth of the answer to allow Commissioners to make a solid decision, and they are not at this point satisfied. So we have a motion and we have a second. Is there anyone else who'd like to speak on the deferral of this item to -- if I understand it correctly, Commissioners -- to July 11; the first meeting in July? Commissioner Carollo: First meeting in July, and let me tell you why. We have to finalize this in the first meeting in July, because if, for any reason, a majority here wants to move forward and approve, then it has to go on the ballot in November. We vacation in August, supposedly, so I think July might be the last chance we have, unless the Elections Department gives an extension into the first week of September to get it on the November ballot. Chair Russell: Thank you. Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: Let me ask you a question. My understanding, Manolo -- Commissioner Reyes requested that the Attorney talked about the allegation. My understanding, the Attorney can answer all the allegations that have taken place, and where we're at now. My understanding is the only opinion, there's a Cuban allegation that has come out just before this meeting's come up to (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and my understanding is they want -- they're prepared to address that in front of us. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, but, you know, I don't want, "I said, you said, " and all of that. I want, if it is true, we can prove it through the -- I mean, the -- Chair Russell: You want to study it off the dais with your Commissioners. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair Russell: Understood. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. I mean, I want to make sure, you see, that -- because I can -- you see, right now, I can tell you that Colonel Gonzalez, he was the one that led the Tet Offensive -- unless I have proof that he didn't, you see? Vice Chair Gort: I just want to make sure we aware, that we been going at this now I don't know how --for how many years. Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir; yes, sir. Vice Chair Gort: In the meantime, we're not getting the fair share that we should be getting for that facility. City of Miami Page 72 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: Yes, I know, sir. And I know that the sooner that we deal -- I mean, we finalize the deal, the better that it's going to be for the City of Miami, and I do understand. I don't want to leave any door open. Okay? That's it. Chair Russell: Thank you. There's a motion and a second to defer to the July 11 meeting. Commissioner Hardemon: Mr. Chairman? Commissioner Carollo: (INAUDIBLE). I could be a witness that you didn't lead the Tet Offensive; that you were in the School of the Americas. Mr. Gonzalez: Sir, I wasn't born yet. I'm sorry. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Reyes: You were First Sergeant at the time. Commissioner Carollo: How can you not be born then if I remember it? Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Hardemon: Yeah. The -- I don't know. In this situation, it seems like the last thing we need is another opinion about whether or not someone is doing business in Cuba. I think that the last time we had this discussion on the dais, we were trying to select partners to work with --for the --for another important thing within our City. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Hardemon: It was plagued with allegations ofpeople who -- Commissioner Reyes: It wasn't allegations, sir; they were true. Chair Russell: Please, please. Commissioner Hardemon: -- and yet and still, many of those organizations -- because each of -- almost -- I would think each of the three that we had were accused of the same thing. And so, here we are with a decision. No. Just because someone won a -- I don't know if it was an RFP, but just because someone won an RFP does not mean that they have it. They don't have a right to it just yet. It's up for us to make the decision. But I think it is in poor practice to begin -- once someone has won the award to start to include more discriminatory obstacles, if you will, for them to receive the award. So but for the allegation that someone is doing business in Cuba; but for an allegation that someone is a convicted felon; but for, but for, but for. I mean, there's -- I think there's always something. And from the beginning, what I thought this was about was waiting to see if all of the appeals would be exhausted before -- Commissioner Reyes: That, too. Commissioner Hardemon: -- there was a clean path. And so, you know, there's obviously a huge risk here. There's obviously a large reward here. And this is more than -- I think Attorney Dodson is being pleasant when he describes his willingness to move forward to continuance, because, of course, on behalf of his clients, I think he would want the deal. But ultimately, any attorney in their right mind would be preparing for war; not for, you know, a fee, but for just creating the record as far as City of Miami Page 73 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 why they're being denied something that maybe they -- through discriminatory means that we don't have the ability to do. And so, that's what I'm also worried about here. Commissioner Carollo: Commissioner, I -- Chair Russell: Commissioner Carollo. Commissioner Carollo: -- agree with you in that aspect of what you're saying; this is why I want to make it clear now that my vote is not going to be determined on the so-called Cuba issue, because if we were presenting a resolution today that had few teeth that the Mayor wanted -- until I changed it, put some teeth into it -- but the resolution was to ask Congress to allow us precisely to do that -- then how in the world can we legally deny somebody because they're doing business with Cuba, as repugnant as any one of us might find that to be? Because what it will do is then that it is going to give the opportunity for anyone that's denied on this issue or any other issue to sue this body, and unfortunately, they'll probably prevail, depending, you know, how it is structured. So my vote is not going to be dependent on that. I respect all my colleagues here on whatever they do, but I want to put it on the record. I would like to find out if they are or not, just out of curiosity, but not because my vote will be dependent on that. What I want to see -- and this is why I'm asking the Manager for something else -- is in the overall picture, what are we really going to receive? I'm being thrown millions of dollars, like if this is a Monopoly Game, or that we were handing out and counting Venezuelan bolivars. But I don't know all that he's saying. I mean now -- all of a sudden, now we got 93 million to pay the Marine Stadium, the bond issue that we're putting out for Virginia Key Historical Beach. Well, I -- you know -- want to get into those numbers and more to see where they're coming from, because -- Chair Russell: All right. But in this moment, we're not dealing with the substance of the matter of those numbers. Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Chair, I brought out -- I want to address what -- Chair Russell: We're simply dealing with the deferral versus non -deferral, rather than the substance of the matter. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. But I want to address what Commissioner Keon Hardemon, what he said. When -- about what happened before. I had my objections, and I keep having those objections, because, either you like it or not, there are resolutions and there is a State Statute. Whether we like it or not, it is there. If you don't like it -- you see, what I don't want to do is -- you have time. The last time, you start dancing around until everything came back to getting in -- giving the authority to the City Attorney to pick whoever they wanted. And she picked a person that, according to the records, was doing -- was advising people in Cuba. It was what -- my objections, you see? And I don't want that to repeat itself. Let's wait until she comes back and whatever she says, I don't have any preference, whatsoever, who is going to take this. Chair Russell: Thank you. Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: I only have one question. My understanding, in their commitment, when they were here, they were going to pay a hundred thousand dollars a month. Are those payment have been made? Ms. Mendez: No; they stopped. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. So they're in default with what they committed to? City of Miami Page 74 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Ms. Mendez: They have not met with their end of the obligation. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. So there is a motion for deferral and a second to the July 11 meeting. Is there any further discussion from the dais on that? Hearing none, all in favor of the deferral, say "aye. " Vice Chair Gort: Aye. Commissioner Reyes: Aye. Commissioner Carollo: Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. July 11. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And that's 4-1, with Commissioner Hardemon voting "no. if Chair Russell: You did vote "no"? Okay. Understood. So that's 6 and 7. Vice Chair Gort: They're smart businesspeople. Commissioner Carollo: Was that on the Cuba issue or --? City of Miami Page 75 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.7 RESOLUTION 2526 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of Real ATTACHMENT(S), MAKING PROVISIONS FOR A REFERENDUM Estate and Asset SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE Management GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY') FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING REFERENDUM BALLOT QUESTION: "SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO LEASE APPROXIMATELY 27.5 ACRES OF LAND ON VIRGINIA KEY TO VIRGINIA KEY, LLC FOR A 45 -YEAR INITIAL TERM WITH TWO 15 YEAR RENEWALS; MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEED RENT OF $2,200,000.00 (WITH ESCALATIONS) TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $203,984,060 OVER THE INITIAL TERM; 6% OF GROSS REVENUES; APPROXIMATELY $80,000,000.00 PRIVATELY FUNDED INVESTMENT TO REDEVELOP THE MARINAS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MANNER, INCLUDING BOAT STORAGE, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, AND PUBLIC PARKING?"; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes NAYS: Hardemon Note for the Record: Item RE.7 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item RE. 7, please see "Order of the Day, "Public Comment for Regular Item (s), " and Item RE. 6. City of Miami Page 76 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.8 RESOLUTION 5971 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION Department of Real AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND Estate and Asset EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AND Management CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT ("NEW FACILITY AGREEMENT"), IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY'S FINANCING TEAM OF CITY MANAGER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, BUDGET DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, CITY ATTORNEY, BOND COUNSEL, AND SPECIAL REAL ESTATE COUNSEL, AND IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND LANCELOT MIAMI RIVER, LLC ("LANCELOT"), WHEREBY LANCELOT SHALL MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, INCLUDING NECESSARY PARKING (COLLECTIVELY, "NEW FACILITY") FOR A FEE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR PERCENT (4%) OF ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED PROJECT BUDGETS, AND FURTHER CONSISTENT WITH ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE FOR PUBLIC FINANCING, CONTINUING DISCLOSURES, AND ONGOING COMPLIANCE THEREFORE. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item RE.8 was deferred to the June 27, 2019, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item RE.8, please see "Order of the Day and "Public Comment for Regular Item (s). " City of Miami Page 77 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.9 RESOLUTION 5974 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Department of Real ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Estate and Asset EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT AND LEASE ("MRC LEASE"), IN Management SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AS NEGOTIATED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 17-0266 BY WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN AS SPECIAL REAL ESTATE COUNSEL, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND LANCELOT MIAMI RIVER, LLC ("LANCELOT"), WHEREBY THE CITY LEASES APPROXIMATELY 3.15 ACRES OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 444 AND 460 SOUTHWEST 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROPERTY"), TO LANCELOT FOR A NINETY-NINE (99) YEAR TERM WITH AN OPTION TO PURCHASE, FOR AN ANNUAL RENT EQUAL TO $3,620,000.00, WITH OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE MRC LEASE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE NON - SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS TO SUCH MRC LEASE AS NEEDED, SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item RE.9 was deferred to the June 27, 2019, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item RE.9, please see "Order of the Day and "Public Comment for Regular Item (s). " RE.10 RESOLUTION 5757 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND INDEPENDENT Commissioners AUDITOR TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY and Mayor REGARDING ANY IMPROPER OCCUPANCY OR USE OF ANY CITY OF MIAMI OWNED PREMISES BY UNAUTHORIZED BUSINESS ENTITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MELREESE GOLF COURSE LOCATED AT 1802 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item RE.10 was deferred to the September 12, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. City of Miami Page 78 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 For minutes referencing Item RE. 10, please see "Order of the Day. " VMS N=910]11,111j1[a]► 5883 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Virginia Key Beach ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Park Trust ACCEPT, ALLOCATE, AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FROM THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY") CULTURE AND EDUCATION FUND PROJECT 291 OF THE BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES BOND PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,500,000.00) AND ACCEPTING FUNDS, ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, FROM THE COUNTY CONVENTION DEVELOPMENT TAX FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000.00) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM/CULTURAL CENTER AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, TO THE HISTORIC VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,500,000.00) ("FUNDS"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT(S), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE COUNTY FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A HISTORIC VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK MUSEUM FUND AND, AT THE TIME OF NEED, ALLOCATE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING ANY MUSEUM OPERATIONAL REVENUE SHORTFALLS THAT MAY OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST TEN (10) YEARS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATIONS. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0235 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item RE.11, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s)" and Item RE.]. Chair Russell: RE]], grant funds for the Miami -Dade County Culture and Educations Fund, Project 291, the museum on Virginia Key. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Total of 15 million, right? Chair Russell: From the County. That's not our bond. It's a County bond. City of Miami Page 79 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: I understand that. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: But -- Commissioner Reyes: Money that we're going to get from the County, right? Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Manager, if you don't mind coming back here, the amount that it's going to cost the City so that we could keep this going every year, which is one of the things that the County is requiring of us for the 15 million, how much is that and where is it coming from? Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Sir, those -- the fact that -- the last meeting we had, I think it was the Chairman that had asked us to look at funding sources for operations and maintenance of the museum once we freed this up. This process is simply to alert the County that we will come up with that money. I can't give you an exact dollar amount right now, but to at least start the process so that those funds can be received by the City. Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Chair Russell. My recommendation was to capture a percentage of all revenues generated on the island, and then reserve -- set them aside -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Chair Russell: -- not only for the museum itself, but for the completion of the Virginia Key Master Plan, which includes sporting fields, jogging trails -- Mr. Gonzalez: And there may op -- there may be -- Chair Russell: -- etcetera. Mr. Gonzalez: -- other monies available or that we can make available. Chair Russell: So you'd prefer not to tie it to anything at this point, but rather pass the resolution as is, with just giving us the obligation? Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: Okay. Is there a motion for RE.11 ? Commissioner Reyes: I move it. Commissioner Hardemon: So move. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Hardemon. Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Russell: Seconded by Commissioner -- Vice Chairman Gort. Go ahead, Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: As I recall, I think we made a resolution way back where we said every fund that is gained at the Virginia Beach throughout the whole area should be spent in maintaining the area and the Master Plan. City of Miami Page 80 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: I don't believe we ever passed a resolution to that effect. We have talked about that quite a bit, and I would support that. I don't want to create a hole in the rest of the City, but I think there's a way to do it. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Chair Russell: Am I correct? Vice Chair Gort: But I was sure that we had passed it. Chair Russell: Mr. City Attorney, do you have any record of us having passed a resolution trapping funds on Virginia Key from revenues generated on Virginia Key? Vice Chair Gort: To be expended in Virginia Key. Chair Russell: Yeah. Mr. Min: By memory, there may have been. I'll have to do some research to confirm. Commissioner Carollo: How much are we spending a year in -- Commissioner Reyes: Maintenance. Commissioner Carollo: -- Virginia Key -- Vice Chair Gort: About 160. Commissioner Carollo: -- Park Trust? Chair Russell: So they earn about a million dollars a year, and they spend about a million dollars a year. Total on the island, we generate about $8 million a year, and we spend about 3 point -- well, just over $4 million a year; leaving us with a little over $3 million a year that comes back to the City. Mr. Gonzalez: So we budget $300,000. Now, one of the things we would like to see is a cap, because we don't want this to just continue to grow. So we could work on a cap that says we will put in up to this much, and the Trust would obviously be required to do their own fund-raising, as well. Chair Russell: Well, that was our concern, and with the reso as is, there is no source identified -- Mr. Gonzalez: Right. Chair Russell: -- and there is no cap that says if there's any shortfall, the City picks it up; and so, that's why my recommendation was to create a formula. I just want to put a cap on that formula, or a matching incentive. Commissioner Carollo: We also have a City Code that basically tells us that we have to put down a number in this nut here, and that identified where it's coming from. And this is what I'm trying to establish here. I'm more than willing to have Bayfront Park Trust work with the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust to see if we could help them, and come up with additional ideas that they could create revenue. I believe that there's a tremendous opportunity there to create additional revenue. But that's into the future. City of Miami Page 81 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: Now we have to identify approximately how much money is it really going to need. We have to put a cap, as you stated, and then we have to idents where we're going to get it from. Chair Russell: Just a minute. So -- Mr. Gonzalez: Our Budget Director will address that. I just wanted you to understand that this thing has been languishing forever, and we need to take this first step and at least alert -- Chair Russell: To raise the funds. Mr. Gonzalez: -- the County that we are going to pursue these funds; that we are going to work to create the revenue stream needed for O&M (operation and maintenance), but we can't let this money just sit therefor decades, if you will, sir. Chair Russell: Mr. Rose. Commissioner Reyes: I totally agree with the City Manager. We should get a hold of this money. But also, I agree that we should work into some sort of a model that if we -- what we're going to do if there is a shortage; how are -- we are going to cover the charge, and what are we going to do if there is a surplus, see? Chair Russell: All right. Mr. -- Commissioner Reyes: And if there is a surplus, it's going to go into a fund balance, or it's going to revert to the City? I don't know. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: That's for us to decide. Chair Russell: Mr. Rose, what is the expected need potentially here for the maintenance of this museum, sir? Christopher Rose (Director, Office of Management and Budget): Well, in the first three years of the museum being open, they would need about -- and I'll ask Mr. Forchion, ifI say anything wrong, to correct me -- but 700,000, roughly; 800,000 in the second year, and a million in the third year. So that would be inclusive of the current 3 million that we're talking about. But that's a few years out when the museum finally gets built. So in discussions, a cap would be good. A cap of a million dollars is something that I think we've talked about, okay? And I think a million dollars in any given year. Now, that's 700,000 higher than what we're currently doing today. The only place that we've really got that is eligible for this would be the general fund in answer to that question. As part of other agreements that the City has been a part of, the City no longer gets convention development tax or tourist development tax that at that time was set aside for these types of expenditures, so we don't have that to go to any longer; the County has those funds. Commissioner Carollo: Now, look, let's -- Chair Russell: Just a minute; just a minute, please. You had mentioned that that 700, 800, and one million would be inclusive of the 3 million. What 3 million were you referring to? City of Miami Page 82 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Rose: No; 300,000. IfI said 3 million, I apologize. Chair Russell: I'm sorry. Of the 300, 000 -- Mr. Rose: 300, 000. Chair Russell: -- we've already paid in. Mr. Rose: Already budgeted in the current year. Chair Russell: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I apologize. Commissioner Carollo, you had a question. Commissioner Carollo: We -- and I have to keep emphasizing this --need to go over there, look at that, and come up with more ideas of how to create more money. That place there, it's a gem. It's got parking already, plenty of parking; it's got beautiful areas; it's got bathrooms, places for food; it's got a train for the small kids, and actually, adults; it's got a merry-go-round. So, you know, you could do a lot with it. And then, it's got the part in the back where you got cabins, little cabins, and you could put Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; and you have beach. So we could cut that nut, I think, tremendously. In fact, we might even be able to raise a whole million from there. But in the meantime, we have to find real money, and we -- you know, there's a 93 million, 92 million that was thrown in our face. I want to make sure we're not using the same money twice to pay for things; for instance, the Marine Stadium. The Marine Stadium, the money that was going to pay for the Marine Stadium bonds was coming from that same marina. I don't know where he gets then that there's going to be even more money to pay for Virginia Key. And what I'm saying is, look, there's a lot of money here; that we need to make sure we get it from the County, that we don't lose it. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: But we have to identify quickly where that money is going to come from. And most likely, I don't think the County will award this for this fiscal year. Do you think they will, Commissioner Hardemon, this coming fiscal year? Chair Russell: So let me address something (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Commissioner Carollo: In other words, do we have just a few months until the end of September to come up from where in the City the money's going to come from, so we won't have to say it's just the general fund? Or is -- do we have another fiscal year after the remaining part of this year is over? Chair Russell: If we pass this resolution as is, it will give the County comfort that the City is responsible for the shortfall, and they will have no excuse not to release the funds. I would like to address one thing, though. Very much to the credit of the Trust, they worked very hard putting on events to subsidize the operations of a park that does not receive enough support from the City, and has not historically, which only echoes the neglect of the past, and they've done very well to put events -- more events than should be on that beach -- to make that amount, generating a million dollars a year. So I'm fully in support of this resolution that the City step in to unlock the funds to get then -- adding a million dollars from the County to create this museum; it's the least. I look forward to identifying the exact source. I believe we have some ideas that will not create holes in the City. We have future potential revenue on the island, as well, that has not been accounted for yet, so I'm very City of Miami Page 83 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 confident that we'll be able to do that. So I'm in favor of the item as is, which has been moved and seconded already. Is there any further discussion? Mr. Gonzalez: Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: Yes, Mr. Manager. Mr. Gonzalez: Are you -- Just to be clear, are you entertaining a floor amendment to cap at a certain amount or --? Chair Russell: If you'd like to put a cap in, I bet you that the County will also put a cap in, and wait until we have committed and identified, and set up a system. I'm open to it. I do agree with a cap. Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: I think we can do that internally -- Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: -- as a city. Mr. Gonzalez: And, you know, and we can always revisit this, but I agree with all of you gentlemen. This is an untapped jewel that we have in the City, and the fact that we have these monies just sitting there, year after year, after year, if anything, this forces us to get off our chairs -- Chair Russell: And be creative. Mr. Gonzalez: -- and figure out how to move this forward. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair Russell: Agreed. Commissioner Reyes: I do agree with what you're saying. Let's get this money now, and then we see what we do later. Chair Russell: All right. Is there any further discussion on the item? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. All right. Thank you. That's a good one. That is RE.11. (Applause) Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And Chair, I just want to make sure that's as is; no amendments. Chair Russell. Correct. City of Miami Page 84 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.12 RESOLUTION 5998 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION THAT Commissioners WOULD PERMIT STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO and Mayor PROHIBIT THE CONTRACTING WITH PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS WHO DO BUSINESS WITH OR ARE FUNDED BY CUBA; FURTHER URGING ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO JOIN THEIR SUPPORT, UNTIL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS RESTORED FOR ALL CUBANS, AND NOT JUST A FEW FAVORED ARTISTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS STATED HEREIN. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0236 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.12, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s). " Chair Russell: Before we close out the -- recess the regular agenda, I'm going to take one and only one item from the regular agenda, based on many, many people who are here for that item, and that is RE. 12, opposing artists that support the Castro regime, and then I'm going to -- I believe there's a couple ofpeople that need to speak on that, and there's a video, if I'm not mistaken. Mayor Francis Suarez: Yes. Chair Russell: Mr. Mayor, this is your item. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. This will be very brief, hopefully. There's a one -minute video, and there are some people who came very far to speak, who had to leave before noon. RE.12 denounces oppression and stands for democracy by allowing state and local governments to prohibit contracting with performers and artists who do business with or are funded by Cuba. Miami is especially unique in this circumstance, because our City's very identity rests on the back of Cuban immigrants who sacrificed and bled to pursue a life of liberty here in Miami. Freedom of expression applies to all, not just to some. Until that right is restored for all Cubans, and not just a few select artists, we must not allow this practice to continue. To tolerate it would be an insult to every man, woman, and child in this community who risked their lives and/or their livelihoods for a better life. In support of this resolution, I would like to direct your attention to the TV (television) monitors, where we will hear from some of the most influential artists and voices for democracy. (An audiovisual presentation was made) Mayor Suarez: Thank you. There are a few speakers who have been fighting for this cause, and I'd like to -- Commissioner Reyes wants to -- City of Miami Page 85 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: I just want to add that I really, really appreciate your initiative. I think this was long overdue. And, you know, those of us that had always advocated for the freedom of Cuba and had advocated for the human rights in a country that human rights had been constantly abused, we work -- I mean, that's why I support Mayor Suarez in this initiative. And I'm proud to say that I hope that we will enforce this if it comes to it, and we don't bypass it, like we have done sometimes. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: You see? Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: Let me explain a little bit, for you that are not aware of what happens. What happens is we have an exchange with students and musician and artists come from Cuba, and they come here, and they have the propaganda taking place in here, but when we have the local artists from Miami or the United States that want to go to Cuba, they're not allowed to do so, so that's why we're requesting this. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. I'm going to open up for public comment, please. You're very welcome, gentlemen. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat: My name is Orlando Gutierrez Boronat. I'm here to speak on behalf of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, which is a vital coalition of the key organizations in the struggle for democracy and freedom in Cuba. I want to start by thanking members of this Commission and the Mayor for the support you've given the initiative to end the shameful cruise tourism that was feeding the Cuban military repressive apparatus, and also for your support in the document that called for the end of the waiver of Title 3. Those have been huge steps in achieving democracy in Cuba. Today we come to support this resolution. I am proud to stand at the podium with heroes of the Cuban Resistance: Javier Roberto Pizano who spent 18 years in Castro's prisons, who's come all the way from Tampa to support this initiative. I have here Jose Luis Fernandez, who's the President of the Cuban Political Prisoners Association, who spent years in prison, got out of prison and went to fight communism in Central America. And I have Rafael Pizano, a younger Cuban American leader from Tampa, a veteran of our armed forces, who's also very much involved in Cuban affairs. And I'm honored to speak surrounded by them. We simply want to state the following: The communist regime in Cuba completely administrates the so-called Cultural Exchange Program. There is no equity or exchange possible, being that the regime controls both sides; who gets out and who gets in. The regime has not allowed artists who are for democracy or for freedom to go to Cuba, to speak in Cuba, or to sing in Cuba, and has allowed artists who come here to support the regime, or who come here and make money here -- I don't know if they declare it to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service), and then return to Cuba to support the regime there. The communist regime in Cuba recently further criminalized independent artistic expression with Decree 349, signed by the so- called President Diaz-Canel, which took effect in Cuba in December 2018. Amnesty International calls Decree 149 the -- a shame for Cuban artists, a dis -- token degree -- decree, which lacks the position of wording that opens the door for arbitrary application to further crackdown on dissent and critical voices in a country, where artists have been harassed and detained for decades. The communist regime in Cuba has depravedly self -ordained themselves as the sole authority to grant and revoke permission as to who can practice the arts in Cuba and who can even enter artistic education. Throughout the past six decades, Cuban artists, educators have City of Miami Page 86 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 been condemned to inhumane prisons by the communist regime in Cuba for free artistic expression. Therefore, the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a coalition of Cuban and Cuban American human rights advocacy groups inside and outside Cuba, supports the initiative presented before the Commission today, and calls on the Trump Administration to end the so-called Cultural Exchange Program with the communist regime in Cuba, acknowledging that this program exclusively is controlled by the communist regime in Cuba and serves only for furthering the social and economic interests of a regime whose sole purpose is to control freedom within Cuba and to continue oppressing Venezuela and Nicaragua. Thank you very much. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: And I just want to -- Chair Russell: Thank you, gentlemen. Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: -- mention that Sylvia Iriondo was also here, and unfortunately, couldn't stay, but I wanted to recognize her presence here, as well. And thank you -- Chair Russell: Thank you. Is there anyone else who'd like to -- Mayor Suarez: -- thank the Commission. Chair Russell: -- speak on this item? Hearing none, I'll close public comment. Is there a motion on RE (resolution) --? Your microphone. This is RE. 12. Commissioner Carollo: RE. 12. Mayor Suarez: Yeah. I think there was a substituted item, by the way. Chair Russell: Yes. That was just passed around -- Mayor Suarez: Yeah. Chair Russell: -- 5998. Commissioner Carollo: The one that was just passed now is the one that actually we're voting on? Mayor Suarez: That's correct. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Let me make sure that -- well, he wants to speak. I don't mind if he would speak on it. Elvis Cruz: I was in the restroom when you -- if I may? Chair Russell: I apologize. We'll open up the -- Mr. Cruz: No worries. Chair Russell: -- public comment once again. Mr. Cruz: Thank you. I applaud the efforts here today. There is certainly no question that there is much suppression of human rights in Cuba; no question, whatsoever. However, let me remind everyone, in case you didn't read my emails that I sent last night, that there was a suppression of democracy and freedom that City of Miami Page 87 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 took place last night by a City of Miami official in allowing a meeting to continue, a publicly noticed meeting, about a City of Miami public park -- Chair Russell: I'm sorry. Is this addressing RE. 11 [sic], please? That's all we're dealing with right now. Mr. Cruz: It's tying in the fact -- Mayor Suarez: RE.12. Chair Russell: I'm sorry; RE. 12. Mr. Cruz: -- I'm tying in the fact that suppression of human rights and freedom took place last night in the City of Miami against members of the public that were excluded from a public meeting by the City of -- by the -- meeting held by the City of Miami Parks Director, and you should look into that. Whether it's in Cuba or Miami, freedom should not be suppressed. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you. My understanding is that this was a private meeting that the City was invited to. And so, it was on private property. We did not control who came or went to that meeting, so -- Mr. Cruz: The City should not have been involved in a private meeting that had as its policy the exclusion of members of the public. Chair Russell: Understood. Thank you for your comments. I'll close public comment now. And is there a motion on RE -- on revised RE --? Commissioner Carollo: No, no, no, no. Chair Russell: It's been moved. Is there a second? Commissioner Carollo: There -- I need to make some statements before I do that. I need to clam what's there, and then I'm going to make an amendment to it. Chair Russell: Can we at least get a second then to bring forward that amendment and discussion? Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Chair Russell: If you're open to it. Commissioner Carollo: The amendment that I would like to place in it -- but I'd like to ask the Mayor, before I do that, if I'm interpreting what it says here as being correct. This is a resolution of the Miami City Commission urging the United States Congress to enact legislation that would permit states and local governments to prohibit contracting with performers, artists who do business with or are funded by the Cuban regime. Correct? Mayor Suarez: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: In other words, that -- Mayor Suarez: There was one additional modification, but that's about right. Commissioner Carollo: --for the Congress to pass legislation to give us that right to do that. City of Miami Page 88 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mayor Suarez: Correct. Commissioner Carollo: Well -- Mayor Suarez: And that was all vetted by the City Attorney for purposes of making sure -- Commissioner Carollo: I understand that, but -- and I'd like to leave that there, but I'd like to begin on the top by adding something much stronger; which, if we had that, we won't have to ask for permission from Congress to do anything. And simply put, my amendment would be on top of this one: A resolution urging the Congress of the United States to put an end to the Cultural Exchange Program that has been a one-way program, where Cuba sends its artists so that the Cuban regime can make money off of them, and none of ours are allowed to go there and sing, have art exchange, or anything else. If we would put an end -- Mayor Suarez: I don't think there's any issue with that. Commissioner Carollo: -- to the Cultural Exchange Program -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Commissioner Carollo: --there wouldn't be a need to ask permission for us to say "no " to them -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Commissioner Carollo: -- and that would be the law of the land. So if we could -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Commissioner Carollo: -- begin with that -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Commissioner Carollo: -- and then -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Commissioner Carollo: -- we could go with everything else -- Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with it. Commissioner Carollo: -- then I would be happy to be a sponsor of it. Now, Mayor, I need to clarify something, because I think you -- you know, it's not only, "Do as I say, " but, you know, you have to walk the walk, too. And you might have been misguided or given wrong information in a few things. I would imagine part of this came up because, recently, we had the Van Vans that came to Miami. And I see your Communications Director and Advisor in this area, you know, was shaking his ahead before. Am I correct to assume that this is part of it, with the Van Vans coming back again, and so on? Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Carollo: It's part of that all? City of Miami Page 89 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mayor Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Reyes: And also, I want to add, Commissioner, that we have received also many, many complaints from artists as Amaury, Los Tres de la Habana, some of the one -- artists that had even performed in Viernes Fiesta It is a mockery what these Cuban artists are doing when they come here. As a matter of fact, I have received information that when they go back to Cuba, they start making jokes about the exile and us here, you see. And when they are performing, they don't waste any time on praising the government, and the government officials that they are in a crowd. You see? And I think that is total lack of respect for the people that had suffered so much, people in -- Mayor Suarez: I agree. Commissioner Reyes: -- Cuba and people that out of Cuba. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Carollo: Well, it's -- Mayor Suarez: I agree. Chair Russell: Please ask to be recognized through the Chair, please. I just want to get clarification. There is a motion. Commissioner Gort also made a motion. Mayor Suarez: I accept the Commissioner's amendment. Chair Russell: So we -- Mayor Suarez: I think it's (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: -- will request for sponsorship from Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: I accept it, also. Chair Russell: Just a moment. Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: You have a motion; I need a second to your motion. Who would like to second the motion? Commissioner Carollo: I have a motion -- Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: The motion was Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Chair Russell: Would you like to second the motion? Commissioner Carollo: Yes, of course. Chair Russell: You accept his amendment? Commissioner Reyes: Yes. City of Miami Page 90 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: You do? And does the other co-sponsor -- Mayor Suarez: Of course. Chair Russell: Of course. Mayor Suarez: I'm fine with that. Chair Russell: All right, we have a motion. We have a second. We've had public comment. Commissioner Carollo: No. We -- Chair Russell: I'm definitely going to open the floor for -- Commissioner Carollo: Thank you. Chair Russell: -- further comment. I'd just like to keep order and make sure we do it through the Chair. Thank you. Commissioner Carollo. Commissioner Carollo: What Commissioner Reyes was saying is soon target. I have artists, that they travel back and forth between Miami and Cuba. Its -- Commissioner Reyes: No. I wasn't referring to that. Commissioner Carollo: No, but I'm saying that these artists are back and forth from Miami to Cuba, and you could bet your right and left hand that the Cuban government is making money on them. And to show you the extreme that some of these artists will go to, one of them that has been after me to try to get them to perform at a certain place, we gave them an opportunity, if they wanted to be heard, to sing a couple of months ago in a concert that we had, Abajo Cadenas, in favor of freedom in Venezuela. They never showed up; never heard back from them, and they obviously have that right here in America, but it tells you what it's all about. They will never say anything on that totalitarian regime, but then one of them that we gave an opportunity to, and I kept telling myself inside, "Boy, I want to see what happens when this guy goes back to Cuba. " Well, I saw what happened when he backed to Cuba. He had condemned Miami when he went back there. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: And that just doesn't happen by chance. All the artists that you saw in this video that we have given opportunities to in (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Pequena Havana, in Bayfront Park, and other affairs that we have, and many others that we have, they are not allowed to sing in Cuba, to express themselves in Cuba. So for those who might say, "Well, you're opposing freedom of expression, " no. This is a one-way cultural exchange, where they send their people to make money here and bring it back to the regime, and we can't send anybody from here to sing over there, unless they approve them, and frankly, they only approve their people that think like them. So this is why it is important for Congress to stop this Cultural Exchange Program that's only a one-way program. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Carollo: Mayor, having said that, going back to what I said, that we got to walk the walk, I hope next time you try to defend someone against me for City of Miami Page 91 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 positions that I've taken, you would look into some of their background, like in March of last year, when a certain group -- Chair Russell: Commissioner, I'd like to not get into specifics, please. I'd like to -- Commissioner Carollo: No. Was -- no. I would, Chair. -- was advertising a tribute to the Van Vans. Furthermore, you had the people that were up here talking again about the cruises to Cuba. You, a few months ago, sent a letter to Sir Richard Branson, asking him to come to Miami to do a concert for Venezuela. Obviously, he didn't take you up on that at the time, because he spent 10 million in Cucuta so he could raise 2 million; he lost 8 million. He wasn't too thrilled about that, but I would advise to you to reconsider that, if he ever gets back to you about wanting to do something, because if you go to the Internet, you're going to see that Sir Richard Branson brings in his Virgin Airlines cruises to Cuba, and he is advertising right now to bring people to join him in Cuba this June for his 70th birthday. So let's not only talk the talk, but let's walk the walk. Chair Russell: Thank you, Commissioner. It is noted. Let's focus and move on to the vote, please. We have a motion, a second, an amendment, and another cosponsor. Is there any further discussion on the dais? Hearing none, all in favor of the item, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. Mayor Suarez: Thank you for your support, Commissioners. Chair Russell: Thank you. All right. We are going to recess the regular meeting and move back to the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) agenda. Do you need to change the tape? All right. Two minutes, please. RE.13 RESOLUTION 6001 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH MOVER: ATTACHMENT(S), ADOPTING THE RESILIENT 305 REPORT, Commissioners ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, AS A GUIDING STRATEGY and Mayor TO ADDRESS REGIONAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO ABSENT: RESILIENCY THROUGH INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0220 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioi SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Reyes, Hardemon ABSENT: Carollo Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.13, please see Item PH. 7. Chair Russell: All right, in that case, we'll just take up RE. 13. Is there a motion for RE.13? City of Miami Page 92 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Commissioner Reyes: PM.1 [sic] with -- Chair Russell: PM? Commissioner Reyes: No, no. PH.]. Chair Russell: RE. 13. Commissioner Reyes: RE.13. Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Which one was the --? Chair Russell: We're only doing one right now, because I didn't realize we had a four-fifths, and we only have three of us on the dais, so we have to wait a few moments. Commissioner Reyes: We're talking about the tickets? Chair Russell: Nope. Right now we can't take that item up until we have another person on the dais. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, because I just wanted to make just a simple comment. Chair Russell: Well, let's -- why don't we wait for that one (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, we wait for that. Chair Russell: -- take the item up. Commissioner Reyes: We wait for that. Chair Russell: All right, so RE. 13, adopting Resilient 305 Report. Can I get a motion on that, please? Vice Chair Gort. Move it. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Gort; seconded by -- Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair Russell: -- the Chair. I would just -- rather than a comment, really direction. I think it's really great that the cities and the County are working together on this. This report took a lot of work. I'm very proud to see the City taking these steps. I would like to see from the Manager, please, in the next -- you tell me how long it's going to take -- an analysis of the report. There are 59 steps recommended in Resilient 305. Which are the ones apply to the City, and what would be a roll-out timeframe for us to be able to take those on? Some of them are legislative; some of them are policy; some of them are development and infrastructure. But I would love to get a proper analysis from our side of what we can do and how soon we can do it, so this body can bring forward the legislation and action, and budget necessary. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Sir, I could bring something back to you in 30 days, if that's -- City of Miami Page 93 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: 30 days. Thank you very much. Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: And -- Vice Chair Gort: Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: I think -- Chair Russell: Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: -- it's very important that we get the participation of the County, the State, and everyone, because this is -- it's going to affect the whole State of Florida. Chair Russell: Yes, sir. Vice Chair Gort: So you got to make sure we coordinate it with everyone. Chair Russell: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Unfortunately, there isn't four Commissioners to do some of these other items, but I leave it in your capable hands. I have to go to a 3:30 panel that I have to be on. Commissioner Reyes: We have it here. Mayor Suarez: Oh, we got the Chair. Commissioner Reyes: We have the four people. Mayor Suarez: There you go, Commissioner -- Commissioner Reyes: We can take anything. Mayor Suarez: -- Hardemon. Chair Russell: We'll get them. Mayor Suarez: You got me. Chair Russell: Thank you. Any further comments on Resilient 305? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. That's RE. 13. City of Miami Page 94 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RE.14 RESOLUTION 6019 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE AMENDED 2019 OMNI and Mayor REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED NAYS: (°2019 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN"), AS PREPARED BY PMG ASSOCIATES, INC.; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF LIFE OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") TO 2047; AUTHORIZING THE NON-CONTIGUOUS EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OMNI CRA TO INCLUDE THE WEST GROVE; FURTHER FINDING THAT THE REBUILDING, REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA INCLUDING THE EXPANDED WEST GROVE AREA IS NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; FURTHER AGREEING THAT THE OMNI AND THE WEST GROVE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS CONSTITUTE A SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA AS DEFINED IN SECTION 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; AUTHORIZING THE OMNI CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT THE 2019 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE OMNI CRA'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, AND THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND ACCEPTANCE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0237 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Hardemon NAYS: Reyes Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item RE.14, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s)" and Item RE.]. Chair Russell: RE. 14 and 15, to finish the work we started this morning, the Omni Redevelopment Plan and the Interlocal Agreement. Is there a motion? Commissioner Carollo: Move. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Carollo; seconded by the Chair. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Commissioner -- Chair Russell: This one, Barnaby, needed an amendment, correct? Mr. Min: Yes. So RE. 14 will need an amendment to incorporate the modifications of the Redevelopment Plan that was discussed this morning. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. City of Miami Page 95 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Min: RE. 15 will also -- Commissioner Carollo: 28 million. Mr. Min: Sorry? Commissioner Carollo: 28 million for the plan. Commissioner Reyes: Are you going to--? Mr. Min: If -- I repeat, for RE. 15, which also needs an amendment -- Commissioner Carollo: In 250, 000. Mr. Min: -- Yes. RE.15 would incorporate that language concerning the payments. Chair Russell: Yes. Mr. Min: And I believe there was also a request that there be an additional section added to RE. 15, which authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute any amendments to the Global Agreement in order to accomplish the intent of the resolution concerning the Interlocal Agreement. Chair Russell: Yes, if the mover and seconder approves that amendment. Commissioner Carollo: By the way -- yes, I approve it, yeah. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: By the way, Mr. Manager, so you feel a little at ease, the reason Commissioner Gort wanted the 250 a year to go to the Bayside Foundation is so that they have a commitment with him that that money then is going to be bestowed upon the Virginia Beach Trust, so they could, you know, use it for the park. So we got 250 there already. Vice Chair Gort: No, no, no. No, no. That money needs to be utilized -- Commissioner Carollo: All for the good. Vice Chair Gort: -- in the West Grove. Commissioner Carollo: I'm teasing. Vice Chair Gort: I understand you're trying to do it with everything -- Commissioner Carollo: I'm teasing, I'm teasing, I'm teasing. Vice Chair Gort: I know. Commissioner Reyes: I want to include that, Mr. -- Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. You can also use some of this money for the Virginia Museum, you know -- City of Miami Page 96 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Commissioner Reyes: -- since you're expecting only so much. Commissioner Carollo: I will -- I promise you this, Commissioner Hardemon: I'm working on something now that, if it pans out, I will -- bringing it before this body, and if it's in the amounts that I think it could be, that I'm being told, we'll be able to give a big chunk of that money then on a yearly basis to the Trust. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: So, you know, we'll see what happens. I'm doing my best. Chair Russell: Thank you for that. Thank you for your motion. The Chairman has second We have several amendments. I look forward to seeing what the Bayside Foundation does, as well as what Museum Park becomes. Any further discussion on RE. 14 and 15? Hearing none, all in favor; say "aye. " Vice Chair Gort: Aye. Commissioner Carollo: Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Chair Russell: One opposition. Commissioner Reyes: For the same reasons that I opposed it before. Chair Russell: Thank you very much; noted. Commissioner Carollo: Which are legit reasons. REA 5 RESOLUTION 6016 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY and Mayor MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 1996 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" ("2019 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), MIAMI- DADE COUNTY ("COUNTY"), AND THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("OMNI CRA") IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO INCLUDE THE WEST GROVE, IMPLEMENT AND FUND CERTAIN PROJECTS, AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE OMNI CRA TO 2047; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE OMNI CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TRANSMIT THE 2019 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO THE COUNTY FOR REVIEW, CONSIDERATION, AND APPROVAL. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0238 City of Miami Page 97 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s) RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Hardemon NAYS: Reyes Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item RE.1 S, please see Items RE.] and RE.14. RE.16 RESOLUTION 6021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING Commissioners ALL FUNDS AGREED TO OR AWARDED AS SANCTIONS AFTER and Mayor ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS ARE DEDUCTED ("FUNDS") IN ANY CASE WHERE BRUCE JACOBS, ESQ. OR HIS LAW FIRM OBTAINS SANCTIONS AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA, JP MORGAN CHASE, U.S. BANK, FANNIE MAE, OR ANY OTHER MORTGAGE SERVICERS OR ANY OF THEIR COUNSEL FOR FRAUD ON THE COURT INVOLVING FORGERY, PERJURY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE, BACKDATING OF RECORDS, AND/OR DEFIANCE OF COURT ORDERS; DESIGNATING THE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT TITLED "FORECLOSURE SANCTIONS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND" TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK IN ORDER TO UTILIZE OR DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0239 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item RE.16, please see Item RE. I. Chair Russell: RE.16. Accept all funds agreed to, awarded as sanctions after attorney's fees and costs. Commissioner Hardemon: So move. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Hardemon; seconded by the Chair. Any further discussion on this item? I would just like to say that this is us finding solutions to our affordable housing crisis. This is not our fight and we're not speaking as to the merits of this fight, but if the banks are continuing fraud that are causing more foreclosures, or if the banks are taking on what they've been accused of, I would like the City to shepherd a fund that can be directed statewide, but it City of Miami Page 98 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 could be very significant, and that's all we're asking to do in this situation, so I appreciate the support. There's been a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes. That's RE.16. END OF RESOLUTIONS City of Miami Page 99 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes EM - EMERGENCY ORDINANCE EM.1 ORDINANCE Emergency Ordinance 6020 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY Commissioners COMMISSION, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5THS) AFFIRMATIVE SECONDER: VOTE, AMENDING CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE VIII OF THE CODE OF and Mayor THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/PRIVATE PARKING LOTS," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 35-292, TITLED "ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE PARKING VIOLATIONS PROHIBITED," TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 13842 MOTION TO: Adopt as an Emergency Measure RESULT: ADOPTED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon June 13, 2019 Note for the Record: Item EM.1 passed as an Emergency Ordinance with two roll calls. For the first roll call, a motion was made by Commissioner Reyes, seconded by Vice Chair Gort, and was passed unanimously, with Commissioner Carollo absent, to pass EM.] as an Emergency Ordinance. The second roll call to pass EM.1 as an Emergency Ordinance is reflected above in the vote result box located underneath the enactment number. For additional minutes referencing Item EM.1, please see Item PH. 7. Mayor Suarez: And EM.1. Chair Russell: I'll bring our attention to EM.1, which is the motor vehicles and traffic parking lots issue. We have to hear it twice today, and it is a four-fifths, so we would need a unanimous vote of this body. Commissioner Reyes: Okay, there's no problem about that, but my only comment is, Mr. Mayor, this could have been -- I mean, could have been avoided, the need to have additional cost per ticket if we would had implemented it immediately. I think that we should implement -- whatever we pass here should be implemented immediately -- Mayor Suarez: Well, I'll tell you -- Commissioner Reyes: -- and that was an emergency ordinance -- Mayor Suarez: Yeah. I -- Chair Russell: -- that it was effective immediately. Mayor Suarez: Right. And I signed it that day, by the way. City of Miami Page 100 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: Yes, you did. Mayor Suarez: And I'll sign it today, as well. Commissioner Reyes: But I'm saying that -- Chair Russell: One at a time. Commissioner Reyes: -- even though it was signed -- even though it was passed, signed, and approved, they kept on doing it, because for -- I mean, for lack of enforcement. Mayor Suarez: Understood. And I'll sign it today so that it'll be in effect -- Commissioner Reyes: And make sure that it is enforced. Mayor Suarez: You got it. Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: My understanding, every parking facility, it has to have signs explaining what's going to take place once (UNINTELLIGIBLE) parking if they -- and at the same time, they agreed to have a grace period. I think it was 15 to 30 minutes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Vice Chair Gort: That was passed about two months ago. I want to make sure that that's being enforced. At the same time, before they get the booting, or something like that, if they could get a phone call, or something like that, would be helpful, but I think those are requirement that we place it. So I want to make sure that they're -- Code Compliance checks them out and make sure we're complying with that. Chair Russell: Thank you. Any further comments? Commissioner Reyes: Excuse me. Do you want -- Chair Russell: Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: -- us to include that as part of the ordinance? Vice Chair Gort. No. That already passed. I mean -- Commissioner Reyes: To make it clear. Vice Chair Gort: -- Code Enforcement is the one that has to enforce it. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. But what you're saying, which is -- you are right; that's what we agreed; that it's going to be a grace period of 15, 20 minutes, whatever it is, and before they will be able to issue a ticket. And we would like -- I would like that to be included in it. So there is -- George Wysong: Sir, could I just address that? George Wysong, Assistant City Attorney. The ordinance that you're speaking of is the booting ordinance. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. City of Miami Page 101 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Wysong: And in that booting ordinance, it said for those lots that utilize booting, there must be a sign, and they must use a Pay By Phone system, which automatically -- Commissioner Reyes: You want to incorporate this. Mr. Wysong: --provides the grace period. Commissioner Reyes: Incorporate it. Mr. Wysong: This ordinance relates to every other lot, whether or not they boot or not. There is a sign requirement that you're indicating; that they must post a sign, indicating what the rate of parking fines are. Nobody knows that they're facing a $49 fine when they pull in. They see $8 per hour, or something like that. So these lots are in violation of that sign that you mentioned, Commissioner. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. But any type of action has to follow the booting ordinance provisions. Vice Chair Gort: In other words, you can make an amendment to this. Mr. Wysong: Well, what I'm saying is -- Vice Chair Gort: Amend it. Mr. Wysong: -- that this applies to lots where they're not booting -- Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Wysong: -- this emergency ordinance. What your suggestion is would expand this to -- Commissioner Reyes: No. Mr. Wysong: -- every other lot, and I don't know if we're ready to do that just yet. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. That's fine. I understand. Chair Russell: All right. Is there any further discussion from the dais? This is a four-fifths, so we need to read it twice. All in favor, say "aye. " I'm sorry. Mr. Hannon: So essentially, right now we need a motion and a second for the first reading. Chair Russell: I thought we had -- I apologize. Commissioner Reyes: Move. Chair Russell: First reading emergency, EM. 1. It's been moved by Commissioner Reyes -- Vice Chair Gort: Second. Mr. Wysong: I'll read the title. "It's an emergency" -- City of Miami Page 102 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Seconded by Commissioner Gort. I don't believe we need to -- oh, it is an ordinance. Yes, please, read the title, thank you. Mr. Wysong: It needs to be read twice. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by Assistant City Attorney George Wysong. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Mr. Wysong: Second reading. Chair Russell: Go ahead. Mr. Hannon: Take the vote. Chair Russell: We take the vote first? All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. Please read the title again. Mr. Wysong: Yes, sir. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by Assistant City Attorney George Wysong. Chair Russell: Is there a motion on EM. 1, second reading? Vice Chair Gort: Move it. Commissioner Reyes: Move it. Chair Russell: It's been moved by -- Vice Chair Gort: Second. Chair Russell: -- Commissioner Gort; seconded by Commissioner Reyes. All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Just before the gavel. Is that a vote or was that a comment? Commissioner Reyes: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: All righty, sir. We are on the second reading of the ticketing ordinance. Emergency EM. 1, Emergency Ordinance 1. Commissioner Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)? Chair Russell. Correct. Commissioner Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: No. This is for -- City of Miami Page 103 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Chair Russell: -- an ordinance regulating the lots that offer parking already. Commissioner Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) the one that we presented -- Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: -- last Commission meeting. Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. That's fine. Chair Russell: All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. Thank you very much. END OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE City of Miami Page 104 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES SRA ORDINANCE Second Reading 5830 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 55 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, and Mayor AS AMENDED, TITLED "SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;" MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 55-15, TITLED "VACATION AND CLOSURE OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PLATTED EASEMENTS, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS EASEMENTS BY PLAT," AND SECTION 55-16, TITLED "CONSIDERATION OF EASEMENTS AND ALLEYS WHEN ALLEGED TO BE ABANDONED AS A MATTER OF LAW," TO ESTABLISH A LIMITED EXEMPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR REPAYMENT OF FUNDS FOR VACATED RIGHTS-OF-WAY, IMPROVED WITH CITY OF MIAMI FUNDS FOR NON -REVENUE GENERATING GOVERNMENT- OWNED PROPERTIES, UTILIZED FORA PUBLIC PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE REPAYMENT OF SUCH FUNDS, IF SUCH PROPERTY CEASES TO BE USED BY A NON - REVENUE GENERATING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF PROVISIONS OF SAID EXEMPTION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ENACTMENT NUMBER: 13843 June 13, 2019 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: And then moving on, SR. 1, I believe is next. Subdivision regulations, Chapter 55. Is there a motion for SR. 1 ? Commissioner Reyes: There's a motion. Commissioner Carollo: Second, second. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner -- Vice Chair Gort: Moved by Commissioner Reyes. Chair Russell: -- Reyes; seconded by Commissioner Carollo. Can we read it into the record, please? The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair Russell: Thank you. Any further discussion from the dais? Hearing none, all in favor say "aye. " City of Miami Page 105 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes on SR. 1. SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading 5383 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING MOVER: CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE IX/DIVISION 2/SECTION 18-542(8) OF THE Office of CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), Management and TITLED "FINANCIAL POLICIES/FINANCIAL INTEGRITY Budget PRINCIPLES/FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES/MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN," BY AMENDING AND UPDATING THE INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES TO DELEGATE CERTAIN CAPITAL PLAN AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon June 13, 2019 Note for the Record. Item SR.2 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item SR.2, please see "Order of the Day. " ;IkiI3x91Wix@1*7►1IIIINM a]1►[eye]NQIkq Fill ►[WK City of Miami Page 106 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading 5881 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Commissioners CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE XIII OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF and Mayor MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED PRIVATE PARKING LOTS; MORE PARTICULARLY BY REPEALING SECTION 35-290 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERIM PARKING IN CHAPTER 62, ARTICLE XIII, DIVISION 4," TO CLARIFY THAT THE USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO SUPPORT PARKING NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS, IS ALLOWED UNDER THE TEMPORARY PROGRAM PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 62-543(4) OF THE CITY CODE; DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO UPDATE SECTION 62-543 OF THE CITY CODE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. June 13, 2019 MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item FR.] was deferred to the June 27, 2019, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item FR.], please see "Order of the Day. " City of Miami Page 107 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 5954 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, and Mayor IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN MENGAR HOLDINGS AT 709, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LAND 1 (ONE), LTD, A FLORIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") RELATED TO THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 4101 AND 4121 NORTHWEST 7 STREET, 701, 709, 731, 835, AND 875 NORTHWEST 42 AVENUE, AND 750,760 AND 770 NORTHWEST 41 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VACATING AND ABANDONING FOR PUBLIC USE CERTAIN ALLEYS LOCATED IN BLOCK 3 OF THE WHITEHEAD AND BLAIR SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN BOOK 44, PAGE 78 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND CONVEYING CERTAIN REVERSIONARY RIGHTS IN SAID ALLEYS FROM THE CITY TO THE ENTITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE, IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RELEASE OF A REVERTER ENCUMBERING THE LAND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 19-0131 ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2019 ("ADDITIONAL LAND") IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE CITY'S EXISTING FIRE STATION #10 SITE AND TO UNIFY THE SAME; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE QUITCLAIM DEEDS, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, TO CONVEY SUCH REVERSIONARY RIGHTS AS SPECIFIED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THE ADDITIONAL LAND AS PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES TO MAINTAIN THE THROUGHPUT OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE ALLEY IN THE BLOCK; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY PRIVATE EASEMENTS, IF NECESSARY, TO AFFECTED UTILITIES WITHIN THE CITY'S PROPERTY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING ALL EXISTING USES CONSISTENT WITH EACH RESPECTIVE PROPERTY'S CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION AND ANY OTHER USES AUTHORIZED BY THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN — FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSES; MAKING FINDINGS AS TO THE PUBLIC PURPOSE AND SOUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING FURTHERED BY SAID DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; MAKING FINDINGS AS TO THE APPLICABLE EXCEPTIONS TO SECTION 29-B OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDAAS BOTH AUTHORIZING A CONVEYANCE TO IMPLEMENT A PROJECT OF THE CITY AND DISPOSING OF NON -WATERFRONT, NON -BUILDABLE PROPERTY THAT IS LESS THAN 7,500 SQUARE FEET; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. June 13, 2019 City of Miami Page 108 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner SECONDER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: FR.2, please, Approve Development Agreement for Mengar Holdings. Is there a motion for FR.2? Commissioner Carollo: SR.2? Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): SR.2? Chair Russell: FR.2. Ms. Mendez: Commissioner Gort? Chair Russell: I'm sorry. I want to just make sure there's a motion -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes, a motion. Vice Chair Gort: Yes -- Commissioner Reyes: I'll move it. Commissioner Carollo: Hold on. Didn't we defer this one to--? Chair Russell: FR.2, we have not. Commissioner Reyes: No, we have not. Commissioner Carollo: Oh, it's FR.2. Okay. Chair Russell: FR.2. Mr. Gonzalez: This is --we deferred SR.2. Commissioner Reyes: This is the existing fire station on 7th Street. Vice Chair Gort: Yes, yes. Commissioner Reyes: And we are going to -- Chair Russell: Who's my second? Commissioner Carollo: Hold on. This is -- Vice Chair Gort: I'll second. Chair Russell: Second by Commissioner Gort; moved by Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Carollo: -- SR.2? Chair Russell: FR.2. City of Miami Page 109 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Vice Chair Gort: FR. 2. Commissioner Carollo: FR.2. Okay. I'm sorry. Chair Russell: It's approving a development agreement. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: There's more needed. Chair Russell: Please read it. Read the title. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair Russell: Thank you. There's been a motion and a second on FR.2. Is there any further discussion on the dais? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Vice Chair Gort: Great presentation. Chair Russell: Motion passes. Thank you very much. 1A►IMe] 0aI:&l9NM _ 911►ICK61:7171L,WL, IN** City of Miami Page 110 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS DIA DISCUSSION ITEM 5490 A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER. Commissioners and Mayor RESULT: DISCUSSED June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Commissioner Carollo, you have a D1.I City Manager discussion. Commissioner Carollo: I do. Chair Russell: We're doing it? Commissioner Carollo: Yes, we are. Chair Russell: All right. Commissioner Reyes: Wait a minute. Chair Russell: The floor is yours. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Yes, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Thank you. Mr. Manager, I want to go over a partial list of items that I need your Administration's assistance and help in Little Havana. I want to go over a list -- a partial list of items that I need your Administration's assistance, and for you to get involved directly to make sure it happens -- Mr. Garcia: Sir, I'm ready to write them down. Commissioner Carollo: -- in Little Havana. Let me go over the first one; and I don't want to go through everything, but some that are critical right now that have to do with quality of life, and more. Jose Marti Park. I would invite you to go to that park -- if you'd like to go with me or alone, it's your prerogative -- and compare it to parks in other parts of the City, and particularly where we're at here in Coconut Grove. The grass is dead in many places; big areas of dead grass. The building that we have that was supposed to have been a food place to sell, you go inside and the walls are -- stuff are falling from the walls, no paint. The floor is all cracked in the different places. You go into some of the other areas of the park, the same thing. We have a band shell there that could be great for entertainment, and we don't even have electricity there. So we're in the position that any time we're going to have an activity there, we have to spend serious money in bringing a generator, paying even more than it cost to bring the generator to get plans there drawn. I need help to bring that park up to standards. Here's another issue that we have with the park right now: We're planning on having a big Fourth of July celebration there; bigger than the one we had last year. The problem that we have is that we have an area that we have newly -installed exercise equipment. The equipment is all there. It seems that it's all, you know, bolted down; it's all fenced in for months. The equipment's there, but it's fenced in. I had my office reach to the Parks Director, and she explained to my office something to the effect that we were waiting for some historic preservation person for I don't know what, that has to see what holes go in City of Miami Page 111 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 the ground or something having to do with that, and she hasn't been around. So I don't know what that's all about, but I would greatly appreciate it if that could be resolved before the Fourth of July, because otherwise, we're going to have a huge problem in that area around there. They're not going to be able to get around it, which is the best area to see the fireworks done, and it just looks horrible. Behind the Tower Theater, we've been going now on five to six months getting electricity back there so we don't have to spend -- either ourselves or anybody that has any activities there in the Domino Plaza -- so we don't have to spend additional monies on generators. We've gone through the process of our own City to do that. I don't know what the problem is that we can't get it done. I offered to have done it and brought someone from the outside, and get it done. We can't get nothing done there. We had mentioned at one time that we have someone that wants to donate artwork and statues of Washington, Lincoln, Marti, (UNINTELLIGIBLE), for us to bring. I need whatever departments in the City that can coordinate in helping us bringing that over, and then not waiting for weeks; that we just leave the stuff thrown there, so maybe somebody could damage it or take it, to immediately go to work in getting installed. The police walking beat that we finally had gotten there, I don't know what happened to the officer, but he seems to have disappeared. We haven't seen him in quite some time. I don't know why we don't have him there. I think if you speak to Commissioner Higgins -- and I think Commissioner Russell would agree with that -- downtown also has a problem with that. There were 20 walking beats not that long ago; they're down to seven; and, you know, that's our main economic engine in Miami, downtown. Now, I'm not -- you know, I'm defending Little Havana, but I'm giving you another example; that I don't know where police officers are going to. But I'm not asking for much of one officer to walk the beat. And I don't know if you've been there lately, but I'm putting it on the record. We are sitting back, waiting for an accident to happen with those buses. Those buses are coming in there. They're parking anywhere they want. They'll park where they're taking a partial lane, which means the whole lane is blocked on the street. They park sometimes in a way that if you're going to make a right turn coming from one of the side streets, you can't see it. You're taking your life in your own hands trying to make that turn into 8th Street; tourists just throwing themselves in the middle of the street, running from one place to the other to cross. We don't have any police presence. I'm trying to resolve it, and I've gone a long way in trying to put the dollars aside and finding a way to help in resolving it that I'll be happy to sit with you and share with you, and you might be able to assist us more. But -- Mr. Gonzalez: Sir, I know -- I'm sorry. I know that we have, I believe, two mounted units that regularly traverse -- but I'll look into this. Commissioner Carollo: You -- I will say this to you: Where we've done a good job is the mounted units. Sometimes we have two, sometimes we have one. The problem is that that's great for tourism. You know, the tourists love to see the horses and so on, but a mounted unit cannot do the same job as a foot patrol unit. And we had an excellent officer there that came at the -- I don't know where he went at the time. Last but not least, homeless. We're overrun with homeless still. When I presented the motion to urge my colleagues and the Administration to go forward, go back to Federal court and get the handcuffs off of us and the homeless situation, I thought that once we would win, we would be in a situation that we could immediately react to it. Mr. Gonzalez: Sir, we had -- if I may, we had a Federal judge rule in our favor. I'll defer to the City Attorney, but I believe they're -- it's under appeal right now. Commissioner Carollo: Well, I understand it's under appeal, but we all know that -- Mr. Gonzalez: But we understand the problem. City of Miami Page 112 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: -- their chances are very difficult in winning that appeal. And they got appeal, because people were making wonderful money out of us, the City of Miami on that. But we really need to do something with it. For instance, this is an area that belongs to Commissioner Russell, but I feel I have a responsibility with the parks there in downtown, also. I'm the Chairman of the Trust, Bayfront Park; and to a lesser degree, Maurice Ferre Park. And Bayfront Park Trust, we have -- and I'm not exaggerating -- maybe around a hundred homeless. The minute the residents see me that I'm anywhere in that park, that's all that I get in complaints. I need additional help; that we send patrols there; and not just to send patrols to look at the park, but at the same time, try to get these homeless into shelter. That's what we're giving, you know, the homeless shelter all this money for. See how we could help them and put them in the right place to, you know, get their lives on track again. Ferre Park, there's not as many; you know, maybe you got a dozen or so that I've seen. But the real problem is Bayfront Park, because that's where they got all the tourists there, and then, you know, they could find decent money. And so -- Mr. Gonzalez: Sir, I'll have these answers for you next week. Commissioner Carollo: I'm not going to take more time and go through more stuff. Maybe the following meeting, I'll bring more stuff or -- but if you could, you know, help us with these areas that I'm bringing out to you, and particularly see how we can resolve the situation where that equipment -- we could take that whole fence out and that could be opened up, so then people could move around that whole area therefor the Fourth. I don't know if it's possible or not. I'm not blaming the Parks Director. She's new and I think she's trying, but whatever the problem is, we can't have one person, because they're not around or busy or what, just hold our parks hostage. I see that in Commissioner Hardemon's district, you had one park that they recently inaugurated some of the same exercise equipment we have there. I'd like the same thing to happen in Little Havana and Jose Marti Park. Chair Russell: Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: You know, one of the things that people use in the City of Miami every time we make an ordinance or we come up with some idea, or we award a contract, the appeal system. And then, because the appeal -- although we passed a resolution, an ordinance, we cannot enforce it. But in the meantime, I think during the appeal, somehow we got to have a plan together; not only what are we going to be doing; what we're going to be working with, because there's a lot of agencies that can be utilizing the services, and we got to work it. And I know (UNINTELLIGIBLE) has been working on it, and I think that it should be coordinated with the Homeless Trust and all that, but we need to have a plan after the appeal, because I'm sure we're going to win the appeal, because I can tell you, I don't think any city has done as much as we have done for the homeless; who spent as much money as we have for the homeless. Commissioner Carollo: That's for sure. No city in America has done as much as we have. Mr. Gonzalez: Well, it's because we had the constraints that we did, which was actually creating a draw for people to come through the City -- Commissioner Carollo: Well, of course, that's what was happening. Mr. Gonzalez: --and -- Chair Russell: One at a time. City of Miami Page 113 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Gonzalez: -- yes, sir, to your question, the Chief and I have discussed this a couple of times. We're trying to make sure that we don't do anything to upset the apple cart with our colleagues in the City Attorney's Ojfice, but we're very hopeful that once we get past this, then we can proceed with providing the care and the attention that we can to these people who -- really, nobody likes living on the streets. So we have to do our part and make sure that they're taken care of, and that we avail them to all the services; not just that the City provides, but the County and other municipalities. One of -- if I may -- and this is an editorial comment -- one of the interesting parts of the homeless issue is the fact that they're all in Miami. They all come here. They're sent here. So all of a sudden, you go to these outlying municipalities. They don't have a homeless problem, because their homeless problem is here. So again, I think that there are other levels of actions that we can take, collaborative work with other municipalities, but we end up -- and I'm not sure what the right percentage is. We may have 80 or 90 percent. Chief, you may have the -- the homeless population in the County are in our City limits. Jorge Colina (Chief of Police): Thank you. Just a couple of things on the homeless in the park and those issues. You know, we are bound to follow the law that -- the way that it reads now, we were advised by the City Attorney's Office that while this is in appeal, there is essentially a stay, so things are the way that they are until the appeal process is over. If this Commission -- if it's the City Attorney's advice that we can enforce the -- don't be in the park after hours, for example -- then we will follow that law. But that -- you know, the advice of the City Attorney's Office; which, by the way, I believe is wise to make that decision of, you know, there's a stay until this can be resolved legally in court, and that is what we will follow. The way that the law reads right now, it's not illegal for homeless to be in the park after hours. I mean, that is the law, and so that is what we will follow. Obviously, the fact that we have so many homeless services in the City, it is true that other municipalities will bring their homeless here for services. Oftentimes, those homeless will then stay here, because there are services. That's something that's difficult to mitigate. Commissioner Carollo: Well, we've gotten them from all over the country. Chief Colina: We get them from allover. We get them from allover. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner— Chief Colina: In terms of the police, if there's any questions, we do have them out, an officer in Little Havana. We do still have the beat officer. We hada beat officer that was on vacation. I don't know if that was during the time that you're referring to, but we still have an officer there. Commissioner Carollo: We haven't seen anyone for weeks. Chief Colina: Well, we still have the beat officer assigned there. Commissioner Carollo: You had a fine one, by the way. Chief Colina: Hmm? Commissioner Carollo: You had a fine beat officer. Chief Colina: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: But we haven't seen him in weeks. We really need that beat officer there. And we need enforcement, traffic enforcement on those buses. I mean, City of Miami Page 114 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 D1.2 6027 Commissioners and Mayor D1.3 6028 Commissioners and Mayor it's -- a serious accident's waiting to happen there. Thank God, we haven't had it yet, but I'm telling you, Chief, I'm telling you, Manager, it's going to happen if we ignore it. Chair Russell: Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: You know, I know Milton Vickers is working on the social priorities. Look, it's not only the police. I think we have to work with all the social services provided there, and see if can take them to -- come up with a plan where we can show, look, we're going to do -- we're going to comply. And if there's some laws need to be changed because of our laws, then we change them. But I think it's -- we can't continue with the way it is. I mean, right now, we have people -- we have parks where they got the family all around, and all of a sudden, you got a couple of people sleeping on the bench. They cannot use the bench. So I think there got to be something that can be done. And through social work, ourselves, and the police, we have to work as a team on that. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING KEYS TO THE CITY AND CITY PROCLAMATIONS. MOTION TO: Defer RESULT: DEFERRED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item DL2 was deferred to the June 27, 2019, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item DL2, please see "Order of the Day. " DISCUSSION ITEM A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION OF STREETS IN LITTLE HAVANA. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For minutes referencing Item DL 3, please see "Order of the Day." END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS City of Miami Page 115 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission BCA 5544 Office of the City Cierk Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon City of Miami Page 116 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 13C.2 RESOLUTION 5545 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS Cierk AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN BC.3 RESOLUTION 5952 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR Cierk A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: Jorge Suarez -Menendez Commission -At -Large MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BC.3, Bayfront Park Management Trust: Commissioner Carollo will he reappointing Jorge Suarez Menendez, the at -large seat. Commissioner Reyes: Move. Chair Russell: Is there a motion? Commissioner Carollo: Yes, there's a motion City of Miami Page 117 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BCA 5441 Office of the City Cierk BC.5 5953 Office of the City Cierk Chair Russell: Moved by Commissioner Carollo; second by Commissioner Reyes. Any further discussion? All in favor; say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Eric Nemons ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0230 NOMINATED BY - Comm iss ion-At-Large Y: Commission-At-Large City of Miami Page 118 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): BCS, Code Enforcement Board: Commissioner Reyes will be reappointing Eric Nemons to the alternate at -large seat. Commissioner Carollo: Move. Commissioner Reyes: Second. Chair Russell: It's been moved and seconded Any further discussion? All in favor; say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Motion passes. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair Russell: Is that it? Great. BC.6 RESOLUTION 5547 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD FOR TERMS Clerk AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon City of Miami Page 119 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.7 5839 Office of the City Cierk RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN I RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon City of Miami Page 120 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.8 RESOLUTION 5198 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS Cierk AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 121 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (Voting Member) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (Post -Secondary Education Representative) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (School District Representative) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (Children's Trust Representative) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (Ex -Officio Non -Voting Member) City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (Ex -Officio Non -Voting Youth Member) RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 121 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.9 RESOLUTION 4 iL•.1V=We]ItojI[�L[o]aI:I�JI/_1J1[1��'(K�]JI�II,�y[�]�I_1%Igo] I►III0We] N1:i1 f_110 Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY BOARD Cierk FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon IAFF FOP AFSCME 1907 AFSCME 871 RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 122 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.10 5662 Office of the City Cierk BCA 1 1599 Office of the City Cierk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes City of Miami Page 123 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.12 5451 Office of the City Cierk BC.13 5199 Office of the City Cierk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BOND PROGRAM CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon City of Miami Page 124 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.14 5039 Office of the City Cierk BC.15 5452 Office of the City Cierk RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD/OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: (Youth Member) RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez City of Miami Page 125 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN I BC.16 RESOLUTION 5346 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE SEA LEVEL RISE COMMITTEE FOR A TERM AS Cierk DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY: City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN BC.17 RESOLUTION 5043 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS' ADVISORY BOARD FOR Clerk TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 126 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 13C.18 RESOLUTION 3693 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE STARS OF CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME Cierk COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Joe Carollo Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN BC.19 RESOLUTION 5453 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Cierk (UDRB) FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon City of Miami Page 127 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN I BC.20 RESOLUTION 5844 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA KEY ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS Clerk AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commission -At -Large RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN BC.21 RESOLUTION 5550 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA KEY BEACH PARK TRUST FOR Clerk TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN City of Miami Page 128 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 BC.22 RESOLUTION 5551 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN Office of the City INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD FOR Cierk TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY: Mayor Francis Suarez Mayor Francis Suarez Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Ken Russell Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Manolo Reyes Commissioner Keon Hardemon Commissioner Keon Hardemon RESULT: NO ACTION TAKEN END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES City of Miami Page 129 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 D3 - DISTRICT 3 ITEM COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT THREE JOE CAROLLO D3.1 DISCUSSION ITEM 5534 A DISCUSSION REGARDING CODE ENFORCEMENT. Commissioners and Mayor RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair Russell: If we can move on from this discussion item, I'd like to address D3.1, Code Enforcement. I do have some questions myself, actually; and then, we have a pocket item. The last discussion item is Commissioner Carollo's Code Enforcement. I just wanted to ask if we know where the status of the Code Enforcement Task Force Board is now. Have they convened yet? Do they have a quorum? Do we have a Chairperson? Commissioner Carollo: That's where I was going with it. Chair Russell: Thank you. I apologize. Go ahead. Commissioner Carollo: What has happened with that task force? Adele Valencia (Director): Adele Valencia, Code Compliance. Can you hear me? Chair Russell: There you are; you're good. Ms. Valencia: Okay. My understanding is that the task force is now fully empaneled. It has not yet been scheduled for a meeting, but that should happen imminently. Vice Chair Gort: You are? Chair Russell: Your name, please; I'm sorry. Ms. Valencia: Adele Valencia, Director of Code Compliance. Chair Russell: So we have a fully -- everyone has made their appointments. What is the scheduling process from this point to get a meeting together? Ms. Valencia: We're working with the Planning Boards to make sure that we can just figure out the logistics at a mutually convenient time, and then I'll be there. Chair Russell: Will that be a televised board based in City Hall? Do we have agenda space to --? Ms. Valencia: I can look it up if it's been specified. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Mr. Clerk, would there be -- there's a question about would it be televised, the task force? But I think -- Chair Russell: Is the Code Enforcement Task Force Board going to meet here in City Hall in chambers, and will we be televising those meetings? City of Miami Page 130 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Well, that'll be up to the liaison as to how they want to schedule their meetings. The chambers is certainly available to the task force, and if it is, I would imagine the Office of Communications, if they're -- if they have the budget to televise those meetings, and the liaison could potentially screen the meeting, as well. Ms. Valencia: Section 6 of the resolution just specifies that it will be publicly open. Chair Russell: Correct. And most of our boards have that option; some meet in other rooms. I think this is one that will be -- the public will take quite a bit of interest in, so if you have the ability to televise it and host it here, at a schedule to do so, I think that would be the preference of this Commission to help us follow it, as well. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Chair Russell: We look forward to it. Thank you veil much. Ms. Valencia: Thankyou, sir. Chair Russell: Is there anything else on Code? Commissioner Carollo: Not right now. Chair Russell: All right. We do have a pocket item -- Ms. Valencia: Thank you. Commissioner Carollo: Not right now. It's catching more fire. 1A►IIxelM91619N10W City of Miami Page 131 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PZ ORDER OF THE DAY Chair Russell: Good afternoon, everyone. We are back in session. I'm going to ask the City Attorney to open the Planning & Zoning agenda so that we can take all items as needed. Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'll now begin the Planning Zoning agenda. PZ (Planning and Zoning) items shall proceed according to Section 7.1.4 of the Miami 21 Zoning Code. Before any PZ item is heard, all those wishing to speak must be sworn in by the City Clerk. Please note, Commissioners have been briefed by City staff and the City Attorney on the items on the agenda today. The members of the City Commission shall disclose any ex parte communications to remove the presumption of prejudice, pursuant to Florida Statute, Section 286.0115 and Section 7.1.4.5 of the Miami 21 Zoning Code. Any person may be heard by the City Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the City Commission, unless modified by the Chair. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled, the opportunity to be heard may be at such later date before the City Commission takes action on such proposition. The Chairman will advise the public when the public may have the opportunity to address the City Commission during the public comment period, or any other designated time. When addressing the City Commission, the member of the public must first state his or her name, his or her address, and what item will be spoken about. A copy of the agenda item titles will be available at the City Clerk's Office and at the podium for ease of reference. Staff will then briefly present each item to be heard. For applications requiring City Commission approval, the applicant will then present its application or request to the City Commission. If the applicant agrees with the staff recommendation, the City Commission may proceed to its deliberation and decision. The applicant may also waive the right to evidentiary hearing on the record. The order of presentation shall be as set forth in Miami 21 and the City Code, providing the appellant shall present first. For appeals, the appellant will present its appeal to the City Commission, followed by the appellee. Staff will be allowed to make any recommendations they may have. All persons testifying must be sworn in. The City of Miami requires that anyone requesting action by the City Commission must disclose before the hearing anything provided to anyone for agreement to support or withhold objection to the requested action, pursuant to Section 2-8 of the City Code. Any documents offered to the City Commissioners that have not been provided seven days before the meeting as part of the agenda materials will be entered into the record at the City Commission's discretion. If any Commissioner thinks the documents supplied to the Commission less than seven days before merit a continuance, the item may be continued by the City Commission. Thankyou, Mr. Chairman. Mayor Francis Suarez: Mr. Chair? Chair Russell: Mr. Clerk, if you could swear in anyone who'd like to speak this afternoon on public comment for the P & Z agenda, and we will go back to the regular agenda, as well. I just wanted to open up both meetings so we can move fluid. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. If you will be speaking on any of today's Planning & Zoning items -- any of today's Planning & Zoning items -- may I please have you stand and raise your right hand? City of Miami Page 132 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 The City Clerk administered the oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning issues. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Chair Russell: Thank You very much. Later... Chair Russell: At this point I'm going to open up public comment for all items remaining on the agenda, and that includes the morning's agenda; the CA (consent agenda) agenda, the PH (public hearing), the RE (resolution), the ordinance as well, and even the Planning/Zoning items. I'm going to open up public comment for anything remaining. Is there anyone here who has not been sworn in that would like to speak on a PZ item? If the Clerk could read the -- one more time for anyone remaining. We've got someone new at least that would like to speak on a Planning Zoning item who is not sworn in. Mr. Hannon: For anyone who has not taken the oath to provide testimony on a Planning & Zoning item -- if you have not already taken the oath -- may I please have you stand and raise your right hand? The City Clerk administered the oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those persons giving testimony on zoning issues. Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Items PZ.2 and PZ.3, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s). " PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) The following item(s) shall not be considered before 2:00 PM City of Miami Page 133 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PZ.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading 4677 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING Department of ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Planning OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE") MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS," TO MODIFY THE DEFINITIONS OF ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING; AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.15 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO ADD NEW INCENTIVES INCLUDING A FLOOR LOT RATIO ("FLR") BONUS AND NEW MINIMUM UNIT SIZES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS PROVIDING HOUSING FOR MIXED -INCOME POPULATIONS AT OR BELOW ONE HUNDRED FORTY PERCENT (140%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE WITHIN THE ORDINANCE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Withdraw RESULT: WITHDRAWN MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: PZs. l and 2. PZ 2 is my preference. They're very similar, but PZ 2 is on first reading. Is there a motion to pass PZ. 2, please; the Attainable Housing Mixed -Income Ordinance? No motion for PZ 2, Attainable Housing? Commissioner Hardemon: Can we allow our constituents to speak on it, please? Chair Russell: Yes. He did not realize we had already closed the public comment. So you'd like to speak on PZ 2? Elvis Cruz: Please, please. Chair Russell: Yes. Mr. Cruz: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Elvis Cruz, 631 Northeast 57th Street. Commissioners, as you know, I'm a long-time advocate for the protection and preservation of single-family neighborhoods. I spoke to you not long ago when this was before you. There's -- we have a big problem, myself and many other community activists with Miami Neighborhoods United, because PZ2 would change the paradigm that was established from day one with affordable housing, which was there would be at least a 500 foot buffer between any affordable housing and any T3 neighborhood Why is that important? Because affordable housing includes with it lots of changes, if you will, including a huge diminishment of the number of required parking spaces; and so, there would be a large amount of spillover parking coming into the T3 neighborhoods behind corridors. Commissioner Reyes is very aware of that, as well. So we're asking that you would please amend this proposal to maintain that 500 foot buffer between T3 and affordable housing to protect your constituents' neighborhoods from invasive spillover parking. Thank you. City of Miami Page 134 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Thank you. Director Garcia, is there a -- and within our current Code -- a 500 foot buffer between T3 and attainable housing? Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: Yes. Commissioner Reyes: No, I just spoke to Garcia, and this has come before us, and we were supposed to sit down and talk about it, because not only it bothers me, the -- my concern is about parking. But also, when I see that they're calling affordable, if I said up to 140 percent of median income, that is not affordable, sir. Chair Russell: That's workforce. Commissioner Reyes: That it's not even workforce; that's market rate. Just do the math. That is for people that making $80,000, $80,000. 3,000 -- 30 percent of it is $24,000 a year that it could be charged that would be -- that is gross, out of the gross. They will have to have a net or disposable income every month of $2,000 -- over $2, 000, sir. I think that we have been played, and I want and -- Garcia, Mr. Garcia and I, we have talked about it, and he told me that it will -- we were going to sit down this week and get everything straight, because I've been waiting for him for the past two weeks, okay? Chair Russell: Commissioner, I'm sorry for your interruption, but it has nothing to do with the question that I asked Director Garcia. Is there within our Code currently a 500 foot buffer between T3 and affordable housing? Francisco Garcia (Director, Planning): There is a safeguard that prevents reductions to be granted for parking purposes, and others, as well, whenever there is a proximity of within 500 feet to T3 that is in place today. So the direct answer is, yes, that does exist. What I'd like to do if you'll allow me for a quick second is to say that the reason why some of the amendments proposed within this ordinance exist as proposed is this: When we first approached Tallahassee to engage in the thought process for attainable housing, with the idea that land is scarce in the City of Miami and we needed to -- and land costs are high -- and we needed to incentivize the construction of affordability and affordable units in the City of Miami, we thought that a reasonable way to do it would be to add density, number of units per acre to parcels that already existed and would be prime for development, right? And so, in speaking with the Department of Economic Opportunity in Tallahassee about it, they began to sort of direct us towards considering having this additional density in transit corridors and in transportation -oriented development sites. Both terms are already defined in the Zoning Ordinance. And it makes sense in a way, because these are areas that would have the mass transit features that are desirable to the workforce component in the City of Miami. So when we first instituted the attainable housing plan -- the Attainable Housing Ordinance -- there was approximately 60 to 65 percent of the land mass of the City of Miami eligible in principle for applications for attainable housing. Then, of course, from that, you take away anything that is zoned T3, and that brings it down from about 65 percent to about 40 percent immediately, because the City of Miami is largely zoned T3. Approximately 70 percent of the land mass of the City of Miami is zoned T3, whether T3 -R, T3 -L, or T3-0. So that was already a significant reduction of eligible land. And then when we brought it down further to exclude land that abutted T3 -- not zoned T3, but abutting T3 -- it came down to roughly 30 percent of the City's land mass, and that 30 percent happens to be the high-density areas in the downtown, the high-density areas in Brickell, the high-density areas in Edgewater, and it goes a little bit beyond that, but not much, with the only exceptions of Little Havana, much of which is zoned City of Miami Page 135 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 T4 and is not abutting T3, and some areas in North Central Model City, which are zoned T6-8, and abut TS, not T3. That's it. And much of that land is already developed. It's infill development. So the opportunities are very, very much scarce. I say that as prelude to say the following: What we're asking for in these amendments -- and again, subject to further consideration and refinement, I understand -- but what we're asking for is at least the opportunity for any developer who seeks to do attainable housing on a parcel of land that abuts T3, zoned T4, T5, T6, but abuts T3 -- not on T3, but abuts T3 -- through a very rigorous process to make a proposal with due consideration to potential adverse impacts to the T3 neighborhoods and the protections that it warrants, but at least make it eligible for a reasonable proposal so that we can consider a significant amount of land in the City of Miami for the potential development of attainable housing. We need it, because but for that; but for that, we're making it extremely difficult, if not almost impossible for the private sector to provide any affordable housing. Commissioner Carollo: Francisco, what concerns me tremendously is that the way it seems we're going so that some developers could make money is in doing away with parking requirements; in fact, all of them. You know what? That's going to create a mess. It's creating a mess already, more than we have, and it's not for the reason they're stating, and let me tell you why. Because I don't know what they were thinking, you know, decades ago in the Commission that sat here when they approved these three-story box houses that had 20 plus, 30 plus small little apartments in Little Havana. Nobody that owns one of those -- and they're all slumlords, and a very few that are not. They're slumlords, they're investors. They'll put into it the least they have to, and ask ridiculous rents. They're not going to tear that down. So then, even if you want to be super gracious in any new plan, they could build, maybe a third of what they have. And even if you give them half of what they have, they're not going to tear it down, because they're going to lose money. So what we're talking about is people that have lots that want to try to get a little more out of it, and they want to do away with the parking requirements that then the problem falls on us. In Little Havana right now, we're going to have to spend a lot of money in buying land, creating parking, because the mess that we have there --for the residents alone, there's not enough parking. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: And then, if we're truly going to make that into a real major tourist area, it will never happen if we don't have the parking for them. Chair Russell: So to address the ordinance at hand, please, I'd like -- I'd really like to see something within this come to fruition, because we have an Attainable Housing Ordinance. It needs an amendment, because it's not activating in the way that we had hoped. We always have to respect the single-family neighborhood and try not to intrude, where possible. We will have this discussion ongoing, because density and affordability go hand in hand organically, and if left unchecked is a threat to the single-family neighborhood, so we need to find that balance. How close? How far? The exception process is robust. I think it's good, but I understand the single-family neighborhoods want peace of mind to understand how dense it can come. And in the only iteration of this that we've approved, we built a tiered system in, because we didn't have it within the ordinance, and I was hoping that we could within this amendment find that spacing so that single-family is buffered, the more dense and intense -- but I do want to incentivize affordability for ownership and rental. And if my understanding is correct, PZ.2 does that. Have we addressed the parking issue within this ordinance? Commissioner Reyes: No. City of Miami Page 136 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Garcia: The candid, straightforward answer is, at present, no; certainly not to the satisfaction of many of the stakeholders here at the dais, and I absolutely understand that, so that's certainly one of the pending issues. I'll say briefly, just to frame the parking issue, parking certainly attaches a significant cost to any development, and that's known universally. And it begins to be a cost burden, especially for the smaller -scale developers. So parking relief associated with smaller -scale attainable housing is something that I think we would do well to consider. If what I'm hearing correctly -- and I certainly benefit quite a bit from this conversation -- if what I hear from the dais is that there should be very, very strict limits as to how much parking flexibility there should be -- or maybe I'm hearing -- Chair Russell: Case by case. Mr. Garcia: -- no parking flexibility -- well, certainly, case by case, because the exception asks for that. But if what we're looking for is a significant reduction so as to assuage the fears of the residential neighbors, then that's something that we can program into the ordinance, perhaps to the level -- calibrated to the level that would satisfy the Commission. Chair Russell: Thank you. Vice Chairman, you have something? Vice Chair Gort: Yeah. All I ask all of you is -- I have a lot of problem with the affordable building, affordable housing building that we have within my district, and I'm sure in you all's district. You -- we tend to believe that the senior citizens don't drive. They do drive, and we have a lot of problem with parking. I mean, all you have to do is go to any of our neighborhood at night or on a weekend, and you can see the amount of cars that are in the street, all over. And this is something we need to analyze. Chair Russell: Is it possible -- Commissioner Reyes: See -- Chair Russell: -- to pass -- Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Chair? Chair Russell: -- PZ.2 on first reading with a direction to address the parking issue before second reading? Is that something we could do? Commissioner Reyes: Mr. Chair, if I may? Chair Russell: I'm just asking the Administration first. Is that something we could do procedurally? Mr. Garcia: Is it possible? Yes. Would it benefit greatly from further direction? Also, yes. Chair Russell: All right. So you would rather us defer it and work on it? Mr. Garcia: That might be the prudent approach. Chair Russell: Commissioner Reyes. Commissioner Reyes: That's what I was saying, sir, also. And do you think that I'm a fool? You know, you always telling me to shut up. What's the matter with you? Okay, listen. Although -- City of Miami Page 137 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: He didn't tell the seven -time convicted criminal -- Commissioner Reyes: No, he didn't say -- Commissioner Carollo: -- to shut up. Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Commissioner Carollo: You know. Commissioner Reyes: Now -- Commissioner Carollo: If I was you -- I guess you got to get convicted (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Commissioner Reyes: -- although my concern -- you must know that your same concern -- the concern was 500 feet from Tis. That is my concern, because of all the encroachment that we're going to do. But I've been saying this and I've been trying to get a hold of Francisco, and we're trying to talk about it, and it seems that it is consensus in this -- I mean some of the Commissioners -- that we are concerned about the parking problem and the --we are destroying Miami. We are destroying the neighborhoods, because if we don't demand that parking is included, you're going to see all -- Flagami doesn't have any swales, you see. All the swales, they are all dirt, because they kill the grass, because they park on the grass. And why is that? Because we are -- give them all these benefits -- no parking, more density -- in order to obtain attainable housing. But now, to make the matter worse, to make the matter worse, what we are doing -- and that is something that I want to address with you, Mr. Garcia -- that let's call spade "spade." 140 percent of the median income, it is not affordable, it is not workforce. It is market rate, you see. When -- I mean, we've been played. When we call "affordable, " it has to be affordable, and it has to be according to the income of the people that live in our City, see? Chair Russell: All right. Here's my recommendation, then. Commissioner Reyes: I want to defer it -- Chair Russell: Exactly. Commissioner Reyes: -- until we all sit down and we are -- all are -- I wouldn't vote for this unless -- Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Reyes: -- I see it. Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon. Commissioner Hardemon: Mr. Chairman, if I may, I don't think that there would be one single rental unit available in the City of Miami unless it is being rented by an affordable housing developer that's gotten some sort of -- Chair Russell: Subsidy. Commissioner Hardemon: -- incentive, subsidy from the State. Why do I feel that way? Because when we talk about affordable rental units or units that are being created for rental properties, all of that is being undermined by short-term vacation City of Miami Page 138 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 rentals. I'm watching the intensity of the use of the short-term vacation rentals in my neighborhood. I'm sure that it'll continue to happen in other neighborhoods, because if you can make $6,500 over a month where you would normally make $1,200, it is a no-brainer. You do it unless there are laws that are put into place that don't allow you to be in certain areas. And, for instance, the type of area that I think that should be free of short-term vacation rentals are our T3 areas. And so, it -- you know, I -- when I hear someone talk about protecting the single-family neighborhoods, I agree with them. I think that the single-family neighborhoods need some sort of protection. And to continue to build rental units -- not only rental units, but rental units that are more intense than the rental units that we already have, what you're doing is creating a way -- especially for the smaller developers -- to create more short-term vacation rentals in these places, and that will -- I don't know if there's a mike over there or something (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And so -- and what that does is it creates an environment that is not typical of a single-family neighborhood. And, you know, there may be Commissioners here that are not experiencing that, but if a property goes up for sale in your neighborhood, soon you will, because there are going to be million -dollar homes next to you that will be rented out for Airbnb or for short-term vacation usage, because it's going to be profitable. It is the new way of real estate. Someone who's an individual can create multiple companies that each own one property and rent it out, and make a profit. And so, you know, what's ironic about it -- I watch a lot of HGTV (Home and Garden Television) and other channels that are similar to it, and when -- I was watching a show about a rental space in DC (District of Columbia), in an area that is being gentrified. The -- there's a gentleman that owned a old black fire station, and it is not owned by a black person anymore, but he owns that fire station and he's using it as a residence. And so, he was air -- he was short -term -vacation -renting apart of that facility; not the part where you can actually tell that it was a fire station, but another section of it. And he said his income from just lease -- renting out two rooms was about $6,500 a month. And so, then the company basically comes in. They helped him renovate, and they say, "Okay, well, you take the other side and let the other people take the fire station side. " And they created this mood that, you know, displayed the history of the fire station, et cetera, et cetera. They talk about all the restaurants, of course, that you can go and visit, but moreover, he increased his revenue; his profit was set to increase. And I'm saying that to say there, he lived there. But very soon, he'll be able to live wherever he wants to with that sort of revenue coming into the picture. And what it shows you is that you're not going to have neighborhoods anymore, because he's a single man living in that space. He's not going to live there with his family; not with people in and out in that sort of circumstance; not with two daughters in the house and a wife, et cetera. I mean, you can't even invite your brother over, right? So what I'm saying there is that these are not -- if you don't protect the single-family neighborhoods from this sort of an intrusion, we're going to have a real big problem. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Commissioner Hardemon: We don't know -- we're not going to have any kids to visit our parks; we're not going to have any kids to fill our schools. I differ from the young lady that spoke earlier. I think there are tremendous and wonderful public schools in the Miami -Dade County System, but they will all suffer if we don't have families that are going to be available to be in those spaces. You think about -- what do we pay; like $300 a year for our garbage pickup? I mean, you get you a six - bedroom, four -and -a -half bathroom mansion, and look at the garbage that's going to be accumulated when you start having these short-term vacation rentals that are just renting 15 days a month; not even 25. And so, you know, I think these are all things that we have to really consider. And I don't want to exacerbate the issue. I think it is prominent in the -- in neighborhoods that are considered to be more affordable, but that won't be affordable, because you won't be able to compete with business loans City of Miami Page 139 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 to buy residential property, because that's what it's going to turn into. And once that happens, we're going to be looking, saying, "My God, what happened to our communities?" We might as well just change all the zoning to commercial and let people buy and rent houses as a commercial property, because that's what it's turning into. Chair Russell: Commissioner Hardemon, if I may make a recommendation on that. Madam City Attorney, I think the will would be here to draft something and find co- sponsors once all Commissioners understand the status of our ability to regulate short-term rentals. So if you could work together with Commissioners, and just see offline who has the will to bring that, and what terms we can within the State law currently, I think there would be a will to do so where we can. So I don't think -- it's a little tangentially outside of what we're talking about with this ordinance, so that's why I'm trying to table it and take it to a conversation that you have with Commissioners off the dais at the moment. Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Gort: That was going to be my question. I mean, how long have we been in court? Are we still in court? Where are we? Because they're paying everyone, Miami Beach, to get the payments from them. Chair Russell: Madam City Attorney -- Vice Chair Gort: They have to be very restrictive where they can go, and so on. Chair Russell: --he's asking the status of our court situation with Airbnb. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Right. So we've talked about that right now, at this moment, we really can't draft any type of ordinance to regulate anything, because we are grandfathered in under old provisions. And right now, we're fighting for our right to -- Vice Chair Gort: Well, my understanding is that we're not allowed to be in residential areas. Ms. Mendez: Short-term rentals, pursuant to our ordinances, are not allowed. But that's -- we're in a lawsuit about that right now, and it's -- so that's what we're dealing with. Chair Russell: Thank you. Ms. Mendez: We were in mediation, and now we're -- Chair Russell: My recommendation is a deferral of PZ.2, and a withdrawal of PZ.1, so we can focus and work on one ordinance. Commissioner Carollo: Move, move. Chair Russell: That'll be on first reading. Commissioner Reyes: I second. Chair Russell: Moved and seconded to July 10. That gives a little time to work on it. Commissioner Reyes: Yeah. Chair Russell: Was that sufficient? City of Miami Page 140 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: How long would you need? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): July 11, sir. Chair Russell: July 11. Thank you very much. Commissioner Reyes: Excuse me. Just how long would you need to sit with every one of us and address all our concerns? Mr. Garcia: Frankly, depending on availability. I will certainly make it my first priority, because this has been a long time coming. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Mr. Garcia: So I'll breeze into your offices next week. Chair Russell: Thank you. Brenda Betancourt: Chairman? Chair Russell: Would you like to --we haven't voted on it. Commissioner Reyes: I love you. Chair Russell: Public comment -- Ms. Betancourt: I love you, too. Chair Russell: -- on the deferral and withdrawal -- Ms. Betancourt: Yes. Chair Russell: -- of PZ.2 and 1. Ms. Betancourt: Okay. Actually, I just want to thank, before anything, that the Building Department and the Zoning Department, especially the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Department, who help us with something that we were trying to get, and they were able to give us a hand in a project; a small project of two townhouses, but still, it's important for the person who owns that property. To me, I think it would be important, just about the parking, that the building has parking for everybody, at least one, and the reason is, if you go to 8th Avenue and 2nd Street on the north side -- no, northwest -- it's building next to a building next to a building of three floors, 12 units, zero parking. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Ms. Betancourt: So what happen with my friend and my sister that live on -- across the street, next to (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Building? And it's a small house, and they're having issues, because people in those units drive two blocks to park in front of their houses. So maybe decals that have a specific --just for the property. The houses need to be protected from parking. And if you rent a unit in those 36 units that are in there and you park in the street, you should be cited, because if you rent a unit where you know there's no parking, it's your fault. So I will please ask you if you want to do whatever recommendations that you're doing to think about not just -- it's important to build, it's important to have affordable housing. But if you still approving those small buildings with zero parking, punishing the person who owns a City of Miami Page 141 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 house next to those lots, they should be -- at least have a decal saying, "You know what? This is in front of my house. This should be my parking, and not somebody else who's having 36 units with zero parking." So please just think about that. I'm all for it, and I love you, too, Manolo. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Ms. Tapanes. Melissa Tapanes Llahues: Yes. Hello. Melissa Tapanes. I'm here representing the Latin Builders Association in connection with PZ. L We would respectfully request a deferral of PZ.1 rather than a withdrawal. We've been working with Commissioners on a friendly amendment that we believe will be very positive for the industry. Chair Russell: Why do you believe that PZ.1 is substantively different than PZ.2, to the benefit -- that we couldn't add that into PZ.2; the same amendments you're talking about? Because we're only going toward first reading. I'd really like to find one track for this legislation instead of two that aren't in sync. Ms. Tapanes Llahues: Okay. So PZ (Planning and Zoning) -- it amends different sections of the Code, so my concern is because of the title of the ordinance of PZ.2, it is different than PZ. 1, so we would have to go back to Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board in order to work on that legislation, and expand the scope to include the title that's PZ. 1. PZ.1 started first; that's why it's here on second reading. PZ.2 expands upon what PZ.1 does, but does not include all the same title or sections of Miami 21. Chair Russell: Thank you. Director Garcia, could we bring those provisions into PZ.2 if we choose to do so between now, first, and second reading? Mr. Garcia: I don't think the item is, at this moment in time, is to actually even pass PZ.2, so there could be amendments made to PZ.2 that certainly bring in -- Chair Russell: Bring those. We wouldn't have to go back to Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board? Mr. Garcia: I certainly don't believe so. And then, frankly -- and I stand to be corrected, and if anyone cares to do so, they're welcome to. My understanding is that PZ.2 is inclusive of everything that PZ.1 has, and then adds additional features. Chair Russell: Correct. So I would stand with the same motion; withdraw PZ.1, defer PZ.2, and then bring whatever amendments you're trying to get into PZ.2. We don't need to go back to PZAB (Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board). We can all work together and see if it applies. Public— Ms. Tapanes Llahues: My question would be if the City Attorney agrees that it could be all included in the same ordinance, then we're fine. Ms. Mendez: Well, we would -- we're not passing it on first. If we would be passing it on first and then make substantive amendment changes to second, I would be a little nervous. But both of these items have gone to PZAB in some form or another, so if we merge them here with some -- I am not offended doing that, so we'll work together. Ms. Tapanes Llahues: Thank you. Chair Russell: We don't want to offend you. Thank you very much. Mr. March, you have a comment? Ms. Tapanes Llahues: We appreciate it. City of Miami Page 142 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mike March: Yes, thank you. I'm here to talk about the deferment of PZ.2. I've been following this closely, because as a resident of the West Grove, we have our own public benefits section to the NCD -2 amendments, which I understand may be coming back in September; and so, I would like to thank the three of you who mentioned the parking intrusion concerns; and also, Hardemon, for when he mentioned the Airbnb, because in the West Grove and in Coconut Grove, it's happening, too. What's happening with some of these historic structures -- for instance, on Avocado, it was very controversial, and that was an Airbnb, because people could not alter it to their liking. It was designated historic. And then, that just became an Airbnb with three different rooms. And talk about intrusion in our neighborhood, that was a huge -- it was obvious to all of us neighbors, all the kids coming in and out of that place every day. So I'm against that Airbnb in the T3 neighborhood. I live in a T3 -R, and I'm against these projects being close to us, because in the West Grove, our property is more affordable, and it's going to affect us more than the rest of the Grove. And so, what's happening in the West Grove is we're -- if you look at the future land use map, for instance, Douglas Road, some of my neighbors are being up -zoned to TS. They're currently T3 -R, but they're -- if you look at the future land use map, they're being up -zoned to TS, because on Douglas Road, those people are selling out to appointed leaders in Coconut Grove, and they're not even aware that their property is a T5. So talk about gentrification; talk about swindling. This is done by an appointed official here in Coconut Grove. So what's going on with the NCDs (Neighborhood Conservation Districts) is that some of my friends and I feel that it's a bait and switch in terms of they're taking away density from us homeowners by saying, "Oh, you can only build 50 percent," but then, if you're a developer, you're getting all these incentives, so that's why I'm following this public benefits program. You've deferred it several times. And in terms of the NCD -2 amendments, you're not even offering it throughout all of Coconut Grove. They're targeting my black neighborhood, and they're -- the way they're doing that is there is an -- there's a bonus for something called cross -block connectivity and civic space, okay? They're not offering that bonus throughout all of the NCD -3, which is all of Coconut Grove. Chair Russell: I believe they offered. That's not what's on the discussion today. Mr. March: No, but it's related to public benefits. Chair Russell: Right. Mr. March: And if it comes back in September, one of my problems with that is that they're excluding parts of Bird Road, which are east of the Home Depot or Bridgeport Avenue, and they're excluding parts of 27th Avenue, which are south of Berries, which is called Coconut Avenue. So if you're going to offer public benefits, do it to white and black, all of Coconut Grove. Chair Russell: Thank you. Mr. March: Don't exclude the rich white areas. Thank you. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. So we have a motion to withdraw PZ.1 and defer PZ.2. We have a motion and a second on that; am I correct? All right. Any further discussion on the item? All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. City of Miami Page 143 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. Chair Russell: Yes, sir; yes, sir; yes, sir. We have a few things left. Commissioner Carollo: I've been very quiet here this whole time and -- go ahead and do that again, Mr. Crespo. And put the camera on him. No, no, the index finger. Chair Russell: Please, we're not doing this. Commissioner Carollo: You know why? Chair Russell: We have a lot of work yet to do. Commissioner Carollo: No, no. Throughout most of this meeting, he keeps putting his index finger up and saying things to me, sitting out there. And then he goes crying that they won't allow him in the Northeast Building. Now you know why those good people that live in that building in the northeast don't want a seven -time convicted criminal that served jail for over a third of his lifetime in three states, because even here, in a public place like this, he can't control himself. He thinks he's in jail, looking at the guards that are coming by, or the warden. Chair Russell: No, Commissioner. He's baiting you and you're taking it. Commissioner Carollo: No, no, no, he's not baiting me. He's not baiting me. I want the public to see what this hardcore ex -con is really like, who he really is, because he tries to pretend he's somebody else; a corruption fighter, a white knight. Chair Russell: We need to move on, please. Boards and Committees. Commissioner Carollo: Are you afraid of him? I'm not. Chair Russell: I really just want to get some work done. Commissioner Carollo: We are. Chair Russell: Please, Boards and Committees. Mr. Hannon: Chair, before we get to the Boards and Committees -- Chair Russell: Yes. Mr. Hannon: -- I believe Commissioner Reyes had a pocket item. Chair Russell: I apologize. I haven't seen it at all today. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Mr. Chairman? Chair Russell: Yes, Mr. Manager. Mr. Gonzalez: If I may, sir, I'd like to address Commissioner Carollo's concerns. Mr. Crespo, earlier when we started today, we said that any person making offensive remarks or who becomes unruly will be barred from further attending Commission meetings, and may be subject to arrest. Sir, you've been warned. I, too, have seen what you've been doing, and yet, this constitutes unruly behavior, so I would ask you to please contain yourself, sir. City of Miami Page 144 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: Thank you, Mr. Manager. Boards and Committees. Commissioner Reyes: Okay. Chair Russell: I'm sorry; pocket item. Commissioner Reyes: Pocket item. Chair Russell: Have you distributed this pocket item to everyone, please? Commissioner Reyes: No, I haven't. It's a pocket discussion. Chair Russell: Pocket discussion. Can we take up discussions? Because we still have yet discussion items that are on the agenda that haven't been addressed yet. Commissioner Reyes: Whatever you deem, let's go through the (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chair Russell: Yes. And then the last thing we have are a few discussion items that are on the agenda, and then we'll take up any pocket items -- Commissioner Reyes: Yes, sir. Chair Russell: -- that the board has the will to -- Commissioner Reyes: Mine is a breeze. Chair Russell: All right. City of Miami Page 145 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PZ.2 ORDINANCE First Reading 5310 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Commissioners OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21"), MORE and Mayor- PZ SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1.2, TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS," TO MODIFY THE DEFINITIONS OF ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.15, TITLED "AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME HOUSING SPECIAL BENEFIT PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO ADD NEW INCENTIVES, INCLUDING A FLOOR LOT RATIO ("FLR") BONUS AND NEW MINIMUM UNIT SIZES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS, PROVIDING HOUSING FOR MIXED -INCOME POPULATIONS AT OR BELOW ONE HUNDRED FORTY PERCENT (140%) OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND TO PERMIT AFFORDABLE AND ATTAINABLE MIXED -INCOME DEVELOPMENTS ABUTTING A T3 TRANSECT ZONE BY PROCESS OF EXCEPTION WITH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL; TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE WITHIN MIAMI 21; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Continue RESULT: CONTINUED MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. Item PZ.2 was continued to the July 11, 2019, Regular Commission Meeting. For minutes referencing Item PZ.2, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item (s) " and Item PZ. 1. City of Miami Page 146 Printed on 0812712019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 PZ.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading 5826 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Commissioners OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"); MORE and Mayor- PZ SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 1.1 AND 1.2 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, RESPECTIVELY TITLED "DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING FUNCTION: USES (ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3)" AND "DEFINITIONS OF TERMS," TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF AMUSEMENT RIDE; AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO ADD AMUSEMENT RIDES AS A USE BY EXCEPTION FOR TRANSECT T-6 ("URBAN CORE ZONE") OPEN; AMENDING ARTICLE 6, TABLE 13, TITLED "SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS," TO ADD SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES UNDER TRANSECT T-6 ("URBAN CORE ZONE") OPEN; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING MOVER: Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner SECONDER: Ken Russell, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Note for the Record. For additional minutes referencing Item PZ.3, please see "Public Comment for Regular Item(s). " Chair Russell: I'm going to jump to PZ.3, the amusement ride zoning text amendment. PZ.3. Is there a motion on PZ.3, amusement rides? Vice Chair Gort: I move it and I'd like to have an amendment. Chair Russell: It's been moved by Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: The -- we wanted to include where there's 90 -foot -high bearings, they're 1, 000 feet from the existing residential dwelling. The staff felt that these two items did not belong in the resolution, but rather in the exception. Chair Russell: Thank you. It'll -- I'll -- as Chair, I'll second the motion. I would like to ask a question of the Planning Department with regard to the amendments, because I did receive the same request for amendments, and they do seem reasonable, but I understand, Francisco, there's potential reasons that they have issue. Francisco Garcia: There are, sir. I received -- and I believe -- I'm sorry. By way of introduction, Francisco Garcia, Planning Director. You are referring, I believe, to a memorandum shared with a number of individuals by the DNA, the Downtown Neighborhood Association, in which they specified three additions to the ordinance. I am happy to report that because we had heard some of those concerns previously -- right -- I believe they're Items Number 2 and Number 3 -- are either explicitly or implicitly already included in the ordinance. 2 and 3 pertain to noise and noise impacts, and 3 pertains to height, which is already embedded in the zoning City of Miami Page 147 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 designation that pertains to the site, so those two have been satisfied already. There's an additional one, and I believe I've just been handed -- I don't have it other than that, because I haven't received it officially -- but I've just been handed, I think, the narrative, and it says something along the lines of there should be a distancing requirement of 1,000 feet from the installation of the place where such a -- an amusement ride might be installed for residential dwellings. The site itself is zoned for potential residential development, so it would be contradictory to say that in a mixed -use -zoned site, one could have an amusement ride; presumably, a Ferris wheel; and at the same time, within that same parcel of land, which is zoned for residential, among other things, residences could not be built. That is, frankly, not the structure of the Zoning Ordinance. There is presently no residential onsite, but I don't think the City would want to preclude and set itself neither as a property owner nor as a zoning regulator from having residential onsite or nearby in the future. So, frankly, that is an issue, the adjacency to residential, that I think could be dealt with in terms of control of adverse impacts through the exception process. That ultimately comes to you, the City Commission. Regulatorily [sic], to add in T6-8-0, that no residences can happen within 1,000 feet is at least counter -intuitive; and at worst, contract zoning; neither of which is good. Chair Russell: Understood. Commissioner Gort. Vice Chair Gort: My understanding is you said this has to be done through an exception? Mr. Garcia: No question about it; not only an exception, Commissioner, but an exception with City Commission approval. Vice Chair Gort: Right. With this approval? Mr. Garcia: You ultimately are the approvers of such an exception, yes. Vice Chair Gort: Okay. Thank you. Chair Russell: Commissioner Gort, Vice Chairman, the amendments you are requesting, Mr. Garcia says that they are actually redundantly within -- one of them is actually -- Vice Chair Gort: Right, redundant. Chair Russell: -- within. Would you like to push forward on the amendment, or withdraw the amendment? Vice Chair Gort. No. I'll follow the Planning Department's recommendation. Chair Russell: All right. So then we're looking to pass this as is. Mr. Cruz, we already have had public comment on this item. You have something to add? Elvis Cruz: I see you've gone to the PZ (Planning and Zoning) agenda. I thought the public hearing I spoke at earlier was for the morning agenda. Chair Russell: No, sir. We opened and we swore everybody in, because it was already after 2 o'clock, so we opened both meetings at that time, and we did public comment for the Planning and Zoning agenda, as well as the morning agenda. And if you didn't understand, that's absolutely fine. We'll open the floor for you now to speak. City of Miami Page 148 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Mr. Cruz: Thank you. And I would like to speak about PZ.2. Should I speak now or after this? Chair Russell: We're only dealing with PZ.3 at the moment. Mr. Cruz: Okay. So I'll stand by. Chair Russell: Yes. Thank you very much. Mr. Cruz: Thank you. Chair Russell: Is there any further discussion on PZ.3, amusement rides? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): An ordinance -- Chair Russell: I'm sorry. Please read the title. I apologize. The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Chair Russell: Thank you. I apologize. We'll take one more vote on PZ.3. All in favor, say "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEWS1 City of Miami Page 149 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes NA - NON -AGENDA ITEWS1 NAA DIRECTIVE 6091 DIRECTION BY CHAIR RUSSELL TO THE CITY MANAGER TO Office of the City CREATE A POLICY THAT DISTINGUISHES WHEN A MEETING IS Cierk A PUBLIC MEETING SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI OR WHEN IT IS MEETING NOT SPONSORED BY THE CITY. RESULT: DISCUSSED June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: And so, that is -- we have -- we finished, Commissioner Carollo, PH.4 -- Commissioner Carollo: Hold on. Chair Russell: -- PH. 7 -- Commissioner Carollo: Hold on for a minute. PH.47 Chair Russell: Yep, we finished that one. Commissioner Carollo: PH. 7. Chair Russell: PH. 7, RE. 13 -- Commissioner Carollo: RE. 13. Chair Russell: -- and EM. 1. Commissioner Carollo: EM. 1. Chair Russell: Right. Commissioner Carollo: Okay, hold on a second. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) RE. 13, PH -- Chair Russell: While you're working through that, I just wanted to address the Manager on something separate; just a point of privilege. There was an issue that took place last night at a meeting of the public with regard to a City park, and I think it brought about something that Mr. Elvis Cruz was discussing this morning during his public comment and has been brought tome by a few other people. We need to distinguish when a meeting is a public meeting sponsored by the City or a private meeting sponsored by a homeowners association, or a gated community, for example. If there is a publicly sponsored meeting that we are in charge of organizing, distributing the information about, it needs to be publicly accessible, I believe. I don't think we've ever really distinguished that, and a lot of times we get invited to a private meeting within a gated community; at which point, they have the ability to give or deny access to whomever they want, and that's not the way we should be able to run a meeting that's sponsored by the public. Where it gets mixed up is if somebody's sponsoring a meeting, invites us along, we distribute the fliers, we have our logo on it, then it gives the perception of a public meeting; they should have public access. So Mr. Manager, if you could create a policy amongst your staff that separates those two. I will still go to private meetings, if an HOA (homeowners association) or a condo association invites me to a meeting. I can't tell them who City of Miami Page 150 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 NA.2 6067 Office of the City Clerk they can let in or not, but then it would not be me sponsoring that meeting, nor the City. Mr. Manager. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): Sir, we're already working on that, and we've had a conversation this morning; meetings with the Parks Director. There will be ample opportunities with subsequent meetings for other people to express their concerns, but your point is well taken and we'll carry that out. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN. APPOINTEE: Marie Louissaint ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-19-0229 NOMINATED BY: Commissioner Keon Hardemon MOTION TO: Adopt RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner SECONDER: Manolo Reyes, Commissioner AYES: Russell, Gort, Carollo, Reyes, Hardemon Chair Russell: So we have discussion items on the agenda. Let me just make sure I get to the right place. DI (discussion) -- Commissioner Carollo: Commissioner, I think you have an appointment that has to be renewed, Commissioner Hardemon, to the Bayfront Park Trust. Commissioner Hardemon: Is it Marleine Bastien? Commissioner Carollo: Marie. Commissioner Hardemon: Marie Louissaint? Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Commissioner Hardemon: I move -- Commissioner Reyes: Second. Commissioner Hardemon: --for reappointment. Commissioner Carollo: Okay. Commissioner Reyes: That's it. Chair Russell: Motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor, say "aye. " City of Miami Page 151 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Russell: Any opposed? Motion passes. NA.3 DISCUSSION ITEM 6089 DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONER HARDEMON REGARDING Office of the City JUVENILE CURFEW. Clerk RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair Russell: Commissioner Reyes, you have a -- did you have a comment? Commissioner Reyes: Yes. My -- oh, yes. Commissioner Hardemon: Yeah, I may -- be -- if I may, before we address the pocket item, I have a question to the Chief, and I guess through the City Manager, as well. I saw recently that the City of Miami posted this -- I don't know -- it was on social media, and it was referencing the curfew, the juvenile curfew, and how we were going to follow the County's lead with the curfew. I've always found the County's curfew kind of problematic. I know we've had representatives from my district that have been supportive of it; however, when -- I remember looking up issues regarding the curfew, and when the County -- for instance, they posted some billboards in the areas to tell people that there was going to be a curfew implemented. And when I looked at the districts in the Miami -- in Miami -Dade County that they were all implemented in, they put these billboards in, they were all districts of color. They were not in districts that were not of color. And so -- Jorge Colina (Chief of Police): Commissioner, if I may. So I saw that early this morning when that went out on a mailer, and I checked with the Deputy Chief and our Assistant Chiefs. That is not something that I had seen, and I had that recalled, okay? Just -- I mean, I don't know if I -- Commissioner Hardemon: So -- yeah, yeah, so you know where I'm going. Chief Colina: Yeah. Commissioner Hardemon: I don't have to talk a whole lot of time (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Chief Colina: No, I had that recalled, because I share the same concern as you do. I don't want something to be applied disproportionately anywhere. I don't want kids to be playing basketball, three on three, and someone's calling, saying, "Hey, you said this was going to be strictly enforced. I want them out of -- you know, I'm not interested in that. Commissioner Hardemon: I appreciate that, because in some places, you know, you can have a 15-, 20,000 -square -foot lot, you know, with a 6,000 -square -foot home, and you can play in your yard -- Chief Colina: Of course. Commissioner Hardemon: --and it's not a problem. In other places, you have 600 square feet and you have, you know, four sisters and brothers, a mom, and you're living in one space, and, you know, you have to play basketball down the street. City of Miami Page 152 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chief Colina: I agree a hundred percent. I had that recalled this morning. It's an ordinance that exists on the books. I'm not crazy about this idea that, hey, now we're going to come after the kids. I don't -- it's okay for someone else to have that philosophy. I just don't agree with it, that's all. Commissioner Hardemon: Thank you, Chief. Chair Russell: Your apology is clear. Thank you. Commissioner Hardemon: Thank you, Chief. NA.4 DISCUSSION ITEM 6090 DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONER REYES REGARDING RESOLUTION R-18-0526 THAT WAS PASSED BY THE CITY Office of the City COMMISSION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEND A Cierk WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS ("ATS") REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND REMOVAL OF ALL ACTIVE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR SYSTEM HARDWARE. RESULT: DISCUSSED Chair Russell: Commissioner Reyes, thank you for your patience. Commissioner Reyes: Yes. Thank you very much. I have a question here for the City Manager. You know, we did -- I think that we -- the -- we had a resolution, that it was for the removal of the red light cameras, and that happened about six months ago, right? And according to what the procedure was, there was supposed to be a letter from you noting the company or -- which is ATS, I think -- that they should remove the cameras, or we're going to take possession. But according to all the information that I have --for example, I have a letter from Juan Perez to Ofelia -- so I don't know who Ofelia is -- asking about it; no answer. I have -- that is on December 12. January 23, another letter from (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Carrera to Ofelia Perez; no answer. And in March 29, another letter requesting the -- a copy of the letter that was sent to ATS; no answer, whatsoever. As far as I know, they have not been notified of the resolution to take the cameras off. As a matter of fact, I feel real bad, because yesterday, I toured the Police Department Building, and as I was going through the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) policing, I was bragging on the fact that they were going to have more cameras, because we were going to take possession on all the cameras there. And I don't know what has taken -- I don't know if it fell down the cracks, but it make me look like a fool in front of the Chief now that we don't know -- we haven't even notified the people that they have 120 days to -- I mean, by this month, they should have been in our possession now. Chair Russell: Mr. Manager -- Commissioner Reyes: I don't know what happened. Please explain to me if it went down the -- I mean, fell down through the cracks or what. Emilio T. Gonzalez (City Manager): A couple of things, sir. I do recall sending them a letter, and I'll look for it. I know that for a time afterwards, the Police Department was getting feeds from the equipment there. They are no longer getting feeds from the equipment. One of our Assistant City Attor --City Managers has been in discussion with the company about how to remove those and so forth. But what I'll do is I'll regroup with staff, and I'll have an answer by tomorrow. City of Miami Page 153 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Reyes: But that is not the question. The question is if the City -- if the Police Department said, "Well, we don't have any need for that," that's out of the question. That is not the problem. The problem is that a resolution was made that a letter was going to be sent to those people that -- giving them 120 days, and it didn't happen. That's what I --that is my problem. Chair Russell: He's saying that he believes it did happen. Commissioner Reyes: Well, I want to see a copy -- Mr. Gonzalez: Yes, sir. Commissioner Reyes: -- because we -- Chair Russell: He's going to check his records. Commissioner Reyes: -- requested a copy, and we haven't been able to -- Mr. Gonzalez: Sir -- Commissioner Reyes: As far as I know -- Madam City Attorney, you have a copy of that letter? I mean, how can you not have a copy of that letter if you are the ones that you are going to enforce the resos? Chair Russell: Right. So if we can submit pocket items earlier, they'll know what to be looking for throughout the day, because they may have it. They may have it. Commissioner Reyes: You see, I don't want -- I mean, the thing is that I want things done. If this is -- this was a resolution from this body that says we have to send a letter -- I mean, even if the Police Department don't want it, see? Mr. Gonzalez: Sir -- Commissioner Reyes: That is totally irrelevant. Mr. Gonzalez: -- your point is well taken. I do recall a letter. I will look. Maybe I don't have a direct recollection, but I do recall the resolution and I do recall the matter, and I know that we have been in discussions to bring the equipment down, or to own it. But I will have an answer for you -- Commissioner Reyes: Well, I don't know who Ofelia is, but please -- Mr. Gonzalez: She's my assistant, sir. Commissioner Reyes: She's your assistant? Wow. I don't know about, but just tell them that if she is the one that is going to write the letter, she should have written it. If you're the one that's supposed to write the letter -- or any of your -- I know that you are full of work and there's a lot of work, but things got to be done. Mr. Gonzalez: We will get an answer for you, sir. Chair Russell: Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Mr. Manager. Just -- Commissioner Reyes: And -- City of Miami Page 154 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Commissioner Carollo: Whoa, whoa, whoa. On that same topic, I have a question. Mr. Manager, are those cameras still taking video or not? Mr. Gonzalez: No, sir. Commissioner Carollo: No, they're not, at all? Mr. Gonzalez: No, sir. Commissioner Carollo: Well, we can't even use them for that. I thought at least they were going to let us use them so we could take video with them. Commissioner Reyes: I have another question. Chief, do you have use for the -- and -- I mean -- Commissioner Carollo: In some places; some places. Jorge Colina (Chief of Police): So the infrastructure is still there. Commissioner Reyes: The infrastructure. Chair Russell: One at a time, please. Chief Colina: So if you go and you put a camera, then you'd be able to get feed -- Commissioner Reyes: And that be for policing, also. Chair Russell: Please, one at a time. I'm sorry. Commissioner Reyes: Hold on a second. Chief Colina: Yeah. Chair Russell: Just let him finish. Chief Colina: So the company in the past -- Commissioner Reyes: You're always interrupting me. Chair Russell: Sorry. Let him -- he was speaking. Commissioner Reyes: I'm not -- you're not -- Chair Russell: You're interrupting him when he's speaking. Commissioner Reyes: You're not my teacher. You're not my teacher. Commissioner Carollo: You don't do that at Crespo; then don't do it to him. Commissioner Reyes: No, no, no -- Chair Russell: They can't even take a recording of what we're saying if we speak over each other. So I -- Commissioner Reyes: Yeah, but you don't do that to Carollo. What? You're afraid of him? City of Miami Page 155 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 Chair Russell: He's explaining to you and you're cutting him off -- Commissioner Reyes: That's right. Chair Russell: -- so I'm trying to take order of the room so the Chief can explain. Please. Chief Colina: Yes, sir. So the infrastructure is therefrom what they had set up -- the company -- in the past. Commissioner Reyes: Sick and tired of this, guys. Chief Colina: We would have the ability, I believe, to go there and put our own camera with the infrastructure that exists, and then utilize it. As it is right now, we don't have a feed from them. They would, of course, like to sell us something, but that's a whole other element. We are not -- that contract was strictly for red light, making sure that we capture the violations. But we ended that program. Commissioner Carollo: Well, if that -- Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Commissioner Carollo: -- if we're not getting any feed from them, Chief -- Chief Colina: No, we're not. Commissioner Carollo: -- then we need to immediately, Mr. Manager, do what Commissioner Reyes remembered that this Commission voted on and instructed you to do before, and tell them that we want them removed immediately. Now, the only way that I would, you know, put a stop to that is if they would agree that, you know, they will start recording and the police could use it. There are -- some areas, you got smaller cameras already, so you might not necessarily need it; but other intersections, you don't have any, and you could use it. So do you agree with that, Chief? If they let us -- Chief Colina: I do. What I would like, if possible, obviously is -- I've had some conversations with one of the Assistant City Managers. I'd like to see that -- is it possible? Because the company has had this issue in other cities. Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Chief Colina: There's going to bean expense associated with them -- Commissioner Carollo: Of course. Chief Colina: -- coming to remove it -- Commissioner Carollo: Of course. Chief Colina: -- and then make it whole. So if it's possible for us to be able for them to turn that over to us, obviously that would be a point of interest. Commissioner Carollo: This is what -- that's exactly what I'm saying. Commissioner Reyes: That was the idea. Commissioner Carollo: You didn't pick it up; that's what I'm saying. City of Miami Page 156 Printed on 08/27/2019 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2019 ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Reyes: That was the idea. Commissioner Carollo: That by telling them to take it out, they see that we mean business, then we could give them the option. If they don't want to -- because they don't have any other place to put them in, and they're going to have to have the added expense of taking them out and storing them somewhere, then we'll hold off on that as long as we could, you know, take the video and get the feed from it. Commissioner Reyes: Or use the equipment and adapt it, because that is another -- an expense that we don't have to incur, you see. If you are going to -- as we were speaking yesterday, talking yesterday, you want to increase the amount of cameras that we have according to the areas of need and all of that. So you would have a better -- additional policing of the City, and we can use that equipment. And the idea was, if they're not going to pick it up, so we use their equipment. But Mr. Manager, could I please get a letter -- a copy of that letter by tomorrow; the one that you sent? Mr. Gonzalez: If humanly possible, sir, I would gladly do it. Commissioner Reyes: Humanly possible? If you -- Commissioner Carollo: If not -- Commissioner Reyes: -- have to write it -- Commissioner Carollo: -- you will write a new one tomorrow. Chair Russell: Thank you. Commissioner Reyes: -- if you're going to write a new one, I mean, don't date it -- I mean, but if you have to write a new -- a letter to them, could you please have one ready by Monday that you will -- they will receive? Because it had been -- by now, I thought that we were taking possession of them. Chair Russell: Thank you very much. Is there any further discussion? Mr. Gonzalez: Done, sir. Chair Russell: Thank you. Gentlemen, I believe we are done for the day by 6:42. Commissioner Gort is ready to adjourn. Are we at peace? All right. Have a good evening, everyone, and thank you for a very good day's work. Commissioner Reyes: We're not --you're going to wait until 10 o'clock so you can dismiss us? Chair Russell: All right, y'all. Good night. Commissioner Carollo: Goodnight. Chair Russell: We are adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. City of Miami Page 157 Printed on 08/27/2019