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Mine is working for some reason. Okay. No, there, there should be somebody back there. They went there. That's working right now. I think you just tapped it. Testing. Yeah, yeah, go ahead. Commission shut here commission for you. One here Commissioner Jean Commissioner Smith Commissioner smuggler president vice mayor Lynn Sue here mayor Michael Joseph. I am here. You have quorms sir. Okay next item is invocation and I do see a pastor in the audience. Passive ask us. We need mine coming on up doing a invocation for us. Mrs. Vesca. Good evening everyone. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we calm before your presence giving you all the honor and glory. I pray for our mayor and his family. I pray for the commissioners and their staff. I ask your grand them wisdom, health, favor, and grace. I pray for every woman in this city, give them the strength and show your love through every season in life. Let your will be done in this city and let your power and love shine over us in your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Next is Pledge of Allegiance. please everyone stand Thank you Next items item is item number four. Request for withdrawals, affirmations and additions. Madam Clerk. Testing. Perfect. Yes. Mayor. Yes. Further requests of Vice Mayor Lin Soo. An added item titled UMC Free Clinic will be added under legislation and that will now Now be item 11.4. At the Request of Commissioner Smith, discussion items regarding city communication. That will be item 15.6 and the other item is called Texas U-turn and that will be item 15.7. Those are the only changes we have. Next item. Mayor. Yes. You want to make a motion to yes, do I have a motion on the agenda Motion motion to accept okay second Okay Yes, so we're gonna vote on the on the agenda as amended. All in favor say aye. Aye. All right. Passes unanimously. Next is next is next is presentations 5.1. Our former Mayor Thomas Regalato now property appraiser for the great county of Miami the County Commissioner for Tunis Muckle. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. City Attorney, city clerk, residents, my name is Thomas Regalado. And I, like you, was a commissioner for 12 years in the city of Miami and then Mayor of the city of two terms. Some people thought that I was going to retire, but I guess nobody does. But on November 5th, I and a group of people ran for five new constitutional positions in the charter of the state of Florida and Miami-Dade County. One of them was the sheriff, the tax collector, the supervisor of relations, the collector of the court, and of course the property appraisal. So I'm here to offer the services of the new property appraisal office of Miami-Dade County. We are an independent entity, although we function with the county, but we want to work with all the municipalities in our area. In fact, this is my first presentation before a body like you, but I will be going to different cities throughout the county to tell you the service that we have. What can we do for your residents and what can you do for us in terms of information. We need information. I found that sometimes things cannot be filed or get ready for archive and documented because we don't have enough information about sunny changes and other planning issues in the different municipalities. And that sometimes create a problem in terms of value. So I'm here to tell you that we would like to work with you, Mr. Manager, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. I have found that so many people in this great county do not have information about the benefits that they have in terms of having a home. We have 483,000 homes with the homestead exemption in Miami-Dade County and most of them don't know the widow's exemption, the betterance exemption, the elderly residence exemption and they're paying more money. I know that it's sometimes good for government but the people are not using their benefit. So we're creating a calendar of outreach visits to municipalities. And we want to join you when you have an important event in the city, you know, like fair or something that would bring your residents. We will bring our team with the computers. We can even solve problems on site here. One thing that we are starting next week is that we will have a mobile team that will go to the homes of people with a special needs. Anyone with a special needs that cannot mobilize to go to one of our offices to field papers or to bring documents, we will go to them. And we feel that by helping one family a day or one person a day, we're doing the work that the people of Miami-Dade County order us to do. So I'm here to tell you that we're ready to work with North Miami Beach. This is a beautiful city, a thriving city, and anything that you need, please, just a phone call away. Thank you so much. Thank you. I have a question. Before you go, I have one question through the mayor. So do you have somebody without it being a fair where you might have a table and a booth? Do you have somebody that taxed the apartment that I'm the liaison for the appraisal of the party? The property of the party. Absolutely. Well, I was the reason I said taxes because you could hit upon a very important part. I'm in the liaison for seniors and there's 100 people that come. Oh, well. And they probably can have a reduction of their taxes. Disability or age. Do you have somebody that we can maybe schedule come and speak for tomorrow morning tomorrow morning tomorrow no tomorrow morning is just the board that's the board at 930 no I on a Friday afternoon no no but but really this is what we want to do yeah this is and if you guys decide we can have a liaison with our office, we can assign a person that can be a liaison with your office, but we can bring people with knowledge about exemption, all exemptions. In fact, we are launching a campaign to inform the members of the community that have a business and industry about the different taxing that we have for, by state statute, for property, tangible property. And some people don't know, they may have a restaurant or something or a market. Some people don't know that they can have an assumption of $25,000 and not pay taxes on tangible property. So yes, we are willing to bring, we'll bring our, they're the only thing we need is internet connection. We'll bring people, we'll organize that, and we'll bring people who can answer, not only answer, but look at their property and fill the forms that are necessary for them. In fact, March 1st was the deadline to fill the homes that are extension for this year's taxing year. According to a status statue, I have the authority to extend it. So I have extended the feeling period to September by strengthening every single census. I mean, if a person was traveling, wasn't a hospital going to make it. So we will fill the homes at extension and be part of the taxing year 2025? As our economic development group grows, I wouldn't like you to also think of coming to them about the businesses. I appreciate that all of it. That's something I didn't even know. Right, right. I mean, one of the things that we have think with the seniors is commissioner that when they create a trust, it could be a mess. It could be something that they could lose their home to the exemption just because they omit one name. So this council, they don't need an attorney, sorry, I'm not sure. They don't need an attorney. We'll bring the people with the expertise. Maybe we can help some people. Not appreciated, not appreciated. Thank you. We have Commissioner Flormont and then we have a one last comment for our city attorney. So Commissioner Flormont. Thank you. This is a comment. It also a point of personal privilege. I just wanted to say Mr. Mayor emeritus that it is a pleasure to have you here in the city of North Miami Beach. You are legendary Your contributions to Miami-Dade County the city of Miami is greatly appreciated and When we found out you were in the room everyone was trying to figure out where is he? where is he so they can say hi and shake your hand because we appreciate your service to this community. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Mr. Jean and then City Attorney. Thank you so much. I wanted to echo those sentiments as well and I wanted to ask in reference to a lot of the changes happening with the state. do need just a lot of education. So a lot of the material that comes from your office, will it be in multiple languages perhaps? Yes, it is English, it's Spanish, Unreal. Awesome, thank you so much. Yes. The attorney. Thank you, Mayor. And I apologize for asking for a point to personal privilege as well, but I have to echo what Commissioner Flourman said and just say how wonderful it is to see an old friend like the legendary property appraiser. Just someone, not that, and I, you know, one of the things I'm charged with doing is trying to help our commission be sure that we're just right on point when it comes to all the ethical obligations that we have. And so I say to you, if you want to know how to do it, look at Mr. Regolato and his career of not only doing everything right, but serving the public in office and out of office. And let me say as somebody who counts himself among those whose eyes have been opened by this gentleman and a few colleagues, including one we lost last weekend. He's also a patriot and he's somebody who has done more for the cause of freedom than most of us will ever even have the opportunity to do. And he's been consistent. And I urge that to everybody in the room. Consistency and honor and dedication. I just, it warms my heart to see you doing this. And I'm sorry, but I had to say it. Thank you. I have nice things there. No, I know. I know it's my mother's day. Thank you, my friend. Thank you. And one last point for our commissioner, for tuna smuggler. So I hope the mayor doesn't get mad at me for saying this. But back there when we were there, the mayor said to me, Tomas regalados here, he's a legend. So. No, I don't want to take too much of your smoke because it's a legend. So, yeah. And I don't want to take too much of a smoke because last, I think this week or last week, they were talking about naming the courthouse, Soto, and they were talking about the former county clerk. And they talk about the legends attached to that and the respect attached to that. Soto having fought against discrimination and the county clerk as well as fighting for the environment, the community, and to your credit mayor, you've always been someone of a line and someone of an elder statesman in your most purest form, not just from you but from your daughter as well. So it tells that the regular out on names stretches far and wide in this community. So I just want to add those points. So go ahead. And he has two sons as well that are amazing as well. And I thank you so much for being here. I thank you for being a friend, a friend of Kiki as well. So that means so much to me. And you know, like something made me Google you today. And I did not know, and I'm going to call you up one day because I want to talk about it, that you're in Pedro Pán. Yes. I did not know that. So I want to hear all about it some other time. But thank you for serving the city Miami. And now thank you for serving us all of us. And one thing that a lot of people don't know as well, and you could do this by yourself, and not everybody has the know how, that you can actually hire a company that will help you reduce your taxes. And you usually just pay like a 40% or a 50% depending on the contract, 40 or 50% of what you got back back. Of the value. Yeah. So if you got back $5,000, you pay $2500, $2,000 depending on the contract of the fee. So there is ways of saving money. And just because you hire them doesn't mean that you will get money back. But if you hire them, you don't have to pay anything unless you get money back. Right. And by the way, you can do it by yourself. You just pay $15. When we bring our technical people, we can tell you the process of the value adjustment board, which is independent of the property appraisal, independent from the county. These are magistrates that you bring your case, and they say, well, your property is not value, as it should be, or value your property, so they reduce, by reducing the value, they reduce the taxes that that person paid. So it's a myriad of things that we can counsel the residents. Excuse me. Is that done on a day like you can do that daily or is that at like one time a year? No, actually not daily, but it's I'm 95. It's a problem, you know, but but whenever you guys have an event that you feel that you're gonna bring your residence or for instance this this we are going to Miami Lakes. And we said that date about three months ago. So we were able to send like 3000 letters to Miami Lakes owners advising them of the meeting that we have in City Hall to revise their cases or give them information. So whenever you decide we can we have to plan it with IT and with our team but we can we can here. Actually, I would recommend Commissioner. In August, we send one million letters with the trim, which is what is expected that you pay in taxes then September, you and all the tax immun municipalities said the millage and then the tax collector will send in November. So I would promise you that when we send that million letters, a lot of people will be coming here, commission and mayor, you know, look what I got, yeah, what's going on? So yes, but we can do, we can do events throughout the year. I would suggest to do something in July or because August, your implication in vacation, I assume, in July or also, well, that's not the reason for that. We should. It's very interesting about appraisals being in real estate for 45 years, people start screaming. They know. They know how much their taxes are and I always ask them, will you sell it? Your house from what they're praising it for? And nobody has said yes yet. But you know, you know what? Portability is an issue because many people are hostages of their own homestead exemption. I went to Tallahassee and tried to raise the portability, which is the money you can take to other new house to 750, it's half a million now, so to 750. If that is the case and and by the way the legislature is not doing what we went to, anything on this session because they wait for next year to put in the ballot something about property tax that we don't know what it is but portability is a good idea that some some people in Tallahassee like that very important you can't buy a house when they come from a luxury home for 500 absolutely information thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is 5.2 parking services for North Maya Beach. Victor Rosario. Presentation. How are you doing? It's Tony. the beach, Victor Rosario, presentation. How you doing? It's turning. Good morning and proper. Mayor, can I? Yes. Just thank you, Mayor. Vice Mayor commissioners, just to introduce Victor. Sometime ago, the commission wanted us to take a look Victor. Sometime ago the Commission wanted us to take a look at potential parking and paying spots within the public parking space we took an approach and reached out to Miami parking authority which has conducted a study and come up with a plan should the Commission deem it acceptable. I want to thank Victor and his staff who've put in a considerable amount of time thought process and I've met with staff and on top of that they did that free of charge for the city. So thank you very much. All right, parking. So I understand you can be brief and concise. So let's see the presentation. That sounds good. Can can see it. I'm not sure if you can see it. I'm not sure if you can see it. I'm not sure if you can see it. I'm not sure if you can see it. Let's see the presentation. Sounds good. Can you see it? Good evening, everybody. So my name is Angel Diaz. I'm the director of operations for the My Park and Authority. and raised in North Miami Beach, which is Reynolds Park, JFK, Class of 1989, in North Miami Beach in your high school. Just putting that in there. So go light on me. So real quick, Miami Park Authority, we were established through state legislation in 1965, which allows us the ability to enforce and manage other municipalities throughout the state of Florida. Our mission is basically to provide community first. We try to go by a brand, that's what we go by. So, community first and also just protecting our brand throughout the locations that we manage. Our vision is to try to manage and provide parking throughout South Florida. So we were trying to grow as we can throughout the state of Florida, South Florida. What we do, so we manage 47,000 parking spaces throughout all locations. Two municipalities, 14 garages, 68 lots, and some other locations as well. I am trying to see this. Sorry. So, qualifications and experience. So, some of the areas that we manage, so we manage the Miami-Dade County parks. We also manage the Miami-Marlins, Jackson Memorial Hospital, some lots from Miami-Dade College. And we also implemented the City of the Riles Parking Program for them, which we currently manage. We've been doing that for two years now. Making an impact. So the approach that we would take if this opportunity was available to us would be an ambassador approach first, which our parking enforcement would basically act as ambassadors. They would patrol the areas. They would meet with the community, talk to the community, advise them of where they can, cannot park, give them directions to different locations, Allen Park, ULITA, things where people might need directions to get to. The other thing that the enforcement officers do is they provide a sense of security. So they're driving in a city vehicle, they have the logo, they have the yellow lights strolling while they're patrolling, they have license plate recognition cameras, and they also have body cameras which they're wearing as well for protection. that just adds a level of security to the city. The city is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a city that is a as well so that people can understand that it's the parking authority that's doing the parking for the city. This is our command center. So we have a 24-7 command center that handles any kind of complaints, block driveway, double parking, any other resident complaints or concerns that might come up. So we handle that 24-7 through our command center in the downtown office. Other services we provide. So for example, we do event parking. We have the free services that we do in the city of Miami. We have maintenance and port services as well. And then we have the mystery shopper program, which is basically we have a third party that shops us, make sure that we're doing our job right, and then they score us on that, and that helps us kind of manage the staff and make sure they're doing their job correctly, outside of what the supervisors do today. This is just a picture of some of our enforcement team. So the plan is phased in approach. Basically it's a marketing community outreach, me with constituents, me with the merchants, meet with the CRAs, any business improvements districts, and just explain what the program is, what it can do to help benefit the city. And then we would educate the public with our ambassadors, they would patrol the areas, explain to them how the parking program might work, and just kind of get them an advice that, hey, don't forget to pay or park in the loading zone or don't block a hot fire hydrant things along that nature is what they would do. Um, courtesy citation flyer, that's something that we did in the city of the route where we basically for 90 days we gave courtesy citations just letting the people know, hey cannot double power you cannot block a fire hydrant and just kind of given the education purpose education first so that they understand that you know you can't do that in the future because eventually it will become a citation if they continue to do that so that's that's the main thing that the courtesy citations and flyers do and then finally eventually if the program rolls out then Based on the city's recommendation at the point that you feel comfortable we can start enforcing when needed So there's a two-phase plan which is on street parking which is there in red I'm sorry there in green majority is along on one sixty4th street that's where we notice there has the most commercial property commercial parking so that's the area that we recommended should be regulated to create more turnover so the businesses can have you know different cars parking on the street and being able to so new people can see the businesses at one now when they park there. The red areas are residential areas, so that would be phase two if the city desires or needs to regulate or have the residential area, that would be the phase two plan. This is a quick enforcement schedule. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is the areas that time that we notice would need enforcement. This is our recommendation. It can be scaled down to wherever the city requires. It does not have to be these hours exactly, but this is kind of where we saw the monstrosities of the parking. And then this is a quick snapshot of the revenue forecast over the five years. So it's about 364,000 the first year and then it escalates year over year. So these are the start of class. The biggest cost we have is the labor, which is the enforcement. Again, that can be based on what the city needs. If we need to lower the enforcement, then that price will drop. And then there's Mr. Nellie's expensive, which is just equipment, fuel, and the management of the financial system as well. The credit card fees, regardless, if you're the merchant of record, or we're real merchant of record, that's the average fee for credit cards, which is basically what we pay in all our locations that we manage. And then the, it will be a 20% management fee over net. So community and public engagements. So like I mentioned, we have a grassroots engagement where we meet with the public. We're the ones that will be the face of the city. We'll meet with everybody. Talk to them. Do media outreach. And also boots on the ground. We have a crisis management team with fact sheets on all the issues that anybody might I have throughout the city to help mitigate and help with the enforcement rollout. And then one thing that we're big on, we like to give back to the community so we're involved with different organizations throughout the city of Miami. Just to give back, spend time, we did the lowest house, we do Ronald McDonald House every year and a couple of other non-profit organizations. That's it. I went this quick and I could so to answer any questions. That's perfect. Let me go to the committee. I commission Smith. I Unfortunately every place we go we pay for parking. My baby Miami Beach, Sunnials. I had for a long time known that there's a young and a young because a lot of our property where we own where they park is involved in businesses. And we don't want to hurt them that people won't come there to shop. So is there a great, is there a period that you escalate how much it costs? So that at the beginning it's less expensive? So great question. So what we're trying to do here is create turnover at those businesses. So a lot of times through our, through our prime, that not saying North Miami Beach, but what we've noticed is that a lot of the times the merchants in the business do not have parking because the cars are parked there for long periods of time throughout the day. And a lot of times it sometimes implies that we're close by so they'll take up that space and then the merchants in the business do not get the turnover that they desire. So what this does, it creates a turnover so there's more space available where the businesses are so people can visit the restaurants and things like that. And then that could be scaled the the the the charge of the rate can be scaled based on the city's citizen request and then also the the enforcement does not happen until the city's comfortable with with the enforcement of the. But basically, it'll be a phase in approach. That's how we would handle it citywide. I don't know if that is. And I have been to municipality Sonny House, for instance. You can buy an annual card that you can put in your or an annual sticker for your car that you can park at their parking places where they charge. And then you're going to have a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit ofed some of the places or or an annual fee and then they can park so So, the way we've done it in the two cities which is Doraal and City of Miami is the residents get a heavily discounted rate. So, quick example, Miami is $3,025 cents an hour. I need them to pick up. Hey, if you can go to the next mic over there on the other side. I don't know what the core list is. Is this better? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. So the city of North, the hourly rate is $3.25 on street and the residents pay $1.40 an hour. So that's what the commission asks for that specifically. row, they get a 50% price on the hourly rate. So they pay 50% less for all the residents. And the idea for that is that everybody that visits the city, that's not a resident, they'll pay the regular rate. And then all the residents will get a discount rate. But again, that is based on the commission and what they feel is a fair rate for the residents to pay for the hourly parking. Thank you. Commissioner Forman. Thank you for your presentation. When I think parking, I also think red light cameras because that's a huge complaint in the city. But I understand the revenue driver, I understand the compliance driver, especially when we have police officers that we are sometimes taking up their time to for people who are parking on the canal. And so if we don't have to use our police officers to do that, our PD, we can use another organization to do that. That's great, but with the numbers I'm looking at, you would have to of course have a plan to have revenues over and above whatever that cost would be for the program to make sense. At least not the revenue share, but I'm talking about the minimum cost of, I think it was 150,000 When I'm looking at D'Aral I'm looking at City of Miami those are completely different municipalities than us. I would love to see a city center here. I would love to see West Dixie Highway and other areas booming with business so that we can have the issue of people not being able to park and having to wait to park. Because when I'm in downtown Miami, that is my issue. But when I'm in North Miami Beach, what I'm seeing is that we need more traffic here as far as businesses that are struggling that need more people to come and actually patronize businesses. So I'd like to see a little bit more in depth of a study. I hear what you're saying, but I'm not certain that businesses having issues of not enough parking time is what is our problem here. And so the enforcement of people blocking driveways, parking in front of fire hydrants and those types of things. I'd like to see more along those lines how that would be a revenue driver for the city and also compliance driver as well so I can further make a decision on this matter. But thank you for your presentation. Okay. I just wanted to actually say thank you for doing this for our city because as I understand This is at no cost to us, correct? And I really want to thank you for doing this for our city, because as I understand this is at no cost to us, correct? And I really want to thank you for taking the time to do this. Oh, thank you. Okay. That being said, thank you so very much. And looking forward to what the staff comes up with after hearing some of our comments on the day. Thank you. Thank you very much. Absolutely. Thank you. Yes. I just want to say to the manager and to your company, we would definitely have to, if this effort came into implementation and to utilizing it for the city, we would definitely have to make sure it works for the businesses. I feel the same way that we can't scare away one or two customers. We don't have enough, so we definitely have to implement it in a way that it won't hurt the businesses too. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Next item is presentations 5.3, 5.4. I'd like to see if we can bring both of them at the same time. FIU. Dr. Hard Frank, and George Impares, Dr. Ned Murray, and George Impares Mitch Ponson. That one would be that yes. We have an issue with that mic. So, Mayor. Mr. Mayor. Thank you so much. As we have the esteemed doctor, Frank, come. I'm sorry, man. Your legacy at FIU, I mean, it's just gonna follow you. This is a presentation of the combined efforts with regards to the additional study as well of the economic development. And so Dr. Frank, I know is leading the presentation on the strategic priorities that we did, as well as Dr. Murray on the economic development. I've said this before, I think going through this process, getting community feedback, looking at all the demographic information and relying on the expertise that we have locally here in FIU, it helps us structure a compass for the city on how to where what direction we need to be moving on and then how we do that So I just wanted to to bring that up and thank Dr. Frank for and his entire team for really going through this and and taking a serious look of how we can make north Miami Beach better Thank you. Thank you, Doc. Pause up. All right. Yes. No, that was high. Hi. No, no, no, we'll pause up. Show my house. We're all here. Believe me, FIU's here, Paul. That and ground. Turn it around. I see, separately. I love it. I'm on FIU. Notice. It OK. All right, I love if I you too, but I didn't say no use the Panther. He's the pan Okay, we all have a fight by way Commissioner is it time for your therapy session? Definitely definitely that's an inside joke. That's inside. Yeah. Thank you very much I'm I'm glad to see you. I think this is our third our third visit with you and Yes, I'd like to extend a thanks to my colleagues and I'd like to send very very deep appreciation to you the commissioners to the senior managers and to the residents because this would not be possible without your input and without your cooperation. This was very much a collegial and collaborative project and I I send, it's been a labor of love and thank you for facilitating it with your cooperation. It's, I'm hoping that this is a living document, not something that collects dust that it is a foundation for moving forward. And I know speaking with city manager Diaz that you're already using it and have already taken actions in the budget to kind of tie together this effort. So thank you. We did not do a business plan. This is a strategic plan. This was done intentionally at a 20 30,000 foot level. It's not up to Howard Frank in the Metropolitan Center to tell you you should do road project A before traffic signalization B or that you need signage here over there. That is something for you to do. You have the expertise to do it. And we are not going to presume that we know that intimate knowledge. That's a business plan and we think you can do that very well and very capably. We were aiming for something bigger, a strategic look at where you should go and what your vision is. And again, we're hoping if we had gotten that specific, I'm not sure it would have been a living document, because I think this is something that is going to guide you from years to come. How did we arrive at what we proposed? Well, a lot. We did an in-depth demographic assessment. We did 20 interviews with the commissioners, with the senior managers, and including newly elected vice mayor Sue, we interviewed you. We had surveys of nearly 500, nearly 500 residents. We had three stakeholder round tables, two town hall meetings, and we developed key performance indicators as models for you. So this document was grounded in a lot of research. It was not something we did kind of synthetically. It was done with a lot of input and thank you, of course, again, commissioners who participated. It was really insightful. What are the big themes, the three biggies? Well, some of you might remember, it was a while ago, that Ford used to say that quality is job one. I would say that for the city of North Miami Beach, job one is infrastructure. The deep resounding message from all that we have gathered is a city that really needs to address longstanding infrastructure needs. And that's everything from signage to linearity neighborhoods to rebuilding or extending your library that you take such enormous pride in. A second thing is improving your decision making processes, particularly in the areas of community and economic development. And the third overarching theme is developing a language of performance metrics so that you as commissioners, the senior managers and the residents have a way of communicating where you are and what progress you're making towards where you're going and what the return on investment is for citizens for their taxpayer dollars. So going from those three big themes and going a bit further, we drilled down to what we call the eight pillars. These are the things that we feel you should be building the plan on. Obviously, a pillar is what provides support, and we felt that these are the things to aim for. Number one, again, I don't know what you call it. We proposed North Miami Beach 2040, but a capital improvements plan to refurbish your infrastructure. All the evidence, the surveys, the stakeholders, there was a belief that it is long in the tooth, it needs work. you to further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further further did on the economic development front, and it also ties in with what is going to make North Miami beach more economically and environmentally resilient. Number two, you are facing some large planning and zoning decisions. Are the rateables that you will get from those decisions and subsequent building will they add enough tax base to cover the costs that you will incur as a result. You need to address those questions. And I would say these are things that are not, this is not a new technology. These have been done for ages. I remember as a much younger person doing these with Broward County over 40 years ago. So this is something that you need to put into your decision calculus. Number three is a structural change and it ties in with the second one. The importance of tying, planning zoning, economic development together and to a, again, a department of community and economic development. They're small and mid-sized cities that do that, but the point is these things aren't separate from one another. And an integrated model keeps your eye on the prize of long-term quality of life and how you build it. The fourth, striking a balance between a city where the residents, especially those who are long-term, having enormous love for this place. They love it here and they love having a city that has a deep sense of neighborhood feel. How do you maintain that? How do you maintain that sense while addressing shortcomings with cultural amenities, the type of businesses, the type of residents, and the lack of value added employment opportunities? You're not Aventura, you're not Miami, you're not Fort Lauderdale. What are you? You have to address that and that is an economic development question. Five. You need to take North Miami Beach into the 21st century with public management and that means having a performance measurement system where you know what you are doing in terms of quality of service provided, quantity of service provided, and how that ties in with general cost effectiveness. I think again, 40 years ago, this would have been something extremely advanced and something almost foreign. In this day and age, it is a commonplace in public management. And I looked to FIU as a place that until seven years ago, eight years ago, we were pretty much a line item budget. You had so many students. This is how much the state funded you. Well, those days are long gone. Now we have to pay attention to how much students are earning. We have to pay attention to how quickly they get through FIU. We have to pay attention to whether they're going on to graduate school. We have to pay attention to whether they're going into STEM. It's not just simply how many more embodies are at FIU. It's what they do once they graduate and what they're doing along the way and how quickly FIU kind of hatches them. So I think you as a city and certainly the center, we do this. It's time to get into the 21st century with performance measurement and developing measures that matter for you as decision makers on budget for the managers and for the residents. It has to be a common language, something that all three parties, all three stakeholders address. The next pillar, something which came out loudly and clearly in our interviews and our surveys in our stakeholder meetings is a concern for education within the city. There was a feeling that the schools needed to be better. Obviously you aren't the school board, but that means that it's time to engage Miami-Dade public schools and see if they can perhaps improve the product. And I'm reminded of a lunch I had 20 years ago with Charles Dodge, the city manager, and Penbroke Pines, who said he had no real interest in being a superintendent of schools. He had enough on his plate being a city manager. Well, Lillian Behold, they created their own charter schools. Because the citizens said it was time to get better. I don't have an exact solution, but it is clearly an issue that many of you are residents and businesses feel very strongly about. Municipal code enforcement. This is one where reality and perception may or may not be in sync, but clearly this perception is that it needs work. There's perceptions that perhaps equals are not being treated equally, that people in similar situations do not get the same enforcement. And that procedural standpoint is important. Code enforcement relates to quality of life without good enforcement. You have a tough time maintaining your quality of life and it is an essential part of your economic development. This is an area that needs work. And my own interpretation of that and may also be that this perception may in part be related to the infrastructure issues that some residents may conflate or confuse code enforcement with an infrastructure that needs work. You may be tapping that Pillar 8 You aren't going to go anywhere without having a workforce to get you there. And our discussions with managers, it's clear that you have a problem, which by the way, I could say afflicts almost all public organizations, is the attraction and retention of people. And I don't have to tell you, but sadly, attracting people in government in our year is not always very easy. In fact, it's downright difficult. And the other issue that you're dealing with is that people don't stay on the job very long in this country. The average duration last year was 3.9 years. I had a discussion with your city manager, and we talked about it. He's right. We're becoming more gig-oriented. People aren't staying at jobs for years and decades. There's staying relatively shortly. So that means you folks have to develop a workforce plan, a strategic plan for your workforce, in which you accept much like the military, a sizable chunk of your workforce is not going to be around for more than, so to speak, one or two enlistments. You may have some lifers who you have to keep and make sure that you maintain and attract them and keep them, but you're also going to have turnover. How do you build that type of a workforce? And you have to address that as a city. So my final thoughts are our final thoughts, and I speak on behalf of the triumphant and my other colleagues here. Well, it's time to get moving. You need a working group that addresses these pillars, and you have a group, but you give them firm guidelines when to get started and how you're going to develop an implementation plan, and it should be a plan not only that you are engaged with, but the managers are engaged with and your residents are engaged with, because it should be a un unifying document a call to action. And on that note, I say thank you. Okay, so we can, because I thank you for that. And I'm just trying, before we start, is it how related to the economic development, because we just saw the strategic plan, but how related it is to the economic plan. Can we have that presentation and then have a discussion for the future? I think that they are very related because I think you are dealing like any city you have to deal with your economic base. OK, so I think that's important. It gives you the rateables, it attracts, and maintains businesses and people. So I think they're... So yeah, the economics right here. So we're gonna have that discussion and then we'll bring it up. I let your manager make the call. I don't wanna, I will let the manager run the meeting. I think, all right. Is it fine so we can have that? Yeah, so economic presentation, since it relates and then we'll have it. I would like to ask a question. If you can do a one quick question, because we're going to be able to come back to them, just let us know in the past. Well, this will be for both of them. Okay. So my question is on number four, where people want upgraded shopping, and yet they want to keep the hometown feel and the community they have. I've been trying to get in some major stores, but they look at the demographics and affordability before they come and plant their money. So how do you make those two mesh to give both of you economic development improvement and to make what you just said makes sense. Commissioner, you had your FIU alum manager had the wisdom to reach out to FIU and the Metro Center and I think we have the expertise on hand and the gentleman's standing a few feet from me to give you the answers. So we understand that. I think that is a core concern and that is why I think these two studies are clearly complimentary. Everybody's yelling get a trader Joe's get a trader Joe. No, that's and I've been wanting that for a long time. Okay, well you have to get behind me. No, I'm just saying. That's something we need. Because we got fresh marty, we got whole foods, and but traders. get a trader. No, that's and I've been wanting that for a long time. Okay, well, you have to get behind me. No, I'm just saying that's something we need. Cause we got fresh marty, we got whole foods and but trader jails we had it will be, yeah, that'll be a game changer. But that's the chicken lane, everything else. And that, that's the thing though, but they do their due diligence. I've gone to their main office and not their main office, but when I was in Georgia. And that's where number four, we're talking about number four because that's the thing. We understand the home field, but how do we make the home field also miss with the people that own the businesses at one of the best? Understood, and I think your question is a wonderful segue to the economic development presentation. And so please. I think that you, you're, that's the tie that binds. I think your question relates very directly to where we are heading. Because I, I think that's a central issue. So I'm going to pretend this is a relay race and pass the baton to my colleague, Dr. Ned Murray. He's a baseball player, but we'll pretend he's a good player. Thank you, thank you. That please come on up and do your presentation. Thank you. Thank you, Howard. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, city attorneys, city clerk, city manager, staff, good evening. I'll answer that question first, because I think it might be relevant before I even get into my presentation. I'll give you a really good example. 20 years ago, we did the plan for Midtown and Windwood. Back then, you all remember there was nothing there. It was train tracks. Yeah, and it was a container facility for the boats, the ships that were coming in. Everyone back down in the community said, we don't have the types of rich-chain retailers that we would love to have in our neighborhood. We have to travel a distance from little Haiti or from Windward or from Edgewater to any of these stores. Within a year after that plan was done, well, enough said, right? So it can be done. That was more of a challenge than what we're talking about tonight. Okay, but it takes a strategic plan at the municipal level and it takes an economic development strategic plan in combination to do that. So I think we have a city here that's ready to do that and accomplish that very, I'm very sure of the order. So with that, do I have a presentation? I'm going to go fairly quickly, but having heard the presentation that Dr. Frank just did and I think some of the line of questioning, I'm going to move on and get to the real key points. But going back, let me just say once again that your city had real foresight in combining a municipal strategic plan with an economic development strategic plan. Cities just don't do that. And I've been in government myself. I used to be a planning and development director for many years up north. Have them done together like this is the way it's supposed to be done. Because the economic development strategic plan should inform the municipal strategic plan and the municipal strategic plan should really, obviously reflect the economic development plan. So the complimentary, but they're also really integrated and it's really important that you do them together. Because one without the other, makes it more challenging. So with that, I go back to the stated purpose when you all started this and I give the city manager and staff chief of staff, Malene, so much credit in helping to guide this process I'm trying to be doing this for the first time in the community. I'm going to be doing this for the first time in the community. I'm going to be doing this for the first time in the community. I'm going to be doing this for the first time in the community. I'm going to be doing this for the first time in the community. I'm going to be doing this for the in dozens and dozens of municipalities as you know throughout South Florida and we don't see that. We don't see that level leadership and and and and follow through and guidance that that we that we got from the city. So so when we say the stated purpose is you know to do a plan that's going to provide these place-making types of opportunities and creating a more resilient economy for the city, we have a strong sense that you have that commitment and leadership already in place to be able to do that because otherwise these are just words that are often put forward. The documents themselves, I have made several presentations, particularly to the department heads, and to the Deliforne DDC, not too long ago just before the holidays. On the competitive assessment, that's report one. That's the data analytics that provides the foundation for the strategic plan. But it was also providing a lot of the data back and forth to the folks that were doing the municipal plan. So the two plans were speaking to one another, so while the planning process, so that was really great. And then the economic development strategic plan, which is what I'm going to focus on tonight is the result of all that analysis. And also a lot of the input that we received from department heads and other leaders in the community. When we did the economic development, competitive assessment, segment of the plan, we obviously found challenges and we found opportunities. And some of these challenges that we found, along with the growth indicators that are so critical when we did the benchmarking element of the plan is that there was a real focus on the population of the city. And not only in terms of its growth, but in terms of its character. And what we found was in looking at a bit of a deeper dive into your population and your economics is that we found that one of the most important things that any city could have is a strong labor force. And you have one of the higher labor force participation where it's many of the benchmark cities that we looked at. And there's a lot of reasons for that, which we can talk about, but you probably already know. The second point was one that really, we really marveled at, but then having been out into the city, having met folks, including at different meetings, the fact that you have a 26.7% growth rate of young professionals, 25 to 24, with bachelor's degrees, that far exceeds any of the benchmark city. So you're not growing real fast, overall in terms of your population, but when you are growing, I can tell you, Miami-Dade as a whole is losing that population. I think you know that. Particularly the 20 to 29 age group. And here you are growing that. But a lot of it's already here. And I saw one of the earlier presentations tonight of some of your young talent that has grown up in their city and stayed here. And it's that generational aspect that we have, we don't see very often in Miami-Dade itself for. So some really rich findings here. We also found that even though you don't have a critical mass of advanced industries and cluster types of industries that we would typically like to see, they're here. You do have a representation of them and that's really important. I'll touch upon that in a second because you are part of a larger economy. There's no municipality or no county for that matter that's economically alone. We are always part of a larger economy, whether it's a economy or a regional economy here, like here in South Florida. Okay, so then we go to the challenges and here's where we find issues, some of which are very common with the Walt Miami Day in South Florida. That first one, thatow employment inflow outflow analysis Obviously, there's a lot of folks that As I said in the labor force, but most of them are leaving each day and leaving the city for their jobs In fact, you have less than a thousand that actually live and work here But that's not uncommon in any city in self-order. That's where we see the highways, the way they are in the morning and evening, where everybody's commuting. So that's one of the things that we need to address, right? How can we create more employment opportunities for the residents to live and work here in the city? The medianage and education attainment levels are less than most of the benchmark cities. Your future economic development will need to be mainly focused on redevelopment. Now this ties into what Dr. Frank's just talked about as well. You don't have much land, but you have real redevelopment opportunities. And we want to be able to focus in on them as part of the plan. And then as far as housing prices, you're less obviously than economy as a whole. You're about 30% less in terms of median sales price than economy as a whole, but they are getting up there and rents are getting up there. And that's an area where what we have seen over the last three years in particular, because we do a lot of work in here housing as well throughout self-servoir and the Gulf Coast. Is that communities that have a fair portion of affordable housing, accessible housing, are more competitive. Because you need those workers. And one of the reasons, by the way, my immediate is losing a lot of its populations because of housing costs. And that's also happening in Palm Beach and Broward as well. Okay, let's just quickly went through some of those benchmark characteristics. I highlighted the city right there and you can see once again, the we have of course would be the median income Which is which is less than the Benchmark communities But once again, it's that labor force participation rate and that that young professional growth rate that way you really stand out And if there's two areas that if is economic development person that I want to see it's those two We we can handle some of the other things, but that's where we have an opportunity when it comes to economic development That's the employment inflow outflow Analysis that I just referred to you can see just the the small number of of that live in, work in the city, and the amounts that actually leave each day, and then those who come in and take the jobs, particularly in retail and those types of jobs. So we want to work on that, because that's really what economic development is all about, like creating economic opportunities for our working residents and families, right? So that's going to be a focus. So we understand that. And as I said earlier, this is not uncommon in South Florida that most cities experienced this. We did a study in West Kendall not too long ago, but West Kendall Baptist Hospital. We found out that a football stadium leaves in the morning and a football stadium comes in to take the jobs there. How do you change that? How do you change that? How do you change that? You have to create jobs where people live. And obviously a lot of people. Yeah, yeah, no, those are the things that don't. I'm getting a lot of hate. A.H.I. don't mean that. How many people just stay there? I mean, what? a lot of people. Yeah, yeah, no, they'll just say, don't do that. Yeah. A-A-S-I-O-P-E-G-S-How many people just stay? That's right. Work and live here. So that's why we're doing a plan, right, is to be able to address that. Quickly through the numbers here, I don't want to spend a lot of time. This is all in the competitive assessment, which was the original report. I just wanted to share with you that when it comes to the advanced industry sectors, which are those critical sectors that provide the best paying jobs and where there's the most growth. North Miami Beach, you don't have a critical mass once again. You don't have a lot of employment in those industries, but you have them. You have a representation of them and you are part of this larger economy of Miami-Dade. So we can work with that. It'd be one thing if you had nothing, or if you didn't have any kind of opportunities in terms of maybe redevelopment in this case. But you do have them. And so we compare you with the county and you can see that you line up pretty much. county county also has, if you know, a target industry is to be in council. So when community went on goal many years ago, did that plan and then it did an update, I think in 2012. They're looking at some key sectors as well. And it's somewhat of an overlap between the advanced industry sector and the targeted industries. And once again, what we're seeing here is just in terms of Miami Beach, North Miami Beach is a representation. You don't have a lot of employment or a lot of businesses within those industries, but you do have that critical representation, particularly in the healthcare area. And the healthcare sector is probably the most important one to have anywhere in Florida, that's where most of the growth is occurring. But we'd like to see some diversification in some of these other sectors. So we want to be able to put together a plan that could attract those industries but also retain and expand the ones that we already have here that could help with that diversification as well. So when we get to the economic development goals, which were created as a result of the competitive advantage analysis, we want to focus in on, we want to focus in on creating that more diversified, that more resilient economy. And so that's going to be the primary goal. It's how do we expand upon that existing economic base that you have that has some representation within the advanced industries and the targeted industries, but not enough. And where can we grow? So that's going to be a real important aspect of that. The other thing is it which comes up all the time and came up as part of the municipal strategic planning process is the whole idea of place making. The identity of North Miami Beach, we heard this all the time, we've heard it from everybody that we talked to during the process who are we we? And we needed to find our boundaries, but we also needed in doing so, create an identity and really get a brand out there in terms of who North Miami Beach is. And that starts with the physical and corporate limits of the city. Third, we have to create an architecture and streetscape kind of designs that we can use to address some of the issues that was just talked about relative to not only infrastructure but code enforcement and a lot of these other issues that were brought up in the previous discussion. And then we need to address these live work and his workforce development types of issues that Dr. Frank talked about as well. Continuing on with those, we want to be able to address the regulatory issues. There are some regulatory issues, but the most part, the zoning and land use is pretty good. But there are some issues in terms of your mixed use that we need to talk about. We need to talk about a positive community economic development approach, which is going to be critical for small businesses and to create a lot of opportunities that we need to provide those entrepreneurial types of environments that we need to create in the community to address a lot of that outflow of employees. We need to be able to, once again, focus on a targeted and advanced industries, and we also need to capitalize on a lot of the untapped assets that we do have in place, including us with the TGC location, which is so critical. Just showing them app, we'll soon, the first thing you notice when we look at your map, you're showing any land use map is how little red and purple, yeah. critical. Just showing them app, we'll soon, first think you'll notice when we look at the map, you're zoning, and you land you're a map, it's how little red and purple you have there because obviously red is your commercial but you're purple, you're industrial or you mix use districts in a light of purple. But we have to work within that framework. But Ideally, we have a lot of that zoning and land use already in place for the areas that need to have this redevelopment to occur. So it's not like we're gonna have to make any drastic recommendations in that regard. So what are the strategies? Well, we wanna focus on number one, how do we expand the economic base of the city through credit diversification that we talked about. Number two, we want to be able to identify the competitiveness of the city relative to place making. What are the types of place making opportunities that we can put in place? So we provide a lot of those opportunities within the plan itself. Focused on small business growth, of course, that's going to be really key in terms of place making, but it's also going to be key in terms of the laws of opportunities that we need to create that entrepreneurial environment and keep the jobs here, create the opportunities here in the city. We need to focus on formalized and targeted workforce development. Dr. Frank talked about that. There is a difference between more generalized or generic form of workforce development versus a more formalized targeted one, which means you're really focusing on specific sectors with specific skill sets, and that's what we want to be able to focus on. And you bring that to the people. That's really critical that these types of initiatives really are aligned with where people actually live and not have to be able to travel distances for their workforce development training. Number six, adopt a multi-point marketing program. That's gonna be a real key aspect of your economic development implementation, which we're going to get to in a second. And then we need to focus on economic development enhancement areas. This ties into place making, but it also ties into where, where does this redevelopment really occur? We can't be everywhere, but incrementally it can happen. And that's what we want to focus on, the incremental areas. So the three that we talked about the North Miami Beach Boulevard at the Bend Gateway, with the corporate limits of the city of both the North and the South, sides of the corridor. Obviously the 19th Ave stretch the boulevard all the way up to the Northern boundary, critical area, what we need to be able to accentuate that and provide some real place making along that. And then lastly, is your innovation district, which is really going to be key for, not in terms of a gateway, but also in terms of the fact that you do have industrial properties there that would be ideal for redevelopment. Just quickly, the first, this is the gateway on the bull riders we talked about. We saw that area right there as being really a really critical area because you have ownership obviously of the properties on both sides in terms of businesses that are here located within the city. But you also have the beginning of a lot of existing streetscapes in terms of your mediums, where they have trees and some grass. It's a logical place to begin to create that gateway from the west moving to the east. And we need to be thinking in terms of how that gets done. Gateway improvements are done in cities all over. South Florida, we give us some examples in the plan. And what that will require, of course, is some conversations with FDOT to begin with, but then with the property owners that on both sides of the street. Because typically, this is like a public private type of thing. So that's going to create some real opportunities to address that place-making issue and also address that identity crisis, so to speak, that the city has had for some time in terms of its corporate boundaries. And once again, as we begin to look at your land use, you can see the land use is in place and along with your zoning to be able to do a lot of that along that corridor. And as we move down towards 19th Street, we can also see that there's opportunities within that along the corridor at that key location. That particular node at the entrance of 19th and the boulevard is gonna be critical. Obviously, there's been some planned developments there that apparently have not gone forward. But that's going to be a key location, a key nexus point that we need to be able to address, to be able to attract visitors, but also to be able to connect the corridor, the commercial corridor to the business district and obviously the city center district. So once again, this gets back to infrastructure that Dr. Frank talked about, but it also gets into redevelopment that we need to focus on. On the North end, we focused on that as well. You can see once again, there's a real opportunity up there to do some small-scale business development. You have a key location there, it's a really nice entry point into the city from the north. And if you look again at the zoning and land use, you can see a lot of zoning and land use relative to mixed use and small business that would allow for that to occur. So two two critical nodes along the 19th Street Avenue corridor, I should say that would be really real opportunities for redevelopment, but also for small business development as well. And then lastly is the innovation district. What we see there is you can see by the photos that we included, is that southern gateway entrance, biggest 157th, that is really an important location. You can just see by the photos there that that gateway is really not something that you can really point to, you were driving or looking at the city relative to North Miami. And once again, we need to differentiate that because this is going to be our innovation district and you have a lot of the industrial properties in place, we need to let people know that you're entering our innovation district. And so that core, that key intersection, that node is going to be critical for that. And once again, there's your zoning and land use. All the colors that you want to see. So obviously that's not a problem. The problem is really being able to target this location, do some of this public infrastructure, streetscape improvements, gateway improvements, and begin talking and working with local businesses who may also be tenants there, but also prospective tenants. And that gets into the most important, probably, aspect of the plan. And that's how we're going to implement it from a management perspective. Economic development these days just doesn't get done unless you have newly formed public private partnerships that really haven't been in place before. But working with the city staff, the new Economic Development Commission, working with institutions, working with businesses, working with corporations, working with these targeted industries that we focused on. Those types of partnerships are going to be critical because it doesn't get done by the city alone and it doesn't get done by the private sector alone. But there are real opportunities here, especially now that you have an EDC and you have a staff in place that can work with institutions, work with corporations and small businesses to be able to provide this. The stakeholder communications is so critical and once again you need the management staff to do that. This requires ongoing communications and that's really where implementation takes place. I can tell you based upon the plans we have done over the years, when you have an economic development staff who can communicate the fact that they have a strategic plan, and they have been posted on their website, and they can create a dashboard or whatever it may be to promote that. It really makes a difference. It really makes a difference when you're starting to talk to businesses, whether they be here in the city, or ones that you're trying to bring into the complimentary economic phase. And then the third is the marketing and strategy, which is going to be so critical. But once again, you need that economic development staff and you need obviously the EDC that you now have in place that that'll be really, you know, an outstanding group to be able to provide a lot of that marketing ability. Last but not least, as Dr. Frank mentioned, relative to the municipal strategic plan, we also have to have a plan for dealing with the metrics, the performance metrics, that are so necessary in economic development. This once again could be a dashboard. This could be something that the city staff could use, any EDC could use. All those data points that address a lot of the issues that we were already talked about, both from a benchmarking standpoint and from the industry and a political standpoint, all of those could be done by the staff. You don't have to rehire us to do that. You can do that in staff, but once again, you have to have that management team in place to be able to do that. And it's with those performance metrics, complementing the other metrics with the administrative strategic plan, you should have the management capacity to be able to implement both plans quite effectively. So without, that's a quick one. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. We have some questions and thoughts. We're going to try to keep it as brief as possible because we have a pretty package in the right now. So I'm going to start with Jay. Commissioner Jay Charnoff. I'm going to go down the line. Thank you very much for your presentation. It gives us a lot to think of. But the biggest concern I have is that you mentioned the 167th, 163rd corridor that has us, has the county, has DOT. And for years and years we've tried to do something with that. How do we handle that monster? Well, it's a great question and what I've always said in working with various cities is you as a city, even though it may be a state road or a county road or a federal highway, you have to take ownership of that road as much as you can. And some cities have done that fairly effectively. But what's gonna help you is you have now have a plan. You share this plan with FEOT. You share this plan with property owners in that location that we highlighted. And begin those discussions that this is something we need to do. We need to define the boundaries, the corporate boundaries of North Miami-Bates once and for all. And we're going to do that with a functional gateway that clearly marks the entrance into our city and a key location. So it is it is hard work. I know that but it can be done. Thank you. Nice mayor. Thank you for your presentation. I was wondering is there anything in here that needs rezoning? You have mixed use zoning as you know. in all the key locations that we're talking about. I guess the question is, and this came up in our conversations that in certain areas, just south of here, you mix use the densities that a part of your mixed use zoning may need to be adjusted. They haven't, they haven't worked, right? But for various reasons. But that's something that I think the city's planning department, working with citizens, working with owners, you need to have those discussions. It can be done, we're not talking down zoning here. I mean, we're not talking, because that's when we have an issue, right? When you're talking any kind of down zoning or any kind of a taking type of question, relative to zoning, we're talking, you already have a mixed use zoning in place with Faley Honton, with Densley. So it's just really a question of adjusting those to make them more workable. And once again, what helps you is you have a plan. You have a plan where you're trying to accomplish certain goals and objectives. And that makes a big, big difference, even if it has to be contested in some way. Thank you. Thank you so much for the presentation and your time. The question that I had was based on all that we need to do, what are some low hanging fruits that she would advise that we can do to kind of get things started? Well, the lowest of the hanging fruit, of course, and I realize it is a challenge, but we need to begin these physical improvements, street-caped type improvements, to create the gateways that we've pointed to, or the nodes that we've pointed to. Those should be focused areas, the other areas, and that's really a number of layers here. Workforce development, the partnerships we talked about, your economic development staff and EDC can go to town with these right away. And those are going to be absolutely critical. Mr. Smuggler. So you were here before you heard the parking demonstration. When you see I, to me when I go somewhere, parking is a big. That there is parking one and whether I have to pay for it or not. So I'm just curious how if we start charging for parking if this affects how it affects us in your opinion, how it affects us. Well, it depends on the location, obviously. There are some areas where we're parking demand is, it's gonna require some level of fee. But on the other hand, I can think of a number of cities and you probably know them, that a very welcoming in that regard, particularly areas where you want people to be able to get out of their cars and walk around. It ties into place making once again, welcoming people provides some opportunities for free parking. So I think it's a combination of both, but it comes down to what are you trying to accomplish here? Now, like I said, if we're talking place making, we're trying to get people active in certain areas. We want to redevelop areas. We want to be thinking about parking, some forms of parking structures or open parking space areas that can accommodate either free parking, or certainly reduce rates. Other areas, like I said, it's a demand supply issue and you just have to do that. But I think some sort should really go into that. I think that should come once again. That should emanate from your plans, not just some from parking into people who make a living out of this stuff, because they'll obviously go the route of paying for parking because that's where they get their revenues as well. So I think it's a blend, but it comes down to what's your vision? What are you trying to accomplish here? And what's it gonna take to get people to come here and be able to park their car and get out of the cars and enjoy downtown and the various districts of North Miami Beach. Thank you. Commissioner Flormon. Thank you for your presentation both the strategic plan and the economic development plan. There's just so much to be said that we really can't get into it all tonight. I'm just very happy that we have a starting point because this will help us to develop for the conversations. When I'm looking at other cities that I drive through and I envy to a certain degree, what I see really is the openness to the private sector. That's what I see, the openness to the private sector. And also what I'm realizing is that people in administrative roles in government don't necessarily view things the same way as people in administrative roles in the private sector. So with all the respect to our city manager, I'm going to use his title, for instance. When I look at our city manager, I look at him as a CEO. But most people within government, the government space may not look at him as a CEO. They may look at him as more of a nonprofit leader or more of a public sector leader. When the reality is, it's all about return on investment, it's all about minimizing costs, it's all about efficiencies, it's all about capital improvement, KPIs, all of the same things that you're seeing in the private sector, that's what happens here. Except the revenue sources are different. but also the private sector moves much faster. And I think that's really where you start to separate the two. But I think because of the mobility of the private sector and how fast it moves, that's really what we need to start changing our city, figuring out what industry makes sense in North Miami Beach, what location makes sense for that industry, and how are we going to attract those people to come here? So if it's for jobs, okay, well, what industry makes more sense in North Miami Beach? We always say that we need a hotel, which is, you know, that's something that we know we need. We know if we bring that in, that might be a couple hundred employees, that's going gonna be revenue. But is that the only industry? I see we have a lot of healthcare, so from home health, to we have a hospital here in the city, is it the sciences? Is it, is that what we need? Is it STEM? And so when we imagine properties that we own, that are excess, if you want to call it that or that, are surplus properties, how are we then collaborating with the STEM world to offer them spaces that they can come and create incubators and things like that and start building an industry specifically for North Miami Beach that we can call our own. My, Miramar did it. You have major corporations. Obviously their landscape is much different than we have here. But Miramar did it. You're talking about Pembroke Pines. Doc, did you mention Pembroke Pines? So the other day I'm driving in that area and they have a whole education village. A library, school. I mean, it's acres of the community. We have a lot of different areas of the community. We have a lot of different areas of the community. We have a done. And so that's what I'm looking for. Do you helping us do with our management team here is move much faster than we have been? And it's a great point because I just follow up on that. It's such a great point that he has a comment. Because the economic development strategic plan component is a business plan. It's not like the municipal plan. That's your government plan, but this is a business plan. And when you talk about the private sector and the private partnerships that need to be put in place, that's all about business. And so yeah. And. I am the co liaison to economic development. So I'm glad to be back on that board with my colleague commissioner Smith. So, you know, I'm looking forward to some of those conversations and having those conversations. But I just don't see honestly our city manager being the person to move something like this. Why? Because he has so much on his plate. I'm just trying to figure out how do we restructure in a way where we can achieve some of those goals while giving our manager the opportunity to do his job. To me, I think that's what a lot of managers have issues with is that we want them to solve all the crises. We want them to worry about HR and we want them to worry about PD. We want them to, you know, be the intermediate and mediate between cities that are having issues when it comes to the water utility. Residents would constituent issues. We want him to do all of that and then at the same time we want him to imagine a reimagining in B and tell us what that looks like. So I really, the structure to me is just as important as the goal because they have way too much on their plate to reimagining in B. How do we re-structure? Who do we put in position to focus on those things on a daily basis so that we can actually make strides in that area. That's what I want the answer to if you have it right now. Yeah, well absolutely. I mean, one of the key elements of the strategic plan is the management capacity. So you need to put that in place. You absolutely have to put that in place. So you have to have individuals with an economic development department, of staff the EDC, who have that capacity, but also have that authority to be able to have these conversations with the private sector. You cannot do economic development without a strong economic development department. We've seen this in every city we've worked with and Doral and Colgate able to two examples I Can point to some others do field beach They all have economic development departments and they're well doing very well Providing for those that that particular Professional type of communication with the private sector working on behalf of the city manager and the commission But absolutely credit the EDC needs that The EDC alone as volunteers cannot do this. But with the appropriate economic development professional on board, they can do that. Thank you. Commissioner Smith. Thank you so much. I find this whole subject so fascinating. I find it fascinating and I find it very disappointing in how it works because ideas, 19th Avenue, if you've ever been to McInobey. That is a mini-McCnobey from Miami Gardens Drive, the whole way up. Each one of those homes with the parking in the front, with the, each one, One could be a card store. One could be a sandwich ice cream parlor, Christmas parlor. I have said that for the last 10 years. No one listens. I think when you talk about a gateway, Hanford Boulevard right now has lights and has a wonderful job from the library with knitting. And knitting became a very, very important art exhibit for North Miami Beach in the fact that they did blocks and blocks of wrapping tree trunks. I took somebody down that block, driving them home that hadn't't been there and they said, what is this gorgeous? It's all in the eyes and more than the mind. So I wanna ask, shouldn't we, which I have tried also to do, do something color, look at 1100 Northeast 163rds. That building with the CRA help did an amazing job of painting the front and it's an eye stopper. So we have to, yes, implement changes, no question about it, but we have to first catch their eye so that they're behind it, so that the residents are behind it, whether it be with a color, everything, look at coral gables that has the regulations about their roofs and the regulations about the colors they can use. And those kind of things have to be implemented, not just talked about. That's the problem. You just keep talking and we're not implementing. One of the other things I want to, or you can even do with landscaping, but one of the other things I want to say is, where is the gateway? We are so, you go down to Highland Village, and then you come to North Miami, and then you come to the county, and that's a little area out, and then you go over to, oh, just, and then you go to, nobody even knows that pickwik is here behind a fence and Sky Lake half of it's us and then you go to Eastern shores. So we have to have a common thing, a common something, a color, a theme, something. So look at what happened to Disney World. Just think of the mouse, just think of the ears. And look what you have. That's number one, and that can help drive economics. But we have an area that is so underused, on West Exe Highway, and 151, that is an area that could be very quickly expanded. When you talk about areas, what could have been done on Hanford Boulevard, when we had recession 10 years ago, I said go into every one of those condos on the first floor and buy them out and start businesses there. So when you make that the focal point, Hanford Boulevard, what are they seeing? A church, a strip store, condominiums? What are you giving them on your main drag? So we really have to figure out what we're going to do. 163rd Street, where are we going to bring people? We were having a Chinese and an Asian whole market that I thought was going to drive people. And the economics tanked and that thought tanked and I just think we need to really focus on an image. We need to focus on what are we doing mayor? We need to focus on focus on what we're doing and we need to Because you had me last I know everybody's bored, but this is the best for land. And plus there's other advice. That's okay. The advice mirror has one, I thought I wanted to. I want to tell you it's okay, I'm excited. I'm excited. Now, my only question I have is with all the information and all the excitement teach me how to get implemented. I like to get it started. economic development, the people that are excited aren't the decision makers. How do I get to the decision makers and the implementation of making a change? We can just do with color. Golden Beach has arches to go in. It's public roads, but they have arches. So I went to the man that, I went to his office in Halea, actually in Halea, that was the architect for those arches. The problem is the county owns the south side. When you come off of the brand new expressway that they're building them billions of dollars, we could have an arch welcomed in North Miami Beach on your way to the ocean. But the county owns that side. So is that something else that you can present the plan and ask them to cooperate to put it? Those aren't MOU, that's the burrito arches, right? The artist, the... I'm talking about the arches and golden beach when you go through. Yeah, but the artist that did that no No, no that was an architect years ago Okay, okay an architect designed those arches, but I did show him and where we have to have because there's so much You know coming down this also Large trucks of men and he said it absolutely can be done the problem is we only own half if we could get the right of the county from from those 10 blocks from Northwest 2nd to Northeast 8th, if we could just get that. I agree. Fighting again for them to let us annex. You saw what happened. That's a whole other discussion. But does that come under the same? Do you feel that could become under the same umbrella as trying to get different municipalities with the roads to cooperate, to get the county to cooperate a big arch? I mean, just something like that. Yeah, well, the node that we select identified, you own your corporate limits on both sides. Yeah, yeah. So that's, and it always doesn't have to be exactly in a certain location relative to your corporate boundaries. You'll see gateway sometimes I just put where you want to emphasize that you are now in the city of North Miami Beach. If you've been up to Del Rey recently, as you come off at 95, as you've seen it, they've been huge sculptures now on both sides of the road as a gateway arch basically. Take a look at that. So it can be done in a lot of different ways. It doesn't have to be at any one particular location, but it has to be at a critical location getting back to your point. What you see, what you visualize, and that location you own, what should it say, the corporate limits on North and Southside. So you can do that. A good example is that. Then I make a motion. I make a motion. We implement that immediately. I guess second do I get an anonymous vote. The thing is about that, just real quick, Mr. Mayor, is that if we're not going to be inviting, inviting so people come, then corporations won't come because they won't have people. Businesses won't come because they won't be people. We have to make it inviting to come to the city and then reel in some people that when they get here they'll have a place to stop and shop and visit. Thank you. Last point, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Thank you for again. So I propose that we should set up a workshop, multiple workshops where we could get in and this is just for us to discuss what we see as our vision as a commission. And that way we could also bring in all the committees that we have, these valuable committees that everybody is dedicating their time on, right? So we could bring them in, have a conversation, maybe perhaps invite both of you back to also help us guide. What day don't be there? No, no. I think we, what was that program that we did? I know current staff wasn't, well, somebody who weren't here that it was a Saturday or something like that. We all got together. It was a retreat, right? I've never been to a retreat. I've never been to a retreat. Well, that it was a retreat. It was that it was, we were talking about the strategic plan. It was on the fourth floor. We had to retreat with the community that we had to have a retreat. So my point was to allow this up is because we've had branding done ages ago. We've had a lot of, you know, a lot of plans created and we did a retreat. So my point was to allow this up is because we've had branding done ages ago. We've had a lot of, you know, a lot of plans created and we did a lot of studies. I just want to see us like really take action and like really do something especially now that we have the centennial coming up. Oh, no, that, I mean, that's gonna be a big event. No, that's a big event. But if we also unveil this new plan that we have for the city, for the next 100 years, I mean, it would be exciting, even more. No, that's a big event, but if we also unveil this new plan that we have for the city for the next hundred years, like I mean it would be exciting, even more exciting. Mr. Mayor, what happened to the benches? I'm just asking. I'm just asking, this is what, this is the CRA. The benches, I don't care who put them in, we still don't have them. I would like, that's why I'm making my motion for my arch. I'm sorry, it's an inside thing, they get it. Again, how is the arch going to look? That's my point. You know what I mean? If we don't get together and say, you want an arch that looks like Golden Beach or? She's not expecting to get them. Mr. Manager, you heard the presentation. Please look up the Selmic. What was that thing that we did? It was me, did you? Madam Clerk, what was it called again? Strategic plan in which you all get together and have a essentially what we ended up having here like a town hall and we interviewed each of you individually. It's typically called the retreat where you spend either half a day or an entire day like on a Saturday where you have that conversation. We're trying to actively try to put something together as we start discussing especially the budget and how it impacts. So we're trying to coordinate something like that similar. But for the strategic plan implementation as well as the economic plan, we're looking because staff took to heart the commission's comments. And when we first, the last update that they were here, and it was we just don't want something that's gonna sit on the shelf. We wanna be able to move forward with something. And so staff is looking at those additional steps, engaging more here specifically on the economic plan, the economic advisory board, engaging the greater Miami Chamber, engaging the Beacon Council, looking at how we are structured internally so that we are moving this needle forward. It's too vital for the community. All right, to that point. Never retreat always advance. Yes. A retreat, pardon me? Never retreat always advance. That's why you call it a strategic warning. That being... Now, the treat I went to, I went to two. And one of them was for two days. We came for two days and you put your ideas and they put stickers on the room. It says I remember You were there that was drawing no, I'm talking about I remember the the way that was set up that that half that saturday or that But what I find is it really it gives you insight into what your other commissioners are thinking without spending all the public's time and to get back to you know to when you come back out in the public to tell them what your priorities are. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. I like Mr. Mayor. I like the workshop idea but not in that sense. This commission needs and deserves a day or two where we can go over this brainstorm on a lot of different things. We got it. We should call it a retreat. It can be here. It can be somewhere else. Whoever wants to appear they can but it will be amongst us first. I think that makes sense. Okay. We're working on it right now. We're working on it right now. We're working on it right now. Mr. Mayor, you see the consensus. Let's move forward. Next item is- Wait, so we're having it this Friday? No, we're not. Next item is public comment. Well, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, about you. Pause up, pause up, pause up. Oh pleasure, thank you so much. Thank you. Madam Clerk, item six, public comment. Good evening, everyone. The Mayor and Commission of the City of North Miami Beach has opened the floor for public comment at this time. There is a three minute time limit for each speaker. Please state your name or the name of the organization which you are representing. The Mayor and Commission of the City of North Miami Beach recognizes the importance of civility. The city of North Miami Beach requests that all the netonists exercise civility towards each other at all times. And our first two sign speakers are Eugenie's mom premiere and then Gary Nelson. I'm going to go to the mayor's meeting. Good evening, mayor and council members. My name is I am the Community Liaison for CGB, high school, located on 161.50, not 17 Avenue. The reason I'm here tonight to void good evening and my name is Eugenismo Poemier. I'm the community liaison external for Cigbet or high school and I thank you all for the opportunity to speak tonight. I'm here to voice the voice of my children, the students. We heard we might not have soon, we call it three Bs. If it, I don't know if it's true, but the wisdom I'm here when so that come to you, they say, mommy, you know, you don't have the opportunity to come to the school. Most of you have more than 50 students who use that, they truly come to the school. Before the trolley, or attendance was a mess. I'm here and I hope they are the high school, not mommy, which was it as. If we can use that opportunity, I think they are the high school, use it too. And therefore, this is the reason I'm here tonight to let you know the student, they are scared, because they don't have the money, the reason why, if you get the robust pass, it's too close to the school for them to catch the bus, the regular public buses, and also it's too far away from home for them to work from the school to their houses. And freebies, we call it or trolley, is the best we have right now. And I hope you think about it and talk about our children because they need the education as well. Excuse me one second. Yes sir. Are you talking about freebie or trolley? trolley, which one? Or both? Both. Sometimes some of them use the trolley, some of them use the freebie. Okay. Thank you. Yes. And thank you. It was a pleasure to be with you tonight, and I learned a lot. And I've been blessed night. Thank you. Next speaker, Gary Nelson. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Mayor and Mr. Vice Mayor and the commissioners. I want to speak about the trolley and the freebie too from Washington Park. Sir, please stay tuning for the record. Gary Nelson. Thank you. I did it. Oh, I thought I did. Okay, Gary Nelson. Gary Nelson from Washington Park. I wanted to speak about the freebie, because there's a lot of people in Washington Park that do use the freebie and the trolley. There's a few women. Her name is the one of them is named Cynthia King. She has been paralyzed. in the wheelchair and she used freebie every day. So I was hoping that you could take a kiss. his name Cynthia King. She has been paralyzed. He's in the wheelchair and she used freebie every day. So I was hoping that you could take a consideration and not eliminate this source of transportation for North Miami Beach, please. And I have one more issue that I want to speak about. The construction that's going on in North Miami Beach, Washington Park particular because I'm from there. I've been there 62 years, but due to my behavior with the law, I've been in a lot of trouble. But now I have stopped committing crime and stuff like that. I just got out in 2017 from I went in in 1998 to prison. And I got out in 2017. I went to federal prison for selling drugs. That was a criminal. That was a terrorizer in North Miami Beach. Now I stopped. I want to be a productive citizen in North Miami Beach. Right? Thank you. I stopped. I want to be a productive citizen in North Miami Beach. Right? So what I'm asking you with the construction, if you can, I don't want to say influence, but with the contractors, could you please speak to them or help out with us, the guys who are trying to be productive citizens as they're like myself, criminal type guys. I would like opportunity to work. I want to work and do the construction that's going on north Miami Beach. I'm a resident of here. I've been in my whole life. I've been terrible when I'm saying to them. I've cleaned myself up. I don't do nothing no more. I love the police, you know, a lot of guys like me, we say, after police, but now I don't do that. I don't disrespect the police. I don't disrespect anybody. I just want to be a productive citizen. That's all and I'm asking you to please if you can. I ain't saying not influential, but speak to the contractors that citizens in North Miami Beach, all citizens, not just criminal element type guys, to get work in North Miami Beach because they do this in Miami gardens, in over town, in Liberty City, in Miami Beach as well. You know, I'm just asking for the opportunity. I don't want to, I'm not going to, but I want the opportunity to have a pretty good paying job. And I'll surely show you all that I'm not, we're not anymore into that. I want to be a productive citizen. And that's all I have to say. I just wanna thank everybody and congratulations, Mr. Mayor and Mr. Sue and all y'all. I thank you, y'all doing a great job. The police. Time. I love you guys, man. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for coming up. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Madam Clerk, a point of personal privilege by Commissioner Zon Rookwood. Thank you so much. I know Mr. Manjure, that was one of the conversations we had about having Southern do a job fair at Washington Park. I know they were here for this week and they have over 100 positions open. So I'm hoping that we can move forward with that. Absolutely, Commissioner. We'll ask to have the job fair for them at Washington Park itself. Mr. Mayor. Yes, Mr. Judge, I'd off another point personally. Mr., is where are they getting the rumor that we're getting rid of freebie? To be completely honest. Yeah. Probably the discussion items and the consent bringing up of terminating detrawlies. Yeah, that's wise. Thank you. And I'll say one thing. I know that this is going to come a little bit of a sideways. I don't know if we do this, but it's something that I've been trying. I was just reminded of this about the concept of banning the box in regards to our application. Because in some applications, it says that you know, lacks about your criminal history in that sense. I don't know where we are. I know that's an HR question. If you can come back with some, some, you know, staff's recommendation and how impactful it might be to bringing more individuals to apply. If that was, you know, implemented as a citywide policy in regards to who we hire and how we hire. So I just want you to, at least bring that back. I know we have a long second chance. Yes, second pass. It's called it's a concept called band the box. Band the band the box. Okay, so next next. My personal privilege please. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Smith. Let me get the parking. Thank you for coming up. I appreciate you both for coming up. But to let me know about the trolley and the bus, the freebie. We are not getting rid of Washington Park. We, at least I'm not, I am not getting rid of it. What I want to do is condense it. It's never going to go away. That's really the only means of transportation for many people. We're trying to consolidate the one that we pay for. That doesn't stop in North Miami Beach. It comes from County to Aventura. That's the one I'm talking about. It's your tax dollars if you want to keep it up. He's shaking his head cuz it does stop here. But it also goes through Miami Gardens, it also goes to the county. And it's also we only own five and we have six. We're never touching yours. For you, for the job, every time we come up, every time we come up here with a new construction site, the first words out of our mouth is to please ask the developers to think of the residents of North Miami Beach for employment first. And so we would never forget you. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Smith, demanding and making a mandatory two different things. That's something that we have to have a real discussion on. So just making our quest, don't mean they got to do it. That being said, Madam Clerk, the next speaker. Josh Jimmy. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Josh Jimmy. Thank you, commissioners, and everybody being here. I want to first start by commending the Florida Town Hall that we had on March 11th for its strong turnout, including Florida, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Latapoe and researcher Dr. Ashley Mowlin, proving this is a pressing concern for our community, but discussion isn't enough, we need action tonight. Continuing to add florist holistic acid to our water, despite mounting evidence, exposes North Miami Beach to serious liability, especially given our unique water supply challenges. Here's why. In September 2024, Judge Edward Chen ruled that fluoride at 0.7 milligrams per liter poses an unreasonable risk to children's neurodevelopment. This federal court decision from Michael Connitz lawsuit against the EPA labels fluoride, a neurotoxin, and demands a safety reassessment. Ignoring this invites costly legal battles. The burden now shifts to fluoridation supporters to prove safety. With the court ruling, the National Toxicology Program findings linking fluoride to IQ, lost in children, and expert warnings from Dr. Mowlin continuing without evidence is indefensible. We must pause until risk are fully assessed. Let's address our liability head-on. On negligence, the NTP confirms fluoride at drinking water levels lowers IQ and a federal judge affirms this unreasonable risk. Without action, lawsuits are inevitable. Leaving us defenseless. Next, Bartow Florida just yesterday voted to continue for a nation despite risks and now faces legal action. North Miami Beach must not repeat this mistake. And finally, Florida's lack FDA approval for ingestion, forcing it on residents without consent opens us to further lawsuits. With this ruling, science and legal risks, I urge you to act to pause for a nation immediately to protect our children commission, commission an independent review of the evidence and shield our city from liability. Some argue dental benefits justify this, but neuro toxicity risks outweigh that when safety is unproven. Inaction is illegal and moral failure. Act tonight to safeguard North Miami Beach. I'm open to any questions and thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for is Liven's Jane, I can just say. I'm here for some questions. Freebies and the trolley. I would like to know guys what time the trolley closes. Thank you. I'm so glad to hear you tonight. My name is Liven's Jane, I can just say. I'm here for some questions. Freebies and the trolley. I would like to know guys what time the trolley closes. three bees and the trolley. I would like to know guys what time the trolley close. I just say, I'm here for some questions. Freebies and the trolley. I would like to know guys what time the trolley closes at night time. Because at night I'm driving my car a lot of people on the street and it's raining. They wet. And the morning time, when they go to work, they run in. The trolley passed through 137. And once it six and third Never go to one one seventy seven one seventy eight one eighty and one eighty drive I live on one I live on each drive Labibo go inside close to Jackson North go to six Avenue ticket boss Terrible working running on the street to catch on the bus I want to know you guys if you can add more on Charlie and Frames and the series. That's a question. I have a motion to say but 29.99, I don't know if people want to say something but I reserve a more question for the next time. That's the you leaderL.E.A area, right, Mr. President? Yeah, but the inside, I say inside, 178, 177, close to Jackson, Miami. No, if we both, we saw it. He's talking about the street. The mayor will shoot me. Well, I can't wait a minute, because we're gonna have we're gonna have, we're gonna, we're gonna have a discussion later on on this issue because it is a discussion item. However, we do hear your thoughts and we appreciate if you have any additional comments. What issue are people driving a drive go to Jackson to work Jackson not and this street I live on 29 years in this area. Then it very been this street and a lot of bounce and the car, the bounce on the car, one they've been actually last year on 2024, almost seven cars break down the foot window on the trees hang out to the street. People want to go to work and drive fast, but I want people driving slowly in this area. A lot of people move this area and a lot of kids in this area. And the street needs to be repaired. Well, it works director here. Public works director. You can hear me? Yeah. It's community development. It's community development. Public director. Make sure. No, well, we'll have our city manager to get in touch with you and see what we can do in those areas, but we will have a discussion regarding the trolley later on tonight. Thank you. I'll be so back with. Thank you so much. Thank you Mr. Jeane. Thank you for the meeting. Next speaker. Thank you. Good evening everyone. Thank you. Good evening everyone. My name is Ketli Joachim. Again about the trolley and the freebie commissioner Smith is because you keep bringing it up. The past few meetings. That's why everyone's a little afraid that something's going gonna happen to their freebie and trolley. The people on 12 having you are elderly. Ever since Miami Dade has decided to switch their bus system, they have removed the bus benches and they're unable to take the bus. They removed the bus and now they have to rely on the trolley. And so if something should happen to the trolley, they would have a problem. The trolley is more or less, their hub is a new leader. And yes, the trolley goes from their hub inside Jackson North and through the back. And then most of us have to take it in front of the community center. So even I take the trolley, the freebie I have not, because it's so difficult at times for you to get on there. I have people in Washington Park calling me again about the trolley. So maybe the people in Eastern shores don't need the trolley, but that's fine. But the rest of the city, as I have people who live right here in the government center, who take the trolley for them to go and wash their clothes. You know, whenever they need to go to the, to do things, go to Walmart, the trolley is it. So whoever doesn't want it, that's their situation, but the rest of us do. And I think Mr. Jean was speaking about what I've been talking about for months now. We have all these things sitting in these warehouses, where they can curve the situation that's going on right there in East Drive. People are flying from six avenue to Jackson Hospital and there's no stopping them. Now on North Miami Avenue, that's where they go from north to south and in the morning, if you are about to go take the highway on 169, you cannot cross and they're literally flying there. Okay, so we are having a situation. So if you have those speed bumps, which again, I have proven to you all, they're sitting right there. You have them. Why not place them? Are you waiting for someone to get hurt? One of our children to get hurt. Because I have mentioned it to when Sam Zama-Kona was there, he's aware of it. So I'm hoping that you put someone in charge that know what they're doing, because there's no reason for the city to be spending money buying things that are not easier to rise. So thank you for having me, and also, Arbor Day is coming. Okay. In order for the city to stay a tree city USA, we must celebrate Arbor Day. So as much as you all didn't put funding for there, you have to think about it if you want to stay a tree city USA. So we expect you next month, April 26th, for you all to come at the library and celebrate with us. Thank you. Thank you. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait to ask, have your part holes on Second Avenue been? No, they have not. Okay. I have holes on not the Second Avenue. And that's why I call Commissioner Florentman a few days ago and left him a voice message okay I was waiting for you to send that I need for you to put on your tennis shoes and come in meet me and you lead us I'll meet you I'll be walk and you lead us what you exactly where all those possible let's do let's do that Mr. Manager put on your tennis shoe me you and Miss Joachim we're gonna go ahead and walk at area no shortcuts because I'm trying to hard walk trying to take okay okay so I just wanted one of the manager to be present to the particles that haven't yet been and we go to the next speaker, Mr. Manager, like the question I have that was brought up is I thought we have money for our birthday. That's beautiful. It's not there. No, there's no money for our birthday. I will I have a mayoral discussion. Hopefully we get to it. There's a couple of issues I want to bring up and that we've always had it. Always, always had it. So I understand. We're putting offices mayor. No, no, no. I'll bring it up during that discussion. Next speaker please. I don't want to. No, no, no, I understand. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, before you, before me, for Dorothy and Arathi. I'm sorry, I'm just pronouncing it. A message in personal privilege. Be while he's got his ten issues. Before you can be forward me for Dorothy and Arathi. I'm sorry, Mr. Nelson. A message in personal privilege. Before he's got his tennis shoes on, Mr. Manager, why are you having your tennis shoes on? Could you please all go see where we need the speed bumps? No, walk her. Okay, thanks. Thanks. Is Dorothy here? Ever, Wibbly, and then David Zapin? Zapin, you're up Back pay K for back pay That was then this is now, but thank you. You see we do listen to you though. Okay, I did it. My name is David Zapin. I sell mechanical watches and accessories at zapentek.com. Some of you know me from my brief run for Sydney Mayor in 2023. I bring freshly picked flowers on behalf of women's history month. Like I used to bring to my recently departed grandmother who taught here for 40 years. She lived from the roaring 20s into the COVID crisis. Sadly, I have little more than an hour of audio of her memories. As the Generation X version of Dennis Prager only not, I offer history lesson about missing lessons. Charlie Chris certified me in history. Others did in social studies, General Middle Science, Earth Space Science, Elementary Integrated Middle, Computer Science, and Media Specialists. specialists. If only I had a certified internship or a graduate degree instead of passing the Japanese M twice, you may have trouble finding the following in government websites. Laura Bridgman, whose name has no e, was an old woman when she met young Helen Keller who in turn learned from Anne Sullivan, better known as the Miracle Worker. And Alabama State Quarter has braille in honor of Helen. You might have heard the name Mae Jamison from her cameo as a Star Trek character and a namesake were recently. This real life first Black female astronaut came after Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut in 1981. Well after our Russian and Soviet rivals sent up her predecessor Valentina Tereshkova in 1963. Except the Mercury 13 women had been space ready by 1961, some of whom cheered Sally on site. Bollyver list of the 1995 survivors. Christa McCullough, the doomed school teacher of 1986 had the bad luck of flying the space shuttle challenger in January 1986. A mistake repeated to execute another seven heroes in January 2002 on the Columbia Shuttle. Mirade is after I read about a new recruitment effort for school teachers like myself. Kalpana, Chowla, and Lauren Clark joined her as fallen heroes. The six triple-eighths, Army Major Charity Adams, she finished World War II as a lieutenant colonel, being the first, being the highest ranked black woman, they're sorted and sent backlogs of mail to the mostly white mail troops. For example, in June 1944, a unit of 63 black army nurse corps nurses came to the 168th station hospital in Worrington, Cheshire, Britain. Back to my connection. Sadly, GI benefits for housing and education scoot towards white men like my grandfather, not others like Air Force veteran and veteran talker, Randy Rose, despite six years in service. And that's your women's history lesson. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Dana Smith and then Hubert DuBay. I do on the day my name is Dana Smith. What's up commissioners mayor, vice mayor, attorneys, management. I was in that shout out to my grandma. Y'all know that's my grandma right there. Miss Smith is my grandma. Yes sir. No but honesty. The last time I came in here, the last time I came here, I got with Jackson hospital and they seen my qualities and my special cares that I know how to do and my research and my resources. They join me in helping them doing, they help them out with doing stuff for their own Jackson hospital. I'd like to thank y'all for that. And I am, I heard y'all were talking about media and social media and marketing. That's what I do for a living. I'm a marketing consultant. All they have to do is do my homework and based on what y'all got going on. And what I was listening to is pretty much that y'all just need to get a structure and a plan to get the outer city to come into the inner city. I have an MBA over the streets of Miami like seriously. I knew Miami like all my life. That's all I did on my life. I'm from Miami. So I'm good and going out in the streets and getting the word out. But I have to get the homework done first. I need to know the area. I need to map it out. I need to know how many stores. I like how he broke down the all the broke down sheets. I need all of that to come out with my team and my staff because I do have a grill of marketing team. I do have a marketing team period. I got everything y'all thinking of. I am a printer. I can print anything y'all want. I can do everything. Everything y'all see in here that's that's printed. I I can do it. So I'm very, very, very skillful on what I do. I just saw 56 years, I'm 56 years old. So I know how to put a plan together. And I'm listening to what I'm talking about. And I love what Smith was talking about. It's visual first, then structure. Because if I see something looking old like the way stuff look old these days, you're not not gonna go there when you haven't sophisticated or somebody have a model that's looking professional than you're a model. And that's how people hear of these days. Everybody wanna be bougie these days. Everybody, I don't care who they are, they're the old fashioned and everybody, they own bouginess. Everybody wanna see the shine, the glory, this that. And that's what I was understanding what she was saying. You know, and that's what they need. Honestly, that's what they looking for because you know, old fashioned is out now. It's a new future. It's a new wave. We go on to the fifth dimension. So it's a whole another dimension that we go into. And that's another bracket. I don't want you want to talk about but I'm just telling y'all we need For what I understand and what I see and how to understand what y'all need So if y'all need me to come in and all I didn't do do my homework on what I seen in the planning and I can help y'all out because I am I do have an MBA trust me. Thank you. Thank you You were doing grandson. Thank you. You were doing grandson. Good evening, Mayor and commission. So tonight I'm very happy because I hope what I saw tonight you from on the battle of your part. Sorry. 530 notice. 178. My name is you were to be I said that I think yeah like I said what I saw tonight and the day I said and then I hope you from from the bottom of your heart because I saw unity because not Miami Beach is diversity I'm happy tonight but tonight I have to make a suggestion about the city manager because I have a lot of company from my neighborhood. And then when they come to the water department customer, and then they have a lot of problem and then the communication. So we need to find out to find a way, because I know my people, they have a lot of my people, they don't know how to speak, we try to explain their problem. So now I'm here, I'm the voice of my people. So now thinking about that, to see how you can resolve, make it better, customer service to the Department. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. Diane Dulliddy and then Daniel Pear. Go on. Relax. Hi, good evening. I'm sorry. Okay. Diane Duliddy and I live in Summ somewhere in West. I was hearing some of the comments tonight. Is that better? I know with parking, they said you want to start charging for parking and setting it up. I don't understand where it could be. It sounds like a commercial, all right. Part of 160thousand Street, there's little buildings behind some of them, there's parking. I think it would be a hindrance for the businesses that are there to have their people charge for parking. And also I thought on 170, Hannah Bre for Boulevard, which was a dismal product which was supposed to renovate the city didn't happen. So there's parking along there but there is also residential and commercial. How is that trying to work? I know the properties that they're building are have been approved to build. Don't have as many parking spaces as they would have residents if they were 100% full. Where would you suggest these people park? We don't have adequate land that I can vision. I'm not lived in the city for over 50 years. Also, I just don't get the feeling that the people are coming to speak to us about economic issues, understand the boundaries of the city. Because a lot of this came, boulevard they're talking about, is not in North Miami Beach. How can you target just portions of what it is, you'd have to say. Here's North Miami Beach. Oh, this is yellow now. We're not in North Miami Beach. And then blue were back. There's several areas like that. When they talk about more commercial, the mall at 160th earth streets been sold as I understand. What are they going to be building? And can we charge for parking there? I presume that's their own private property. There's no, the only schools that are in North Miami Beach are Grennels. And I can't remember the other one. It's on 18th Avenue. I'll say I'll say both. Okay, so but we don't have the schools that are there are North by me Beach senior and North by me Beach I think junior right and They have they do have the STEM program there. So I mean that's something to talk about but I don't see where you're going to have all the parking available, and I don't see the infrastructure of the putting in parking for all the businesses that are here. Thank you. I'm really quickly about parking. I just wanted to check in with the manager. Did we ever revise our plans for condos like parking spaces per room? I remember this conversation being. We've all done. Oh, you did? Yes. I think it was before she. But yeah, we did. That was part of the before. Okay, so it was increased. Yeah, am I understanding that? Mm, okay. I had it that it wasn't done yet. Okay. I, I, I, we had a discussion. I don't want to believe in the point, but yeah, I, I know. Just, um, but if you can get the clarification for the vice not appreciate. Thank you. And I don't want to misspeak. Mr. Pierre, um, sorry, please go. Okay, thank you. No problem. I am home. No problem. You could talk long you could talk. All right. So far tonight I am here tonight for something has tonight. Anyway, my name is Daniel Pierre. My address is 15240, no, this 10 code. So, the reason I am here tonight, I'm coming here to to see about the Deneble, my neighborhood again. Something have to be done. So the situation is this I work. We have this I work for the people to work, for the kids to play or work, things like that. So what I see now, we cannot even walk. The kid cannot do anything at this sidewalk. There's the cap pack everywhere in this sidewalk. Something up to be done. So everything I'm coming here talking about that neighborhood, so far, nothing have ever done. Nothing. So I would like to know why. So it cannot be like that. So the sidewalk is for the people to walk. It's not for the people to pack the car. Pack the truck, they pack anywhere they want. That's just like is out control. Something up to be done. We need help. Is it a specific time? They pack anytime. Day and night. They don't care. The people don't care. They pack anytime. But when is the worst at night? 9. Day. Anything.. I'm with now you go now. You see, cut this, take you in the beach. Okay. We have the chief, we also have the city manager. So we need help. So I'm coming here for the resume, I'm coming here. We need help. All right. Thank you. Thank you. So far, I see everybody in the seat looking good. That's the way I want to see everybody to be. All right. Thank you, Mr. P. Thank you. Looking good too. Next speaker. Mark Judy. Or is your D Mark Judy. Sorry. Good evening Mr. Mayor and the council. My name is Mark. I'm a radio and TV host for the Asian Caribbean community. And I'm also the president of the Asian media. This evening I'm here on behalf of the Haitian American Historical Society. That's the organization that built the Haitian monument that helped the battle of the Revolution of War for the United States to gain the freedom. We have been our 17 annual event every year. Last year we had it in North Miami and thanks for Commissioner Mackenzie and Daniela had our help. But this year we wanna have it here in North Miami City of North Miami Beach. And it's a historical event, it's a multicultural event. And it's the first time we have it here and it's been pretty much everywhere on the state of Florida. And that organization also fought with Congress for 10 years before we finally built that monument in southern Georgia and we don't want to lose that traditions and we want to keep be alive and I'm here on behalf of the chairman that could not be here. And we request some type of talus sponsorship and invite all of you to be part of this great event. And Commissioner Mackenzie, over all of it, he knows what this organization has done. And if you can help as far as funding and be part of this event, it will be more than happy. And especially you, Mr. Mayor, this is gonna be good for the city because it's not a Haitian thing. It's a multi-cultural, because the Haitians are the first that's came and have filed in this battle in October 9, 7, 79. Now we have our independence because of us. So we are asking for your support, your title sponsorship, whatever they can be done, and a special invitation to you guys. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Next speaker. And I think Ms. Marlene has the information already. OK. Thank you so much. Thank you. Mayor, that was the last sign someone's coming up. Good evening everyone. My name is Mubarakazan. You know, you bring strategic planners in here. I think that the city would be better. But we are labeled as a second most corrupt city. second most corrupt city in the Ad Gangti. So put in lipstick on pig, that's not gonna change. You have to change within your heart. At the pinnacle of the strategic planning, we were labeled as a second most corrupt city. And that has not changed because I remember when Commissioner Smuggler was telling me, oh no, we're not that anymore. One of our boys almost went to jail. So the, again, consent decree. We do not have a consent decree to change from septic to sewer. That was a false narrative. The mayor and new commissioner smuggler was pushing. It's not. And I have you on tape. I have you on video, don't even quarrel. And I'm going to answer it because I'm not pushing it. If you want to spend, if it's sake and said it, but I'm not pushing it, so don't ever put words in my word in my mouth, and we weren't the second, we were the third, and that was in 2017 or 2018. Continue speaker. Thank you. If you want to spend money, we have all the pipes to replace. That is Eastern shores where you live, had the pipes replaced, but not the rest of the customers. And it was $6 million and it changed to $15 million. And our vice mayor, Lin Su, she was up at Tallahassee fighting for our water plant. We are going to be losing $12,500, Mr. Mayor, on the early leadership from Miami. $12,500? 12,500 customers, 12,500 customers from Miami Gardens will not be paying their start charge because they figured that because our water plant is in their city, they should only pay what we are paying here. Well, the thing is I heard the city manager and he was not given the facts of how much debts we have and we have to pay through our taxes. I briefed them up and I hope he is prepared to go back again and most of you should be going back with those facts. I alone can do it. I was awakened the 11th hour to come up with these things. We've had an enterprise. The enterprise fund was from since 2011 until 2022 and then he revived it in 2024. We have spent 38 million dollars from that enterprise fund to fix water plant. Then we spent from 2002 to 2008. We spent over 100 million dollars for the water plant expansion. We increased it in size and in capacity. The list is long, but we're over a quarter billion dollars in debt just taking care of that water plant. And for Miami Garden people, the leaders, to come and say that they should only be paying what we are paying. You know what? My taxes, they need to pay that as well too, because we're having in our property taxes, that portion that we have to pay for the water plant exhibition. Thank you, Mr. Cousin. That they have to cover as well. Thank you, Mr. Cousin. I can go on a little bit more, but. Thank you Mr. Cousin. That they have to cover as well. Thank you Mr. Cousin. I can go on a little bit more but. Thank you Mr. Cousin. Thank you very much for having me. Thank you. Okay Madam Clerk, we are on to announcements. Hopefully we can keep it brief. Mayor, you're closing public comment? Yes, I'm closing public comment. I'm moving on to item number seven announcements. And again, I profess to my colleagues we can give a brief. Madam Clerk, if you want to move forward, what announcements? That'll be Jennifer. Yes, why not? Hi, good evening, Mayor and Commission. I'll make this brief. We have FarmShare tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, start at 9 a.m. Here at the Kevin R. Sims Aquatic Center. Tomorrow as well, we have Durdulia, but a Saint-Dameu, Heiris, Gaines, Speeding at the North Miami Beach Library at 7 p.m. We have Viagride in the 305 this Sunday March 23rd at 9 a.m. registration starts at 8 a.m. and it starts here at City Hall. We have our third annual NNB Water Charity Golf Classic on Friday, March 28th at 11am at the Miami Shores Country Club. Senior Luncheon Friday, March 28th at 11am, Marjorie and William McDonald Center. Youth College Tour, there'll be two of those. The first one will be Monday, March 31st, at 8 a.m. here at City Hall. We have sensory history time during autism awareness month, Saturday, April 5th at 1 p.m. at the North Mamie Beach Library. 29th annual Florida tour, the force that begins Monday, April 7th to Friday, April 11th at the North Mamie Beach Police Department. We have National Library Week celebration starts Monday, April 7, 2 Friday, April 11th at the North Miami Beach Police Department. We have National Library Week celebration starts Monday, April 7th, 2 Friday, April 11th at the North Miami Beach Library. We have our next farm share drive through distribution Thursday, April 17th at 9 AM at the Elito Park Community Center. Our second installment of the Youth College Tour, they'll be Friday, April 18th at 8 AM at City. at City Hall. We have Heritage Day with Voters Council of NMB. That'll be Saturday, April 19th. Time a location to be announced. Jazz Appreciation Month will be celebrated Friday, April 25th. Time to be announced and that will be at the North Miami Beach Discovery Library. The eighth annual NM, the Miami Beach Police Department, Powell and Charity Golf Classic, Friday, April 25th at 7am at the Miami Shores Country Club. Arbor Day, Tree Giveaway, Saturday, April 26th. 9am at the Senator, Guadmar Goli's Ampitheater. The International Delivital, that'll be Monday, April 25th, 28th at 10.30 AM till 7th, so I'll be all day at the North Miami Beach Library, and then family story time, Wednesday, April 30th, at 6.30 at the North Miami Beach Library. Thank you. Thank you. Next item is Commissioner Reports. Mr. Mayor, could you straighten out about Arbor Day? It's on here. We are having it or we're not having it. No, it's on. No, it's on. It's on. I want to have a mayoral discussion. It's on the agenda after the discussion. I'm going to bring it up before we leave. I promise you that because I did not know that we didn't have everything. I did not know that. So that being. We do have funds. We just need additional funding from from my understand, right? So we'll have a discussion. Commission, but if we can keep the the meeting moving along and we have commission reports coming up next if it can be Very brief and moving this along will be well appreciate Madam Clerk commission Shanoff Good evening everybody. I am proud and honored to celebrate women's history month, so congratulate every woman you know about a wonderful month. Bike 305 is coming up on Sunday. It starts at 8am registration and 9am is going to ride and the level of riding is remedial. So anybody can do it. It's not far and it's not at a fast pace. So my colleagues are all welcome to come. And it's a great event that we have. Farm share is this Thursday at Victory Park Pool. So please 9 AM. Any families that need some food. Farm share does a wonderful job of providing a lot of supplies for anybody who we don't discriminate against. We're being a North Miami Beach resident or county resident or Fort Lauderdale resident, you're all welcome. All right, I have a community engagement forum on the 27th. That's when I go to a community and give my time from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ULITA Center. It will be this time. So please, if anybody has any questions, call Bernice and the council office. All right, Monday, April 7th is toward a forest registration. Okay, that is the police department's event that they do for the fallen officers' families. So it's very important that if you can't ride and you can't go, please make a donation. They would love it and it goes to the families. So we thank them for doing that. And that is it. Good night. Commissioner Flory-Mone. Thank you so much, Madam City Clerk. I've led that we had a great start to our meeting as far as the strategic plan and the economic development plan and I trust that the city manager's office will schedule our retreat as soon as possible. In addition to that, I had the opportunity to meet with our CFO, so that was a great meeting. And I learned that he's from Morocco. So that is one of my favorite places. So yeah, so that was a good meeting and it provided some insight as to where our city can go. And I'm excited about some of the team members that we have on board, including Stacey Hipsman. I've got to give you a shout out. Our water plant director gave you a shout out as well. All of our team, I think we're coming together. We just need to really move at lightning speed to get things done. Aside from that, I just want to say I wish that we have an expedient meeting. I see the mayor has his gavel in his hand. I don't know how much time. So I'm going to bring this to a close and look forward to an expedient meeting. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commissioner Jean, timing. Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for having me tonight and all of our commission. I wanted to start off by thanking everyone for my birthday wishes. I celebrated a birthday this past week and so did our city attorney as well, so all the March babies. I also wanted to send a special thank you to the economic development team HR and in parks and recreation for doing such an amazing job with our career and job fair we had over 300 plus people who attended and it was such an amazing success So thank you to parks and all of all the departments that played a in the success. I wanted to also wish happy women's history month to all my fellow commissioners and all the women out there who do such a great job. Closetie Clerk, Chief of Staff, thank you so much to all the women who lead in our various departments. And I also wanted to mention, I have a few questions for our city manager. We had approved some bus shelters a few months ago, maybe a year or so ago, but, or two or plus. So I wanted to kind of get a status of date on those bus shelters. And also I know we have an MOU as it relates to our speed bumps. So those locations that residents have been harping on would love to get an update. I had a chance to visit the University of Miami School of Medicine and one of the things that the dean there spoke about is operational excellence. And I had a conversation with our manager about that, the fact that our operations have a lot of gaps. And those gaps funnel into lack of services or not the expedient services that our residents should get. And so I want to kind of implore my fellow commissioners to look into operational gaps. Where policy makers, we are not here to operate the day to day of the city. However, there are gaps that are equating into frustrations for us. And so our deliverables are not being delivered. So we want not only operational sufficiency, efficiencies, but operational excellence. Because we're not here just to be here. We're here to actually have results. So I want to commend the staff, but I do want to also highlight the fact that there are gaps. And when we have these cyclical conversations that year after year, things are not getting done, it's because of these gaps. And so I just want to highlight that. I've had my conversations with the manager, I think from a structural perspective, we have too many gaps. Within our divisions, we have a high turnover. There's things that the commission is not privy to. But I want to actually take the bull by the horns and really take a deeper dive into what's going on with our city. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, may I just in a brief second to Commissioner Jean's point. One of the reasons that I mentioned some of the staff members is because, in the conversations, they're looking for those gaps, which I'm, that's what I'm excited about, is that some of these people are actually looking for the issues. They're not painting a rosy picture. They're saying this is where we're failing, this is what we have issues. And if we can find those issues, like you said, Commissioner, then we can begin to really address them. And so I think they're honesty, really, to me, is the most important thing. They're not sugar coating it, they're just letting us know what it is. we have some high school school leveled people here. And I think that's important. I read a quote the other day that in essence, it's good when you're in a leadership position to have people that are better than you, that no more than you in their particular silo, because that will help you to lead better overall. So I think we have some of those people on board and I'm excited about that. Just wanted to piggy you. I'm excited about that too. And I want to commend the staff through the mayor. However, we're only here for a season in the time. And so in the fact, right? It's a lazy ask, except after three. But what we have to also do is have deliverables. So I love rosy pictures, so I'm wearing pink tonight. However, just like the Arbor Day, we would never have known that. There was a gap there, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. So when does it stop? Or when does it start? So. To that point, Madam Clerk, next. Commissioner Smith. Thank you. Thank you for giving me more time. Thank you and thank you Commissioner for giving me more time. Sure, that's all. First and foremost, before I even start, I'm not taking away the trolleys. I'm not taking away the trolleys. I'm trying to find out why we're paying for trolley when it goes to a city that has very low milleys rate. Why they're not cooperating, why we're not joining it as a share. On the freebie issue, we're getting more freebies. Mr. Manager, I'd like to know when they're coming. I saw the freebie man at the career day, and I would like to know when they're coming. And, that was going to be in December but we're waiting for the money and waiting for Tallahassee and then you know the way it works sometimes in North Miami Beach, no offense, just don't take offenses but the way it really works and I tell people you have to call twice a day and they'll get tired of your call and they'll do something. So we should do that with Tallahassee if we're waiting for money. Let's just call twice a day and let's get the money if that's a problem with the freebies. I want to mention real quick that 159th Street from the county, and this is important for the residents, is going to be widened and they're going to do it on two phases, from North East 6th Avenue to Westixi Highway, and from Northwest 2nd Avenue to North East 6th. There is a meeting at Biscayne Gardens that is the, it comes on Thursday, so I think it's the first Thursday of the month, and they're bringing somebody up from the county to talk about it. I think because it infects our residents, losing their parking space, what just you came and talked about and thank you so much. They're losing their parking places and they too will be parking on the sidewalk. So we should be aware and we should be ready for that. And then, and let all of our residents will be affected, no, as well as the traffic. We don't have the calming devices back on the agenda. The problem with the calming devices wasn't that we don't want them. We want more of them. I don't think anybody on the commission wants less calming devices. I think we want more. The problem was the location where they're going to be. This is the second time he's coming up explaining about the issues in history. And we keep hearing from Eulita what's going on there. So there's two right there that we could be voting on now and installing tomorrow morning. So please, let's bring that back. Let's go ahead and start to install them whatever it takes. That may be one of your gap places. Commissioner, thank you for bringing it up. I want to also congratulate all of our honorees. We have unbelievable women. Dave County itself has a woman mayor. We have unbelievable young people. We have unbelievable givers in this community. Everybody should be 100% not only honoring those, but honoring all the women that you know. I feel bad that the meeting started late. It did start late, we, because it was this month to honor women, we had over 15 I think honorees. And I just think that we could have probably had 15,000 if we really stopped and looked at the women in our city. I want to tell you the career day was extremely successful, not just successful, extremely successful. You had to find room to stand and walk. And that we have a lot of events, a lot of events, take advantage of them. She read off two full pages of what's coming up. But it is definitely going to be the senior luncheon on the fourth Friday of every month. If you don't register, they're going to implement that you can't come in or you'll be served last. We had a table that didn't get fed. They didn't get fed because we had over 30 people that didn't register and came and sat down. So you must register, you must find out what our activities are because look at what's going on in our library. Look what's going on there. And when you go there, it's not a group of 20 people. It's a group of 200 people taking pictures at everything, enjoying the music, enjoying the dancing, enjoying the camaraderie, take advantage. I also want to say that on a sad note, I've been to a lot of funerals this past month. A lot of funerals representing the city, giving out proclamations to the families. And if you don't appreciate and love and hug those that you know and love, you're going to be the loser. Because one of the women were very young, and it happened very suddenly. And to watch her foregrown children come in, I can just tell you, please, I think I've been to six in one month. So that was important for me to tell you. And before I get the cane pulled on me, let me just say that I'm going to be walking at bike 305. So if anybody wants to walk with me, I will be doing it. I do walk a little on the faster side. I'll try. And I also want to say on a happy note, congratulations to our astronauts for coming back home safely. Yay to that. And Mr. Mayor, I want to thank you for putting up with me, but you know that I'm doing the people's business for the people. We all are. Well, I am especially. Commissioner Smokler. Okay. So I'm going to actually maybe ride the bike 305. Let's see if I can, if I can, if I can get my act together and my guts together in my anyhow. So first of all, I want to not only just can celebrate Commissioner Smith, Commissioner John and Vice Mayor Sue for Women's History Month, but also our directors that are women. We have a Dania Hernandez from our library, from our amazing library. We have Cherie George from procurement. We have Stacy Hipsman from HR and Rees Bernard from our clerk's office. Am I missing any other directors? Oh, Archie of a staff, Marlene Monstein. Who am I missing any other directors? Oh, or she was staff, Marlene Monestine. Who, who am I missing? Oh Jennifer from, I said Marlene, John from Curly. Oh, okay, Curly too, that's right. So, and that's it. I think I had everybody. So, we celebrate you and we thank for all your hard work. Let's see. And then there's the birthdays, so then Commissioner Jean and our attorney Joe Geller, happy birthday, but you know what, in just a few weeks and he's somewhere around, is Jay Churnoff's birthday. So happy birthday, Jay. So he didn't have one birthday gift. He didn't hear us. He would have been yelling, thank you. Also, you know, I... I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to get it. I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to get it. I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to get it. I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to get it. I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to get it. I'm not sure if it's a lot of people are going to need to be retouched. So much, and I'm not sure if that's something we want to do, but it's fading. It's beginning to fade. So that's something we're going to have to be talking about. You think we need a water feature? I'm going to put it on the chart. I'm going to put it on the chart. That's an old joke. Happy birthday, Jay. Happy birthday. Happy birthday, Jay. Thank you. You're welcome. Go ahead. It's OK. Yeah, but I mean, it's something that eventually we're gonna have to bring up, but yes. So also, let's see, were, am I, to the family of Lincoln Diaz-Belard our sympathies to him he was such an amazing person and such a fighter against the communism in Cuba and I thank him so much for that and about that gentleman who was here before that article that us being a corrupt city was from 2018, almost seven years ago in July, that's like so old news and it was from the Miami New Times, like look at the source. And it actually mentioned all 34 cities in it. All 34 cities were mentioned in Miami-J County. I was just looking at it right now. And yes, the mayor and I did talk about consent decree. And I was actually told that by a previous, previous, previous manager that we had a consent. Cons County has it. However, we're strongly recommended to move. This other issue, thought I could add. Okay, so, but you and I are not planning to add. We've always had it. No, we're not planning to add. Or tuna, we've always had it. Yeah, so, so, so. So go on. Okay, so I don't want to lose track with you. Yeah, I just want. I'm not plotting to convert the city. And so on and so forth. And then the last thing that I think I have here, oh no, second to last thing is. And I only want to say it because Cherisse is here. I'm not sure she's going to be here towards the end. And and and Dries had put that commissioner Smith wanted item 15.7 as a Texas U turn. But I think we're in a cone of silence. Yeah, we are. So we can't discuss it if we are, right? No, I don't, I mean, it is, it is out to the bit to that. So I just wanted to problem. In depth with the project, no, but I'm sorry. I'm not the judge. I just thought we shouldn't, I don't want, I wasn't a mention, I was like, wait a minute. I could even, in depth with the project, no, but, you know, talk about the basics, you know, they just out on the street and in the time frame and stuff that those are basics that we can discuss. Okay. Okay. Okay. Alright, so good. We've got that clear. And by the time of our next meeting, it'll already be Passover. So have a Passover to. Okay, so yes, to to those to to celebrate. Nice mayor. Okay. Good evening, everyone. Happy Women's History Month. I wanted to recognize a staff, but you know, Commissioner Smuggler's stole the scene there. So I'll just give it to her there. It's been a month of a lot of activities going on. I wanted to thank the staff a lot because we had an emergency event because of the biggest family tribute. We had a little candlelight event and then we had just about 200 people show up. I want to thank the community. I want you to know that we're here to support you. You know, you're. Yeah, I mean, it was for me, it was very touching and I'm very happy that it really got to fill avoid for a lot of our residents who are dealing with the loss of the loss of life, the murdering of hostages in captivity. I also wanted to mention that I'm excited about our studies from FIU. We have, I had an event here in the city, it was co-hosted with the North American economic herald, which brought in a lot of food and beverage and hospitality. The delegate was brought over by the US Embassy in Beijing. They're looking to invest. They came here to visit North Miami Beach and they like it. So this is great news for us. That means that we're gonna have that possibility of all this investment that we're putting in. We just have to make sure that we set the ground and make it fertile so that when they plant the seed it'll grow The other thing that I want to thank Commissioner turnoff for co-hosting a fluoride town hall I'm still having a little bit of a problem uploading the video, but I really hope that the residents and everybody will watch it and Make your own decision on what you want to do regarding our potable water that is coming out of your faucet. Okay, do you want to continue to drink that? Do you want to add a filter until we decide? I know that Miami-Dade County is rescheduling that bill. Their bill is to remove or the addition of fluoride until April 1st or we'll be staying tuned into that one Then the next thing is I want you guys to all know that I am looking for ways to bring down the cost of living for our residents Okay, so there's a couple of things that I have attended in the past in this past month There was the blue waterways with the Miami-Dade League of Cities led by, I believe, Mayor Nicherson and the Mayor of North Bay Village. Mayor Mitchell and from Miami Springs. So it's called blue waterways. So basically, it's about how do we mitigate flood? What do we deal, how do we deal with storm water and so on and so forth and looking at solutions in a bigger picture and maybe a collaborative effort. So I really like that. We also had a meeting with the Department of Energy at the water plant. We're looking for grants and we're looking for funding supporting and also loans. So to give our infrastructure a big boost, as you could see in the FIU report, we need a big boost in our infrastructure. I also was in Tallahassee as Kazan had mentioned. And I wanna thank the residents and the staff, both Mario, Hamid, actually Tariq, and also got that. And also, because on himself, Bruce Lembert, the chair of PUC, we all got together, like phone calls all day on Sunday, just to make sure that I get all the points and the issues right about our water plant and how much, what we have invested, right? I have some key points, and maybe if you would like to help us, this fight is not quite lost yet, all right? We need to write to our senators, write to our state representatives. I was very fortunate, I think that our representatives have been very fair. They have given me time when I was up there, I met up with several of them that were on the committee. I spoke with them and they were very empathetic to our situation. And yet of course, with a compelling argument from them, we have not had enough time to really share with them about why it is that we have the surcharge. So right now they have passed that bill through three committees. It's going on the floor of the house next. And if we can all get together and write an email or call our state representative, or all of our representatives, because on the floor it's 120 of them. You can send out a mass email on that. And we possibly maybe steer them in a way that like lets them allow them to see what our expenses are. Teamwork, I think this is very crucial, like what I realized was it was staff, it was residents, it was people with knowledge and we all got together and you know pulled our brains together. So we have a lot of things coming up. We've got the centennial. We've got, we've got our, a lot of things that, you know, we have in the pipeline here and we want to make sure that we all work as a team. Okay. I'm excited about the free clinic. I'm going to be talking about today. So stay tuned. Mayor. on Smokling. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, I just also want to acknowledge two things. The Heart Health Walk, which was a tremendous success. Thank you to all six of you for being there, for being part of it. Thank you to Parks and Rec. Thank you to Public Works. Thank you to PD. Thank you to everyone for making it like, I think probably the most successful or the most attended one yet. And once again, thank you to our police department for taking care of all of us always. Thank you residents, our families, our employees. Thank you so much for putting your lives on the line for us. Even though you made it longer. Well, you didn't have to do it all the way though. We did. Okay, well that's good. Mayor Michael Joseph. Being an example. Two things. I went to the National Legal Cities last week. I was able to meet a lot of stakeholders, a lot of, I was able to meet with the offices of Rick Scott, you know, in essence of what type of resources that we could bring down. I'm going to be having some follow up conversations because, you know, even though it might seem that government is, you know, not as conducive. Right now, there are some ways we can make some inroads and a bipartisan way. So I'm happy that I was able to make these additional connections or reinforce these connections that we've always been able to really pull on from our federal partners. I did meet up with the offices of Congresswoman Federica Wilson, but during that whole time was that whole budget issue, and I feel it was gonna pass, but I was able to meet a lot of individuals, but they were pretty occupied on that main issue. And I have some meetings set up an in-air feature to follow up. Next, and issues, as you well know, we have this particular bill, which pertains to our acts all you all of my members on this commission that have a united front reach out to the city manager schedule some time to go up there this is important we need to fight as a united front push because at the end of the day we're responsible for it. I wanted to speak as pointed out that you know that it will be a loss under my No, it will be a loss for all of us. If that's what happened, and we've been able to present certain arguments and put our positions, but we have to be very present and remain present. So please reach out to the manager, schedule some time to go up there, work this out, and give them our side of a story because we have not had had an opportunity to do so We've let other people speak for us, but they need to see our faces So I just I ask you all to do that that being said Madam Clerk next item Consent agenda Move to approve Introduce so okay Okay. Attorney. Attorney. Item 9.1. Commission conference meeting minutes of February 18, 2025. Item 9.2. Regular commission meeting minutes of February 18, 2025. Item 9.3. Resolution number R 2025-33. Approving an agreement with multiple vendors for the purchase of police uniforms and accessories Introduced by the procurement director Sherees George dip wish what a resolution in the mayor and city commission in city of North Miami Beach Florida proving and authorizing a piggyback contract Between city and multiple vendors for police uniforms and accessories for an estimated annual budget and amount not to exceed $60,000. Authorizing the city manager does need to do all things necessary to effect your way to this resolution, providing for conflict, for writing for screvenants, errors, for writing for severability, and providing for an effective date. Item 9.4, resolution number R 2025-34, approving an agreement with CAP government Inc for plans review, inspection and professional services introduced by the building official Danny O'Zooner, a resolution the mayor and city commission of the city in North Miami Beach. Florida approving a piggyback contract between the city and CAP government Inc. for plans review, inspection and professional services, an estimated annual budgeted amount, not to exceed $60,000. Authorizing the city manager designated to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution. Providing for conflicts, providing for scurvenous errors, providing for severability, subject to the budget appropriation and availability of funds, and providing for an effective date. Item 9.5 resolution number R 2025-35 approving task order for the corridor for professional engineering services, brought by the community development director Zoffer Ahmed. Resolution to the mayor and city commission and city of north manganese for approving a task order for professional engineering services for the Northeast Carter, station area, master plan development, and an amount not to exceed $145,000 with the Corardino group under the continuing services agreement. For professional consulting services and authorizing city manager or desing to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution, providing for conflicts and subject to the budget appropriation and availability of funds and providing for an effective date. Item 9.6, resolution number R, 2025-36. Approval to apply for the Florida inland navigation district Fiend or FIND grant for the purchase of a new marine patrol vessel for the NMB police department brought by the chief police one peneous. Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of North Miami Beach, Florida. Authorizing the city manager to apply for grant assistance under the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program to acquire a Marine Patrol vessel providing for incorporation of recitals and providing for an effective date. Item 9.7 resolution number R, 2025, the S37, authorizing the city manager to sign Milton Littman Park for F, Diminimus Finding Letter. For the Department of Transportation, brought by the community development director, Zafar Ahmed, a resolution of the mayor and city commission in the city of North Miami Beach Florida. For authorizing the city manager to sign the Milton Littman Park for F, Dimists finding for Florida Department of Transportation F. Project Development and Environmental PD&E study for the I-95 corridor from south of State Road 860 Miami Gardens Drive to North of the Broward County line financial project ID number 414964-1-22-01, providing for findings of fact confirming expiration and limitation of approval, providing for conflicts and providing for an effective date that is your consent to gender. Move to approve, consent agenda. Second, all of favor. the next item. Move to introduce ordinance number 2025-01. First reading. Second. City Attorney. Mayor. Item 11.1. Ordinance number 2025-01. Amending section 9.9-35 entitled Camping Prohibited. First reading brought by the Chief of Police, one pinnows in ordinance to the Mayor and the City of North Miami Beach, Florida, amending the City of North Miami Beach code by amending chapter 9 entitled Offences and Miscellaneous Provisions by amending section 9-35 entitled Camping Prohibited to provide a uniform procedure for identifying camping and police department enforcement of the camping prohibition, providing for codification, conflict, of of camping prohibited to provide a uniform procedure for identifying camping and police department enforcement of the camping prohibition providing for kind of vacation conflict, scriveners, air severability and providing for an effective date. Good evening, Mayor Commission. Vice Mayor. So this was a bill that was passed by the state, the House and the Senate. Back in October 1st, 2024 is basically just giving a law enforcement direction and the authority to arrest those that are considered camping, which is homelessness. Obviously, as a police department, we'll give these individuals the opportunity to take them to a shelter. They refuse to receive that type of help then we have have the authority to arrest. And also, in addition to that, it allows residents and business owners to now legally sue the city if we don't enforce that. Because state law is a catch-22 basically. So that's why I have philosophical disagreements with this, but as a given my position and given the potential liability to our residents, you know, the issue is pretty clear. Commissioner Smith, do you have any thoughts? And it is the first reading. And so I have to open it up for public comment. Do we have any public comment in regards to this I'm saying none. I'll close it and come back to the desk. Do I have any thoughts from the commissioners on this issue? No, the only thing I had a question on is number F. It says any personal property that was inventoryed and stored by the city police department for those that are transferred to the shelter. Should we add what happens to it after the 60 days of the date of the inventory, she'll be deemed abandoned and disposed of, according to FS 7.05. So is that destroyed? So normally we set it for destruction. Any property that's abandoned or we just come along our house and our property. So it's asking, should we make it clear? Maybe the turn is just. We can add that to our policy. I mean, I'm just. It's first reading. So if you want to add that on there and out though, it doesn't really have to be in the ordinance. The policy states that then that's efficiently clear. Okay, I just want to, I don't want anybody to come back after that either and say. Okay. So it's on the record do. So do I have a motion so motion second? We have a motion a second all favors. Oh, it's a roll call or is it it's a roll call? Okay, please madam commission a shardoff. Yes Commission flooring one. Yes, commission Jean. Yes, commission Smith. Yes, commission Smucker? Yes. Vice-Mayor Sue? Yes. Mayor Michael Joseph? Yes. Passed 7-0. All right. Thank you. We'll introduce resolution number R, 2025-38. Second. Oh yes, do I have a moment? Yeah, it's a resolution. Okay please introduce. This is a water department right? Item 11.2. Yeah resolution number R2025-38 approving a change order with lowest North American AvAvama Inc. For the furnishing delivery and discharge of quick line, brought by the Water Director, Hamid Nikwan, a resolution of the Mayor and City Commission in the City and North Miami Beach. Florida proving and authorizing a change order to the contract with lowest North America Valabama Inc. increasing the contract by an amount not to exceed $297,000. Authorizing the city manager designated to all things necessary to effectuate this resolution. Providing for conflicts, providing for scurreners, areas for running for severability, subject to the budget, appropriations and availability of funds, and providing for an effective date. So this is a change order. We're asking for an additional $297 annually. This will bring it to the previously approved annual budget amount of 1.397 million. We came to commission back in 2023 for 1.1 million dollars annually. And we have used more than that last year we averaged over 11.3 million in the delivery and discharge of Lyme Softening. So we're asking to go to the previously approved budget amount. All right bring it back before the commission. Do we have any discussion? Do we have a motion in the second? No, no, no. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? No opposed. Pasadena asked me next item. Move to introduce. Resolution number R, 2025-39. Second. Item 114 resolution number R-2022. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. It's given. 113. Sorry. Item 113. March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th, March 12th The solution to the mayor and city commission and city of Northland will be to our approving and authorizing the word of invitation to bid number ITB-24-039-SG Roe water transmission maintenance and wealth to southern underground industries in a total not to exceed amount of 5 million 287,717 dollars authorizing the city manager designated to execute an agreement with the lowest responsive and responsible bitter authorizing the or designee to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution and subject to the budget appropriation and available funds and providing for an effective date. Okay, we did a solicitation, a 60 day solicitation for this water construction project. While we were evaluating the project, the water department, their CIP team as well as the EOR, the engineering record of record, did evaluation to look at the use of one of the wells that were on the scope of work. We decided to remove those wells from the scope of work and go back to the respondent for a best and final offer. We did that and these offers they're in the memo. But. from the scope of work and go back to the respondent bidders for a best and final offer. We did that and these offers they're in the memo, but the offer that we're recommending for award does include a 10% contingency. That is within budget. It is important that we take a look at this contingency now. It is not a must use, but we do need to look at it now because we are facing issues with lead times and equipment and possible tariffs. And so folks are all up in arms. So we wanna make sure that we have this approval up front in the event that we need to use it. Move to approve. No, we don't. Mr. Mayor. Second. I just wanna ask. We have a motion to second, but permission to step here. You can still have this. I just want to ask the attorney something, city attorney, that under the explanation, the sentence that says funding for water related management support services has been secured through WIFIA funding and water revenue bonds series-A. Shouldn't that be added? Can we add that somewhere in the actual vote that that's where the money came from in the resolution? Well, it says it's subject to budget appropriation and availability of funds. So I don't know that it has to be in the reservoir. Oh, sorry. It's in there that it's subject to that. I don't know that it has to be in the rezo. Oh, sorry. It's in there that it's subject to that. I don't know that we have to specify it where it's in the back up. But if you would be more comfortable, I mean, there's certainly no reason that we can do that. I'm only more comfortable because when I ran 15 years ago, somebody asked me to get the resolutions. And the resolution there doesn't tell you what that appropriation funds is, it doesn't tell you. We can certainly insert linear into the existing resolution. We could put that language if you would prefer that it's in the resolution. I would. So we have a motion, we have a motion of second. I guess I'll accept. You could help, but we'll proceed. All right. We'll do this right. It's in amendment and that correct. Does the second accept the amendment? Can you restate the amendment for the record? Yes. The commissioner would like the source of the funds that we're using to be included in the resolution. Because there's a $5 million project, I just like it. Yeah. There's no reason that we can't or shouldn't do that. I'm still approved as amended. As amended in a second. Second. All right. So now we call, do we call it vote on this issue? You can just do a quick voice vote on the amendment. On the amendment. Come vote. I recall we would vote on the amendment and then vote as a vote. Yes. That's why I'm saying we have to have we would vote on the amendment and then approve as a member. Yes. That's why we have to have a voice vote on the amendment to approve the amendment. I was just amended. You can vote on the item as amended. So as the that's exactly correct. Now we're going to vote on the item as amended. No, no, you need to do. You need to do just a quick voice vote. The maker and Secondary of the motion have accepted the amendment as friendly, but you should still just ask all in favor of the amendment so you can do the amendment procedure. That's all the favour of the amendments. Singapore, I say aye. Aye. But not opposed. Now we move on to that. Now you have an amended resolution in front of you that interliniates into what was there. I make a motion with the amended. With the amendment. No, I was already made in most seconds. Yeah, but it wasn't what made with the motion. With the amendment of what? You have a motion in front of you. You have now amended what's in front of you. Is the amended motion with that language added. Right. Now, the only thing that you don't need to make a motion because there is one, but if there was more discussion, you could make a motion to move the question to end discussion, but if you've already exhausted discussion, you don't need to do that. You just need to ask the clerk to call the vote. It's a voice vote, right? So, I'm a resolution. It can be by voice. I have a mandate, signify by saying aye. Aye. I. Passes the namelessly move off to next item. I'm going to move into resolution 11.4 RO25--40. It's made of this your item. Okay, it was just the one added. The attorney needs to read it. Did you have a second? Do I have a motion? Do I have a second? I'm sorry, you want to do a commissioner's turn off? Yes. And commissioners. Oh, there was a second. Okay. Res are 2025-40 member end of understanding with UMC free clinic a resolution of the mayor and city commission in the city of North Miami Beach Florida authorizing city to enter into a member end of understanding MoU with UM UMC free clinic to promote joint health and wellness initiative as an enhanced services for the community authorizing city manager to negotiate the terms of the MoOU for approval by the City Commission. Authorizing City Manager to do all things necessary to effectuate this resolution providing for conflicts, providing for scrubbing his errors, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date sponsored by Vice Mayor Lynn Sue. I guess speaks next. Yes, Vice Mayor. I motion wishing to approve. Oh no, I just went that way. Okay. All right. So the UMC Free Clinic has actually been around as UHI Free Clinic for a while now for about 20 years. And they have recently opened up the UMC Free Clinic several years ago. And I have invited, they have a mobile unit that I wanted to invite them to come and serve our residents. Usually they serve residents without, they only ask for your name. If you don't have insurance, if you don't have any, you know, any funding to take care of your health, they do that all for free. And we visited their site with their free clinic with the manager and the chief of staff. So they have agreed to start bringing their mobile unit over in April. I'm open to any questions if anybody has any. So wait, first, so first, it's free to the people. They have drugs and prescription drugs and whatnot that the doctors may prescribe. They also give those out for free. And it costs us nothing, just a space for them to park their mobile unit for now. If we gain in popularity, or I the demand grows, then we could possibly look for something else that is a little more permanent in the city. But as for now, we only have the mobile unit, it has two exam rooms, and they're gonna start in April. Okay. No location yet. Maybe I think the manager said we wanted to, maybe some people others to know that You know, they're coming to this clinic. So we might kind of park behind City Hall or well to because I There's another It's funny enough when I what I saw the the added on a couple of days a couple of nights ago And I'm for this, I'm for this item because I was approached by another company. They don't do the prescriber and they just do the testing and they do have these mobile clinics. They go through Medicaid and Medicare if you don't have, if you're indigent in that sense and they will do certain things at cost. So anything that can add additional resource service, you know, a lot of these companies just want places to park their vehicles because they do have stake funding and they have stake grants. So just whatever we can, I do have an initiative through Jackson. I want to do like a certain week out of the month called like health week. So residents would have not just, you know, the mobile clinic that you mentioned, but the screening from the cancer bus, something tied to Jackson or any of it, or at no, however, if they're providing these services or so we can have like a like a designated week out of the month that residents are going, hey, if I want to get some out because there's a company that would do dental work too at no cost at all. Right. I'm bringing the dental. Well, we get that'll be part of that. I'm trying. I'm trying. Help me get a game. That's a free, well, it's free or maybe a tiny portion of what you pay. Somebody that went to the clinic because it is free and it's established in Miami. If you can't pay for your dental work, but she came and she said it cost her $250. And she felt terrible except that the bill was $2,000 and it only cost her $250. So I want to have a designated week. I've been talking with senior staff about that. That's why I wanted to start off with Jackson as being the vanguard and really pushing this through. But I would like, you know, you guys to add to that health week to make it a real initiative and really having people say on this week in North Miami Beach, I can get certain health care done at a free or even reduced cost. And that as you pointed out that's one example. Working on about $200,000. From 2000, that's a massive difference. They're working on this. That's a marido. Yes. I hate to be the negative one. We do have a hospital in our community called Jackson. No, no, well Jackson would have as this affect them because if it, and you know, if they don't like it, it's hurting them. Well, well, see the thing is this, we gotta be careful of that. No, no, no, I mean, we're trying to bring more accessibility to our residents, right? That's the main thing. And we have clinics all over the place. Now, the thing is that, I'm not, and Jackson, and I'm Max and Jackson to be a partner, and they would be a partner, you know? So the more options, the better, because what if we can't get that particular provider, that particular week? We still have these other providers that would be there to be the healthcare week or health for our residents. So commissioners on. Thank you. I think it's a great initiative, but I also would say from strategic perspective, all the different MOUs that we have Hannah, Jackson, this new one. We have to find a way to kind of bridge these in a sense that the efforts are not duplicated. But also from a communication standpoint that the residents aren't able to also get that information. and whether or not through the marriage to the manager as it relates to location. Because if you have an influx of people coming, for example, the library has a partnership with FIU neighborhood, they also do something similar. So I think the communication needs to be bridged, but also from a safety perspective, is that going to be police there, or would be the best venue as it relates to parking? So I think those are nuances that we need to also consider. We are policy makers. We provide the guidance to our staff knowing that we've already presented this and these aspects and let them execute. So we've, so I don't want to cut off because I want to move forward with your MOU's emotion. So I want to add on. Okay, so I don't have a commission to vice mayor, so I applaud you for bringing this forward. But what I'm not understanding is why we're making this a resolution. Because like for example, for example, about two or three years ago, like almost monthly I had a mammogram will be upcoming. It came to every neighborhood except for one, because there just wasn't the bus wouldn't fit there. There was a mammogram will be upcoming, but we never did a resolution. We just had it. All I had to do was basically, it was another manager at the time, but all I basically just said to the manager, is it okay, can we do a mammogram of bill so and so date and so and so time. So that's it. I mean, I think it's a great idea. I'm not sure why we're doing it a resolution. Then like I do, well, I'm doing it now through the commission of the studies for women, but we had a mammogram of bill at the heart health walk and hopefully at the library in October for breast cancer month, we're going to have another mammogram of bill. But I mean, I'm not asking for resolution for that. So I'm not understanding why it needs to be a resolution. And also just so you know at the mammogram of bills, we've never, maybe the first time a long time ago, but we've never really had police there. So I'm concerned that just to make, I want to clarify that if we're going to do police, now we're adding costs to our city. But again, I mean, also if I you go to the library, we have had, we don't have resolutions for all this. So I'm not sure. I don't want to speak for the vice mayor, but sometimes, well, it comes to the, to this making a statement as a commission having a full-fledged support. Not to say that, you didn't have support with the breast cancer awareness bus. I think that's a value I have, the diaper bus. Right. This just adds an additional emphasis. It's not necessary needed, it's bus, you know, I think that's a value. I have the diaper bus, all that. This just adds an additional emphasis. It's not necessary needed. It's not. And we are, I mean, you can have discussion with the manager. It's good for residents here. And he has certain thresholds he can meet. But I understand why you want to make a statement as a collective. I'm just just codifying it. Yeah, she's't necessarily need it. I'm going to try to set up a schedule. I'm not going to tell you not to do it. I'm just trying to figure out why you like it. Exactly. Okay. Exactly. The reason why we're having this discussion is why I created the resolution. Because now we know that we have dental coming. We have Jackson North. Then we in Hanna and we can coordinate and talk in public about all these initiatives that we're doing, so we can create it and make it more whole. So that's exactly why I'm doing this resolution. It's just to also, I wanna know what, like now I know what the mayor has planned. And then like now we're thinking about like having a weekly health month. I mean, this is wonderful, right? This is all sparking in discussions so that we can move this. Generate economic development. Yeah, and also all get behind it. That's the reason. And I'm not saying we didn't get behind your mammogram. I also have another sub reason because I have been texted by a lot of residents asking me, is this going to cost the city anything? And I want to make sure that I express myself that first of all, you don't even have to have Medicaid. You don't have to have Medicare. This is like people who have zero insurance, have no coverage of any kind. You can go to this clinic, just give your name and last name. They check you out, and then they give you the drugs. And also, they have specialists who volunteer for this clinic on a regular basis. So occasionally they'll have cardiologists come in, they'll have oncologists come in, and so on and so forth. So all of this is like in a system that I'm hoping, I'm relying on our manager to work out. That's what we're gonna do, so we can get all these initiatives together. So I moved to, no wait, I think, because Mackenzie wanted to say something, right? Commissioner Mackenzie? The floormon? Yes, I did. Commissioner Floormon. Thank you. Oh, you're speaking in question. Well, I mean, you know, it's a very relatively short agenda here. But this, I mean, I understand the whole conversation about resolution versus not having a resolution. It's neither here nor there for me. One of the things that I think is important is when we start talking about if this goes well, something permanent, I think that's really where we need to start thinking. Because we've been down this road before with other organizations where the city didn't want to get involved in having clinics on site, what the liability looks like, who's going to be providing the services. So I think that's something that we need to be mindful of. Number two, when it comes to Jackson and how this affects Jackson, I think that if the mission of healthcare providers is to make sure that everyone is doing well. Yeah, they're not in the business. It goes with their mission. And in addition to that, this is outpatient. This is outpatient. So this is your primary care services outpatient while Jackson is more, they make them any mostly known. I think they're mostly inpatient. Correct. Correct. So there could be collaborative efforts, but this is the primary care, which is very important, because a lot of people don't have access to primary care preventive health services. So, I'm fully in support of this, but I do want to see more collaboration, because we do have Hannah here. And, you know, there are nurses, nurse practitioners, and they're ready to serve. They're in a building here, and so we can make, we can utilize that space more, and to really build a presence for our, as Mayor puts, the indigent population, underserved population. All right, do I have a motion? I have a question, my life's on. I'll let her in. I'll have a second, but you can have a, I'm sorry, We have a motion to say it, but Commissioner Smith. I also am thrilled that something like this... I have a question, my life. I have a second, but you can have it. You can have it. I'm sorry. We have a motion of second, but Commissioner Smith. I also am thrilled that something like this comes to our city, but I thought that's what Hannah does. I thought if you didn't have insurance, you're quite afforded. You could walk into that building. So I can respond to that. China has a group of nurses for those that are on the Ohatian American Nurses Association that are established here and they have a litany of projects that they work on. One of them is to have some communication with Jackson if people don't know once they leave Jackson how to use their medication or they need just further advice they can always call and reach out. I think that there are some gaps that we need to fill when it comes to, to all programming related to wellness in this city. But isn't it free or? It is. It is free. Yeah. So I mean, the more the merit, to be honest with you, the, you know, so that's why the communication is so important because there's, there's nine to five, right? So if Hannah can occupy the space two, three days and then someone else can utilize it another day, we just need chlorination. So I have a motion in a second. Do we have all in favor say aye? Aye. All right, congratulations on Vice Mayor passing her first resolution. Yay. Yay. That's the first one. That's the first one. Yes. You should feel, yeah. Next item on the agenda, Madam Clerk. We celebrate after this. Yes. Congratulations. Yeah. Vice Mayor, item is 15.1 FIFA World Cup 2026. We're at discussion items, Mayor. Oh, yes. Discussion Items, that is. It's Mayor, right? Do we introduce Discussion? I know. Do we? I don't know. It's just a Discussion Item. Yes, Discussion, Vice Mayor. That's your Discussion Item. Yes. It can be brief, because we have, you know, where? So historically, whenever big events like this come, I like the World Cup, the Super Bowl, whatever else that people play like tennis, whatever. There's always a lot of funding involved. Currently, I know that RPD has already been briefed on the, you know, for the Hard Rock Stadium. And I know that our water department is also supporting this whole, you know, the whole FIFA 2026. Now, with the resources being spent, I think that we should look for an opportunity to get some funding for some of our infrastructure or police or whatnot. And I believe that Commissioner Smuggler also knows about this because the think the chair is Alina. Yes, Hudaq. Right, and there is a lot of, I think in order to get some funding we would have to probably get on a committee or something. Like one of us has to send a representative. I'm not entirely clear about that one but that's my understanding. I just know Feefl is in Coral Games. I've been to the building. I had one tonight. I think County Commissioner Bessienne had an event tonight talking about how you know that is possible. So I've just seen that right now it's this is going to happen all over Canada, all over America. It's going to be a major event here. It's going to be huge. It's going to be huge. It's huge. And I hear that this is actually the largest, I mean the most participants in all world cups in the past. So this is basically something that I wanted us to explore and maybe discuss what we see as possible. And if you anybody has had experience about it, I'd love to hear about that too. Commissioner, yeah. Thank you. I think it's a great thought. I know the, I went to a great and Miami had a panel about this. And so they're having conversations throughout the county on how municipalities can take part. I know one of the things that I've been advocating for is for our soccer program to be part of some of the initiatives that are going to come for you for you soccer. But I do think that we need to also pair up with our commissioners. Our county our county commissioners that commissioner by stand potentially commissioner Steinberg who may be more connected to what the FIFA committee is doing currently. So the meeting happened tonight in old Grove. Maybe we need to invite the board chair to come to North Army. We can see how we can maybe you know and have those dialogues exactly. Mr. Mayor, just wanted to state to all of the commission that we did have staff attend. And I'll be prepared and chaired with you all. Great. Additionally, I'm sorry, Vice Mayor, I'm sorry to interrupt. Additionally, we have reached out to Ms. Houdak to establish a one meeting with her in her office. Thank you. Yes. I know you did mention that for me to have a one-on-one with her. Thank you so much. All right, and I just want to say that about 10 minutes ago, I put my head down and Commissioner Flormont asked me if something was wrong. I'm like, no, I wanted to bang my head. I was upset because at the best practice conference for the memory decanter League of Cities, FIFO was there at the end. And they were giving out the FIFO scarves. And I had one and I wanted to wear it during the discussion I left it at home. And I'm like, it's so mad at myself right now. But memory decanter League of Cities have the best at the best practice. So I'm sure also through my media counter, you'll see. and I'm like, it's so mad at myself right now. But Memida County League of Cities did at the best practice time. So I'm sure also through Memida County League of Cities that through the league. Through the league. Oh, yeah, we'll be doing stuff. Well, one thing, it's so close to North Miami Beach. We could actually put them in our hotel if we had one. What hotel? Well, we can all open our homes up as we are being approved and then get billed. But you know, at one point that I think is very pertinent of this conversation is we have to prepare, be prepared. The chief has to be prepared with traffic. We have to be prepared with the rules and regulations. There will be people here to party, and we're just very close to where all this is happening. And I think we have to be very positive of what we have to do to prepare. We can't decide the week before. No. What are we going to do? So I have some ideas that I want to run by you. And I don't want this preparation to go to waste. I mean, I have been advised and given bullet points that are so wonderful. So there's... I don't want this preparation to go to waste. I have been advised and given bullet points that are so wonderful. So we could join the host committee. We could look into transportation. Perhaps it's something that we could do with our trolley as well. No, trolley. No, no, no, no. That's right. I'm coming to the, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no bullet points, right? Yes. The bullet points, the bullet points, the bullet points that you have, is there a way because I would assume you're looking for some type of consensus and I guess giving that to management staff, right? I don't know if it needs a resolution, but is, is, no, I don't, I mean, maybe it I don't know, but I just wanted to just say your idea okay, so give your the possibilities that that have been created for me here So I wanted to share that with you so we have like transportation public safety Commissioner Commissioner smucker as well as commissioner a former. I would like to see a copy of that Oh sure, sure. You can email it to me. To the court. OK, OK, great, great, great. Can I go through them now? No, no, if you can go quickly, I mean the titles. And we're going to have. Yeah, I know. Yes, go ahead. OK, this is Tom Binnett. It doesn't mean we want to wait till midnight. Exactly. Okay, so coordinate transportation and parking solutions, right? Park and ride. Shuttle sites, we have, you know, we could benefit from maybe state or federal transportation grants. Grants. We could host fan events, like viewing parties on 19, there's something like that. If there was a big game nearby, we could have fan zones. We could also adopt a team. I don't know how we would fight over that. That would be a big problem. A big problem. I know, right? It depends on who makes it, too. So that's another thing. But we could leverage on tourism. We could promote, we could get our businesses, our local businesses ready for this, preparation for World Cup. We could secure some local projects about like some tourism development grants. Maybe we might be able to get a hotel. I don't know if... I don't know if... I don't know if... I don't know if... We could attract a team-based camp. We Mishkan Park. Maybe they could do some training here. Yeah, practices here. We could, and like I said, promote, we could collaborate with maybe the North, maybe Beach Chamber of Commerce and see if they would like to, like, pitch in to do something to promote businesses in our area. Now, I think that the key thing is probably joining like the host committee or something like that to be a part of it, but that's something that I can talk to. If anybody else, no, no, I mean, like, through the, I mean, I think the consensus is that we need to be more involved. I'll be happy to give time to that. I'll be happy. Mr. Manager. I definitely want to be happy. I think the consensus is that we need to be more involved. I'll be happy to give time to that. I'll be happy. Mr. Manager. I definitely want to be happy. I think we all want to be more involved. And if you can come up with a strategy for us to be really plugged in. You heard something ideas. The vice mayor is going to send it over to the administration. Yeah, I can send over the other. Please take that consensus and run with it. next item. Wait a minute. Yes. But I just want to credit, I just want to credit Tareek and, and, and have me like I've consulted a lot with them and they were giving me some good ideas. Cool. Commissioner Smith. I just feel that the city takes a soccer ball in our colors and just has a little slogan kicking looking forward to prepare for soccer or whatever kicking forward and then we get that so we can put it on windows and they're on board for economic development that would be good I'd appreciate that. When is the World Cup next year? No, no, but when? The summer. June, June. It's gonna happen through our Centennial, so we gotta go big or go home. Commissioner, I want to get an update about the UPSOCKER program. Where are we without any updates? The one over at school. Yeah. No, there was another one that proposed the program here. Mr. Mayor, Commissioner through the mayor. So we're talking about the program with Pat. Yes. I've met with him a couple of times. He has assured me that he'd be sending me the copy of their insurance and assigned agreement. So we're still pending those items but I'll reach back out to him tomorrow. But I've talked to Pat a few times and we're waiting on some items from from that group. Thank you. Yeah, before Mootis Point like one good idea might be us to be considered a central location for media. We know that's our have to do soccer, but we could be a staging area because of where we're located. A lot of these guys going to be staying over in sunny hours anyways. Instead of them driving all the way down to Miami, all the way across, we could be like, because we have the theater here. We could just be at just that staging area. that could just get a lot of possibilities. Yeah, we have a lot of. I'm sorry. Next. here. We can just be at just that stage in here and that could just get a lot of possibilities. Yeah, we have a lot of. I'm sorry. Next. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, next. The ticket forward was great. Maybe we could present a pitch deck for North Miami Beach that encompasses these ideas today. Next is. I'd like to request. I'm about to talk her. I spoke to him and he said we're coming soon. Okay, I'd like to request that I spoke to him and he said we're coming soon. Okay, I'd like to request that you know we lay out this plan as quickly as possible. I mean of course after I meet with with who don't the consensus is there. Yeah, so I mean like let's get a move on this one so we can maybe take advantage of some of the funds that we possibly can get. Did you self appoint yourself the soccer? The soccer, the soccer, the soccer is our- I don't even know how to play, so. Well, why not, Mayor? 50.2, Mr. City Manager. Thank you, Mayor. Last month, I was requested to bring as together as to what the task force for the centennial would look like. The memo was distributed on early February in which we would have one appointee from each of the mayor and commission. The purpose of the appointee would be either a resident or long-term like business Owner or someone who's operating a business long-term. We do we have several businesses that have been here for Decades and decades and they also provide value It's meant to be a working group and the working group would assist even with their experience and their skills in the actual branding event planning and graphic design and so forth. So we want to make sure that those who are appointed have a passion for community engagement and a knowledge of North Miami Beach's history. Again, has the experience and skills in branding event planning and, and graphic design, strong organizational and collaborative abilities, and the ability to contribute hands-on in the planning and executive, and executing the executive, I don't know why I keep saying executive, and executing the centennial activities. So we ask that the members be able to provide ideas for the event activities activities, and legacy projects. Collaborate with local businesses, organizations, and secure sponsorships and partners, provide an input on branding, marketing, visual elements, and sentennial promotions, assist in engaging the broader community to engage, encourage participation, and work alongside you all, the city commission, and staff to align efforts with the City's vision and actively contribute to the coordination and design aspects of the Centennial Initiatives it's not meant to be a policy board, but a working group So far I've received one recommendation Which is for former commissioner Barbara Kramer to be part of the working group. I have not received any other recommendations today. Mr. Mayor. Yes. My appointee is Sally Heyman. Well, so now that we know the parameters, we'll be submitting our names. I thought we were gonna announce it here. I'm sorry, Mr. Manager. I'm not going to submit it for a few minutes. Well, you have to pick another person. We've got some submitting it here. No, no, no, no, we can submit, I mean, we'll submit, we'll submit the directions again. We know the parameters, each one of us will submit our names and we'll have the fullest announcement. And by next, our next beating, we need this to be moving sooner or later. We wanna have, I do feel like we need a wedding planner to be quite frank to assist yeah and remember it's a working group so we want we one of one of the other cities in a similar type of working group the group themselves took on in designing a new marketing logo for the city. And that came about, there are a few different options, they came about, they went to the commission, commission absolutely loved it. It was created, thought of design, and then implemented by the residents themselves. So we want a working group of people who have the skill set that can go into the planning, go into this, not just, hey, we want to have an amazing event and then kind of leaves it all. No, no, I think I just want to have a date certain for this group to meet and hopefully with the next 30 days they can do that. We have two names already. I'm pretty sure we can submit names as soon as possible. So these people can meet so we can get the show on the road because this is coming very quickly and I don't want us to just be you know caught what I passed down. So thank you so very much on that discussion item you have our you have consensus right and move forward to the next item. Do you think next month you could start to tell us like what the schedule is going to be for a meeting so we can tell our appointees or you're going to reach out to them how's that going to work? Once I have, once we stop as the names we can reach out directly to them and schedule the meeting. That works. All right, next item 15.3, vice mayor. Let me, can I comment on the last? I mean, by when will all the commissioners appoint their appointees? I'm gonna. It's end March. And look. I mean, I'm going to be in the next three. Vice mayor. Can I comment on the last? I mean, by when will all the commissioners appoint their appointees? I'm going to. March. March meeting. I will. I'll have it. I'll have it. I mean, I'm sure I can get. At the end of this week, maybe'm No, sooner is good I want this to move forward more than you know because like I said I know this is a it's here It's a huge event. It's a lot of things are gonna be happened next year FIFA being one of them or what have you and I just so want us to be caught one I See North Miami planning and I don't want to be caught off guard or just seem like we're not doing the best we can especially given the fact of how big this is for us and You know really putting our best foot forward. Can I just say one thing is mr. Manager? You know, there's when you think about it. There's so many people celebrating Centennial Helen Dale Holly would all all these people are celebrating so whatever we're gonna order or whatever we're gonna do we, we need to think about it and then do it so that there will be materials left and staff has time, etc. All right. And we also need to check with the other cities so that we don't do it at the same time, that there's no conflicting events. Yeah, but if we can do it, but if we can do it bigger and better, let's do it. No, I'm just saying that coordinate So we're not we're cannibalizing each other's audience. Right. I mean, I want to go to some of the other ones as well I agree look there's do ours last I want to move there, but one thing I and I think you were there commissioner smockwear mm-hmm Commissioner Smith wasn't there because I think she had something and she she was kicking herself. When Golden Beach did there, it was there nine. I would never kick myself. I was with our honoring our police. No, no, no, no, no, no. This was five, six years ago. Yeah. It was like 75 years ago. Oh, my God. That was like, and they did not. I know that look. I know they have a lot of money over there. Oh, without a town. Look, I know they have a lot of money over there. Oh, without a town, yeah, yeah. But those guys? Yeah, that was impressive. That was impressive. That was, yeah. When they... I know that look I know they have a lot of money over there. Without a town yeah, yeah, but those guys. Yeah, that was that was impressive. They when they opened their building the same thing they don't ever. They don't ever part. But then again, it's a comes down to resources. I mean, Aventura too does amazing things. North Miami does amazing things. But we have to be within limits of what our community can handle. We don't want to go into any kind of negative for this. No, no, I understand. But reasonably, I mean like, Aventura probably has one event the entire year and so they put all their, you know, their resources into it, right? But you know, the thing is just quickly, I don't want to go on to events, but I was sitting here when we said no events. Except, don't forget the heart rock. Except, don't forget our birthday. Except, don't forget what about bringing back the Valentine's Day party. I mean, we say no event. That's why I asked if like in 2026 if we can just moratorium everything and just have one centennial and go all out. We did moratorium everything and then we get to nodding. No, I mean like really for real like the cancel everything and just have one year. We had a boat on it. This year is we. There was no money in the budget. We have not had that many events compared to last year. I mean, we're begging money to do Arbor for God's sakes. So that being said, let's go to our next item. I have a bike made. I'm going to buy. So this came out of the meeting with the Department of Energy. When I was attending our, you know, I realized like what. There's a lot of shortfall in North Miami Beach where a lot behind in terms of the times. There's a lot of things that, for example, our city hall, right? We have air conditioning two modes, cold or hot. So we don't really have the modes that are in between, we can't adjust the temperature. This actually tells me that air conditioning is way cold. And this is not, I'm not coming here to tell you, like I'm starting. No kidding, no, that's the reason. So when we're talking about energy and sustainability, we're looking at everything as a whole and the city as a whole. I know the manager put up an idea that I really like, which is if we change all our street lights to solar, right, that's something that's on the books, like it's moving in that direction. So if we could look to create something like, here's an example I have from Miami Beach, it's a, there's sustainability plan. I think you guys can probably download this from there. You can share that, Madam Clerk. Okay, so there's like an energy economic zones. There's different things. Maybe we can look into certain vehicles that we use in our city that are not as demanding, like for example maybe some police cars that are used for certain things are electrical and some are not. You know what I mean? Like those cars. And then we also know, okay, that's a little too much. But there's many, you know, many electrical cars that we can think about. We're looking at maybe trying to make N&B carbon neutral. Maybe try. Many electrical cars that we can think about, we're looking at maybe trying to make NB carbon neutral, maybe try to look at how we can create parks spaces. Like Washington Park, is that a energy efficient? Yeah, I think. Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't worry about that. Yeah, that's the problem is some of the things we're're talking about we have to spend money to save money No exactly and I of course want to save money and of course I want to save energy But we may not have that money to to do right all this so that part of the problem and everything is I'm gonna suggest that Next time you have like things like that that maybe you can give them to the clerk in advance or she can give it to us. Okay. We have it. So we can see it also as your talk. Yes, ma'am. Absolutely. Now today is an exception because I just got back from town last night. So I didn't have a chance to distribute this documentation. I definitely will have it be sent to everyone about this, but what I'm saying is when we're looking to make it more energy efficient, sustainability, we're talking about, you know, sea walls, like what are other countries using? What are other places using? How is it more efficient and effective? Like we should look at everything as a whole. Our streets, our lights, our signs, our everything that could possibly be looked at. There's a lot of things that I see, like having lived overseas and being to several countries. I see that there's a lot of things that we could do. Like our sea walls are roofing, right? Like roofs, like I lived in the same house for 25 years, never changed my roof in Thailand. And we have monsoons all the time. So I think that there's something that we can do with that. Also the new homes, the building codes, the all the things that we need to do. but this can look like another committee that we set up possibly. That is a little more, I don't know how this is going to look. I'm just, I'm throwing this idea out at you because I think that if we bring North Miami Beach up to date, When we are looking for grants and loans and bonds or whatever it is, I think that if we bring North Miami Beach up to date, when we are looking for grants and loans and bonds or whatever it is, I think we would have a good rating and it would fall into the future. We're looking at what North Miami Beach would be like in like, you know, 20 years from now, 10 years from now, so that we could, you know, stay, I think we're right now, we're kind of like behind the times so if we bring that up to speed I think that would be really great okay so and how this looks is after we share this I guess like we could look into possibly what would be Mr. Manager what do you see as the next step I haven't sent this to him either, so he's like what? I mean, I mean, I think you want to have more of an action aspect, maybe like, I don't say it's a resolution, but you want to have a very proactive approach or at least put that through policy. I don't necessarily think, you know, I think you can have that conversation when it matters because there are certain aspects that we beneficial in certain programs by just doing what you're suggesting that would make sense for him to make those calls and then bring forward to us on a policy standpoint because you're passionate about this issue and you know pointing out aspects of really executing parts of it, you can do that what happened to the discussion and him making the decision saying, okay, you don't necessarily have to say, I want a committee or in that sense, I might say that's not where you want to lead. I understand those things. I gotcha. You should have the conversation with them, that's what I'm saying. Okay, perfect. All right, Mario, we have to. Next. No, I have discussion on this. I'm giving you a lot of homework. I have discussion on this item. I didn't know what the item was but mr. Manager we have electric stations for your car and They're not working and they haven't worked for two years could we have that fixed? Whenever a field can actually finish their construction and activate them will we'll be glad to do that. We are constantly on FPL to be able to ensure that they do it. They've had to change vendors I think multiple times and we are ensuring that they're meeting all the floor to build and go to activate those charging stations. But can we do something like a date certain or something? Can we, I mean, they're sitting now We don't have control of that man. I know but why can't we what do it ourselves get on them? You know, I mean two years is a long time to say we're waiting for them. I Understand we have to wait for them. Yeah, we are from polls on the grounding there. And now they always want to put the energy into what she's saying and then to have it depend on other people. And then just have no follow up is also something. I mean, I don't think I mean, FPL is one aspect but there's different programs that are separate apart from FPL that I think the discussion and will might present itself. So that being said, let's go to your item. Oh, can I add a little, some, I'm so sorry. Okay, so the way that I see this whole, you know, sustainability energy thing is more also like a representative from every group, like water plant, how, you know, like public works and community development, we should all have a representative on in this discussion together, because somehow we have all these different departments that kind of don't have a link, and everybody's doing their own thing, and then I also see that there's a disconnect for me. Well, no, I mean, you're setting up a policy that then you need input from the different departments. Correct. So the discussion has to start with him and then... That's right. Okay, so, which that said, okay, great. Next, Nick. We'll talk about the rest of it. Next item, Trolley, Commissioner Smith. Trolley. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to get the room ready. I'm going to up again and please everybody out there dispel this whole rumor that we're getting rid of the trolley. We're not getting rid of the trolley. We need the trolley. There are dependence for the education for the children going to school for people going to work. I think the trolley needs a little bit of adjustment. I'm speaking from experience. I'm making from experience. I've written the trolley, B.I. walk every day in my neighborhood. I watch that trolley go down the street and down the next street and down the next street, over and over and over with no one or one person on it. So maybe regulation of hours. And otherwise, if we had the money, I think we should have the trolley eight days a week. I think we should have 10 trolley's. But I sit up here hearing how we have no money, we have no money. I hear how potholes aren't being repaired. And the same money for the trolley could be used for the potholes. So again, this trolley, the sixth one that we rent that goes from county to To have in tour that's where the adjustment needs to be made. Help from one of the one of the other users is definitely my first choice. And thank you. Sorry. Go ahead. Vice mayor. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So I remember the last time we had this meeting, I also asked the manager what would be, what's going on with the trolley study? And the other thing is, so actually three things. So CRA funding, North Miami uses it for their trolley in the CRA. Number two, it's the advertisements on the trolley and the freebie. So we're using the freebie in the CRA. Yeah, yeah. Well, the thing is, and this is what I said that this particular utilizing the CRA, and we just passed our policy today as well on top of that. That discussion, or using some of those resources towards that, needs to happen in the CRA. And I'm surprised it has. So can we put, I mean, the CRA director's not here, but I will be making a recommendation that is brought up, because we need to offset some of those costs. So I understand that. We understand the, and I say once we have that discussion to figure out what those dollars those dollars can be done because I understand that the the trial is moved and freebie moves within the CRA and see how we can track it then I think we have a more we'll have a more thought out way of really moving forward so Mr. Mayor I spoke with Claudia Miro and from freebie I believe she she did say that they can track to the mile how many miles was run inside the CRA if we give that to you. No, I would assume they could. I would assume they could. I mean, and the thing is like if we wanted to design a trolley that would connect all the trolleys we could have it run in the CRA zone if we wanted to. But we needed to get a steady. To offset the cost. Correct. So maybe one trolley could be paid by the CRA if it's running over the cross back and forth. But that being said, let's have the discussion in the CRA we have. Let's do that first. And the CRA. And I'll bring that on the next year. Okay, let's bring it. All right. So I'm on the other side. I don't know. the to Phyllis Phyllis the trolley is coming up next month for their contract before us. So I think they heard loud and clear that we're discussing and hopefully they'll have an answer to what we're saying. Okay, and Mr. Madison. They're doing it. The trolley company itself is going to do a survey of what's going on with the trolley and the ridership. The thing that's important is all this discussion comes from over and over and over hearing. There's no money for Arbor Day. Well, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, I just heard sitting here, I just heard sitting here that the Arbor Day is going on, but they need money. So I just, we have to recognize where does it go and how does it go. I got a big complaint this week and I sent the pictures, I hope it was taken care of right away, of a sidewalk that was this far up, broken from the other sidewalk, I got the picture. Those are things that the same money does with the trolley. So I just want to, I want us to really make it be the way it should be, the way you're talking about electricity. Let's be efficient, the way we're talking about what needs to be done in the city. Let's be efficient with this trolley. It runs from so early in the morning to 730 at night. The thing that's important about that is if you have to go to the dentist or the doctor or the lawyer or the bank, they're not open at 730 at night. You have to find another way for transportation. But the stores are. I mean, so the problem is, is how many people are going to the dentist or the doctor, I mean the grocery store at 730 at night, where the trolley is going to take them. So I'm just saying let's be efficient with it. Let's be serious. It's not something to be mean. It's just being efficient with the trolley, the cost of what it costs. And what it produces, let's just be efficient. And especially when it goes to a city that has the lowest milleid rate. Commissioner, come on, Smokler So, thank you. The manager met with the trolley people last month. Yeah. Is there anything other than what was said already here? Tell them back. You have to add anything to that. I'll be happy to give an update if the commission wants me to. I will like it up. Well, yeah. Oh, okay. I met with the contractor. He has hired on his staff a transit planner who formally or recently we had retired from the county. They are going to be looking at the various routes and seeking improvements. I've made some suggestions to try to get head ways to try to bring it down to 45 minutes as much as possible as well as reducing the length of the routes. The misnomer on the trawlies is that this only goes to people to go shopping and the whole purpose is to interconnect the county regional transit service, which is why you go to a parking ride and their bus stops and connect the two places of interest where people work as well as go to school, as well as shop, as well as other points of interest in the area. Now we could have had a efficient recommendation that showed how to make these improvements over a year ago when staff recommended doing a professional study that would have made that information based on scientific data as opposed to a knee jerk reaction. That had not occurred. We are now going to try to get at least from the vendor's perspective what they feel is going to be the most efficient route. They are also going to be putting together a proposal for the Commission to consider next month that not only improves the routes according to them, but also updating our fleet. We own five of the six. They are all past their prime. They are all past their life cycle. They are all basically falling apart. We need new trawlies, we need new buses. We don't have the funds for that because everything is a priority, but nothing is a priority. So they're going to be providing an opportunity for you all to look at and consider as to improving service, improving level of service, improving the routes, shorting the routes, and making it more efficient. All right, we're looking forward to that discussion as well. Mr. Mayor, I just want to correct the one thing you perhaps some managers didn't hear me. When I said we use them to go to school, we use them to go to work. I didn't say that we only use them for shopping. I just want to make sure. I think we can clear. All right, mix. Comment about Commissioner Smith. The trolley is really not designed for school buses. I don't. You replace school buses. No, it's not. It's not. I mean, look. It's not, but it could be used. But what I'm saying is if we have enough student ridership, so the latest thing that I've done was I wrote to the school board to ask about if we can get, yeah, right here. Just, Mr. School Board is sitting right here. It doubles up as a city attorney. So I wrote him an email and I mapped out the two schools at EM and you know the other school that from Highland Village it is just below like 1.8 and 1.7 miles away and I'm asking if they would be able to do that seeing that Biscayne is a very high traffic road, right high speed traffic road and also that street that goes into it, like going towards FIU, it's not safe to walk. No, look. And also with the construction they usually have a little shortcut that they take and that shortcut is also not safe. So we're looking into I mean if sure if you're seeing the like I was in Washington Park or no, no, no, there's there's people writing. I've seen them cross. Some of them can't wait that long. I see them walking past target and everything else. So believe me, the need is there. Yes. So but to your point, I'm glad that you reach out to the school board. Hopefully you'll get some information back from our school board member. And can we go to our next item which is 10s 5.5? No, I'm not done with Charlie. Okay. Okay. from our school board member. And can we go to our next item which is 10s, 5.5? No, I'm not done with the trolley. Oh, OK. How do we do that? I'm going to go on. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I want to know, like, what was the conclusion about the advertisements on the trawlies? And then also the trawlies that are outdated, like what are we going I mean that's what's going to be presented. They're going to come and present. Well they didn't tell us they've retized. And here's my stick with the study. So the trolleys that are outdated, like, what are we going, I mean, that's what's going to be presented. They're going to come and present. Well, they didn't tell us they advertised. And here's my, my, my stick with the study, right? So we were giving a lighter to the arsonist, like, they are going to come and tell us that this is going to work. And if it doesn't work, how long will it take and when, when will that, when will that come about? That's what's going to come back. Are they going to present next month? Is it next month? It's next month, yes. OK, good. All right. I don't want to wait another 24 weeks for any study. No, we're not going to wait 24 weeks. OK, great. Next item. Thank you. Next item. 5.5 commissioner. Good team. OK, thank you. Before I bring this item up, I just want to thank our HR directors, Stacy Hipsman, since I've been on this commissioner, I have been pushing and pushing and pushing to bring back the civil service board. It's about a year or two ago. We got people on board, but there was never any meetings being held. There has not been any meetings held. So, Ms. Hipsman has formed the new board again is going to be holding a workshop with them, not with us, with them soon so that they can understand their service, their duties and civil service board will be back and running again. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it, thank you. And no, 15.5 is 10 tables fees for city events. So at the Hardhouse Walk, we supplied tables to vendors. Some vendors were selling and some vendors were health related. I did request, whenever my committee is doing an event and there's a vendor, I do request for the back to school, I request that the vendors give a pencil or a racer, you know, something school related. At the hard health walk, I request that they give something school related. But the point is that and some are selling items as well, so, and I'm not even sure they're giving anything away. But the point to this, to me wanting to do this at the Heart Health Walk, first of all, there was a few vendors that didn't show up. And these tables, chairs and tents cost us money to rent. Now these people that didn't show up will no longer be invited to come again. But the point being is that I just feel that especially for vendors that are charging for if they're selling something or unless it's a let's say it's a for-profit business that's just there to advertise may not necessarily be not selling anything but is there to advertise. I feel that we need to charge and not for profit, but just for the cost of 10 staples and chairs. And I wanted to discuss this with my fellow commissioners and hope that- Did you charge this year? No, we didn't charge, but I think we need to start charging because- I charge a minimal fee, they'll will show up. That is right. I mean, especially if there are some people that may not be selling something, but they may be advertising something. And I feel bad because then we have people who are doing good. I'm just going to give a hand up, for example. They're they had a booth and they giving, they're doing blood pressure and stuff like that. And I appreciate that and I wouldn't wanna charge them. Or if I you was there and they were doing good, but then there's people who are there for profit or to advertise something and I just feel that we shouldn't be giving these tens tables and fees, chairs for free when it's costing us. You want to look like a penalty if you don't? No, I want to charge in the first place whether they show up or not. I want to charge the minimum. If it's costing us $20 and I want to charge $20, I don't want to make profit. I don't want us to be making profit. So I just feel that we need to start charging 10s tables. What's happening with bike 305? How's that coming? Wouldn't that be Andy? Is bike 305, are we charging for booth? No, because we're bringing this forward now. This is the first time that- That's the first time it's been brought up. No, no, we used to charge like when we have we used to go we charge so I don't know okay how many tables and chairs that you have? Uh you get a lot of interspaces. Yeah there's a lot of. I know um Ian is here maybe he can answer that but yeah but bike 305 is similar to the heart walk. Yeah well yeah that's a people that are coming are the bike shop who's doing repairs for all the bikes so you can't charge him for a table or you know a booth because he's doing bringing his people out there to do all the repairs for everybody. Right. But he's doing something you were. The county's coming Sue from the county is coming. So you're going to charge the county for a table when there. How many tables. How many tables. we had? Like 20 maybe? Okay, so we had 27 tables, 27. I think it's a good idea for the minimum that it costs us. Right, and 40 chairs, it's a 60 chair. Unless waived, depending on the situation, depending on the less way, right? Right. I'm thinking, I'm thinking, that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm sorry not multicultural Yeah, multi-cult, no, it was a commission on the status of women Yeah, but like do you have a whose committee does bike 305? Who doesn't have a committee? Is it part it's parks right? Yeah, it's part So then I don't Jesus who's parks in no, I know he's he I know he's It's committees that's that's commissioners on committee. Yeah, that's commissioners on committee Yeah, why couldn't we leave something like that up to the committee? Up to the committees, I mean. And I don't think we could charge for. That's commissioners, that's commissioners, that's committee. Yeah, that's commissioners, that's committee. Yeah, why couldn't we leave something like that up to the committee? Up to the committees, I mean. And I don't think we could charge for everything like career day. We're happy to have people come with businesses to offer their time to offer jobs. I don't think the career day we could charge. You'll have a business that'll come that's gonna try to advertise like a technical school or something to get students to come in. So now this technical school is advertising their business, they have a table, they're advertising their business, they're not doing anything for you really, they're advertising so you come in and pay them, and now they're getting a free table. I think the minimum charge would be the most. I will be. May I? Yes, vice mayor. We have a, we kind of have a policy about all the events where we would give facilities to nonprofits. So if it was like a 501C3, then we wouldn't charge. And then if they wasn't, then we would. No, but the, the, the, no, I know these events. I mean, that's the idea that um, that the commissioner on floor of my point, I should be, I think it really should be left to the committee to be quite free. I mean, outside of the major events, you know, snow fest or a monster mash. That's when I see like 100 like even a snow fest and monster mash who have people selling things. And now we're giving them a free table to sell something Right, and we're not getting anything in return and no fast do we charge and months? I meant snowfest actually you charge for non-profit. You don't charge non-profit So for snowfest we we hire a vendor that does all the coordinating for the food trucks and the And the ones that come in the tents. So they pay. Yeah they go through through that vending service. So we're paying a vendor they're coming in and we're still and we're still we're paying for the tables or the vendors paying. No the vendor handles all the coordination so they would handle how many tables and everything else will be put. We're paying for it, yes. Right, so we're paying for the table and they're selling. So we can, I mean up to the commission but we can definitely, your discretion or you leave it to parks depending on a 501c3 or depending on what the actual vendor the actual vendor is. I'd rather it be clear from you all, but we can charge what it cost us to actually rent and use those amenities that you will share as whatever it is. Unless wait. Correct. The North Army beats chamber charges for their big event when they have it in there. They charge per table. Well, one thing that well, essentially bring up the chamber. Like there's a lot of those chamber events happen having to or that or like other places. So I'm not saying that I don't I don't support it. I'll always support the chamber. I'm just saying like this certain things you can pick on, I understand the standpoint of what Commissioner Smuckers pointing on. But I also know there has to be some time of accountability even in our major events. So the consensus would be like to show us the fee schedule, come and put a fee schedule, and a policy in regards to the waiver if need be, depending on the situation. You hear me, Mr. Mayor, I can give you maybe like a fee kind of schedule that can be adaptable because those tables, chairs, whatever rents they may change over time and we go after the lowest bid so we can kind of give you some type of pricing but with a stipulation depending on what the city is being charged for the of vendor. All right, that's fine. I have a question this may. I just want to, is this a staff issue as far as are you guys having a difficult time with this? Yes, staff, as Parks and Rec or- This is something I'm really not- Okay. She said- She had a couple of no of no shows. Well, it started with, I've actually been kind of saying to my group for a while that we really should be charging for these tables because it's upsetting to me that we're paying for other people to make profit. So the no shows, I think, was just the knife and the whatever and so I just The no shows are not gonna ever show up again because we're not gonna Invited but but the point is that I just don't feel that especially people who are either advertising or selling Are doing it and are on our They're using our table, our chairs and our tents, and we're paying for it. Staff setting it up. And staff setting it up and bringing it back down, and I don't know if they, I guess it's delivered. But even if there's a technical school or a business school a business school that's at a career fair, they're still making profit. Because if one person signs up to their school, they just made a few thousand dollars, but it cost us maybe $50 every time this happens. And so it's a few schools. So I can understand that you want our committees to do it, and I'm okay with that. I don't know about the other committees, if the other members, but then we have something like snowfest where that's not no one's committee, that's Parking Wreck. So we should also give them direction. Oh, I think it's a good idea for you to bring back a policy. I'm going to tell you. At last point, commissioners, I think it's a great concept to, for us to try to add to our special events policy, to amend it to reflect some kind of sliding scale or tiered scale based on the size of the business or if it's not profit. but I do that I saw pomp and obit for example Had a parade and everyone that participated in the parade had to pay a fee to participate So I do think we need to add to amend our Special events policy so that tables and tents do have some sort of fee and also kind of determine what where that fee will. Will it go towards operations at Parks and Rec? Or will it be more like an economic development driver for the city at home? I mean, I'm a, I like your idea, but I mean, what I'm saying is if it costs $50, we charge 50. I'm not saying to charge more than that. But if you want, if you guys want to do more than that, that You know, don't don't limit it. Yeah, let them come back to a policy. I wouldn't all right Yeah, next next item you got the consensus next item is Texas return which is as I was pointed out No, we're going to 15.6. What is it? What's the Oh, sorry, communications, commission. Oh, okay. Okay, so I brought this up because I got an email from one of the residents that she had a problem and she sent a letter explaining it, but no one responded, so she went to the. So she went to the city in person and she waited and waited and the supervisor never came out. So that's my third message I got about communication from the city to the residents. That they can't get anybody on the phone, that they can't get the department. So it's just wondering if we can tighten that up. If we could maybe make sure that when you call the, for a doctor's appointment, you can push number five if you want to speak to somebody. I would like that each department would have that ability that somebody could, if they wanted to talk to a person, that a person would answer. That the communication from the city to the residents, instead of having an angry person over their angry, because they're calling sometimes because they're angry. Instead of getting them more angry, I think we could nip it in the bud if we just had somebody say thank you for calling. I'll take your name and number and hopefully somebody will get back to them within 48 business hours. Can we tighten that up? That's what I really want to do. And even the inter-inter communication between all of us, sometimes I find out that you're having something that I'd I wanted to tend to, but it's tonight, and I didn't know about it, and so I wasn't prepared to go. So just even the communication between us, can we just tighten that up a little? Okay. All right. Next item is 15.7 Texas U-turn commissioner Smith. That wasn't it. No, that was. Oh my god. I don't think you can be in the cases. I know. I know. I could have sworn you said success. Oh, man. But then. And we corrected. Oh, okay, got it. Okay. I just want to look. I know you want to have this discussion. I still feel that. I still want to like uh... Well if you shouldn't discuss it then... Can we have this? Can we table the discussion till after just because of the sensitive issue can she send an email to a resident that wants to know yes of course like I mean she's the procurement director so like whatever if you connect them to I'm she will ask whatever I don't like why don't I connect you yes connect okay so yes we're good yes we're good public information for the project? Yeah, we're good. Okay. Thank you. I don't them to us. Why don't I connect you? Yes, connect you. So just like the public information for the project. Yeah, we're good. Thank you. I don't want to have any issues with that. Perfect. Next item is city of Madder Report. It's all in there, right? I think I said you said you said you didn't get that. No, we were. Yes, we just did that. No, just don't. We are item 16 city manager report. The report. The reports are there, right city manager? If you want to do a quick, because I want to get to the mayoral discussion, because the arbor there is there and one of the items I want to discuss. So if you want to go through real quick 16. Sure. Yes, we do have everything in writing outside of that. I just wanted to kind of just update on a couple things that were mentioned earlier tonight and over the past several weeks. First and foremost, thank you to everyone that had the opportunity in the middle of the day, which is not easy for any of you, because I know that you are all very busy and often working, but we're able to join us with the Department of Energy coming down. That has been a process that over the past two years, we've been building a relationship with that department so that they can see what we're doing with the Water Department and the various initiatives throughout the city. We've received very, very good feedback. Obviously, federal and their budget and how that all works is constantly changing right now. But we still have that open line of communication and they've even pointed out some grants that we are working on so that we can apply. So it is a very productive opportunity that we had there and we'll continue to build those relationships. As many of you know and the public knows House Bill 11 and Senate Bill 202 continue to move forward. Yesterday House Bill 11 you, Vice Mayor Sue, for traveling the Tallahassee to advocate for the city. The bill has gone through the third committee. It will be going to the floor. I don't have a calendar date for that. Unfortunately, these are scenarios where we sometimes find out the day before or the Friday before. And so we try to scramble as quick as we can. It's why we have a team who is there every week during session. Although we have had several minor wins, what I would say, On this, we've made a lot of in-road. This is an effort that when the item did not pass last year, that week they had people essentially already working on this year's bill. I have come to learn that there have been tours, that the representatives have driven around Miami Gardens. And so this is a very concerted effort something that's very important. There's a lot that has been said a lot that has been come very personal to the commission and to the staff here. We continue since I have come on to North Miami Beach. I have from day one to today and continue to fight for our city and for our residents and for our utility. I have always been open, honest and transparent from the day that we started. I have offered multiple alternatives. And for the most part, those have been shot down. We continue to look for. No matter, sir. I'm out of here. Thank you. It's not about me. I appreciate it. I really do the sentiment. It's not about me. This is something that you all have been working on and fighting for for many years. And I'm just continuing that direction that you all have given. And I think each and every one of you for for that effort. What you've done it was such vigor so we appreciate that. And we're going to continue. With, yes, absolutely. As the other two items that I would just wanted to touch on, Commissioner Jean has had asked with regards to the bus shelter. I'm going to get you more details on that. I know that we have installed maybe two or three already. One was over by eighth Avenue and 163rd. It was like a double, double shelter. But I'll get you. I remember one of the last conversations was the design concern because it wasn't as see through and there was a safety concern. That was brought up, but I'll get you more details that were all of the shelters were installed. And if something's installed, then I'll bring it back to the commission for April. And lastly, with regards to the speed hump, we have installed in two areas throughout the city. staff is trying to work with the adjacent homeowners as to making sure that they're going to be okay with it because when you install these, it's not just a speed bump that slows down traffic. It also creates a lot more noise. You have cars that slow down and then ramp back up. For us when you're driving inside the car, you don't necessarily hear that. But it becomes much louder and much more frequent, especially when we're trying to get these busy streets. So staff is working with homeowners to try to coordinate that so that we can put it in places that we won't be asked two days later to take it out. Quick question, Mr. Dutamere. The staff for sanitation, who do we reach out to in-house? So we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, who do we reach out to in House? So we have on an interim basis, we have Nick Williams, who has continued to work with coastal and under the guiding ship of Curleen as well. Both of them has been tackling the issues. I do believe we have had much less complaints coming there she is. Much less complaints and it's because they've taken on a very personal approach to this, to work those things out. And they've been doing a good job. With that, Nick is on an interim basis. We do have that position advertised and I believe interviews are trying to be scheduled, so we can make that final determination and to keep that position permanent. Vice Mayor, then Commissioner Smith. Vice Mayor. Thank you. I just wanted to comment a little bit. I think that there's, I think our water issue is very deep, meaning like we've had a long history of things that have happened to our water plant. And when we are presenting all this stuff, I think that presenting certain things that are factual is important. So I don't know, I mean, there were a couple of questions that were posed to the manager if you listen to, they were talking about where did all the surcharges go, right? The surcharges actually came into the general fund in recent times because of the bills that weren't paid, for example. No, we have a lot of, no, we have some meetings. No, so what I'm trying to say is I don't know the whole story here. But hang on, okay, so please. There's a reason I don't want to cut you off, but I noticed that over the past couple of meetings, we've been having a lot of conversations that usually take place in, in executive sessions on the days. And I think that's the way to be. So, what I'm saying is my point to say this is that there's a lot of things that are going on in this, in the the in the about regarding our water plant and when Like the manager has to go present something he is like you know newer than me, right? I mean I've been around when people are yelling about monthly billing so but you're in PUC No, I was also on PUC, so I definitely you know have more depth. That was one of the main reasons I said But I understand. No, but what I'm saying right so I know a lot I mean as much as I know and and the updated portion right but you know when we are testifying in front of the committees I would like us all to be equipped with the same information I think and we need to you know maybe have some kind of workshop on that to to to to Commissioner for Mars Point we got to be very prepared. We all of have made commitments to go up there and to advocate for the best interest of our city and we will do so. All of saying is the information that we have we need to work as a team to be our narrative aligned. The talking points ready to go. I mean, but we have been working as a team. I know we have we have we understand like what well I honestly had to do research from scratch Okay, I went up there to speak because nobody else But I mean you should have called the manager and had to talk to had people talk to you no I did I actually called she had a crash she had a crash course basically I had a crash course Okay, but but you also been here since November. Well, I didn't know that we have 12,789 customers in Miami Gardens. Well, that being said. And I didn't know that we have 72,7239 customers in North Miami Beach. So So that is paying for,000. And I don't know if any of you knew this before. So I'm not saying, what I'm asking us to do is I think we need to collaborate, get our information straight, so that when we go speak up there, we're powerful and we're clear about what it is that is's funny. But vice-minister, so you're right. We have to know these numbers when we go there and speak. But if I'm not going to go there and speak, I don't need to know that it's 12,360. If someone says, no, it's all 11,000, whatever. I don't have to be exact. But if I'm going to go there and speak, yes, I need that crash course. But if I'm not gonna go there and speak with none of us, if we're not gonna, you needed it, and you got it and that's great. But if we're not to go there and speak. I need that crash course. But if I'm not going to go there and speak with none of us, if we're not going to, you needed it and you got it and that's great. But if we're not going to go there and speak, we for going and thank you for taking the pass. Commissioner Smith, final point on this. So I can go. I have, Mr. Manager, I have two questions, please. Number one, I know you and staff have worked diligently on this for weeks. I'm very appreciative and on outside of the city, people that were at that meeting called me to tell me what an amazing job you did. So I appreciate that and I called you personally to tell you. My question is, what are the other cities with water plans doing? I was on the PUC for five years as well. Are they up there fighting for their city as well? Number one and number two, do you have you and your staff? Are you gathering up some backup auctions for us so that we won't be behind the eight ball? I know you said you were, but. But let's, before you answer those, before you answer No answer. I won't be behind the eight ball. I know you said you were but. But let's. Before before before before before before you said that I won't answer. I won't be answering the second I'll talk to you off the. The second one I just want you to answer yes. I'm. They are talking off the dice. The bill is written in a way that according to the Spencer it's only affecting us. Mr Mayor, moving forward, literally every conversation that we've had about this issue, even the most minute details have been had in executive session. All right, that being said, let's wait. The problem is that Vice Minister Weetru hasn't had it. She hasn't even had an executive session at all. So we, someone I'm so she can have experience, Mr. Attorney. City Attorney, so we will have it, we will do the, if we can have it, because like I said, I'm pretty well educated. I think you need some more. For the people on this commission that are gonna be going up there, please make sure they're well educated and what needs to be on the issues so we can be well prepared. And. And understand, we are all elected officials. You know how to talk. We do know how to convince. We convince people to vote us in. These are other elected officials that are up there that are going to be making the decision. Sometimes, they don't, I mean, at the end of the day, they take a lot of issues. Our job is to advocate. That's it. We just got to do our best job doing that. So if we do, if we put our best foot forward, we're going to be successful. But going back and forth and going on strategy and showing our plays are not going to help us. No, no, no. I also want to tell you that everybody has a different style. I envy the way you talk. I always envy the way my fellow commissioners talk. I wish I had that ability. Everybody does it different, no matter what. If I had the way you talk. I always envy the way my fellow commissioners talk. I wish I had that ability. Everybody does it different, no matter what. If I had the figures in my head, I might not use that. So. But you have a very different, you have a style that's very different. No, no, no, no, no. To your credit, you wouldn't be here if you didn't get convinced enough people to believe in your consensus that you could be elected in. So we all have this talent. We just got to use it. So back to my original request was, I think we need to create teams and teamwork within the commission and the manager and the directors and everybody else. Keep into the sunshine. Keep into the sunshine. We're not voting on it. you can just start setting the workshop. You cannot, you cannot, you can't, you're like, you can have a workshop with the intro of the I don't think we should. I don't think we should. That's the way. This issue I even think tonight I concur completely with my fellow commissioner. This issue we shouldn't be discussing. The thing said, let's move move on to the next item which is City Attorney Report. Do we have anything in report? We're working hard and doing so. All right, next item City, I would hope that you guys can allow if you said all your reports. Mr. Mayor. Yes. Petty and Mr. Mayor goes here. No, no, no, I, no. Can you do a quick update regarding the Washington Park real quick? Please. Would you like the full presentation? No, I just want to quit because the report is in the is in our agenda. So we'll just do a quick report because I want to repay and one other evening. Brief please. Sure. Contractor continues working on the force main trenching and. Can you please describe it your name in title for. I'm sorry. I'll tell you're coming out to see IP director. All right. So the contractor continues working on the force main trenching and pipe installation. The project is approximately 30% completed, and the force main installation is about 65% completed. The contractor completed during the line rock and asphalt restoration on a section of 1470 and 160 street. And we are working with a contractor to do periodic maintenance on water, placing water and sweeping during the project for dust control. So that's my quick report. Thank you. If we can forego commission city reports, I can go to my mayor's discussion real quick. Yes. All right. All right, so one thing is Arbor Day. We are, there's a shortfall. Let me explain. Please. Arbor Day, we have in the budget $5,500. That's paying for the trees. To Mario's credit, his staff has said, okay, who's paying for police during the giveaway, so there's no problems. And we've never been questioned by that. And then they said we needed $15 or some fee. And we don't have the extra money. What is the amount? What is the total amount? I don't know the numbers. Friendly knows the numbers. Have you gotten any sponsors? No, but- No, but- For Arbor Day, no, we don't have any sponsors. So guys, it's $840. Mr. Mayor, I believe what was been going around was $800 for police services, and I believe that's already been worked out. Okay. Okay. It's not communicated. Okay, yeah. But can we start turning off? Next time that happens, like I did for the hard health walk, try to find sponsors. Lowe's or Home Depot. Okay. Thank you. That being said, all right. So and then and you could even give more trees away because you'll have more money. Okay. We always pay for the police. Yeah. It was always rolled in. No. No, I'm I'm asking the room. No, I have one more thing. I have one minute. Okay, we have till 12 o'clock, you're just trying to get this out early so you can say you did it. We just leave here. You know what? Yeah, you know what part of me wants to say that. At the same time, no, no, but I would let commission Smith ask the to your point. No, I just want to know. Typically. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. Very important issue. No, Phil is stalking. Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. A very important issue. No, Phil is talking. Oh, I'm sorry, Phil is. I didn't, I thought she was done because he put his head down. No, I'm sorry. Commissioner Smith. Typically in the budget events when their planned police and staff presence isn't included in that budget committees or whatever the planning department does. They just use the full allocation which isn't the budget. So over the past year we've been talking about actually accounting for the hard cost which is also part of the policy that was adopted by the commission. Those hard costs are the staffing, the rentals, the police presence. And so that is where the difference has been lately. For the hard work or for the bike 305 or for any event we do, if the money's $10,000, the hard costs are taken before you do anything out of that, out of the 10,000. That's why you never had to come back and say we didn't have it. Why are you saying that necessarily? Because this is the first time we've actually had to really budget for that. Yeah, this is the first time this ever happened before we never did that. No, I think I did, I think I did last year. You did? Yeah. For the hard health walk last year. Okay, sorry, I speak, sorry. last year at the hard health walk we did it. It was a policy though. I think it was. Because we adopted the policy. You just recently adopted the policy. No. And then you guys... the hardhouse what we did it. It wasn't a policy though. I think it was because we adopted the policy. You just recently adopted the policy. We have been we have been no we have been trying to you'll make committee money. That's very important what you just said and thank you for clarifying. So whoever's having an event before they even plan their event what they're're going to do, they have to find out what the hard costs are for how much money has been allocated. So you'll know with your commission. That's part of policy. Yeah. So we're doing a certain amount of days before so they can see the feasibility. Yeah, that's what it always does. Yeah. But I'm just glad that we're able to fix the arbitrary issue. The other issue I have, which is part of the mayor's discussion, is something in regards to us and how we are, and I brought this up to the manager because of an issue that I saw happen. Regarding the Sergeant and Arms issue. And there were certain events that we were a party to go to that I feel that Sergeant and Arms are warranted and I spoke to the manager and I said, hey, is there, and the chief is here and I brought this issue to him because I was trying to get something where it's like a part time basis were retired officers and one of the issues were the bargaining agreement and how that would be impacted. And I even went to the to flow and the unions say, hey, I just want just the bare minimum for certain events that on a part time base This not has to be like full time whatsoever to offer to that most That would be there for certain security measures because You know, I've seen certain things happen. I mean like like I said I want to go too much in detail what happened to me I'll see even I'll start to the stuff that happens in regards to like recent occurrences Regarding past issues, right? Yeah, but Mr. Mayor it was in regards to no no what I'm saying past employee No, no, but that's just one that's one aspect of it all what I'm saying is that there like I feel that You, and depending on the policy, the manner that we drafted up or whatever, at a cost, at a, at a, at a, at a, at nothing compared to what was done in the past, part time can be utilized, and city chief, if you can speak to that conversation, because like I said, we, I, it's a new world, and like like I said, I don't want to speak too much on what happened, but I really feel that we need certain, certain protections and I'm telling you it's really real out there. And I just want and I spoke and I got spoken with the chief I spoke with the city manager on this issue and I just want us to understand that for the bare minimum that we should have some aspect when it comes to these certain places that we have to attend that there is some type of like Assurances of our own safety and our own Participation in these events, you know that we shouldn't be relying on city staff In certain capacities, but I just think that you know other cities have it If it's managed well, it can be done well. And chief, if you can go, because I know it's 1125, so please. Sure, so in regards to the Sargent Arombs, that's many discussions, particularly with the union recently. As you know, right now our current staffing level does not allow for us to- Because of that issue. Allow two officers or three officers to be dedicated to Sargentge and Arama's program. But that being said, there's issues with having part timers with the union. The host position should go to full time officers that we currently have on staff. So basically with the union saying that they're okay if we run the program as we currently been doing in the past, but obviously that would need a budget for that. That would cost money. Now, we don't need, and speaking with them, we don't need, let's say, six officers to attend an event, right? So it's a span of control for us to effectively provide good security for the commission, the American commission, we would need at least six officers on standby. For example, if one or two commissioners go to an event, I would assign one officer. Two to four commissioners go to an event, I would assign two officers. Based on that, I would need to know more or less how many events per year would you all be attending and that I can get it. It's not just those because there's certain things that happen on the fly. There's certain, let's say, here's an example, I'm not saying this is what happened. Like, we are invited to participate in certain programs that are dealing with resident-specific issues, right? And I don't want to name those specific issues, but we do get these invites that are on the fly within. I might say, and if it's possible, right? And it's available, no different than how you have officers say, you know what, if there's an event, let me put my name down, so if I get called or whatever, because that's what you, so you do have officers that put their name out for certain events, like, So if that's a whatever off-duty events, say hey, just put, leave my name in a pool. If I get called, I get called, or whatever, right? Yes. So something to that something something like that similar to like if like an event does come about that You know a commissioner could or anybody on this commission can say hey, I want to do xyz that available if it's not It's not but the same time I want to have a lease and option into that capacity. Because like I said, it is a very different world right now. And this is not about luxury. This is about safety more than anything else. And I want people to understand this. And I don't want to play with anybody's safety on this commission. That's all. Do you ask me back with a policy. I want something to be. OK, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Chintra Robby. I don't want him to come back with a policy unless we all agree that he's going to be shooting. OK, no, no. And I just want to say that this could open a big kind of worms and also define event because I sometimes have events seven nights a week. Sometimes three days a week and sort of commissioners live. I don't think any city of like if it's a city event we usually have officers there. We're going to have officers there., no, but not so are you saying we're gonna have a search in our arms to take us to a city event or to take no No, no, no, I'm saying anything anything at within our city like to me But if I need to go to a city event there's gonna be an officer there No, I'm saying like stuff outside our city. But that's the thing. Sometimes I have outside of our city. I have every single night of the week. Outside of our city. And so does commission Smith. And so many, and sometimes it's not even the same places. So now what if all seven of us have something to do? And also, and more importantly, and I'm, yes, I'm not going to even want to talk about the cost but I don't even know if we have the officers to do this. I mean I, I want our officers protecting. No, no, no, no, and this is why I'm going to make clear. This is not about any officers on duty. When I'm taking officers off the road, that was made very clear. When I'm taking any officers off the road. These officers either part time or I would hope retired, but just have the ability to do it if need be. That they would be put themselves in the pool. No officer, we're under staff to begin. Okay, but I'm very concerned about this events because I think all of us could easily have events. Four of us could have events in one night and how do you divide two officers into four different events? But I want to hear from everybody because I don't want to- I have no issues and I will go around the line. I have not for it. Okay. I have a comment to make. I think there are issues that are sensitive and that have discretionary context. So, you know, when one of us doesn't feel safe, there were measures taken. And I've been harassed many times. I've had to do incident reports many times. But I think one person's safety is everyone's safety. So to that degree, I've gone to other cities and been harassed. So this is a conversation that we need to have. Yes, if something happens to one of us, we all should be protected. And I feel like there shouldn't be an isolated incident that says okay now is justified But when somebody else makes mention of something now it's not so I mean that's something that we should also talk through as well I mean I'll talk I don't care. I'll say it. I mean there was I'm not saying this as an I'm the police department let me let me finish her section and you can ask the chief because I can't say I don't think I need this I don't think I need this. I don't think I need this. I don't think I need this. Commissioner Smuggler, this is not something that would all come to me. It's not something that would all come to me. I know, but what I'm trying to say is I'm not saying that because it was for me, it was okay, but for someone else, it's not. Because you can ask the chief because I can kept them saying to him, I don't think we really need this, I don't think we really ask him. But here's a good point that I want. Here's a good point that I want us to kind of analyze, so we won't make this personal. The chief can also speak to, from the federal level, to the state level, to the local level, threats. So that doesn't have to make it personal or germinate to anyone's particular situation, right? I have situations. We all may have had situations. But when we're talking about threat levels and viable threats, the chief of police can also speak to that. So I don't want you to feel like this is targeted towards you. No, but I just want to make sure that it's understood that because I had a threat and then now we've all had something. Right. Like, no, it's not because it's no. You know, it's not the first move. But now it's okay for no one else to do it. I'm it's not like that. Right. Right. I just wanted to power. Guys, guys, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor, and I think we also need to do the. It's not like that. I know. Right. Right. Right. Right. I just want to. Guys guys. Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor. And I think. I think we also need to do the mayor favor and govern ourselves. You know, when we're having these kind of conversations. Because to me, this is something that's a sensitive topic. Obviously we can see that up here. Right. I. I think if I may offer a suggestion, I think that perhaps each commissioner and the mayor should speak with staff and provide their opinions and allow staff to come up with something that makes sense and then present that to us and then we can make a decision. But if there isn't a consensus, then we just wait at staff time. No, no, no. What I'm saying is, speak to individually each person could speak to staff about their concerns, right? And then staff can take that and come up with something that's comprehensive that we can discuss. Right now, we're discussing, there's nothing that we're discussing that is on paper. We're just having a general discussion and that discussion is kind of morphing into something else. The discussion should be whether we want a chief of staff or whether we don't. A chief of staff? Not a chief of staff. I think the discussion that the mayor... I think that the sergeant, Sergeant Aaron. I don't know what, let me, let me, let me, let me, here it is chief, city, city, city, city, this is about safety, chief city manager, right? I want to see the most cost effective plan, right? Possible in running a, a bare bones Sergeant Aras program, that could be presented, and the C of that could be an option that the commission could come to a consensus to agree on. I just wanted to put that out there just like no different in how a policy discussion was brought up by Vice Mayor because certain things happen, right? I don't wanna, like I said, this is public and certain things have happened to me, certain things have other commissioners. And it's not anybody's fault, And we just make that very clear, right? I don't want to, like I said, this is public and certain things have happened to me, certain things have other commissioners and it's not anybody's fault. Let me just make that very clear. Right. But it is a different new, it is a different world out here and safety is paramount. People might make jokes about it, talk about costs or whatever, but if something were to ever happen, I don't want to have a what a could of should of type of situation. And I think one of the points that you brought up Mr. Mayor was about cost. The same way we're having conversations that certain events we need to reimburse for certain things is the same way we can have that conversation commissioner smuggler brought up that there may be several events going on. What is the rate for an off-duty officer? Is it gonna come out of your contingency versus is it gonna be covered generally by funds that That the you know the city has these are conversations that can take place so that if you have an event where you feel that you might need You know some police presence Maybe it comes out of your contingency that way everyone is is a little bit more Okay with the conversation of the costs for an off-duty officer but Those are the things that need need to be hashed out. 1136. Like I said, however you could work out the discussion with the union, I'd rather use officers that are off duty that are just volunteering for this. And part time is because I know there's part, I know there's retired officers that would just love to have an opportunity to do this or whatever. That's all I'm asking. We're understaffed anyways, when I'm pulling any officers off the beat. That was never my, my, my, my, my. But didn't he just say that retired officers can't do it? No, no, no, no, that's somebody, that's somebody said. Didn't you say that? So it would have to be this question with the union. The union that would allow it. And the thing is, is that I feel that they would, given the circumstances that we don't have enough staff levels to do it. That's what I'm saying. I think the union would allow that. So the union would... The union that would allow it. And the thing is, is that I feel that they would, given the circumstances that we don't have enough staff levels to do it. That's what I'm saying. I think the union would allow that. So the union would allow officers that would love to do this. You could reduce costs, why not? Mr. Mayor, could you clarify that? You think the union would allow it? No, I don't know. you know, when I had a discussion with him, I called the union rep. I said, hey, I call the union rep said, look, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, well, I mean, they didn't really explain it the way. I said, could you imagine getting a waiver, at least for you guys, allowing this to happen if there are offices that are part time or or or retired that could participate? So yeah, we can have the discussion and I just would like to have that discussion to see what those possibilities are. They, I feel they would do it. I honestly feel that they would do it. And I would and that, but I want that to come back after the chief and the matter has a discussion to see if that's possible. That could be, that would reduce the cost substantially and give other officers that are just kind of like what, that would want to have an opportunity to participate, an opportunity to participate. Not any officers that are part of our active duty currently, but are either part time or retired. And that's subject to the union saying, you could. Exactly. But here's the question I have that, listening to you, and seeing a strong desire that you feel need for this. What I have a question is, because we had some to gentlemen with us at one of the where you were honored, which I was proud to see. And you know, they stood the whole time, but sometimes we go to an event and you don't stay. You're only there for half an hour and the rest some other stay for three hours or four hours. So, and I don't feel having one person there would be protective. I feel like, yes, we are in a different world for sure, for sure. And we're involved in very different, very important situations that we're in right now, whether the Haitians and people are, you know, deported back to their country, whether the Israelis are being bombed, whether we go to these things that are very volatile. And they're, but having somebody stand right there, is that a protection that could save you that would make you feel protected? So there's that element of the very big fear, I certainly understand it. There's also the element of going to an affair like the senator did last weekend for abuse children to have somebody stay there for five hours or four hours or two hours. Because it's their minimum and you only want to stay for two. I just want to have the policy. I just want to see what they can think of and how that come back. So. Because I want to support your need, but I'm not seeing how the need works. I want to understand how it would work, because we all know you can go to public and have something. We all know that the protection, how would it even work if you're on the dance floor and I'm at the dinner table and they're protecting us for something. I mean, I'm just saying how would it work? The police officer and she wants to go home and I want to stay, you know, like. Well that's because many times. And you know, I just, I want to understand it. And I also want to understand how does the time work? Because some things are an hour away. I know that, yeah, some things you have to drive. It took 45 minutes to get to hard rock. So does that start with the police officer leaving his house? You have a minimum of four hours and you only stay an hour or you have, you've booked them for four hours and you, you including the driving time it was five and a half hour. I just wanted you to give me more of a comment on how it's going to work. And I'm asking for, I think the chief would help that. I think that Chief's gonna help, I think management's gonna help on that. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. I can tell you one thing my husband would say, I bow yes twice. Because he always says to me, be safe, be safe, be safe. But safety's a funny thing in this world. I mean, we don't know. I don't know. They walk us to a car at night. I want to comment. I have one important comment. You have done a remarkable job. A remarkable job training your staff. Because when they walk me to the car, they look in the back seat before they even open that door. I get chills thinking about it. So like I said, because I don't want to. Well, they figure you can fence yourself. I would hope they take Jay Commissioner Trump that being said you heard the the the conversation chief please have the conversation please find out that it would be the most cost effective policy and just presented to us at the next commission meeting that's all now I'm going go to last commission item, which is 2020 item 21. A joint, well, 2020, what we are next commission meeting will be Tuesday. A. I think that's what I think. I'm from a top table. It's the memo that we've received the water plant director. Yes, we all received it. Yes. And we're not giving any action on it. Oh, can we, are we going to do something about this? Can it, can it, it can be brought up in a, um, at the next discussion, as, as discussion on them. Yeah, that's what I'm saying it goes to PC like They had a meeting on it it was this pass No, no, no, I don't understand why you can't mention this because No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, nothing is saying it's a public record. What I'm saying, vice-man, is that this was brought up during the PUC. I understand how passionate you are in tackling everything. It could be detrimental. It could be detrimental. And a microphone please. I want to see what actions we could take. Have you had a discussion with the manager at all regarding those actions? Or the head of the water department. Or the head of the water department. I've spoken to the head of the water department. But have you and I'm also going to talk to him, but I mean, I'm just bringing this up because I think that it's worth discussing. Hey, yes, all I'm saying is. No, not to make me. It's a cost of doing that. As it be done, the water department has to figure out how to pay for it. All right, so that being said. to make it feel better. No, not to make it feel better. It's a cost of doing business. As it be done, the water department has to figure out how to pay for it. All right, so that being said, I, all, you know, and I want to close, I want to close, and I'm going to go to our next item 20 is, next right at the commission meeting is Tuesday, April 15, tax day, 2025. And before we're adjourned, I know that we have a lot of things. Why did you have to be? April 15th, tax day, isn't it? Yes, tax day. We all love that day. That being said, I want you guys to be cognitive. We're in a very good, we're in an honor system. I know we want to honor a lot. We had a very packed conference today. So I just want everybody to be mindful of that. That's all. I have no problem with honoring anybody. Just be mindful of how many items are put on there. That being said, can I have a motion to adjourn? Wait, wait, wait, wait. Because you brought that up, Mr. Manager, I would like you to bring back that policy that you brought forward before Lynn never saw it on commission. What we bet about proclamation is it would certificate in everything. No, no, no, the discussion that we have, that's not what I was talking about. The discussion that we have was, and she was here, that we can be very cognizant of the commission conference and limiting as much as we can of what's on the commission conference. Now in regards to how we honor, I feel that we've been, you know, everybody's adults here. Everybody knows what they can and cannot do. I want to leave everybody have the freedom to do what they want to do. So just I'm just saying like for the next commission conference can we be mindful because we had like a list. We had 15. So that's all. So I want us to leave good and happy. We're all adults. You guys can honor whoever you want to honor. Let's just move forward. We all and understand that we represent the city as a whole and individually. That being said, can I have a motion adjourned? So move. All right, thank you. Have a blessed day. Let's just move forward and understand that we represent the city as a whole and individually. That being said, can I have a motion adjourned? So move. All right, thank you. Have a blessed day.