Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners - May 05, 2026

Take your seats. Let's get started. We're going to start, commissioners, if you want to join me up here. Good morning, everyone. For our first presentation, we are going to be declaring May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month. This observance is dedicated to celebrating the history, culture, and countless contributions of Jewish Americans to the U.S. And with that, I will now turn it over to the sponsoring commissioner, Commissioner Steinberg, for the official presentation. Thank you, Chairman. First of all, thank you all for being here this morning. Yes, we've been wonderfully lucky to be able to do this every month. And actually, for those of you who don't know, today is a Jewish holiday called Lagba Omer, which is a celebratory holiday, so it's very fitting to do this. Yes, we have a lot of holidays. But, you know, Miami-Dade is a vibrant, thriving community, and it's my honor to declare today, proclaim it on behalf of our mayor, our county commission, as hereby proclaim, May 2026, as Jewish American Heritage Month in Miami-Dade County. And I want to acknowledge and call up, and of course, my colleagues will say a few words, members from JCS, from the Holocaust Memorial, from G3, and from Jewish Federation, please come up. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. This is a very special day, and I'm so very grateful to see the partners who I have partnered with, in particular the Jewish Federation. So grateful for the work and the contributions that you have made. No question, as the Commissioner said, we have a thriving Jewish community. And in my district, in particular, I have very many constituents that are Jewish, and I've always said to them, be proud that you are, and that we welcome you and embrace you. And so it's my honor to be here today for this very important designation. Thank you. Mayor Levine Cava is unfortunately running late and asked me to just say a few words. Obviously, she, as the first Jewish mayor of Miami-Dade County, has tremendous pride in her heritage and long history, you know, dating back from the pogroms in Europe and her family coming over and just wanted me to say, say thank you for this honor. And as the husband of a Jewish woman and the father of a Jewish woman, I'm proud of my own Jewish heritage. So, congratulations. Yeah, let's see. Hi, everybody. Josh Sales, Jewish Federation. I really want to express our appreciation to this commission, to our elected officials, to the chairman, to the mayor, to Commissioner Steinberg, Commissioner Lopez. Sometimes these proclamations really mean a lot to the community. And I know we talk a lot. We talk your ear off about the rising tide of anti-Semitism and some of the fear that's been going on in the community, especially since October 7th. But it really means especially a lot, not just to talk about people who are targeting us, but to talk about the Jewish community itself and the positive contributions that our community has and will continue to make to Miami-Dade County. And so thank you very much for recognizing us. It means a lot to a lot of your constituents. We're really grateful for it. Thank you so much. All right, let's do a photo. Where do you want us, Crawford? Of course. No, it's, it's, where are you? I like, how's it going? Yeah, there you go. What's up? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Very cool. How are you? Thank you. Always. Always. Oh. Bye. Bye. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Thank you. How are you doing? I'm good. All right, let's get through to the next one. If you all could take your seats or quietly exit. I got my Western, you know, we just had the rodeo, so, and there was like, wasn't there like boots something at the zoo? Wasn't there like something Western there too? You see? Boots and jeans or something? All right. Our next presentation is a very special presentation that we have this morning, a proclamation declaring May 5th, 2026, which is officially Cinco de Mayo. All right. Hope you all are ready for margaritas and tacos. As Ron McGill Day in recognition of the remarkable career and contribution that Ron McGill has had here in Miami-Dade County. Although I learned something new, originally not from Miami-Dade, from New York City. Mr. McGill has dedicated more than 45 years of his life to care, preservation, and advocacy of wildlife, serving as the zoo communications and media relations director, that's long, for Zoo Miami. And back when it wasn't called Zoo Miami, right? It was called Metro Zoo. And enriching the lives of residents across Miami-Dade County. Throughout his distinguished career, he has become a trusted global voice in wildlife education and conservation, hosting educational wildlife programs and appearing on major national and international platforms, including National Geographic, Discovery, ABC's Good Morning America, CNN, and many others. It's like a real celebrity here in Miami-Dade County that we have. And I will say, I will say, as I call Ron up to join us up here, I used to represent him as a state legislator when I was in the state. And Ron, I need to know, there's a question I've been wanting to ask you guys. So when I represented Ron McGill, I was starting my political career, and I would knock on doors for hours, for hours. And I'd always come across Ron's door. But I'd never get him there. But his car was there. So either he thought I was selling something, either he thought I was a Jehovah's Witness, or he just doesn't like politicians. Or maybe all three. But it was my pleasure to represent you when I served in the legislature. It's a pleasure to have you in the community. You've been in the community for a long time. You have not moved out of the neighborhood. So I appreciate that. A lot of people, as they grow in their careers and in their life, they move to other neighborhoods. I'm glad that you stayed in the area that you are. And I remember, which I don't want to age you or myself, but I remember growing up, seeing you and and wanting to be, you know, a cool kid that could hold all these cool animals. So now I grow up, and I'm honored to be presenting you with this proclamation. And where is my proclamation? All right. All right. I'm going to hold it while some of my colleagues may want to say a few words. And then, of course, we want to hear from you as well. You want to start, Commissioner, Vice Chair, as the District Commissioner of the Zoo? First of all, let me just say thank you so much. And you've always been the voice for our furry friends. And secondly, I know you couldn't have done it without your beautiful wife. Let's give her a round of applause. And together, you guys have done amazing things for the district, especially the zoo and all the surrounding area. So thank you so much for everything. Anyone else on this side? Ditto him, by the way. He was a good high school basketball player before my time, just so you know, Palmetto Panther. But congratulations to you and the family. I guess the question now, do you want to play him one-on-one? No, no. Director? You have a microphone. All right. Ron, congratulations. As someone who grew up going to Metro Zoo since I was a baby, your work has been transformational to the zoo, to the county. You have literally saved species from extinction. So thank you for doing that. I love how much you always honor your family and your wife and everything that you do. So congratulations for almost 50 years of representing our community. Your retirement was certainly something that I was sad to see. And we hope that you continue honoring our community with your presence and your work. So thank you so much and congratulations. And I just want to echo all the sentiments that have been already said. And I remember a few years ago, I remember sitting right there and saying, as Ron McGill goes, I go. And I'm so grateful that you're not actually leaving our family, extended family, that you're going to be around working with the Zoo Foundation, which does such tremendous work. And it's so important that people understand the work that it does. And with you being a part of that, it's just going to make it that much more special. So thank you. Good morning, everybody. I'm Christina White. I'm the Parks Director. Ron, I first want to say thank you for being here. Because for somebody who is so well known, such a large and wonderful public figure, he doesn't really like a lot of attention, interestingly. So we got you here. Thank you for letting us honor you. Congratulations on such a long and decorated career. There's clearly so much to be proud of. So many people here to support you. So thank you for that. I think maybe I've worked with you the least amount of time out of the people who are on this stage. But it has been very nice getting to know you and having our chats and hearing your perspective about things. It's been wonderful. And I'm also very relieved that you're not going very far. And this retirement really just means you're moving to the next building at the Zoo Miami Foundation, that you're going to be around still doing what you do and helping to support and promote the zoo. So thank you so much for that. On behalf of the mayor who can't be here today, she's so sad that she had an emergency come up. She says that she considers you a friend. And so she is very sorry to miss it. So I'm just going to read a couple of the comments because I don't want to get it wrong. Just very quickly on her behalf, you have made such an impact on young conservationists that is going to last. You have inspired very young conservationists and have helped support them throughout their learning opportunities. So thank you for your energy and your passion. Thank you for everything that you have given to Zoo Miami and to Miami-Dade County and the wildlife conservation around the world. And that we are very glad that even as you enter the next chapter, you will remain part of the Zoo Miami family through the foundation and as a goodwill ambassador for conservation liaisons. So it is her honor to proclaim May 5th, 2026 Ron McGill Day. Okay. Just quickly, Ron, I just want to say thank you for everything you've done for Zoo Miami and I'm glad you're going to be continuing to be with us with the foundation. But, and I've mentioned this to before that all the work you do is incredible, but I think the most incredible thing you do is the dedication you put to make a wish. I think those children and those families that you work with them and just show them something very, very special. It means a lot to me in a sense, because I think that's something that is very unique and you do such a great job with that. And thank you so much for doing all that. I really do appreciate that. And so does everyone here. So thank you guys. And a round of applause also for the entire Zoo Miami team. Not all are here today, but those that came out, I will say that traffic was extra today. I don't know if it was because of Cinco de Mayo, people were trying to get to their work early, to leave early. I don't know what it was. That was my sergeant's theory anyway. But I should have probably asked you this offline, Ron, but question. I remember as a little kid, did I first see you, were you on Sábado Gigante? That's what I thought. So sure enough, you know, my abuelita forced me to watch Sábado Gigante every Saturday. And that's where I first saw Ron as a little kid. I mean, I had no choice. Like I couldn't change the channel. First of all, there wasn't many others. No, I looked forward to your part. Your portion of the show was the one I looked forward to. It was a cool one for a little kid, right? The animal portion. Like I didn't want to see like, I don't know, now growing up, it was like the women, the cars, like, I don't know, the chacal, I guess, you know. But the animals was definitely like the cool one. And every week, like, it's kind of sad, but what I looked forward to is like, what animal was it going to be this week? Like, what were we going to learn about this week? Um, so with that, Ron, we'd like to hear from you, but I want to just read, uh, this really quickly and be it resolved that the mayor, uh, Daniel Levine-Cava, myself as chairman of the board, Anthony Rodriguez, and my colleagues, members of the board of county commissioners on behalf of Miami-Dade County and its nearly 2.8 million residents, uh, do hereby proclaim today, Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 as Ron McGill Day. So this is officially for you, my friend. Thank you for everything. And we would like to hear from you a little bit. Thank you very much, everybody. I'm sorry to pull you guys away from your work day. Um, you know, this is like, uh, the commissioner was saying, I'm not very comfortable with this kind of stuff. Uh, but at the end of the day, I want to just bring attention to the people you don't see. I've said it over and over again. You know, we live in a world today where people see you on television, they hear on the radio, they think you're important and it couldn't be any further from the truth. It's the people you don't see that are the important people. Uh, you know, when I was first hired 46 years ago by the founding director of the zoo, he told me something I'll never forget. He said, remember pal, the people below you are much more important than the people above you. No disrespect to all of you up here. Um, but you know, he, he really made me understand that. Uh, so it's for it, you know, it's for the custodial crew. It's for the walkway crew. It's for the horticulturists, the zookeepers, the maintenance people, the, the administrative staff, the security people, the people you don't see. I'm just a storyteller. They were the story. They are the story. They are the people that make the zoo what it is. I'm just kind of riding their coattails. So I accept this really on behalf of all of them. So this is kind of like zoo Miami employee volunteer foundation day. Um, they, they really made my career. Uh, I want to thank the County for 46 years of just tremendous opportunity that's been given to me to travel around the world. I've been able to set foot on every continent on this planet. I never dreamed of that as a small kid growing up in a small apartment in New York city from immigrant parents, I never thought I'd be able to do this stuff. So it's, I've been able to live a dream that was made possible through the County for anybody starting in the County. Now, if you can stick with it, it pays off in the end. I can tell you, you'll never ever regret looking back. The opportunity is given to me and the security it's given me, um, the benefits. These are things you just don't take. You take for granted when you're younger, but I'm telling you someone who's been here for 46 years, it's priceless what the, what the County has given to me. So I can never say thank you enough to all of them. And everyone here has been very supportive. So thank you very much. Commissioner. Thank you, Ron. And before we take the official photo, I just, I want to add one thing that I noticed and it has nothing to do with the Ron McGill day, but, but it speaks to your character and who you are as a human, as a person. And I just saw it happen. And it's something that I value and I love that I still have in my home. Uh, and it's that still after all these years married, you still make your wife laugh. And I noticed that and it reminded me of my spouse, my wife, and, um, and, and that's, that's a big thing. So that speaks to the volume of who you guys are as a couple, as a person. So thank you for that. And thank you for being part of this community. Godfrey, tell us what to do. We got one more presentation. All right. We got one more presentation. Thank you for that. Sorry, Sergeant. All right. Today's last special presentation is a day of remembrance, a proclamation to the family of the late Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson. She was a true Miami trailblazer whose impact spanned healthcare, civil rights, public service, and community development across Miami-Dade County. She broke barriers as one of the first black nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital, advancing equity in healthcare. And beyond her nursing career, she was a dedicated civil rights advocate who worked to push for desegregation and expand opportunities for black communities. She also contributed significantly to economic empowerment and housing by helping establish the Miami-Dade's Women's Chamber of Commerce and working to expand affordable housing and revitalize Coconut Grove. Ms. Gibson even served as an interim Miami City Commissioner. I don't know that I knew that. Yes. Demonstrating her willingness to lead and serve wherever she was needed. Truly, she leaves behind a legacy defined by service, leadership, and lasting impact that continues to inspire our community today. And to the Gibson family, thank you for coming and for allowing us to honor her remarkable life and legacy. With that, I will turn it over to sponsoring Commissioner Regalado to do some additional remarks. Thank you. Thelma was so amazing. She inspired us every day. It would take a day just to remember all the amazing things that she did. But since Mr. Cherry didn't know that she was named, when they told her that they wanted to name her as the first woman ever named to the City of Miami Commission, she said that the last thing she wanted to be was a politician. Thereby insulting all the politicians that were talking to her at the moment about the naming. But she graciously accepted it because it was the right thing for the district and for the city. And she was amazing. She was such a wonderful commissioner. And when they asked her if she would run again, she said, absolutely not. And she stepped down and she didn't even participate. Yes, she did. She actually kept her word at the City of Miami. That's a tough one. But, you know, her dedication to the Grove, to its history, to the archives, to just doing the work every day was inspiring to all of us. Thelma has touched every single human that has ever met her. And even until the last moment at her birthday party, she wanted to be there. She had the video camera. She was going to get dressed and she was going to go down there and she wasn't taking no for an answer. A force of nature. So it is an honor and a privilege to celebrate her and all her amazing accomplishments, including the Thelma Gibson Foundation. She has touched so many lives and will continue to inspire all of us. So thank you. Come on down, niece, family. Yes, nieces. How many nieces does Thelma Gitman have? It's a big, big family. Join us. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And to the family, listen, you all know how I felt about her. She was truly, truly special. A lot of times, there are people in this community that quietly shape who we become. They redefine expectations. They break down social norms. They push us to go further and farther and faster than anyone else. She did that. She did that throughout time. She lived long enough not just to see Miami-Dade County changed. She actually lived long enough to help change it. And that's important. She's one of those names and one of those people who is at the foundation of who we are now, but also they're kind of the postmark, the pole mark for where we actually want to be and who we want to become. She was that special. I had an opportunity dozens and dozens of times. And listen, every time I bent over, she said, take the picture. We have a ton of selfies together. You know, we have a ton of selfies together. She was a beautiful person with a beautiful spirit and an extraordinary mind. Congratulations, and thank you for lending your, your aunt to us. She was special. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and to the Gibson family. Thank you all so much. And you all understand how much we love Ms. Thelma. And I've always stated that there are people out there who truly defines life's meaning and life's meaning has always been for me moments and memories. And I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that Ms. Gibson was that everyone in that community throughout the South, the North, or an entire state can define that moment when there was a memory or a memory created. And in my humble opinion, there's no greater testament to a human being's contribution to our society than creating those moments and those memories. So thank you so much for everything. Thank you so much. I've known you for so long. I didn't know you were related to Ms. Thelma Gibson. As a young employee at Jackson Memorial Hospital, as part of our orientation, we learned about the legacy of Thelma Gibson. For those of you who do not know, when she graduated as a nurse from out of state, I don't remember the school, she was relegated to the colored space at the Alamo at Jackson. Did she fight? Did she complain? No. She was there for many years providing badly needed services to patients at Jackson. I continued to collaborate with her when I was a board member of the Health Foundation of South Florida. And then I worked closely with Marlene. I don't know if she's still with her. I'm pretty sure she's still with Marlene. She's still with Ms. Thelma Gibson. And we continue our collaboration. One thing I'd like to add, last thing I'd like to say, I don't want to be long, is that even in a mature age, realize I didn't say old age. There's no such thing as old age. Even in a mature age, she was always willing to learn and to do things, to do selfies and do things. Nothing could stop her. And I hope that we will do whatever we can to keep her legacy alive. Because in a quiet way, a quiet but so powerful leadership, she has made an impact in Miami-Dade County. So let us do our best to keep her legacy alive. Thank you. All right. Moments and memories. I agree with you, Vice Chairman. And I'm remembering sitting in a room with Ms. Gibson when we were both told we were going to be in the archives of social justice at the Richter Library at University of Miami. It's a matter of great personal pride for me to be in her presence. And I'm just thinking about her shining down from heaven on us and that smile, that quiet confidence, even mixed with that humility. And with the number of nieces, and I understand there's a surprise coming, but they remember exactly where they are in the order. Misty, which number are you? And you? Seven. All right. There you go. And at the funeral, which I had the great honor to and privilege to attend, it was all orchestrated by Ms. Gibson. And so they followed to the T, the prayers, the part of the Bible that was read, no public testimony. And it was really a day that was a fitting tribute to this wonderful woman. Thank you. Mr. Chair, I would like to pass the mic for a moment to my chief operating officer who had the privilege of working directly with Thelma for a brief message. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor and Chair and Commissioner. I'll be brief. I had the pleasure to meet Mrs. Gibson. That's how I was called, Mrs. Gibson. Back in the mid to early 90s when I first moved back to Miami and was getting involved in community, living in the Grove, and sitting down with her. And really since that time, whether during my time as County Commissioner in District 7, working with the West Grove and the community, or issues involving children, health, affordable housing, she was a real inspiration. And is one of those people who, when you call her a trailblazer, it's an understatement. She really earns that point. And she was always there with a smile. And so we'll all miss her. But I'm proud to have, and the family was always wonderful as well. Thank you. And of course, we're going to want to hear from you. But let me just hand this over and say that be it resolved that the mayor of the county, Dan Levine Cava, to my right, myself as chairman of the board, Anthony Rodriguez, and all of my colleagues of the Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of Miami-Dade County, and its 2.8 plus or minus residents, million residents, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, as day in remembrance of Thelma Vernal Anderson Gibson. Congratulations, and thank you for being here. I'm going to stick to my notes. Good morning, everyone. To the honorable Board of County Commissioners, Chairman Rodriguez, Vice Chairman Keone McGee, so many special members around this circle, to my aunt, and especially to you, our sponsor, and Commissioner Raquel Regalado of District 7, and the honorable mayor, Daniela Levine Cava, who shall now be known as the honorary niece number 10. I'm Dr. Todra Anderson, niece number 7 of the amazing, incomparable Thelma Vernal Anderson Gibson, who was and will always be a true shero, legend, and all-around true Miami-Dade County servant leader. It is my honor, with humility, to stand before you on behalf of the entire Anderson and Gibson families, with my cousin that many of you all know, Misty Brown, niece number 5, as you honor and proclaim the life's work and legacy of our family matriarch, our Aunt Thelma, one of our greatest loves. She was and will always be a true champion for justice, especially for those who needed it the most in the West Grove and beyond. She was a resilient woman, rising above truly humble beginnings, and as you've already heard, breaking many of the barriers that sought to contain her. She's a compassionate, extraordinary nurse, and an avid health care advocate, as you've already heard, the namesake of the Thelma Gibson Health Initiative under the leadership of Ms. Merlene Barton, who cannot be here with us today. So it's, of course, by divine providence that we're here celebrating that extraordinary nurse as we kick off National Nurses Week tomorrow, celebrating the power of nurses. Because she loved people so much, it was her life's work that all people have access to excellent, affordable health care. Not just access, but excellent, affordable health care. She was also a passionate cheerleader for many of you around this circle, so it's wonderful to be here. Because of her, my mother, who was also a nurse, got to rise through the ranks, and myself, as a physician, I am now the chief medical officer at Memorial Hospital West. I was born in Miami-Dade County in Opelaka, so that, for me, is a huge testament, and that's because she was right there, along with my uncle, Theodore Gibson, who many of you knew, Father Gibson, pushing us for those who were willing and committed to do the work. But as my cousin Mel, who was niece number nine, called her, she was a true Proverbs 31 woman. And for those of you who know Proverbs 31, that was Thelma Gibson. Her legacy of love for us, her family in the Anderson and Gibson family, but also the Miami-Dade County broader community family, we, through us, she will live on forever. We are grateful that you all have honored her in this way and proclaimed this in memory of our matriarch and yours, Thelma Vernell Anderson Gibson. Thank you so much. We are truly humbled and honored. Thank you, thank you, thank you. All right, and now, Goughrey, all right, tell us where you want us. All right, guys, let's start quieting down. Sergeants, if you can help me out. Albert, clerk, if you could call a roll. Good morning to all. Commissioner Bastian, Commissioner Bermudez, Commissioner Cohen-Higgins, Senator Garcia, Commissioner Gilbert, Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Hardiman, Commissioner Lopez, Commissioner Emiliano Orbis, Commissioner Regalado, Commissioner Steinberg, Vice Chairman McGee, Chairman Rodriguez. We have 10 members present and we have a quorum. All right, please stand this morning for the invocation given by Senior Pastor Robert L. Stephens III of the Logos Baptist Church at the invitation of Commissioner Gilbert, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Gilbert. Let us pray. Gracious and loving God, we thank you for this day and for the opportunity to gather together in service to our community. We lift up the leaders of Miami-Dade County, asking that you grant them wisdom, patience, and understanding as they carry out their responsibilities. May they be guided with clarity in their decisions and steadfastness in their purpose. We also lift up the people of this county, every family, every neighborhood, every individual. May they feel supported, heard, and volume. Bring comfort where there is concern. Hope where there is uncertainty and peace where there is tension. Help us all work together with a mutual respect, listening with open hearts and speaking with clear care. Let this be a place where thoughtful dialogues lead to meaningful progress for the good of all. As this meeting begin, we ask for your presence being, bring calm, insight, and unity so that the work done here reflects compassion, fairness, and a shared commitment to well-beings of this community. We offer this prayer in your holy name. Amen. Hey, colleagues. As we move into reasonable opportunity, I just like to remind you all that you have a ballot on your desk. Please make sure you make your selections and return it to the clerk. Madam Attorney, can we move into reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard at this time? Good morning, yes. All right. Reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard is now open. When I call your name, please state the item you're speaking on, your name and address, and you will have two minutes to speak. I have John Beaudry and Stephanie Brown. Please come up. Each one approach one of the wells. Ms. Brown and Mr. Beaudry. Please state your name and address, the item you're speaking on, and you have two minutes to speak. Good morning, all. My name is Stephanie Brown. Stay at 853 Northwest, 139th Street, Miami, Florida, 33168. Once again, good morning. My name is Stephanie Brown, and I'm in favor of the increase, I'm sorry, item 4i. I'm sorry. I'm in the favor of the increase for item 4i. If we think realistically, everything around us in our everyday lives increases. FP&L, car insurance, homeowner's insurance, groceries, and so forth. The increase solid waste is asking for is to provide those necessary services so that we can continue to deliver excellence every day. Solid waste is more than your twice a week garbage pickup. It's your trash service. It's your transfer stations. It's your disposal service. And it's your TRC stations in your community. If a hurricane hits, solid waste employees are out there cleaning up and helping to get our community back in order. When COVID hits, solid waste continues to deliver the same excellence it delivers every day nonstop. So yes, not only am I a solid waste employee, but I am also a taxpayer who is in favor of the increase. Thank you. Thank you so much, Ms. Brown. Is John Beaudry here? John Beaudry going once, going twice. All right. Reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard is now closed. Madam Attorney, can we set the agenda at this time? Was that a yes? Can we set the agenda? Yes, but can you give me two minutes? I just got a couple. Thank you, sir. Absolutely. Commissioner Bastien, you're recognized while your attorney prepares. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, to everyone. As you know, the month of May, in the month of May, we are celebrating several different groups in Miami-Dade County. One of them is the Haitian-American community. And this month is Haitian Heritage Month. I'd like to invite each and every one of you to partake in all the celebrations that are taking place throughout Miami-Dade County to learn about our culture, our food, our music. I know some of you are already familiar with the food. But I ask you to mingle and then learn about us and learn about our history, our contributions to this great nation starting 1776 when our people fought for the independence of this country, when our ancestors founded different cities in this country. So please take time to learn, and then this afternoon at 12, I invite you downstairs to also partake in that celebration. Bring your children. Help them learn about who we are because once we do, we realize that we have more in common than difference. It's also Jewish-American History Month and also Asian-American History Month. So we have plenty of opportunities to come and mingle, get together, learn about each other, and then you'll find out that we have so much more in common than different. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Commissioner Bastien, and I hope we're done by noon so that I can join you and support you in your event downstairs at noon for Haitian Month. All right. Madam Attorney, still need a few seconds? Mr. Chair, yes, please. A few more seconds. I'm still getting some additional information. Okay. Do I have to set the agenda prior to recognizing the mayor for her appointment of a new director? No, Mr. Chair. All right. Madam Mayor, you are up to be recognized for your appointment of the director of the People and Internal Operations Department, Raimundo Delgado. Okay. And if he would please come down. Thank you so much. He apparently prefers to use the name Ray, but we have too many Rays, so we're going to call him Raimundo. Okay. I'm so sorry. Give me one second. All right. So I'm very delighted to appoint Mr. Raimundo Delgado as director of the People and Internal Operations Department, actually effective yesterday. So we're very, very pleased that he was able to move so quickly. And his appointment does follow a nationwide search for a leader with the experience, the operational background, and the proven expertise needed to support the department's mission. He brings a very strong proven track record in the public sector, administration, internal operations, financial oversight, procurement, logistics, facilities management, and enterprise service delivery. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience, government, and operational environments, including multidisciplinary teams, and multimillion-dollar budgets. His recent leadership with the Office of the Tax Collector and our Elections Department, before it was an independent office, reflect deep experience in strategic planning, operational controls, compliance, and modernizing service delivery. He also served prior to that at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, as he was district director. He led district-wide distribution operations, and he supported more than 400 schools. He managed over $20 million in annual textbook procurement and oversaw a $5 million departmental operating budget. His experience at the school board further demonstrates his ability to manage large-scale operations, align resources, strengthen internal systems, and support essential services across a public institution. He holds a Bachelor in Science and Finance from Florida State. He's got a strong financial foundation for this role. And I also want to extend a thank you to our chief, Carla Denise Edwards, who once again served as interim director, and she provided steady leadership during the transition. So this is an important step forward for our county and for a critically important department over all of our internal and human resources. Thank you so very much. Thank you, Mayor. And, Rai, before maybe some of us say a few things, do you want to – would you like a few seconds, Chair? Yes, through the Chair. Good morning, Mayor, Chairman, and Commissioners. First, I'd like to thank the Mayor for the opportunity to lead this department. I'm proud to call this community home, having been born and raised here, as well as raising my family. Twenty-nine years of that have been living in District 6. My career has been rooted in public service, as mentioned earlier, with the tax collector, elections department, and with the public school system. I'm truly honored to lead the PIOD, this department. It's central to how the county operates, supporting approximately 30,000 employees through human resources, maintaining 36 facilities, managing a fleet of 15,000 vehicles, along with other essential operational functions that keep government running every day. My focus is clear to support our employees so they can perform at the highest level, strengthen operations, to improve coordination across departments, leverage technology, and ensure accountability in all that we do. So I look forward to working with each of you as you continue to deliver it to the community. Thank you. So, Ray, I know that there's a lot of Rays in the county already. The Mayor may opt to call you Raimundo, but, I mean, I could just call you Rye, you know, because it's Raimundo with an I. So, Ray, look, I know that you served with the tax collector and you have a great team over at the tax collector's office. I, of course, am hopeful that the mayor and yourself poached the situation correctly from the tax collector and that there's no hard feelings from him that you joined the county. But I will tell you that you're also joining a great team here at PIOD. And one of those folks that I have to recognize because I think it's a great addition to now serve under your leadership is Danny Borges. He's one of your assistant directors. I'm sure you've met him already. But we lean on him often, a lot of us up here, to resolve issues for not just our offices but departments and all of Miami-Dade County. So, you have a great team, make sure you consider that, and congratulations. Welcome aboard. Thank you. Commissioner Gilbert, you're recognized. Thank you. Raimundo, congratulations. I hear good things about you. So, I'm sure you do a great job. Mr. Chairman, if it's appropriate, I have questions to the administration on this, though, because it's come to my attention that they're actually doing a restructuring of the department. And so, if they're restructuring the department, I just, I think it's interesting to restructure a department after you hire someone. Because if you restructure it before you hire someone, you, by nature, change the people who can actually apply for the position. See, if you need A, B, and C experience, but you only have A experience, you can't apply. But then, if you remove all of those other criteria, you actually have shaped the applicant pool. And so, I'm just curious about why you chose to restructure the department after the process. Through the chair, we are always making improvements in the structure. We've done a number of changes throughout my time as mayor. In this particular case, we're reducing by approximately 100, 1,000-person department and shifting some of those duties to a different portfolio to better spread the obligations. Certainly, we've discussed this move with our new director, who's comfortable with this. But I hear your point, Mr. Commissioner, but we're always working on realignment and nothing particularly noteworthy here, in my opinion. Mr. Chairman, just for reply, I appreciate your opinion. I think I get to determine what's noteworthy for me. But it's noteworthy for me that you actually change the responsibilities of the person who you just hired. And if you had done an application or a national search before that, other people could have applied. It is the opinion of this humble commissioner that maybe if you're going to do that, because you have been mayor for six years, so you haven't had the ability to actually, I guess for five years, you've had the ability to assess how this department should be structured, maybe you should do that before you actually engage in a national search. And so, I'm comfortable with your candidate. I'd be substantially more comfortable with the administration if this was done in a more transparent way. It really reeks of a lack of transparency to run a whole national search, hire somebody, and then reduce the scope of their obligations, thereby changing the experience of the people who could have applied. When we talk about locking people out of opportunities, this is how you do it quietly. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Commissioner. All right, Raimundo, welcome aboard. Thank you very much. Congratulations. All right, Madam Attorney, you are ready to set the agenda. I know you are. I can see it in your face. Isn't that like a sign? I hope so, Mr. Chair. In your eyes? So, in addition to today's regular commission meeting, at the appropriate time, the board will recess the commission meeting and convene as the Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency. In addition, I have the following changes. 2B3, Senator Garcia adds this item to the poll list. 2B4, Commissioner Milian Orbis adds this item to the poll list. 2B11, Senator Garcia adds this item to the poll list. I'll release it. Release it? Okay. 3A9 and supplement, Commissioner Gonzalez adds this item to the poll list. 4H, Chairman Rodriguez, Commissioners Bermudez, and Milian Orbis are requesting to bifurcate this item when the first reading items are considered. 4I, Chairman Rodriguez and Commissioners Bermudez, Milian Orbis, and Gonzalez will request to bifurcate this item at the time we consider the first reading items. 4K, Chairman Rodriguez and Commissioner Bermudez, will request to bifurcate the item. 4L, Commissioner Bermudez, is requesting to bifurcate this item when the first reading items are considered. 4M, Chairman Rodriguez and Commissioner Bermudez request to bifurcate this item when the first reading items are considered. 8N5, Commissioner Milian Orbis adds this item to the poll list. 8P7, Commissioner Milian Orbis adds this item to the poll list. 9A1, Commissioner Regalado is adding this item to the poll list. 11A4, Senator Garcia adds this item to the poll list. 11A7, Commissioner Bermudez adds this item to the poll list. 11A8, Commissioner Cohen-Higgins and Commissioner Regalado pull this item, and Commissioner Gilbert releases his poll of this item. 11A9, Commissioner Bermudez adds this item to the poll list. I have some additional requests for co-sponsorship and sponsorship. 1D2, Commissioner Steinberg. 7A and 7C, Commissioner Bestian. 8N1, Commissioner Regalado as co-sponsor. 8P7, Commissioner Regalado is assuming sponsorship of this item. 11A7, Commissioner Milian Orbis. And 11A12, Commissioner Bestian. The items to be considered at today's meeting will be those listed in the printed final agenda with the additions, deferrals, withdrawals, and scriveners errors noted in the Chairman's Memorandum. And the items I just mentioned, the Commission will approve all of these items by a single vote, setting the agenda. Accept ordinances for first reading, public hearings, ordinances set for second reading. Item 8A2, which is a commercial service airport contract, which pursuant to Florida statute has to be voted on separately and has not been pulled. And the following poll list items. 2B3, 2B4, 2B11, 3A9, I'm sorry, 2B11 has been released. 2B3, 2B4, 3A9 and its supplement, 8A1 and supplements, 8N5, 8P7, 9A1, 11A4, 11A7, 11A8, 11A9, and 14B1 and its supplement, which is the ballot that you had referred to previously, Mr. Chair, that's been circulated. A motion to set the agendas in order. Commissioner Steinberg, you're recognized. Apologies, can you please pull 8P3. 8P3 is added to the poll list. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Commissioner Bermudez, you're recognized. I'll release 8A1 and the supplement. All right, so Bermudez releasing 8A1 and supplement. I'll now entertain a motion to approve the agenda. It's been moved by Commissioner Bastian, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor of setting the agenda, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay, show the agenda hereby set. Madam Attorney, can I dispose of the aviation item at this time? I'll move it. Yes, Mr. Chair, that's item 8A2. 8A2 is being moved by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. Is that a roll call? No. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay, show that aviation item passed. Is there another item we can dispose of now? Yes, Mr. Chair, my understanding is that 3A9 and its supplement was not supposed to be pulled. Instead, that's just a request for co-sponsorship. So if you'd like to move 3A9 and its supplement, that'd be appropriate. All right, 3A9 and its supplement is hereby moved by Commissioner Lopez, seconded by Commissioner Bermudez. Is that? Sure. Yeah. Okay. All in favor of 3A9 and its supplement passing, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay, show that passed. Commissioner Bermudez, you're recognized. Mr. Chair, the only reason I had pulled 11A7 was to request co-prime sponsorship and commend both of the sponsors for the item. So if that's okay with you, I will release it as long as it could be co-prime sponsor. So 11A7 is moved by Commissioner Bermudez, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay, show 11A7 off the pull list as well. Is that 11A7 or AP7? 11A7. 11A7. Commissioner Steinberg, my co-chair. All right. Off the pull list or passed? Are we? Commissioner Gilbert, I'm sorry? Did we remove it from the pull list? It's been passed and removed from the pull list, both. All right. Madam Attorney, can we now move into first reading items? Yes, Mr. Chair, I'll read them. All right. 4A has been deferred. 4B is an ordinance amending ordinance number 9468 relating to the Highland Lake Security Guard Special Taxing District in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the code. To allow the use of license plate readers or other updated visitor management technology to document visitor vehicles entering and exiting the special taxing district. Providing severability, exclusion from the code, providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4C is an ordinance amending ordinance number 95-77 related to the Enchanted Lake Security Guard Special Taxing District in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the code. To allow the use of license plate readers or other updated visitor management technology to document visitor vehicles entering and exiting the special taxing district. Providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4C is an ordinance amending ordinance number 93-5 relating to the Coventry Security Guard Special Taxing District in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the code. To allow the use of license plate readers or other updated visitor management technology to document visitor vehicles entering and exiting the special taxing district. Providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4C is an ordinance amending ordinance number 94-151 relating to the Oak Forest Stationary Security Guard Special Taxing District in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18 of the code. To allow the use of license plate readers or other updated visitor management technology to document visitor vehicles entering and exiting the special taxing district. Providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4F is an ordinance approving revolving line of credit for specified amount to county for purposes of providing funds to public health trust and paying cost of issuance. Providing that such line of credit shall be secured by pledge revenues of the public health trust. Approving terms of related commitment letter approving form and execution of a memorandum of understanding between county and public health trust regarding payment of line of credit. From certain trust revenues authorizing mayor or designee to take all actions necessary to secure line of credit including entering into relating agreements and documents with terms consistent with those set forth in the commitment letter. Authorizing mayor or mayor's designee to extend line of credit in the future without further board action authorizing selection and appointment of paying agent if necessary. Waiving provisions of resolution number R13006 and providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4G is an ordinance creating and establishing a special taxing district in the county, generally bound to the north by theoretical Southwest 215th Street. On the east by Southwest 110 Avenue, on the south by Southwest 216th Street, Hanlon Drive. And on the west by theoretical Southwest 110 Place, known and described as Palm Bay South, multi-purpose maintenance special taxing district. Identifying services to be provided, authorizing and directing the mayor or designee to cost to be maintained and operated by various public improvements. And providing for exclusion from the code and an effective date. For H is an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying, not ad valorem, assessment, rolls, rates, and assessments. For 219 certain street lighting special taxing districts in the county. For the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. And providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. For I is an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying, not ad valorem, assessment, rolls, rates, and assessments. For the solid waste collection service area of the county commencing October 1, 2026. Providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. For J's and ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying special assessment district rates for certain special taxing districts in the county. For rates decreasing or remaining flat for the fiscal year. Commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027. For L is an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying, not ad valorem, assessment, rolls, rates, and assessments for 15 certain multipurpose maintenance special taxing districts in the county for the fiscal year commencing. October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, and providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. For M is an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying, not ad valorem, assessment, rolls, rates, and assessments for certain newly active street lighting special taxing districts in the county. For the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, and providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. For M is an ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying, not ad valorem, assessment, rolls, rates, and assessments for 20 certain security guard special taxing districts in the county. The fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, and providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. For N is an ordinance relating to the Rapid Transit System Development Zone, amending sections 33C-2, 33C-3.1, and 33C-3.3 of the code. Expanding the smart corridor subzone of the Rapid Transit Zone to encompass certain private property in the vicinity of Southwest 30 Avenue and Southwest 28 Lane located within a quarter mile of a public transit station. Providing procedures and criteria related to public benefit proffers to be provided to the county, and allowances for certain development bonuses for certain properties. Providing severability, inclusion in the code, and an effective date. Those are your first reading items, and I do have a number of bifurcations that have been requested. In addition to the ones you read already? No, but I didn't know if you wanted me to read them again. Oh, no, no, we got it. So, any other bifurcations in addition to the ones that have already been read? So, you know, now I'll entertain a motion for the non-bifurcated items of first reading. It's been moved by the vice chair, seconded by Commissioner Bastien. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner Bastien. Yes. Commissioner Bermudez. Yes. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Four. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Commissioner Regalado. Commissioner Steinberg. Vice Chairman McGee. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right. Madam Attorney, just keep me honest as I call the bifurcated items for a vote. I'll entertain a motion for 4-H at this time. 4-H, a motion on 4-H. Anybody? Commissioner Bastien moves 4-H. It's seconded by Commissioner Gilbert. Clerk, please call the roll on 4-H. Commissioner Bermudez. No. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. No. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. No. Commissioner Regalado. No. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes, for now. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote no. We have a vote of 6-6. All right. 4-H fails. I'll entertain a motion for Madam Attorney. Mr. May be recognized? Yes. I was just going to ask now what happens on 4-H, but is that kind of along the lines of what you're going to get into now? Yeah, it's along the lines. All right. You're recognized, Commissioner. Thank you. So, I mean, this is the street lighting districts, right? So, people have decided that they wanted to have specialty street lights within our community, and they were willing to pay for it, and they taxed themselves for that. Is that correct, Madam County Attorney? Yes. And so, you know. This is a little. Let me just jump in. Okay. My understanding. So, I voted yes on one that's what you just described. What I'm voting no on is this is an increase to an existing district. It's not the creation of it. I'm okay with the creation. I'm just speaking for myself, by the way. There was five other no votes. I'm okay with the creation because that the people actually vote for. The increase they're not voting for, which is why I'm okay with the creation, and I voted yes, but not for this one. That's just me, though, to clarify the question. Point of order? Can we suspend the rules so we can actually discuss the items? All right, so, do you want to? Mr. Chairman, if I may? Yes. I move to reconsider by the way that 4-H passed. Was it 4-H? You can't reconsider. Which is why we have to suspend the rules. At this point, we haven't moved to the next item. We're still on the item, so no reconsideration. If somebody wanted to change their vote or another motion or whatever you would like to do. For first reading, I'll go ahead and change my vote to get this. Okay, so, Clerk, can you just call the roll again? Commissioner Cornhiggins. No. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Yes. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. No. Commissioner Regalado. No. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermudez. No. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes, for now. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote no. Motion passes 7-5. All right, I'll entertain a motion on 4-I. Been moved by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by, I need a second on 4-I. Commissioner Hardiman, seconds for, I. Clerk, please call the roll on 4-I. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. No. Commissioner Hardiman. Mr. Chairman, if I may. Senator Garcia. I'm going to go back and forth with this, and I apologize. 4-I is no for me, yes. I apologize for that. No, it's no, it's no. All right, clerk, please make sure Senator Garcia is counted as a no. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. No. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. No. Commissioner Regalado. No. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Yes. Commissioner Bermudez. No. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. No. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes, for now. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote no. Motion fails, 5 to 8. All right. Madam Attorney, do you want to walk us through, I mean, I'm happy to call the next item, but do you want to walk us through what happens now that it fails? Okay. Mr. Chair, I mean, until you've moved to the next item, one option for this board is to make another motion on 4-I. Once you've moved on to the next item, then the administration is free to present a different item for first reading. The procedure that is followed for purposes of including these not-of-alarm assessment rules on the tax bill means that this board must take action if that's the course of billing that you'd like to select before September 25th, so there's still some time. Those are at least two options for this board. Commissioner Gilbert. I do remember, yeah. You're recognized. We are on first reading, though. Just keep that. Just, yeah, Mr. Chairman, so we're on first reading, so back to my prior motion, we'd have to actually suspend the rules to actually discuss it, but my understanding is that they're asking for the Consumer Price Index. It's by policy of this board that we ask the administration to come back with whatever it takes, essentially the CPI. You're getting it? So they're actually giving it to us, so that's what, I don't know what, would you want me to suspend the rules? What do you want me to, I don't know what you want to do, but this is confusing at this point, because we told them to come back with this number, they came back with the number and we voted no. So, not on the item itself, you're recognized. Yeah. I just, I think it's important, to Commissioner Gilbert's point, that this board has given a series of directions and that we need to suspend those directions in order to get a budget that makes sense for the votes. And that hasn't happened. So, that is true of solid waste, that is true of water, and that is true of a lot of things, because there's a lot of things that automatically happen that we either need to unpend before we get a budget, or, you know, we get a budget that we don't agree with, and then we work through August again, trying to fix it. I would say, lesson learned from last year, we should probably undo some of these things and have those conversations, so that we can have the mayor craft the budget that actually has the votes. I agree. So, see, I'm going to just, I'm going to call the next item, and I'm sorry, Commissioner, I know, but we're going to crush the procedure, because I'm just going to go to the next item. I do want to thank Chief Coley and the mayor, you did bring this early enough, where you could still bring back another option, and we'd still be with plenty of time to get this done on time. So, with that, I'll entertain a motion on 4K. 4K? I need a motion on 4K. I'll move it. It's been moved by Commissioner Garcia, seconded by Commissioner Regalado. Clerk, please call the roll on 4K. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. 4. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Yes. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Yes. Commissioner Regalado. Yes. Commissioner Steinberg. Yes. Commissioner Bastien. Yes. Commissioner Bermudez. No. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. No. Senator Garcia. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote no. Motion passes 10 to 3. All right. Madam Attorney, is it 4L, the next bifurcated item? Yes. All right. I'll entertain a motion on 4L at this time. I'll entertain a motion on 4L, another special taxing district being moved by Commissioner Bastien, seconded by Commissioner Orbis. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner Gonzalez. 4. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. 4. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Yes. Commissioner Regalado. Yes. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermudez. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. 4. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote yes. Motion passes 12 to 1. Mr. Chair. All right. I'll entertain a motion on 4M. I understand. I had a question, Mr. Chairman, to the Chair. I don't know whether it's you or the attorneys, but is it possible on these items, if we wanted to break out our own individual districts and have separate motions, meaning if there were special lighting districts, for instance, in District 1, I could break it out. And you all could do whatever you want to, but we know we need lights in District 1. And so, is that possible? We need to break it out. Yeah. Just bifurcate out of the item. It passed already, though. Like the different districts. So, going forward, when we get into these quagmires about specific special lighting districts, it might hit a little different if you were just doing it on, if I were saying I need it in my district, you all might be, it's not, it affects no one else, then maybe that could actually get the votes. Because it occurs to me that I respect everybody's philosophical differences. But there are certain things that I've come to understand about government and services. And I know that those things have to happen in my district. Mr. Chairman. Commissioner Gilbert, I don't know that we've, or maybe we have. I don't know that we've actually denied a new special taxing district on this board as long as I've been here. I'm not sure. Maybe we have, but I don't believe we have. I think what's close to failing and didn't even fail is increases of established ones. But we're getting into the weeds. We're on a first reading item. And we're calling it closed. Commissioner Hardiman? Yeah, sure. I'm not speaking directly to a particular item. But in that spirit, I think you can bifurcate special taxing district. It's just its own resolution. I mean, I would dare to also say that if we want to save money, for instance, with solid waste, maybe reduce services in other areas and increase it or keep the same in the ones that would like it, right? So that's something I would support as well, because I know that in District 3, we need the trash pickup and the services. And so we're willing to support that. And if it's at the detriment of other areas, then so be it. If that's what the commissioners choose. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner, I'm going to go ahead and call 4M. This is, we're getting too into the weeds on the first reading item. All right, I'll entertain a motion on 4M. Move it. It's been moved by Commissioner Regalado, seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. Clerk, please call the roll on 4M. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Four. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Yes. Commissioner Regalado. Yes. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermudez. Yes. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. No. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Yes. Commissioner Gonzalez. Four. Vice Chairman McGee. Yes. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote now. Motion passes 10 to 3. All right, show that item passed. That was our last bifurcated item, right, Madam Attorney? I mean, Madam Attorney? Yes. On the fours? All right. Public hearing items. Madam Attorney, can you, or Mr. Attorney, can you read all the public hearing items at this time? Yes, Mr. Chair, the first one is item 5A as a resolution co-designating that portion of Northwest 25th Street between Northwest 117th Avenue and Northwest 112th Avenue as Monsignor Tomas Marin Street, and urging the city of Sweetwater to join in this co-designation, and 5C as a resolution approving the plot of Traeger North. Those are your public hearing items. All right, I'm going to go ahead and call those individuals to sign up for the public hearing items. Please state the item that you're talking on. State your name and address, and you'll have two minutes to speak. I have Brenda Betancourt. Brenda? Brenda Betancourt? No? All right, Brenda Betancourt has left the building. All right, public hearing is now closed. Anyone wish to bifurcate any of the public hearing items? Any bifurcations? Seeing none, do I have a motion to pass the public hearing items? Move it. Move it. Move it, seconded by Commissioner Lopez, seconded by Commissioner Bermudez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. Show the public hearing items passed. All right, Madam Attorney, can we recess BCC at this time and move into our Naranja Lakes CRA meeting? Yes, yes. All right, Madam Attorney, go ahead and move into reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard on the CRA meeting. Do I have, so I have no speaker cards registered to speak, so reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard is, I have no speaker cards. Is there anyone here to speak on the CRA, Naranja CRA meeting? Is there anyone here to speak in reasonable opportunity for the Naranja CRA meeting? I don't see, so reasonable opportunity is now closed. Madam Attorney, let's take the first item. Mr. Chair, special item number one is a discussion item regarding the Community Redevelopment Agency. Items at this time? Yes, would you like for me to read them all, or just 7D is the zoning application? So do you want me to do all of them, or the first three? How would you like to proceed, Mr. Chair? Let's do the first three for now. 7A is an ordinance relating to the rules of procedure of the board amending section 2-1 of the code, requiring public meetings for housing projects, including but not limited to the development or redevelopment of public housing, another affordable housing, providing severability, inclusion in the code, and an effective date, and its supplement. 7B is an ordinance relating to noise regulation, amending section 21-28 of the code, modifying the circumstances that establish a prima facie violation of the noise regulations governing radios, televisions, and similar devices, providing severability, inclusion in the code, and an effective date. 7C is an ordinance relating to county boards, amending section 2-11.38 of the code, requiring clerk of the board to notify county commissioners when any position on the county board becomes vacant, providing severability, inclusion in the code, and an effective date. All right, so on the first three, 7A, 7B, and 7C, are there any bifurcations on any of those? Seeing no bifurcations on those, I'll entertain a motion. It's been moved by Commissioner Steinberg, seconded by Senator Garcia. Clerk, please call the roll. Commissioner Lopez. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Commissioner Regalado. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermudez. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Or Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. I have one ready on the first three items. Yeah, that's a good one. All right. All right, are you casting, did you cast a vote or? You need bifurcate, I just asked if you wanted to bifurcate any of these. He moved, so. One of the first three items, 7A, 7B, or 7C, you want to bifurcate one? Yeah, I have. Okay, we're still on it, so we could do that. So which one do you want to bifurcate? Which is 7A, 7C? All right, so show 7C bifurcated. Let's do this again. No, 7B. 7B. All right. Can we all pay attention here, especially if we're going to bifurcate items and speak on them? All right, so 7, we have a motion on 7A and 7C by Commissioner Steinberg. Excuse me. Seconded. Point of clarification, Mr. Chair. Madam Mayor. Thank you. On 7C, there was an amendment that I believe. It's just not so much an amendment, but it needs to clarify that the ordinance would also relate to the mayor's appointment, not just the commissioner's appointment, since she does get an appointment to boards and committees and would like to have the same timely notifications. Okay. Again, can we all just pay attention to the item so we're not interrupting the middle of a vote? That's to the clerk. So to the clerk, it's clarifying? It doesn't, okay. All right, so we're clarifying 7C on the record now, and we have a motion on 7A and 7C by Steinberg, a second by Senator Garcia. We've now bifurcated 7B. Clerk, call the roll on 7A and 7C. Okay. Commissioner Lopez. Yes. Commissioner Milian Orbis. Yes. Commissioner Regalado. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Yes. Commissioner Bermudez. Yes. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Four. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. Four. Commissioner Hardiman. Vice Chairman McGee. Chairman Rodriguez. Oh, yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right, Commissioner Gilbert. You're recognized on 7B. Yeah, I just want to know, because initially, and I think I misunderstood initially, I thought that this was applying to vessels and boats and things of that nature. Does this, but then I'm informed that this is also just, this is going to be cars and vehicles? Just to clarify, the vehicular portion is state statute that they're just codifying. The only new thing is for vessels. Yeah. I guess the challenge I have is, yeah, I don't have a problem with the vessel, the ships and stuff. I don't have a problem with that. But, you know, when I was a prosecutor, I saw a lot of stops that were clearly protectual. And I don't know that I'm comfortable with that. And so, it's just the vehicle portion that I have a problem with. All right, Commissioner Steinberg. Yeah, it is state statute, so it would be in force. We don't have to have it in our codified rules, but so I will amend it. Thank you. Thank you. Sure, the vehicle portion bifurcated out of this item. And with that, Commissioner Steinberg moves 7B, seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. Commissioner Hardiman, you're recognized on 7B. Sure, we had a lot of discussion about this at our committee meeting. I still wholeheartedly stand against this item. Why? Because we already have a noise ordinance item for vessels. I think it's 25 feet. If you plainly can hear music or something on a phonograph or a speaker playing from a boat, the police can stop you and sight you and do a number of other things. They can probably board your boat and et cetera. What this item does is it reduces it to, what is it, 5 feet? It reduces to what? No, it's at 25. It reduces to what? I'm sorry. It's at 100. Yeah, and reduces it to 25. And at the committee meeting, the one thing we made very clear was how just a cell phone playing music can broadcast greater than 25 feet. And I'm going to not do the theaters that I did then, but I just simply played a song, turned off my speaker. Do it. You do it because you weren't there. Play any song you want to on your phone, and you'll see that us being more than 25 feet away, I can plainly hear it being played. And so when you reduce it from 100 to 25, I believe what you're doing is you're just giving reason for any boat to be stopped that's just simply playing music. I know it says it's reduced to 25, but we know that at 25 feet, you can clearly hear it. So, you know, one of the things that one of the officers said when he gave his testimony during our committee meeting, he said, we have thousands, we give thousands of warnings, but we've only cited a few. I didn't say this then because we were having a lot of discussion, but I'll say it now. Maybe that officer is your problem because if he's giving thousands of warnings to people who are violating the sound noise ordinance at 100 feet, maybe he gives some tickets to people, people would then generally say, in the boating arena, you can't play your music that loud. Miami-Dade County will cite you. Instead, they give the warnings, and then this body creates a 25-foot problem, which means that now if thousands of people were violating at 100 feet, then presumably thousands of people were not violating. So then more people will now violate because it's at 25 feet because the standard is reduced. The standard is now reduced to 25 feet, which now for people who were just, who were perfectly within the law with their sound system, they're going to be violated because now it's not 100 anymore. It's not 75. It's not 50. It's 25. And the level of education that you're going to have to have and the number of now warnings that you're going to have to give is going to go from thousands to much higher than that. You just have to look at this with pure logic. I think one of the sponsors of the item, Commissioner Lopez, she mentioned something about the commercial boats. She mentioned that, you know, you have these boats that travel along and say this person lives in this house, et cetera. She said, well, maybe those, they should have earphones. I think that's a perfectly reasonable request to make of industry. Instead of it being broadcasted all over the place, make those people put the headphones on so at least we eliminate that problem. But when, you know, I never served as a prosecutor. I served as a defense attorney. I continue to serve as a defense attorney. And what I get to see is the arrests. I get to see the actual search. I get to see the probable cause that they asked for or the reasonable suspicion. You are drastically lowering the level for probable cause or reasonable suspicion of committing a crime because you're doing this. And it's not necessary. The reason that we have a problem is because right now, boats are blaring music. Boats are playing music that can be plainly heard beyond 100 feet. But if you use that law and follow that law, we would not have a problem. You're introducing a new problem by saying 25 feet. You think that by making it 25 feet, people are going to turn their music down. They're not. They're going to play their music. And what you're going to do is board more boats. You're going to be giving more warnings. It's like saying I reduced the speed limit and so people are going to drive slower. That does not happen. We should not be naive. And so we're introducing a new problem. We're introducing more interactions that we don't need to have. The last thing I'll say, because people feel the way they feel about this, there was testimony from one of our city leaders that was here about this particular issue. And she commented about what these new boaters are doing that were never boating before. We have new boaters in Miami County, she said. They have never voted before. Sometimes I misquote. So it's around this statement. She commented that one of the things that they're doing that's so offensive is that they're twerking on the boats. And my comment was that they're twerking on the boats. There's only a few types of music that you can twerk to. So I say to you all, who is this being targeted for? Some of the loudest music that I know of that's played at the highest amplitude, I think that's how you say it, is grunge music. That's some of the loudest. No, not Rene? You know louder? Rene might know louder. EDM? Eh, that's a low beat. It's a low beat. Heavy metal. It's grunge, right? Heavy metal. Let's not, let's not forget, a Spanish can speak louder than 25 feet at plainly. Bad buddy? All right. Commissioner Harden, can you remember that? So my ending is. Some are getting excited with the twerking. So my ending to this is, who is this being designed for? Is it being designed to simply attack voters who were never boating before? Or is this a noise issue? Because if it's certainly a noise issue, the officer told us he is basically not sighting people. He issues warnings. And I can tell you this. As long as you continue to issue warnings for people violating at 100 feet, people are going to accept those warnings. Thank you. Commissioner Steinberg. Thank you so much. You know, I appreciate all the dialogue. We had a very healthy discussion at committee. I will say this is for overnight after 11 p.m. We have a lot of illegal charters and things happening on the waterway. And I actually want to just bring up really quickly, yesterday was the last meeting of the Boater Safety and Educational Task Force led by the Fernandez family. And they have worked really diligently and passionately on trying to make the waterways safer. And that's all we're trying to do is put another tool in the toolbox. And so with that, I do pass it. I do make the motion, rather. All right. There's a motion. There's a second by Commissioner Lopez. Do I need a roll call on this? Yep. Clerk, call the roll. Commissioner Emiliano Orbis. Commissioner Regalado. Commissioner Steinberg. Commissioner Bastien. Commissioner Bermudez. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Four. Senator Garcia. Commissioner Gilbert. Commissioner Gonzalez. Four. Commissioner Hardiman. Commissioner Lopez. Yes. Vice Chairman McGee. Chairman Rodriguez. I vote yes. Motion passes 11 to 1. All right. Now we know who likes the twerkers. The twerky, twerky. All right. I'm going to introduce. I'm going to introduce. I'm still. My mind is on twerking. I'm going to interrupt the second readings for a second. I need to recognize Commissioner Bastien for a urging. Thank you so much. This is a resolution urging the U.S. United States Senate to pass House Resolution 1689 or similar legislation that would extend TPS, Temporary Protected Status, for Haitians lawfully present in the U.S. for three years. On April 16, 2026, the United States House of Representatives took a historic bipartisan vote to pass legislation that would extend TPS for Haitians lawfully present in the United States. Now the Senate has the opportunity to pass this legislation and protect the more than 300,000 TPS holders lawfully present in the United States. And let me add that that would set a precedent for other TPS holders. This includes thousands of our neighbors, our family members, our friends, and our work colleagues right here in Miami-Dade County. There are also demonstrable economic benefits. According to four data, Haitians TPS holders alone contribute $5.9 billion annually to our economy, $805 million in federal and payroll tax, and $755 million in state and local taxes. As we continue to grow critical industries in South Florida, Haitians will continue to play an indispensable role in helping Miami-Dade County be the best place to work, live, and play. I respectfully seek the support of my colleagues on this item, on this urging, not only because it's the right thing to support, but for the clear positive impacts on our economy. And let me add, most of the TPS holders live right here in Miami-Dade County. There are more TPS holders here than any other place in the U.S. Thank you for your support. All right. So just for procedural reasons, the attorney approached me. I'm officially adding this item onto the agenda, and I have to open up reasonable opportunity on this item. Those that have seen what this item is, if there's anyone that wishes to speak, now will be the time. Seeing none, reasonable opportunity is now closed. I will have Commissioner Cohn-Higgins. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I simply ask the sponsor if I can be listed as a co-sponsor on this important item, and I think it's particularly timely considering that we are all celebrating Haitian Heritage Month. Thank you for bringing the item. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, and I'd like to serve as a co-sponsor as well, Commissioner. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would also. Thank you. So showing Garcia, Lopez, Gilbert, Steinberg, myself, and Cohen Higgins as co-sponsors of the urging, and Oribis, you're recognized, or just a, okay, and Oribis as well. All right. Well, yes, with that, there's a motion on the urging by Commissioner Bastien, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. Senator Garcia, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank Commissioner Bastien for bringing this important item to the county commission. And listen, I recognize, I think we all recognize that temporary protective status is temporary. But when we look at the issues of Haiti, both politically and what's happened after the earthquakes, and geographically what's happening in the country, I think we recognize that that temporary issue is still going on. And it's not us as a community who have worked alongside our Haitian-American brothers and sisters have to recognize that what's good for one should be good for all. And we need to make sure that we stand arm in arm with our Haitian brothers and sisters in supporting them, especially in this time of need. And I understand the issues that we're facing along the border. I'm one that always decided that we should shut down the border and make sure we return the criminal element. But when we start going a little deeper and a little further, I mean, a little harder into our communities, that sends a bad precedence. We're better than that. And I think by us being able to stand up with our brothers and sisters, our Haitian brothers and sisters, especially as a Cuban-American, it's an honor to be able to do that with you, along with you and the county commissioners, to ensure that we say, let's give our Haitian brothers and sisters the same chance that other communities have had. So for me, Commissioner Bastien, I appreciate you bringing this. And for me, it's an honor to co-sponsor this alongside you. Thank you, Senator. All right. So I have a motion. I have a second. I'll call the court. You want to speak? Oh, co-sponsor Hardiman. Show him as a co-sponsor as well. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Show the urging, pass. Congratulations, Commissioner Bastien. Thank you, Chair. All right. Our, I guess, last item-ish of the second readings is our CDMP item. 7D. Does the director or anyone need to read anything into the record? Okay. Mr. Chair, yes. 7D is an ordinance relating to Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan, providing disposition of application number CDMP 2023-13. Located west of Northwest 137th Avenue and SR836 Interchange and north side of the theoretical Northwest 6th Street filed by Kelly Tractor Company in the May 2023 cycle. To amend the county's Comprehensive Development Master Plan, providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date and its supplements. All right. All right. To the applicant, do you need to add anything to the record? Chairman, yes. If we can have four minutes just to update the board on the latest needs analysis, I will actually turn it over to Mr. Paul Lambert, who will walk everybody through the needs analysis. Awesome. Mr. Lambert, just please reintroduce yourself. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Paul Lambert with the Firma Lambert Advisory. I think we need the address for the record. Sure. 2199 Ponston Leon Boulevard, Colorado Gables. We've completed two approaches to needs analysis. First is the traditional needs analysis under the CDMP asking, you know, is there enough vacant or underutilized land inside the UDB to support 10 years of industrial demand countywide and in the planning tier in which the project is located? After a detailed analysis of land holdings by land holding, going property by property, as part of our analysis, provide the staff, the answer is clearly no, there's not enough land. The county will run out of land in the north-central tier between 2030 and 2032, which is only four to six years from now. And that's even using fairly suppressed absorption of space that's estimated by the county. In fact, there's been 4.4 million square feet of industrial space that's been developed per year over the past 10 years in the county. The projections now from Oxford Economics are that's going to be another 2.9 million per year. And by the county's most aggressive estimate of absorption is somewhere between 2.2 and 2.5 million per year. So there is, we're running out of land very quickly and substantially more quickly than the county RER zone projections. The needs assessment number two that we completed is a bit different and fairly unique. And the question was, why does Kelly Tractor need 150 acres of land to support their operation? And this has been in the staff report, why it is given the fact that Kelly has 9 to 10 acres of open space across a busy three-lane road from their main headquarters facility, which was first built in 1971 and is currently, by any standard, obsolete. So you first need to understand Kelly, which is really Caterpillar at the end of the day, as one of the few American manufacturers, equipment companies, which continue to be the dominant player in their field. They have developed an ecosystem around their company, not unlike Boeing. They're actually not that different in size as companies as Boeing, where they take customers from sales all the way through training, organization, working with those customers on rehabilitation, finally selling and financing their product. It's very different than many other companies. And as a result, they have 40 percent market share in the market. In the local market, they are providers during hurricane recovery. There is 110 megawatts of energy that's sitting on Kelly's property at any given time, which is the equivalent to a midsize utility power plant. They are the equipment provider largely to the $23 billion Everglades restoration project immediately to the west. So Kelly is in a position where they can only build another 130,000 square feet of space on what is vacant land currently, but is really utilized as open space. And they really need to be able to expand their operations in a significant way for a variety of reasons. While the site, the proposed site, is 246 acres in total, the reality is the developable area is only 150 acres. There is retention, there is wetlands, there's GMX acquisition that brings them down from 246 acres to 150 acres. So what they're looking to do is develop 2.8 acres. Excuse me, Mr. Lambert. Yes, sir. Can we quiet down in the chamber? Because I hear more background noise than I hear Mr. Lambert speaking. He's got a microphone. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So what they're seeking to do is to develop about 2.8 times the amount of space in the first phase as they currently have. Why do they need to do this? Number one, they have outgrown their current facilities, which are, as I noted before, obsolete, and needed immediate expansion of indoor space as well as outdoor space. They will also be consolidating, they cover a region of 13 counties. They'll be consolidating operations or parts of operations from the other counties into this current facility that they're not able to accommodate in their existing headquarters as well. And they also need to be prepared for growth in the market. Woodson Pools Economics, a national economics firm, projects between 2025 and 2060 total personal income is going to grow in the 13-county region and even a much higher percentage within Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County. It's going to grow by 2.3 times. The best measure of overall economic growth, growth regional product, will also grow by 2.3 times. And if you look at it, that is almost double the amount of growth on an annual basis than between 1971 to 2024. And the reason for that is the basis, that the baseline is so much higher than it was back over the past several years. I know that the four minutes are up, and I think this is important. 30 seconds? Yeah, you've got 30 seconds. Yeah, in the context, so in that context, needing to build 2.8 more times of indoor space for the first phase and having three times the outdoor space to accommodate that consolidation is critical to the company's future. And given the history of this company, which extends beyond 90 years, having the opportunity to build more than that as the company continues to grow and the market continues to grow, is central to their business plan and operation and the health of it going into the future. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Lambert. I'm going to start with the mayor this time around, and then we'll come back to the county commission. But Madam Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to Mr. Kelly and to all those working with you. Obviously, you're a wonderful company, and you've done a great job. I want to back up and just talk about the CDMP, Community Development Master Plan. It's a county policy that guides our growth, and the policy lays out a number of factors to be considered in deciding when, where, and how to grow. And a needs assessment is one component in determining whether we should allow growth outside the urban development boundary. And ultimately, the decisions that are made require a balancing of many factors. As to the determination of needs specifically, which we have an initial presentation we received on Saturday from Mr. Lambert and the team, the quantitative portions are essential, but so are the qualitative quality of life impacts. And in the end, the facts that have been presented thus far and review of other considerations I do not believe have provided an adequate case for the project of this size outside the urban development boundary, even though a portion is within the urban expansion area. And I do want to make that point. The company has not demonstrated through expansion or limited existing capacity the need to triple the size of their current footprint after we have not seen any substantial change in the use of their existing site in 40 years. And we've not received yet anything that's clear and persuasive on the need for expansion, although this is clearly a successful and growing company that provides valuable services. And we recognize the great work that the company and its dedicated employees provide to the community. We did receive this additional information on Saturday. And on first reading of it, because we did work throughout the weekend to review it, we still do not believe that it has been adequately demonstrated that the required need for the expansion exists. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senator Garcia. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question on process, if that's okay, if I may, because on the item itself, and I appreciate the mayor's comments, I know we've been talking about the issue of the tax amendments and so forth. To the county attorney's office, if we were to have them reapplied through the regular channels, what would be that process? Would that process, can that process be expedited? Because obviously there's been a lot of money and time that has been put into this, and I think some of the commissioners here may have an issue with the process of the tax amendment, correct? How would that process, Mr. Chairman, how would that process look if we could try to expedite through the other? But, Senator Garcia, I think you're asking a very valid question. I still have answered that question, but how would that change anything, right? And not to mention, even if we were to make a decision today, Senator, because I'm following what you're saying, but as a small business owner myself, even if we were to make a decision today, and I don't know that we would, but to waive all fees, to apply as an expedite, I mean, the fees that they're spending as a business in their team and their lawyers, I mean, we have to be cognizant of that and be sensitive to that. We're becoming a burden to business. So it's easy for all of us. And I'm not saying, I'm not calling anybody out, but it's easy for all of us to get a microphone and talk about how we're business friendly and we're small business friendly and we're medium business friendly and we're, you know, Florida's open, Miami-Dade County is open for business, and we're doing all these programs. This isn't at you, by the way, Senator. I'm piggybacking on your question. But then we make these decisions, and I do thank you for trying to at least find a solution to this. You're trying to give this some solution, but, you know, we're not, even if we were to waive our fees and expedite it, the amount of tens of thousands of dollars that goes into just even an application that they've done the right way, that they did based on what they were asked to do, that they did based on what the neighbors did, like they didn't do anything, they followed what they had to follow, what they were told to follow. So that is my concern with, like, if the votes aren't there, the votes aren't there. I mean, it's not fine for them, but it's the decision of this body, but it's just like we've got to stop burdening these, you know, this extra two weeks that we gave them or a week and a half, whatever it was, I mean, that cost tractor, Kelly Tractor's money. Just that week and a half cost them. Those guys sitting up there very, I know I complimented one of their lawyers a few months back because they're so good, but their billable rate, and I'm keeping you in business, my friend, but that's not my job, right? It's like that's costing them tens of thousands of dollars just in a week and a half. If we now have them go reapply, it takes another few months or a month and a half, two months, three months. That's tens of, I mean, it's just not, we can't talk out of both sides of our mouth. You're not doing that. I'm certainly not, but we've got to make a decision, you know, as to, you know, but go ahead. I didn't mean to steal that question, but I think we're on the same page. Chairman, you have the prerogative? No, I think we're on the same page with it. And I appreciate you for your comments. The reason that I ask those questions is because you feel a sentiment sometimes of the Board of County Commission, and I think I know where we may or may not, but I think we know where we may be, and I think what I've heard from the advocates and what I've heard from folks on the County Commission is that they felt a little consternation with the process of the tax amendment, right? That's the last one, because for me, I want to thank Kelly Tractor because you guys did what I asked, and that was making sure that we addressed the mayor's concerns in the memo with the 60 acres. I don't want to be a hypocrite up here. You guys, some of my friends out there know how I feel about the line issues. But, yes, the tax amendment may be, the private use of the tax amendment may be a little difficult for some people to accept up here. So this is why, Mr. Chairman, if I can, if the county attorney's office can ask what that process will look like to try to give them some stability, I guess, or time frames, so that we could either go down that path or just take the vote up or down here now. Through the chair. Senator, there is an existing process for expedited CDMP applications. If, for example, Kelly Tractor were to apply for a UDB application, you know, that is something that they could do. There is, and there are, however, in the code, and this is by ordinance, certain application time frames. If you can give us just a moment, I would like to just look at those, because there's certain, in general, UDB applications are submitted. I believe it's on every two years. No, no, Mr. Chairman, I just wait for the attorneys to come back with that information. And, again, I understand the money that has been invested, and I understand. I try to come to a happy medium here where we preserve the use of the tax amendment along with, you know, understanding that the wetlands were preserved, 60 acres were given back to the county, and understanding that the general business in that area is high impact, especially when we talk, we look at the north, to the north of Kelly Tractor, you have the rock miners. And this is where I'm trying to see if we can land this and try to move this forward in one way that will really, you know, one, help one of the longest employers in our community, and two, minimize the impact to our environment, and three, trying to preserve the use of the UDB. So this is where I'm trying to get to, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Thank you, Senator. Commissioner Gilbert. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm completely not surprised by the administration's position. They have been uniquely consistent about, like, they're not going to change in this. And I didn't think deferring, the only reason I was okay with the deferral was because the day has said that more information and a more expanded needs analysis might help us in getting through this application. When the time comes, if no one else wants to make it, I'll make the motion to approve. Oh, okay, JC's going to make it, and I'll second it. It's his district, I'll second it when his time comes. But, because I've been uniquely consistent also. So, but I believe, I did the count in my head the last time, I did not take no's. I'm trying to remember. We were just waiting to hear from Commissioner Regalado on this, if she was willing to, if she had gotten the information that she needed. And so if she got the information she needed, if it's consistent, then it is. We don't have to prolong this or belabor this with another. We've talked about this stuff a lot at this point. So, you know, that's what I need from the chair. If I could ask my colleague, did you get what you need? Like, that's all I need to know. Commissioner Regalado, you're recognized. Thank you. I appreciate the protagonism. So, I want to say that, first, I said when we set it for today that it was going to be tight, and it was tight. We got this, like, late Sunday. So, you know, going through it, I have been able to meet with staff about it. I went through it. I have my notes. I have my questions. You know, I would prefer if we had more time. I would request more time. But let me ask them some questions on the record, because I think that there is information here and clarifications that can make staff and the mayor feel better. I just think it's not all here. So, here are my questions. So, if you can answer them. Come on up. I know you've been working 24-7 on this. I will entertain the ebb and flow in Q&A. Thank you. Okay. So, first of all, I want to thank you for the different information that we were given on the projects. You know, the Everglades restoration, the natural disaster, the mining, you know, the private contract, the F-DOT. That's all great. You start with a comparison of Boeing, and you talk about Kelly and Caterpillar. And one of the issues that staff has is, you've had this property for all of this time. Why haven't you expanded it? That seems to be the current situation, because we've explained in the needs assessment a lot. So, last night, I had to do a lot of research on Caterpillar, which I wasn't happy to do, but here we are. Because while you mentioned the cat comparison, and then you also talk about the exclusivity, it's important to note that not mentioned in here, which might help us answer some of these questions, is that you don't, when you start talking about Caterpillar's history, Caterpillar doesn't really start, you know, cooking with gas until like 1977, right? That's when they start their high drive design. Then you have, in 1985, you have a backhoe loader, right? That changes the industry. In 1986, you have another change. In 1998 is when they start the line of compact construction equipment, which really starts changing the game, right? Then when you get to 2000, between the year 2000 and now, you have 23 acquisitions. Those 23 acquisitions is what provides value to Kelly's exclusivity agreement because you had so much more competition in the field. So, you start closing the gap on who can do this, and you also start changing the type of equipment that you have. So, when you get to 2022 is when you have your first battery electric, like, truck, right? And then this doesn't even speak to, I couldn't find any information on the history of the generators. But if you can speak to the change in the equipment and the use of it, because staff is saying, look, nothing has happened in 40 years, but Caterpillar has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. So, can you give me some information on that and the forecast and how that changes the analysis? Sure, and I do think some of these questions may be better answered by Mr. Kelly himself, you know, given the fact that he's been with us so long and, you know, we're just analysts. But take your last point, Commissioner, which is the 2002 change, the batteries, for example. That really hasn't taken, effectively hasn't been rolled out to any extent yet. That's something that's going to be going forward is going to be a core change in the industry. But in that case in particular, batteries are very sensitive. They can't be stored. These advanced batteries can't be stored outdoors, for example. Which goes to the inside-outside part that you mentioned later on. That's absolutely right, right? So, the batteries themselves have to be stored indoors, oftentimes even in climate-controlled settings. Not to take the Boeing airplane example too far, but, you know, it's the difference between a F-35 and a Warthog, right? I mean, an A-10, in terms of their ability to, you know, how advanced they are and what the needs are. One is climate-controlled, one isn't. And so, for all intents and purposes, those are core changes that are occurring as we speak. And I should point out, and I think the report does this, the fourth and seventh largest competitor to Kelly are two Chinese firms that are now – their U.S. headquarters are in Georgia. The Chinese have much more advanced battery technology at this point than the U.S. And part of this is to make sure that Caterpillar, an American company, continues to keep its market share over time by being able to expand and hold its own for technology that's 2030, 2035 built as opposed to the past, to your point. And that's a big part of the change and the need as well. But in any case, those of you who have been out there know that the facilities that they have are obsolete right now. They will have to rebuild some way, somehow. There's no dock height loading. Everything's loaded on the ground. There is no climate control in any of the facilities. So there's a lot of need for change. And that is able to be done in a significant way on a newer campus, obviously, than trying to redevelop as they're operating on their existing campus, plus the need for expansion. So – wait, don't go anywhere. We got more stuff. All right. So I think that it needs to be amended to talk more about the CAT history and responding to the criticism by staff, right? I don't think there's been an analysis in here of what happened – how – you just mentioned it on the record, but obviously what's changing. You do talk about the indoor-outdoor on page six and the footprint, but I think it's important to mention that more. My other question has to do with the – what happens with the other locations. So one of the things that's mentioned is this will allow a restructuring of all the locations, and the other locations are going to have different uses. I absolutely loved the information about the night trucks. I feel like we could have gone two more pages on the night trucks. I wish we had more information on that and the impact that it would have on the region. But just – if you can explain the changes to the different locations and the night trucks, because right now you're saying that the night trucks have a small fleet, but that if the Kelly campus were to be redesigned – and I would assume also these different locations would be used differently – then you can expand the night trucks to the entire region. And what impact would that have on reducing congestion of moving all these vehicles during the day? And so the interesting part about that is, so the – as the report points out, in total there's about 175 acres that Kelly owns across the entire region, right? We're talking about 150 acres here versus 175 acres if you look at all their facilities, extending to Lee County, Fort Pierce. And the list goes on, West Palm Beach. The issue that they have now is you're always going to have to have service and smaller equipment sales. You point out that wasn't really until 1999. But you're going to have to have service and smaller equipment sales spread throughout the region. But the heavy equipment sales, which are now elsewhere, some of the storage, which is occurring in Lee County, or for that matter, in West Palm Beach, can be consolidated. And the reason why the storage is important is because while they're storing equipment, and many of you know from large construction projects with the county, right? Contractors mobilize, demobilize. They need places to store equipment in the meantime. And while that equipment's being stored, it allows Kelly to do restoration work, upgrading of electronics and other material, drivetrains, other things that are more modernized into that equipment. And that is done a lot more efficiently in Miami-Dade County than being spread throughout the entire region. The night truck, the big advantage is, is that you can now move that – once you have the facility that can actually do that work, you can move it fairly easily from Fort Pierce, or for that matter, Naples, to Miami fairly easily overnight. And so the company has set up this network of night vehicles when there's low traffic time to be able to do that. And it's cheaper, better, and you have more consolidation of investment and repair and very high level of maintenance within Miami than you would spread throughout the entire region, and it allows for that. What happens to the other site – other sites, it all depends. I mean, maybe some of them are sold. Maybe some of them are expanded for smaller sales themselves. But it opens up a lot of optionality and also creates a very, very center point within Miami as the headquarters of this company. And last but not least, Commissioner, not to get into too much detail, but, you know, we talk about training a bit in the report. It is central to this company's ethos and their DNA to do training for operators. And why? Because it's smart. It keeps the customers very close because they're trained, just like Boeing, they're trained on equipment that is unique and systems that are unique to the company. And all of that now, if you have the new facility, will be able to happen on site. You can't do that currently. They don't have the facilities. And so there's a lot of reasons why this will allow the deregionalization back to the headquarters in a different way. And just to add to that, before we move on to the generators, obviously that is also contingent on the highway access, right? Because we can't do this without highway access. Absolutely. The generators are key. As I said, there's about 100, currently at any given time, about 110 megawatts, which is a midsize FPL power plant. Well, maybe for FPL it's on the smaller side, but for a normal utility, a power plant size generating capacity on the site. So in the case of emergencies otherwise, that can get deployed very easily if you have highway access throughout the region. Kelly Cat has 90% of the health care market as one industry by way of example. So Baptist, Jackson, all rely on Kelly generators in times of need when the power system is down. And Kelly deploys their technicians within the region. So obviously it's somewhat selfish for us that live in Miami-Dade County, but it's better to have as much of that capacity in the county as opposed to being spread throughout the entire region. I agree. The other part about the generators, there was no mention. I guess it's kind of like assume, but it really is about state compliance, right? So it's about disaster recovery, but it's also about state compliance. So what is the alternative, like, as the population? Because we talk about the population growth, and there is a correlation between the building and the population growth. But on the generator side, like, as Miami-Dade County continues to change and continues to have, like, a greater need, how is that tied to the footprint? Because the generator is kind of, like, put in there with, like, everything else. But it's such a large part of the disaster recovery piece. I mean, and everyone knows what happens in New Orleans, like, what happens when the hospitals don't have generators and people have to make very difficult choices. It's one thing for us, like, to be put in a difficult situation and have to, like, cook in the barbecue and be hot and figure it out. It's a completely different thing, you know, when hospitals and nursing homes and, you know, ALS don't have power. And I wish that that would have been kind of, like, separated out a little bit. I know that you guys kind of threw it all in there with emergency response. But for me, that's a very different conversation. So the question is, as we continue to grow from a population perspective in that direction, what do you need, what does Kelly need on this site to make that happen and available at the rate that we are accustomed to at this moment? Right. And, of course, you don't have to go as far as New Orleans. Look at it in Hollywood, right, in Broward County, that horrible tragedy in terms of the ALF or the nursing home several years ago. But the reality is that particularly the generators are built to operate outside. And so Kelly needs more land as the region grows, more land to be able to support more generators. I think an important factor that we haven't talked about but is kind of briefly mentioned in the report, but it's not in detail, is Kelly maintains a fleet also of fuel trucks to service the generators during periods of downtime. And the reason is because, as we've seen, the refueling at Port Everglades, for example, sometimes often is not being done. It goes down, and so Kelly actually has its own pumps and its own trucks to be able to deliver to its customers fuel in times of when there's real need in terms of for the generators. Because, of course, the generators only have capacity for 48 to 72 hours, well, even less, 48 to 36 to 48 hours of time before they have to be refueled. And so Kelly does that with their own fuel trucks and their own fuel tanks. Obviously, having an expansive site like this allows that to be able to dramatically be increased at an exponential scale as opposed to just kind of limited amounts as well. So if that answers your question. Yeah. Okay. Another question. In terms of the phasing and the expansion, because I think one of the issues that's left is how large the application is. And I understand that the reason for the size of it is because you want, since you've already gone through this process, right, you want to be able to plan for 10, 20, 30, 40 years, right? And you can't really do that without encompassing the entire land. However, that being said, understand the concern, right, that you're saying, you know, and that's why I wish that there would have been a better explanation of the cat to kind of dispel this idea of you haven't really grown, right, in 30, 40 years. Because I think the industry is changing. And to our conversation about the batteries, I think if you don't have a place to put them, you will be taken out as a competitor. I don't think you can be competitive without the indoor area to facilitate the storing of the batteries that are now becoming the norm. My personal opinion, not an expert, right? But so in terms of the phasing, how can we craft it? I mean, obviously, we don't want to say you have to, like, come back to the, you know, to the Board of County Commissioners because this is a grueling process. But at the same time, I wish that there was a way that we could say if your growth hasn't met this benchmark, then you cannot expand to the next phase. And if you are going to, then you have to come back. So is there, I guess to the attorneys, is there any way to craft this? And the question is going to be how do you, you know, how do you enforce it, right? How do you enforce it? Because I think one of the issues that we have right now is that conundrum, is the amount of expansion in this one point to the Commissioner's point about the tax amendment. And I will say this about the tax amendment. I have drafted the item. We're just waiting on a few more things. But it will be on the next BCC, the changes to the tax amendment. So this idea of, like, we're going to have this free-for-all and we're going to have all these tax amendments, you know, we got to drafting. And I think that we close this door soon. And I think that we should actually put a pin in the applications that involve tax amendments until we're finalized with that process. But to the attorneys, is there anything that we could do in terms of the phasing so that it's not just kind of, you know, it's not so expansive? I mean, since it is being broken down in phases, could this also, like, from a CDMP perspective, like, also open in phases? I guess to the two of you, right? Yeah. Who wants to take it first? Abby? Through the Chair. Commissioner and the applicant's attorney may have other ideas. But I think if this board has concerns related to the phasing, that's something that could be part of a proffered covenant. And, Commissioner, we have to go through the zoning process. And in conversations with zoning staff, it is contemplated that we would probably, we could do this through a development agreement where we have set phases of the site plan, that that could also be another mechanism that we can go through. I know, but that's in the zoning process. That's not now. I mean, you know, my question is, like, what can be done now? Commissioner, we do have a covenant from the applicant. I'm not, I don't recall if there's, if there are, I think, you know, certain restrictions related to phasing in that covenant. But depending on what the board may wish to see, I think those are certain things that could potentially be added into the CDMP covenant. Thoughts? We would have to revisit the way that it's drafted in the covenant now. It's tied to a conceptual site plan, so we'll have to regroup to see what the appropriate timing could be for phases and include that in the covenant. But the conceptual site plan has currently, right, about a million and one of indoor space and then another 200,000 of covered areas, so that are not, doesn't have four walls, but is in there. So, and the application is for 2.7 million, given the fact that, right, over time there's going to be, and batteries are a good example, not really in there. So there is clearly going to be some phasing going on with this over time, but clearly there's at least a million one plus the covered areas that need to be part of that first phase. I need the phasing to be in the covenant. I mean, I understand that we're going to do it in zoning later, but my issue now is with the size of the application. I feel like we've answered, again, I wish that the business plan covered a lot of what we've covered here verbally. I think you buried the lead with the batteries, but I get it. It was a super fast job, and I appreciate that. We really haven't had a lot of time to discuss it, and I think if we would have had more time, we could have flushed it out more. But I think that there needs to be a better understanding of the generators and the batteries and all these different things because these are public policy priorities. So I think, you know, we kind of threw everything in the bucket, right, and we're talking about, you know, FDOT and, you know, mining and this and that, and that's all important, and it all helps the economy. But there are components of this that are directly tied to emergency management, you know, and natural disaster recovery that are a very, very different conversation from the rest of it. So I think as policymakers, I think we have to kind of separate that bucket and have that conversation and prioritize that. So, and the same thing with the night trucks and the congestion. I mean, I think that we could really, you know, have a positive impact on traffic congestion, and I think that that's a commitment that, you know, we would also like to see when is that going to be a reality, right? When are we going to be able to move all these things at night? Because for us, as we sit up here, being able to alleviate traffic congestion, you know, in this manner is beneficial. So I think that that's also something that I would like some more information on or some sort of covenant on. And then also have you submit more information on Caterpillar and their history just as an addendum. So if we could, you know, kind of capture all of this so that it could all be part of the application and it isn't just DICTA. And then returning to the wetland covenant. The only change that I would make to that wetland covenant, I think it was very well done. I think, you know, what we presented down to the wildlife corridor was very, very good. But I do want EEL to manage it, if possible, and for Kelly to pay EEL for that management. We don't want it to be an unfunded mandate to EEL. So is that something a developer would agree to? Yes. Okay. Through the Chair, if I could ask a question. If you're getting what you need to support the item, and all of these things have to go into covenant, I'm just doing the rough math in my head from the last meeting. And so assuming that you get what you need to support the item, we would still need to come back the next meeting because the Vice Chairman had to step away. So there still wouldn't be. So let me just suggest that once we get through and agree to everything that's going to be in the covenant, get the stuff in the covenant, and then defer the item. I'm happy to do that. I'm happy to do that. Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'd like to say my piece, if I may. Okay. Thank you. You know, today, sitting here today, I'm reminded why Reagan was so right when he said the scariest words are, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you. Unbelievable. I'm fine. Commissioner Gilbert was so correct. We said we're going to be back at the same place. And I hope another deferral, another artificial intelligence evaluation. James and Charles Deering, James and Charles Deering, Vizcaya and Deering Estate, wouldn't be here, by the way, had we been around at that time. And the staff had been around here at that time. And the people that I see lobbying constantly had been around at that time. I support Commissioner Regalado on the text amendment issue moving forward. But, you know, we voted on another text amendment, 12 to 0. I remind Senator Garcia that we voted on that on a property very close to this. But anyways, I'm willing, if it's the will of this body, and I do agree with Commissioner Gilbert, but that, you know, if you want to make sure you put everything in the covenant, it's fine. But I don't think we should be playing business people with business people that have been around 92 years, number one. And number two, the mayor is not going to change her position. She is just going to move it again. The staff, I see Lord is back there looking up. They're not changing their position. They're just not going to do it. There's going to be lobbied by a bunch of people that they believe, or they want to make them happy, or they just believe, or they agree with them, whatever. They're not going to change their position. So the only thing I remind everybody, Mr. Chairman, and I think you're on point, let's stop telling businesses moving forward to come to our county. If every time we're going to tell them how to run their business, and this is the same county, grease traps, we're telling people that don't even have restaurants, they're spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's ridiculous. And then, you know, it's always pass the buck, pass the buck, pass the buck, make the excuse, make the excuse. People who are getting permitting through private providers that, by the way, have to meet the same standard that this glorious staff we have, you know, we're telling them, no, that's not good enough. We've got to come back and double check the work that we've, if we are going to argue, and I know Commissioner Gilbert and I share this, and many of you do, that government should try to be, can't be all the time, but you try to be efficient, as proficient, because time is money for businesses, small and large and intermediate. Then, impediment number one, impediment number two. You know, I'm telling you, Charles Deering, James Deering, Ronald Reagan, they're all rolling under grace today if they were watching this meeting. Because, I mean, I'll do whatever the will of this body is, if in fact, because she's just going to, you know, the mayor is going to veto it anyways. I hate to tell you that. It's today, it's May 19th, it's June 2nd, I don't care, do it on July 4th, so we can try to get some inspirational feeling, you know, for America. It's still going to be the same thing. So, I don't, I appreciate that you're doing the counting, and if we need to do that, that'll be fine, too. And if the applicant feels that another bite at the apple, by the time we're going to finish, there's no apple. But, you know, it's, I just think we're kicking, beating a dead horse, and every time we come here, something else is asked, something else is asked, something else is asked. And I will say this, we are not here to tell people how to run their business. We are here, I believe, to help the businesses be efficient and effective and the health, safety, and welfare of our community. Somehow, in this whole discussion, in this county, it's been, I don't know, it's been lost. So, I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that if we continue to have, and maybe at the beginning, they should have been told, no, don't do it through a test amendment. But they weren't. So, now we're here. Maybe in the future, other entities, and maybe this one, you know, we approve one just to the south, okay, well, unanimously, I want to remind everybody. You know, so, it's, let's, I mean, unless, because if, I love Commissioner Regalado, she's asked some great questions, even though Charles and James are rolling in their grave. The question is, will that be enough? Will that be in the supposed documents that, you know, our lawyers, who, by the way, also don't run a business, or, you know, the administration, that also doesn't run a business. Because, will that be enough to satisfy the queries of everybody up here, or will we have another moving at that point? And it doesn't have to be Commissioner Regalado. It could be, the mayor's going to say, well, you know, I don't like that. Because I know there will be other people that will come and say, you know, well, no, that's not enough for me. Because they're just not going to change their point of view. So, at some point, we've got to make a decision, okay? I'm ready to make a decision today, but I respect my colleague. And if, in fact, there's a feeling that she and the applicant can, they can satisfy her concerns, but I ask you not to do it on the 19th, because you have to catch a flight, and so does, not me, but most of this body. And we're never going to get through it then either, because we're going to hear it again. June 2nd. You know, so, that's what I think. But I want to be clear, you know, we have to stop our roles to create the conditions. It's amazing to me that a county that takes a year to approve, to sign contracts that have been approved, a procurement department. But, you know, it's like, this is crazy. We sit here, and then we say, okay, but, you know, no, we're not. We're not doing much to help businesses. Let's be honest. Let's just call it a day. But we're fast to tour their facilities and post photos, and I'm sure that we're all going to be at the ribbon cutting if this gets done. It'll be real beautiful. But, anyways, that's my say, and whatever, I don't know if the applicant feels, and it's up to you to decide, but the applicant feels that they can take care of Commissioner Regalano's concerns and Senator Garcia's concerns. But I will tell you, you know, at some point we've got to make a decision on this thing one way or the other, because if not, it doesn't matter what they do. We've been here four or five times, and four or five times it's a new thing, it's a new thing, it's a new thing. Tomorrow will be the yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Yes, Lord, it is. I said it. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers. That'll be the next thing. Or some bat. And they'll say, well, you know, now we've got the problem. So that's what it's going to be, okay? And there's people that are going straight. They're using it. There's people on bikes, on three-wheelers in that area. And none of the residents, by the way, in the area have complained, but, you know, it is what it is. So that's, you know, Ronald Reagan, wherever you're at, please bring a beam of light down to us. All right. I'm going to recognize for one question Cohen Higgins, but then I'd like to, are you willing to do the motion already? Yes. Okay, so Commissioner Cohen Higgins, you're recognized for a question, and then, yeah, I think that's where we're at. So my question is based on what I'm reading, which seems like it's another deferral. Also, my question is a procedural one to our attorneys. This being a CDMP application, does that rule get triggered that speaks to the number of deferrals of CDMP applications and what happens if that number hits? Because I believe we are in that realm at this juncture. I don't know the number of times this has been deferred, but I believe it's enough to trigger that rule. So can you please educate and inform me on whether or not a deferral today triggers the rule that I can't remember specifically? But I believe that you all know what it is that I'm referencing. You're recognized. Yes, through the chair. Commissioner, the UDB-related amendments as defined per the ordinance that you're referencing does not include this item because this is a text amendment, as has been discussed. All right. Awesome. Commissioner Regulato, you're recognized for it. So I appreciate, Commissioner Bermuda, you're hard to love. That's all I'm going to say. Should I say ditto? Yeah, it's hard to love. Man, that was better than what I was thinking. Yeah. Yeah. It's tough. It's tough. But, look, I think we're like 90% there. You know, I think we're 90% there. And, again, the fact that this has taken years, I'm not the mayor and I'm not the administration. When this was presented to us, I have tried expeditiously to resolve my concerns, and they have responded as quickly as humanly possible also. So in a very short period of time, we have done a lot, which isn't required by the text amendment, but we're trying to get comfortable with the text amendment. So I don't think you paint it, you know, so broadly, because I've put in a lot of time and trying to get to a place where this doesn't set a bad precedent. And I think they've been put in a difficult situation because there has been a shifting of conversations, but I've never moved the goalposts. I've always said, you know, we need to meet these things, and I've done everything that I can to try to get us there. I think this is a unique application, and I think it's a unique company that provides a unique service. So I feel comfortable in finding a solution that not only provides them with what they need to continue to be successful, but they are also our partner. It's not a black-and-white business transaction. They are not just a developer that's building a thing that has nothing to do with us. They are the people that we rely on in order to do the work that we do. So it's a unique situation in that sense. I can't speak for the mayor or for staff, but I think that we can close the gap. And you could probably close the gap with Renee Garcia, too, you know, with Senator Garcia. I mean, I think we can close the gap, and I think the fact that we're going to bring the item to deal with the tax amendment at our next BCC also eliminates another issue as to the precedent that this will be bringing. So I request a deferral because I think we can solve the problem, not because I'm kicking the can, because I'm not a kick-the-can kind of person. All right. So let's entertain a deferral to June 2nd, not the next, to June 2nd. We have a deferral by Commissioner Regalado, a second by Commissioner Bermudez. I'll second it, but I want to put the hold on the use of the word I as we move forward on this board, okay? Just to be clear. All right. Show the record reflecting that Commissioner Bermudez has a hold on the word I, all right? I will not use I any longer after this meeting. I will use we, or they, or her, or he, or she, them, whatever it is that we're going to. All in favor of the deferral, signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. Show the head of deferred. All right. Thank you. All right. Please exit quietly to all of the fraction of the 1,300 employees that they will be employing at this new facility. Yep. That's not happening. All right, Sergeant, can you help me out? Sergeants. All right. Madam Attorney, can we move into the pool list at this time? Yes, Mr. Chair. All right. Point of inquiry to the chair. Sure. Are there people who want to release pools? That's a good question. I'll take that. If there's anyone that would like to release their pools. Just release them. I only have a comment on the one that I... Okay, well then, okay, we're going to go through the... Like, everybody has a... Are you just going to release, or you have a little... I'm releasing 8P7. 8P7 is released. 8P7. Okay. All right. Everybody follow along. We're going to try to do quickly here, as quick as we can, and as quick as you all don't speak much. That is not to be confused by the fact that I do want you to speak, but just limited and concise. 2B3, Commissioner from District 13, you're recognized. Mr. Chairman, yes. This has to do with the electronic submission of registering our pets, and this is part of the report. Madam Mayor, quick question. When do we think that this will be actually implemented to ensure that our residents who have our pet owners will be able to access these services online? Thank you, through the Chair. Thank you, Senator. And I'm asking Annette Jose, our Director, to address the issue. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Chairman, Commissioners. Senator Garcia, thank you for supporting this. This will be in the testing phase during May and June, and we, bar any issues, we hope to implement mid-July to August latest. This is where we can register our pets online and so forth and pay for certain services? That's right. So you no longer have to go in person to Animal Services or mail a check. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move the item. All right. Would you move also AP7, because it was released, but we need to approve it? Senator Garcia? Yes, sir. I move it. Okay, so you move 2B3 and AP7, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. On 2B4, Commissioner from District 6, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to thank our Aviation Department for, you know, I've been working with them over the last couple months to implement the Families on the Fly, which is a program that we try to bring to MIA so that families traveling with minors under 12 could use a dedicated line. You know, as we know, traveling with minors and children is complicated when you have strollers and lots of items to get through. So I think so far it has been a successful pilot program, and I know that the airport is also working on getting a discount for the pre-check fees for those families. So I appreciate the airport working for that initiative, and I look forward to receiving another update soon because we are trying to implement it in more lanes throughout the airport. I like that. All right. I'll entertain a motion. You move it? Yes, I'll move it. It's been moved by Commissioner Orbus, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. All right. Let's go to 8N5. Commissioner from District 6, you're recognized yet again. Thank you. I had some questions on this because there are eliminations of bus routes, and specifically District 6 is being impacted. So to the director, Mr. Chair, may I ask a question? Okay, thank you. Hi, Director Miller, how are you? So I see that there's two routes being removed in District 6, that it's 37 and 132. These were recommendations from the Better Bus Network from 2023? So part of this was modifications from the Better Bus Network, yes. Okay, because I wasn't briefed on these reductions in the district, and specifically the one in Hialeah. We've had a lot of cuts to bus routes in Hialeah, and I hear about this all the time when I visit the elderly residents that don't have cars. And so I know that there's not a lot of passengers on Route 132, but is there another route that they can take nearby? Because I get specific questions about these routes because these people don't have another way to get around. Yes, ma'am, and I apologize if we didn't directly come in and discuss this with you. I was under the impression that we discussed it with your team, but I apologize if that was not the case. Yes, with the elimination of 132, which has very low volumes, we actually have Route 36, which is the majority of the same route. The only thing that is eliminated is Hialeah Market Station for tri-rail, and we have under five passengers a day that actually use that particular stop. Okay, so I know that over the last couple years, various routes from Hialeah have been eliminated, so I'd like to just go over that with your department if possible. Happy to do so. And then the other one affects the airport area, which is 137. How many passengers ride that one right now? I don't have them. I'm sorry, 37. Okay, the 37. So that we're actually changing the headways. That had been a 30-minute headway. We had moved it to a 15-minute headway. We realized that we wanted to move it back to a 30-minute headway as we are averaging fewer than 10 passengers a trip, which means the 15-minute headway is too much. Okay. Okay. Thank you for that. I appreciate it. No further questions. Thank you. Chairman? Commissioner Steinberg and then Gilbert. Thank you. If I may, I just wanted to say, and I would like the transportation director, if that's possible, to just stay. I noticed in this item, yes, it doesn't touch my district this time, but I do want to give some feedback really quickly because we are still getting some calls about the Better Bus Network changes. And one of the feedback that we have received is the 100 line is always, they consolidated so many lines into that route that we're having issues because the buses are either over full, the timing of it is not working, and we need to do better as it relates to that. It's a very big route, and it covers a few of our districts, and it's a lifeline for many people, and we really need to look at that, I think, and come up with some measures to make it a little bit more user-friendly. Thank you. Understood. Thank you. Commissioner Gilbert, you're recognized. Director, do you have the number offhand? What percentage of each bus trip do we subsidize out of the general fund? The percent, I do know our fare box collection. Yeah, give me that. That's around 10 to 11%. So that means the general fund's approximately 89 to 90% is paid for the general fund. And I only make this observation because I do also get the remarks in my district about bus routes. And this doesn't affect me, but apparently I'm the head of the Transportation Committee now, and so we get these comments, and I just want us to be cognizant of the fact that we have to start to look at transportation as a service and not something that we sell. And so, or something that we sell and not a service. Now, one way allows us to, in good conscience, continue to subsidize and keep service the way it is or even expand it. The other way requires us to actually raise transit fees because there are two basic ways that we're going to pay for transportation. It's going to be out of the general fund or it's going to be a user fee. One helps us absorb the cost as a community of something we know we need. We need people to be able to go to school and bus and seniors to get around, and they can't pay the actual cost to that service. So I understand that that has to happen. But we can't have, like, this floating cognitive dissonance over what we're doing here because when the budget time comes back around, we're going to complain about the ad valorem rate, and we're going to complain about what probably needs to be a rate increase recommendation. We're going to complain about both of those things, and then we're also going to ask for more service. And that inconsistency is not an inconsistency that exists in the public. It's not even an inconsistency that exists in the administration. It is an inconsistency that exists on this board. We have to be consistent. If we want it to be, want to expand stuff, we've got to be willing to pay for it. And it just, we have to do that. Otherwise, we're going to find ourselves in these situations over and over again, having these conversations over and over again. I'll move this item. All right, Commissioner Gilbert moves the item, seconded by Commissioner Regalado. All right. All in favor signify by say an aye. All opposed nay. 8P3, Commissioner from District 4, you're recognized. Thank you. Okay, this was more of a comment regarding, I'm seeing more and more, and I spoke to staff about this briefly, where a lot of the procurement items as it relates to IT and technology, we keep having issues with. And so I don't know what the answer is, right? And I think we need to start thinking prospectively as technologies change and different uses of technology are entered into the fabric of what we do, how we look to procure that, and what makes the most sense. Because right now, we're going to be ratifying an emergency contract, not because we weren't proactive in being out there and trying to procure. That's not the reason. The reason is, and I would like to please for a moment have Namita come up so she can explain the reason why we have to approve this, but I think it begs the bigger question. We even had another one that we had to reject all bids because we had an issue, and it really always falls in this technological lane. And so I think we need to maybe fine-tune what we're doing and how we're doing it so that we're speaking the same language as the technology world when we're doing these procurements. Yeah, you're right. All right, Namita, you got the floor. Give it to us. See if we can fix this now in the Strip Committee. We'll come back with these several items we've got to do now. Thank you, Chair Namita Upal. Commissioner, great question. You're absolutely right. This is not a result of staff not being proactive, but that's the nature of the whole technology. Once you get invested in any system or legacy, once it becomes a legacy, you are at the mercy of these companies. And whether it's CAIDMS this time or Microsoft, I'll be bringing an item from Microsoft where we try to do everything possible in our control to make sure we have a timely contract. But I know Director Olazabal is working very hard with his team to come up with a plan and also getting us out of the legacy systems as we have more budgetary freedom. So I'll turn it over to the Director. Director. Yeah. So as Namita mentioned, this is a legacy product that probably goes back almost 30 years. Director, do you want to start by saying your name and stuff? I don't know. I apologize. Director George Olazabal, CITD, through the chair. As Namita mentioned, this is a product that has been part of our technology backbone for many years. And we are in the process of analyzing a multitude of products that constitute part of our technical debt and modernization. And this is one of the products that we are going to be looking at. It's very much engraved into the ecosystem that we have, an ecosystem that's built over 30-plus years in technology. So it's not something that we can just do a lift and shift on. Okay. Steinberg? You're done. Who had the floor? You done? Yeah. I was just bringing it to the attention so that we can think about it, be mindful as we move forward. Were you on cue or you just raised your hand? You were on cue, right? Okay. So it's you and then Lopez. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree, Commissioner Steinberg, it's something we ought to be looking at. I think I was on a panel last week with the mayor, and we talked about procurement. And I really think that we ought to be, as we procure IT, exclusively doing agnostic technology. And I say that because, and this is no, I have no ill intent towards Microsoft or any of the legacy systems. I'm sure that their business model works for them. But their business model is clearly to lock us in and to make it so expensive for us to change that we've essentially lost all our deliberative authority because they know that if they can charge us, if it's going to cost $20 million, they just got to do $15, even though there might be something better. And the way that technology is changing now, how fast is changing, with the advent of AI and all these things that we need to be in short-term deals with agnostic technologies, things that can come in and out. And the challenge is that that's going to be more on the front end in some ways. But it's really being penny-wise and pound-foolish. And I don't blame the administration or procurement about this because they hear, you know, they can read the tea leaves. They understand we don't have a lot of money and we're trying to spend as little as possible. But at some point, we're going to have to actually spend the money to get out of the system. Getting out of the system will save the county money long-term. It just costs more initially. And so if we never bite that bullet, we trap us in this cycle of continuing to pay more and continuing to be trapped in legacy systems that might not be, you know, in our best interest. And if they are, then let's let the competition figure that out. But the competition shouldn't be weighed on. You're here. And so because you're the person who's here and you have it now, we're predisposed to giving it to you again. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All right. Just two seconds, Commissioner Lopez. Let me ask a question as well. I have a question just because I'm, and I could ask this offline, but I'm committed to being here. I've got nothing else for the day. We're ratifying this contract, right? So it's, it's been executed. Let me ask a question. What happens if this body does not approve a ratification? This, and I'm asking for another item that it was mentioned to me in procurement that I won't get into the detail and bore everybody, but on this item, what happens if we don't, and I don't know that that's going to happen. I think this is a, it's a two year term. I think we needed it. I think you guys did the right decision. I just, I want to know what happens when this body grants that authority to the administration to execute, which I think you should have, right? Because you need some sort of authority. I don't know if you need a, you know, a $3 million or what it is, but what happens if we don't approve it? Is that to the attorneys maybe you want to answer? Like what happens if this has been signed, it's been executed, and we're just ratifying it. What happens if this body decides not to approve the ratification of this contract? Take a stab, Eddie. The administration cannot go forward with the contract. All contracts for goods and services have termination for convenience provisions. So essentially it'd be a directive to the, to the administration to, to exercise termination for convenience provision. All right. Fair enough. Commissioner Lopez, you recognize. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So in keeping with Commissioner Steinberg's comments, the legislature actually had the same issues two years ago, and the speaker created an IT committee simply because we were spending so much money. In many cases, we were purchasing software, and we'd find it didn't work, and it changed so rapidly, that tech was changing so rapidly, they would continue to purchase. So, for instance, just managing the fleet at the state, they had at least four softwares within 10 years. So we were like starting all over again, one by one. And I think the IT committee actually was very fruitful because what it found was that no one had ever really looked at it completely across the board, every single agency, every piece of software and hardware being purchased. So I agree with you because as I see these things, I'm always taken back because I served on that committee for two years. It was so beneficial because we made different decisions that saved a great deal of money in the long term, oftentimes, because there was no more patchwork. Like no agency was coming to us saying, I want this, and then the other one saying, but I want that. And then looking at the history of these legacy software programs or hardware, and then we found in other cases that they would buy hardware and not buy the software, the most updated software. So it didn't make any sense. So I think, you know, I just mentioned this to the chair because there may be a need to finally sit down and actually analyze all of this as a board. So those are just my comments. It really worked at the state, and I don't see why it wouldn't work here at the county. I agree. All right. Commissioner Cohen. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to my colleagues for this conversation. The conversation is extremely timely, and Commissioner Steinberg, thank you for pulling the item, and Commissioner Gilbert, thank you for your comments. I'm wondering, though, Commissioner Gilbert, from your extensive experience in government, have you ever tackled an issue addressing the concern that you raised? And I don't pose it as a question to place you on the spot. I ask with authenticity because we are going to see an item that is coming to the airport committee that doubles down on exactly the opposite, which is give us greater authority, us meaning the administration, give us greater authority to continue with more legacy contracts at the airport because there's a greater level of convenience and a greater level of financial savings that would be yielded from, for example, when we build out Terminal K and or D60. The airport wants to utilize the same systems, the same software, the same services, as opposed to procuring it out to new professionals for continuity and for savings. So I bring that up because the item will be on the airport committee agenda in our next cycle, but if you're genuine and authentic in your interest in addressing this, I am as well. I think that what Commissioner Lopez has raised regarding addressing it via some sort of structure or body is not the worst idea because we continue to lock ourselves in to contracts with vendors who, frankly, they don't need us as a board because everything gets done administratively. We get asked to sign retroactively, and massive, massive, massive dollars are being moved through our county, right, on a retroactive basis and with legacy contracts that are locked in. And so it's something that I'd be interested in working on. And if you want to have a discussion at airport committee, I invite you, please, to get into it. And I look forward to working with my colleagues on this issue. Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right. Thank you, Chair. Commissioner, I think all great points. Commissioner Gilbert, 95% of our dollar spend is on competitive contracts. 5% is still on legacy, non-competitive, overall, all of them. So I take, I'm very proud of that accomplishment. And I know the mayor is continuously asking us, how can we further make it better? How can we, but 95% of our contract dollars are on competitive contracts, and 5% is on non-competitive. And I don't think we can ever, maybe a few years down the road, we can continue to work towards getting out of those 5% too. Mr. Chairman, I'm going to have to dig down with that number. The 5%, what's that number? I believe it's total spend that we, the last I checked was 3 point something billion dollars a year. But it's not the awards, so you could say 5% of that. Mr. Chairman. You were mentioned, you can respond. Yeah, thank you so much, because I think that's one of those comments that I've heard before in statistics. I love when people get percentages. I think it probably ignores the times when you actually do a competitive process and you end up picking the incumbent. Because the relationships that you have allow you to see what they do and you write the procurement that's unique specifically to what they do. And so I appreciate when you all do that. But I want you to know, it's not like we don't know you do it. We do know you do it. So we can see solicitations that are clearly written to favor the people we do business with. And so when you say that they're competitive, in theory they are competitive. That doesn't mean everybody can actually win them. Commissioner Bermudez and then Regalado. Yeah, I just have a question, and I agree with all of your concerns. But I have a question of the largest law firm in Dade County. Termination language on these contracts, because it was just mentioned. It's kind of important when we sign these contracts, if in fact we want a viable out, to make sure the termination clause is written in a form that gives us the benefit and the advantage. And that would be one of the things that I think then Mayor Gilbert, then Mayor Bermudez, then Commissioner Hardiman would have said, oh yes, and maybe not on the beach, Commissioner Steinberg. But I think that the termination clauses have to be looked at also, because in the end that's always the response. Well, we've got to look at the termination. Well, if we're going to go from A to Z, then let's make sure that we do the right thing from the perspective of our attorney's office, putting the language in there that protects us from A to Z when we do these procurements. Because other than that, I think we're going to be back in the same place. And, you know, Namada, I love your use of stats. You're very good. But, you know, statistics, many times, you know, a 300 hitter in baseball doesn't necessarily, it sounds real good, but sometimes it's not as effective as you think it is. So I just hope, I agree with all of you, including Commissioner Cohen-Higgins correctly points out that if we're going to be seeing that in other things, let's make sure we also look at, you know, what the language of those contracts are going to be, because that's important. And I don't, listen, I don't work for this law firm, but they supposedly work for us, right? So, or the administration and us. Let's at least make sure that that language is included there when we look at these things. Thank you. I would just like to add that, Commissioner Gilbert, when you look at it, you also need to consider the underlying bias. The underlying bias is that there is a fiscal benefit to the consolidation of all services. And that was started prior to this administration, and it has been continued. And I don't think that that's the best thing for us, because it doesn't allow us to have comparison. Now, if you need a system to communicate across the entire county, you know, like Informs or something, yes, that makes sense, because you're doing everything on that one platform. But something as general software, you could see a world where enterprise systems could have one type, and non-enterprise could have another, and that way we can compare the uses and the price. Right now, we can't compare the uses and the price. We're just at the mercy of enormous contracts, and we can't say this methodology produced a savings and this did not, because we continue to move from this bias that there should be this centralization of everything. And I think that bias is what costs us money, because time and time again, when you drill down to that bias, you find that if we decentralize these things so that they could have different systems, we could save a lot of money. And then we could also compare to see what products are better. But I think the fact that we assume that everything has to be the same for every single department, irrespective of their use of that technology, is where we get into trouble financially. So we have a motion by who moved the item? Commissioner Gilbert moves the item. Commissioner Lopez second the item. All in favor signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. All right, 9A1. Commissioner from District 7, you're recognized. I just pulled this item because historically, veterinary services have been really expensive. And I know I've spoken to Namita about this in the past. I'm not necessarily against the item. I would just make a friendly amendment. Part of our problem is the lack of veterinarians. And I know in the past, we talked about reaching out to UF and seeing if we could have some sort of pilot where we can use students, right? So just a little out of the box because now that insurance has entered the conversation for pets, veterinary services have skyrocketed. And a lot of vets that used to take the county contract for spay and neuter, it's no longer fiscally important to them because they could do better things with their time, which is why we're seeing this dramatic shift in the cost of these services. So I think the market is changing. And we might want to get a little creative, even if that requires some state help in terms of doing a pilot so that we can have veterinary students or someone that's moving in that direction provide some of these services. Because if not, I mean, the cost is going to keep going up and up and up and up because the demand keeps going up. And there seems to be no check on the pricing of that. So just friendly amendment. What's your amendment? To look at a pilot using students to do some of this work. I think we should try that. It's perfectly fine. Thank you. I'll move it as amended. It's been moved. It's as amended, seconded by the commissioners that just moved it and seconded. Clerk's got that. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. Showed 9A1. Moved as amended. All right. 11A4. Commissioner from District 13, you're recognized. Oh. Yep. Spicy reggaeton. Robert Gilbert's rubbing off on me. They're not knowing where I am. It's either way around. It's either way around. It's either way around. I get it. I get it. Commissioner Gilbert. Anyway, actually, I'm joking around, but this is a very serious issue. Members, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Behavioral Health Board has approved a mental health campaign or two campaigns. I provided the two different campaigns for you, and also with an expenditure of $70,000 for the public awareness campaign that we're working on with the mayor as well. We know that stigma still seems to be a big issue when we deal with behavioral health and mental health issues, and every community is affected, no matter what zip code or area code you live in. Mental health is also an issue. So through the Behavioral Health Board, and we authorize $70,000, but that $70,000 has to be approved by us as well in the county commission. And also approve the mental health awareness campaign that we have, and I think we have two different campaigns, and I'm going with the first campaign. I think that looks good. That's what that is. Commissioner Lopez, you recognize. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator Garcia, for spearheading this very important topic. I think I love concept number one. I think it's professionally done, but I love the way you see more of the different types of people that are impacted by that. I don't think there's been a family that hasn't impacted by some sort of mental health issue, mine included, and so I am grateful to your leadership in mental health and look forward to supporting the campaign. Commissioner Rubio, does you recognize? I've got a question, and certainly applaud the Senator for the effort, but when you get to visit MiamiDade.gov, let's talk, what happens then? Is, I mean, what does the person that is having these issues, is there somebody there that we pay that, or is there, what happens? What help do they get? Because it's great to have a campaign, but if the end result's not some help, then it kind of beats the purpose. Yeah, actually, there is, when you do hit the let's talk, there is a hotline that when someone is facing a crisis, they call that number, and through that crisis hotline, they get referred to different providers in our communities, one, and two, they're talked through to make sure that if they're having a real serious crisis, that they don't do something to commit harm to themselves. So that hotline has been active for quite some time here in Miami-Dade County, and what we're trying to do is make sure that we bring awareness to those numbers, and make sure that the people in this community know that there are services available to them. Okay. I mean, I think it's fine. It's a great, I applaud you. I just, like, eventually, you know, I see your staff member obviously knows the entities that we use as a county, and maybe she can give us a list of what they are, because I know there's a number of different nonprofits and for-profits that also help. But it's obviously a positive thing. I just want to make sure that people get the help. No, and it's not only my, it's not only her that knows the list. She was just giving me the campaign, the slogan, the Let's Talk and the 988 number. That's all she was giving me, but there's a boatload of different organizations in this community. I'll make sure I get that to you. JCS, I think Jewish Community Centers, is the one that runs the hotline itself, the 988 number, and they're the ones that are just taking the lead in ensuring that we try to provide the services to our community. So I will make sure that I'll get that out to everyone on the county commission. And what I do ask members, when we get this campaign out, if you can help us getting the word out through your social media accounts and in your district, it's extremely important that all of us get involved and make sure that people understand that if we're doing this, there shouldn't be a stigma associated with this. So I don't know if anyone else from the county wants to speak to this. Mr. Chairman? Through the chair, Kathy Burgos. You got it, Kathy. Community Services Department. Senator Garcia stated perfectly. We are working closely with 2-1-1, with Jewish Family Services, and to his point, someone who is struggling will have all the information necessary according to their mental health needs. So it's an extremely important campaign. Thank you. All right. So we're good. We got a motion. We have a second by right. Is that where we're at? We have a motion by Senator Garcia, second by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. Show the item passed. All right. We are now on 11A8. Commissioner from District 8, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I pulled the item. It's my item. For an amendment, the administration needed additional time. Instead of 30 days, they requested 60 days. And I had a clarifying amendment on Section 1. So if the attorneys can read those amendments on Section 1 and Section 2 of 11A8, I'd greatly appreciate it. Please read the amendment. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins moves to amend Section 1 and 2 of Item 11A8 to change the time frame within which the county mayor or county mayor's designee must provide the reference report from 30 days to 60 days and to limit the fiscal intermediaries and agents listed in the report to those who charge a fee for services rendered. Therefore, on page 4, Sections 1, there will be a change to the first sentence that adds who charge a fee for services rendered. And in Section 2, the reference to 30 days will be to 60 days. Thank you. Thank you. I move 11A8. All right. It's been moved by Commissioner Cohen-Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Orbis. Commissioner Regalado, you're a pulling commissioner as well. Oh, okay. All right. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. Show 11A8 passed. 11A9, Commissioner from District 12, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd just like to suggest a friendly amendment that we expand the scope to request that this report be countywide, not just District 4, even though I'm glad you took this initiative. I think we all have, and by the way, I'm not blaming the company. This is exactly why when we award a contract to get these things going, we and our staff has to be cooperative with whoever wins it. But my friendly amendment, Commissioner Steinberg, would be that the report include all the districts, not just District 4, because I think if there's a problem in your district, there's probably a problem everywhere else. And if that's the case, we've got to get to the bottom of, because we actually, this came from a very controversial contract that we took back and gave a, voted unanimously to approve a new company to do it. And if they're having trouble getting information from our staff, I think we need to know it, too. But that would be countywide. So that would be my friendly amendment, and I'd second you. If you accept it, then I'd second it. Yeah, if I may? Yeah, you may, Commissioner Steinberg. I have no problem with that. Just to give you some background, this item was put on probably my first meeting as a county commissioner. So this is not to do with any one specific company or anything of that nature. This was really trying to make sure that we're on top of it. Now, we understand the signalization is just a piece of the puzzle. It's not a panacea. So we understand that. But we also need to make sure that it does, it's another tool in the toolbox, as we say. And so we want to make sure that everything's functioning optimally. And so we've noticed in my district there have been some issues in terms of the delays in getting some of the signalization done. So I just wanted a standing report every couple of years to make sure we are truly not, you know, letting go of the initiatives that we had set forth originally. And I'm happy to include it for everybody, but that was the intent of the item originally. So, yeah, I move it as amended. All right. It's been moved as amended. It's seconded by Commissioner Regalado, and then you have the floor. Thank you. I just think, and I think it's a good idea, I know that in some of our districts there's issue with the existing infrastructure. So there's the signalization and the software, but then there's the existing infrastructure. And if the light is grounded or not grounded, and there was, like, a lot of time spent on that. And then there's a third issue in the south where they keep stealing the wires. There's, like, a whole thing about, like, stealing the infrastructure. Yeah. So it's, yeah. So, and by the way, every time it comes up, I wish we would just for once and for all, like, decide, like, do we need cameras? Like, what's the plan other than telling us that it's been stolen once, twice, you know, three times? I think it's a little frustrating for us. So the only thing that I would add is to just give them flexibility to be able to come back with some of those issues, if those are the issues, right? So just explain to us what the issues are. Commissioner Steinberg. Yeah, and I will say to that, some of the issues for our broken loops, which is, for those who don't understand, it's that plate that's underneath, and the car pulls up, and it triggers when the light should change, if it's on a sensor. And some of our systems are actually being moved to the smart system, which is a whole other conversation. But for today's purposes, you know, some of the faulty signalization is also done to construction projects and other things, whether it's utility companies or private developers or what have you, that damage the loops. And so it's a matter of us also trying to investigate, how did this get broken? What is the issue? So I just want us to have a more streamlined approach and a faster way to just get the results, because people don't care whose responsibility it is. They just want to know that it gets done and gets fixed. All right, so it's been moved. It's been seconded by Commissioner Regalado. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. Show the item passed. I have a motion. Can the attorney read my motion, please? Or I can read it if you don't have it in front of you. All right. And 1189 was as amended. Yes, as amended. Mr. Chair, we're talking about the CARE MIA board? Yes, sir. Certainly. Pursuing to section 2-11.38E4 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, which limits a person's ability to serve on more than two county boards simultaneously, unless the Board of County Commissioners has approved the appointment by unanimous vote after being advised of all of the county boards upon which the person sits, Chairman Rodriguez moves to appoint to the CARE MIA advisory board, Ms. Zaba St. George Castro, who currently sits on the Adrian Arsh Center Trust and the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council. And Mr. Chair, as a reminder, the motion requires a unanimous vote. All right. I ask Orbis to move it for me since I'm chairing. I'll move it. Seconded by Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Commissioner Hardiman, you're recognized. Is this from the vote that we just took? I'm sorry? Is this from the vote that we just took? No, this is to a point to the CARE's MIA advisory board, but this person serves on two other county boards, and you're only allowed to serve on two. Otherwise, you need to have a unanimous vote from the board. A unanimous vote? You could only serve on two. Anything more than two needs a unanimous vote from the board. Unanimous? Unanimous. I don't think you should take this vote right now. I'm good with it. I mean, I'm okay with it. Just don't take it now. When do you want to take it? Because we have to. Has it happened today? I know our meeting is over, but does this have to happen today? If it doesn't happen today, I just need to appoint somebody else. Do you want the resume on this person? Yeah, I just want, you know. I can share the resume of this person with you, Mike, in two seconds. Okay. Yeah, you're recognized, Commissioner Gilbert. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have several other motions while you're sharing that resume. All of them to be read by the county attorney. But the first one I'd like to talk about is the FIFA World Cup legacy projects that we have. Right now, the legacy project was slated to be completed and done in District 1. I think that based on where we are fiscally as a county, I think it's probably more appropriate for us to actually use the legacy dollars to plug some of the holes that we have for like safe summers and the mom and pop grants. So what I've done is talked to the administration and the host committee and I'd like to make a motion and the motion that the attorney is going to read this first motion is to reprogram the legacy dollars to allow district commissioners to use those dollars in their districts for their safe summers, their district related funding that we previously cut. That project, those projects went to help kids go to summer camp and small businesses actually meet payroll and so I think that us being able to help the community like that will be good. I just ask that when you all do that, you all, and whatever your programming publicity you do, this is done pursuant to our, because our FIFA World Cup money, the same way we did for the other monies we received. That's my motion, you can read it, Mr. Attorney. Commissioner Gilmer moves to direct the county mayor or county mayor's designee to identify $3 million in legally available funds and to allocate $1 million of said funds in fiscal year 25-26, mid-year budget adjustments and amendments, and allocate $2 million of said funds in the fiscal year 26-27 proposed county budget as follows, subject to budget and appropriation. $1,200,000 to the portion of the Anti-Gun Violence and Prosperity Initiatives Trust Fund that is distributed to county commission districts. And dispersed in accordance with the terms set forth in resolution number R-238-21 and two. $1,800,000 to the county's mom and pop program to be shared equally by each commission district. Commissioner Gilbert further moves to direct the county mayor, county mayor's designee to negotiate a grant agreement. the Greater Miami Sports Commission, Inc., for the receipt of matching funds for such programs in the amounts identified above, and to present the negotiated grant agreement to this board for approval. Thank you. All right, it's been moved. It's been seconded. Good question. Would you second it, though, or? I second it. Yeah, I don't. Oh, you second. Okay, so it's been seconded by Commissioner Regulato. You're recognized, Commissioner Hardeman. Just, I don't have the resolution in front of me. So the resolution of R-45424, $3 million a batch of funds. Is it our $3 million? It's money that comes from us and the host committee. And so we directed the administration to actually provide for our match. And so we're going to use our match, but we're also using the money that they have to raise. So we're going to be getting money from them to pull into the budget for us to use in our districts for, in my instance, it'll be probably Safe Summers and Mom and Pop, but you all do whatever it is. So we're not giving the money anymore? It may be a recapture, but it's likely money they had to raise for the legacy project. So the $3 million. The $3 million we were supposed to budget to match. Right, and we're not going to put it to the commission disperse anti-violence thing. The 30%, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, and so, and what I would like to do is, I know, I think they staggered when it was, but this should be enough money to accommodate those particular grant areas, not just for this fiscal year, but for subsequent, I think, three fiscal years going down the road. So the idea is that we use that fee for host committee money to solve the problems, that gap in providing services in our individual districts that we created when we eliminated it out of the last budget. So then the R238-21, which is in subsection one, that's the funding mechanism that we established when we created the Anti-Gun Violence and Prosperity Initiatives Trust. I'm assuming that's what that is. The R238-21? It was the Peace and Prosperity. Peace and Prosperity. That's the Peace and Prosperity Fund. Okay, so that's perfectly fine. And then the number two is just how we normally do, we split it up for the small business grants. That's correct, yeah? Yes. Okay, good. Thank you so much for the influx of dollars into our districts. Thank you so much, sir. You're welcome. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't understand this motion. What is the Greater Miami Sports Commission? What is that? What is the Greater Miami Sports Commission, Inc.? Through the Chair. That is the Host Committee for FIFA? That's the Host Committee, I guess, for Miami, World Cup Miami. Okay, got it. And then what is the World Cup Legacy Projects? What is that? What is the World Cup Legacy Projects? Typically, a lot of these events, through the Chair, I'm sorry, a lot of these events, like when the Orange Bowl aim or the Super Bowl, they often like to leave legacy projects like a football field, an athletic facility, something like that. And I think that was the legacy, I'm not sure if they ever identified a legacy project for FIFA, but I think that was the intention there. Yeah, when we approved it, the legacy project is something that we approved to be in District 1. This is me giving you all, spreading the money countywide to help programming with, I mean, I think you started Safe Summers. But Safe Summers and the Mom and Pop and the Peace and Prosperity Fund said we don't have, yeah, so that it can go back into the community. Okay, thank you. But I'm trying to understand where the $3 million is coming from, because it directs the mayor to identify $3 million in legally available funds. So is this money, where is the $3 million coming from? That's just all I need to get clarity on. Where is the $3 million coming from? I can explain. They're going to identify the specific spot in the mid-year, but in the real world, we've already directed the mayor to do this twice. When we passed the item initially, they were directed to outline it in the budget. Okay, so is this part of the original FIFA host committee allocation, or is this separate and apart from the original? This is a part of the original item. This was a part of the, yeah, so we're essentially changing, we're changing where we spend the money that we already directed them to. We're clawing back? Some of it will be recapture. Okay. So we know that we're going to get money, or we expect to get money, a recapture from them, because they got subsequent money from the federal government and other entities. But independent of that, their charge was to go out and raise money for the legacy project. And so what we're saying is, that money, the money that you were supposed to get us for the raise, the legacy project, and the money we were going to contribute for the legacy project, we're now going to use countywide in this type of programming. Okay, I understand now. I see this, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, as a recapturing. And if that's true, I would like to see more of these, right? So, like, when FIFA host committee finishes their work, presumably there will be a full accounting of every dollar that came in from the federal government, from the state, from us. Potentially, there could be more money to recapture and reinvest back into our community and to our residents. So is this a one-off, or is there the intention of bringing this again in the future? Well, this is something that exists with regard to how we're going to do the legacy project. The administration's already working on a recapture of funds from the host committee. Because from our perspective, from the county's perspective, when the federal government allocated, in a fairly convoluted way, money down, it went to host committees and, I think, some law enforcement, but we were actually the funding source. So we believe that we should be recapturing. And, Jimmy, I think this is where we are on this, right? We should be recapturing some of those dollars that wouldn't be used because they got money from the federal government. So we're trying to recapture money generally also. So, yes. Jimmy, is that? Commissioner, through the chair. There have been federal dollars that have come down for security, for example, police security, some for transportation. It's not clear how much, if anything, we'll have. The stadium, for example, has been working with the sheriff's office and the host committee to have a more elaborate security plan that is adding some costs. So if there's money left over, that's one of the things we don't know at this point. Some of those federal dollars are not usable because the contracts haven't been federalized historically. So we're, and I don't know if our OMB director might have a better sense, but there may be a surplus. There may not. We don't know that right now until we're really done with all the things that need to be done. Okay. So whether we recapture in the future, that remains to be seen. But regarding the World Cup legacy projects, Commissioner Gilbert, this will be the full allocation towards that specific initiative. Correct? No, Jimmy, our chief, just explained that he's not sure whether or not there will be another recapturing because it's unclear what they will have left over, if anything. My question to you is the $3 million of this item that is specifically allocated to the World Cup legacy projects, that's it for the World Cup legacy projects. Anything that is extra or anything to be recaptured in the future would go towards a legacy project. And that's why I said with recapture, sort of. So as a part of their master agreement, they had to actually provide the legacy project anyway. So if we didn't recapture any money, they were still obligated to do a legacy project for $3 million. Now, separately, we're trying to recapture some money from them because we believe that they receive money for things that we have previously had to pay for. So we know that when they got money for security, if they don't expand anything else, they told us what their security budget was, we gave them a lot of money for that security. We want some of that money back now. So we understand that. We're working on that separately. This was, independent of that, this exists. They had a requirement to do a legacy project. And Aldo asked me a good question. This isn't affected by the individual pitches that they're doing around. This was something separate. This was the larger legacy project that was scheduled to be in District 1. So I do have a question, and I agree with this. I agree with what you're doing, and I want to just point out that the reason, at least for the mom-and-pop program replenishing, is because we actually took that out of this year's budget. So we're not, like, getting new money or anything like that. But I do have a question for the attorney, and I'm not going to support this. I agree with this. But it's not the same thing, but I want to make sure that what I directed the administration to do is still getting done, which is, and again, these are motions that are somewhat on the fly. I didn't have time to, like, get briefed on it. But I remember that I had a directive when we took some additional money for FIFA, and you'd have to, like, drop my memory here, but I had asked, we took that money from, like, a health care line item of sorts. And I said, from last year's budget, and I said, but that has to be replenished. Now, you're going to have to, like, pull that up. I just, it's a little different, but it's money that we're recapturing. So where in the pecking order does that money get replenished that we borrowed from, whether it was reserves or health care? And, again, this was, what, a year ago? It was a year ago or whatnot. So this is kind of the issue with, and we do it all the time, and we're going to continue. This is kind of the issue with motions like this is that we don't have time to, and I do them. It's not about Gilbert, obviously. We all do them. But what is, so, again, I'm supportive of this motion. But when we recapture funds, in what pecking order do we start the directives of, like, y'all are giving me blind stares as if I'm speaking Chinese, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese. Look at these. I mean. Mr. Chairman, it's. Through the chair. It's not a. No one remembers this. No, no. No one remembers. I gave, like, a full speech on the days here. Yeah. So, Mr. Chairman, the challenge is it's not, this is not, and that's why I want to push back a little bit on. It's not a pure recapturing of funds, necessarily. This is not a recapturing of funds in that way. So, their obligation, whether we recapture any funds, was still to have a legacy project that we, I guess, we have $3 million and they had $3 million for the legacy project. So, it's a reallocating of what was already the obligation. All right. I'm good with it. So, it's not a recapturing. Director. Director, just before I move forward, and again, I'm supportive of this motion. Director, I just need a verbal from you that as you're getting ready to send us and we're working out this next year's budget that you are accounting for all of these past directives, including the one I just brought up, to reinstate, replenish, replace the funds that we used from that account that this board supported when I gave that directive. From the report? From the healthcare, I believe it was like a healthcare line item, maybe it was just a reserve item, but I don't remember the details. It was, again, well over a year ago, but we need to make sure that, because what I don't want is that a lot of the time, you all just write, the administration is your first year doing the budget, but you could write, well, we just, we got the directive, but we just didn't have the money, and so we're not doing it. Ray Baker, Director, Office of Management and Budget. Sir, we'll make sure that your original motion is addressed properly, along with the Chair, Commissioner Gilbert's motion as well, as part of the development of the FY2627 budget. Thank you, Director. Commissioner Gilbert moves this motion. It is seconded by Commissioner Regalato. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed, nay. All right. I have another motion. All right, I'm going to go to, you have another motion, but let me just, go ahead, go ahead. I thought that was going to be the short motion, because I was giving y'all money, but it's just like, it was longer. Okay, this next one is for 30 for 30. We have some appointments that we need to be made. The inaugural meeting is coming this Thursday. There were several positions that needed to be filled. I'm recommending, I think that the county attorney should have this, or you all should have it, Commissioner Bastien as the board member to replace Mayor Higgins or Mayor Eileen Higgins. She was formally appointed, so Commissioner Bastien. Angela Moon for under 30. Yotav Atis for Media. Heather Molling from the agricultural industry. George Gonzalez, he's the head of a local bank, as the local banker. And Father Fritz Belenos, as the member of the clergy that has to be appointed. All right, it's been moved. Is this for 30 for 30? Yes. All right, it's been moved by Commissioner Gilbert. I have a question. Seconded by Commissioner Regalado. All right, Commissioner Steinberg, you're recognized. Okay, so I know this is a really great, you know, vision. I love the vision of the Vision Council, potentially. But, and I know one name at least on this list, maybe more, but I'm not sure I'm familiar with some of the members. Do you have, by any chance, like, resume or anything that goes along with these names so we can kind of understand, like, who they are? And how many members do we need to fill ultimately? And how many members are comprised of the board? I forget. I think this is the last county commissioner spot that we needed to fill. I think we might have resumes. I'm not sure. Angela Moon. Well, I know, obviously, everyone except for, well, I know who she is also. Heather Molling from the Dade County Agricultural Industry. I know who she is, obviously. So, George Gonzalez is the head of, what's the bank? I want to say City United Bank. It's the largest local bank that we have. He is the banking industry head. Angela Moon is under 30, which was the requirement. And she's the daughter of Jennifer Moon. Commissioner Bastian is, well, she's the commissioner. Yeah. And Father Fritz is a member of the clergy. I wanted to have him. All right. Commissioner Bermudez. Yeah. Been late, guys. Let's just cut through this. I'm going to support it, but, again, to me, getting these things at the last minute, and it's a smart move by Commissioner Gilbert and all of you to do it, but it's not good government because then some of these questions could be answered, and I wouldn't feel like somebody's giving me something at the last moment and that I didn't get a chance to look into it, which is part of our purpose. So I'm going to support it because I trust Commissioner Gilbert, and I trust his judgment and whatever, and this group, but this applies to everybody, including me. If I gave you something at the last moment, you should probably tell me, why are you giving it to me at the last moment? And, again, I'm going to look at the world's largest or the city's largest law firm. If they have it, we've got to have some rule somewhere that the rest of us should have it at some point before the last minute of the meeting. So I hope, Mr. Chair, that in your leadership role, you can convince all of us that we should give these things timely instead of at the last minute to our colleagues because it would be very good if you got it. The young man with the nice suit has been over here like five times. You know, I like seeing his suit, but I don't like seeing him here five times, you know, with something else. And if you have it, just give it before, you know, what's the, why wait to the last minute? It makes no difference and it looks terrible. And by the way, one of these days, you know, somebody's going to say, well, I'm going to vote for it because, you know, I trust you guys and I trust Commissioner Gilbert in this, but I do think we need to get into the habit of doing things timely. And I think to the county attorney's office, if you have it, get it to us before or tell the assistance for us. Hey, can you give it to your colleagues before? Yeah. All right. We have a motion. We have a second. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay. Show the, the, the folks appointed. All right. I'm going to give this a second bite at the, whatever part of the apple still left. Can you read? Well, you don't need to read my motion. You already read it. So Commissioner Orbis moves my motion to waive the rules unanimously on the CARE Miami's advisory board to appoint Zaba St. George Castro. It's moved by Orbis, seconded by Hardiman. That's so confusing. Why is it a waiver? Why are we waiving it? Because the, the member has nothing to do with the committee. Oh, that part. Member. Yeah. No problem. You got it. I'm seconded. All right. All in favor, signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. All right. So it passed unanimously as required. Now on that note, on a very similar note, if the clerk can announce the results for the ballot that we all completed earlier. Good afternoon. Agenda item 14B1 pertains to the appointment of a member to the consumer advisory for responsive experience at Miami International Airport Advisory Board. The ballot consisted of three candidates from which the board was asked to select one nominee. Responses to the ballot were tallied, and the nominee selected is Ms. Alejandra Alex Agudin with six votes. So, clerk, can, she announced, I was, okay, so who, who was the winner? Alejandra Alex Agudin. Alex. All right. Congratulations to Alex for being appointed to the CARES Miami Advisory Board. All right. Do we have additional, more, you have, oh, you have, oh, you have one, oh, you're recognized for another motion, commissioner. Yeah. Can you all read my housing motion, please? Yes. Commissioner Gilbert moves to grant to the following developers, each of which has been conveyed certain properties through the Miami-Dade County Infill Housing Initiative Program, a one-year extension to complete construction and obtain final certificates of occupancy for the lots listed herein currently bearing folio numbers. For the 34 Ways Foundation, folio number 08-2122-005-0600, and for Palmetto Homes, 34-1134-006-0300, folio number 34-2105-016-5240, and folio number 34-2109-004-0290. Commissioner Gilbert further moves to, one, authorize the chairperson or voice chairperson of this board, pursuant to section 125.411 Florida statutes, to execute amended and restated deeds, amended deeds, to the developers identified herein. For the properties identified herein, following approval by the county attorney's office in order to grant the one-year extensions. Two, to authorize the county mayor or county mayor's designee to take all actions necessary to exercise any and all rights set forth in the amended deeds, including but not limited to, exercising the county's option to enforce its reversionary interests after conducting all due diligence, title searches, and environmental review. And three, direct the county mayor or county mayor's designee to provide copies of the recorded amended deeds to the property appraiser, record the amended deeds in the public records, and provide copies of the amended deeds to the clerk of the board. All right, so Commissioner Gilbert moves the item. It's seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Show the item passed. Motions. Okay, I'm coming right to you. Bermudez, do you have anything? I just want to second Commissioner Regalado's motion because I want her to like me again. Okay. But when she has her motion, can you please have her? Commissioner Hardiman, I'm sure she'll love that. You're hard to swallow. What is it? You're hard to swallow? You're hard to love. You're hard to love. Mr. Chairman, you should bring your lunch moving forward. Yeah, no, I need lunch. It'll change the dynamic of the conversation. I need lunch. Hardiman, you got anything? You got nothing. Orbis, you got anything? Regalado, it's up here. You're up. If the attorneys could read it. Thank you. Pursuant to Section 2-1421D of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, as amended by Ordinance 26-11, and by two-thirds vote of the Board's membership, Commissioner Regalado moves that this Board waive the term limit restrictions for members of the Citizen Independent Transportation Trust and reappoint Meg Daly for District 7 to the CITT for a term of four years. All right, I'm going to go with you guys, and Bermudis will move, second the motion. But I'm not doing this right now. Now he wants to speak, then she's going to rebuttal and like, actually, Gilbert. I'm just going to second the appointment. I'm going to second the appointment. You want to second it now? Oh, now you're Mr. Underline? Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. Now you're Mr. Underline. So this is a good example of how you separate an issue from a person. This is her serving on a separate board. This has nothing to do with my disdain for us taking public money and continuing to pour it into the underline. That's not... Bermudis, I'm sorry. We can definitely... I second the waiver. All right. There you go. I appreciate it. Commissioner Steinberg is adding to it now. And Robert Woolworth for District 4 to the CITT waiving as well. Thank you. All right. It's been moved. It's been seconded by two people. Wait, I have one. Thank you. All right. Add your CITT. Peggy Bell waiving CITT District 8. Peggy Bell. We got Peggy Bell. Anyone else? All right. We got three appointees waiving CITT, all of the good stuff. Wohlforth. You got a fourth now? You got another one? It's Robert Woolforth. Oh, I thought you said the fourth. Be with you. That was yesterday. Mr. Chair? Another one? Who said Mr. Chair? Mr. Chair, we also have Mary Street for District 5. All right. District 5, that one. I need more tacos. It's Taco Tuesday. You guys should bring your lunch. I need tacos. All right. It's been moved by Regalado. Is this on another CITT? Oh, it's been moved by Regalado, seconded by both Bermudez and Gilbert. You can decide, clerk, which one you want to put down. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. All opposed nay. Show the motion passed. Commissioner Cohen-Higgins. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I hereby appoint Rima Bartowell to the Miami-Dade Animal Services Advisory Board. I appoint Danielle Desvallons to the Miami-Dade Elder Affairs Advisory Board. I appoint Yaneth Baez to the Miami-Dade Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board. And I appoint Roberto Fernandez to the Miami-Dade Small Business Enterprise Goods and Services Advisory Board. All right. It's been moved by Commissioner Cohen-Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Lopez. All in favor signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. Steinberg, do you have any appointments or no? Gilbert did his. Lopez, do you have any? Senator Garcia is gone. All right, guys. Just like to. One last motion, Mr. Chair. By? From who? Commissioner Lopez. Oh, she said no. I literally just asked. All right. Go ahead. Just read it in. Human rights. All right. I'm not the only one that didn't have lunch today. All right. In the meantime, that day I'll figure out their motion. You have it. All right. Commissioner Lopez moves to appoint Timur Tugberg to the Miami-Dade Commission on Human Rights. All right. Show it moved by Commissioner Lopez, seconded by Commissioner Steinberg. I think she saw the, she felt the eyes looking at her. All in favor signify by saying aye. All opposed nay. Guys, please remember to visit the Haitian event going on downstairs. It's been going on since about noon, so make sure that we all stop by and since we won't be here, I want to take this opportunity, reminded now by my colleague, to wish all mothers a happy Mother's Day this coming Sunday. And I don't want to throw a monkey wrench here, but I also want to say all those that are appointed to boards that are DEI, they're going to come to a conclusion January 1st by. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.