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On April 9, 2026, under the provisions of section 286.0.118, Florida statutes, I requested that the city commission meet in private to discuss pending litigation in the case of Joe Coroyo versus the city of Miami, case number 2006-014464 CA01 pending in the circuit court of the 11th judicial circuit in and for Miami date county, Florida, to which the city is presently a party. The city commission approved my request and will now at approximately 310 pm commence a private attorney client session of the parameters of 286.011 parentheses 8, Florida statutes. Subject of the meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations on strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures. This private meeting will conclude approximately 1 hour later. This session will be attended by the members of the city commission which include chairwoman Christine King, commissioners Miguel Anal Gabella, Damen Partardo, Rolando Escalona, Ralph Raphael Rosado, city manager James Rays and outside council Fabian A. Ruiz. A certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed and the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the above cited ongoing litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney client session, the regular commission meeting will be reopened and the person chairing the commission meeting will announce the termination of the attorney client session. Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thank you. At this time, the city of Miami commission meeting will be in recess for the attorney client session and we will resume thereafter. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. N. >> [music] >> Down. Come on. Heat. Heat. 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M madame chair um if I may I've um had a number of conversations as the city manager has about the bond referendum RE17. I would respectfully ask that we defer this item to the next commission meeting. >> Do I have a motion? >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you very much. >> And that will be to the May 14th meeting. >> Yes, sir. Save it. I see him. He's coming. >> Not at all. Um While while you were gone, the mayor asked if we can defer RE17, the bond item, and um it passed to defer it to the next commission meeting. >> Uh-huh. >> Is that the only one that was deferred? >> That's other than the ones from this morning. Okay. Um I believe we have minutes to approve. >> There are no minutes for for this meeting. Thank you, chair. >> Okay, gentlemen. Of the CA items, is there anything on the CA the consent agenda that you would like to pull for discussion? CA one, two, three, four, or five? >> No. >> No. >> No. May I have a motion to pass CA 1, 2, 3, 4, and five? And please note that CA1 is a four fifths item. >> So moved. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Items passes unanimously. Gentlemen, [snorts] from the public hearing items, PH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Would you like to discuss pull any of those items for discussion? >> No. I I would like to make a comment on PH7. >> PH I would also like to co-sponsor PH7. >> Excellent. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Go ahead. >> The the comment I wanted to make is really directed to the Wallace family. I just really want to thank you for your perseverance for I I appreciate what you are going through when you have to go through layers and layers of grants and bureaucracy and trying to do the right thing and preserve something that's so meaningful in our community. So, I just wanted to take one second and thank you for that and and really standing up. It is so important for our community because it's places like the Ace Theater. When we lose them, we lose who we are as a city. And that's when why should anybody stay if we're not if we're not honoring our history, where we came from, and understanding it and appreciating it. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> And thank you for staying to see that this happens for your family. And God bless you, Mom. God bless you. Okay. So, um, may I have a motion for PH1, PH2, PH3, PH4, PH5 as amended, and our city clerk will >> that'll be PH6 will be as amended pursuant to a substitution memo dated April 17, 2026. PH6 >> and PH7 as amended. Uh, >> PH7 as is. >> As Oh, okay. Sorry. And you show me as a co-sponsor >> for PH7. Yes, ma'am. >> Yes. May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> items passes unanimously. Thank you. Gentlemen, from the re our resolutions. Are there any items that you would like to pull for discussion? >> If it's okay. I wanted to pull, madame mayor, if it's okay if I can pull RE5 along with RE18 and um and we can give an instruction to the city attorney to move them to the November December cycle, group them all together as it was in the past. Maybe you can weigh in on that. >> Okay. So, um um that would be I guess resending the resolution that separated them and put them back together. Um, and we'll bring that question back on the next meeting and um, we'll also provide you different versions of it relating to terms and whatnot. So, you'll have something to choose from at the next meeting. >> Thank you. >> So, wait, are we deferring RE5 and RE? >> Yes, RE5 and RE18, right? >> Correct. >> So, may I have a motion to defer RE5 and RE18? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> So, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. And that will be to May 14th. >> Yes. >> May 14th. May 14th. Okay. Okay. Gentlemen, are there any items on this agenda that you would like to pull for discussion? >> The the only one I would like to pull is the U R10. >> Okay. >> All right. Wait. 8 10 14 >> 14 >> 8 10 and 14. Anything else? >> Commissioner Rosado. >> Oh, and R16. Sorry. >> R16. Okay. >> And I just have a comment on R11. >> Okay. So, I'm going to pull R11 for your comment so I can get >> Thank you. >> Okay. Anything else, Commissioner? >> Oh, by the way, is R10 related to R11? Is that the the one that the the fund that uh >> the public benefits trust fund? >> Yes. >> RE10 and RE1. >> RE10 and RE >> No, they're separate. >> Six. RE10 and RE. >> Okay. So, the one that we were deciding who gets what money? >> RE10 and RE14. >> R10 and 14 are the ones that last time we decided who gets what? That's the one I want. Those have been pulled. You pull those. Okay. So gentlemen, may I have a motion to pass RE1, RE2 that will be amended, RE4 that will be amended, RE7, that's a four fifths, RE15. My apologies, sir. RE9. >> I miss. Okay. RE9. RE15. >> Um, my apolog 11. >> It's been pulled for discussion, Todd. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that was 10, 8, 14, and 16. >> No, it's 8 10 11 14 and 16. >> My apologies. >> Okay. So, let me go this one more time. May I have a motion for RE1, RE2 as amended, RE4 as amended, RE7, RE 9, RE 15 as amended, RE1 19 and 20. >> So moved >> and and Chair, my apologies just briefly. Um, for the record, Commissioner Rosado um will be submitting a DDA resolution. Oh, I'm sorry. That's for RE8. I apologize, Chair. Jump the gun. >> Okay. I have a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries unanimously. M. Mr. City Clerk, you want to read the amendments for >> Thank you, chair. >> For RE2, RE2 will be amended. Uh the title in section two of the resolution will be amended for RE2. For RE4, uh it needs to be amended to correct a typo in the title of the resolution. For RE15, it'll be amended pursuance pursuant to a substitution memo dated April 17, 2026. Thank you, chair. >> Thank you. Uh 54. I believe our first discussion item will be RE8. Yep, that was me. So, I want to start off by by saying that we have listened uh commissioner to you and to the residents and at the end of the day, I have decided as long um that uh that indeed uh we need to go to the 5 years 5 years in. So, we're going to have a 20-year contract, but we're going to revisit it every 5 years. So, I just want to say that to your public and to your residents and everybody that's concerned with with the ultra. >> So, we're doing two years, right? >> We're doing two 10 years to be visited upon every five years. >> Hold on. Um, okay, Commissioner Partardo. >> Yeah. I I wanted to just get several things on the record uh for clear understanding. The first piece I want is to discuss the outreach we've done in our office with the residents, which I think is really important. On March 9th, we did an update Zoom. Uh we discussed the Ultra RLA. We did a standard Q&A as part of that call. On March 11th, we had a Sunshine meeting, ultra town hall virtually. We had 151 people attend at register. We had 15 to 20 city employees on that call as well and press was in attendance. On March 11th, we also did a general ultra survey and we put it live on the system to gauge feedback from the residents involved. On March 16th, we had a session at 50 Biscane, a Zoom session at 5:30. It was a collaborative meeting with all the building board and managers. It was co-hosted with Miami PD, and the focus was on the ingress and egress concerns of the buildings as most of the buildings impacted had street closures and noise. On March 16th, we had a building access plan distributed through Miami PD. The building access plan was sent to all the property managers and approximately 150 residents on the downtown contact list. On March 23rd, we had pro property manager office hours Zoom at 3:30m. It was virtual. We had a Q&A with our office and Miami PD. Approximately 30 people on that Zoom. We brought up a lot of unexpected topics which was great. Everything from uh seaw wall issues, drop off with vessels and uh the speed of towing services, all that stuff. On March 27th, 28th, and 29th, we did WhatsApp group chats with 50 Biscane property management and board for any immediate updates or concerns as they pertain to the maintenance of traffic or security. On March 27th, we visited resident apartment and we listened to what what occurred during the event so that we would better understand the physical context of the resident feedback we were receiving, particularly around how sound travels and the access routes. On March 28th, we did a grounds walkthrough with the sound engineer, David of Ultra, who who was incredibly uh knowledgeable and very concerned and incredibly helpful understanding how sound is measured and how it's mitigated. Ultra aims to reduce this by about 5% receive about a 5% improvement in this in sound year-over-year. On March 31st, we had an afteraction uh debrief, a postfestestival meeting with 50 Biscane residents and PD to discuss what worked and what to improve. This came directly from a resident's request to have a timely feedback channel rather than holding comments until the following year. And then on April 2nd, thank you, Commissioner Gabella, and thank you to the executive director of Bayfront Park Trust. We had an open town hall forum where we all attended. We listened to everything that the residents had to say. And and what I want to say about this is clearly there is a neighborhood in downtown Miami and clearly quality of life needs to be considered and needs to be addressed. I have um I wanted to go through the changes in what we are doing now versus what there was originally in the RLA. >> Yeah, I was getting to that. Oh, >> but don't go ahead. You okay, go ahead. >> So, currently there's two tenure terms. Ultra has agreed to four five-year terms and at the end end of each term there's a 75day window where an event report will be placed on the commission agenda for consideration. The uh current >> on that one I'm sorry commissioner on that one we uh 45 days >> 45 Oh yes, correct. Thank you. Thank you. I had uh on the currently there's a 102 decel limitation on sound measured at 60 ft away from the stage. Alter agrees to an additional limitation for low frequency sound of 97 with a one decibel measurement margin of error based on a one clock hour average at specified building monitoring locations. The remedy is $1,000 of penalty for non-compliance per event. Currently, uh they are required to remediate the park in 38 days post the event. They're cutting that back to complete the remediation in 28 days subject to rain days and subsequent park events. Ultra agrees to provide fencing for the buildings immediately abudding Biscane Boulevard for the buildings on Biscane Boulevard starting at Northeast 5th to Biscane Boulevard Way. Ultra agrees to conduct two community meetings 45 days prior to the event and those will be organized and sponsored by city officials. Uh they also agreed to provide annual internships to Olympia Downtown Music School students. There there is also a closing time violation. Currently $1,000 per minute of closing time violation. They've agreed to increase that to $2,500 per minute for closing time violation. for weather delays. Uh there's still some discretion with the city manager and bay from park trust on the days where it goes till midnight and there's a one hour kind of latitude depending on that discretion. For Sundays, the extension will be equivalent to any weather delay up to a maximum of 1 hour added to the end of the show. That would be automatic. While Ultra has not used Maurice Fay parking for its event, it agrees not to use the Fet parking lot for future events. It also agrees to provide a dog triangle area in the southwest corner of the park to be open throughout all of Ultra's use period for use by downtown residents. What I'd like to say about Ultra is that they they want and they understand what it means to be a good corporate partner. Uh in terms of our discussions, and I'm sure Commissioner Gabella, you would agree, they have been very open to resident feedback and they have been very open to wanting to please residents. I think their sound engineer basically has a heart attack whenever those the decibel meters go off track. And I did a tour and actually suggested that they do a tour with residents starting next year so that people can understand the sound issues and can really have a better grasp on it. I think Ultra has done a commendable job of listening to this feedback. I think the residents have brought up very valid concerns. I think we have tried to address them as best as possible, both of us and the city manager. So, I think I think we're in a place where I can certainly support this. >> Anyone else? >> Okay, I'm ready for a motion. >> May I have a motion? >> Motion moved. >> And chair, just some my apologies. Commissioner Rosado will be submitting a DDA resolution in support of R8 into the record. >> Okay, I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. >> As amended. >> As amended. Okay. Now we are on RE10. Commissioner Gabello. >> Yeah. So what I wanted to say is that I'm going to leave. So the way this was done I don't think because you know on this particular issue the way it was done uh wasn't necessarily I think the best. I think we should uh come up with another method. I've instructed and spoke to the city manager to maybe identify monies that we don't know about so in the future this doesn't happen. However, I do understand your situation that you generated the money and you think it should be kept in your area. I understand it and I also understand the cher situation and mine also that we um we preside over two of the most poorest districts uh in the U city of Miami and sometimes it's not exactly equitable because the liability problems that that we discussed before that we don't need to go into further you know uh context but here on this one it's a done deal you know I just want my 1.5 what I put in and what I'm going to put up that's what I want I don't want it from Another fund I wanted from this uh Commissioner Rosado. Uh you sir applied for 4 something. Really the problem you didn't put anything in and you don't have a poverty situation like the chairwoman does like I do and to a certain extent uh Commissioner Escalona does. But it is what it is. It was first time conserved. I'm not going to make you know I'm not going to start a fuss about it cuz I want us to get along and we don't want to appear like we're savages up here. sometimes. Okay. But we do it to protect our residents. I know we do it to protect our residents at the end of the day. So, uh, so for me, I want my one point whatever is allotted to me. 1.5 something. That's what I'm going to take. And you, ladies and gentlemen, figure out whatever's left, what you're going to do among you. And, and that's uh where I'm at. >> Hold on. Hold on. >> Mike, hold on. Hold on. >> Hold on. um through the chair. I have something to say because um I was very clear at our last meeting that I just felt like this was not an equitable dist distribution of these funds. But this also brings up issues related to the bond because we have identified and everybody has identified that there are so many needs that are unressed because resources are so limited. You should not have a park without a proper track. We should not be fighting over money to bring housing to our communities. Now again, we weren't here in 2009 when they established this fund. And much of politics goes by whose ox is being gored. In 2009, they set it up exactly. the way they wanted to. And the only person that was left on this dis knew exactly and that's how your district has like $13 million had allocated was alloc, you know, reached into the fund. But that still leaves us here. My district is not going to be able to contribute $21 million. We don't I counted seven cranes in downtown highrises going up. D2 has always been the donor district. And I'm not saying that D2 doesn't have the need in Little Bahamas, the West Grove, but it's the majority of our districts. Now, if my colleagues have had a change of heart, that's, you know, that's one thing. But again, like Commissioner Gabella just said, Commissioner Rosado, your district put no money in. So, if we're going to use Commissioner Partardo's example where you're the major D2 is the major donor, how do we how do we justify giving Commissioner Rosado any money? No, no, but listen what I was saying is because of what happened happened for this particular set of problems, we do that. Okay. And and I said I leave it on my mind to you. However, going forward, this cannot happen again. Going forward, this has to be fixed. Money like this that we didn't know about because let's ask ourselves a question. The I'm going to just real quick, this is the thing. How did we all end up learning about this? probably months after uh Commissioner Gado did somebody tipped off Commissioner Gado. Okay, because I I see no other way how he knew about this and then you know apparently >> he crafted the legislation. He knew about it. >> Okay, so he knew about it but >> and it's because I stumbled on it and grabbed that five and you guys said, "Oh, wait, wait." And then the problem started >> and then the pro you know >> and and so so this problem we have the problem and I'm saying let's fix this problem but going forward I don't agree with this problem we got to do it another way and you sir have committed that that we're going to look into if there are those funds that are kind of lost that haven't been told to us so this is going to happen so what I'm saying I don't agree with what's going on but you know and and yes I agree with you commissioner nothing against you sir but the the the fact is that you know you show up with 5 mil and You didn't put anything in and you don't have the same problems that we do is what I think the chairwoman is trying to tell. I'm sorry. I yield to my to my colleague. >> Madam chair, I do agree with Gabella. However, this is pretty much in the process already. I know I believe in what Rosado wants to do in his district. I like the project. Are you Commissioner Partardo, are you willing to take the offer I made last time? >> I absolutely am. And I'd just like to make a couple of comments. Currently, revenue and impact fees are divided by five. They are generated primarily in the jo donor district. In the public benefits trust fund, these are contributions that developers are making to ameliate the conditions in the area in which they are building. The noise, the production and traffic, everything that I've already mentioned, so I don't need to go back into it is originated there. And that's why it's important that it stay there and not go to a general fund where it's reapplied in other places. That said, we have not taken our full share, nor are we opposed to any good um any good project that's proposed. I did want to say that I wasn't here in 2009, but I did know about this fund. And when Commissioner Coro pulled those funds, we checked to make sure he was pulling only as much as District 3 had put in. And madame chair, when you pulled more than your share, we also saw that and we said, well, you know, there's a project, there's a request. At that point, we were told there was a first come, first serve policy. We had never heard that before, but we respected it. We already had our projects lined up, so we said, "Okay, let's go ahead and submit since we have these projects ready to go and have had them ready to go." And so, by either way, we kind of qualify under that criteria. Commissioner Rosado qualifies because he submitted a good project and it was first come first serve. Absolutely. Commissioner Scalona, I'm willing to go with what you proposed, >> Madam Chair. Sorry. So, you're willing to take 13? >> Yes. >> Three, 1.5, 1.5. >> Mhm. >> Yes. >> Well, 1.5, whatever the exact number is, but not no wheeling and dealing. No horse trading because I can do that. I've been doing that all my life. No, no, not that. I want my 1.5 from this fund. And I don't want anybody tell me, well, we'll go ahead and we exceeded and now we're going to take some money from somewhere else. We we we got to stop playing that game that, you know, we borrow from here and then we got over here and you, you know, we got to stop doing that, you know, and and so I'm saying yes, I'm I'm- because of this situation. I'm going to let it go. I I again, I do not agree on that. I disagree with you on that respectfully, you know, that the commissioner, he has I got a good project, too. You know, I mean, are you guys going to give me 10 million out of your money? No, you're not. I got a lot of good projects that that I got to do. But that's just the whole point. His his his uh you know his area didn't generate it. His area doesn't have the same need that that commissioner the chairwoman does that I do that that commissioner Karuna does. You know I mean you two are probably the but you know you first and then you second and in and affluent you know right and and so so that's what I'm that's what upsets me because yeah >> hold on let him let him finish let him finish and do through the chair talking for the sake for the sake of this commission. Okay. And it's a new day here in the city of Miami. Okay. With us, for the sake of this commission, I am willing to put my differences aside. Accepting my 1.5 what I got in. That's what I'm going to take out. No more, no less from this fund. And then going forward, this cannot happen again. And I got the assurance from the city manager. Right, Mr. City Manager? Mr. City Manager, sorry. I did get the assurance that this is not going to happen again. that you're going to go ahead and identify any monies that are un known to us. So this kind of situation and then develop a formula of how it is that we're going to go ahead and divide that money up so we don't have this squabbbling among us. >> I'm ready to call the question. >> Second it. >> Hold on. George has a stand up. >> Sorry, I have a quick question. And so in RE10, you have $10 million come $5 million um from the affordable housing trust and then 10 million from the parks and open space. Where where are you deducting the 2 million from? Do you know >> from the parks and open space? >> From the parks and open space. And then for commissioner um Gabella, I believe we should have another resolution directing that 1.5 >> from the public benefits trust go to you. So we should vote on 10 with that modification and then do a separate resolution for Commissioner Gabella >> and me and me. >> So could summary uh could somebody summarize the >> Commissioner Scalona >> 13 3 1.5 1.5 >> second. >> So I have a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> motion carries unanimously. Now we need to do a resol as amended. Now, we need to do a resolution allocating 1.5 to D5 and 1.5 to D1. Do I have a motion? >> Yeah. What? You said you're going to give me half of that money of the 1.5. >> No, I didn't. >> Okay, we're ready. >> Um, >> move. >> I have a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> And then chair believe public comment. Oh, if anyone would like to speak on this resolution for public comment, please come forward. Seeing none, all in favor? >> I >> I. >> Okay. Um, now to be clear, Mr. Manager, you will be developing a more equitable way to distribute this money moving forward. Chairwoman, I will be working with all of your offices to develop a more equitable way that um satisfies the the need of the commission. >> Perfect. >> As well as we'll also advise of all the funds that have the same discretionary use as well. >> Perfect. So that leaves us with RE14 [snorts] which will be amended. That's what you wanted to tell me. >> R1. >> R11. >> Didn't want us to skip R1. My apologies. >> Okay. >> I just wanted to make a comment on R1 >> and that was the pump station in Edgewater on 23rd Street. How important that is and the really desperate flooding conditions that are involved in that area. So I'm incredibly appreciative for the sign. Okay. Do I have a motion? >> Move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> passes. >> All right. R15. Wait, no. R14 to be amended for three $3 million. >> Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> I >> as amended. >> As amended. RE fif. We passed RE15 already. >> Yes, your mission 16. >> Okay. Um 16. >> Yes, I pulled that. >> You pulled that? >> Yeah. So, let So, we're going to be in litigation because apparently the the uh the developer went bankrupt, belly up, whatever you want to call it. However, there is a bigger problem here that we have uncovered in our office. Okay. Uh we contend that when this vote was taken, there were a different set of rules. Okay. Okay. And then those rules after were changed. So I'm asking the inspector general, okay, to check into this because what I don't want is that we do stuff up here, we talk about it, and then that's what we think we have in writing and then we find out, you know what I mean, later on that that's not what we actually voted on because somebody decided to change it after the fact. Okay? And we're not making any allegations. But we see there's a problem here. Okay? And we need to address it going forward to make sure that if this did happen, it doesn't happen again. Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Do I have a second? Move. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I believe we have addressed all of our re items. Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the title of the second reading item for the record? Yes, Madam Chair. Sec. All right. SR1, second reading. Hopefully the last time I read it. An ordinance of the Miami City Commission amending chapter 2, article 4 of the code of the city of Miami, Florida has amended city code titled administration departments, more specifically by amending division two titled planning, building and zoning department. Division three titled Department of Fire, Rescue, and division four titled Resilience and Public Works Department. Chapter three of the city code, more specifically amending article two titled alarm systems, burglary and robbery alarms and article three titled fire alarms. Chapter 10, article one, division one of the city code titled buildings in general. More specifically by amending article four titled registration of vacant blighted unsecured or abandoned structures and of defaulted mortgage properties and article five titled code relief program. Chapter 11 of the city code titled cable television. Chapter 12 of the city code titled amusement games or machines. Chapter 17 of the city code titled environmental preservation more specifically by amending article one titled tree protection in general and article two titled environmental presentation pres environmental preservation districts chapter 18 of the city code titled finance more specifically by amending article one titled in general and article three titled city of Miami procurement ordinance and article 8 titled storm water utility fees and article 11 titled leases of city-owned submerged lands chapter 19 of the city code titled fire protection. Chapter 20 of the city code titled flood damage prevention. Chapter 22, article one of the city code titled garbage and other solid waste in general. Chapter 22.5 of the city code green initiatives more specifically amending article 6 titled soil erosion, waterway sedimentation and airborne dust generation control. Chapter 23, article one of the city code titled historic preservation historic preservation. Chapter 32, article one titled merchandising, bankruptcy and closing out sales. Chapter 35 of the city code titled motor vehicles and traffic more specifically by amending article 4 titled parking rates and article 9 titled valet parking. Chapter 38 of the city code titled parks and recreation more specifically article 1 titled in general and article 4 titled daycare program. Chapter 39 article two of the city code titled pedlers and itinerant vendors, sidewalk and street vendors. Chapter 42 of the city code titled police more specifically article one titled in general. Chapter 53 of the city code titled stadiums and convention centers. More specifically by amending article one titled in general. Article two division two titled city stadiums marine stadium and article four titled convention center of the city of Miami University of Miami James L. Knight. Chapter 54 the city code titled streets and sidewalks more specifically by amending article one titled in general. Article two titled construction excavation and repair. Article six titled sidewalk and street cafes. Article 7 titled newsre on public rights away and article 9 titled coconut grove special events district. Chapter 55 of the city code titled subdivision regulations. Chapter 57 article three of the city code titled vehicles for hire pedics for hire. And chapter 62 of the city code titled planning and zoning more specifically by amending article one titled in general, article three titled planning zoning and appeals board. Article 7 titled historic and environmental preservation. Article 12 titled parks and open space trust fund and article 13 division 8 titled planning and zoning approval for temporary uses and occupancies permit required temporary banners and article 13 division 9 titled planning and zoning approval for temporary uses and occupancies permit required farmers market to remove the requirement for fees to be adopted by ordinance and provide for fees to be set by the city commission through resolution containing a severability clause and providing for an effective May I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Motion carries unanimously. >> Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the first reading titles for the record? >> Yes, madam chair. FR1, first reading ordinance. is an ordinance of the Miami City Commission amending chapter 2 article 4 of the code of the city of Miami, Florida's amended city code titled administration departments to create division 18 section 2-598 through2-610 to establish the city of Miami department of human services department providing for the department's purpose appointment of director establishing department divisions functions and duties of the department containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date FR2 first reading ordinance an ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 54 article 2 section 54-56 six of the code of the city of Miami, Florida as amended titled Streets and Sidewalks Construction, Excavation, and Repair. Construction, re reconstruction, or repair of street improvements required when adjacent property is improved by construction of $100,000 or more in value or exceeding 1,000 square feet in floor area. restriction uh to provide for the increase of the construction value threshold that triggers required street improvements, reducing the maximum percentage of required rightaway improvement cost for property owners and requiring compliance with Americans with Disability Act, ADA, and life safety requirements prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy containing a severability clause providing for an effective date. and FR3 first reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami city commission amending chapter 54 article six of the code of the city of Miami Florida as amended titled streets and sidewalks sidewalk and street cafes to provide for certain establishments the use of the sidewalk in the Flaggler specialty district containing a everybody clause and providing for an immediate effective date. That concludes the first reading ordinances. >> Gentlemen, are there any of the items first reading items that you would like to pull for discussion? >> F2. FR2 >> FR2 May I have a motion for F FR1 and F FR3 >> motion >> I have a motion >> and chair just for the record commissioner part will be co-sponsoring FR1 >> okay I have a motion and a second for FR1 and FR3 all in favor >> I >> passes and who pulled FR2 >> I have a question my manager >> okay commissioner Escalona >> city manager Oh, a Oh, okay. Are homestead properties exempt from this? >> Good afternoon, Commissioner. Uh, Madame Chair, Madame Mayor, Huana Santana, director, Department of Resilience and Public Works. So, it's actually creating uh a a lower tier for homestead properties here, which would now be 2%. After after $250,000 worth of improvements. So before there was no mention of of homestead properties, it was 5%. So now if you're a homestead property, it allows you to be at 2%. >> Is there any way we can remove homesteaded properties? >> That's if that's if that's a request of the body, then that that could be something that can be looked at. >> Yeah, I'll >> sorry. What did you ask for, Commissioner Escalona? to remove homestead properties from FR2. >> Okay. Um gentlemen, >> that's a good idea >> through the chair. >> Mr. Manager, >> commissioner, would you want to know the potential financial impact? >> I would like to know that. Yes. >> Okay. We'll we'll get you can we get you those numbers and and like that you can make an educated decision. >> All right. >> Would you like to detail? >> But but here's the thing. Here's the thing. out of principle. Out of principle. Why is somebody supposed to take care of what we're supposed to take care of? You see what I'm saying? For me, it's it's based out of principle. Why should somebody, you know, outside of their, you know, allotted property be be asked to to to improve the area when that's that's our area. That's why we pay taxes. >> Yeah. Madam Madam Chair, if I could, I I agree with those concerns. I would like to request a deferral to the June meeting because I think there's additional work to be done on this. I applaud your work to get this on the agenda and I think it's a step in the right direction, but I don't think it's as considerate of taxpayers as as it could be. >> So motion to defer. >> I agree to the first meeting in June so that there's time to work on this. >> You want to make the >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I will be to the June 11th city commission meeting. >> June 11. Okay. Mr. City Clerk, our boards and committees. >> Thank you, Chair. DC1, Art and Public Places Board. Mayor Higgins will be appointing Denise Wallace to the mayor's seat on the AIPB. Commissioner Escalona will be appointing Maria Napoli to a commission at large seat currently held by Francisco Heretes, whose term is expired. Commissioner Escalona will also be appointing Patricio Suarez to a vacant commission at large seat. And Commissioner Rossado will be reappointing Christine Aquervo with a 55 term waiver. >> Motion. >> Motion. So moved. >> Second. All in favor? >> I >> I >> BC2 >> BC2 general employees and sanitation employees retirement trust asked me local 1907 is seeking confirmation of Fernando Aosta. >> Motion. >> Madam chair. >> Yes sir. >> I have a question. Aren't they supposed to provide six names? >> Um, the code does require that the the um ask me uh local 1907 or 871 provide six names. However, the commission can if it's the will of the body except one name, but that's if the body accepts >> No, no. I also agree with him. I want I want other names. >> No, understood. I'm just trying to state what the code allows. I do as well. >> Okay. So, do I have a motion to defer this? >> Motion to defer. >> Or >> we could do a motion to deny and then bring back an entirely new item with the six names. >> Do I have a motion to deny? >> Motion to deny. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> BC3 Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board. Mayor Higgins will be appointing Eduardo Fernandez to the mayor's alternate member seat. >> Motion. >> Move. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Uh BC3 as well. BC3 planning zoning and appeals board. Commissioner Escalone will be removing Joseph Corral from one of the district 3 seats. >> Motion second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> That concludes the boards and committees. Thank you, chair. >> Thank you. >> Commissioners, I need a motion to hear PZ1 and PZ2 before 5:00 p.m. >> So moved. Second. >> Motion in a second. All in favor? >> I I Mr. City Clerk, I mean, Mr. City Attorney, would you please read the titles for the planning and zoning items into the record? >> Yes, madam chair. Thank you. PZ1, second reading ordinance, an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 13114, the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami, Florida, as amended Miami 21 code by amending article 1, section 1.2 title definitions, definition of terms to introduce a definition for adult. Ma'am, we're in a commission meeting. Thank you. >> Adult daycare indoor activity area, further amending article 4 titled standards and tables. Table three titled building function uses to include a cross reference to supplemental regulations and table four titled density, intensity, and parking to clarify parking requirements for adult daycare and by amending article six titled supplemental regulations to allow adult daycare facilities by right or by process of warrant within certain specified transact zones. when specified criteria are met, providing for criteria, making findings, providing for technical amendments containing a separate clause, and providing for an effective date. PZ2, second reading ordinance, an ordinance of the Miami city commission with attachments amending ordinance number 13114, the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami, Florida, is amended. Miami 21 code by amending article one titled definitions to introduce and clarify definitions relating to vessels. Further amending article 3, section 3.6 6 titled general to zones off- streetet parking and loading standards and article 6 section 6.1 table 13 titled supplemental regulations intent and exclusions to create consistency with the definitions and establish and update regulations processes and by right criteria pertaining to vessels boat slips boat houses and docks peers further amending article 6 section 6.3 titled supplemental regulations commercial uses to establish a new subsection regulating marine related commercial establishments making findings ings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date. And then we have PZ4, first reading ordinance. An ordinance of the Miami City Commission amending ordinance number 13114. for the zoning ordinance of the city of Miami, Florida has amended Miami 21 code by amending article 5 titled specific to zones to allow the use of T3 transsect development standards in the construction of single family residences and two family residences duplex in higher trans zones and remove the required additional side and rear setbacks when a development within a T5, T6 or CIHD transct zone abuts an existing single family home making findings containing a severability clause and providing for an effective date that cones cludes the PZ items. >> Gentlemen, are any items on the PZ agenda that you would like to pull for discussion? >> No. >> No. >> Okay. May I have a motion for PZ one? The city clerk has to read an amendment to that item. PZ2 and PZ4. The city clerk also has to read an amendment for that item. May I have a motion? >> I have a motion and a second, Mr. City Clerk. >> Thank you, chair. PZ1 will be amended to add an asterisk next to adult daycarees on page three of the resolution. PZ4 will be amended to add PAB information in the 14th whereas clause. >> All in favor? [clears throat] >> Motion carries unanimously. There's one discussion item. >> Madam Chair, >> on virtual inspections. >> Yeah, I'm I'm sorry. Um I was just kind of replaying in my head. Our discussion on FR2 really focused on public works and the financial aspects of that ordinance, but we didn't really discuss the legal repercussions. And I've actually received over the last few days several questions from folks that don't think that the way that it's structured is actually legally sound. And so I wonder if we could amend the motion that we made for FR2 to include um a legal analysis as well. >> We deferred it. So you could just ask >> as part of Yes. But as part of the deferral >> defer, you can just direct staff. >> Yeah. >> Through your agenda briefing or talk to the manager. Doesn't >> Yeah, cuz that's over. Okay. Um discussion item. Whose item is this? >> Good afternoon, Madam Chair, commissioners, mayor, Mr. Manager. Uh this will be um a very quick update. We have um evaluated the ability to bring back um digital uh virtual inspections. Um um there's also for [clears throat] for reference uh our uh integration with um uh Opal for a future permitting uh enterprise solution. We'll have that as a uh roll out out of the box. But in the meantime uh we have evaluated whether we do this as we did it back in uh in co or we integrate with a thirdparty uh vendor. I think it's uh in the best interest of the city that we do it as we did back in uh co. Uh we are doing a minor enhancement to our uh IBIL system so that our customers can request it. I believe we're going to have that uh rolled out in the next couple of weeks so that uh we bring it back as we did back in uh 2020. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Oh, I need to mention that um we had a budget item. Gentlemen, do you want a report from staff on this or did you read Were you able to read your reports? Everybody's good. >> Okay. I have the pocket item. If we can if I can have a motion for our pocket item. >> Motion. >> I have a motion and a sec. Can I have a second? >> Second. >> A motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. Item passes unanimously and this shall conclude the city of Miami commission meeting for April 23, 2026. Thank you all for your advocacy. See you again in a couple of weeks. Hey hey hey. Heat. Heat. >> [music]