Good afternoon everybody. Please call to order. >> Movea >> present. >> Miss Monica Perez is absent. Mr. Rodriguez >> present. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Mr. Zagby >> present. >> Mr. Morero >> present. >> Mr. President, you have enough members to conduct business. >> Thank you. Invocation, please. >> Lord, we ask for your continued blessing upon our city. We ask that you grant the members of this council and mayor wisdom and understanding in every decision they face. Amen. >> Thank you. >> Everybody rise, please. >> The flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Meeting guidelines. All lobbyists must register with the city clerk. As a courtesy to others, please refrain from using cellular telephones or other similar electronic devices in the council chamber. A maximum of three speakers in favor and three speakers in opposition will be allowed to address the council on any one item. Each speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes. No signs or plaque cards in support of or in opposition to an item or speaker shall be permitted within the council chamber. Any person, whether participating via the web platform, telephonic conferencing, or physical presence at city hall, interested in making comments or posing questions on matters of public concern, or on any item on the agenda may do so during the meeting. Members of the public may address the city council on any item pertaining to city business during the comments and questions portion of the meeting. A member of the public is limited to one appearance before the city council and the speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes. The public can view public meetings on the city's YouTube page. >> Thank you. Next item, please. >> Uh no presentation, sir. Okay. And >> comments and questions. The first registered speaker is Barbara Canales. >> Barbara. >> Oh. Um, pictures. >> Thank you, Barbara. Barbara, name and address, please. >> Oh, the pictures are not going to be shown. Oh, okay. And Oh, because I need the pictures first. >> No, no problem. Thank you. Just we can put it in the record, please. Oh, your name and address. >> Barbara Barbara Canales, 1681 West 68 Street. >> Thank you, ma'am. Is it video? >> For the record, Miss M. Perez is present. Oh, okay. One. Okay, that's fine. Perfect. Can you be your bigger? Make it bigger. Like big as big as you could make them. There we go. Good. Perfect. Thank you. So, you will slide it when I say Okay. Thank you. Okay. So, five little words, bring your work car home has turned Hyalia into a concrete marina and a commercial parking lot. As a result, I would love to change the corner of West 16 drive and West 68th Street, turn it into a three-way stop sign. And right across the street of my my townhouse only my townhouse a one just like the stop sign. No parking any time that it runs for more than four blocks. It says parking no parking anytime sign with a little arrow pointing to the to the stop sign. That's it. Very small space. The picture number two. If West Mall parking get this much car action, Sears will still be open. You see the black SUV leaving. That's car number two already. I have to stop for car number one already gone. This is number two. And I couldn't go anywhere because the upcoming traffic. I'm going towards West 16th um Avenue. So, I can't pass. I just sit there. So, I might as well take a picture, show it to you guys. This is nothing. Nothing compared to the traffic hazard that is going on in my corner. Uh, picture number three. I call it driveby, pickup, drop off. Dryby, pickup, drop off. This is right right next to the corner, West 16 Drive. See the pickup truck stop. the other pickup truck behind. Gotta wait, not moving. Pass it like that. And this is nothing compared. Like I said, later on the day, this is just a few cars. Picture number four. Anyone wants that gray SUV, please give me your 411. I give it to that driver. Not only does he parks there 24/7, he cleans his car, his garbage end up on my door, either my driveway or the doorstep. At least it's not fees that it happened before. So, can you number picture number four? Uh, the next one once again, bring your work car home. That's across the street of my townhouse. right there. Trailer cargo. I call it repeater offender because it's been part doing that since 2024. This is it. This is what I have. My American dream. All this. Bring your work car home ends up across the street of my house. So, something has to be done. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, please caralis Good good evening, mayor and and council members. My name is Theo Karen Sales. I'm a disabled rights advocate. >> And your I'm sorry. And your address, please? >> What? >> And name and address, please. And your address? My >> um the address is 297 Eucalyptus Drive. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I serve as chair of the Miami Date County Commission on Disability Issues and as a board member on the Miami Springs Disability Board. I'm also a state activist leader with the National MS Society and a national peer adviser with the Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance. I want to highlight a commitment in the city's 2018 ADA transition plan. It says Hyalia will implement an ADA compliance committee that meets at least twice a year in public with citizen input to review city facilities and services and stay current with law and best practices. I I've been asking for years for this committee to be formed and and and for those public meetings to happen. No such committee appears to exist. I'm asking for your help tonight to get to to get it started by directing staff to convene it and and to publish a schedule, agenda, public participation process and meeting minutes. This should be a committee that welcomes and represents all people with disabilities in in including physical and and mental disabilities, many of whom still do not have a clear seat at the table. and hyaliyah. If the city needs help getting it up and running, I will volunteer. I would be glad to serve, help chair um to help organize the first meetings so this becomes real and functional. Our disabil our disabled community is hoping to hear soon voices of support from city hall and and see this commitment put into action. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> If I may through the chair. Yes, ma'am. >> Um, Barbara, what what what is he talking about? What what compliance is this ADA and how often are we supposed to meet? Can you run me through that? Legal >> Well, he's speaking of the American Disabilities Act. Yes. >> And um obviously internally within the city, administratively, we do in fact address whether or not um we are the city is ADA compliant. if the council wishes to set up some type of committee or board that will require an ordinance uh because our our code and our charter does not provide for once um so is at the pleasure of the council >> is it um regular practice that you've seen in other municipalities that they have such board for for this compliance I I know that the city does meet for our buildings um our elderly buildings our park to make sure we have the ramps the proper parking But I I think the gentleman was speaking more in general um to host these meetings like a town hall is what I from what I understood that he was explaining and invite the public. Is that something that we legally should do that we're we're we're not in compliance with? >> No, Councilwoman. I would have to do some research to see what other municipalities have done and um uh provide that information to you if you want to sponsor any type of committee in the future. >> Okay. Okay. So, on record right now, we have no such committee ever that we know that it's existed here in the city. >> It's not in our code and it's not in our charter as far as I'm aware, but I could definitely do um uh additional research. >> Okay. I think we should get the gentleman's information and phone number if if he doesn't mind sharing it. Is that okay? Um Bridget, do you mind just getting his phone number? >> We have it, ma'am. >> Oh, you have it? You have his phone number? >> Yes. >> Okay. Sorry. Thank you. if you could share that with me. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Eric Johnson. >> Good evening, Council Eric Johnson on behalf of the Hilia Firefighters of Local 1102. Council President, if I may, like to address the newly elected council. >> Yes, please. >> Willie Morero, no disrespect, but I will tell you this. Good job, kid. You worked hard. Councilwoman Jayen Perez, nobody will ever outwork you in this city. Good job. We've watched you grow from the time as you started as a temporary aid to a full-time employee to the HR director to a councilman sitting in the sixth largest city of the state of Florida. Good job, Mayor Calvo. from the underdog to the top dog. Just like that. Good job. You worked hard. May we continue with a semblance of democracy in our city. Uh on behalf of our 240 firefighters, we stand ready to work with you and your administration side by side and hand in hand as we always do. I'd like to salute you for reaching out early to work with our first responders in the fire department by making station visits, talking to the members, see what is going on, see where the dysfunctions lie, and and we all pretty much know what that is. Uh uh so the council is aware, we do have a massive uh bill of overtime in the fire department. We have struggled with recruitment. We have struggled with retention. It is something the mayor has uh already uh been advised of. Uh we've already spoken about it. has already uh talked to our chief about it. Something that we are working on hand in hand in tackling. Uh we have a lot of great ideas and solutions. Uh that's what we do here in Hyia. We do it for less and we do it with less and amazingly enough we always make it work. But congratulations to all. Welcome to our city. Uh understand as uh we have your backs, we expect you to have ours. It's one thing that we ask for. We will give our lives for everybody on this council, for everybody in this room. no questions asked. But when we need you, I want to make sure you're there for us and we're here for you 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Thanks, Peter. >> Philip Kennedy. >> Good evening. Philip Kennedy, 8055 West 36th Avenue, Pylia, Florida. I just wanted to speak real briefly uh regarding the issue today. Very important matter appointing the next member of the city council. Um I believe I have the experience and knowledge 30 years uh dedicated service to the citizens of Hy Alia that I think would be a big benefit to this uh governing body. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Kennedy. Britney Sto. Hi Britney Sto 821 Southeast 7 please. All right. Um, Mayor Calvo, um, and to the esteemed highly city council members, my name is Britney Sto, and I would like to speak to you today regarding postponing filling the vacant council position. As you may or may not know, uh, I am one of the candidates that has applied for the interim position. I am speaking out knowing that this could affect my chances and your consideration of my candidacy. However, I do so because I truly believe it is in the best interest of Halia. I attend many council meetings. I sit quietly back here in the corner. For nearly the past year since Bovo resigned, having an incomplete council has impacted the city's ability to do business. On several occasions, the council has been deadlocked on decisions. Resolutions have not been able to be passed or amended because five council members were not present. If I recall correctly, and I think he might be here today, um Diego Perez, I think, had to wait three or four meetings before being officially reappointed to the planning and zoning board because there was insufficient council members present. I understand that there are unknowns at play with previous council members that were removed from office. I also deeply respect um your belief and the belief in a democratic election uh rather than just appointing an interim council member. However, I am in disagreement with postponing the next postponing the appointment until the next regular election cycle. Um, I strongly urge this council to either appoint an interim person or to let it go to a special elections. I understand that there are financial implications of having a special election, but there are also financial implications with lost opportunity costs and inefficiencies in this city when there's an incomplete council. Um, respectfully and humbly, I ask you to please not to make the people and the city of Halo wait till the next regular election cycle to fulfill the vacant position on the council. >> Thank you. >> Through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Uh, thank you, Miss Oto. Thank you for for speaking. And I just want to make it clear. So, we're not uh postponing it to the next regular election cycle. Uh, simply, it's a two-e deferral to the next meeting, which will be January 27th. Um I've asked the city clerk to please open up the application process and extend that through January 23rd. Uh the reason that we made the decision to push it over is because uh we do have like you mentioned a council member who was removed from office and that individual is going to be set for trial uh in just a few weeks. And so it would be imprudent in the interim period uh to appoint someone with this pending trial. If that individual does um beat the charges and gets acquitted, then that individual will then return to to the city council and we would have the seven council members in in that fashion. Uh so for the time being, we we have 30 days. Uh that 30-day clock began yesterday, January 12th, so we have until February 12th. My expectation is that one way or another we'll have a resolution and have a full council within the next 30 days. Ideally sooner, but we have 30 days. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next item. Next speaker, please. All right. I think >> there are no more register speakers. >> Okay. Thank you. Next item, please. >> Announcements of amendments and corrections to the agenda in accordance with section 376.80 80 of the Florida statutes. The city council will hold two public hearings on a resolution creating a new Florida brownfield area at the properties located at 3621 West 104th Street, 3610 West 108th Street, 3620 West 104th Street, and 10100 West 36th Avenue, all in Halia, Florida, 33010, and identified by folio numbers 042017 0020020 and 04 4201700200030 as a green reuse area pursuant to Florida's brownfields redevelopment act. The first public hearing is scheduled to be held during today's city council meeting. And the second and final public hearing is scheduled to be held during the city council meeting of January 27th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. The following items have been added to today's agenda. Board appointment items 11 A, 11 B, and 11 C. Consent items 12 I and 12J. Administrative items 13D and 13E. The following items are withdrawn from today's agenda. Consent items 12H, 12N, 12 Y, and 12 D. The following items are postponed as follows. Consent item 12I is postponed until January 27th, 2026. And zoning item 19F is postponed until the city council meeting of February 10th, 2026 per the request of the applicant's representatives. Consent item 12S has been amended from an acceptance of a request for proposal to a continuation of services pursuant to a request for proposal that has previously been awarded by the city council. Thank you. Next item, please. >> Um, the next item is the appointment of an acting council member to group two of the city council. As the mayor has already stated, this item is postponed until the city council meeting of January 27th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. The deadline for persons who are interested and qualified for appointment has been extended to January 23rd, 2026 at 3 p.m. If you've already applied, you do not need to reapply. >> Okay. And next item, please. election by the city council of one of its members as council president pursuant to section 3.01 subsection C of the charter of the city of Helia. >> Thank you >> through the chair. >> I appoint myself >> chair. So um I want to make a motion really quick. I have a couple words. I won't make it too long. Um I want to go ahead motion for council member Carl Zagby. He's our currently most seasoned uh council member on the dis. He has served in this capacity before and he did a great job then and I feel confident he'll do the same the just as a great job again. So motion for Carl. >> I second it. >> So we get a motion and a second. Please take role. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zogi. >> Let me think about this one. >> Yes. Yes. Thank you. >> Mr. Mahero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dea. >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez. Yes. >> Motion carries. Carl Zagby has been elected president of the council. >> Thank you all. Thank you all. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You get an easier. >> Yeah. >> Do I take over for now? >> Yes, sir. >> That's it. Automatic. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. I only have one rule. If you want to talk, you have to go through the chair and wait till I give you permission to say. >> Thank you all. Thank you all again. Uh madame uh clerk, read the next item into the record, please. >> Election by the city council of one of its members as council vice president pursuant to section 3.01 subsection C of the charter of the city of Helia. >> Thank you. >> If I may through the chair. >> Oh, okay. >> What for you? No, >> you were passing. >> My pleasure. Yeah. >> Are you sure? >> You have the floor. Thank you so much. >> No. Um I would like to nominate uh Melinda Dega. I think councilwoman has been sitting here for um some time and she's earned now um the opportunity to to serve as our vice president. I think she's going to do a wonderful job uh with our new president, Carl Zagby, and and I look forward to to having them serve um and represent us here in this ties. >> Gotcha. I'm a second. She she beat me to the punch. Okay, >> so second. >> Third. >> Awesome. I love it. Uh call the role, Madam Clerk. >> Mr. Zagnik, >> yes. >> Mr. Maro, >> yes. Miss G. Perez, >> yes. >> Miss Dega, >> it would be an honor. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Miss M. Perez, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Councilwoman Dega has been elected uh vice president of the council. >> All right. Can we adjourn the meeting now? Uh board appointments. Read the first one into the record. Madam clerk, please. >> Proposed resolution appointing Adonis Lush as a member of the planning and zoning board for a two-year term beginning on January 14th, 2026 and ending on Jan January 13, 2028. >> Madame Councilwoman, do you want to add anything to your uh nominee? >> Sure. >> Um, Mr. Adonis Luj obviously has a lot of experience. Um, he used to work for the building department. I think is more than qualified based on his education and experience to hold this position and he's always going to do what's best for the community. >> Thank you. >> Is that a motion? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >> Second. >> Second. Was that you? Um, Councilman Rodriguez. Oh, that was Willie. You guys are beginning to sound alike. Okay, we have a second from Councilman William Maro. Please call the role. >> Mr. Morero? >> Yes. Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. de la. >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez. >> Is Is he here today? Is Mr. Adonis? >> Oh, there you are. Did you want to come up and say anything? >> Good looking team. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Congratulations, Mr. Rodriguez. Thank you. Thank you for serving. Thank you. Um, >> item B, Madame Clerk, >> proposed resolution appointing Jonathan Martinez as a me a member of the defined contribution plan committee as the mayor's appointment. >> Mayor, would you like to add anything or >> uh Well, I think many of you already know Mr. Martinez is more than qualified for the position and uh, you know, we've had a vacancy uh, as a result in this committee and it's important that we maintain it fully staffed. >> Thank you. You can't make a motion though. >> No. >> Do I have >> pleasure of the council sir? >> A motion from Councilman uh Rodriguez. >> Second. >> Second from Councilwoman Monica Perez. Please call the RO. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Miss Dea? >> Yes. >> Miss Empere? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mahero? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Thanks. >> Um item C of board appointments and madam clerk >> proposed resolution appointing David Perez to the board of commissioners of Halia Housing Authority of the city of Halia, Florida for a 4-year term beginning on January 14, 2026 and ending on January 13, 2029. >> Yep. Same thing. So we had a vacancy here. they need a minimum of five individuals in order to meet. Um, and so Mr. Perez is a firefighter. Um, he's highly a resident and again more than qualified. He also serves as a union member uh to to the firefighters. So um more more than deserving more than qualified. Thank you. >> If I made the chair. >> Yes. Yes. >> Is he here? >> He's on shift. >> David, are you here? >> He's on shift right now. >> We all know him. Motion. >> I think this was a great choice. Uh, mayor, I think this was a fantastic person to put on the board. He's super knowledgeable, very involved in the community, so I commend you for this pick and no relation to me, though. But great, John. So, um, I don't know if there's a motion on the table. If not, I motion. If there's a second, I'll second. >> I have the first motion for Oh, >> second. >> Okay, she's first. Councilwoman Monica Perez. Councilman Rodriguez had a second motion. Let's call the role. >> Mr. La. >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mahero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Um consent agenda. Um does anyone for the consent agenda uh anyone up here or in the audience want to pull any of the items from consent agenda? Um, item J, please. >> Item J will be Lewis Rodriguez. Councilman Rodriguez. Item J. Anyone else? Otherwise, anyone else out there? Okay. Otherwise, pleasure of the council for the rest of the consent agenda. >> Motion. >> Second. We have a motion from Please help me. Was that you? Mr. Rodriguez. Oh, uh, Mr. Rodriguez. Councilman Rodriguez. This This flu has me kind of death, so bear with me. Councilman Rodriguez. Motion. And, uh, Councilwoman Perez, was that you? >> That was you. >> I actually wanted to pull one. >> Don't do this to an old man. I'm sorry. Go ahead, ma'am. Yes, you got >> me. I just wanted to pull R. Just I had a question for >> Yes, ma'am. Oh, which one? R. Yes, >> no problem. Councilwoman Perez for item R. >> Okay, very good. Um, >> we had a a motion for um the rest of the consent. Do we have a second? >> Was the second? >> Okay, very good. Okay, >> thank you. Call the roll. >> Oh, Miss Empere. >> Better. >> Um, I'm sorry. I had one more than I wanted. I I wanted to pull double H. >> What was that? Double H. >> Double H, please. Sorry. >> H. >> You guys are going really fast. Someone wants to get out of here quick. Huh? >> Madam Double H was councilwoman. >> That one's Oh, that's right. Okay. >> That's the updated one. >> Double H. >> Yeah, it was. Okay. >> Yeah. All right. Perfect. >> And do I have a second? >> Mr. La. Still a second. Ah, very good. Call the role, please. >> Miss Emperez, >> yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Mr. Zagby, >> yes. >> Mr. Maro, >> yes. >> Miss G Perez, >> yes. >> Miss Dea, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The consent agenda has passed except items J and R >> and Double H. Right. >> Well, double H was withdrawn, so it's not included. Very good. Um, madame uh clerk, please read Jay into the record. Proposed resolution waving competitive bidding and authorizing the mayor, his designate, and the city clerk as a testing witness on behalf of the city to execute all necessary documents of the police recruit sponsorship program with Miami Day College and to issue a purchase order for the police recruit sponsorship program, approving the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $91,3148, and providing for an effective date. >> Councilman Rodriguez, you have the floor. Thank you. Um, Mayor Chief, just wanted to ask what's how many openings do we have right now? I know you always recruiting. I just >> Good evening, George Fuente, 555 East Avenue. Approximately uh six vacancies. We have recruits currently uh in training right now. Approximately 15. >> Okay. All right. And this is actually first time I read it. So, Miami date pretty much just um run me through this. is pretty much a recruitment center or active or >> Miami Dade is where our training academy or the training academy for South Florida. City of Miami has one. We go to Miami Dade College where our instructors go teach. They have also instructors that uh teach our recruits for an academy. Once their academy is complete, once they graduate, that's when they come on board and we uh start performing our field training uh program uh for a few months until they go out on the road on their own. But that's the academy portion of their training. That's our basic law enforcement training. >> Got it. Thank you. That's it. Motion, please. >> We have a motion from Councilman Rodriguez. >> Second. >> Second from Councilwoman Dega. Council Vice President Dega. Please, Madam Cler, call the role. Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Mr. Zagby, >> yes. >> Mr. Morero, >> yes. >> Miss G. Perez, >> yes. >> Miss Dega, >> yes. >> Miss Empere, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is is approved. >> Thank you. Madam clerk, can you please read consent item R into the record? Request permission to ratify payment made to Feeding South Florida for the purchase and distribution of Thanksgiving meals, which included 675 full meals and 650 turkeys at various community events in a a total communive amount not to exceed $26,12.50. The approval of this item requires a waving of the small purchase threshold. >> Madam Perez, you have the floor. Councilwoman, >> um, if I can. >> Mhm. Yes, ma'am. >> So, I just wanted to wanted to check this is just for 675 full meals and 650 turkeys, but we did much more than that, right? >> Yes, we did. So, what hap what George Hernandez, division director, special events, 4,800 Palm Avenue. Uh, basically what this is is ratifying the turkey distribution that we did as a whole. Um the first meals that we got was actually 67 625 meals >> that were boxed. Um that was in conjunction with a sponsorship that the city received by Leon Medical Centers. >> Um this was in conjunction with Halia Housing Authority which also gave out an additional 800 boxes. So, every single senior facility home um under the city of Halia jurisdiction got a full meal and a turkey breast >> within that meal, >> right? Um then on top of that, we bought an additional 600 turkeys that were given out at a drive-thru at Myander Center. >> Mhm. >> Um right before Thanksgiving and an additional 30 turkeys that were purchased to make up for missing turkeys that we needed to give up. >> So this is just making up for whatever the sponsorship didn't cover. That's the cover. Now um this is for the total cost of everything, right? the sponsorship revenue offset what the total cost of >> right so um I just wanted to double check I know that we got a lot of funds um you know checks for senior meals and um a lot of funding that comes from the state I don't know if legally if we we can use any of those funds to pay for these holiday meals um I don't know >> if it's tied to any of that >> typically when we receive the fundings from the state um they're already allocated. They're pre-allocated before the request is made. We can certainly uh for future years make allocations um ahead of time, right, for the legislative session. Um you know, this year obviously we inherited the allocations that were made under the previous administration >> and we'll see how much we get or don't get. Um you know, I don't think it's going to be a lot, right? Right. So, we're inheriting what we have, but uh we'll put in those requests basically at the end of this year or next uh year fiscal year. >> I think that that'd be wise. Maybe we could get a total of what that cost is in all >> and maybe tie that in with maybe um what we are asking our our representatives for those funds since it is for tied to the seniors. I think that would be >> an additional cost that we that the city has. It's between 50,000 to 75,000. >> The initial the initial distribution this year that was planned was a cost of over $65,000 >> and we were short this year. We do a lot it was changed. It was changed. We do a lot because we partner with different entities. Some turkeys we actually purchase but other distributions we do the entity provides everything. So there is no cost. So these were the the 1,200 turkeys and meals that we passed out, but we also did other distributions with organizations that actually brought us everything. Right. So there was no expense other than us providing the staff. >> Correct. Well, I think that's something just to consider and ask for it in the next legislative session. >> Absolutely. >> Um and then if we do get any additional funding or sponsorship, we could use that for anything else, additional labor, other costs that come associated with with the holidays. >> Yeah. And one of the things that you know my administration is working on is to revamp what's basically been gutted out and lost u for the past few months if nothing more than that which is the sponsorship component. Uh right now we have no one no one to uh have their soul sole job and sole efforts to be dedicated to sponsorships and that's something that we're looking to change. That's a conversation I've had with the director. um you know we were making somewhere in the realm of over half a million dollars a year in sponsorships which was obviously put to good use and that number is you know less than half of that >> uh is what we've seen in the last 12 months. So absolutely it's it's something that we are we're on it. >> Yeah. And the man standing before you is the one that juggles all those hats. He is sponsorship and many other things. He screws things in the wall. He orders the turkeys. He decorates. He does it all. So thank you George. We appreciate you. By the way, now that we have them here, I'd like to ask for a round of applause for a fantastic swearing in exercise. >> That's right. Thank you, Georgia. Thank you. >> That's all for me. Motion to approve. >> Thank you. Motion from Councilwoman uh Perez. And did you have a motion, Mr. Vice President? Uh Deega has the second motion. Call the role, please. >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Mr. Zagby, >> yes. Mr. Morero, >> yes. >> Miss G. Perez, >> yes. >> Mr. Dega, >> yes. >> Miss Perez, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you. I think we're done. We're moving on to 13 administrative items. When you're ready, read item A into the record, Madam Cler. Yes. Uh, you have the floor, sir. >> Oh, did you? >> Thank you. Go on, madam. Sorry. >> Item 13A is for discussion on today's date. There will be no vote. However, it is open for public participation. Proposed resolution designating property located at 3621 West 104 Street, 3610 West 108th Street, 3620 West 104 Street, and 10100 West 36th Avenue, Halia, Florida 33010, and identified by folio number 0420170020020 and 0420170020030 as a green reuse area pursuant to section 376. 6.80 subsection 2A of the Florida statutes for the purpose of rehabilitation, job creation, and promoting economic redevelopment authorizing the city clerk to notify the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of said designation providing for an effective date. >> Thank you. U mayor or anyone else in the council want to open the discussion or mayor is there anything you want to say? Uh I believe we have the gentleman from from Goldstein can give uh kind of an overview of what we're looking to do here. >> Thank you. Name and address for the record, sir. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Brett Brumand with the Goldstein Environmental Law Firm. We have offices at 2100 Ponillion Boulevard in Coral Gables. And good evening, Mr. President, vice president, members of the council, and mayor. Uh we were engaged by the city just about a year ago to assist with the creation of the city of Halia green reuse area pursuant to Florida's brownfields redevelopment act. Uh this area would cover two parcels currently owned by the city located on West 36th Avenue uh on the north and south side of West 104th Street. Go to the next slide please. Uh these two parcels are approximately 30 acres in size. uh currently used as a public park with a workout equipment, a sidewalk, and a small parking area on each side. Uh these two parcels do have a long environmental history. Go to the next slide, please. Thank you. Uh historically, these uh were the eastern most portions of a roughly 500 acre construction and demolition debris landfill. This landfill operated from about 1988 until 2003. Uh however, in the 90s, Miami date county identified uh environmental impacts from the deposition of waste at the landfill, specifically ammonia in groundwater as well as metals and petroleum compounds in soil uh through later site assessment activities. Uh however, given the westward expansion of Miami Dade County and the city of Hyia, uh over time, a redevelopment project came about that helped rehabilitate nearly all of this uh former landfill. Uh the county line corporate park development uh uh conducted site assessment of the entire former landfill and capped much of the site for redevelopment with uh light industrial and commercial uses. However, these two parcels uh were given to the city and the city uh were made into this public parks they are today. Uh through the uh capping work that was done at the site by these developers, uh Miami County issued a no further action with conditions determination for the two parks. Uh which means that no additional cleanup or assessment work is required provided. Conditions remain unchanged at the site. Uh right now on those two parks, we have a soil cap consisting of 1 ft of clean fill bel with a high visibility liner below it that prevents anybody from accessing the underlying waste that remains at the property. There's also some uh remediation equipment that remains there and I believe is maintained by the adjacent developers. However, if any work is done on these parks, I understand there are considerations for redeveloping or renovating the parks or optimizing their use for potential municipal services that may require reopening that existing closure, which brings its own environmental costs and risks that could be mitigated through Florida's brownfields redevelopment program. Next slide, please. Thank you. Uh so Florida Florida Florida's brownfields redevelopment program was created in 1997 as a tool for both local governments and private property owners to mitigate the environmental costs and risk associated with redeveloping contaminated sites. Uh it's available only to innocent property owners or those who have not created or caused or contributed to the contamination at the site and it incentivizes cleanup and redevelopment providing state-based incentives that come at no additional cost to the city. Uh next slide please. So we have two key definitions uh to keep in mind here. The first is a brownfield and that is any real property the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. And the second is a brownfield area which is what the city council would create by approving this resolution. And that is a contiguous area of one or more brownfields some which may not be contaminated which has been designated by the local government by resolution. uh and in this sense the brownfield area which we would call a green reuse area uh because the statute does allow you to call it anything you like to avoid any stigma associated with the brownfield name and to recognize that the end result is something different than the brownfield that it started as but these act as an sort of a mini economic development district with a specific purpose within which the property owner can access these state incentives. Next slide please. Uh so the program mitigates these uh barriers to redevelopment uh through uh financial incentives and legal liability incentives primarily and these incentives are available only upon execution of a brownfield site rehabilitation agreement in this case with Miami date county as the environmental regulatory agency who administers the brownfield program. Uh the two big ticket items here, the the big brownfield incentives are available are the voluntary cleanup tax credit program and brownfield liability protections. There are a few additional brownfield incentives that are available that likely would not apply to this project, including a sales tax refund on construction materials used in affordable housing development, uh as well as job bonus tax refunds for new job creation following a certain investment into a new project. Next slide, please. Uh the voluntary cleanup tax credit program, however, is the one of the the biggest attractors for Florida's brownfields program. Uh it's an incentive that encourages voluntary cleanup by awarding Florida corporate income tax credits uh to offset site rehabilitation costs. Uh this program is funded through the state corporate income tax. It's not funded through property taxes and it's not funded through sales taxes. Uh and it's set an allocation is set in statute by the Florida legislature. Uh this allocation has gone from $2 million per year for all of the brownfield sites in Florida at the program inception up to $35 million was the most recent increase in 2023. So it's uh more than enough money to go around for all the brownfield applicants throughout the state every year. Uh the voluntary cleanup tax credit program would allow the city to recover eligible site rehabilitation costs which are defined rather vaguely as costs that are integral to site rehabilitation. Uh this is defined as work that is necessary to implement the requirements of chapter 62-780 Florida administrative code which is our state cleanup rule. Uh but in practice these costs would uh eligible costs would encompass everything from site assessment uh soil and groundwater reporting to Miami date county is the regulatory agency active remediation so excavating contaminated soil and disposing of it replacing it with clean fill treating contaminated groundwater but it can also include certain sunk development cost. The whole purpose of the brownfields redevelopment program is to encourage redevelopment. And uh uh a simple way to address contamination of a site is through construction of an engineering control which may consist of your existing or your planned uh building foundations, building slab on grade, paid parking areas. These costs are all engineering control construction costs that could be eligible for the tax credit. Uh local governments may also benefit from this program even though local governments pay no state corporate income tax because these tax credits are transferable in the secondary market. They're typically sold for a rate of about 90 to 92 cents on the dollar to companies that do pay Florida corporate income tax. And again, this is not a grant program. So this is uh this program requires that the city would spend that money first on the cleanup cost and then apply to the state at the end of every year for that partial reimbursement in the form of the tax credit. Uh, next slide please. Now, taking a deeper look at these tax credits, we have a few categories that would be available to the city here. So, first is there is an annual site rehabilitation voluntary cleanup tax credit. Uh, this tax credit is a maximum of $500,000 per year based on up to $1 million in eligible cleanup costs. So, it's a 50% tax credit every year that costs are incurred. There is no limit. As long as you keep incurring costs leading up to regulatory closure, you can apply for this tax credit. Second category is a cleanup completion bonus tax credit. Uh this is available one time. It's also a maximum $500,000 tax credit based on 25% of up to $2 million in cost from project start to project finish. Uh an additional bonus tax credit that may be available here depending on how the city uh determines decides to use the property uh is a healthcare provider bonus tax credit that works the same way as in the completion order. I'm sorry, in the cleanup completion tax credit. This would be another maximum $500,000 tax credit if any type of health care use uh is open on the property. It could range from a dietitian, a physical therapist, a clinic, anyone who's licensed under u certain sections of the Florida statutes to be a healthcare provider. Uh that would enable the city to apply for this healthcare provider bonus tax credit once that uh operation begins. Uh two additional categories that likely would not be available here are the affordable housing bonus which is available if you construct affordable housing on the property and a solid waste removal tax credit. Uh that is likely unavailable here because the site was a permanent solid waste disposal facility. So the state uh would find it ineligible for removing the existing waste and moving it somewhere else because that waste was deposited legally. However, there are opportunities to discuss this with the state. Next slide, please. The second big incentive that would be available to the city through the brownfields redevelopment program are the brownfield liability protections. Uh under section 376.82 Florida statutes. Any person which would include local governments who executes a brownfield site rehabilitation agreement is relieved of liability for remediation of the contaminated site to the state and third parties. And what this means is others cannot compel the city to do more cleanup than is required under the state law or has been agreed to with Miami date county as the regulatory agency. The second uh is uh the city will be free from liability in contribution to any other party who has incurred cleanup liability for the contaminated site subject to the brownfield site rehabilitation agreement. And this would prevent previous owners from seeking to recover their past cleanup costs from the city in contribution because in environmental law most things have come with joint and several liability. So even if the city did not cause the contamination, the city could be potentially liable for the contamination on property it owns. So this uh places a barrier between others seeking to recover their own cleanup costs from the city just based on that theory of joint and several liability. And finally, uh, the city would be protected from liability for claims of property damages, including diminished value, uh, and stigma associated with the contamination that's located on the property. So, upon immediately upon execution of this brownfield site rehabilitation agreement, if the uh, resolution is approved, then uh, the city would enjoy these liability protections in addition to any other liability protections the city already enjoys. Uh, next slide, please. Uh and the legislature just recently amended this statute to specifically enable or grant eligibility to local governments even if they have caused or contributed to contamination at a brownfield site. Uh with a new cutoff date of July 1st, 2025, although we don't believe that's the case here. Uh this is just an example of how this program is equally geared towards local governments and private property owners. Uh within Miami Date County, many municipalities do participate in the program and generate these voluntary cleanup tax credits for sale, including the town of Cutler Bay, the city of Dorado, uh city of Miami Beach, the city of North Miami. Uh so this is a fantastic way for the city to reduce cleanup costs as it moves forward with the project. Next slide, please. And now looking at just the process here for designation. Uh the brownfields redevelopment act has a specific path or designation for uh local government proposed designations or designation of local government owned property and this designation would be required before Miami date county would entertain review of a brownfield site rehabilitation agreement. Uh here the process requires notice through posting and publication conducting two public hearings even though this is a resolution. The statute does require two public hearings and then adopting that resolution following consideration of four factors. Next slide please. So the statute establishes four factors for consideration. Uh the statute does not require that you make any particular finding with respect to these factors merely that they be considered and I'll touch on each of those very briefly. Uh next slide please. So the first is whether the brownfield area warrants economic development and has a regional potential for such activities. And here the property is currently underutilized as a passive park in an area that with significant economic development both commercial and residential recently. So optimizing this park space uh can support that continuing economic development in the surrounding community. The second factor for your consideration is whether the proposed area represents a reasonably focused approach and is not overly large. Uh here this proposed designation focuses solely on the two parcels owned by the city. They're roughly 30 acres in size which fits within about 24% of all designated brownfield areas in the state. Next slide please. The third consideration is whether the area has the potential to interest the private sector in participating in the rehabilitation. And here this is an unusual case where the private sector has already uh done the bulk of the work to rehabilitate the property. Uh so I believe that uh factor has been uh adequately addressed. However, the private sector will continue to be involved as redevelopment continues and the city engages private sector uh environmental and construction professionals to complete the job. And finally, whether the area contains sites or parts of site suitable for limited recreational, open space, cultural or historical preservation purposes. U and I think that's very clear here. The entire area is currently a park and the proposed plans that we've seen and discuss with city staff uh would include a significant portion of the of the site as a renovated and more optimized park. Next slide, please. If I'll just jump in a second. >> Um beautiful explanation. I think you went into all the details. In a nutshell, what it is is we have these two parcels, a north and a south parcel out in the annex. Uh they're 30 acres total, 15 a piece. And these are basically completely underutilized. They're passive parks. It's just a simple trail. And we understand that there are some very serious remediation efforts that have to be done in order to develop those properties further. If we want to create anything more uh from a park perspective, we have to do remediation. If we want to put some sort of a a police or fire a permanent building, we're going to need to do this remediation. And so essentially there are monies available out there uh by the state where basically it's free money um that is given to the city so that we can conduct the remediation efforts on this property. In order to get there, in order to start and be eligible for that money, the local governing authority, the city council basically has to agree that this is a site that qualifies per the statute as a brownsfield. Once that designation happens by the by the board then the process begins. Uh gold scene has been the firm that was previously retained uh in order to start this process and that will allow then monies to start flowing from the state and then we can start the remediation efforts which then would uh turn into you know the future outlook of those two parcels uh so that they're better utilized. So that's all we're doing right now. Uh there's no uh necessary vote on this. This is simply just a discussion item and this would come back as a resolution for a vote at the next council meeting. U but obviously any questions these are the experts but in a high level that's what we're doing. It's free money uh from the state in order to be able to remediate these parcels and get our residents in the annex uh some much needed uh additional services. That's all. Thank you. >> Thank you sir. >> Any further discussion from up here? I'll get with you in a second. The only >> Sorry. The only question I have, let's say everything goes uh quick. When will we when will the funds be available? By this year or >> there's an annual application cycle. Uh the state operates on a calendar year basis. So cost incurred from December, sorry, January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026 would be applied for in an application that's due by January 31st of 2027. So you have a full year to incur those costs, an extra month to pay those costs before the application's submitted, and then the state usually issues those tax credits uh between then and July of that of 2027 depending on the availability of the last year's allocation. >> Okay. Thank you. >> If I may through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, so therefore, in order for us to complete the project, are we given um kind of a clear contract by when each project needs to be completed in order then to be reimbursed? And if we don't meet those deadlines, would we still qualify for the following year? Or if we don't meet the deadlines, we're not reimbursed. >> So the uh from a project uh standpoint, uh this is completely project driven. So you would there are certain uh deadlines to submit, say, for example, a site assessment report and a remedial action plan, but they don't dictate when you need to complete your project. And those uh deadlines can be established with Miami date county as the regulatory agency and they're generally Miami date county is very agreeable with with Brownfield's projects. There is the a key deadline is submitt of that voluntary cleanup tax credit application if it is not submitted by the application deadline. You lose the ability to claim tax credits for any of those costs incurred in the previous year. >> Got it. Um, mayor, just just for you to know this area, um, I know that that um JC Bermudees and David Boredo um drove that area. They they looked at some of that property. They they were informed on um the contamination that's found in those those different fields. And they um I know that David had said that he was interested in helping us get some kind of appropriation funding through the state. Um and and I don't know if that's something we could combine with this project and and you know work together. I don't think it would impede if we would get any appropriation funds from the state on how we pay for the project. >> We would still be issued the tax credits. >> Yes. >> Okay. So that's something that maybe we can make an you know schedule a conversation with the representative. >> I'm happy I'm happy to have the conversation. You know I'll let you know and and I expressed it to Mr. Bero directly. He submitted a total of zero dollars in appropriations this year for the city of Halia and he represents the second largest district in the city. So I'm very upset with him and and hopefully he gets his act together uh because we need money and he's our second biggest representative. Um but yes, absolutely we should push for more state and federal funding and again that's one of our priorities. Uh if you look at the chart, the amount of money that used to come in uh based on what we're getting now with some of the appropriations, what they were looking like, it's it's it's pennies on the dollar. And at the end of the day, that just means the taxpayers are footing more of the bill. So, absolutely. And and we're going to push them with everything we got. >> I know that he submitted um the bill not this year, last year for the 911 tower that we built out there. He was the co-sponsor on that one. Um, so I I'm I'm sure it's just a matter of having a dialogue with someone and communicating our needs and then them advocating for for our city. So, >> thank you. >> Yes, of course. >> Mr. President, >> oh, sorry, but can I also add that if you do receive an allocation from the state of whether it's through a grant or it's allocated by the legislature, uh, those funds can also be used in the tax credit application. And so in a sense you're able to receive those that funding from the state and then get a additional discount by using uh using those funds as they were spent in the tax credit applications. >> That's it. >> M Mr. Mayor or Mr. Robbins was it >> Rund? >> Yeah. >> Historically the re remediation although maybe it's hard to tell now but the remediation we have to do to this property to bring it up to compliance. Do the tax credits usually cover the costs >> in these projects or you know >> some of it? >> Yes sir. >> So the the tax credits it really depends on the project. So you have a a million annual cap which would yield a $500,000 tax credit. So that may cover a significant portion of the cost, but it really just depends on exactly what the remedial approach is here because uh discussing with city staff over the past year, I understand there may be some soil excavation and replacement with a clean field, but there also may be some engineering control construction. Just depends on what the final configuration is. So, uh there's also an opportunity to sequence some of the work there. So that way you don't ever exceed your $1 million cap in any given year. If you do some work towards the end of the year and then continue it at the beginning of the year, you're looking at two separate application cycles and two separate million-doll caps. That way, you can maximize your spend and the recovery on that spend. >> Thank you. Further discussion, Mr. Jose, you're recognized. Name and address for the record, sir. >> Thank you, Jose, 788 Southeast Park Drive. Yeah, I want to talk about transparency. Congratulations, how this is so clear and everything was explained. and hoped of the future. But before that, I want to congratulate you, Miss uh this is the second time I call you Mayor Cavo. I know you worked your ass off and man, you really really worked hard. Everybody said that. So did Councilwoman Perez and Councilman Morero. I I I just applaud the work that that you do, you know, and people don't know what much work that is, you know, and um I want to congratulate you for that. I want to talk on this issue because in the past the the practices we did like we used to use folio numbers and we didn't put addresses the reason the prime administration did that was to confuse the residents I know I was here a lot of times with three friends park when they used the folio and nobody knew what they were talking about to later on in the project they they didn't put addresses they didn't put and I want to hope one day hope Alexander our assistant attorney comes up here when three three friends park went in front of the ethics committee, the Miami date ethics department said our past practices, they were legal, but they were not ethical. I know we saw Deborah Storch a lot of times come up here, oh but what we're doing is legal. But yeah, the ethics department, Miami date told what you're doing is legal, but it's not ethical. This is a very ethical. You you're doing something you're telling everybody and that's that just stops confusion. I want to remind you too when we gave away uh Slate Park and we gave it to the school the the residents were only told that 200 extra students were going to be added in that resolution. They didn't tell them that the some parkland was going to be given away. So there's nothing like transparency just I mean you're going to have more respect when just keep this up you know just tell people what's happening. I I want to talk about I received a letter before when Dub a a change a home wants to do changes and I received a letter in my house telling me exactly what the changes are everything they're asking for I hope our our planning is only our planning director sorry I forgot her name she keeps doing what we're doing because before we would only re receive like a little three by postcard and it will briefly say this property which by law by 500 ft. Everybody lives within 500 ft. They have to be told what's happening. We received a little postcard and it only said there's going to be changes to this property. That letter I received two weeks ago that from the planning and zoning department said exactly every little change that was going to happen in that property. I hope you you you um you keep that practice up and transparency and and people nobody can complain. You received the letter, you receive in English and Spanish. That was the one of the main complaints because the prime ministation was only doing in English and the ethics department was very clear with with our Alexander our attorney that no we're Spanish speaking community. I was very proud to our on Monday yesterday seems like a year away but yesterday I was done but it was bilingual bilingual um service a bilingual ceremony and and I I please uh it's very important everything in Spanish too but because we're uh one last comment has the most foreignb born residents in any city in the state of Florida. So thank you. >> Thank you sir. Thank you sir. Further discussion. This item requires no action. So if we're done with the discussion, we'll readress this in the coming meeting. So item uh B into the record. Madam clerk, thank you. >> Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance repealing and rescending Helia ordinance number 2023-039. Attached here to is exhibit A. Granting a special use permit to allow the expansion of the neighborhood business district overlay pursuant to highly accordances section 98-1630.8 granting a variance permit to allow 40 residential units with an area ranging from 620 to 693 square ft where 850 ft is the minimum required and only 10% of the units may have an area less than 850 square ft. and a variance to weigh the building mass and frontage development standards. All in contrast to highly accord sections 98-1630.2 and 98-1630.3 subsections C and D. Property located at 3875 West 16th Avenue, Helia, zoned M1 Industrial District, repealing all ordinances or parts of ornises in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a serability clause, and providing for an effective date. >> Thank you. This item is on second hearing, open to public discussion. Would anyone like to make any comments? Miss Hbon planning and director 501 Palm Avenue. Um even though this is the second reading for a um rescending and repealing of an ordinance number 2023 uh- 039, we have met with the applicant representing this property owner and we have reached an agreement to extend this um um ordinance for six additional months for them to come and submit for a site plan um and concurrency application so the project can be um continued. >> Will we go on with the rescending? They need to we need to make a decision on this today or the item. >> Correct. For an extension. >> Are you representing them, Jav? >> Yeah. >> Would you like to say something, sir? Go ahead. Name and address for the record. >> Good evening, Mr. President. >> Good evening. >> Good evening, Mr. President and council members. First and foremost, uh, >> address, please. >> Jav Vasquez, 600 BL Avenue. On behalf of the U property owner, that's the subject of this. Before anything else, congratulations to Mayor Cavo. Very happy to see council members Perez and Morero. Congratulations. Um, and also to Mr. President and and Madame Vice President and your new leadership positions with the council in 2023. I did represent the owners of this property uh for a SUP for a neighborhood business district overlay. I'm going to make it very simple instead of a long story. market conditions and their delay in other developments has made it to where they still have not started the ASPR, the administrative uh site plan review process for this development, but the additional 6 months that we're asking will allow the applicant and the owner to come forward with the ASPR and continue forward with the with the development. So, we would respectfully ask that as opposed to rescending the ordinance that you grant the owner 6 months. >> What's the uh Thank you. Thank you, Jav. Uh uh Claudia, what's the identified date before we have further discussions to the the postponement date? >> It will be until July um 13, 2026. >> Are we having a meeting on July 13, 2026? >> No, that will be the date that the ordinance basically will be uh presented again for repealing and rescending if they don't have a site plan and concurrently application. >> We'll have it before that, God willing. I mean, that's the extension. Very good. So here any further discussion? So, what we're going to vote on is postponing it till July 13, 2026. Any discussion from the council? >> So, we're going to need a motion, right? Motion. >> Yes. Motion to postpone into July 13, 2026. Do I have a a second? >> Second. >> Second from uh first motion from Councilman Rodriguez, second from Vice President Dega. Let's call the role. >> Miss G. Perez? >> Yes. >> Miss Dega? >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez? >> Yes. Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. >> Mr. Zagby, >> yes. >> Mr. Maro, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is postponed until July 13th, 2026. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, sir. So, okay. C is um withdrawn. So, we go right to D, Madam Cler, please. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. Item 13D, first reading of proposed ordinance repealing and rescending Halia, Florida, Ordinance number 2025-025, which established section 30-3 through 30-5 in city code chapter 30 elected officials entitled deferred compensation plan established, purpose, name, effective date, contributions to deferred compensation plan, vesting and deferred compensation plan in its entirety, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here, providing for resision in code, providing for severability clause, and providing for an effective date. >> You say something. >> Um, this is uh first reading, not opening for public discussion, but uh motion. >> Mr. Mayor, would you like anything or should we just go to a motion if he's willing to make motion from Councilman Rodriguez? >> Second. >> Second from Councilman Morero. Thank you. Please call the role. >> Mr. Dega, >> yes. >> Miss Empere, >> Mr. Rodriguez, >> yes. Mr. Zagby, >> yes. >> Mr. Mahero, >> yes. >> Miss G. Perez, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Item E, please. First reading of proposed ordinance amending chapter 2 entitled administration article 5 entitled finance division 2 entitled fees and charges and section 2-871 entitled duplication and certification of public document of the city of Halia code of ordinances to wave fees to current elected officials acting in their official capacity when requesting duplication of public documents by the city of hy repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here. providing for penalties hereof, providing for inclusion in the code, providing for a severability clause, and providing for an effective date >> through the chair. >> Yes, sir. >> Just briefly, uh this is one of the first sort of good governance uh measures that uh it was important for me to pass. uh in a nutshell so the residents understand and the council members of course uh you know unfortunately I had a situation when I was a council member where the the person sitting in this chair didn't quite agree with me on certain things and and uh you know I really felt like the public records law was sort of weaponized and you know I always said for me to be a good mayor is not just me personally be being a good mayor but being able to uh amend or bring uh changes to the way our government is structured And so what this does essentially, and it should be obvious, and and I'm sure it is obvious, but if a council member requests a public document um from the city clerk, the clerk would put that at the priority uh for her office, and any costs associated to that request uh would be waved. So that council member or elected official would not um be charged for that as long as they're doing so in their official capacity obviously uh and not for campaign purposes or um personal reason or what have you. So as long as it's in their official capacity uh they can receive that document free of charge uh in the exercise of their duties and uh if there's any some sort of uh redaction that is required that would also be waved as well. So, it's making sure that uh this is a transparent uh government moving forward and that all the council members are able to get the information they need in order to do their job accordingly. Uh so, I'm asking uh for the council's support in passing this ordinance into uh our code of ordinances. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Any further comment from the council or pleasure of the council on this item? >> Motion. Motion from Vice President Dega. >> Second. >> Second from uh uh Councilwoman Perez. Yay. I got it right. Uh please call a roll. >> Miss M. Perez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagby? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mahero? >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Dega? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. Thank you. Um item 14, unfinished business. Do we have any unfinished business that we would like to discuss? >> Barring any moving along, new business item 15 >> through the chair. >> Yes, sir. >> I'd just like to highlight, I mean, we kind of did it a little bit informally, but I'd like to congratulate our new interim city attorney, Miss Barbara Goa. Um she's done great this meeting. She's done a fantastic job this uh meeting and answering questions that I've been working with her closely for the the past few days. Uh so I'm you know more than confident that she will live up to the occasion as our city attorney on an interim basis like I said for the time being. Uh Pedro is Pedro here if you can stand up. So I've also promoted Pedro. He's our new interim chief financial officer for the city of Hyia. >> Congratulations. >> And uh Perro and I again have been working closely and anything that has to do with finances and running of the city. Uh he's going to be the go-to person. He takes uh Ruth's former job. She her title uh back then was executive director and that's something that's been just retitled to something a little bit more standardized in the industry. Um, and then I'd also like to present uh Mr. Jose Torres sitting here standing there in the back. He's my uh chief of staff as well. So, it was important to me uh that you know folks understand you know there's one person in charge in the city that is the mayor but uh my right-hand man is uh Mr. Torres. So, if you can't reach me, uh, residents or council members, uh, he's he's the best. Uh, number two, and and I think he's going to do a fantastic job. So, congratulations to him. >> And then Anna, please, if you can stand as well. Uh, so, Miss Anna Hume, I many of you saw her yesterday. Uh she comes to the city with vast experience in communications again with the goal and the objective to bring transparency so that people understand what's going on. Um and her title will be chief communications office officer. She will uh be the the head and face of of the city moving forward. Halyia girl uh through and through and we're very excited to have her. Thank you. And I'll be remiss if I don't say that, you know, obviously there have been personnel changes over the past few days. We've had resignations. We've had retirements. Uh I think the bulk of it is done for now, but obviously over the course of the next few months. We'll be continuing to evaluate working with all the departments uh and with the one goal and the goal is to provide the best service possible to the residents of Halia. Um, I think we have fantastic, fantastic employees. Many of them have welcomed this new administration with open arms and I'm very excited to work with each and every single one of them uh over the course of the next few months to make this city stronger uh better than ever. And like I said yesterday at the swearing in, the best for Halia is still to come. Um, Halia is ready to lead uh in this county and across this region. So, thank you everybody. Thank you for all the resident support yesterday at the swearing in and we're just getting started. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, mayor. Excellent choices. Any other new business that we wish to discuss? Otherwise, this concludes the legislative administrative portion of our meeting. We're going to move right along to zoning. So, we'll see you soon, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you. Good night, sir. Oh yeah. Oh, that's dangerous. Thank you. Appreciate it. Mayor, >> directors must stay to the conclusion of the meeting. Next time. Yes, >> you should. When was the last time that happened? >> Good night, Kevin. Take care, mayor. >> Take care. >> No, you're not asleep at night. >> Good night, sir. Do you feel chief? Do you feel this pointy over here? >> I think. >> All right, we're going to start the zoning portion of our meeting. We can come to order for the zoning portion. >> Will all will all those persons who will be testifying on an item please stand and raise your right hand? Do you swear affirm that the evidence you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? So help you God, if so say I do. Let the record reflect that all have responded in the affirmative. 17A proposed resolution approving the final decision of the planning and zoning board decision number 2025-09 allowing a rear setback of 8.5 ft where 20 ft are required for a proposed aluminum terrace property located at 6120 East 4th Avenue Hyelia zoned R1 one family district and providing for an effective date. >> All right. Item A, resolution on final decision. Do we have the applicant here? Just in case we have any questions. Yoel Gonzalez. >> Is it? >> Councel as you wish. Any questions for the applicant? >> Just stand by a second. Thank you. Does anybody have any questions for the applicant? Madame um do you have anything to add to this in case anybody? >> No, nothing to add. There are several um conditions that they were um discussed during the planning and son meeting and the owner um has agreed to it. So um we are in agreement with the uh proposal >> for this property. >> Anyone? >> Motion from Councilman Rodriguez. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second from Councilwoman Perez. >> Dega. Oh lord. >> From Councilman Dega. Uh, I'm looking the wrong way and then I'm hearing. Thank you. Call the RO, please. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mahero? >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez? >> Yes. >> Miss Dega? >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Gonzalez. Good night. Item B, >> proposed resolution approving the final decision of the planning and zoning board. Decision number 2025-10, allowing an interior east side setback of 5.84 ft where 7.5 ft are required for the existing addition to the main residence to be legalized. to allow a street side setback of 7.5 feet where 15 feet are required for an existing addition proposed to be converted into a onecar garage and storage room to allow an interior eastside setback of 4.41 ft where 7.5 ft are required for an existing 148 ft gazebo to be legalized and to allow a distance separation of 7.25 25 ft between the gazebo and the main structure where a minimum of 10 ft are required. Property located at 100 East 37th Street, Hyia, zoned R1, one family district, and providing for an effective date. Um motion you have Oh, all right, Mandy. This may be easy money. We have a motion from Councilman Rodriguez on item B. doesn't mean there could be no questions from the council. >> Item B. We have Manny Rose ready to go. >> Manny, can you just >> I'm sorry. >> Can you just kind of give us like overview of >> No problem. Basically, uh this is a project that uh we've taken in the office. Uh it's a special project that nobody wanted to touch and we've been very heavily involved with the owner and uh basically there's some variances and and uh that we're going through. We've we've we're we've already obtained the demolition permit. There's some violations at hand that will be taken care of 100%. Uh and uh basically it's a straightforward project and we have deleted the the garage. There is no longer going to be a garage. So, it's going to be a much open area for the project. So, it's basically a simple project that uh we're going to oversee as architects to make sure it gets done 100% with all the um minor violations that are present. >> Thank you, sir. Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you, Manny. Will there be green space? >> Oh, yes. There'll be a minimum of 30%. >> Okay. Cuz I see here the previous garage being removed. >> Yes. >> But it's still going to be parking, right? But we still have we still have uh the 30% including the the pool area etc. >> Okay. Perfect. Thank you. >> Anyone else with a comment? Is that a motion or not yet? >> Yes. Motion. >> We have a motion. >> We have a second from Vice President Dega. All >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Mr. Maro. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Miss Dega? >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Land use amendments 18, item A. Madam clerk, >> first reading of proposed ordinance amending the future land use map from lowdensity residential to transit oriented development district. Property located at 10002 East 19th Street and 1012 East 19th Street, Hyia, zoned R1, one family district, and legally described herein. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. Providing penalties for violation hereof. Providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective deed. >> You want to add something? Um Caesar. >> Uh good evening, Caesar Master, office at 8105 Northwest 155th Street, Miami Lakes, Florida. First, I'd like to uh say congratulations on your return to the presidency, Mr. President. >> Okay. >> He's not listening. >> I'm sorry. I was discussing something I I saw in the >> That was the most important comment I've ever made in my life. >> You're gonna have to postpone this. No, say again so I don't have to relook at the video. Please. I I love the >> I was saying congratulations to the new councilman, the new council woman. Thank congratulations on your hard work. And I was saying congratulations on your return to the presidency. >> Thank you, sir. >> And to the new vice president. >> Thanks to my wonderful colleagues. Thank you, sir. Uh this is uh just for for purposes of of the new council. I don't know how much they they I know they've have experience here in the city, but um this is going to be two different items related to the same properties. One is going to be the land use, which is the one that's before you right now, and the other one is going to be item 19I, which is the uh resoning of the property. Uh the city has designated certain areas in the city as transitoriented districts. Uh which means you have a higher density um and kind of a redoing of the properties within that area to be more dense to create more affordable housing, more housing uh close to the transit corridors. This is uh close to uh 25th Street. There's a tri rail station there. There's a metro rail station. And the city has designated an area a map which is part of my presentation that this property is located within. So for purposes of the land use, um I'll show you the properties. Next slide. It's two properties. It was originally one, but then the uh the client was able to go ahead and purchase the other one. uh altogether they're approximately uh almost 17,000 square feet. It's a corner property. Uh we're developing it within the guidelines of the transit oriented district. For land use purposes, um staff's report shows that it is consistent with the transit oriented district. uh there school concurrency is available which means that there's uh space for the schools and the other services of the area are there uh for the land use portion I'll go ahead and make my presentation for uh the reasonzoning also item 19I uh the other part is resoning it from R1 the single there's two single family homes there now uh one built in 1949 I believe and the other one in 1940 um what we're going to do is a fourstory multi multif family uh building with 33 units. The first floor has parking uh with 34 spaces, two ADA spaces. Uh the first floor also has a lobby, storage room, electrical room, garage room, and the second through fourth floors have uh three studio units, seven onebedrooms, and one two bedrooms. Uh the building complies with all of the setbacks uh dimensions except the stairs stick out a little too far on 19 on 19th Street. Uh next slide. Next slide. This is just showing you that the land use that it was before lowdensity residential and single family home. Next slide. This is what I was telling you about the transit oriented district. This is the map that the uh city has actually put out. This shows you that this property is located within uh that district. Next one. This is um an overhead because some of the issues have been um a neighborhood that appears to be a single family neighborhood. Um and and um I I've talked to the um zoning director and she has agreed that this neighborhood in particular uh kind of has lost its single family character. And the reason I put these on there so you can see of the overhead how almost every single property has had additions and additions and additions. Next slide. Kind of there. Some of them go from property line to property line. So just showing you that this actual multifamily building done the proper way will be an improvement to u the illegal efficiencies, illegal additions that uh seem to be have been made on this on this on this area. Next slide. Same thing. Next slide. Next slide. This is the proposal. Uh the architect on this is uh Manny Rails who was here before you. Uh we've been working on this together. So you see a very nice design, modern design. Next slide. Just showing you the plans. Um like I said, all of the setbacks are met except for the one on 19th Street, which is the stairs that stick out a little bit, but uh staff in their own report says that this will not be a hindrance. Uh walkway is clear, everything's clear. Um we will uh have the like I said the 33 units with the 34 parking spaces. Um there there are we are short one parking space but in this code since this is a uh related to the transit the idea is to have people not use their cars uh as much. The idea is to get people to use public transit etc. So, they do give you the opportunity within your code to mitigate the parking. So, this client will have to pay $25,000 for one uh parking space that they're short. So, uh the recommendation of staff is approval. The vote at PNZ was uh unanimous for approval. So, I would respectfully ask that uh you vote for approval of both the land use and the zoning, which will come up um as item 19 I. and I'd be happy to answer any questions and the architect is here as well and he would answer any questions that you may have. >> Thank you. Right now we'll we'll get to that in a second. So we're we're deciding on the first reading of land use item A. Does anyone here pleasure of the council or any questions for Manny or Caesar on item A of the land use? I motion. >> Motion from councilwoman uh >> second. >> Second from councilwoman uh um Perez as well. Uh call the role. >> Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Movea. >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> Thank you. If I have no objection from the council, since this is the same property that's going for zoning in 19, can we just skip right over to that one and read it into the record and take a vote on it? Is that okay with everybody? >> Okay. Thank you, Madame Clerk. 19 is the zoning section, please. First reading of proposed ordinance reszoning property from R1 one family district to to transit oriented development district granting a variance permit to allow a singleuse multif family residential building with 33 units where a vertical mix of uses is required to allow a front setback of 15.7 ft where 20 ft are required to allow 7.5% pvious area where 10% is where 10% is the minimum pvious area required to allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 and to allow the mitigation of one parking space as per section 98-1546 subsection B1 all in contrast to highly accord ordinances sections 98-1538 subsection B 98-1544 subsection B3 I section E of the HIA landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification. Properties located at 10002 East 19th Street and 1012 East 19th Street Helia zoned R1 one family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for severability clause and providing for an effective date. >> Motion. Okay. Thank you. Does anybody We have a motion from Councilman Rodriguez for zoning item 19 I to >> um if I may through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Caesar. Um I think this project is great for this location. I'm just a little apprehensive. I know that that that 10th >> um avenue 10th Avenue is is very busy and I know that there is some parallel parking out on the street. Um, I believe on on the road that goes uh um perpendicular to 10th, I think in front of where this property might be, there's some street. >> I believe there's some there. I can't I didn't pull it up on the map yet, though. Um >> I don't think there is. I I went out there to put up the signs that soil being bare uh both on 10th Avenue and on 19th Street. Both. >> Okay. And and you're saying that you're short one space, but >> space >> the parking that you have, it's not it's not going out to 10th, right? It goes through 19th. Just cuz I in the presentation I don't see I don't see an image on the backup. >> Yes. >> Yeah, it I'm sorry. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> Manny Bruce Architect. It exits only on 10th Avenue and it in and outs on 19th Street. So, it's a minimal uh in and out of of 10th Avenue. >> It goes through 10th, not through 19th. >> I'm sorry. The the majority of the traffic will go in and out through uh 19th Street. >> Not 10th. >> Well, 10th is there is an exit right through there. It's on the presentation. There's >> there's not an entrance through 10th is what I'm getting at. I I don't see it on presentation. I just see images like like drone images or the perimeter of the the layout. >> Another one after that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. S SW1 right there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That one shows you the entrance on the left side. That's 19. >> That's 19th Street, right? >> Yes. >> And then the one on >> the bottom is >> Oh, because that's not on the presentation that's attached. >> The bottom says 10th. >> 10th. Yeah. And there's also uh Yes. >> And it looks like we're going to be building two parallel parkings. >> Yes, there there's there's an existing parallel parking off street parking >> on 10th. There is. >> Yes. >> Yeah, >> there is. >> Yeah, 10th has a lot of parallel parking. That's right. >> But then the exit is through 10th. I I can't >> one of the two exits. >> Oh, now I see. Hold on. Yeah, >> the major exit is not >> here. This one. Yeah. And then there's parking all through the back. Got it. Okay. But the entrance and exit is through 19th. That was my concern. Okay. Correct. >> Perfect. Thank you. All right. There was a motion, I believe, on the table, right? And a second. >> Second. Yeah. >> Go ahead. I apologize. Go ahead. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh, so we had a second from Councilwoman Jayen Perez. Call the role, please. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. LaGa. >> Yes. >> Miss M. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. Mr. Saggby. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> Thank you. Zoning item A. Please read it into the record. >> Second reading of public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow 32 multif family units. 84% with an area less than 700 square f feet or 700 square feet is a minimum required. and only 25% of residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square ft. Allow a front setback of 5 ft where 10 ft built to line are required. Allow an interior eastside setback of 3.25 ft where 15 ft are required. Allow a rear setback of 0 feet where 15 ft are required. Allow a street side setback of 5T where 10 ft filter line are required. Allow the proposed dumpster enclosure to be zero feet from the right of way fronting East 47th Street where 10 feet are required. Allow a 5-ft landscape buffer on East 4th Avenue and a 5.16 foot landscape buffer on East 47th Street where a minimum 7 foot landscape buffer is required. Allow 8.6% pvious area where 30% is the minimum required. and allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 for the construction of a mixed use four-story development consisting of 38 residential units including six residential units to be offered at an affordable rate of 60% of the area median income all in contrast to Halia code of sections 98-1630.2 2 98-19630.3 subsection E1 98-1630.3 subsection E2 and 78-108 subsection C1 and sections D and E of the Highland Landscape Manual updated July of 2025. Properties located at 410 East 47th Street and 4655 East 4th Avenue, Halia within area 2 of the neighborhood business district overlay. Halia zoned R33, multiple family district and legally described in exhibit A, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a serability clause and providing for an effective date. >> Thank you. This uh item is on second reading, open for public discussion and certainly discussion from the council, pleasure of the council. Otherwise, no one is ready. >> Motion from Councilman Rodriguez. >> Second. >> Second from Councilwoman G. Perez. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Miss Dea. >> Yes. >> Miss Empere. >> Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagnney. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Item B, Madam Clerk, >> second reading of public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning property from R1 one family district to R2 one and two family residential district granting a variance permit to allow a lot width of 40 ft where 75 ft are required. Allow a lot area of 4,000 ft or 7,500 ft are required. Allow a front setback of 21 ft or 25 ft are required. Allow interior north and south side setbacks of 5.5 ft or 7.5 ft are required. Allow a rear setback of 20.5 ft or 25 ft are required and allow a lock coverage of 31.9% where 30% is the maximum lock coverage allowed. All in contrast to highly accordances section 98-348 subsection 8 98-545 98-546 98-547 subsection A and 98-2056 subsection B2 property located at 4442 East 9th Court Halia zoned R11 family District and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith providing penalties for violation hereof. providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date. >> Uh this item is on second reading open for public discussion or our discussion. >> Manny, what uh this is they want to turn this into a duplex, right? >> Uh yes, sir. >> Yeah. >> It's a nice area that we're developing. A gorgeous uh two-story duplex which will enhance the area tremendously. Use nice, gorgeous, and enhancement. Yes, sir. Love of that. Yes, sir. >> Any any questions from the council? >> No, I'm good. >> But I'm a motion. >> Oh, motion from Councilman Rodriguez. >> Second. >> Second from councilwoman Jalen Perez. >> Um, >> if I may through the chair. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Claudia. Um, I can't find the radius map for this one. I don't was it from last week's I don't know so I don't >> because this one's second reading second reading >> that's why >> it must have been the one before that's why I just want to double check >> around here what what is the nearest there's a few R2s right just to refresh my memory >> to the south and to the west >> okay >> and over here as well to the to the west and east Yeah. Okay. Thank you. I just wanted to double check that. All right. Go ahead. >> We have two motions on the dis. So, um, call roll. >> Miss de la. >> Yes. >> Miss Empere. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mahero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you very much. Miss Monica, may I erase a comment real quick? >> Yes, sir. fellow with the handicap ADA that is no longer here. Um, as you know, we're architects. We've been at it for a long time. Whenever you all decide to create any type of setup for uh discussions or research, I'm willing to volunteer by Wow. Thank you, Architect, to help out. And >> thank you. I appreciate that. We're going to keep you in mind. Thank you so much for offering that. God bless you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Manny. Item C, Madame Clerk. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending city of Halia ordinance number 2024-072 to allow a streetside setback of zero feet where 10 ft built to line are required. Allow 10.17% pvious area where 30% is the minimum required and to allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 for the construction of a mixeduse 8-story development consisting of 21 residential units and approximately 1,781 square feet of commercial space. All in contrast to Hilia court of ordinances section 98-1630.3 subsection E1 and section E of the HIA landscape manual updated July of 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification properties located at 805 Palm Avenue and 11 East 8th Street Hyia zone CR commercial residential district within the neighborhood business district overlay and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a seability clause, and providing for an effective D. >> Thank you. This item is on second reading, open for public discussion. Otherwise, any comments or discussion from the DAS? >> Caesar, sorry. >> Go ahead, ma'am. Yes. >> Um, Caesar, these are the same owners as the other building, correct? That we approved. >> Yes. Yes, it is. >> So, this is just a different location, kind of same project. This is this is a project that was already approved uh back in 2020. Um this is the one where I told you that they started to do the process of trying to build and this is exactly the same building. That's why it's a uh change of ordinance because what we found out is that the power lines couldn't be buried. So they want to move the building 10 ft to be able to provide for the power links. Everything is exactly the same as was approved before. We're just moving the foot that the the footprint towards the street 10 ft. That's all. >> Our lines will be behind it. >> Correct. They're behind. They're behind. And we tried everything trying to negotiate with FPL, etc., etc., and nothing worked. They've been at this for a couple of years already. >> Okay. >> But it is the same owners. They have several properties throughout the city that that they they're developing, redeveloping. >> Thank you. >> Pleasure of the council. It's actually a beautiful project. Eight stories, 21 units. This is spacious. This is nice. All in in right underground. >> It's going to be >> parking under the units. >> Incredible improvement to what's there that that >> Yeah, it is >> little uh corner store that's there. >> Yeah. >> Just thinking we don't have a parking variance on this one, right? >> No. >> No. Yeah. Motion. >> Motion from council vice president Dega. >> Second. >> Second from councilwoman Jalen Perez. Call the role, please. Thank you. >> Miss Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rodriguez is absent. Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. De La. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. I have a an issue an issue um back on um 19A a >> I noticed yeah the uh you already approved you already voted on this one the one on 47th Street Caddy Corner to Halia High I just noticed that the owner's name is misspelled I just don't make sure that that's not an issue in the future >> we'll change his name to Fredo it's it sounds better >> it sounds better >> where is he left >> it's Fredia I just want to make corrected at the descript. >> Yeah. >> Very good. Okay. Um All right. We're we're up to item D. >> Thank you. >> Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow a lot coverage of 37.8% 8% where 30% is the maximum lap coverage allowed and to allow an interior westside setback of 9.45 ft where 10 ft are required for an existing addition to be legalized. All in contrast to Halia code of warnes section 98-2056 subsection B2 and 98-590 property located at 40 West 15th Street Hyia zoned R3 multiple family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing forability clause and providing for an effective deed. This item is on second reading, open for public discussion. I believe we have the lobbyists here. Carlo Enrique. >> Carlos Enriquez 7480. >> Oh, go ahead. Fairway Drive, sweet 205, Miami Lakes, Florida. >> Thank you, sir. >> To the record, he's not a lobbyist. I believe he has a power of attorney that has been issued by the property owner. Okay. >> Correct. Who is my mother? >> Okay. So, we're good with that, Madam Attorney. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Uh, does anyone have any questions for Mr. Enrique? This on second reading already. >> Uh, that's item D. 40 West 15th Street. >> Not too much of a variance here, right? For Miss Susb. No, not a lot. He's not asking for a lot, right? >> No, basically is to legalize an addition that it was done into the rear of the property. So, we'll be legalizing a portion of the fourth unit of this multif family building, >> the dumpster >> and everything will be up to code. Everything else will be up to code. Okay. >> Yes. Motion. >> Second. >> Motion from council vice president de la second from councilman Morero. Call the role. >> Mr. Rodriguez is absent. Mr. Zogy, >> yes. >> Mr. Maro, >> yes. >> Miss Chief Arrest, >> yes. >> Miss Ela, >> yes. >> Miss Empere, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you very much. >> Have a good night, sir. Thank you. >> Item E. Let me guess who the lobbyist is. No. Go ahead. Item E. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning properties located at 1780 East 4th Avenue and 375 East 17th Street from R2 one and two family residential district to B1 highly restricted retail district granting a conditional use permit pursuant to city of Hilia court of warances section 98-181 subsection 2I to allow a K through 12 grade private school with a maximum capacity of 200 272 students in conjunction with a 14 children daycare grantee and variance permit to allow 51 parking spaces where 57 parking spaces are required and allow the existing dumpster enclosure to be 1 ft from the right of way facing East 18th Street where 10 ft is the minimum required all in contrast to highly accordances section 98-2189 subsections 8 and 9 and section 78-108 subsection C1 properties located at 375 East 17 streets, 1702 East 4th Avenue, 1780 East 4th Avenue, and 1750 East 4th Avenue, Halia zoned R2, one and two family residential district, and legally described herein, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with, providing penalties for violation hereof, providing forability clause, and providing for an effective deed. >> Thank you. This item is on second reading, open for public discussion, and the lobbyist is here available for any questions from the council. >> I'd like to explain it to the the new councilman. I know you guys have seen it, >> this property over and over. We started this process >> uh a while ago. Uh this is the Lincoln Miy School that's located on East 4th Avenue and 17th Street. Next, um the school was started over 20 years ago, a private school there. And as time has gone on, they took over over properties. Um when we started this process, we found out that some of the properties were zoned one thing, other properties were zoned another thing. Some had one land use, another one had a different land use. So, what we did was try to get it all together and clear it up and make sure that it's all compliant with uh the requirements of the city. The city has a requirement that for any private school to be authorized, you have to come in for a conditional use permit and they look at certain things and make sure that everything's okay. Uh, which is one of the things that you're doing today cuz some of the property did not have that. Um, we they incorporated, if you see there, there's four different properties that are part of this application. Um, on the top left, it's a little house that was the last one that they purchased. Um the one on the bottom left is the corner uh used to be a restaurant many many many years ago for those of us that have been around Halia for a long time. And then you have the two on the north side of those two. So all four properties are what comprise uh this application. Next one. >> This shows you uh the three red ones and the little one on the bottom, the rectangular one are the four properties that we're talking about. and they're located on East 4th Avenue. Next, you have some uh pictures showing you uh what's actually there. Now, uh as I said, the school, which is the properties on 18th Street, were actually started over 20 years ago. Um so, basically, there's no increase in student count. There's no increase in anything that they're doing. It's just a matter of consolidating everything and bringing it up to speed and making sure it complies with all the requirements of IAF. So, we've already got uh passed the first vote. We've got a recommendation of approval from PNZ and we have a recommendation of approval with conditions and we've agreed to all the conditions uh from staff. One of the things is that we have uh profered a declaration of restrictions incorporating all the conditions that were required by staff. So respectfully, we ask for a vote of approval on second reading and that will finish this process that has long a long time been coming >> through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Caesar, how many um how many schools does Lincoln Marty have? >> When I asked, they told me 52 or 53. Yes. >> It was actually started by Demetri Perez senior. Uh Junior is the one that's taken over now. uh the father passed away. Um and so that's why we're bringing everything up to compliance with with it. >> Do you know how many of those 52 are in in Halia by any chance? >> Uh I know of at least three, but I can't tell you for sure. That's all of them. >> I know they have this one. I know they have one on 84th Street in the annex area back there. >> Uh those are the two that I can think of. >> I think I saw one close to Immaculate as well. Kind of >> Yeah, there may be one over there. Yeah, it's a lot. >> But they they've been around for a very long time. >> And they purchase homes and make them schools. Is that I I don't know. >> I don't know what the business model is. I know here uh they started with that building that I believe was like a an FPL or something many many years ago on 18th Street. And then they bought the one I want to say based on property records like in 2000, the one that used to be the restaurant on the corner. >> Okay. Um, and then they bought that little house, uh, which came before you. They're going to have a daycare there, um, and a field in the back for the kids to play. >> Okay. >> But I don't think they make I don't think their business model is buying um, >> homes, >> R1's, and doing that. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And this is really just to bring everything up to code. >> That's there's no increase. It's what they've been doing for 20 years. Uh, it's just very neat. For example, the corner one on 1702 East 4th Avenue was still the city thought it was still a restaurant and it's been part of the school for about 20 years, too. So, um, when the inspector goes out there and he expects to see a restaurant, then there's a school. There's a problem. >> Motion. >> Motion from council vice Oh, did you have a comment? You want >> second? >> Oh, you second. Okay. Motion from council vice president de la second from councilwoman Monica Perez. Call the role. >> Mr. Rodriguez is absent. Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lao. >> Yes. >> Miss Empere. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you. Item F is postponed. Item I has been voted on. I guess we're up to item J. >> Uh G. >> G. Where? Where? >> You skipped jeans. >> Oh man, my stomach is telling me to skip. Okay. Item G. >> Second reading of public hearing of proposed ordinance grantee and variance permit to allow three on-site parking spaces and two on-site parking spaces where 11 parking spaces are required. Allow 7.7% pvious area where 10% is the minimum pvious area required. and to allow the mitigation of one tree as provided by section 98-2235. All in contrast to Halia court of ordinances section 98-2189 subsection 7 in section E of the Halia landscape manual updated July of 2025 in title tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 223 West 27th Street Hyia zoned M1 Industrial District and legally described herein. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here, providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a seability clause, and providing for an effective deed. >> I see what I did. I skipped the whole >> Good evening. >> Anyhow, uh are you Orlando Cabaya? >> I'm I'm his son. I'm the uh the owner of the business. >> Okay. >> Uh this item Okay, hold on a second. This item is on second reading, open for public discussion. Certainly. Any discussion from up here? Anybody has any questions? Is your name Orlando as well? >> Michael. >> Michael Kabayos. >> Michael. Anybody have any questions for Michael? >> I remember this uh the dance studio, correct? >> Yeah. Correct. Thank you. >> That's right. Was the dance studio? >> I'll put a motion in. >> Yeah. >> Motion. >> Very good. Motion. >> Second. >> And motion from council vice president de la second from council Monica Perez. Call the role. >> Mr. Zagby. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. Yes, >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes, >> Miss Dega. >> Yes, >> Miss A Perez. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Rodriguez is absent. Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Is this the final approval? >> Yes, sir. My birthday is on Friday, and this is the best gift I've ever >> I've ever gotten. Thank you. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Yes, sir. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you, sir. >> Congratulations. >> All right. Item H, please. Second reading of public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a conditional use permit pursuant to city of Haley Court of Ordinances section 98-181 to allow a two-story 2212 ft addition to an existing assisted living facility and to increase the facility's capacity from 40 beds to 72 beds. Grant a variance permit to allow the expansion of a legal non-conforming use existing at the site since 1990. Allow a front setback of 20 feet where 25 feet are required. Allow lot coverage of 39.2% where 30% is the maximum allowed. Allow 24.96% pvious area where 30% is the minimum required. allow 10 parking spaces where 24 parking spaces are required and to allow all parking spaces fronting West 30th Street to back out into the right of way where backout parking is only allowed in lowdensity residential properties. All in contrast to Hilia code of ordinances section 1-12 subsection B298-589 98-2056 subsection B2 98-2189 subsection 21 and 9-3 subsection A3 and the Hilia landscape manual updated July 2025 section E entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property is located at 71 West 30th Street Helia zoned R3 Three, multiple family district and legally described herein, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a seability clause and providing for an effective deed. >> Thank you. This item is on second reading, open for public discussion or any questions for the lobbyist. >> I'll just introduce myself very quickly for the record. >> Yes, sir. Jav Vasquez 600 brickl on behalf of Galagas Investments for the benefit of the new council members. This application started in November was deferred to December to allow us to clarify some issues on parking and and staffing. We came back and not only did we clarify those issues, but the uh owner was able to secure a lease for off-site property for even more parking that we >> doubt will ever be needed. So, >> I'm sorry. I I guess you didn't register as a lobbyist for this one today. >> We don't have record of it. >> I was here on first reading. >> He was. Yeah. I don't know required. Can he still talk about it >> at all? >> Yeah, >> I did. >> I thought it was just a a typo that your name Go ahead, Alex. What are you going to say? >> So, we we It's yearly. So, he's registered for this item. So last year he registered but he didn't do the yearly registration. So even though he was so if he would have done he can do the yearly registration and wouldn't have to pay the additional $100 because he's already paid the $100 for this specific item but he hasn't registered in January which is a yearly requirement. >> Thank you. >> What Alex is saying is that he's grandfathered in. >> Yeah. Yeah. Go on. Go on. And I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you for spoke. tomorrow he's going to come in and he's going to register for the year and he'll pay the 500. >> I apologize. Obviously, >> not a problem. Not a problem. Thank you. >> Just to finish, what I was saying is that not only did we clarify the issues that we're being asked of, but the owner was able to secure an off-site location that we doubt we'll ever need, but in case there ever is an issue that we could take our employees and transfer them to and from the So, we would respectfully request your approval on second reading and appreciate all the work that uh we did together on this item. Thank you. >> Motion second. >> We have a motion from council vice president de la you and a second from Jayen Perez from councilwoman Jayen Perez. Call the role please. Thank you. >> Mr. Mahero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Miss de la. >> Yes. >> Miss Perez. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Zi. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. >> Thank you. And Miss Go. I look forward to working with you too. >> Thank I didn't say anything earlier. Thank you, Jav. Um, I guess we are up to J now, right? Item J, >> first reading a proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow a detached oversized carport with an area of 540 ft where 400 square feet is the maximum square footage allowed. Allow a distance separation of 0 feet between an existing 275 ft shed and the oversized carport where 10 ft is the minimum required. Allow a distance separation of four feet between a covered terrace and the oversized carport where 10 feet is a minimum required and allow the existing accessory structures to exceed 35% of the size of the main building. All in contrast to highly accordances section 98-1669 subsection 8 98-502 and 98-1666 property located at 600 Northeast First Place Halia zoned R11 family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a seability clause and providing for an effective date. >> Thank you. This item is on first reading. Um limited to discussion from the dis. Um you are >> My name is Anna Alsate. I'm general contractor. >> You're theeneral general contractor. You said is she registered to speak on behalf of the uh item? I mean does she is she authorized man? Well, she would be she's I mean you're not employed by the >> I am employed by the owner, >> right? The owner. >> Hi, I'm Janeir Hernandez. I'm the owner of the property. >> Does anyone have any qu um I What's your address, sir for the record? >> It's under Northeast First. Um >> Okay. And you're you're near Hernandez? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, anyone have any questions for y >> if she wants to if you have any questions she wants to inform you and you go through it, that's fine. I mean, you know, >> it's up to you guys. >> Stand by. >> Yeah, we we already spoke. Uh, >> what is your name and address again for the record? Anna Alsati. >> Yeah. >> 915 Northwest 1 Avenue, apartment age 21. >> But I have to limit the comments to the owner. Right. Madame clerk. >> I understand that she's saying she's the contractor employed by the >> All right. >> All right. Anyone have any question? Thank you. Thank you. Anyone have any questions? >> I don't really see the backup. um here. So, can you just um can you go over the like uh the details of the oversized port? What what is it going to be used for? >> It's a car port. It's a it's a car port that is a little oversized >> and it's very nice. It's well done. So, it's just that we are doing that and it's going to maintain open. It's not going to be a closed or be a a garage. It's just an open door. >> Just basically a way for me to get into the house without getting either wet or, you know, to keep away the heat from the vehicle. Basically, why I have it? >> Oversized port on the side of the house. One, one car, two cars. >> Two cars. >> Two car. >> Right. That's what I entrance. Side entrance to your house, >> right? >> Or front or front of the house. >> It's actually the back entrance. >> Not for an efficiency. No. >> Okay. Good. >> Right. >> Um the contractor could answer this. So the this oversized carport uh probably not permitted. >> If I may >> go ahead. In regards to um madame representing herself as somebody working for the contractor, obviously if we look at our section of our code uh section 26u uh67, we're talking about any person whether in an individual capacity or working for another entity, has some type of like pecuniary gain, some type of financial gain from what is being discussed here today, has to in fact register as a lobbyist. And this is first reading. So, it's not a matter that this specific item is grandfathered in as a result of of it being a new year. >> Okay, we'll just limit Okay, Mr. Hernandez, and we'll just ask you any further questions. Thank you. Don't worry. >> Okay, thank you. >> Uh, you can talk to him if you No, no, no. Stay up. Stay up. >> Um, but you just can't represent >> to us publicly. >> I actually we were um sorry to interrupt you guys. We were in a meeting here um on the second floor. Okay. >> Um, and we were asked if she was allowed to speak. >> That's okay. Don't worry. It's not going to get that complicated. Miss Hasbbo, is this a permitted or they would have to comply and get it permitted the uh the the the carport, right? >> Since they are applying for an excessive size of a carport, that is why they are here. It is um it is to legalize other aspects. So there are several conditions also that they're imposed in the property to correct as for example that they need to maintain the 30% of green area on the property that the aluminum terrace it has to be um open at all times um that there is a fence within the property that it has to be removed so there are certain conditions that they were imposed when we met we discussed that also uh the general contractor can answer technical questions regarding the application >> okay >> the um but what I'm saying this aluminum carport port which will remain open which I understand what they're they're requesting or asking for here but is this a permitted >> carport and does this require as a condition for that to get that permitted? >> Yeah, this is a requirement for for to get that per >> might this have to be knocked down and redone maybe and who knows but that's they'll have the approval the zoning approval if they want to go on with that. Any other Thank you. Any other through the chair? Mr. Hernandez, do you live on the property? Uh yeah, >> this is your home. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And and to get to the carport, there's a fence to get to that carport or it's an open um driveway. >> So there there was there is a fence. >> There is a fence right now, right? There's a gate actually. >> Okay. All right. Through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So isn't it there looks like there's a carport there right now? Right. >> That's the oversized and we're just asking to get for it to be legalized. >> Correct. We are we removing the fence that >> where you get in there if there's a fence. >> No. >> So there's a gate. >> It's a remote gate. You can open it. Um basically the the exception was to it has to be visible, >> right? >> Um it's right now it's not visible. >> Okay. So is that that I'm sorry. Is that electric fence being taken down? Um it's it's before I I actually bought the property, it was there. Um it was just um we put it was not before it was visible. I'm sorry. Before it was visible, you could see through the property. Um basically we put something behind it so there was privacy so it's not visible anymore. So we will take that back out and leave it visible so you could see through it. I don't know if it makes sense but >> sheet >> maybe you have this sheet which is colorcoded and it shows basically the legalization of the existing fence um that is surrounding the property and the areas that he was mentioning that they will be modified and removed. So you can see all the the perimeter fence that it will be legalized as well. >> All right. Is there a motion? >> Not yet. >> Good motion. Okay. Motion from Councilman Monica Perez. >> Second. >> Second from Councilman Willie Moreno. Call the RO. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. LaGa. >> Yes. >> Miss A Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mero. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> Thank you. Good night. >> Thank you. Good night. >> You're well, everyone. Item K, please. >> First reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow the construction of a duplex on a substandard lot having a lot width of 50 ft where 75 ft are required. Allow a lot area of 6,750 square ft where 7,500 ft are required. Allow an interior east side set east and west side setback of 5t and 1 in where 7.5 ft are required. and allow a lock coverage of 33.18%. Where 30% is a maximum lock coverage allowed. All in contrast to Hilia court of warrances sections 98-544, 98-546 and section E of the Hilia landscape manual updated July of 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification. Property located at 60 East 14th Street Helia zoned R21 and two family residential district and legally described herein. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for severability clause, and providing for an effective D. >> This item is on first reading, not open to public discussion certainly from us. Um, are before you go, are you registered to speak on behalf of this Frank? I love to hear your voice, but are you >> Good evening, Frank de Laas, 11,000 Southwest 104 Street. >> I am the registered lobbyist on behalf of Javanas Falls and I did pay the registration again today. >> You paid it because we don't have you um registered when when did you register? because uh Tyler is such a lousy system, but it was paid at 2:17 p.m. I got the receipt with me. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Which I already mentioned it to it today because the Tyler system has some deficiencies that you'll be uh dealt with. >> Thank you. So, he's good to go. >> Yes, sir. We Anyone have any questions for Frank Deabas? >> Yes, through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Interesting pictures. Um, so is this this house is currently not occupied? Correct. >> Currently, it is an empty lot. Before it was purchased by my client. It had an unsafe structure. It was demolished. All the violation will cure and the only thing that is left there is a nice tree. >> The tree. >> The tree. Now, uh basically the only uh reason that we're here because of that ordinance that was passed many years ago that you need 75 ft frontage. This was originally platted as a 50ft lot. The whole neighborhood is 50 ft. So it's a technical variance in order to build that we have to have that. And the reason for having the lot coverage is because we decided to build the duplex a little farther to the back towards the center of the lot. So it will have a bigger dieway and that's where the uh lot coverage uh goes away you know over the um the maximum. If we have made a lousy project closer to the street, we would not even have that variance. Uh, any questions? >> Yes, ma'am. >> My my question is to city clerk. Um, not spec not only this item, but how come some items have the lobbyist name and some don't? Is his is his name not on here because of the time? I I understand 2:00. We didn't run a search at 217 today to check if he was registered. So, we expect them to announce it when they come up. But basically, we run the search the day we release the agenda and that's who we list. >> Okay. And so, the the the items because I know we have some items that do not have registered or not registered, do not have lobbyists listed. Why is that? >> Because you can be representing yourself. You're just a property owner. You didn't hire an architect. You didn't hire a lawyer. We didn't hire a general contractor. >> And so we don't have a time frame right now in place where today's situation where somebody can pay the fee at 2:00 and our meeting. >> No, they just have to register prior to lobbying to engaging in the activity. So he's shown that he did that, but it's hard for us to put it on the agenda right before them. You know, if he he did it at 217. >> Understood. And um besides that, yesterday on the swearing in, they did remind me because I was registered on this item last year when it went to planning and zoning and madame chair uh city clerk and the city attorney, they say, "Hey, Frank, remember?" I say, "Yes, I will get it done." >> And I got it done today. By the way, if I may, congratulation. Welcome to the new members of the city council. I broke the tradition and I didn't came at the first at the beginning of the meeting to welcome them but since I was going to be here anyway. Uh madame city attorney it is a pleasure to see you there. Uh and uh that's that's about it. >> Did you enjoy the swearing in ceremony? >> It was different. It was nice and cool indoors. We never had that before. Well, at least on the last prior nights that I have attended. But, uh, it was nice. It doesn't matter what the the the weather, it was nice and and cool and comfortable and sitting down. It was not the drama that we had before >> in the parking lot. >> In the parking lot with uh officers getting naked and everything else, they went alone. >> He was here a little while, I think. >> Yeah. So, but I I did I did get to enjoy this one also. Thank you, sir. >> Pleasure of the council. >> Motion. >> Second motion from councilwoman Jayen Perez. Second from councilman uh William Morero. Please call the role. >> Miss Dearo, >> yes. >> Miss Perez, >> yes. >> Mr. Zi, >> yes. >> Mr. Morero, >> yes. >> Miss G Perez, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, sir. >> Item L, >> first reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow an attached oversized carport with an area of 424 square ft where 400 square f feet is the maximum square footage allowed. Allow a distance separation of 0 feet between an existing aluminum terrace and the oversized carport and allow an interior westside setback of 2 feet where 6 feet are required for an existing aluminum terrace to be legalized. All in contrast to highly accordances section 98-1669 subsection A 98-502 and 98-501 property located at 660 East 38th Street Helia zoned R11 family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ornes in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective deed. >> Thank you. This item is on first reading and I guess in front of us we have Are you Mr. Trao? Ronald Traveso Orta. >> I'm the owner. Yeah. >> How did I guess that? >> I don't know. >> You've only owned the place a little over under two years or something, right? This property. No, I see a sale in 24. >> Yeah. >> Or is this a refi or something? >> No. No. We I bought it two years ago and now I'm selling it. >> So, you've owned it for about two years. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> Thank you. You're welcome. >> All right. That's what I asked. Anyhow, go on. U any questions for Mr. Trao Orta? You're selling it now. You said okay. So, you're legalizing these things to invite the next >> buyer anyhead. Do you have a buyer already? >> No, I don't get >> Okay. Any questions for Mr. Orca? >> The carport is I'm sorry. Through the chair. >> Yeah. >> The carport is the one to the side. Correct. But it has a How does a car get in there? Cuz it's a door. >> It's a double door that you can open it. >> So that's not used for daily. >> No, it's just when we travel. Yeah. >> One second. I'm just looking at the pictures here. That is And it is not used for cars, correct? Cuz it looks like there's a TV, couches, >> can be used for cars, but right now it's a a uses as a terrace. >> It's a terrace. Okay. >> But it can be used as a as a carpet. Guess my my question and is how how and Claudia this question might be for you but you know when we are approving these things and and you know it's for a terrace absolutely because it's for the beautifification right that brings uh value to our home properties but how do we know this is not for an efficiency or an illegal part of the property >> you mean the terrace or the carport >> right um we check for basically outdoor um entrances for doors um that we see secondary. We see internal circulation within the the house so we can double check that everything is connected to the house. Um so that's why we uh request for floor plans and additional information with this application. Okay. So all that's been vetted. Yes. Correct. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> I'm looking at the pictures here on Zillow. They're beautiful. >> Yeah. Thank you. property. Um motion >> motion from council vice president uh de la and second from councilwoman Monica Perez. Please call the role. >> Miss M. Perez? >> Yes. >> Mr. Zagi? >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero? >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez? >> Yes. >> Miss Ela? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> We'll see you in two weeks. Thank you. Have a good night, sir. >> Thank you. Thank you. Item end, >> first reading of proposed ordinance granting a special use permit to allow the operation of an entertainment facility, indoor dry slide, and action park with no alcohol to be so sold or served and no amusement machines to be permitted within a property zoned M1 industrial district pursuant to Hilia Court of Ordinances section 98-161. Property located at 3890 West 18th Avenue, Halia, zoned M1 Industrial District, and legally described in exhibit A, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with, providing penalties for violation hereof, providing forability clause, and providing for an effective D. >> Fun, fun, fun. Thank you. This item is on first reading and not open to public discussion, but we have with us >> Preston Moore. >> Preston Moore. >> Yes, sir. Are you the owner? >> I work for corporate. >> He doesn't have to register because he's an employee of the >> He looks like a nice guy. Anyway, okay. Does anybody have any questions for Preston? >> If I need through the chair. >> Yes, ma'am. >> This is in the shopping center where the Chuck-E-Cheese is. >> Yes. >> Oh, wonderful. Okay. >> Yeah, we're excited. So, can give me a little background information on on this corporation? It's uh what? So, we are Slick City Action Park. We're an indoor family entertainment uh company. Uh we specialize in indoor dry slides. >> Um as well as uh uh arcades. We don't have an arcade in this one because there's a Chuck-e-Cheese across the parking lot, >> right? >> Uh and we have a concession stand. Uh great for birthday parties. Um good, clean family fun, out of the elements, air conditioned. Uh it's a great concept. And where else do you have um a similar location like this? >> This will be Florida's first I believe. Uh the uh so I am a senior project manager in the development department. I build all the uh locations for corporate corporate parks in the eastern half of the US. >> And uh I believe we have one franchise park that just signed a territory in West Palm Beach. Um but but if you all approve us, I think this will be Florida's first like city action park. We have uh few in Texas. I'm from Houston, Texas. Um we have one in Katy, one in Willoughbrook. Uh I'm building one in Dallas right now. Uh as well as we just finished one in Plano, Texas. Um and I've got one in DC going right now. Um so we are rapidly expanding. >> Wonderful. What's the age group for this target location? Uh so we have uh every location has a has a a a children's area, a small toddler area, three plus 3 four years old plus um for the toddler area and um six plus for the larger slice. >> Okay. Well, we're excited to have you. Welcome to the city of Helia. Welcome to Florida. Um, and I think this is something that we've been discussing that we need more family fun interactive locations, places where we could host birthday parties like you said. So, I'm all for it and um I motion to approve. I think it's fantastic. Thank you. >> Thank you. We have a motion. Go on, ma'am. >> You're the chair. >> Yes. >> Um, I just want to echo what Councilwoman Perez said. Um, when I saw this, I I was very excited. I think I think we definitely need more of of this in our city for our families and our kids. Um, I have a question. What is the price point of of an entrance to a park >> to one of your parks? >> So, we I believe it's So, I'm I'm in development, right? >> Um, uh, I believe it's $45 for 90 minutes >> um, per person, but they do operations does run specials. They do summer passes. They do they even do like a Christmas break pass. Uh, they'll do Thanksgiving break pass, um, which is obviously heavily discounted. Uh, but I believe there's a 90 and 120 minute pass of uh4 and $60. Don't quote me on that. Um, but there's ways to save money if you buy I know you can also buy multiple weekends in a row if you want to go on the weekends. They they run a lot of different specials, >> right? Just wanted to know that. And um >> I do have a video if you'all want to see it. >> You know, I was going to say if for the next meeting if you can bring one, but if >> I've got it here, >> I think we would have had to have it registered first, right? To play it. >> Yeah. So for next meeting if you can send it in for next meeting so we can watch it. I think it would be good for >> she'll give you our email address and then we you can go ahead and send it to us. >> Planning and zoning just told me to bring it in on a USP. So they'll do it that way next time. >> So you'll be flying in for the next because you said you're from Texas. >> I'm from Texas. I was here two two weeks ago for the Orange Bowl. Um and uh one of my best childhood friends, best man in my wedding lives in West Palm actually. So I come out here a few times a year anyway. But I will be up here quite a bit going forward if we're approved. >> So, >> thank you. >> We had We have a motion from Oh, any any other comment? Did you >> Oh, great. >> Did you Did you just motion? >> She second. >> Second. Yes. So, we had a motion from Councilman Perez and a second from Council Vice President Deva. Just Just one minute. Pause. Did I get your address for the record? >> 3890 West 18th uh Westland Pro. >> That's property. Okay. And you're Preston Moore? >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Okay, please call the role. Thank you. >> Mr. Zagby, >> yes. >> Mr. Morero, >> yes. >> Miss G Perez, >> yes. >> Mr. Dea, >> yes. >> Miss Empere, >> yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> See you then, M. Have a good night. >> Thank you. Good night. >> Item N for the record. First reading of proposed ordinance granting a special use permit to allow the expansion of the neighborhood business district overlay in relation to a proposed mixeduse development including 71 residential units pursuant to highly court of ordinances section 98-161 granting a variance permit to allow 59 multif family units 83% with an area less than 700 square feet or 700 square feet is a minimum required and only 25% of residential units may have an area of 500 square F feet. Allow a front setback of 5.66 ft where 10 ft built a line are required for the balconies fronting East 4th Avenue. Allow side setbacks of 1 foot where 10 ft filter line are required for all balconies facing East 2nd Street and East Third Street. Allow 19.16% pvious area where 30% pvious area is the minimum required and allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235. All in contrast to highly accordances sections 98-1630.2 2 98-1630.3 subsection E1 and in contrast to Highly Alaska manual dated December 13, 2022 section E entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification properties located at 250 East 4th Avenue and folio number 0431180061820 Hila zone CR commercial residential district and legally described in exhibit A. repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a civility clause and providing for an effective deed. >> Mr. Riley, pleasure to have you here tonight. >> Thank you, sir. >> This is on first reading, not open to public discussion, but if you want to be ready, go ahead and name and address for the record, Mr. >> Yes, sir. Uh, Bill Riley with offices located at 16343 Southwest 256th Street. um here on behalf of the applicant and before I continue, I just wanted to say congratulations on the appointment on everybody's election. >> Sorry to interrupt you. I think you're in the same situation where you registered last year, but you haven't done the annual renewal. >> Yes, ma'am. But I do appear on the agenda. >> I'm sorry. >> I do appear on the agenda. >> Well, that's what I was >> confusing us with facts. >> I was confirming with that having in fact renewed. >> I did I did get caught on the January uh renewal. I I will renew annually. I'll come by tomorrow and and pay the fee. >> Sure. But it's not in person. It would be through Tyler. So, you received an email telling you the link providing the link to renew. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Did we allow him to go on tonight? >> Well, I mean, you you allowed Mr. Vasquez. >> Well, Mr. Vasquez was on second reading. This item's on first reading. >> So, I'm registered for the item. >> It's the same thing that city attorney mentioned. He registered when it was before PNZ last year. It's just that now it's on first reading and he hasn't renewed. >> So all >> by all means your will. >> Is it okay with everybody then that we let Mr. Yeah. >> Yes ma'am. So all all lobbyists have to register as general uh for the calendar year and then they have to register per item. Um so I I registered for this item >> through the chair. Mr. Willy, will you come tomorrow? make your registered. >> Yes, ma'am. I will. Thank you. >> Any >> Yes. Yes. Absolutely. You have any questions for him? No. Or >> anybody have any questions for him? >> Mr. Bill O'Reilly, >> I have a PowerPoint presentation prepared. Um, but I know that is very you had a very long agenda. Uh, so the will of the board. >> Yeah, but you're the last one. We can spend all the time in the cold with you next. Hey, maybe best for last or maybe worst. We don't know. >> I thought you were hungry. >> The funeral home. >> Yes, sir. >> Going. It's going bye-bye. >> Hopefully. Yeah. >> Hopefully. Yes, sir. >> The San Jose. >> Yeah. The San Jose, right? >> In front of Essex. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> It's got to be better than what's there now. >> So, well, we're we right now we have about a little bit over an acre uh in property. It's two parcels that comprise the entire subject property. Uh, one parcel is completely occupied by the funeral home. The second parcel is the uh service parking lot that services the funeral home. Um, the property is 100% paved uh from lot line to lot line. It extends the entire length of the of the block and right now it serves as a transition zone. So across the streets a new Shoma Plazas um which is an eightstory building uh that went up and actually oh there's a PowerPoint. Um I do have a rendition of of the area. If we go to the next slide, I'll try to make it a little bit quicker, but that's the existing conditions as you all know. Um it's approaching it 75th anniversary. It's an old building and we're looking to repurpose it uh for a new project. Um next slide. This is the uh asbuilt survey. Just what I mentioned before. One parcel is a surface parking lot. One parcel is the building and it extends from uh block face to block face. Next slide please. These are the views of the uh existing neighborhood. Um it shows you the 80 foot rightway that we abut and um it shows the um commercial uh commercial units on on the south and the north of us which is Navaro on the north of us and then commercial also on the south. Next slide please. Um this is from one of the side streets and it shows the new Shoma uh towers and behind us on the slide right before um it shows that we to to the west of us which is our rear uh we have bought a townhouse community and right adjacent to that townhouse community is a three-story multif family community. So we go from eight stories across the street to the townhouse community. So, we're looking at red designing this property for a new project. We worked very diligently with your staff. Um, and we worked more on this project than any other ones I've been involved in actually. Um, because we went through many different renditions. Want to make sure it was a transition from the higher density and the higher height to the the lower density. So, it's almost like the wedding cake, the traditional wedding cake. Uh we're proposing the eight stories from the show home down to a four-story building down to two and threetory buildings. Uh next slide please. This just shows the uh site plan. Um and what we did was we wanted to make sure that there's no curb cuts along the main thoroughfare that the entire frontage of the building is activated uh to promote pedestrian walkways, promote activity and make it more aesthetic. So all ingress and egress is uh restricted to the two side streets. Uh the front street will have on the ground level to have office. Um it'll have our gymnasium, our leasing office and a formal uh entryway and uh an elevator uh area. Um next slide please. So the all the parking is going to be naturally v ventilated. Uh, one advantage to that is to make sure that you eliminate any type of noise generated from mechanical ventilation. If you ever go into one of the um, uh, enclosed parking garages that have I don't know if you've been to IKEA lately, but if you go to IKEA, you'll see like they look like jet turbines that are plastered on the ceiling. We want to avoid that because we do above a residential area. So, one of the things that we wanted to highlight is that this is a naturally ventilated garage, but it's going to be screened by landscaping. Um, and also it's only limited to the side streets. Next slide, please. We're going to have double loaded corridors for the 71 units that we're proposing, which makes it a much more efficient um type of building. Next slide. This is a breakdown of the units. Uh we have 18 studio uh units, 41 one-bedroom, uh six one-bedroom/den and six twobs. Next slide, please. This shows you the square footage of each of our units and they go they start off at uh 576 ft and they go up to almost 1,000 ft. Next slide, please. shows you our roof plan just to um expand upon our attempts to make sure that uh the building is efficient, aesthetic, but also um a a good neighbor to the the community, making sure that we can eliminate noise wherever possible. So, what we did was we made sure that all of our mechanical equipment is limited to the rooftop. Next slide, please. This shows you what we were able to do by making sure that we have a naturally ventilated garage and that all the uh mechanical equipment is isolated to the rooftop. Right now, we have a completely paved uh uh piece of property. Uh if this project is approved and built, we'll have 1,300 ft² of lawn area. In addition to that, another 5,100 square ft of landscaped area. uh 30 new lot trees, eight palm trees, 19 street trees, and over 300 shrubs. Next slide, please. This is something I talked about a little bit before about the um aesthetics uh qualities of the building when you're looking at the main thoroughfare. So it in addition to the active street front, it has different elevation features, different architectural treatments that make it look and appear from street view as a building that is um more than just one building. It has uh projections. Uh next slide please. This is the side elevations uh that show that natural ventilation and how we accommodated that uh within the building. Next slide. And then this is just our requests. Um, so we don't have any variances for parking on this application. We're not having a a request for reszoning. Uh, this is a uh application that's been diligently reviewed by your professional staff, has gone through many re reiterations of planning. We think we've come up with a really really good and project that we're proud of. And we went to the planning and zoning board and they recommended approval unanimously. And with that, I'll conclude my presentation and be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> One of the variants is for a pvious area, but right now it has no pvious area. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Yes, sir. So, we're making better. >> Yes, sir. >> Pleasure of the council. >> Questions? >> Motion. Motion from council woman Jayen Perez. >> Second. Second from Councilman Willie Morero. William. >> Mr. Zagni. >> Yes. >> Mr. Morero. >> Yes. >> Miss G. Perez. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laoa. >> I have one more question. Yes, ma'am. >> Um, >> this is a big project. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yeah. >> Um, and it's and it's it's really big. So, I just want to um kind of caught me by surprise. Um, how many We have a total of 71 units, right? >> Yes, ma'am. >> How many parking spots >> uh >> do we have this is I don't >> I know we have um several units under 700 ft, which I'm going to assume. Is that a onebedroom? >> Oh, studio. >> Thank you, Clive. uh she beat me to it. We have 85 uh parking spaces on site. >> Can you give me the breakdown of um size of the of the units? Yes, ma'am. >> Bedrooms. >> Yes, ma'am. Let's uh I have this on. >> Let me just go back to the slide, Gabby. >> Yeah, if you want to go back to the slide, it is the fifth one from the end if that's helpful. But the studios start from 583 square feet to 597 square feet. The onebedrooms start from 576 ft and go up to 888 ft. The onebedroom and den, which we only have six of those, is 930 ft. And the twobedroom is 980 ft. >> Yeah. Keep on I think there was a one that had the breakdown of how many >> how many one bedrooms, how many >> Oh, yeah. That's That's the slide right before that. >> Okay. Right there. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, one bedrooms usually you're talking about possibly one car unless it's a husband and wife. I have two cars, >> right? >> And two bedroom six. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Tom. And just um you know I just want to make sure as we go at least for me as I go approving projects because one of the biggest complaints that that my office gets is is right parking and people parking on sidewalks and it just causes a disturbance to neighbors. Um and this is a massive project, right? But it does it does it looks like we'll be okay with with parking. The parking is all on the bottom floor, right? So, it's all in the bottom floor >> except I saw something like behind glass. >> Yeah. I just wanted to make sure one thing. It's It's all Yeah. All the parking's on the ground level. I just wanted to make sure we're looking at the plan, but all the parking's on the ground level. And we had the and staff had the same concern that you have, too. And and we recognize that. Um, which is one of the reasons that we wanted to make sure there's no curb cuts on the main thoroughfare because if you have the curb cuts and you always have the potential for vehicle conflicts, but also just people slowing down to make the turn just causes traffic delays that are unavoidable. So, it provides us more on-site queuing, but also on side streets, you're also able to have that um I guess that additional queuing offsite is the best word. >> Yes. Thank you, >> Miss Empere. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading at public hearing is scheduled for January 27th, 2026. >> Thank you all very much. Have a good night, Bill. >> You too. Thank you. Unless anyone has any further discussions, this meeting is adjourned.