Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners

>> I have a proclamation this morning I'd like to present. For those of you who don't know tomorrow is labor day . We have marina hochstein ad ava kertex, vanessa ressler who is the board chair and natalie harridan, hopefully I said that right. Mark twain once said courage is resistance to fear. Mastery of fear. Not the absence of fear. Thus exemplifying the plight of some of our most valuable citizens bring some of the most trying times in our history. There is a holocaust resulting in the deliberate murder of millions of people prior to and during world war ii including 6 million jews, one third of the jewish people along with members of the other minorities . People with disabilities and varying sexual orientations and political affiliations. Today we celebrate that over 220,000 holocaust survivors ae alive and we join communities around the united states and the world celebrating their courage resilience and beautiful legacies paying tribute to the bravery of all those who stood up to the nazis, preserved through unimaginable inhumane and torturous conditions and despite the grave risks they survived. Miami-dade county seeks to remind the world of the countless positive valuable and treasured contributions of holocaust survivors and lessons to be learned to prevent the future acts of genocide and offer an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals societies and governments. It is fitting and proper we are all living holocaust survivors and memorialize those we have lost while keeping the spinal piece of history alive for generations to come so now on behalf of our mayor, board of county commissioners, our community we do proclaim today holocaust survivor day in miami-dade county. What I will do is I don't know if you want to say a couple words. And you know, now it's more than ever that we never forget . Just this week actually in the last two weeks we had a couple incidences where you had two people gunned down leading a jewish event. You have this past weekend an awful tragedy that happened in boulder colorado. These are things we have to stand up and speak out against and I'm so grateful you're here today with us. Would you like to say a word? >> it was half of the world, the jewish population. >> and you're here to tell the story so it doesn't happen again. >> and I have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. [Applause] I just want to say I am afraid what's going on with this anti-semitic movement and I hope that people realize how dangerous it is. And it will be stopped right at the beginning because it will go on and on and on. so hopefully the people realize how dangerous it is and do what is necessary because it's not fair for jewish people. >> anybody from jcs? >> it is so important that we commemorate this day. It is so valuable that we have survivors who are here to share their stories and make sure we never forget. And now the children of survivors, the grandchildren of survivors and the people who heard this story , the stories of horror or speaking out so that the world will not forget. The atrocities of which people are capable . People are capable of doing these things. So we honor you, we thank you for speaking out. I kow it's not easy but it's so so important for all of us that you are here and I'm grateful to you commissioner for making sure that we take the time as a county government to reflect and honor. We are home to one of the largest jewish communities in the world and this country which has been very affirming of our jewish population unfortunately as was saying that anti-semitism is on the rise. In fact a trade in the world is on the rise so we must fight back and only by learning history can we hope to not repeat it. Thank you, GOD bless. . [Inaudible]... >>chair: all right . >>commissioner bermudez: I think it looks good. I'm not going to tell you what it reminds me of. Come on up. Whole team. Come on up . Thank you guys so much. Okay, this is , I'm lucky because they are in my district I want you to know and I want to be very clear I'm very happy they are in my district so it's very important as we mark caribbean american heritage month which I know for three or four of us are from the caribbean , three of us are from the caribbean so there you go, caribbean american heritage month, and jason, there you go. The we probably celebrate island tv over the leadership of cfo tamara rodriguez who is not just a broadcaster but as a cultural institution community partner and champion of representation. They do a great job , I am lucky to represent their district, island tv is an emmy award station that has played a vital role in keeping our trinities connected informed and entertained. Our programming and in english haitian creole and french watching podcast this summer and I think tomorrow is going to be heading that one so it's located in the town of medley in district 12 highlighting the diversity of cultural resources . It's also a very accessible tv station whether you watch it on cable or stream from your phone or smart tv you can get a lot of great information on what's happening in a lot of our communities in miami-dade county and it's a great partner of our broader caribbean diaspora around the world so they are also investing in the future which is important, they have the internship at florida international university such as hands-on experience in production so they go out to our cmmunity and today we will honor you and go ahead and read it I guess. I'm going to give you the abbreviated version, miami-dade county recognizes the role our television stations play including yours in keeping our residents informed connected and empowered and help strengthen our community. By sharing critical information celebrating diversity and ensuring every resident has access to stories and since JUNE has recognized as caribbean under american heritage month the achievements and contributions of caribbean americans will help shape the cultural life of our nation and here I south florida in particular island tv founded in 1996 stands as a leading voice for the caribbean diaspora broadcast on's cable and streaming through its mobile app and major digital platforms, it also extends its reach to 10 caribbean islands and we regional caribbean networks connecting communities and affirming its commitment to serving caribbean audiences abroad. This network offers a multilingual array of programming the news lifestyle and entertainment english french and creole reflecting the environments of the caribbean on behalf of mayor , and anthony rodriguez to my right and all the members of our board we are happy to proclaim today tuesday, and anthony rodriguez to my right and all the members of our board we are happy to proclaim today tuesday, JUNE 3 as caribbean tv day in miami-dade county. >> I like to say on behalf of my family members and the island tv team in the audience thank you for this tremendous honor and we take pride in producing content that aims to inform entertain and empower all our viewers. Thank you for this tremendous honor. >> being from caribbean descent as well although I don't know the island I descend from allows this station to be broadcast unfortunately but it is a pleasure to have you guys, locally family-owned in our own backyard doing the good work you do. It's an honor for us to present you this proclamation today. Know who else wants to say a few words. >>commissioner bastien: thank you so much. Obviously I've known the work of island tv for years and years and I'm proud since you assumed ownership a few years ago, I don't know how many years ago, seven years ago I've been on the show for years since its foundation but since you assumed ownership you've really moved island tv forward, opening it to especially young leaders and the fact that you are opening spaces for young leaders to come and learn a trade so I'm very proud of you as you know and what I like about island tv is you don't need to speak creole. Oliver gilbert used to have a show there, I don't know if you still do so you don't need to speak creole, is open to everyone. Keep up and beyond the sky is your limit. . >>commissioner gilbert: I have to show on the island tv. It's important and they are important to this community. Sometimes we talk about how information is power, getting information out is the most power we can allow our residents in the community to have so I appreciate all the good work they do because they're not just here for them themselves, they take their family ability and create jobs and create a way for us to actually access and communicate with the broad diversity of this community and that's very special so congratulations. >>mayor cava: I am thrilled commissioner bermudez is going to recognize you this special month and I too am a huge fan. Not only are you available in multiple languages and to so many communities but you are available to all of us as reflected here by commissioner gilbert who pioneered a great show. I was on as a guest in one occasion but recently we have our second annual town hall meeting hosted by island tv and a big success and with us the commissioner was with us, bastien had also commissioner hardemon, we held it in his district and the way you approach community is so important to all of us so I'm trying to remember you said informative, empowering and entertaining. Congratulations. [Applause] . [Inaudible] [Applause] >>... [Inaudible] . [Break] >> good morning. >>commissioner bastien: good morning everyone. >>commissioner bastien: >>commissioner: >>commissioner cohen higgins: >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gonzalez: >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: good morning, I am here . >>commissioner orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: >>vice chair: >>chair: nine members present, we have a quorum. >>chair: good morning. Good morning. Please stand for invocation today led by pastor alberto delgado at the invitation of commissioner robert gonzalez and remain standing for the pledge led today by our mayor. Class it's good to be blessed when you're wet, I am definitely wet so I'm blessed. I want to pray for blessings to all the commissioners. Everyone here present. These are times we need to be blessed. Not only in groups but individually. GOD is good, remember that. He's definitely good. Dear heavenly father we come before you with humble hearts . Grateful for the opportunity to serve our communities. We thank you for the wisdom and dedication that you grant to every board member gathered here today. As we begin this meeting we asked for your guidance upon this cmmission this morning to gladly hear your thoughts, patience and discussion and fairness in decision-making. We thank them for dedicating their lives to the service and protection of our community. MAY we always seek the common good and work with integrity and respect for all. MAY their efforts today bring progress unity and hope to the people they are called to serve. Father, bless the miami-dade board of commissioners and their families they represent. Lord, we placed this meeting in your hands. We ask all this in the name of our lord and savior jesus , amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under GOD indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >>chair: , all right you MAY be seated and please quiet down in the back. All right MADAM Attorney can we move into reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard? Signed up to speak. I will call your name, ,, state the name and address for the record, you have a minute to speak. Please be respectful and speak on the item you registered to speak. Carlos gutierrez and priscilla smith. Carlos gutierrez and priscilla smith you MAY approach low well, you have a minute to speak please state your name and address. . >>speaker: mayoral appointment director of parks and recreation and open space, thank you for this agenda item, I requested of the speaker the chair and several others for different appointments in these spaces under the island act for bird and marine preservation. Under 1858 I think the people have the opportunity to decide on this iem and deserve some marine and seabirds . [Inaudible] Chair, how much time do I have? >>chair: you have 30 seconds left. >>speaker: so I'm trying to get an appointment with the mayor, yourself and a couple of the commissioners for the open item for five minutes so I chose this item. 2b5. I mailed you a copy of my letter , gave it to the sergeant of arms and mailed it to you and several of the commissioners requesting the mayor and this body address the governor of florida. Regarding a referendum , when a referendum is passed by a legislature or county commission . >>chair: thank you, appreciate it . >>speaker: I yield my time. >>chair: priscilla smith. >>speaker: thank you board, thank you for this wonderful opportunity to speak , it is my first time so please forgive my ignorance on matters of my part. My name is priscilla carolyn schmidt, 1549 is 141st st. In miami florida, it is my first time so please forgive my ignorance on matters of my part. My name is priscilla carolyn schmidt, 1549 is 141st st. In miami, fl 33161, good morning commissioner, nice to see you in person. I'm here on behalf of for tile earth worm farm. First and foremost I'm a mother and my background is as a healer, not in politics and I've been a member of for tile earth for 16 years now. Today we are a successful for-profit business by diverting waste from the waste stream via composting, smething that is old esther and my four-year-old knows how to do properly. I come before you with the agenda about the taxes being added to constituents regarding the waste stream because last fiscal year we spent $62 million shipping away our garbage instead of keeping it here and turning it into soil even though dade county is the largest consumer and user of soil and we have a huge agricultural district. >>chair: thank you MISS Schmidt and I think the item you were speaking on is not on the agenda today but we can make sure somebody from our administration gets with you and shows you what it is . >>speaker: I have made multiple attempts and have not had success. >>chair: can somebody go off to the side whether it's the administration or office of the chair but thank you. That's all the public speakers I have signed up to speak on reasonable opportunity so I'm closing reasonable opportunity, can we set the agenda? >>county attorney: yes MR. Chair, we have changes requested, item to be commissioner higgins is adding this item to the pull list, 8h1, commissioner higgins as this to the pull list. If you'd like for me to read the amendment now we can prove approved this with the setting of the agenda. >>chair: that would be appropriate. >> vice CHAIRMAN Mcghee is moving to convey the property bearing folio number 39 6012 004960 mcghee is moving to convey the property bearing folio number 39 6012 004-9602; group llc instead of tar holdings international and to make, I'm sorry. There's a wrong, eight each one is vice CHAIRMAN Mcghee moving to amend 8h1 for items listed in the supplemental number one to the agenda so it would be to amend 8h1 via the supplement. >>chair: do we have a supplement? >>county attorney: the supplement is moving the location of the agenda, is a technical amendment. >>chair: other changes to the agenda. >> 8k2, senator garcia is adding this item to the pull list and 8k4. >>senator garcia: I will release it . >> okay so 8k2 and 8k4 are not on your agenda so 8p4, commissioner bermudez at this item to the pull list. 8p9, CHAIRMAN Rodriguez adds this item to the pull list. 11a6, commissioner begins at this item to the pull list. 11a7, commissioner bermudez is adding this to the pull list. 11a9, senator garcia is adding this item to the pull list. 11a12, commissioner regalado is adding this item to the pull list. Commissioner mcghee and regalado are adding this item to the pull list, does have an amendment to item 11a13. We have a request for cosponsorship, on items 8g6 and 8p76. 1111 commissioner bastien wishes to be listed as a cosponsor. Items considered will be those listed in the final printed agenda with deferrals withdrawals and scrivener's errors noted in the CHAIRMAN's memorandum. The commissioner will prove all the items by a single vote setting the agenda except 2b1, appointment, 2b2, appointment of wter and sewer department ordinances for first reading public hearings ordinances set for second reading in the following pull list items, and MR. Chair I received word commissioner gilbert is releasing 8f1 so your pull list items are as follows. So the pull list items are 2b3, 8g3 8g5, 8n5, 8p4 , 11a6, 11a7, 11a9 and 11a12 and 11a13 . >>chair: seconded by commissioner gilbert and commissioner hardemon on the agenda . >>commissioner hardemon: I think you made a mistake, you read in the record transit 16 and I think he removed that for the pull list. >> with the setting of the addenda that was approved as amended . >>commissioner hardemon: she read into the record so it will be approved with the setting of the agenda and I have a question for the chair, senator on item 11a9 do you have a major question or argument you want to hear? I ask because I have a flight and I want to make sure I get to the item. >>senator garcia: you can move it, I want to vote nay, I just don't tink we should be spending $800,000 on a food truck . >>commissioner hardemon: it's not for a food truck but I understand your concern so does it need to be polled? Can we take the item else, thank you so much . >>chair: motion to commissioner regalado to set the agenda, all in favor signify by saying aye, all of those nay. Show the item past and let's take up that one polled item. >>commissioner hardemon: moved to approve 11a9 . >>chair: commissioner hardemon moved to approve 11a9 seconded by commissioner regalado. All in favor signify by saying aye, all opposed, nay. So one nay recorded, show the item past. MADAM Attorney is it in order for the mayor to present her appointments at this time? >>county attorney: yes. >>chair: you are recognized for both your appointments. >>mayor cava: you MR. Chair, two appointments today, I am excited for both. Our first is appointment of christina white as dir. Of parks and recreation and open spaces, she is starting , she actually started yesterday and of course she's no stranger to this commission or this community. She brings 22 years of experience in public service exceptional leadership in managing large-scale teams and complex operations, most recently she served as ceo for the office of supervisor of elections. She was previously our supervisor of elections for nearly a decade and oversaw the largest elections operation in florida, seventh largest in the entire country. She served 1.5 million registered voters here and during her time in the county christina has demonstrated a strong record in strategic planning operational oversight budget development and management also her leadership in human resources talent development have helped foster a high-performing success oriented workplace culture. She has led very important civic education and outreach initiatives and deepen the public's understanding trust and engagement. I trust that christine will continue to lead in our parks department with the same commitment in excellence and will keep building on the incredible work of our former director maria I want to take this opportunity to recognize maria's leadership for the past eight years she brought our system of parks and green spaces to be recognized nationally so thank you so much to maria and her team for the vision and dedication and welcome to christina. MAY she approached the well? >>chair: she MAY approach with an introduction, I see you with a lot of papers there . >> very short, of course I want to first start off by thanking the mayor for trusting me, placing a tremendous amount of trust in me by appointing me as the director of the parks and recreation open spaces department. And to the chair and the board I would be honored to have your support in this role. I have to say I have always sought to be part of and to lead organizations that have long-lasting and positive impact on the community and what better department to be at that prose, in the few days I've been there it has touched my heart and in fact on saturday I was with commissioner bstien at the lovely oak grove park and it was a reminder of how impactful these parks are to people's lives so I assure you this is a responsibility I will never take lightly. I am excited to lead the dedicated professional staff f the department and build on the incredible work they are doing and I know everyone of you already knows that so I just consider myself joining the team and shepherding them through this year we have had us. I look forward to working with each one of you, you have your priorities with districts, our partners and residents to make sure we have access to our parks system and it continues to thrive not just today but for generations to come, I appreciate the support. >>chair: congratulations on your new rule, we will hold your feet to the fire. I will say this I did get an opportunity to speak, I want to sy thank you to the record to our new supervisor of elections who was so supportive. We had nothing but great things to say about you. That speaks volumes of both your work there and your leadership there and of course hers as well but thank you commissioner, good appointment, good decision. >>mayor cava: welcome christine. As in welcome back. Now it's my great honor to present to you another appointment, first-time county of employee j think to be our director of water and sewer, actually he started yesterday so we are glad to welcome him. He joins us from his most recent position in the city of miami beach where he was deputy director of public works, he has 30 years of municipal experience. He led significant projects such as upgrading the stormwater master management plan by incorporating flooding projections during his tenure and he embodied a capital program to modernize water sewer and storm water infrastructure that dated back to the 1800s. As the commissioner of public works for the city of worchester in massachusetts so we will execute on water and sewer departments $8.79 billion capital improvement program, the largest in the state's history to build a future ready water and sewer infrastructure system and he has the experience and the necessary background to continue the work led by chief coley and for the last several months by our interim director amanda so I'm deeply grateful to roy and amanda for their leadership and commitment. They have both stepped up to take on bigger responsibilities in our county while water and sewer provide safe wastewater services to service our residents without missing a beat and I am very confident director fink will carry on their excellent work. Please welcome jay fink. [Applause] >>chair: welcome director. >> thank you chair, and I'd like to thank each of you for trusting me with the opportunity to serve as director of the miami-dade water and sewer department. I am deeply humbled and grateful for this opportunity to serve the 2.8 for this opportunity to serve the 2.8 billion residents of miami-dade county in this role . It would be remiss not to recognize the leadership of interim director amanda connect whose services has helped build a foundation we can cntinue to strengthen and grow. Most importantly I'd like to thank the dedicated men and women of the miami-dade water and sewer department, engineers technicians frontline crews and administrative staff who keep the largest water and sewer utility in southeastern united states operating 24 hours a day seven days a week. Thank you again for this opportunity, ready to get to work. >>chair: thank you director, congratulations. And there's your picture, you will have to live with it forever. Thank you. Senator . >>senator garcia: as CHAIRMAN Of parks I want to say I welcome christina white, I know the work she's done at the elections dpartment and have a great deal of respect for her and she has big shoes to fill because maria has done a phenomenal job as parks and has been involved with this for many years and for me I'm saddened to see her go because she put her heart and soul into leading that department. So I just want to put those words on the record and tell maria we thanked her and appreciate her for the exemplary work she did in leading the department and we welcome christina and look forward to working with christina white as we continue to improve on the work maria nardi did in miami-dade county for parks. >>chair: congratulations again director. All right, MADAM Attorney is it in order to go in the first reading at this time? >>county attorney: yes sir. >>chair: you want to read the items and any bifurcations? >>. >>county attorney: 4a establishes a copy bounded on the east by 132 avenue on the south by 30 radical 190 lane and on the west by theoretical southwest 132 path known and described as trader estates, directing the mayor or designee to provide for the installation of streetlights approving a streetlighting agreement with florida power and light and authorizing mayor or designee execute the agreement waiving present resolutions and excluding the code an effective date. 4b is a ordinance creating and establishing a special taxing district in miami-dade county, florida, generally bounded on the north by ne 186 street (S.R. 860), on the east by ne 23 court, on the south by theoretical ne 185 terrace, and on the west by oleta river, known and described as canal by iq multipurpose maintenance and street lighting special taxing district; identifying services to be provided; authorizing and directing the county mayor or county mayor's designee to cause to be maintained and operated various public improvements and to provide for the installation of streetlights; approving a street lighting agreement wth florida power and light and authorizing the county mayor or county mayor's designee to execute the agreement; waiving provisions of resolution no. R-130-06; and providing for exclusion from the code and an effective date 4c is a ordinance creating and establishing a special taxing district in miami-dade county, florida, generally bounded on the north by theoretical sw 340 street, on the east by theoretical sw 170 avenue, on the south by sw 344 street (East palm drive), and on the west by sw 172 avenue (Ne 6 avenue), known and described as hibiscus homes multipurpose maintenance special taxing district; identifying services to be provided; authorizing and directing the county mayor or county mayor's designee to cause to be maintained and operated various public improvements; and providing for exclusion from the code and an effective date. 4d is a ordinance creating and establishing a special taxing district in miami-dade county, florida, generally bounded on the north by theoretical ne 137 street, on the east by theoretical ne 3 avenue, on the south by seaboard acres west ditch canal right-of-way, and on the west by ne 2 court, known and described as delmas north apartments multipurpose maintenance special taxing district; identifying services to be provided; authorizing and directing the county mayor or county mayor's designee to cause to be maintained and operated various public improvements; and providing for exclusion from the code and an effective date. 4e is a ordinance approving, adopting and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates and assessments for 147 certain street lighting special taxing districts in miami-dade county, florida for the fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025 and ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; and providing severability, exclusion from the code and an effective date. 4f is a ordinance approving, adopting and ratifying special assessment district rates for certain special taxing districts in miami-dade county, florida for rates decreasing or remaining flat for the fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025 and ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; and providing severability, exclusion from the code and an effective date. 4g is a ordinance approving, adopting and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates and assessments for certain newly active street lighting special taxing districts in miami-dade county, florida for the fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025 and ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; and providing severability, exclusion from the code and an effective date 4h is a ordinance approving, adopting and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates and assessments for 22 certain multipurpose maintenance special taxing districts in miami-dade county, florida for the fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025 and ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; and providing severability, exclusion from the code and an effective date 4I is a ordinance approving, adopting and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates and assessments for 11 certain security guard special taxing districts in miami-dade county, florida for the fiscal year commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025 and ending SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; and providing severability, exclusion from the code and an effective date. 4j is a ordinance approving, adopting, and ratifying non-ad valorem assessment rolls, rates, and assessments for the solid waste collection service area of miami-dade county, florida, commencing OCTOBER 1, 2025; providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date 4k is a ordinance relating to miami-dade county comprehensive development master plan; providing disposition of application no. Cdmp20240009, located approximately 661 feet north of sw 320 street between sw 197 avenue and sw 192 avenue, filed by bluenest development, llc. In the MAY 2024 cycle to amend the county's comprehensive development master plan; providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4l is a ordinance relating to miami-dade county comprehensive development master plan; providing disposition of application no. Cdmp20240016, located on the north side of sw 268 street and east of sw 154 avenue, filed by bluenest development, llc. In the OCTOBER 2024 cycle to amend the county's comprehensive development master plan; providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. 4m is a ordinance relating to miami-dade county comprehensive development master plan; providing disposition of application no. Cdmp20240017, located on the east side of sw 130 avenue between sw 226 street and sw 224 street, filed by bluenest development, llc. In the OCTOBER 2024 cycle to amend the county's comprehensive development master plan; providing severability, exclusion from the code, and an effective date. Those are your first reading items. I do have a request to bifurcate the following items, MR. Chair you've requested to bifurcate items 4e, 4g, 4h, 4I and 4j and I have a request for commissioner bermudez and gonzalez to bifurcate that item , 4j. >>commissioner higgins: which one was that? >>county attorney: the last item I spoke about was a request to bifurcate 4j but we have a request to bifurcate 4e, 4g, 4h, 4I and 4j. >>chair: we will take them. What's not bifurcated, three of them? >>county attorney: about half. >>chair: let's move the ones that are not so commissioner bastien moves the remainder of the items. Seconded by commissioner higgins. And any discussions, seeing none clerk call the remainder on the non-bifurcated items. >>commissioner bastien: yes. >>commissioner bermudez: yes. cohen higgins: >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: for. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: orbis: yes. >>commissioner regalado: yes. >>commissioner steinberg: >>vice chair: yes. >>chair: I vote yes. >> motion passes unanimously. >>chair: can we take up item 4e, moved by the vice chair. Seconded by commissioner gilbert. Clerk, please call the world. >>commissioner bermudez: yes. >>commissioner cohen higgins: no. >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: for. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: >>commissioner orbis: >>commissioner regalado: yes. >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bastien: yes. >>vice chair: no. >>chair: I vote no. >> motion passes 10-3. >>chair: item 4g is moved, call the roll. >>commissioner cohen higgins: >>chair: 4g. >>commissioner cohen higgins: for. >>senator garcia: are we on. >>commissioner: or 4j or 4g. >>commissioner hardemon: is this for 4g or 4h? >> this is 4g. >>commissioner hardemon: I think w passed 4g. Okay . >>senator garcia: what this says is we are getting old and we can't hear. >>commissioner hardemon: for. >>commissioner higgins: >>commissioner orbis: >>commissioner regalado: yes. >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bastien: yes. >>commissioner bermudez: >>vice chair: no. >>chair: I vote no . >> motion passes . >>chair: commissioner gilbert moves 4h seconded by commissioner gonzalez, please call the roll. >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: for. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: obis: >>commissioner regalado: yes. >>commissioner steinberg: bastien: yes. >>commissioner bermudez: >>commissioner cohen higgins: I vote no . >>vice chair: no . >>chair: I vote no . >> motion passes 10 to 3 . >>chair: 4I moved by commissioner gilbert, seconded by commissioner higgins, call the roll . >>commissioner gonzalez: for . >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: >>commissioner orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: yes on first reading. >>commissioner bastien: yes . >>commissioner bermudez: yes . >>commissioner cohen higgins: no . >>senator garcia: >>vice chair: no . >>chair: I vote no . >>chair: motion passes 10-3. >>chair: 4j moved by commissioner gilbert, seconded by commissioner higgins, call the roll on 4j. >>commissioner gonzalez: >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: >>commissioner orbis: no . >>commissioner regalado: no . >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bastien: yes for now . >>commissioner bermudez: no . >>commissioner cohen higgins: yes . >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: yes >>vice chair: no . >>chair: I vote no. >> motion fails, 6-7. >>commissioner hardemon: I moved to reconsider. >>chair: there is a motion to reconsider the item, seconded by commissioner cohen higgins. He wasn't on the winning side. They are on the prevailing side. Weight , number you're not on the prevailing side. You voted no or yes? >>commissioner hardemon: I voted against it. >>chair: is the second okay by anyone? All in favor of reconsidering signify by saying aye. All of the list, nay. >>commissioner hardemon: I moved to approve the item. >>chair: there is a motion to approve 4j by commissioner hardemon, seconded by commissioner gilbert, call the rule. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: >>commissioner milian orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bastien: yes for now. >>commissioner bermudez: >>commissioner cohen higgins: I vote yes . >>senator garcia: no . >>commissioner gilbert: yes . >>commissioner gonzalez: no . >>vice chair: no . >>chair: I vote no . >> motion fails, 6-7 . >>chair: the item fails. [Inaudible] >>chair: clerk, would you like to call the wall again? Call the vote. >>commissioner higgins: >>chair: commissioner higgins. >>commissioner higgins: yes . >>commissioner milian orbis: no . >>commissioner regalado: no . >>commissioner steinberg: yes . >>commissioner bastien: yes for now. >>commissioner bermudez: >>commissioner cohen higgins: yes . >>senator garcia: no . >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: no . >>commissioner hardemon: >>vice chair: no . >>chair: I am a no . >> motion fails 6-7 . >>commissioner gilbert: point of information. >>chair: you are recognized commissioner. >>commissioner gilbert: point of information. what we just did as a body was to not advance the item to set the fee for solid waste to committee where if you disagreed with the rate you have an opportunity to change it. In all candor, that makes no sense. Even if you don't agree with increasing the fee you still need a vehicle to set the fee. You're going to need a fee so you're still going to need the vehicle. What we did was just kill the vehicle to actually set the fee. And that's not even getting into it was just increasing the amount it took to actually run the department.But if you question that, that's fine and you wanted to have a lower fee or the same fee you still need the vehicle. So we need to probably work with the attorneys and administration to work on timing now because the timing of these things are very specific so now we're going to need a vehicle to actually set the fee to replace the vehicle the board just killed. >>commissioner higgins: can I ask one of the question? >>chair: to the attorneys and/or the administration. What happens now? Fee, it's not that it's dead, it's not that we shut down solid waste, let's not give misinformation, the garbage doesn't stop getting collected next week or next AUGUST or SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER, it does not stop overnight. What happens now because the vehicle to set a new rate is right this second but what happens to the current fee, does that go away, does it get reset to zero, what happens now met an attorney, can a separate vehicle be brought? >>county attorney: we will be happy to work with the administration. Another vehicle MAY be brought, you still do have time in order to set this rate. I believe that is going to increase by SEPTEMBER 25 . We would be able to do this, we still have significant time but a new vehicle will have to be brought and in short order to be able to make the deadlines that are required. >>chair: SEPTEMBER 25, not JUNE . >> SEPTEMBER 25 is the last day but these are approved by the ordinance and do require in certain instances mailed notices . It does require long lead time but we would be happy to work with the administration to take care of this. >>chair: thank you MADAM Attorney, does that answer questions, commissioner regalado. >>commissioner regalado: as a point of clarification I think there's other ways to do this. This establishes a fee and has a fee schedule and it ratifies a fee schedule that attached so for us to say we can change it the vote is what the vote is. One of the things we discussed at length committee is doing this a little bit differently. Specifically I don't agree with everyone paying the same because it doesn't cost the same for everyone. I think that's the conversation we should at a minimum half. There are certain parts of the district where it is more expensive to pick up trash, there's certain parts that recycle better than others and I think the conversation in a typical tax year that we should have the opportunity to have and we haven't had those. We have discussed that when we approved the contracts so when you look at the contracts you can see kind of what happens. And there's different areas that pay more and that it's more expensive to move back trash there or that the recycling isn't done as well as other areas but one of the things that I requested that we considered when we do this is what's happening with recycling, the folks that are being fined, what's going on with that money and for us to take a comprehensive look. I don't think because the department is spending more money we would automatically pass that on to our ratepayers. We have a broader conversation about what we're doing and explain to folks we've done everything we can before we pass it on to the ratepayers. >>chair: thank you commissioner and thank you for staying on process and procedure because it is the first reading item but commissioner cohen higgins you are recognized. >>commissioner cohen higgins: thank you to the attorneys for clarifying the questions. As a follow-up we are under a time constraint. They gave us the deadline in which something needs to be passed by working from that deadline when is this going to be brought back for a first reading, that's the clarity that I want. This doesn't have a sponsor, it's an administrative item, I am assuming an alternate item will be brought out our next the hearing, I'm trying to avoid a decision where we are backed into a corner and the item has not been brought forward because it must be brought before the board so what is the timeline we anticipate that happening? There is notice requirements that are half-day so what will it be? >> are you going to answer the question or stay with other comments. >>mayor cava: we will get the deadline as requested I just want you to know there is a cost though normally we do not notice with the trim, otherwise the estimate I am giving is about $2 million or a separate notice so that's a concern. >>chair: $2 million for a notice? Cohen higgins you have the floor. >>speaker: they are discussing what the estimate would be but it would be a significant cost . So it can be within the trim notice deadline, obviously that is to our benefit so we can talk about that deadline. >> understanding the cost of the re-noticing and implications of the deadline we must meet my question remains the same. When will this be brought before the board again in another form for us to vote on so that we meet the deadline and we don't have to spend another $2 million on notice requirements, when will this come back before the board? Meeting for JUNE 26 and we would be happy to have an item prepared for first reading for JUNE 26. This item had it been approved would have been scheduled for public hearing on second reading at your JULY 15 meeting. To the etent we can still continue to meet tat requirement that would still be a target and that would also satisfy the AUGUST 24 trim notice deadline so if we could move it along and we have to work with the administration to have that done. >>commissioner cohen higgins: that's what I wanted to clarify because we don't convene during the entire month of AUGUST we literally have one additional meeting in order to bring this item back and meet this SEPTEMBER 24 deadline and not incur an additional expense. I want to make sure we are on the same page, we have another bite at the apple and it is our JUNE 26. So we will have an alternate version of this at our next hearing, thank you MR. Chair. >> senator garcia on the substance of not the actual item. >>senator garcia: if we're having a vehicle and making sure that we have time for public input is there a way we could move an item without any increase so there can be a vehicle so we can have the conversation with committee and allow the public to have their say because my concern is that the finding we MAY come into AUGUST that pushes into SEPTEMBER and we will generate more cost. >>chair: is my understanding and increase has to be reflected and cannot go up after today's date but can you answer the senators question, that MAY be an option. >> your question is if you can approve an item today with no increase? >> move it to committee . >> these items don't require committee review so that does allow for more expediency with moving this item along. We would certainly try to work with the administration to see if we could perhaps bring an item, at the chair's discretion to have it added on today that has no increase during the course of this meeting. I don't know if they would be able to do the necessary calculations to finalize the item today. If not we could prepare that item for JUNE 26 and bring it to the sport for first reading and still meet the deadlines. >>chair: I would allow that item to come on and how this board vote on it so if you want to bring it up during the meeting I would be agreeable to that. With a flat fee moving forward and it could be discussed. >>mayor cava: through the chair I am told by our budget director it would be better to bring it back next time, there's more detail that goes into this and we can consult with the property appraiser as well. >>chair: that would be up to the administration but I would be willing to put it on and bring it at a flat rate. >>mayor cava: we will look into it, thank you MR. Chair. >>chair: all right, MADAM Attorney, cmmissioner gilbert . >>commissioner gilbert: point of information. One of the things having said on the commission previously that I don't is how history sometimes repeats itself. Last year we had to increase the solid waste fee significantly and the reason we had to increase the fee significantly was because prior commissions, not ours, commissions did not track the cpi, consumer price idex, what it costs to operate the system with the actual revenue generated so what they did was keep the rate. Or not raise it enough to match the increase in cost. Gas is 199 when it is really $2.35. It I what it is. So I would just have us as we go forward and I don't mind giving into this with commissioner regalado or anyone else. >>chair: commissioner gilbert you are now getting into the numbers . >>commissioner gilbert: I want us to be mindful with what we could be doing to the next commission about reducing cost and sliding scales in different fees, I'm happy to do all these things, those to be on the table if we don't make the fee it's our job as commissioners and I think we owe them better than what was given to us. >>chair: we have an item back on the agenda as soon as today, you want it on for the next meeting with the administration's discretion to have a conversation and the second reading . With that MADAM Attorney can we move into public hearing, is that appropriate at this time? >> 580 clears certain property is surplus and to include such property. Authorizing conveyance to try financial group llc for the purpose of developing such property with affordable housing to be rented or sold to very low or moderate income households directing the mayor designee to perform due diligence and take all actions necessary to accomplish the conveyance of the property and at supplement, 5b vacates a portion of county rght-of-way along the nw. 44th st. West of northwest 31 avenue of along the frontage of the property owned by luther harrison located at 4424 nw. 31st ave., 5c grants a petition to close sw. 74th avenue from sw. 64th st., north for 555 feet filed by thomas wednesday diocese of miami, 5d establishes a special taxing district bounded on the north by 180 street on north e. 27th avenue and on the south by will 187 street and north east 24 placed known and described as htg aif oasis street lighting taxing district identifying services to be provided authorizing the mayor designee to provide for the installation of streetlights approving a streetlighting agreement of florida power and light and authorizing the mayor to execute the agreement waiving provisions of resolution r-13006 and its corresponding resolution adopting or affirming a assessment roll, this is item 5d1, 5e establishes a taxing district bounded on the north by theoretical sw. 28th st. And on the west by the 28th avenue and on the sxsw 189 lane and on the west by southwest 32 pounds known and described as trader estates streetlighting district identifying services to be provided authorizing and directing the mayor or designee to provide for the installation of streetlights proving a streetlighting agreement authorizing the mayor designee to execute the agreement waiving resolutions of r-130-06 and providing exclusion from the code and an effective date and 5e 1 confirms the preliminary assessment roll, 5f creates a special taxing district in the county bounded on the north by then and street and on the east by theoretical southwest 99 and on the west by homestead avenue known and described as banyan paradise multipurpose maintenance special taxing district identifying services provided authorizing and directing mayor designee cost to be maintained and operated various public improvements and providing exclusion from the code and an effective date, 5g approved the plat of modernity, 5h approves the plat of the 10, five I approves the plat of sa recycling and jk realty investments llc, those are your public hearing items. And at the appropriate time I have a request to bifurcate. >>vice chair: thank you MADAM Attorney, any bifurcations? From regalado to bifurcate item 5a, I don't have speaking for any of these hearing items. >>chair: we do MADAM Attorney so let's get into it. I have bruce lambert so on 5a , ursula jones, please approach the well. You have a minute to speak, state your name and address. Please state your name and address, you have a minute to speak on the item of which you are speaking on. >>speaker: [Speaking spanish] 98 north kendall doctor . >>speaker: [Speaking spanish. >>translator: I'm here to talk about properties of the county used under these conditions. >>speaker: [Speaking spanish] >>translator: property counties belong to us and we should use them to the best benefit. >>speaker: [Speaking spanish . >>translator: for humans and animals. >>speaker: [Speaking spanish] >>translator: the system of shelters in the county is collapsing the last few years. There are inadequate industrial installations. The lack of veterinarians. And preventable euthanize asians because of lack of space. There is a lack of diagnosis improvement. This is not worthy of miami-dade . We have a solution the county owns pristine land for facilities surrounding us. Such as the 46 acres near navy wells pineland reserve. With folio numbers 30 308 27 . 000 000-0316. >>speaker: [Speaking spanish] Which are ideal for building a true animal sanctuary and rehabilitation spaces . Why continue spending on cosmetic patches when we can create a surrounding area of welfare. >>chair: bruce lambert so. Hope I said that right. >>speaker: I would like her to speak prior to me. >>chair: MRS. Jones. I have you registered will are you not going to speak? You're going to speak after, okay so MR. Jones you are registered you've got a minute, state your name and address for the record on the item which you are speaking on . >>speaker: my name was mispronounced so kyla is kayla, I'm here with my mom, we are registered together to speak. >>chair: so you are kayla, thank you and apologize or the mispronunciation. >>speaker: no worries at all. Good morning commissioners, my name is kayla jones and my family lives at northeast 1 59th st., working-class single-family neighborhood and I'm here to speak about item 5a that supports affordable housing and I am equally supportive of the fact the county is utilizing its own land and right-of-way for the benefit of the community because this is not the case on 1 59th st. Where the county is declaring eminent domain to seize front yards of properties to implement a project county staff has admitted to having no justification for. We are familiar with miami-dade county's challenging history with gentrification and displacement of entities, this corrects this troubled history. Someone stated earlier history repeats itself. It is sad the cycle will continue on 1 59th st., that my family will be tallied among the working-class communities destroyed by transportation projects and will need affordable housing in the future. Finally I would like to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak on this issue . >>chair: thank you MISS Kayla, appreciate it. So darr cell jones is going to speak quest we are speaking together, thank you. >>chair: humberto bruce. >>speaker: just a follow-up to what MR. Jones was speaking about there's a right-of-way acquisition from the city of north miami beach to the county . That's the start of this five lane of 159th st., we have the notice on this entire project has been abysmal. Most people have not received notices. In fact I was told I couldn't speak on this because it went to committee already, we were never notified this was before the transportation committee. I'm really disappointed that this is entirely a residential area from one end to the other, 200 homes are being affected by this object that could potentially five lane the road which takes away all the swales in front of everybody's property, there's no parking allowed and the county spent about 10 and a half million dollars, about 15 years ago landscaped the street. There is beautiful oak trees all along it and by removing all this is going to make the houses just... >>commissioner higgins: MR. CHAIRMAN what item re they speaking on? >>chair: 5a apparently. >>commissioner higgins: and that's not on 190th st. I think that is 8n1. >>chair: if you want to give them another minute, nicolette acosta. And I have you signed up for 5a as well so what are you speaking on? >>speaker: to clarify it falls more 4g. >>chair: but 4g already passed . >>speaker: that's fine . >>chair: you have to stick to the subject of the item. So you want to come back when the item comes back? >>speaker: I want to talk about the properties of miami-dade county in general tied into the facilities you have at 7401 northwest >>speaker: I want to talk about the properties of miami-dade county in general tied into the facilities you have at 7401 northwest ave., it is supposed to be owned and funded by miami-dade county but it is not up to code. We have animals in their dying of heatstroke and also flooding. >>chair: that's not what we are on, thank you. Appreciate it. All right. I have no additional public speakers signed up so public hearing is now closed. Any bifurcations MADAM Attorney, I think you some. >>county attorney: commissioner regalado wanted to bifurcate 5a. >>chair: any other bifurcations from any of my colleagues? Seeing none do I have a motion for the remainder of items, moved by commissioner bastien, clerk please call the roll. >>commissioner milian orbis: yes . >>commissioner regalado: yes . >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bastien: yes . >>commissioner bermudez: yes . >>commissioner higgins: for . >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner higgins: >>vice chair: >>chair: I vote yes . >> motion passes unanimously . >>chair: commissioner bastien moves 5a seconded by commissioner regalado and you are recognized . >>commissioner regalado: thank you and thank you commissioner bastien. I know you're trying to get this project done and I was talking to nathan about it . My concern is for some time I tried to put a pin in these info properties because I don't think we should be developing properties that have septic tanks. This one is several lots. And it's going to come up in another item in kionne's district but one of the things we should be considering as a body is when we put in the septic tanks that we require an easement so that in the future if we can put a pump station or we can connect we don't have to buy land because the problem I'm having on the water and sewer side is there is no land to buy, we won't even talk about the money you don't have to buy it, there is no place to put these septic tanks. So there's a place to put these pump stations to get rid of these tanks so I want you all to consider that. We can't do it when it is a one off because obviously you can't put a pump station on a tiny light. I was looking at the size of this to see if it was possible. I don't think it is. But I think that it's something we should all consider as we deal with these. I don't have info properties in my district but I will tell you I have commercial properties and residential properties being developed and if they don't have connectivity I do ask for an easement so if we do not have the ability to put a pump station and connect there now a future board MAY have the ability to put a pump station and connect their when that becomes possible. So just something to consider, I wanted to mention it because especially when we have three or four of them it could be possible. >>vice chair: thank you commissioner regalado, commissioner bastien . >>commissioner bastien: thank you for your comments, I wanted to make sure you knew that the developer already owns part of the parcel. We're talking about a small parcel that he's asking to convey to him. I understand your concerns about connection to septic. I mean, to sewer but as you know not every developer has acess so in this case he doesn't have access so what we've done, we've agreed for them to use a higher septic standard. That's what we need to do. And in the past we've circulated land on parcels and wasd asked for it, I don't have any problem. We've given it to them but in this case this developer owns the three parcels. And he culd not , he doesn't have access . We know we're going to have housing prices and we have to really measure that. To what we talk about . >>commissioner regalado: that's why I'm saying an easement, I'm just saying moving forward you have more than one lot, in this case the developer owns three lots and we're adding one. It's enough land for you to have an easement, I'm not saying you would do that but I'm saying moving forward they don't lose anything from giving us an easement, we're not using it right now. We are saying we would have access to that property. Should we be able to connect five, 10 years from now so we wouldn't have to put a pump station. I'm not uing the land now, just reserving the right to use the land later should I be able to have a pump station because to your point there are areas of the county where we now asked her connectivity but if we don't have a place for the pump stations even when we do get there we won't have a place to put the pump stations so that's my point. Just as a point to the board as we deal with these things if you have an opportunity to reach out to water and sewer and ask them if an easement would work on that property is easier for us then to have access to those properties, we're not using it now that we could use it five years from now, seven years from now and then w would have a location for a pump station and we don't have to buy it. I can tell you in my district where we are closer to connectivity, we have money and we can't buy the land so that's why I'm suggesting an easement . >>vice chair: thank you commissioner regalado, commissioner gilbert. >>commissioner gilbert: to the vice CHAIRMAN , not necessarily on this item but you might want to consider reserving those easements in our forum if space allows so we don't give away property we need a piece of later to actually do public works for water and sewer. I think that probably is an appropriate thing, at least some type of form language to go into our standard lease for everyone's properties because some things we know will be reasonably accessible for pump stations but to the extent that they are and where giving them property we don't want to give them property and come back and buy it from them later. that would, not on this item necessarily but I think we should work on language and if you're willing to do that. >>commissioner gonzalez: I was going to bifurcate it, I've always had an issue with septic tanks because we have to make sure we protect our environment and the water supply and so forth but when we are conveying properties I understand we're conveying it for public housing we should always have an area that has an ability to come in and future and see if we can connect to sewer when it happens. I think I'm going to vote no just because I've been consistent in my votes, it has nothing to do with the quality of the development itself. I think the conversation has been had where we should have some language where we can dedicate some access to the property in the future, some pump stations to make sure we connect to sewer . >>