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>> honoring the 6 million jews and other victims murdered by the nazi regime and their collaborators. The holocaust dance is one of the histories greatest atrocities in their reminder of the consequences of anti-semitism hatred and intolerance and the erosion of human dignity. I'd like to call up miriam singer from gcs and we have a few survivors with us today as well. [Reading names] Greater miami jewish federation members please come up, vanessa ressler, miriam singer, donna cutler, board chair helen fossett and we also have descendents from the holocaust survivors. Several second and third generation survivors, come up and join us and of course we have all of you here supporting so just on behalf of our mayor, our CHAIRMAN And the entire county commission we do proclaim international holocaust remembrance day in miami dade county. It is something we will remember, never forget and continue teaching and talking about and with that would you like to see a few words? >> thank you so much commissioner steinberg for making sure we remember and to all those who are here and who've done so much to make sure that we will never forget to our survivors thank you for being with us ad telling your story. There is nothing that can replace getting in touch with personally with people who have experienced the holocaust, the generations that follow and I am so grateful you have stepped up to tell your stories and we are memorializing them at our holocaust memorial with even the holograms to be able to have people personally. We have groups of survivors and grandchildren of survivors who are animating memories in our community. There is as I say nothing that replaces it and I had the horrific experience of visiting auschwitz with MARCH of the living and truly to see with your own eyes means the world. This is being covered up, it's being denied so what we are doing here today is critically important and I know we are in a community that honors, respects and uplifts and makes sure anti-semitism has no home here in miami dade county so GOD bless, thank you so much commissioner. >>chair: I will echo into my colleagues want to say a few words, echo work the words the mayor mentioned above make you for being here today, thank you for sharing your stories. I think it is important for history to never repeat itself, that we learn from history. Sometimes we get educated through reading, sometimes we learn through stories from those that went through it and there's no better way than to learn from those that experience to and still the fear of the truth, what could happen and what did happen and just 2 and a half years ago the mayor commissioner steinberg and myself donnie to have the county commissioners and those in this building get a little taste of what it was and I know even that was nowhere near what was probably experienced but again thank you guys for being here and for sharing your stories. >>commissioner gilbert: thank you for being here, this is important because on the 27th which also happens to be my mother's birthday so I remember the day all the time. It's the remembrance, the international remembrance day in truth we need to remember them every day. It needs to be front of mind that people sat silent and an idea and then evil and metastasized that ended up almost conquering the world. It needs to be something we actively contemplate as we go through our day-to-day lives that some folks just sat silent and we can never be those people. A while ago I wrote a piece and martin nebo learned he was the lutheran minister who said they came for the trade unionists and I wasn't a trade unionist fly wasn't worried. I wanted to know what his story was and his story was interesting because his story was as a former german ss officer in world war I supported hitler when he came to power, became a lutheran pastor, the only complaint when they told him the sermons he could preach. They put him in a concentration camp. What we think of as a problem was his lived experience, he talked about how he was quiet. Let's remember the holocaust and every moment that led to the holocaust, remember that in action. Let's remember we are the safeguards against that, it's our collective goodness, it is us and if we are quiet the thing we say we should never forget can actually happen again. >> thank you commissioner steinberg and MADAME Mayor and MR. CHAIRMAN. As many of you know I've worked with as your former state legislator I was instrumental in making sure that you got funded, the museum got funded, the memorial got funded. I've worked with so many of you and I'm grateful to see you here today. It is my privilege to welcome our three survivors, leslie, you especially I've gotten to know your story and honestly as laszlo reminded me every survivors story is unique. There is no story that was the same and I'm captivated by each and every one of you who have shared your stories and continue to share them. I believe educating, the whole function of the memorial of miami beach will educate scores of children so they to learn what evil can exist and our role in making sure it never exists again. To the children and grandchildren of the survivors, we welcome you as well here because you've been charged with the responsibility of keeping the stories going and to our survivors I have deep love and gratitude to have you with us today and you can be sure this commission, the mayor, we will never ever forget you and do not stand alone. >> to the survivors, I echo the sentiments that were shared by my colleagues and the mayor and a few others. Even on the state level, my fight to ensure this never again happens making sure your voices are heard. It continues to be that way here at the county commission to the survivors as we heard from our colleague, it is upon you now to ensure the voices are going to be continued to be heard and memorialized in a way that makes sense for all of us to be educated on and understand and appreciate and what you're doing is showing resilience so thank you so much. >>commissioner bermudez: ditto to what my colleagues have said , we are so much reminded constantly of what history, they say history teaches many lessons but the key thing is not repeat the atrocities history has committed and victor frankel who survived the holocaust and was a person who was a great writer, great thinker. Man's inhumanity to man. We have to do something making sure that doesn't happen to people and keep that every day and if you don't keep history at the forefront evil will forget as we are seeing across the nation and that's a sad thing so thank you so much again to the survivors and all the families that keep this at the forefront, I want to thank commissioner steinberg for always being a fighter for this. A mayor and CHAIRMAN, also making sure this is always at the forefront of this AUGUST bodies mind because not every elected body in the united states unfortunately remembers history and it's our role to make sure they don't. And I hope we continue to do that and this body whoever is on it, maybe none of us doesn't do that, I hope you hold accountable. >> thank you commissioner steinberg and everyone being here this morning as we recognize international holocaust remembrance day, thank you for standing up and being present and showing how important it is we as a community message not only will we do everything we can as a community to make sure history doesn't repeat itself but then when not only across the country as my colleagues have said but in our own backyards receipt tories of complete and utter disgusting behavior we as a body take leadership and express the level of condemnation we have for acts such as what we saul recently in the name of a woman unjustified by bringing it attention but I'm grateful to all of you for standing up and know we as a body stand with you to make sure we also never forget, thank you again. >>chair: miriam, as you receive this proclamation. He is a senator but get closer. he's barely a commissioner, he is a senator. >>commissioner garcia: first of all I echo the sentiments. This shows you a great example of what's happening in this community, republicans and democrats, cubans everyone from all different communities coming together and standing up against anti-semitism, remembering the atrocities of the holocaust and what's been happening in our community and the country lately, anti-semitism has been rising on the right and on the left and if we don't speak up, if we allow anti-semitism to permeate in our society they will come after you next. People say what's the big deal, what's the big deal when they come after one group they will come after everyone else so together in this community when we stand up as one and say no to anti-semitism and fight against it we are fighting against heat in every shape and form. This is why I am so proud to be with this group of individuals and look to the next generation. We can never allow this to be forgotten. We must fight to make sure people remember the pain, the atrocities that happened so that doesn't happen again here or anywhere else so GOD bless you for being here with us, standing with us and turning your pain into something that is positive not only for you but everyone else in our community, nikki, thank you so much for doing this and ensuring we have this day of remembrance in our community. >>chair: now I will see if miriam wants to say a few words and call of at least one of the survivors to say a couple words. >> thank you commissioner for sponsoring and MADAME Mayor we stand before you to bear witness of history and to do everything we can as a united community to fight hatred and discrimination. To fght against anti-semitism, to be educators, to educate our next generation and educate our community about the importance of being united in the lending our voices to as a commissioner said to condemn acts of wrong, spoken word that is wrong so we are grateful to be here and to be united and feel the warmth of our entire miami-dade county commission and our mayor in doing this important work and I would like to ask one of our holocaust survivors to who represents te survivor community. >> thank you everybody, thank you for this but it really does not belong to us, it belongs to the 6 million innocence brutally murdered just because they were jewish, thank you. >>chair: thank you for that and you want to say something? >> I want to say one thing on behalf of all of us descendents of holocaust survivors. Remembrance is an active leadership and I just wanted to thank you all for your leadership, really, thank you. >>chair: now miriam get in the middle with the families, survivors. And my friend will tell us where to stand. >>. >>chair: we have one more presentation to follow before we get our meeting started. Please take your seats. All right. Commissioner, stay up here with me, we have a few more presentations. We've got one more. MADAME Mayor please join me. All right, for someone like commissioner steinberg that usually stays under the radar. Or tries anyway, she's having a busy day this morning at least. Let's see what the rest of the day has in store for her. The next one is, thank you albert. I'll let commissioner steinberg do most of the talking but I know gino the PRESIDENT And ceo of mount sinai hospital and today we are recognizing 75 years operating in south florida. But I won't let it go. For me it's an honor to be part of this board during this recognition, come up here as well and I don't know if you can join me but for me this doesn't just mean years. It means jobs that have been created. It means attendees that have learned to practice in new hospitals. It means lives saved and families that have been reunited because of the doctors that have done their work at your facility so congratulations during your term at least running a very successful business because at the end of the day it is that a successful hospital to our community so with that commissioner steinberg. >>commissioner steinberg: I don't have renc for me. So switching gears, now we are going to commemorate something very joyful. 75 years for mount sinai hospital which is the largest hospital system in my district. They service all over the county and I will read a little bit of this, founded in 1949 mount sinai medical center is the largest nonprofit teaching hospital in florida having steadfastly fulfilled its mission to provide high-quality healthcare with 13 locations across miami dade including three emergency centers mount sinai continues to expand access and services with significant investments underway such as the forthcoming raymond comprehensive cancer center in westchester freestanding emergency center both scheduled to open later this year. In the CHAIRMAN's district. Mount sinai remains a cornerstone of medical education and one of florida's original statutory teaching hospitals training more than 200 residents and fellows annually while recruiting developing exceptional physicians and surgeons who deliver patient centered multidisciplinary care that reflects a come culture of compassion and integration and I'll skip to the most important part that we are proud to commemorate this historic 75 year milestone honoring mount sinai medical center's enduring legacy of service mexico medical excellence and unwavering commitment to improving the well-being of residents so therefore on behalf of our mayor CHAIRMAN, vice CHAIRMAN Of the board of miami-dade county commission cured by proclaim mount sinai hospital 75th anniversary date in miami-dade county. Congratulations. >>chair: the mayor and gino. >>mayor cava: look, 75 years in miami is a big deal so that's why it's so important to remember and celebrate. I want to say in addition to all that has been said about the great medical care and innovation is beautiful and rising above the wter, it's really an iconic, it's not just a building, its buildings s you inspire people not only with good quality care and each of those buildings reflects a commitment from people in our community who are grateful for the care they received and want to be sure people know they are dedicated, we are all dedicated to the well-being of this great institution so congratulations and I'm so proud to be here with you today. >> to the commission on leadership thank you for this honor. It is an honor to lead mount sinai and celebrate the 75th year especially following the remembrance of international holocaust day. We started 75 years ago by a group of jewish fan therapists similar to our board chernow and a couple jewish physicians because there was no place for jewish and african-american physicians and patients to move freely. We maintain that mission and start every meeting this way 75 years now, we trained over 250 residents, we will be up to 15 location soon and we are recognized as one of the top 2% of hospitals nationally. So our mission is important and it is truly an honor to be able to be recognized and I want to thank you so much. >>chair: join us in the middle so you can accept the proclamation. [Applause] >>chair: if my team could assist and the sergeants could do their thing with the loud voice. Where is albert? Albert. >> please find your seats, we are going to get started. >>chair: clerk, if you can roll call. >> good morning. >>commissioner bastien: >>commissioner bermudez: >>commissioner cohen higgins: good morning, present. >>commissioner garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner lopez: >>commissioner milian orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: >>vice chair mcghee: >>chair: >> we only have six members present, we do not have a quorum. >>chair: where is gilbert and the vice chair? Where is gilbert? I am seeing quorum if you want to do that again. >> with bermudez we now have seven. >> and the vice chair as well. Do you want to go ahead and do it. >>commissioner bastien: >>commissioner bermudez: present. >>commissioner cohen higgins: present. >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner lopez: >>commissioner milian orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: >>vice chair mcghee: >>chair: >> we have nine members present, we have a quorum. >>chair: colleagues, welcome back. Please remain standing for the invocation led this morning by my friend pastor mark mortensen of first baptist church of westwood lake at my ivitation followed by the pledge of allegiance by commissioner colin higgins. >> thank you for allowing me to be here, heavenly father we come before you this morning with thankful rts, mindful of the great at responsibilities placed to those who serve our community. Grateful for miami-dade county, the people, its neighborhoods and the many cultures that make up this wonderful city. We also today in special meant remembrance of what took place many years ago in our world, the holocaust, thank you for those that were here today. Remembers what took place and the tragedy and atrocities that came across this world and has already been said we pray this will never happen again. Ask you today to guide these commissioners who participate in today's meeting, grant them wisdom beyond their understanding. Make every decision be shaped by compassion, justice and sincere concern for the well-being in our community. I think of your word lord and it says if any of you lack wisdom let him ask with GOD who come before you liberally to all without reproach. For that promise we ask you to grant wisdom clarity and discernment to these commissioners and all that participate in today's meeting. MAY their hearts be guided by humility under the words of truth. We lift up the residents of our county, our families, children, seniors, workers, those who are often overlooked. MAY the work they do not go unnoticed. Bless our first responders, public servants and all those that labored dearly in the good of this wonderful county miami deed. This meeting begins lord we ask for your piece to rest upon this chamber and MAY your guidance be evident in all that is said and done. We entrust this time to you with gratitude and faith and then your precious sons name we pray amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states, one nation under GOD indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >>chair: you MAY be seated. Thank you pastor. all right. Good morning. I think it is fitting to start by wishing our MADAM Attorney a belated happy birthday so happy belated even though I MAY have been the first one to say happy birthday to her. You want to say it after the meeting? I am in. >> thank you MR. Chair, thank you. >>chair: I hope you didn't enjoy the rest of your birthday, her morning started off in the long briefings with yours truly. Should we go into reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard? >> that would be appropriate. >>chair: reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard is open, do I have the list? You call the drill when I call your name state the item which you are speaking on, name and address and you will have one minute to speak. I'm going to start with our tax collector danny fernandez. >>public speaker: good morning, CHAIRMAN, commissioners thank you for letting me speak. I am miami-dade county tax collector here to show strong support for two important items. Item 11 need for by commissioner tran seven asked the government to make stronger goals and provide more rency when these licenses are misused they allow business activities that help the communist regime. This affected many families in miami-dade county and put the national security of the united states at risk. under florida law a miami-dade county ordinance my office must revoke or refuse a business tax receipt in certain situations. Businesses that MAY be doing business commerce connecting to cuba and we are doing this because the law requires us to do it. We are working with department of commerce, homeland security irs and others. I recently met with us ambassador to cuba to talk about this issue. The federal government is watching closely and supports this compliance work our office is doing. >>chair: you are the best. I want to welcome you to the well the same goes for commissioner regalado, welcome and you are welcome to approach. >> I am the district for city commissioner for the city of miami and I'm here to strongly support commissioner cohen higgins's resolution 11a4 and thank her for her leadership on an issue of deep importance. When it comes to cuba miami-dade is not just one other county we are the front, home to the largest cuban exile community in the country a major try a major hub for cuba related commerce. When sanctions fail our community is exploited. Why does this item matter? The federal government licenses businesses created for humanitarian purposes that weren't meant to be exploited by entities linked to regimes that terrorize their communities. We have a large fight ahead of us but by working together as a county city and in tandem with the federal government we can make a change in people's lives. That's why I've introduced legislation at the city of miami being heard tomorrow. This is about protecting miami-dade and being exploited. We know this to be true, our community did not flee oppression to fight it from afar. I strongly urge you to support this item. >>chair: I speak for myself for sure but we all stand with both of you that spoke and of course with our colleague commissioner tran seven one her item. Up I've got nita holmes. I don't see her. There is my friend. It's she is here. >> thank you for having my back. Hope you had a great mlk. I haven't had time to get down here to find out whether or not the report has been given. Here's my interest in the report we visited the mayor's office about 30 seniors, hoa members. Regarding the issue of flooding and as a empowered resilient woman I have made it not just an experience in my life as a senior but to advocate along with my neighbors in the hoa leaders regarding the need for the flooding program to be addressed. Particularly when I did not see it addressed in the budget, lastly the environmental impact grant, I want to make sure that report and request right now a copy of that report and the status because as the executive director founder of toxic tour we know that flooding in our community is severe and we know that seniors and persons with disability and hoa's are affected by it so I would like to just address that and putting on the record thank you for giving us that attention in your office, we didn't have an appointment but we were pretty ticked off we only had one minute and with that I say thank you and have a great week. >> I got manuel, michael perez, please stand up and approach the well. Michael perez. [Reading names] You can approach. One can take each podium. State your name and address, the item which you are speaking on and you have one minute to speak, please be respectful of your colleagues. >> I live at 15330 southwest. 155 port district 9 and I like to introduce myself as an environmental scientist but I'm not here to yell about the everglades and it impacts it will face from incineration. I'm here to talk about cost. I hear a lot of things from this board about government efficiency. How is spending billions on an incinerator we don't need efficient, there are other solutions out here and I don't think you guys are backed into a corner. I've seen the proposal and this idea of having bio digesters composting facilities, other options are on the table. All these not in my backyard groups have said we don't want in hialeah, when you push this in the everglades, all of us are affected. This is our drinking water here. I'm so surprised I'm reminding this board that has fought for this game a water quality, all these things at the everglades is all of our water source, we all shower I hope. This is something that like I said affects all of us. Let's not forget that. >> 16171 southwest. 73rd street speaking on behalf of sierra club, as it relates organizer I'm speaking in opposition to item 681, an incinerator will see the increases of 60% of what the house holds currently paid from $700-$1000 from one year to the next and additionally all currently proposed areas and locations for an incinerator or in proximity to the everglades protecting the habitat of countless endangered species, our shared ecosystem and a source of water for floridians, a significant amount of our water also comes from everglades like michael mentioned and finally this decision will stick with the county long after all your terms or over and I hope with the expected 30 to 40 year operational dates you will consider how this will affect your legacies, thank you. >>public speaker: on manwell marcy l residing in 12 full five mariposa avenue coral gables. I would like to speak in opposition to the 6a1, the incinerator being planned to be built. On the everglades. I think that to build another plant where more pollutants could be deposited into the already imperiled wetlands is just a continuation of this already unfortunate history that government here in south florida has towards the decimation of these endangered environment. To spend billions of dollars on this plant when really money needs to be spent on everglades restoration is just a disservice not just to the environment but to the communities that inhabit the everglades and around it as well. >>public speaker: my name is bernice and I live at 29th street and I'm speaking in opposition of item 6a1 to build a new incinerator. A month ago we were all here fielding fpl's proposals, that's why we said we need more time to discuss this, let's do an industry day timer for the 21st. That didn't happen because it was an unrealistic timeline. It is because it's an expensive project, these things are never on budget, never on a timeline. Knowing that are we really going to go down the road of what that's going to be, it's not like we decided to do it in a year or two, it's going to go out to a way longer battle so let's just remove them from the table and look into the composting facilities and other things that will solve the problems that we have with our waste rather than continue to spend energy on this incinerator we will pay for that will not even satisfy or meet our needs. >>chair: go ahead ma'am. >>public speaker: I reside at 10063 boulevard, I'm here to speak on item 6a1 and asking commissioners to reconsider the decision to lock our county into a toxic long-term contract. Wonderful case study of a community that has invested in alternatives to incineration, they seen a steady decrease in waste production and in 10 years they implement solutions that brought down their waste production and in the time it takes our county to build an incinerator miami-dade be on its way to an economically prosperous zero waste county. I urge this commission to search for solutions that promote a circular economy and ensure our health is not compromised. >> my name is isabella, I've been serving as a officer for troop 361 and I continue to do so after my graduation rate I spent each year dedicated to the everglades and sharing with our cmmunity the beauty of our unique ecosystem. I'm very disappointed to hear in issue 6a1 and I greatly opposed it entirely. I commend the last five people and their arguments against this because I do believe there is so much funding we could put into more effective ways to manage our waste. We can perform our recycling systems, there are way better options and continuing to erode are very unique ecosystem and as a member of this community and as a member for my troop 361 I am very concerned for the future of the everglades so thank you. >> noel cleveland southwest 50th street and I'm here to speak of my position opposition to 6a1. I noticed on the agenda how many items you have with significant dollars associated that you will be voting on and I will make a quick list, $1750, $600 million, 16,816,000, $937.53, 8,471,000 $833, $333,023, 15,776,289, 209, 9 mllion, 50,000, 947,000, 1,650,000, 3.9 million, 5 million, 2 million, 727 million, 966 million, it goes on and on. And yet the cost for the incinerator isn't even showing up on item for 6a1 so we need to be honest with the fiscal responsibility here. >>chair: MR. Mcknight. >> PRESIDENT Mcknight author of the corporation and an essential worker, as for the incinerator not many people allow a barbecue in their backyard, we need an incinerator 100%. I'm trying to get revenue from miami-dade county, I was in 2024 in miami, my first responder staff from aventura to work with the city of aventura economy. I've never seen so much water in my life, my truck water was 1 foot from the door so I went to the mayor's meeting and I told him to identify the flood zone, drain their property and I'm talking to the sewer department, and your 15 feet in diameter. To create a system but I came with an idea to use a bit of a structure above the railroad so I'm trying to get funding from the government, I want miami-dade to accept this funding. >>chair: thank you MR. Mcknight. That is all the speakers I have scheduled to speak. Isabella lewis. Isabella, is that you? So with that reasonable opportunity is now closed. MADAM Attorney shall we set the agenda at this time. >> I have the following changes, item 2 b5, commissioner bermudez is adding this item to the poll list. 2b 11, senator garcia and commissioners bermudez and bastien add this item to the poll list. Hf one, senator garcia is adding the item to the poll list. Eight g1, senator garcia and commissioner mealy on orbis. Eight g3, commissioner milian orbis pulls the item. Hk three that supplement, commissioner hardemon is pulling the item. 8p 1, senator garcia adds this item into the poll list. Senator garcia is also adding items hp 2, hp three, 981 and 11 a1 to the poll list, eight p2, hp three, 981 and 11 a1. Commissioner regalado is adding 1182 and 11 a5 to the poll list. Senator garcia and 11 a6 and 1482. German rodriguez at 15. >>chair:. Commissioners bermudez and commissioner gonzalez are adding items 15 c 1 and it supplement. I also received word commissioner regalado would like to poll 6a1 and it supplement and 14b1. In addition to those I have requests for cosponsorship. Items 8g2, 8e1, 8n6. Items 11a1 and 11a2, commissioner bermudez cosponsor. 11a3, commissioner gonzalez cosponsor, 11a4 substitute commissioner gonzalez cosponsor and 14a1 commissioner gonzalez cosponsor as well as commissioner regalado. The items to be considered at today's meeting will be those listed in the final printed agenda with additions deferrals withdrawals and scriveners errors noted in the CHAIRMAN's memorandum. The commission will approve all these items by a single vote setting the agenda except item 2b1, appointment of manager and budget. First reading public hearings, item 6a1 and it supplement which is a discussion item regarding status of negotiations with a joint developer consortium waste to energy facility, ordinances set for second reading, item 8a1, commercial service airport contract and 14, 14b1 a report which pursuant to florida statutes must be voted on separately and 14b1 has been added to the pull list. And the following pull list items, 2b5, 2b11, 6a1, 8g1, 8k3 and supplement, 8p1, 8p2, 8p3, 9a1, 11a1, 11a2, 11a5, 11a6 14b1, 15b1 and 15c1 then supplement. >>chair: moved by commissioner lopez, second by commissioner bermudez, any discussion on setting of the agenda, all in favor signify by saying aye. Show the agenda hereby set. MADAM Attorney can we take item 8a1 and 14b1. >> 8a1 is an aviation item, requires a separate vote. >>chair: commissioner gilbert, second by commissioner lopez. Any discussion, seeing none all in favor say aye. All oppsed, nay. >> commissioner regalado ended up adding trend 11 to the period would pull list. >>chair: second by commissioner lopez and that you are recognized on 14b1 did you pull or no? Director, does anybody need to read a statement on this one? Go ahead, can we do that while commissioner regalado gets her bearings in order. >>mayor cava: director stacy miller department of public works. >>chair: is she here, director? >>chair: I will ask the director to read the statement. >>. >>commissioner regalado: while she comes down really quick I had a question about the reward. Since we added this on the agenda I know we are following the reporting per state statute but since we use this money in part to fund the sheriff, can we put in some information about the budget if we are on track because I think that would be helpful for us as we go into the midyear. This is actually projection funding so we have the numbers of how much is being collected but we are not matching that up to the budget so I had to go to the budget book and match it up and the budget book obviously does the annual, not the quarterly. Moving forward could we put in a line regarding the projections and how this ties into the budget? That would help us all ensure as we go into the midterm we are still within the range we projected for this funding. >>chair: that works. >> we would be happy to do that. >>chair: do you want to read your statement now? >> this report is an annual requirement per state statute. There are certain components that need to be read into the record so if you'll give me a moment I will read that into the record. These are program results for miami-dade counties program from DECEMBER 1, 2025 through JULY 31 2025. Notice of violations issued or 252,873. Notice of violations contested, 2129. Notices of violations upheld an administrative hearing 1598. Notices of violation dismissed administrative hearing, 531. Notice of violation paid, 1070 404. Notice of violation issued as uniform traffic citations 468, distribution of funds for the 2024, 2025 fiscal year, florida department of general revenue fund received $3,408,080, florida department of revenue department of law enforcement criminal justice standards in the training trust fund received $511,212, county school district received $2,044,848 and the school crossing guard improvement and retention program received $852,020. Miami-dade county program administration and public safety initiatives received 6,645,000 $156 and read speed received $3,578,484 for a total of 17,000 40, $17,040,400 excuse me, additional fees car chargebacks returned checks and refunds there was-33,800 and hearing officer fees were $74,450. >>chair: appreciate it and with that we have a motion and a second, further discussion. >>commissioner regalado: can we have the information regarding the budget, she agreed to put it in the report moving forward. >>chair: show the director has agreed to add that to the budget or some form of paper we can look at that, I wuld agree. With that commissioner hardemon. >>commissioner hardemon: thank you for recognizing me dip MR. Chair. During our budget cycle we gave direction as to how the money was to be allocated in the budget and the question I have as far as discussion is did we anticipate, did any of you anticipate we would not have, I'm trying to figure out a better way to say this. Did anyone anticipate one that we wouldn't have the revenue from program to support all the aims we had for distribution so for instance with the revenue-sharing it was supposed to be a share that goes to each of the issues affected so we had a building to assist with issues of crime reduction whichever way we go about doing it. We get a portion of those dollars to the sheriff's office but I was wondering if any of you knew we were going to have the revenue to cover and 2, 100% of the dollars coming into miami-dade county would be given to the sheriff's office before we were able to do anything with any of our districts for those dllars. >>chair: a not sure I understand the question. >>commissioner regalado: the item doesn't decisions we made so the report should the line item and the projections. I tink when we decided to fund the sheriff the conversation was we would still retain our portion should that portion exist. So I think from a budgetary perspective the idea was we would pay what was due to the sheriff and if something was left over because there are projections which is why we should have quarterly information on these projections but that's going to come up in the midyear so that's why I'm saying at the midyear we would be able to shift back. For example if there is a change in allocation for the sheriff which we think there will be could that shift tis funding so that the districts could receive some of that money now instead of some of that money at the end of the year because if we get it at the end of the year we are not getting it in this project, we are getting it in the next budget and it might be swept. That's my concern. >>chair: commissioner hardemon. >>commissioner hardemon: quick response under the vice CHAIRMAN Has asked to be recognized, thank you for saying that because what I haven't seen is what's the plan for us to meet the budgetary projections presented to us earlier because if you don't meet those budgeted projections and you don't have the revenue we are expected to have. So when you think about a program like this part of the benefit to it because I know this costs taxpayers money in places where people are confused about how the red camera speed program works. Are you doing it during the school our time, it's different from what it used to be, put it that way so people are being tagged with this bill and for those districts most affected they don't have the ability to be reinvested into their neighborhoods so it's one thing to get tags, it's another thing to investigate the neighborhood that is paying the most in the fields. So I thought that was the spirit of everything and unfortunately because we're not even approaching the revenue it is a bit frustrating not only for the district but certainly for the constituencies. >>chair: it is my understanding and I don't have the numbers in front of me but we do have those funds coming into our district but they do have to be used and I think some of us have allocated those funds to certain things or organizations or things of that nature but I understand what you're saying commissioner of notching that up which is to the budget to see what's left over for us to allocate, is that, because we have received the funds. Steve. >>commissioner hardemon: we MAY have received funds in allocation but I don't know if we have given it to these organizations. >>mayor cava: through the chairwe are happy to have our office of management and budget reach out. Management and budget, good to see you today. That's correct, money that's first coming in for the sheriff, once we receive all the funds that match up to the budget for that, the next tranche would be what would be available for the districts as it was allocated across the 13 districts in the second budget memo and that is divided up by allocations for your district so you are correct bringing up these questions, will we have enough money ready for that bucket, the bucket spread across your districts to begin allocating and spending and I believe the correct solution is we give a good regular update on what we've received in revenues from these funding sources so we know it is okay to start spending it so to speak. >>chair: my question is your right, it is from the last budget but my question is you got a pretty good answer. you know what you're talking about directors so commissioner hardemon, have you expressed this to them prior? I thought so because he had the answer. >>commissioner hardemon: I haven't spoken to him. >>chair: but the administration had the answer and I'm wondering why that wasn't part of the report if there was a sense some commissioners could have had questions on it. If I could reach to the mayor, the director, the chief. >> if I am a MR. Chair, a motion that was made to make sure that report going forward includes the actual budget numbers in addition to the other numbers that need to be read into the record should be what we are doing going forward. >>chair: vice chair and then commissioner gilbert. >>vice chair mcghee: they pretty much answered the question because I have the same questions commissioner hardemon add and I hope that cleared it up so I am fine with your answer. >>commissioner gilbert: to put it plainly we don't get paid until everybody else gets paid so that's it. We get paid after everybody else gets paid. The reason we do that is we use that money to shore up holes in other places. That was allowable by the statute so we get paid like everybody else. I want to be clear because something was said it might get swept later if it comes in late. i don't subscribe to the idea the administration can automatically without our authority sweet money out of any of our accounts. I want us to be clear about that before we go forward because it was said and you might have said it and not even thought about it, we can sweep it, no you can't. Whenever the money comes in the budget ordinance is a duly adopted legally binding thing you are controlled by. It is our money, you cannot sweep it. We need to allocate that for public safety, road improvements, however we see fit. >>chair: you are correct and that's why we as a body decided to sweep our own fund and get towards the sheriff the next budget. With that all in favor of the report signified by saying aye. All oppsed, nay. True the report past, can we take the mayoral appointment of director baker, iem 2b1. >> appointment of ray baker for libraries. >>chair: is it on 2b1? >>commissioner regalado: one other thing on the other item, if we are concerned about our allocation we should consider that as we go into the midyear and put some of the midyear funds if there is money from the sheriff into an account to make sure that this revenue is on time. Issue. Two commissioner hardemon is point we know after parkland the only way you can get in and out of the school is through the entrance but these things are set up all the way around the people are getting tickets at the back of your school and say you want to put signage there you're not going to be able to do that the way we set it up in this budget year. But when we get to the midterm if we set up some funding as a catchall in case there's a revenue issue with these cameras, then we could probably take the money a little bit sooner because there is a fallback and that the budget adjust it so this is a midyear conversation we should be having looking at the revenue. Statutorily we are required to receive this annually but since we are using it to fund the sheriff's office and that was a decision the board made we should be looking at this revenue every 3 to 4 months to ensure we are on time and on budget in terms of receiving that rvenue. That would be my suggestion if we are concerned about it not being swept my point to it being swept is as we get into our next budget cycle there MAY be a recommendation for that money if there is some that has not been utilized because it hasn't been paid to the sheriff even though it's going to us there MAY be a recommendation to reassess that money because we're getting it into the next budgetary year we are not using it in this budget year. >>chair: MADAME Mayor, you are recognized. >>mayor cava: thank you MR. Chair and as we are preparing for this year's budget season early and deliberately and we know this is calling for steady leadership and deep experience we need absolute credibility at the helm at the office of management and budget. Ray baker our new director has 32 years of experience in miami-dade county government, he's worked in several departments including in the office of management and budget. He is the right leader at this moment to guide the county through the complex fiscal environment. Director since 2017 and he's built a reputation as a disciplined thoughtful and solutions driven executive and I know we've all had that experience working with him so this coming year we will require tough decisions, careful planning and a stronger collaboration than ever and ray is the man for the job. I want to thank david for his many faithful years of service as my budget director since the beginning of my first term. He is stepping into a new advisory role and he has his work cut out for him and I want to congratulate lydia lopez our new interim director at the public library system. I will tell you although her name is not baker she is a great baker so if you've not had that experience, hopefully you will soon find out. With that I present to you your new director. >>chair: director you are recognized for very brief remarks. >> thank you MADAME Mayor, chief edwards for having this faith in me and thank you to all that I've talked to that have reached out, I'm looking forward to working with you all in this role and I know it's a much different role and a much bigger beast that we will be working on going forward but I am prepared for the challenge and look forward to hearing your priorities and working through this budget recess so thank you. >>chair: I had the opportunity to talk with you yesterday and the mayor's team and I welcome you to your new role so thank you for taking this and I jokingly mentioned to the director if this was a lateral demotion because this is quite the challenge you are signing up for and that you were signed up for but I will say of course libraries is extremely important to our community and our schools and our children but your new position is no library. I'm sure you tightened the pants and put on the boots because it's going to get rocky. It commissioner gilbert. >>commissioner gilbert: thank you MR. Chair. I would take this moment to remind you MR. Baker and congratulations on your appointment, I had my conversations with the mayor and I'm impressed, I think it's a challenging position in a challenging time but I want us to centralize our thoughts on this, the budget is actually our budget so the budget director works for the mayor but the budget is adopted by the commission. It's our budget so you work for her but in a strange way the duty to give us information, the duty to be responsive to us it is a consistent and persistent fact that I think you ought to go into this position being mindful of and in times past I don't know that that's been actually the stream of thought we have had. If you're going to make it through this next budget year which is in fact likely to be worse than the last budget year which was torture, we are going to have to communicate that directly, honestly and understand the consequences of our actions. So in speaking with you I am reassured that you understand that but I want to say it publicly because that's the level of transparency we are going to have in regards to this document. I still believe as I said in my first day I think our values document is our budget and how we spend our collective dollars, that's important and that's often tested when we get into type times. What we believe, how we believe and what we are willing to spend on. You are the tip of the spear because you're the person who gives the information and helps us design pathways forward that will keep this community whole, thank you and congratulations. >>chair: commissioner bermudez you are recognized. >>commissioner bermudez: congratulations MR. Baker and I want to just piggyback on commissioner gilbert's comments. There's 13 of us. One of my pet peeves is the lack of information provided to all 13. So I'm going to certainly support commissioner gilbert's comments and hope you keep that in mind for all 13 of us, not just me but 12 others because the one thing that's driven me crazy during the budget cycle is conversations with all of us. So I haven't had a chance to sit down with you but I would congratulate you and wish you godspeed, thank you. >>chair: I'm going to recognize you in a second, is former director klodfelter here? >>commissioner bermudez: I saw him having lunch with his family, he looked happy. >>chair: I'm sure he is and I want to put on the record he MAY have been the director this last budget cycle under one of the most challenging budgets this county has seen in our history and of course obviously we know that passport went through the recession back in 08 but in our days, director klodfelter did this during a challenging time so thank you if he's watching, thank you for your years of service as a director in the office of management and budget. Commissioner regalado and gonzalez. >>commissioner regalado: congratulations and condolences, that was my comment to you. When we received the information. I think you're lovely and I think you will do a good job. Budgetary process, I've mentioned this a few times in the past. what happens is not surprising. So I think we would save a lot of time and grief if there was more information in the agenda items as to if they were lined up or not with the budget. Unfortunately the board focuses on certain items but those are the ones that get you. It's not the ones we paul and necessarily talk about. It's the combination of things over a period of time. So I do my best to reach out and find out is this item within our budgetary line or not, are we overspending or not? I've been talking to staff about overtime in certain departments. We know that is always an issue we had a lot of the issues we have or are very foreseeable. We talked a lot about when we get it, when we approve it, how long was this year, how long was it stuck there but if our main focus will be a budgetary one, then there should be something signaled on these items when we are going outside of that budgetary line. Because you know, the way we do our budget here is very different from how I did it at the school board or how we do it at the city of miami or the state, they are all different systems. I think there's been a lot of conversation about the state system in the past and wanting to emulate that. And I'm sure you will get that comment. I will say what I always say about that. The state doesn't actually run anything, they just fund things and other people do it so it's more complex on our side and on the municipal side and on the school board side and it is on the stateside. That said I think keeping us up-to-date, maybe agenda by agenda as to hey, these three items are outside of what was forecasted or what was approved. Revenue is down, revenue is up. You're doing that already but I think that to commissioner bermudez point might make people feel a little bit better about the process because some of us are asking those questions to staff but not everyone is because everyone thinks the bdgetary cycle occurs within the budgetary cycle. Those of us, some of us are every month is this in or is this out and we refer back to our budget books but it might be useful to have some sort of reporting mechanism where you're kind of touching in on those items and say revenue year is up, revenue year is down. I think the administration is doing that and I don't know if that's necessarily being communicated to us in a way that is easily accessible. I know the clerk of the courts has created a system but us now going to him for some of that information is a different thing. That would be my suggestion. I know you have a lot of work, I hate to pile on but I tink it would be easier at the end of the day because one of the things that's interesting about what happens during our budgetary process, a lot of people get amnesia so if we have some documents to refer back to. >>chair: commissioner, that is a lot. I mean, he can also have a zoom call with you. Commissioner gonzalez. >>commissioner gonzalez: thank you MR. Chair. And MR. Baker I have the utmost respect and admiration for you. Specifically in libraries. We've worked together, you know how much I care about libraries. I think your team is exceptional. You've done an exceptional job at libraries and the level of communication I've had with you where we've had conversations about tree lighting is at the library and 8 o'clock at night because it's going to happen the next day and I want to make sure everything is at par for our constituents. You've always answered the phone, you've always been there and I want to say that publicly. The reason I want to say that publicly is because I am disappointed we are losing you in libraries but I am happy to see your caliber of responsibility coming into budget. With that being said as many of my colleagues have expressed and I think as fernando hopefully will soon find out college football is different from the nfl. And those skills are easily transferable with hard work, with being proactive and constant communication. i hope and I pray, I am rooting for you, I think you will do a great job but I will not be going easy on you sir just because we are friends. >>chair: commissioner cohen higgins. >>commissioner cohen higgins: congratulations director, I echo the sentiments regarding congratulating you and knowing you are the best person for this role and I think the administration for making this appointment. While I recognize the difficulties ahead when it comes to budget it speaks volumes of your character for you wanting to step into this role during such a difficult time. There's two types of people, those that run towards problems and those that run away so thank you for stepping up and putting your face in front of what we all know and agree will be a difficult budget season. I see it as an opportunity for you ad thank you for seizing that opportunity being the person that will help us navigate difficult and challenging waters so congratulations and thank you for stepping up and sepping into this role. >>chair: congratulations and I share the sentiment of my colleagues and you know as a leader you are he will only succeed given the tools you provide him and we as a body provide him so we are certain and hopeful you do provide him said tools and autonomy to fulfill his dties as I know he will. With that thank you director, congratulations and welcome to the nfl. And as you walk away commissioner milian orbis will say two words. >>commissioner milian orbis: congratulations, from everybody here I've known you the longest so I was happy to hear you were stepping into this role. I've always appreciated your passion for public service and for our county and our residents and I appreciate you being brought to the meeting with us so I look forward to working with you, congratulations and well deserved. >>chair: MADAM Attorney can we get into first reading items at this time? >> item 40 a is an ordinance related to the naranja lakes development area poviding severability inclusion in the code and an effective date, 4b rents petition of the open gate community development district to dissolve the ocean gate committee development district, bounded on the north by theoretical southwest two street on the east by 77th avenue, state road 996, on the south by theoretical suthwest 352 street, and on the west by the transportation corridor. Dissolving ocean gate community development district releasing restrictive covenants and authorizing the mayor or designee to take all action for such release. Providing severability inclusion and an effective date. 4c grants position of palm gate community development district bounded as amended on the north by southwest 340 street east by southwest 167 avenue tennessee road and south by southwest 352 street and on the west by southwest 170 avenue amending the boundaries to expand its total acreage by approximately 54.45 acres, providing severability exclusion from the code and an effective date, 4d relates to the comprehensive development master plan providing disposition of application cdmp 2013+ or-200 feet north of quail ridge drive between southwest 125 avenue and southwest 124 court filed by blue nest development llc in the MAY 2025 cycle to amend the counties granted development master plan providing severability exclusion from the code ended effective date, 4e amends section 88 b 179 requiring requirement to display mobile business tax receipt, and 4g relates to miami international airport creating an advisory board related to the consumer experience and operations at mia, providing for purpose composition and duties of the board and other related matters providing support for severability exclusion from the code and an effective date, I have a request to bifurcate 4a by commissioner rgalado. >>chair: what are the bifurcated items? >> I have one for 4a. >>chair: regalado and that's it, any other bifurcations, seeing none commissioner gilbert moves the remainder of the items, second by commissioner milian orbis, called the rule. >> clerk's office has been notified commissioner bastien will be absent from today's meeting, commissioner bermudez. >>commissioner cohen higgins: for. >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: for. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner lopez: yes. >>commissioner milian orbis: >>commissioner regalado: >>commissioner steinberg: >>vice chair mcghee: yes. >>chair: yes. >> motion passes 11-1. >>chair: second by commissioner gilbert, please call the role. >>commissioner cohen higgins: for. >>senator garcia: >>commissioner gilbert: >>commissioner gonzalez: for. >>commissioner hardemon: >>commissioner lopez: yes. >>commissioner milian orbis: yes. >>commissioner regalado: no. >>commissioner steinberg: >>commissioner bermudez: I'm going to vote yes now to move it along. >>vice chair mcghee: no. >>chair: yes. >> motion passes 10 to 2. >>chair: those are first reading items and now if we can get into public hearing items. >> read them all one for the record I've received notice commissioner milian orbis wishes to be a cosponsor to 5g. Portion of the underlying as the nikkei play forest including DECEMBER 31, 2040 ended supplement, 5b is an ordinance authorizing issuance from time to time of miami-dade county aviation commercial paper notes in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $600 million for purpose of paying for reimbursing aviation department, together with other available funds for cost of certain improvements to counties airport facilities pursuant to the provisions of amended and restated trust agreement including section 212 a thereof providing maturities interest rates and other details of such notes providing such notes be payable from the eight aviation revenue bonds providing unissued, authorizing and directing officers agents and employees of the trustee and cotrustee to take all actions for such notes, the ability of this ordinance and resolution for the full complete performance of all the terms covenants provisions and exclusions thereof are, the 5c approves issuance from time to time and multiple series of miami-dade florida aviation notes and other debt obligations outstanding at any time, approving certain details with respect to the first series of paper notes and aggregate amount not exceeding $300 million delegating determination of final terms of first series of notes to the mayor or designee, 5d creates a special taxing district in the county bounded on the north by southwest 194 street, on the east by theoretical southwest 126 avenue and on the south by theoretical southwest 194 terrace and on the west by southwest 127 avenue nona described as global estates multipurpose maintenance, authorizing and directing the mayor or designee the cost to be maintained and operated various public improvements and preventing exclusion from the code and the various improvements. Southwest 355 plaintiff southwest 189 avenue west for 623 feet, 5f is a resolution gran