COUNCIL MEETING - VIRTUAL

>> WELCOME TO THE IS IT'S BONNIE OF DORAL. TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020. CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILWOMAN, MARIAGA? >> PRESENT. >> PETE CABRERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILWOMAN, DIGNA CABRAL. >> PRESENT. >> CHRISTI FRAGA? >> PRESENT. >> HAY I DON'T REMEMBER MAYOR. >> PRESENT. >> WOULD YOU STAND AND FACE THE FLAG. (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> TODAY WE'RE BEING LEAD BY AL. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS AND CITY COUNCIL, IF WE CAN ALL BOW OUR HEADS AT THE SAME TIME. OH, GLORIOUS ANGEL IN THE UNITED STATES. TO WHOM GOD HAS -- WE HONOR YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE CARE THAT YOU GAVE THIS GREAT NATION FROM THE FIRST MOMENT OF THIS INCEPTION. OH, POWERFUL GUARDIAN WHO ENCOMPASSES THIS LAND FROM SHORE TO SHORE, WE KNOW THAT THIS PLACE HAS GREETED YOU, AND PRAY FOR US. WHOLLY ANGEL BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD, OBTAIN FOR US, FROM THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, THE GRACES THAT WE NEED TO OVERCOME THE FORCES OF EVIL IN OUR BE LOVED LAND. HELP US, TO RESPOND WHOLEHEARTEDLY. TO THE MOTHER OF GOD OF FATIMA. THE ASSISTANCE OF PRAYER, TO BRING GOOD PEACE TO THE NATION. WE WANT TO MAKE YOU KNOWN AND LOVED THROUGHOUT OUR LAND, SO THAT WE CAN BECOME ONCE MORE A NATION UNDER GOD, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE VIRTUAL COUNSEL MEETING RULES AS REQUIRED. >> YES MR. MAYOR. >> {READING DOCUMENT}. >> ON THE AGENDA, ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> YES, NINE B FROM THE AGENDA. >> OKAY. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO UM PULL ITEM 6 D. >> I WANT TO MOVE ITEM SIX C FOR DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO, SIR. OKAY. THAT BEING THE CASE, LET'S GO AHEAD WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION. >> MR. MAYOR, WE DID RECEIVE A COPY FROM MR. RICHARD G L U T S T O K. PERTAINING TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA. >> WHICH IS ITEM, NINE B. >> OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY MADAM CLERK, IN THAT CASE, AT THE PRESENT TIME, IF YOU LET US KNOW WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> OUR ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE ITEMS ON SECTION SIX C. AND SIX D. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILWOMAN CABRAL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ARE THERE ANY NAYS. LET THE RECOLLECT THAT IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. >> NEXT ITEM, ITEM 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ITEMS, 7 A THROUGH 7 D. >> OKAY. THOSE ARE THE MINUTES, IF EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> BY COUNCILWOMAN CABRAL. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY NAYS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT'S UNANIMOUS. >> MOVING TO PRESENTATIONS. ON PHYSICAL YEAR, 2020, 2021. LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. >> OKAY. MR. MANAGER? >> WE ASKED THEM AGAIN TO COME BACK THIS YEAR AT THE SAME TIME TO PRESENT A RECAP OF WHAT OCCURRED. >> GO TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR TEAM MEETING THING. IT POPS UP AND IT SAYS MIC AND VIDEO. >> I GOT LOST THERE -- GOOD MORNING UM MR. MANAGER, THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH, AND MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNSEL I'M JOINED NORMALLY WITH BOTH -- FROM MY FIRM, JOSE DIAZ IS ON THE SCREEN SOMEWHERE, I KNOW THAT I SAW HIM, AND I BELIEVE THAT EDDIE GONZALES I SAW HIM AS WELL. ON BEHALF OF ALL THREE, THANK YOU. WE HAD AN INTERESTING YEAR TO SAY THE LEAST. UM, YOU HAD TWO PROJECTS THAT ULTIMATELY ENDED UP IN THE BUDGET. UM, YOU ENDED UP, UM, JUST TO SORT OF MOVE THIS ASIDE FOR A MINUTE IN FAR BETTER SHAPE THAN PROBABLY ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY, BECAUSE IT WAS THE STATE TO VETO ON ONE OF YOUR TWO PROJECTS, AS EACH OF YOU I BELIEVE KNOW, UM, THE DORAL SIGNAL SPECIALIZATION PARAGRAPH SAFETY PROJECT ON 114 AVENUE AND 82ND STREET WAS APPROVED FOR 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND I AM REMISS IF I DON'T THANK VERY PUBLICLY ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF YOUR DELEGATION STARTING WITH UM, UM, ANNA MARIA. UM, SENATOR ELECT, UM, SENATOR DIAZ. UM, AND REPRESENTATIVE UM RODRIGUEZ WHO WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE ADVANCE L U P A S. ON THE MASTER PLAN THAT GOT VETOED. LET ME TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SET WHAT OCCURRED IN CLOSED SESSION. IF WE GO BACK IN TIME TO JANUARY WHILE COVID WAS AN ADVANCING ISSUE WORLD WIDE AND IT WAS CERTAINLY AN ADVANCING ISSUE NATIONWIDE, IT REALLY HAD NOT TAKEN OUR CAPITAL BY STORM. AND AT LEAST NOT IN JANUARY, AND CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST WEEK OR SO IN FEBRUARY. AS THE TIME WENT ON, THEY BUILT A GOOD BUDGET. AS WE GOT INTO THE END OF FEBRUARY AND THE FIRST OF MARCH. WHEN IT WAS CLEAR THAT COVID WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS LONGER TERM, UM, DETRIMENTAL IMPACT NATIONWIDE, AND IN FLORIDA, MEMBERS BEGAN TO RELOOK AT THE BUDGET AS THEY HAVE BUILT IT. CONFERENCE PROCESS WAS ONGOING. AND UM, I CAN SIMPLY TELL YOU FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE AS I KNOW KELLEY, JOSE AND EDDIE WOULD ATTEST EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET WAS AT RISK. AND MANY THINGS DID GET WIPED OUT. WE, UM, GOT TO THE END OF REGULAR SESSION. THEY DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE IN A RUSH. GET THE BUDGET RIGHT SO WE ENDED AND WENT INTO THE EXTENDED SESSION WHICH WAS REALLY INTENDED FOR NO ON REASON OTHER THAN TO KEEP THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIGEST THE BUDGET GO HOME ON TIME, GET YOURSELVES TO WHERE YOU NEEDED TO BE AND COME BACK BUT NOBODY REALLY KNEW WHAT COME BACK MEANT. AND WHERE WE'RE COMING BACK TO A FULL BUILDING OR AN EMPTIBLE. WHO'S ALLOWED IN, AND WHO WASN'T, AND WHETHER THEY WERE GOING TO VOTE IN PERSON, OR BY PROXY, OR BY A DISTANCE. THEY DID NOT KNOW, WHEN WE FINISHED THAT FRIDAY, I DON'T THINK THEY KNEW YET WHAT THAT PLAN WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THE IMPACT OF THAT STATE, YOU REALLY DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU HOW BAD THINGS ARE. YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT REVENUE IS OFFERED AT THE STATE LEVEL BY 50 OR 60 PLUS PERCENT IN THE KEY AREAS OF SALE'S TAX REVENUES UM, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE BUDGET IS TRADITIONALLY BUILT ON FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE STANDPOINT. BY THE WAY, ON THE DATE OF THE VOTE ON THE BUDGET, UNLESS YOU HAVE A SECRET PASS WAY INTO THE BUILDING, THEY ALREADY SHUT THE BUILDING DOWN TO THE PUBLIC. PEOPLE COULDN'T COME IN AND EVEN BE A PART OF THAT FINAL VOTE. HAVING BEEN EXPOSED TO SOME FOLKS THAT ALLEGEDLY HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID, BUT AGAIN WE WERE IN THE EARLY DAYS AND FOLKS DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND AND REALITY. THEY HAD A SOON TO BE A FORMAL REPRESENTATIVE, UM, KAREN (INDISCERNIBLE), WHO'S AN EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN, SET A PROTOCOL DOWN FOR WIPING THE CHAMBERS DOWN AFTER USING IT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE, NOBODY COULD. SO WE WENT HOME, AND IT BECAME A DOMINO ISSUE VERY QUICKLY, AND THE BREAK DOWN IN THE SYSTEM CAME ABOUT VERY QUICKLY. AND UM -- AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS, WITHIN THE STATE WIDE OFFICE HOLDERS. WHEN SENATOR SCOTT. GOVERNOR DE-SANTOS. SENATOR RUBIO. ALL THREE AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES A COUPLE OF YEARS FROM NOW, UM THE FINGER POINTING ON THE COMPUTER AND D E O BEGAN QUICK. THE DEMOCRATS NOT WANTING TO SKIP A BEAT BEGAN TO BEAT ON ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT THEY COULD. THE PRESSURE TO GO INTO SPECIAL SESSION TO DEAL WITH CARE'S ACT DOLLARS IN BUDGET SHORT FALLS BECAME THE ISSUE D E J O R E BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND IN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE, FOR PUBLIC USE TO DECIDE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION TO SIMPLY GIVE THE DEMOCRATS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FREE FOR ALL, UM, BEAT DOWN ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMP ISSUES. SO WHAT IS OCCURRING? REALLY IS THE GOVERNOR UTILIZING HIS EXECUTIVE POWER PROBABLY WELL BEYOND WHAT POWERS ARE DELEGATED UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY. AND WHILE IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS GREAT DISCRETION, WITH THOSE EXECUTIVE POWERS, SOME OF THE MOVEMENT OF MONEY AROUND AND THE EXPENDITURES BEING MADE ARE SOMEWHAT PROBABLY BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT WAS ALLOWED. THEY HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO DO THAT. UM, REPUBLICANS CLEARLY LEADERSHIP AND HOUSE OF THE SENATE HAVE ALLOWED IT TO OCCUR, AND THE DEMOCRATS HAVE CHOSEN IF YOU WILL, UM, NOT -- TO FOR WHATEVER REASON, UM, NOT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. UM, I THINK THAT THEY LET AN ISSUE GET AWAY FROM THEM IF YOU WILL. I EXPECT VERY MUCH FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TO OCCUR AND I EXPECT THAT SPECIAL SESSION TO PROBABLY OCCUR UM, AS EARLY AS THE AFTERNOON OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION. AS EACH OF YOU KNOW, WEEK AFTER THE REGULAR ELECTION, GENERALLY LEY, WILL BE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION WHERE EVERYBODY GETS SWORN IN, AND PRESIDING OFFICERS GET ELECTED NORMALLY, THEY BEGIN TO MAKE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AND DESTINATIONS, AND THE LIKE. BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WANT TO BE IN TALLAHASSEE IN DECEMBER. AND BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WANT TO COME BACK, THANKS GIVING WEEK. I THINK THAT AT THE AFTERNOON OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL -- IT'S A GUESS, IT'S A GUESS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO. THAT THEY WILL LIKELY GATHER IN THE SPECIAL SESSION TO DEAL SOLELY WITH VALIDATING AFTER THE FACT OF UM -- EXPENDITURES, THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SOME OUT OF TRUST FUNDS, SOME OUT OF CARE'S ACT DOLLARS THAT HAD BEEN MOVED AROUND. THEY MAYOR MAY NOT MAKE SOME FORMAL CUTS. UM, I HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE CONSIDERING WAVING THE 7 TWO-HOUR CONSTITUTIONAL COOLING OFF PERIOD. WHETHER THEY EVEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. UM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DO OR WILL, RATHER. SO I EXPECT US TO BE THERE PROBABLY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY TO VOTE OUT WHATEVER THEY ARE GOING TO DO. UM, YESTERDAY, WE GOT WORD THAT THERE ARE SOME AGENCIES THAT ARE WORKING ON AN EIGHT PERCENT BUDGET CUT. SOME MAY CALL IT AN EXERCISE BUT THEY ARE UNDER SOME DIRECTIVE WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO GO IN TO SEE WHERE THEY CAN CUT. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FEW C B O'S LIKE BEST BUDDIES THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE AGENCY, GIVE US WHAT AN EIGHT PERCENT CUT WILL LOOK LIKE WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU YOU'RE FOR SURE GOING TO TAKE THE 8 PERCENT CUT, BUT IF YOU TAKE AN 8 PERCENT CUT, WE WANT THAT CUT TO BE AND WE'LL SEE IN TIME WHETHER THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED. SO I THINK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT GET HIT WITH A CUT OF SOME AMOUNT AGAIN DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CAN MOVE THE MONEY AROUND TO AND WITH WHATEVER LIMITATIONS THEY MAYOR MAY NOT BE ON THE CARE'S ACT DOLLARS. LET ME TALK ABOUT THE CARE'S ACT DOLLARS FOR A MINUTE. AND MR. MANAGER, I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, ALTHOUGH, I THINK THAT I DO. YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE STATE ANY CARE'S ACT DOLLARS, CORRECT? >> YES, YES. >> THE STATE HAS BEEN HOLDING UP A DISTRIBUTION THAT MR. MANAGER, THEY HAD INTENDED PROBABLY ABOUT, 75 DAYS OR SO AGO. AND THE PLAN WAS TO TAKE ONE OF THE POTS OF CARE'S ACT DOLLARS AND PUT A CHUNK OF IT INTO A PROGRAM SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FEDERAL P P P PROGRAM. BUT NOT IN ALONE, IT WILL BE A GRANT PROGRAM. IT TURNS OUT THAT WHEN THEY SUBMITTED TO THE FEDS TO APPROVE, THE FEDS WOULDN'T APPROVE IT. SO THERE'S A LIMITATION TO WHAT THE FEDS SAY IT WAS A CARE'S ACT FROM. OUT OF THAT MILLION POT, THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE 2 MILLION AND SEND IT TO CITIES, I WANT TO SAY MAN ANGLER, I MAY GET THIS WRONG, BUT NOT BY MUCH, EITHER YOU OR ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS MAY CORRECT ME AS TO WHY THIS PARTICULAR NUMBER OF CITIES -- BUT I WANT TO SAY IT WAS, 280 CITIES AND 50 COUNTIES THAT WOULD HAVE SHARED FROM THAT 2 HUNDRED IN SOME PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTION. WHEN THE FEDS DIDN'T SIGN OFF ON THAT KIND OF P P P PLAN. THEY PULLED EVERYTHING BACK AND DIDN'T DO THE DISTRIBUTION. THEY THEN DECIDED AT A POINT TWO MONTHS OR SO AGO THAT WE WERE GOING TO POTENTIALLY ADD 250 TO THAT POT. NONE OF THAT HAS GONE OUT, PART OF THAT, OF WHAT I THINK THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS IS PRESSURE SOME OF THE COUNTIES I THINK NOT NECESSARILY THE CITY'S ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE, TO GAVE UP SOME PORTION OF WHAT YOU'LL BE GETTING IN CARE'S ACT DOLLARS AND PUT THAT MONEY INTO A TESTING PROGRAM. RELIEVING THEM OF SOME OF THAT BURDEN FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT. IF NOT ALREADY EXPENDED BY THE 31ST, OR THERE'S A CALL BACK. SO WHEN THE MONEY COMES, YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK ON ALLOCATING IT AND SPENDING IT. OR AT A MINIMUM ENCUMBERING IT. AS THE PROCESS CONTINUES AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE CAUSALITIES AT THE TOP LEVELS OF AGENCIES AS A RESULT OF COVID. THE DEPARTURE OF THE SECRETARY OF VENTURES AFFAIRS WAS NOT COVID DRIVEN, IT WAS DRIVEN BY AN OPEN SENATE SEAT, PERIOD. SECRETARY BURGESS WENT OVER -- RUNNING FROM THE TOM LEE RES I N I N G EARLY. AND THEN YOU HAVE MAYOR, MAY HUE WHO HAS BEEN IN THE VERY FOREFRONT FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF THE COVID EXPRESS FOR A BETTER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. AND THEN AFTER THAT 30 DAYS OR SO MADE A HIGHLY VISIBLE MEMBER OF THAT COVID GROUP WHICH WAS REALLY THE GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF, UM, DIRECTOR MOSCOW WITNESSES, SECRETARY MAY HUE, AND SECRETARY (INDISCERNIBLE). THAT WAS YOUR WORKING GROUP. IF YOU GO BACK TO PARTICULAR PARTICULAR -- GO BACK TO THE THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AND YOU SAW THAT THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES ON THE MICROPHONE. IT GETS SHIFTED OVER, MAY HUE GETS SHIFTED OVER. AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE ASH YOU'LL HAVING THROWN THE D E O DIRECTOR, UNDER THE PROVERBIAL WHEELS OF THE BUS. WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO HIS RESIGNATION LAST WEEK WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO. UM, I THINK THAT -- WELL, I WON'T SAY THAT SECRETARY MAYHEW GOT PUSHED OUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THEY PUSHED HER OUT. BUT I THINK THAT THE DIMINISHED ROLE GAVE HER PORTFOLIO TO FLOAT HER RESUME AROUND, SHE'S NOW HEADING UP TO THE HOSPITAL, AS OF OCTOBER, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHICH IS THE DEPARTURE DATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY SURVIVE A LONGER TERM, AND I BELIEVE THAT SOMETIMES, BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND FEBRUARY, DIRECTOR MOSCOW WITNESSES -- WILL LEAD ON HIS OWN. HE MADE A NUMBER OF YEARS IN COMMITMENT. AND HE DECIDED TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER. BUT THAT'S REALLY THE STATE OF THINGS. LOOK, UNEMPLOYMENT, IS AT A TERRIBLE PLACE. AND WHILE IT'S BAD, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, MR. MANAGER, PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE. THANK GOODNESS WE'RE NOT IN O S E O L.A. WHERE THEY HAVE BOUNCED FROM, 19 AND A HALF, 13 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT. THANKFULLY THE NUMBERS ARE COMING UP BUT THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED. THERE'S A LOT OF UM, RENT THAT HASN'T BEEN PAID ON RESIDENTIAL UNITS. A LOT OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN MADE AND SOONER THAN LATER, UM, THE COURTS ARE GOING TO BE GIVEN A GREEN LIGHT TO BEGIN TO PROCESS. AND ALLOWING THE JUDGES TO WRITE EVICTION NOTICES, IF WE END UP WITH A MASS AMOUNT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL LOOK LIKE BECAUSE SOME FOLKS DIDN'T LISTEN. YOU DRIVE DOWNTOWN TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE DOWNTOWN LOOKED 25 YEARS AGO AND NOT BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET BUT BECAUSE SOMEBODY CHOSE TO INDISCRIMINANTLY DISTRIBUTE TENTS AND SLEEPING BAGS, WHICH CREATED AN IMAGE OF A SIGNIFICANTLY BROADER WIDER LARGER, UNSHELTERED POPULATION ON THE STREETS. THEY SET THE EFFORTS BACK A LONG LONG TIME. UM, I DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT GOOD TO CHEER ABOUT, I WILL SAY THE FOLLOWING. THERE'S A LOT OF CARE'S ACT. SEVERAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CARE'S ACT MONEY, TO BE ALLOCATED TO PLACES TO PLUG HOLES. THERE'S SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS OF RESERVES TO PLUG HOLES. UM, THE ONLY PLACE THAT I SEE REVENUE TO BE RAISED, UM, AS I TOLD YOU AS A COUNSEL FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. AND I GOT TO GET AN INDIAN GAMING COMPACT. AND THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF RELIEF TO YOUR EXISTING NEUTRALS, AND THEY HAVE TO CREATE A SPORT'S BOOK. AND IF THEY DO THAT, AND IF THEY GET A DEAL WITH THE TRIBE. YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER 6 OR 7 OR 8 HUNDRED MILLION, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT INFUSION OF RECURRING REVENUE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE REVENUE RAISED ANYWHERE ELSE. OR FEES OR TAXES. NOW, CONGRESS -- IT IS STILL ANTICIPATED, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PASS A BILL, THE NEXT PHASE OF THE CARE'S ACT AND IT IS GOING TO HAVE A DIRECT LEVEL OF, OF, ATTENTION, IN DOLLARS, AND CENTS TO CITIES, AND COUNTIES NATIONWIDE. UM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS BELIEVED THAT THAT NUMBER WAS NORTH OF TEN BILLION DOLLARS. BUT IT HASN'T PASSED A BILL YET, NANCY HASN'T GOT HER WAY, AND MNUCHIN HAS GOTTEN HIS WAY OR MITCH HASN'T GOTTEN HIS WAY. AND SOMEHOW, THEY THINK THAT THE PUBLIC IS NOT GOING TO FIND ACCOUNTABILITY AMONGST THEM FROM A BLAME STANDPOINT. I KNOW THE OLD ROUTINE, HEY, MY CONGRESSMAN IT'S THE ONE OVER THERE, AND THE ONE OVER THERE, AND THE SENATOR OVER THERE. EVENTUALLY, THEY ARE GOING TO SUGGEST THAT THE CONGRESSIONAL PEOPLE AND THE SENATORS, SMOKING MIRRORS, AND TAKE OVER THE BODY, AND HAVE A MUTINY, AND TAKE THE SPEAKER OUT. I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING ONE THING MORE. I MOVED TO MIAMI WITH MY FAMILY WHEN I WAS SIX MONTHS OLD. MOST OF US LEARNED THE SAME THINGS. THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY, WHICH MIRRORED THE THINGS IN THE 40'S, IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IN 2007 AND 13, THE SYSTEM PLUS MONEY THAT CAME IN, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY NONE OF US HAVE EVER SEEN HUNGRY PEOPLE LIKE WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHERE PEOPLE CAN DRIVE UP, TO PUT GROCERIES IN THEIR CARS TO EAT THAT DAY. WE NEVER SEEN THAT. THE THING THAT THE PROSPECTS ARE REALLY BAD. FOR IT TO GET BETTER, TO STOP ALL OF THAT. IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, WE HOPED THAT THESE NUMBERS STAYED DOWN, AND WE HAVE TO HOPE THAT, THAT, FAUCI AND BROOKS HAVE BEEN WRONG ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN LATE FALL AND EARLY WINTER. WE KNOW FROM THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NO LEVEL OF REAL DISCIPLINE. AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. SO MAYOR. WE STILL BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME, SOME CONSIDERATION OF PROJECTS. IT WILL BE OUR CONSIDERED RECOMMENDATION, THAT WHEN WE PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, A SINGLE PROJECT NO MORE THAN TWO. I THINK THAT THE THINGS THAT WE GOT, STORM WATER, AND STRONG PROJECT. UM, YOU KNOW, MIGHT STILL BE OKAY WITH THAT TOO. WITH THAT, I'LL STOP, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF KELLEY, OR EDDIE, OR JOSE HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD -- YOU KNOW, I'LL TURN TO THEM TO ADD ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT. >> JUST BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT UM WE WILL START TO SEE THE FIRST OF SOME ACTUAL BUDGET NUMBERS WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMISSION MEETS TOMORROW THURSDAY. THEY ARE DOING THE CONSTITUTION MANDATED LONG-TERM FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE SEE CHAIRS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, AND GET TOGETHER AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN A PUBLIC WAY, YOU LEARN A LOT NOT ONLY FROM THE ECONOMIST PRESENTATION WHEN YOU WATCH THOSE, BUT YOU LEARN A LOT FROM THE QUESTIONS, RON DESCRIBED THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR WHAT THE LONG RANGE OUTLOOK WILL LOOK. AND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE NEXT YEARS, AND IN THE FUTURE YEARS, WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT ON THURSDAY, AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ON THE STATE. >> OKAY. IF -- IS THERE ANY -- IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME OF MR. BOOK OR THE TEAM? >> I WANT TO ADD -- I KNOW THAT HE HAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, BUT IN THIS SESSION -- I GUESS FOR MOST OF US WHO ARE IN THE LOBBY ASIDE LOOKED VERY PROMISING AND WE WERE FULL THERE WILL AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GOING TO GET MOST OF THE STUFF THAT WE WANTED, INCLUDE BE -- YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE ASSOCIATION ISSUE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT THIS YEAR, AND THEN THIS PANDEMIC HAPPENED, AND THEN WE WENT FROM PUTTING ALL OF THAT WORK IN TO JUST NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND AS RON SAID, WE WERE ALL HOPING THAT THIS WOULDN'T BE A LONG-TERM THING BUT WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND THE CITIES THAT WE'RE REPRESENTING -- HOPEFULLY, AT THE ELECTION. AND WE WILL HAPPILY MOJAVE FORWARD. >> FIRST OF ALL -- THANK YOU, MR. BROOKE FOR -- IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GRIM OUTLOOK ON THIS RAINY MORNING. WHEREAS MAYOR, GONZALEZ. MENTIONED ABOUT THE REGULATIONS. THE PARTICULAR CITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP PUSHING FOR THAT. BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES AND UM, I I THIS THAT IT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT AT A TIME LIKE THIS, WHERE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUDGETS ARE CONTROLLED AND THERE'S PEOPLE HELD RESPONSIBLE SHOULD ANYTHING ELSE HAPPEN AND SHOULD IT BE MISMANAGED SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND IF MY COLLEAGUES AGREE TO KEEP IN -- PORTFOLIO TO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS YEAR, OR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOBBY FOR THIS YEAR AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REVENUES AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE STATE, AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. TRICKLING DOWN TO THE CITIES AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE DOING BUDGETING HERE, THAT WE KEEP OUR RESERVES, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR US. SHOULD WE NEED IT FROM ANYBODY ELSE, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE THUS FAR, AND FOR WHAT'S COMING AND IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOA ISSUE STAYS. >> GO AHEAD. >> I ALSO WANT TO CALL COUNSEL WOMAN, MARIAGA, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE DONE THIS YEAR. I AM SURE THAT IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING ASIDE FROM THE WORK THAT YOU DO, BY DOING THE PANDEMIC AND THE BUDGET OF WHERE THE MONEY IS BEING DIRECTED. I ALSO, UM, FOR US IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE HOA'S, AGENDA OPEN FOR US TO SEE HOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT COMPANIES DOWN TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE NUMEROUS HOMES FROM DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT ISSUES, I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR NINE YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST FOR THE HOA. BUT IN THE STATUTE FLORIDA OF 720 WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE UM, BUDGET PROCESS AND MANY OTHER, UM, WAYS THAT THEY DO THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE TRANSFERRING AND ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A WELL-BEING OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND I DEFINITELY ALSO SUPPORT THE COUNSEL (INDISCERNIBLE). BAD AUDIO. >> AND ALSO, UM, MR. BROOKE, THANK YOU FOR THE (INDISCERNIBLE). I KNOW THAT YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOU ARE ALWAYS INVOLVED. IT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR STATE. >> THANK YOU FOR SAYING. KELLEY AND I, ON THAT PERSONAL STROKE PIECE, IT WAS A LIFT AGAIN, SO THANK YOU. >> I KNOW, AND I ALSO REAL YES -- AS A PART OF A STROKE OF THE NEUROLOGY DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL. >> MAY YOUR, I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THE HOA ISSUE WHEN EVERYBODY IS DONE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON IT. >> YEAH, ANYBODY ELSE? >> NO, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE UM COMMUNICATION, AND FOR YOUR WORK, IN TALLAHASSEE. ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR. I THINK THAT THIS WITHIN WENT TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CRAZY. SO -- >> (INDISCERNIBLE). >> SO THE ONLY THING THAT I'M GOING TO ADD IS A COUPLE OF THINGS, RON, AND THE WHOLE TEAM. FIRST OF ALL, OBVIOUSLY, BEING PART OF THE CHARTER COUNTY, OUR SITUATION WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER COUNTIES THAT YOU MENTIONED, IT CAN BE BETTER OR WORSE, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. BUT CERTAINLY I THINK THAT THE POSITION THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE IF CITIES CAN TAKE DOLLARS IN THE GOVERNMENT, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO GO THROUGH THE CITY OR THE COUNTY. NUMBER TWO, I WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE UNFUNDED MANDATES, STILL AT A TIME WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, THINGS MAY BE DIFFICULT IN TALLAHASSEE, ONE OF THE THINGS TO PASS ALONG. ONE OF THE ISSUES DONE BACK IN 2007 OR 2008 PASS ALONG THE REQUIREMENTS TO UM, THE MUNICIPALITIES. AND UM, WHICH I THINK THAT IT'S A PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE OR THE STATE SENATOR, WHO IT IS. BUT THAT'S A TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT COMES THROUGH OUR DIRECTION. THE THIRD THING THAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, AND THIS IS -- OBVIOUSLY INFRASTRUCTURE AND REFORM SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED A LONG TIME IN THIS COUNTRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE PEOPLE IN THIS STATE LEVELS CONTINUE TO UM, COMPLICATE THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE IT'S A WAY TO SPUR THE ECONOMY AND GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. AND IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED, SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD A LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PERHAPS MORE THAN HALF OF THE CENTURY. WHICH I THINK THAT IT'S SAD FOR THE WORLD'S GREATEST DEMOCRACY. I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRESS AND LOOK AT POTENTIAL FOREIGN FROM STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THE STATE CAN GO TOTALLY BLANK ON THAT. THROUGH THE FUNDING SOURCES. AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS ON THE ISSUES OF THE ASSOCIATION, I THINK THAT THERE'S NO DOUBT OF THE KEY ISSUES ON THAT. SPEAKING TO THE SPEAKER LAST YEAR, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES HAVE THE LARGE BUDGET AND WHO DOESN'T. I WILL REITERATE AND REPEAT, THE ONE THAT I LIVE IN, HAS A BUDGET LARGER THAN FIVE MUNICIPALITIES. AT SOME POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT UM, IT'S GOOD PUBLIC POLICY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THAT POSITION. I CANNOT REITERATE HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM AND THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. HOW WE CAN GET BOTH PARTIES TO AGREE TO SOME SORT OF UM FORM. THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK IS -- WELL, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN HAVE THAT. BEING A LAWYER, THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK ABOUT IS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO OFFEND THE ASSOCIATION LAW YOU ARES, IF I WAS A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION OWNER I WANT TO SEE RULES THAT CLEARLY DELINEATED -- I WOULDN'T FIND MYSELF IN A DIFFICULT POSITION. I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT. AND UM, I KNOW THAT I DID SPEAK TO UM, FORMER (INDISCERNIBLE) HE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE, I STILL -- I'M FLABBERGASTED THAT -- HOW CAN THEY NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACCESS THEIR DOLLARS FROM THEIR OWN NEIGHBORS AND REFUSE TO PASS RULES THAT IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM MAKE THE INDIVIDUALS DO THE BASIC THINGS IN ANY BUSINESS. WHICH IS FOLLOW THE RULES, AND DON'T CHEAT, BE FAIR, AND UM, I JUST CAN'T FACT THEM IT, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, I REALLY TELL ALL OF MY FRIENDS, AND THE PARTY THAT I'M A PART OF AND THE OTHER PARTY THAT I'M A PART OF THAT I FIND IT RIDICULOUS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHERE CONDOS ARE SUCH A LARGE PART. ACROSS THE STATE BY THE WAY. >> (INDISCERNIBLE). >> SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE BASIC LITTLE THINGS. YOU KNOW? IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY THERE SHOULD BE CONSEQUENCES AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW A PROCESS. WHEN YOU'RE USING THE PEOPLE'S MONEY'S TO MAKE DECISIONS AND I AM ON OWE AT SOME POINT, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL TAKE A GOVERNOR COMING IN, THAT HAS THE GUTS TO TELLING THE UM, THE UM, LEADERSHIP THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, BUT IT IS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING AND YOU KNOW, I HATE TO TELL YOU THAT THE WAY THAT I FEEL ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW, IN 2016 WE MADE IT A PRIORITY FOR THE LEGISLATIVE ISSUE. FOR FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DANCING THE SAME DANCE, AND AT THIS POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU MOW, I FEEL THAT WE'RE GETTING THE RUNAROUND AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE ON TOP OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT HAS NO ECONOMIC IMPACT WITH THE SEPARATION THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING PAID BY THE STATE DOING THEIR JOB. WHETHER IT'S PROSECUTE ORS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF D B R. I DON'T THINK THAT THE FUNDING IS A BIG ISSUE, I THINK THAT IT'S A TERRIBLE LAME EXCUSE, AND THEY PROBABLY WOULD BE ABLE TO FUND IT. SO IT DOESN'T -- BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S THE BIG EXCUSE THIS YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, OR THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL IT'S GOING TO TAKE IF WE SHOULD GO TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FIGURING IT OUT. THAT'S NOT THE NEED FOR RULES TO APPLY SO, THAT'S MY (INDISCERNIBLE). IN A DIFFICULT YEAR, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. >> JUST TO SECOND -- JUST TO ASK -- YOU BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT TRIGGERED MY MIND. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DISCOVERED IT SEEMS LIKE THE OPINIONS THAT THEY DO FAVOR WHATEVER THE EXISTING BOARD WANTS TO DO. OBVIOUSLY, IT PROTECTS THEIR JOB. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT CAN MEAN, NEW ATTORNEY, AND IT WOULD LIKELY BE A NEW ATTORNEY. AND SATISFY THE DECISIONS AND THE RULES BEING MADE, AND KNOW ONE IS QUESTIONING. AND NO ONE HAS -- THE HOMEOWNERS WILL HAVE TO PUT UP THERE ARE OWN MONEY, TO HIRE THE ATTORNEY. SO WHAT YOU SEE IS THE VICIOUS CIRCLE GOING ON. WHERE -- IN DORAL, WE HAVE SO MANY OF THEM. THAT'S ONE THING ISSUE THE OTHER THING IS THAT NOW, I HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE YEARS. MY CONCERN AS /S* AS INCREASING TO A NEW LEVEL, AND NOW I LIVE IN A CONDO SO NOW IT'S A BUNCH OF NEW FUN. THINGS THAT ARE SO INCREDIBLY OUTRAGEOUS OF WHAT GOES BEYOND THE STUPIDITY OF DECISIONS, AND I WAS SHOCKED AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE LAW, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS THE POWER THAT EVEN POLICE DON'T HAVE. WHICH IS TO SIMPLY GIVE YOU A NOTICE TO COMING IN. AND THEY CAN COME IN. NOT GIVING YOU A SCHEDULED TIME. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE EMERGENCY OF AN ELECTRIC IN THE BUILDING. I'M JUST TALKING SOMETHING, THEY WANT TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT. I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM AT THE BEGINNING, THIS IS ABSURD HOW ARE YOU COMING TO MY APARTMENT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL. SOMEBODY CAN BE SETTING ME UP, AND PUTTING SOMETHING. TO MY AMAZEMENT, WHEN I RESEARCHED THE /TKHRAU, THEY HAD THE RIGHT, AS LONG AS THEY GAVE ME 24 HOURS. UNLESS THE SHOOTING HAS TO BE GOING ON, THEY HAVE TO GET A SEARCH ORDER, THE MOST BASIC RULES ARE DENIED. A FAMILY MEMBER, IF THEY ARE STAYING LONGER THAN THREE WEEKS, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK, AND THEY CANNOT PASS, BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRING A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR IT. THE MOST BASIC RIGHTS OF PROPERTY ARE BEING VIOLATED AND YOU KNOW, IGNORED IN THE CONDO ASSOCIATION LAWS THAT EXIST IN THE POWERS BEING BORN. SOME ARE LAW AND SOME ARE DISCRETIONARY. THIS IS THE MOST BASIC LAWS OF, OF, PRIVACY. OF PROPERTY, AND THEY ARE ABSURD. AND HOW A GROUP OF LEGISLATURES CANNOT SEE THAT, OTHER THAN, PLAYING POLITICS OR AFRAID OF THE REPO CAUTIONS OF TAKING ON THE CONDO -- THEN IT'S LACK OF LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S POLITICS YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT IN A LOT OF PLACES. THEY CLOSE OFF AREAS, AND YOU WANT TO USE IT? THINGS ARE OFF THE CHARTS, YOU KNOW, MY BUILDING THE RECREATION ROOM, YOU CANNOT USE IT, MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE, YOU HAVE TO RENT IT FOR LIKE 6 HUNDRED DOLLARS, THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE THE FURNITURE THAT YOU PUT IN THERE, THEY DON'T WANT TO TARE IT OFF. >> I THINK THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC WHERE THIS IS THE YEAR COMING UP WHERE WE'RE PREPARED TO ADDRESS IT. AND WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE ISSUE. AND JOSE -- THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE THINK THAT THE PROCESS AGREES, I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, MAYOR, ON THE ISSUE OF THE LAWYERS I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU, THEY ARE THE ONES MESSAGING, AND THEY NOT ONLY MESSAGE DIRECTLY, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DIRECT THAT 20 PERSON, 30 PERSON, 40 PERSON, THE BOARD AND THE BOARD EXTENDERS. UM, FROM AN ASSOCIATION TO SEND E-MAILS IN MASS. AS ANYONE OF YOU KNOWS YOU GET 20 TO 30 E-MAILS ABOUT AN ISSUE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECOMES FRONT AND CENTER TO YOU, AND WHETHER IT'S THE POTHOLES, AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS IS LOCALLY. SAME THING IN TALLAHASSEE. UNFORTUNATELY, MAYOR, THE CHEATING AND THE LYING AND THE STEALING DOESN'T SIMPLY BELONG IN THE ASSOCIATION IT IS SELF. ALEX, VILLALOBOS HAD IT RIGHT IN THE SENATE. WHEN HE PROPOSED IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THE EXECUTIVES, WHEN HE SAID, WE NEED TO PASS A RULE OR A STATUTE THAT SAYS, STAND UP IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY, PUT YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, AND CONSEQUENCES WHEN PEOPLE LIE. THE PROBLEM IS, WHETHER IT'S A DIRECT LIE OR A SIMPLY AN OMISSION OF WHAT THE REALITY REALLY IS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S THE SAME, IT DOESN'T CHANGE. LET ME TELL YOU THE REALITY OF 2021. WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION GOES BACK TO APRIL. I THINK THAT THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE AND IT OUGHT TO BE SHARED BY EVERYONE IS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HOLD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS, THEY HAVE NO CLUE, MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBERS, THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN OUT OF A COMMITTEE MEETING, HOW TO LET PEOPLE OUT OF THE BUILDING AND WHAT FREQUENCY, AND DO THEY KEEP THEM OUTSIDE THE WAY THAT THEY KEEP A FULL COMMITTEE ROOM OUTSIDE, AND THEY DO THE SOCIAL DISTANCING? DO THEY PUT UP ONE ISSUE AT A TIME. AND LISTEN TO THE TESTIMONY AND HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO COME DOWN AND VOTE ON AN ISSUE AND COMMITTEE. IT'S EASY TO MAKE THAT CONVERSION ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE, AND MAKE THAT BE LIKE WASHINGTON. BUT COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND LETTING THE PUBLIC IN TO TESTIFY IS VERY DIFFERENT, AND WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO DRIVE, A -- INTO THESE KIND OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT TO EXTEND THEM. PASS THE OCTOBER DATE. THEY DON'T HAVE A PLAN FULLY COOKED TO HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS, SO IT IS IN MY OPINION, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, I THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY CHILLING THING. AS IT RELATES TO YOU KNOW THAT THE GOAL BY LEADERSHIP IS LESS IS BEST, THIS YEAR, THEY HAD 196 BILLS GO TO THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE LAST 26 BY THE WAY, HAVING BEEN DELIVERED TO THEM, JUST THINK ABOUT THIS. LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDED. 25 WEEKS AGO, AND WE JUST GOT THE LAST BATCH OF THE 26 BILLS. MANY ISSUES -- BUT THE ISSUE OF INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM, THEY RECOGNIZE IT, THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN CLEAR THAT HE SEES A TRANSPORTATION AS BEING HOW HE PUTS FLORIDA BACK TO WORK. WHICH IS WHY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS THEY CAN DRAW DOWN FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND WHAT CAN THEY DO TO GET MORE THINGS UP AND READY NOT SIMPLY THIS SO-CALLED SHOVEL READY. BUT, I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOUR T P O MAYOR IS FOCUSED AND ITS DETERMINED BECAUSE WITH A CONFERENCE CALL WITH HIM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE CHAIR VISITED WITH THE US THAT ARE DOING WORK WITH THE T P O RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE READY, SO THAT WE MESSAGE BETTER THAN WE MESSAGED LAST YEAR. WE LAID A LOT OF GROUND WORK WITH YOUR DIRECTOR AND UM -- I THINK THAT EILEEN HAS QUICKLY BECOME A CREDIBLE SOURCE FOR THE DELEGATION. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE REALLY NEW MEMBERS. NOT JUST THE MEMBERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ELECT IN THIS CYCLE, BUT WE ELECTED A BUNCH OF NEW PEOPLE THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THE DANNIE PEREZ, AND THE ANTHONY RODRIGUEZES, AND THE DIAZ'S. WE'RE IN A NEW WAY OF EDUCATING FOLKS TO WHAT'S MEANINGFUL. BECAUSE BRINGING THAT BACK, IS GOING TO BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN EVER BEFORE. CARE'S ACT MONEY CANNOT REPLACE LOSS MONEY, FOLKS, NOT AVAILABLE TO ANY OF US. SO IT'S, IT'S, HOW DO YOU PLUG IT IN TO PROJECTS? AND MAYOR, TO THE ISSUE OF UNFUNDED MANDATES TO A MINUTE. I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME MEMBERS WHERE IT MATTERS, I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT GREATER LEVEL OF EMPATHY, WHERE IT PRESIDES WITH THE LAST GROUP OF PRESIDINGS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT -- THEY ARE GOING TO SEE SENATOR SIMPSON AND REPRESENTATIVE SPRAWLS GOING OUT THERE IF YOU WILL, SINGING PRAISES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS DEMONSTRATED MAYOR, A COMMITMENT TO WHAT HOME RULE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT. IT STARTED A YEAR AGO WITH THE VETO ON, ON, ON THE PLASTIC STUFF. HE'S OUT THERE FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES, FOR A GOVERNOR THAT DOESN'T SERVE IN LOCAL OFFICE. AND DOESN'T HAVE THE HISTORY OF THE HOME RULE. I CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS BEING GOOD. I THINK SIX OF US UM -- UNDERSTAND THE AGENDA BOTH MONEY AND SUBSTANCE, UM, AND I WOULD BE RE-MISSED BEFORE I FINISH MAYOR TO NOT ASK YOU, IS THAT REALLY (INDISCERNIBLE) OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER. IS THAT REALLY -- >> I'M A DIE HARD OF THE DAYS OF B A L T I M O R WILL CONTINUE TO BE. >> I'M A DIE HARD FAN. ALWAYS WILL BE. >> CANNOT MISS IT. >> IT HAS BEEN STARRING AT ME THE WHOLE TIME. >> (LAUGHTER). >> THANK YOU, RON. >> KELLEY, RON, JOSE, EDDIE. DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT THAT WE SHOULD BE ADDING. >> YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT THE MAYOR WEARS WHEN (INDISCERNIBLE) IS PLAYING. >> HE IS LUCKY, I DON'T RUN INTO HIM IN THE STANDS. >> THAT'S FOR SURE. >> WELL, THANK YOU GUYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND UM, I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND KELLEY, OBVIOUSLY, THE STARTING POINT WILL BE THIS THURSDAY, WHERE WE FIND OUT WHERE THE DAMAGE IS, IS AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. UM, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMICS ARE CONCERNED WHICH I THINK THAT I AGREE WITH YOU RON THAT'S IT'S GOING TO BE -- IT'S GOING TO BE UM, VERY, UM, SHOCKING TO UM, ALL OF THOSE IN GOVERNMENT AND I HOPE THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE. >> IT IS. >> HEY, MAYOR? CLOSING, GO HEAT. >> YES, GO HEAT. >> AFRAID THAT YOU WILL HAVE ONE OF THOSE OTHER TEAMS, LIKE THE CELL TICKS. >> HEAT FAN, HEAT FAN. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> OKAY. CONNIE, NEXT ITEM? >> NEXT ITEM, IS 8 B. KEEP DORAL BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS AWARD. >> I BELIEVE THAT (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) (INDISCERNIBLE). >> YES. BAD AUDIO. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN HERE VERY QUICKLY. >> GOOD MORNING. {READING DOCUMENT}. THIS MONTH EYE AM PLEASED TO BRING BACK THE KEEP DORAL BEAUTIFUL AWARD, 20 SEPTEMBER, 2020. WE'RE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE A L L I FOR KEEPING DORAL BEAUTIFUL. THE PROPERTY RECOGNIZED IS LOCATED AT, 3101 NORTH WEST, 115TH AVENUE. ALLIED HAS BEEN IN DORAL FOR 9 YEARS, IT IS ABOUT 28 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, AND THEY EMPLOY ABOUT, 36 EMPLOYEES, SOME OF THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, WAS TO PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, ROUTINE GRASS MAINTENANCE, AND PRESSURE WASHING OF THE WINDOWS. BAD AUDIO (INDISCERNIBLE). IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE KEEPING DORAL BEAUTIFUL AWARD. MR. MAYOR, AND COUNSEL, WE HAVE ACTUALLY GIVEN THE AWARD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE (INDISCERNIBLE) BAD AUDIO. PLAYING VIDEO. STAND BY. >> FOR SOME REASON, THE AUDIO IS NOT WORKING. THEY WERE SAYING, POSITIVE THINGS, THEY HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 9 YEARS, AND HE'S GRACIOUS IN ACCEPTING THE AWARD. I'LL GET THE AUDIO LOOKED AT. >> PERFECT. I THINK THAT IT WILL BE PASSED ON TO MR. -- THE WHOLE TEAM, THAT WE APPRECIATE THE PROGRAM STARTING MANY YEARS AGO. WITH THE DEPARTMENT -- (INDISCERNIBLE). BAD AUDIO. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD. UM, OUR CITY WILL NOT EXIST IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GREAT RESPONSE FOR THESE COMPANIES. >> YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. >> MADAM CLERK. NEXT ITEM? >> MR. MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS, WE'RE GOING BACK FROM THE ITEMS PULLED FROM DISCUSSION. 6 C. {READING DOCUMENT}. >> I PULLED THIS ITEM IN SUPPORT OF IT. TRYING TO SPEND SO MANY HOURS, TRYING TO GET THE FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY, MY CONCERN MR. MANAGER, IS A DISCUSSION THAT YOU AND I HAVE THE OTHER DAY, ALLOTTED TO THE MONEY FOR THESE BUSINESSES, I HAVE A MONTH AND A HALF THE ECONOMIC COORDINATOR MR. MANNY PEEL AND I HAVE MET WITH THE BEACON COUNSEL, ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT, REQUIRED TO GIVE THE FUNDS, BECAUSE THEY ARE PUBLIC FUNDS, NUMBER TWO THE AMOUNT. TO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT LIKE, 22000, 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS, EVEN FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, THAT'S VERY LITTLE. WE HAVE AN IMPACT TO TRY TO MAKE IT SO SMALL, THAT WE TRY TO PUT IT UP AMONG THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES, IT SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT NEED IT. SOME HAVE RECEIVED THE FINANCIALS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER FUNDS, SO MY SUGGESTION IS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, AND CERTAINLY OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR REACH OUT THAT DISPERSE THE DOLLARS. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT. AT 24 HUNDRED DOLLARS, IT'S NULLED AND VOID. IT MAY BE IF YOU'RE LUCKY FOR THE RENT OF ONE MONTH, AND PURPOSE OF THIS, IS TO HELP THOSE BUSINESSES THAT NEED THE HELP, PRECISELY THAT MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE LARGER DOLLARS, OR MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF THEIR BOOKS IN LINE AT THE TIME THAT THE FEDS WERE GIVING OUT THE MONEY. AND SOMETIMES WITH MEDIUM SIZE BUILDINGS. I'M IN SUPPORTIVE OF IT. BUT THESE GUIDELINES ARE NOT CREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND YOU KNOW, UM, UM, I HAVE CONCERN WHEN -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE, NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, THE ECONOMIC AMOUNT OF THE GUIDELINES. SO, UM, AND I REITERATE THAT -- I SPOKE YESTERDAY TO MICHAEL ABOUT THIS. TO WORK WITH THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, I CONTINUE TO, TO, AND PRESS TO YOU THAT SOME OF THESE OTHER CITIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE C D B G GRANTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS, SO YOU KNOW, WHILE I CERTAINLY APPLAUD YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING WHATEVER YOU SPEAK OUT AT THE MANAGER'S CONFERENCES OR THE CALL OZ TUESDAY. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. YOU KNOW, I CANNOT SEE AN AMOUNT THAT SMALL. AT LEAST, TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL HELP THEM KEEP EMPLOYEES GETTING PASSED THESE DIFFICULT MOMENTS. I'M ALL FOR TRYING TO GET THE BUSINESSES INVOLVED. WHEN YOU TRY TO INVOLVE EVERYBODY, THE IMPACT WILL BE SMALLER. I CAUTION YOU, AND I WANT TO REITERATE THIS TO MR. P I L.A. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE DOLLARS, IF THEY ARE APPROVED. USED FOR WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT PAID THE PRICE LATER ON, WHEN THE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN. WHETHER SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER LICENSING, WHEN SOMEBODY DOESN'T FOLLOW THE RULES ARE THE PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THE DAIS. WE'RE NOT HERE EVERY DAY AND EVERY MOMENT, HOW DO WE GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT. BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, AND I ALREADY SPOKEN TO MR. F I N N Y. I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU COMPANY OUT WITH THE GUIDELINES, THEY ARE NOT JUST A COOKIES CUTTER COPIES OF SOME OTHER ENTITY THAT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OR WHAT I THINK IS MORE PROPER FOR A CITY THAT HAS OVER 12 THOUSAND BUSINESSES, AND HAVING A LARGE -- WE CAN GO DOWN THE LIST, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MIAMI; OKAY. AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF OTHERS, DO NOT HAVE, UM, THE REQUIREMENTS NOR THE UM, THEY DON'T HAVE THE MAKE UP IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE. SO, I, I, YOU KNOW, I HAD -- I HOPE THAT MR. *PILLA IS ON THIS MEETING, AND LISTENING TO THIS, I'LL MAKE -- I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION -- I'LL LET SOMEONE ELSE MAKE A MOTION. BUT I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN PARTICULAR, THE ADMINISTRATION UNDERSTANDS CLEARLY THAT IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S EFFECTIVE FOR BUSINESSES. IT IS NOT JUST HEY, WE'RE GIVING OUT DOLLARS FOR DOLLAR'S SAKE. THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS TO COME THROUGH THIS, AND HELP SOMEWHAT IN THE DIFFICULT TIMES, SO THAT THEY CAN BE IN BUSINESS WHEN WE GET OUT OF THIS NEW NORMAL. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON. THAT'S WHAT MR. *PILLA SHOULD BE WORKING ON. SO, UM -- >> (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> I'LL REPEAT THAT AGAIN. >> I WILL ADD TO THAT, MR. MAYOR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS ALL OF THESE CARES DOLLARS HAVE GONE TO THE BUSINESSES, MANY RECEIVED MONEY THAT DIDN'T TAKE A HIT. AND SOME PROSPER AT THE TIME. AT THE FIRST TIME, MAYBE. EXPECTING HITS AND UM, SOME DIDN'T GET IT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, IF THERE'S A WAY TO LINE IT UP THAT WAY, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY IS GOING TO THOSE WHO ARE TAKING THE FINANCIAL NEEDS TO THOSE. AND NEEDING SOME BASIC CRITERIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> MR. MAYOR. >> GO AHEAD. >> YEP, SO UM, I AGREE I THINK THAT HAVING LARGER FUNDS TO GO TO CERTAIN BUSINESS, IS OBVIOUSLY MORE BENEFICIAL IN A LARGER IMPACT TO HELP THE BUSINESSES, HOWEVER AT THE SAME TOKEN WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A LARGER SUM OF MONEY, WE LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, WHERE WE DO HAVE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT DESPERATELY NEED THE FUNDS, MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE -- I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S POSSIBLE BUT FOR THE GUIDELINES TO COME BACK TO US TO LOOK AT, OR AT LEAST GET CIRCULATED, BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE THINK THAT A BUSINESS CAN PROVIDE CERTAIN UM, UM, WHETHER IT'S DOCUMENTATION, AND WHAT COUNCILMAN, CABRERA SAID, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS PROVIDING THE TAX RETURN. AND SHOWING COMPARABLE YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCES FROM THE YEAR BEFORE TO THE CURRENT YEAR. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND I AGREE, THERE'S MANY BUSINESSES THAT DID RECEIVE FUNDING, AND OTHER BUSINESSES THAT DIDN'T RECEIVE FUNDING THAT NEEDED IT MORE SO, AND I THINK THAT IT WAS BECAUSE, IT WAS REALLY BLANKETED OUT, GIVEN TO EVERY INDUSTRY, WITH CATEGORY FROM MORE IMPACTS THAN OTHERS, I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW WE, UM, HOW THE UM, HOW THE STANDARD OF APPLICATIONS ARE DONE, UM, WHETHER THAT'S -- WHAT DOCUMENTATION WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR FINANCIALLY, OR IF THE BUSINESS HAS A CERTAIN STANDARD TO MEET, BECAUSE THERE'S SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT YOU KNOW HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND A SMALLER AMOUNT OF MONEY MAY UM, WORK FOR THEM. SO AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO APPLY, BUT, IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR THAT TO COME BACK TO US, WITH UM, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME TYPE OF GUIDELINE, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO LOOK AT, AND GAVE OUR SUGGESTIONS TO KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE GUIDELINE THAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE. BUT I THINK THAT KNOWING THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT AGAIN, SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BUSINESSES THAT NEED IT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. MAYBE WE WANT TO GIVE A GUIDELINE FOR THE FIRST TYPE OF INDUSTRIES THAT WERE AFFECTED THE MOST, AND FOR THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME, HAVING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD TO APPLY BEFORE OTHERS, IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS, I AGREE WITH YOU, LARGER SUMS OF MONEY ARE GREAT BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE BUSINESSES THAT WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN STANDARDS IF THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS TOO MUCH. THE MORE MONEY, THAT WE GIVE TO THE BUSINESSES, THE MORE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU WANT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE MAY BE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT CAN USE THE FUNDS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST TO PAY LIKE YOU SAID HALF A MONTH OF RENT, OR ONE MONTH RENT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SOME BUSINESSES THAT MAY NOT HAVE HAD ALL OF THE BOOKS IN LINE WHEN THE FUNDING IS IN LINE. IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR THAT TO COME BACK BEFORE US. >> TWO THING OZ THAT. WHEN I TALKED ABOUT A HIGHER NUMBER, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MUCH BEYOND 2 TO 3 TIMES OR MAYBE 4 TIMES. NUMBER TWO, I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM, BECAUSE OF THE CARE'S ACT DOLLARS, WE HAD TO DO THIS BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. I DO AGREE WITH YOU, THAT THERE'S NO REASON WHY MR. P E L.A. N. AND OUR STAFF CAN WORK WITH THE BEACON COUNSEL, THAT WAS DAY IN AND OUT. AND WORK WITH THEM, TO, UM, CREATE THOSE GUIDELINES AND GET IT TO US WITH THE COUNSEL. AND I DO THINK THAT THE FLEXIBILITY, REMEMBER, IF IT'S UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT LESS. AND I DO SHARE COUNCILMAN CABRERA'S CONCERNS, THAT IT'S FOR BUSINESSES THAT DO NEED IT. SOME BUSINESSES HAVE RECEIVED CERTAIN FUNDS ALREADY, AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE PRIORITIZED, I AGREE -- I DON'T WANT TO DELAY IT, BUT MY WHOLE COMMENT IS THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE GUIDELINES SHOULD COME BACK TO THE COUNSEL AND LET US KNOW THAT THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T LET US KNOW BEFORE THE PROGRAM STARTS WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES ARE AND HOW YOU GOT THERE. AND UM, IF THAT MEANS THAT MR. *PILLA MOSTS WITH THE BEACON COUNSEL AND YOU MR. MANAGER OR THE DEPUTY MANAGER AND MATTY IN IN FINANCE OR WHOEVER IT IS. THERE HAS TO BE VERIFICATION OF THE DOLLARS BEING USED APPROPRIATELY. LET ME SAY IT AGAIN. THAT THE DOLLARS TO BE USED APPROPRIATELY, IF THERE ISN'T THOSE THREE THINGS, WHERE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE. NUMBER ONE, AND NUMBER TWO, SOMEBODY IS COMING BACK TO TELL US, YOU HAD THAT PROGRAM, LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY THAT I HEARD. SO, THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT ARE CRITICAL, I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY CAN DO A FINE JOB HELPING YOU BY SAYING THOSE GUIDELINES, BUT AGAIN, I REITERATE MY CONCERN THAT IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT TRUTHFULLY HAS AN IMPACT EVEN FOR THE SMALLER BUSINESSES. I CANNOT THINK OF MANY BUSINESSES IN DORAL, THAT, 25 HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL BE ONE MONTH RENT FOR THEM. AND I CANNOT SEE THAT FOR MANY UNFORTUNATELY, THE COST IS HIGHER, AND IT'S PROBABLY GOOD. BUT THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE HIGH. THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE. AND I DO AGREE WITH MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS, THAT WE SHOULD BE -- LETTING US KNOW WHAT IT IS. BUT KEEP THAT IN MIND, I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT, SOMETIME IN OCTOBER FIRST, THAT THE GUIDELINES ARE SOMETHING THAT IS -- YOU KNOW, UM, SO SMALL, SO, MY ANY SCHOOL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TELL ME, WHAT'S THE POINT OF APPLYING. IF I HAVE TO GO TO TEN PAGES TO GET 25 HUNDRED DOLLARS, YOU KNOW -- (MULTIPLE SPEAKERS) >> AND AT NO POINT, DO I MEAN, THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES TO BE SET FORTH BY THE GOVERNMENT, THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS, WE HAVE TO TELL THEM, IF YOU DON'T MEET THE GUIDELINES, THEN WE CANNOT GIVE IT TO YOU, WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, I PULLED IT BECAUSE OF THAT. THAT'S MY TWO CENTS WORTH. >> QUICK QUESTION, CITY ATTORNEY: >> UM IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY TURNS TO US, CAN THEY BE MAINTAINED PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL OR DO THOSE BECOME PUBLIC -- >> IF THEY ASK FOR SOMETHING TO BE RETRACTED LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE CAN RETRACT THAT. WE CAN REDACT THE ADDRESSES, BUT WE CERTAINLY CANNOT REDACT THE REQUEST. >> MR. MAYOR, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT COUNSEL MEETING TO GO WITH THIS. WE CAN WORK WITH STAFF FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ROLES OUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OF OCTOBER? >> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT IT IS. >> YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHY -- >> THAT'S WHAT THE CRITERIA IS. >> MY PURPOSE IN SUSPENDING THIS ITEM I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MR. PEE /HRA AND THE MANAGER, AND DEPUTY MANAGER -- >> I THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING -- >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PUSH THIS TO COME BACK TO US ON THE DAIS NEXT MONTH. AND IF ANYTHING, CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO TAKE A VOTE, BUT, WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE WANT THIS TO PASS AND WE'RE WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO GET THIS MONEY FROM THE COUNTY, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE -- I GROW WITH YOU MR. MAYOR, ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD BEFORE TO GIVE OUT LITTLE BITS OF MONEY TO SAY THAT AT THE END OF THE DAYS PUTTING A BAND-AID ON A MAJOR WOUND. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO BETTER, AND UM LIKE YOU SAID LET'S WORK WITH SOME OF THE ENTITIES HERE. WE DON'T NEED TO REVISIT THE WHEEL HERE. >> NO, WE DON'T. AND AT THE TIME THAT THE STAFF HAS TO SEE AN ISSUE, WE CAN DISCUSS IT. WE DON'T HAVE TO DELAY IT. >> BY THE WAY COUNCILMAN CABRERA'S POINT ISSUE THE DIA NUMBER IS CONFIDENTIAL ANY WAY IN TALLAHASSEE. SO AT THE STATE THERE, THE FLORIDA (INDISCERNIBLE) SO IN MOST BUSINESSES THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE A BIG PROBLEM ANY WAY. BECAUSE THEY ARE PUBLIC RECORD ANY WAY. SO UM, BUT ANYWAY'S, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I THINK THAT THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE, BY MR. CABRERA AND SECONDED BY CABRAL. >> THAT THEY ARE UNTHE C D B G FUNDS, THESE ARE UNDER THE COVID RELIEF, HAVE WE HAD ANY PROGRESS TO BE ON ENTITLEMENT CITY? >> YEAH, WE HAVE. WE HAVE THE LETTER FROM UM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE FINALLY MET THE CRITERIA SO WE SIGNED OFF ON IT THE PROGRAM -- I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US RIGHT NOW, SLAVERY BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US MORE THE NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTERWARDS. BUT BASED ON THE POPULATION, THEY FINALLY PUT US IN THE AMOUNT THAT THE -- THAT REQUIRES FOR US TO HAVE THAT DESTINATION. BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT IN THIS PHYSICAL YEAR. >> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE'RE ALREADY IN PROGRESS WITH THAT APPLICATION SO -- THANK YOU. >> WE DID. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, MADAM CLERK CALL THE ROLL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN CABRAL, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN CABRAL. >> COUNCILMAN, CABRERA? >> YES. >> COUNCILWOMAN CABRAL? >> YES. >> CALLING ROLL ROLE. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES. >> {READING DOCUMENT}6 D. >> OKAY COUNCILMAN CABRERA. >> I PULLED IT BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS, I DID DISCUSS IT WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ON IT. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC GOOD IN GOING OUT TO BID PERIODICALLY EVEN FOR EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND VENDORS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND HAVING SAID THAT, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD WITH AN ENTITY AND THINGS ARE DONE WELL TO CHANGE, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD CAUSE I BELIEVE. AND I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF HISTORY TO SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. AND MY BACKGROUND AND INSURANCE, I DO UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE, I AM LINKED TO IT BECAUSE OF MY BUSINESS INSURANCE, REALLY QUICK, I MEAN, THE STRUCTURE USUALLY WHEN MOST INSURANCES YOU GO TO THE BROKER, AND THESE BROKERS HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT CARRIERS, IN THE CASE OF THE HEALTH -- ALL BROKERS HAVE ACCESS TO -- IN CAUSALITIES THERE'S LARGER AGENCIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AND SO ON. IN THIS CASE. A ONE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT RESPONDED MEETS THE CRITERIA RESPECTIVELY. THEY TRUST THAT THEY ARE SET UP BY ENTITIES THAT THEY ARE INSURANCE CARRIERS THEMSELVES, THEY ARE NOT BEING BROKERED. THAT'S ONE THING. AND IN THE PAST, WE WERE WITH THE LEAGUE FOR MANY YEARS, OR THE ONE BEING CHOSEN TO OFFER BID TO. AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE LEAGUE IS CARRIED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY DON'T REALLY DO IN HOUSE -- LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE AN OUTSIDE BROKER, THEY ARE CONSULTING FOR YOU, THEY HELP IN THAT SENSE ALMOST INDEPENDENTLY. SO YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE THE LEAGUE I GUESS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING THE KIND OF SERVICE BEFORE I CAME BACK TO THE TWO YEAR PERIOD OUT. THE COMPANY WAS HIRED THROUGH THAT BOARD, FOR TOO MUCH MONEY, 120 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, AND I KIND OF HAD THIS SAME EXPLANATION AT THE TIME THAT THE COUNSEL WAS WILL. AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO BID, WE LIMITED THAT OUTSIDE COMPANY, AND IT WAS GIVEN TO PRE A, BECAUSE, PRE A DOES HAVE AN END HOUSE. AND I INTERACTED WITH HIM FOR MANY YEARS, I KNOW THE SERVICES, AND HOW TO WORK AS A CONSULTANT AND HOW TO GET ADVICE. SO WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE CITY, THEY FULFILLED THE ROLE THAT THEY WERE SAVING THE MONEY. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. MY TWO CONCERNS ARE THERE'S TWO AREAS, ONE IS THE WAY THE /R-FPBLT F P IS STRUCTURED. IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE'RE MIXING IN TWO THING IN ONE. AN R F P FOR BOTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES IN CONSULTING. BUT IT'S ALMOST TWO INDEPENDENT WAYS IN THIS SITUATION. SO UM, WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RANKING SHEET, THEY ARE GIVING A QUALIFICATION FOR PRICE AND OFFER, BUT IT'S BEING RATED. IT'S NOT LIKE A HARD DOLLAR. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO REVIEW THIS, I GO, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PREMIUM IF IT'S 2 HUNDRED DOLLARS, YOU SHOULD SEE IT IN THE CRITERIA IN THE PRICES SERVICES OFFERED, BUT IT'S ALMOST MIXING THE TWO, SO IT GETS CONFUSING. SO THEN IT BECOMES MY PET PEEVES. IT'S A SCORING PROCESS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT I AM QUESTIONING THE JUDGMENT OF STAFF WHEN I SPOKE TO LEWIS, HE BROUGHT UP WANTING TO HIRE OUTSIDE COUNSEL BECAUSE IT WAS AREAS OUTSIDE OF HIS EXPERTISE BUT OVERALL, WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT FIRST OF ALL, THE LEAGUE'S PROGRAM IS COSTING US 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE. THAT'S 5 PERCENT OF THE COST. THAT'S NOT A MINISCULE AMOUNT. THEY ARE COMING FROM AN OUTSIDE BROKER, SO IT'S A NEW SYSTEM OF WORKING OUT THAT WAY. THAT'S COMING AT AN ADDITIONAL COST, THERE'S A FEE THERE OF 25 -- I THINK THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL COVERAGE THERE, AND I THINK THAT IT'S WORTH 6 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO FOR ME TO CHANGE CARRIERS FOR SOMEONE WHO IS SO CLOSE, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCORING SHEET, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT THE SCORING SHEET, WHEN I SEE SCORING, IF I SEE CONSISTENCY AMONG THE PEOPLE -- OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION TO HOW MUCH WEIGHT TO GIVE SOMETHING. BUT WHEN I SEE CONSISTENCY IN THE 3 PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE. IT MAKES SENSE, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS STAYING -- WHEN YOU HAVE GREAT DISCREPANCIES IN A LOT OF THINGS, IT CONCERNS ME. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST RATING AND THE FIRST ROUND, I DIDN'T ASK THE MANAGER THIS QUESTION BEFORE. BUT WHEN THERE WERE TWO ROUNDS OF SCORING I WASN'T SURE, AND THE LEAGUE GOT TWO POINTS AHEAD. AND THE GREAT -- AND TWO THE GREATEST DISCREPANCY COMES FROM ONE OF THE EVALUATORS AND REVIEWERS WHICH IS LOWER, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN SOME OF THE AREAS THAN THE OTHER TWO. SO THAT ONE PERSON'S DISCREPANCY THROWS IT ALL OFF. SO I HAVE A VERY SERIOUS DISCREPANCIES, AND IT GOT BIGGER AND I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THAT. SO MY POINT IS THAT THERE'S THINGS CHANGING IT TO -- THE NEW HEAD QUARTERS ARE GOING TO BE HERE. AND THEY MOVE INTO DORAL. BUT, IT'S -- THERE'S MINOR THINGS, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT THINGS, EVEN THE CITY ATTORNEY WHICH HE POINTED OUT THE DIFFERENCE. HIS RATING WAS HIGH FOR BOTH OF THEM. IN THE SECOND ROUND SO AGAIN, TO ME TO CHANGE CARRIERS AND CHANGE PROVIDERS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SOMETHING SO MINISCULE. I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING. TO CONTINUE TO HELP IMPROVE SERVICES AND I THINK THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT CAN BE IMPROVED, AND DISCUSSED, BUT I WON'T BE SUPPORTIVE, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE CHANGES ARE MERITED AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S GOOD PRACTICE. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO GO WITH THE SECOND PROVIDER RANKED AND IF NOT, LET IT CONTINUE. >> OKAY. WANT TO OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION? DOES ANYBODY -- >> CAN I PLACE A MOTION? >> (INDISCERNIBLE). FOR A DIFFERENT PROVIDER AT A HIGHER RANK? >> LEWIS, IN THIS TYPE OF R F P IS THIS POSSIBLE? >> THAT'S POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT AN I C B. >> I PLACE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND -- FROM THE ASSOCIATION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION TO MR. ATTORNEY? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> OKAY. UM, MY QUESTION IS THAT, WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH IT, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE NOT JUST ON THE PRICE BUT, UM, IN THE COVERAGE, ARE THEY DOING THE SAME COVERAGE AS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN BETWEEN THEM? >> WELL, THE THING IS, IT'S REALLY NOT 6 THOUSAND DOLLAR DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WHAT ESSENTIALLY HAPPENED IS THAT WHEN PRE ATE SUBMITTED IT, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CYBER COLLEGE. >> (INDISCERNIBLE). HOW MUCH IS THE CYBER. >> 73 THOUSAND 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS. BECAUSE THE COVERAGE GOES FROM JULY 2021 THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THE PACKAGE, BUT WE HAVE TO DO AN APPLES, TO APPLES COMPARISON. THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THE FIELD WORK PRACTICES, OR THE FLOOD WORK PRACTICES AND THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE SOMETHING CALLED THE A D AND D. WHICH IS A POLICE COVERAGE. THEY RECOMMENDED IT AS AN ADDITIONAL PROPOSAL. IF YOU ADD THESE NUMBERS UP. THE FIRST YEAR IS 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS DISCREPANCIES IN 2021, BUT IN THE NEXT YEAR, IT'S ACTUALLY, 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS CHEAP CHEAPER. THEY ARE THE SAME WHEN YOU LOCK AT THE COVERAGES. THEY ARE BOTH EXCELLENT COMPANIES, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE SCORED SO CLOSELY. IN TERMS OF THE LEGAL SERVICES AS COUNCILMAN CABRERA POINTED OUT. AND THERE ARE SOME FLEXIBILITIES AND WE HAVE A POOL OF LAWYERS TO USE IF WE'RE SUED. BUT SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT EXPERTS, AND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES HAVE A ROBUST POOL, AND THEY HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO LET US BRING EXPERTS IN IN LAWYERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE CITY. BUT THE NUMBERS ARE SIMILAR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE AMOUNT OF COVERAGE THAT WE'RE RECEIVING AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WHY, YOU KNOW, WHY YOU HAVE PROPOSED FOR US TO GET THIS BETTER COMPANY FOR US BEFORE THAN WE ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. >> NO. NO SECOND. I WANT TO GO WITH THE UM -- WITH THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED BY UM -- BY OUR CITY, I MEAN BY OUR ATTORNEY. >> LET'S TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME, IF THERE'S NO SECOND THE MOTION DIES. IF THERE'S A MOTION BY THE ONE -- THE MOTION FOR THE ONE PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? >> THERE'S NO SECOND. IT'S GOING TO DIE, ALSO. >> SECOND, SECOND. >> OKAY. THERE'S A SECOND. >> QUESTIONS? >> OR COMMENTS >> YEAH, MR. MAYOR, I WANTED IF STAFF CAN REITERATE THEIR POSITION ON THIS, WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS? >> OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH THE UM -- OUR RECOMMEND IS TO GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS A TWO STEP PROCESS AS THE AS THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED. ON THAT COMMITTEE WAS MATTY MENDEZ, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR (INDISCERNIBLE). THEY MET ON AUGUST TENTH ON A TWO FACE SCORE WITH A TOTAL OF 3 HUNDRED POINTS. SO AT THIS TIME, THE UM, COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH H E L.A. FAX WHO'S A PARTNER WITH FLORIDA MUNICIPAL TRUST. IT'S A 3-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE RENEWAL OF THE TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODS. >> YEAH, AND I DO APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMAN'S YOU KNOW, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LITTLE MORE INPUT OF THIS, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DO IT'S JUST THAT I BELIEVE THAT IF THE COMMITTEE WHO SAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS UM SAW SOMETHING THAT THEY -- THAT BROUGHT THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY TO THEIR ATTENTION TO WHAT IS POTENTIALLY BETT