COUNCIL MEETING

The time is now 10:7. We are conducting our consummating 5 have a happy Valentine's Day. Madam Clerk discovered that all >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Thank you very much. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Councilman Pineyro >>I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >>Good morning. I just want to share couple of first this morning. Proverbs 1 through 3 says my son accept my words and store my commentsFather, I want to pray for this meeting and for the people that are leading our City. I ask you for your fear for your wisdom and for understanding about our needs and the needs of the community. Further pray for the Holy Spirit to guide them so they need the City and peace and justice. A man >>A man. Okay, we will now go to the agenda order of business City manager's office. Is there anything in the agenda order of business? >>Good morning, Mayor and Council nothing to add >>Thank you. Mdm. City Attorney? >>No, any of the Councilmember's? >>Through the Mayor >>Yes Councilmember Poras >>This is the request to use the venue for the civil air patrolI'm going to moved to move 14aDiscussion item to be discussed immediately before 6bMotion. >>Second >>Before we take a motion let's get all the items that we are being pulled and then a motion to set the agendaWill be set after public comments >>So I am moving to move 14aIndependent legal opinion to discuss immediately before 6b and to be heardf before and 9 and 9g >>Motion >>Second >>Purpose of clarification >>That's not my question my question was your moving 6 beat the discussion item >>Yes >>My question is would you like to heard first? >>I'm going to speak to make the debt once I'm going to make a motion next >>6H and 6 are, We can bring it for the next Council meeting with others ones that have been also differed >>6h And 6r >>I have a request from counsel for us to move item 60 the discussion and request for the federal of the following items from Councilwoman Power 6c 6E 6H6 and and 6R >>Is there any other motion to pull itemsFrom the agenda at this timeBeing none, then we will take a motion at this time, only to pull item 6B and different item 6E 6HH 6c and And 6R >>Second >>Who motion? >>Motion topper of by Councilwoman Cabral know there will be discussion. Any comment on the deferral we >>That's for the next may directly >>It's been different all of them? This are all being different to the man next meeting >>And 6B >>Okay before we move onto public comment. They seem to be more items that will be pulled from the agenda >>. So in making a motion toMove 14 a to be discussed immediately forBefore 6B and to be heard before 9F and G >>Okay. There's a motion on the table, would you like to go over >>So that the succession will be as follows 98 9 be kind 9C, 90, 90, 14 A, 6B, 9G, 9F is that correct? And I have a motion made by Council Poras and seconded by vice Mayor >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Motion passes >>We will now open public comments motion for this meetingThis approach the podium you have 3 minutes the speak ThisSpeak in a respectful mannerI have a cards I will need. I will call this common cards first and anyone who have Deputy did the speak was not filled out the common practice as the clerk and fill out the common card for the records were going to start with. Mr. Richard lasted >>Connie should be passing some information out to you Richard blocks 4768I so that what I just so was pretty lousy. Okay? It is ridiculous that. So why we're in so much trouble here Inderal I'm going to talk about it right now. This is a list of all the City managers police chief and City Attorney so we've had since and we start the Doral there is density managers cost 6 police chiefs and 6 City attorneys and now we have the wonderful Valerie leaving us. It's too bad she is 30 think we need people like that. But unfortunately the only person that ever had a chance to stay here was Deluca chief Deluca because he was smart enough to get a 5 year contract everybody gets a manager, a police chief for a City Attorney must be offered a 5 year contract because it 5 years one interface with the election if youYou're elected by a Mayor their first year. If you're in the Mayor or the first year while at this. If you get guest if you get another year transition to your nextJob like Deluca did after(INAUDIBLE) he doesn't like a give contract is a dictator is the City dictatorship going it's a democracy give a professional people the chance to work when Barbie started here. The first same first thing I said, give her the chance to do her job was. She lasted what 14 month's no contract, no political and now we have all this ridiculous fighting all the time here. It's a history in the City you could make a telenovela on channel 23 believe me it will be terrificI got 2 minutes leftThere are tree accounts in the Gospels, which discusses states (INAUDIBLE)Is laid waste or house dividedCannot stand all 3 could and insistence of this statement and spoken the response in the first is accusation that Jesus was cutting up demons by the power of a best for me. This is said will not forgiven just as is our Argumentative Dave Farley sees a was logical the kingdom that is across purpose with itself willFall any hustle driven by infighting will tear itself apart by saying that house divided cannot stand this is is illustrating the fact congruent see this is something we see in daily logs all the time, whether it's a machine a sports team our government partyOr one's own mind things have to work together even ifNeeds to be accomplished presents I thinkYou are all Christians. I don't think anybody here, Jewish or Muslim Christians are not the quarrel, but to be unified around a common understanding of truth. Just getting on little black mark on your head did not Doesn't make you a good Christian God comments unity among believers because once conflictEnters the minutes of an assembly and dented the productivity and usefulness invented deeply ingrained haveNow I am not just talking about the City of the world. I am talking about the whole country look at what this country is going on now and it is all the timeI've never seen anything like it anywhere else except There actually killing each other in the street like in the Middle East is this what you want to happened here? You want death we hear what destruction what you do if you do keep it upCan't keep it upBecause that's what you're going to get >>Thank you Mr. glutes melodyMelody?Mr. one carless Esquivel >>Good morning everyone, one Carlos is given 3725 Outlander Ave.We the residentsHad this chamber full of over 200 people with 35 of them spoke their heart out manifesting the rest inUnisom theTransmit the dose sitting in the dais There are proofThe way the City was going3 of you completely ignored the claim and did not listen to their voices those people are the residents of the City of Doral. Despite the none of thoseYou claim that the we are unhappy and concerned never showed up and made their own statement publicly like others didWe the residents are people. The statueIn the dais representing us based on commitments you made during campaigns. Well, those that were really voted on our actually campaign. I am a true believer that some of you were placedThere by the so-called establishmentWe the residents do clearly identify that there is a hidden agenda behindThis nonsense behaviorOf some of you. Some of you to manage to pressThe resignation of our City AttorneySimply because she made it clearWhat our chart that really says the designation of a new manager is to be done only by the City MayorLike the great movie said you couldn't handle the through the few good men. Finally, we the residents those who have children in school had the privilege thatNot many other parents have in other City's by simply having access to our district commissioners for school within our own community. You don't want him here, despite the fact that in prior administrations. Others like him enjoyed the same privilegeHere with no problem. Well, except our exclude Commissioner which is now a receding MayorWe the residents have identified that he that agenda. And believe me when I say we will not forget this actionsAnd the future electionsThere is a passage Christian or in the Bible says Do not be deceivedGod cannot be marked Online reapsWhat he sees. Galatians 6 7. Have a great day >>Thank you Mr. Esquivel,Many Reagan >>Good morning happy Valentines all my name is Melody and 37 70 as the Pomona Avenue that all Florida 3317 and 37 70 as the Pomona Avenue that all Florida 3317A, there are notable member of that OCD Conseil I am here respectfully requestingThat the Councilwoman Digna Cabral either to the established protocol for receiving international government figures in the CityAs representativeOr the Dominican community. It is essential that Councilwoman Cabral respect the protocol And the carcasses they are in placeTo ensureAs is smooth and respectful reception2Visiting dignitariesThis I believe that theEstablishment particle it is essential to maintain the City repetition and Dave Foster and positive international relationsThank you for your attention and I am asking did not to be morePractical >>Please address the Council not in addition >>I'm sorry I'm sorry you know I don't have (INAUDIBLE) this is my 2nd time here. I am sorry I respect thatSo I am asking you for the thievery Ms. CouncilwomanWhen people from my country Dominican Republic from the government come here. You have to respect the particle thank you very much. Have a good day all >>We will now have a Mr. public continue. And I remind the public the please address the work ConseilAnd not an individual member >>Good morningPaul ringletsDiscuss I want be as long as everybody else. It's clear to me that the members of your clearly influence improperly by the City, Commissioner Juan CarlosAs district process continues with the City. I wonder if your actions are ultimately to reverse the pension vote that most of youOn this day has already voted to remove as we know his intentions and that of many Councilmember isTo receive lifetime pension that looks to me where you guys are headed. I honestly hope for your 3 carriers and he is one carless verbal justice is not the case because it's a really, really disgusting the City of that all thank you >>Thank you Mr. Carino. Anybody else would like to speak in the public comment at this time. This is your final opportunity? Any other public comments. I have no more common cards Being none public comment is now closed and we will move to the consent agenda. We need a motion for consent agenda Madam ClerkJanuary the item will be moving forward, consents, and this time for the recollection >>Yes Madam Mayor it will be item section 66B " 6060 6H6 and and 6 are >>Motion to approve by Vice Mayor Puig-Corve a 2nd that by Councilman Pineyro. All in favor say aye >>Aye We move on now to >>Approval of minutes >>Thank you Madam Clerk >>Motion topper by Councilman Pineyro and 8 the 2nd of the minutes >>Seconded byVice Mayor Puig-Corve a all in favor say aye, All right remove other presentations item 88, giving her a beautiful business award, City attorney's office am sorry City manager's office >>Are you calling Edgar strata code compliance director >>Good morning, Hon. Mayor, vice Mayor, members of the City Council Mr. entity manager Mdm. City Attorney Madam Clerk Edgar strata Co. compliance director this month. We are pleased to recognize entity under Plaza for their outstanding commitment to keeping the role beautiful the property, which to be recognize 4 is located at 8205 NW. 12th St., Adriana plus has been in the City of develop for approximately 2 years. The property is 46,000 total square feet andthe employees Adriana Plaza is a commercial shopping center and home to sever 7 local business as some of the recent improvement to the property, including repainting of the entire building roof replacement interior and exterior transformation of garage bays to storefronts parking layout and regular landscape maintenance. It is a great pleasure that the name Adriana Plaza for gifted all beautiful business for continue efforts to keeping it all beautiful by the Mayor and Council I do have the property owner here, along with various members of his team. Mr. Federico Escalona and I'd like to invite him up to say a few words >>[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >>It's a bit to translate, but I'll try my bestAs well as the staff >>[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] So this project again. He would like to reiterate that the collaboration that you received from staff and completed which began during the pandemic >>[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] And also saying thank you on behalf of The members of his team that are here, engineers, architects, thank you very much for everything >>[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] Thank you very much. Have a great day. >>Please come up for a photo. >>Okay, we continue with agenda. We have next presentation >>Next item that all Park bond quarterly report presentation >>I was gotta call up Lazaro but he beat me so I'll pass it over to land strokeGood morning, Hon. Mayor, vice Mayor, members of the City Council Mr. interim City Manager Irby Mdm. City Attorney Madam Clerk Lazaro Kundera capital improvement division chief here with GeorgeGarcia Aiken project manager to present the 2024 fourth-quarter update for the parks bond program consisting of October 2023 through January 2024Today the program has successfully completed 5 projects including the realm that though Park Durell White horse Park Morgan. The report Joe's Intel Park and Doral cultural arts Center, across from City Hall and don't underwrote being the most recent to which achieve final certificate of occupancy 20 are to remain in progress project with include the new central part (INAUDIBLE)We put together high-level schedule milestones achieved and projected for each project in the programThe Doral central project came Austin projectCame Austin dates for substantial completion are temporary certificate of occupancy Arjun for phase 2 phase 3 and December and for phase 4. Following the fees for substantial completion. I will be the final closeout of the project, which will occur in the first quarter 2025 years the high-level breakdown of the cost drought. The program indicated budget expenditure to date as of the end of JanuaryWith respect to the overall program but budget and expenditures today. The program has expended 59 of the budget with the remaining 21 being divided into encumbered and available amountsMoving into the progress update for Doral Central Park over the last quarter. Much progress has been made. Phase 2 entity has wrapped up, preparing completion December and phase for community center in aquatic center taking their final chipsAt the community center exterior. The stucco work was being completed. Majority of the glazing has been installed. Excluding openings for construction axis roofing is near completion and final painting has begun and the interior spaces or the rooms have been framed with draft and a be work installed in wall and overhead thermal installation workIs complete and drywall installation has been gone in some spaces at the quantic grant * grandstand columns and walls of the left and the photo have been constructed at the sporting building at the right in the photo metal deck and drove is near completion and the competition will meet system install has begunFor phase 2 and 3 and 53rd surround the restroom exterior is complete, and interior finishes are being installed. Stucco work at the amphitheater columns has been completed an underground electrical infrastructure that will be supporting the functions of the amphitheater have been installed nearing completion. The loan ceiling final grade has also been established in the be (INAUDIBLE) the next for slideshow case (INAUDIBLE), which encompasses the site underground infrastructure, utilities and other civil work, and in October the contractor's offices will be prepared 30 located the northwest corner of the site. So final grading can be performed had the multipurpose field for November and December light poles were installed in along the sidewalks along with the majority of sidewalk being buried by these point of the East portion and project by January the. Off-site work on 87th Ave. was completed establishing the turn lane for the southeast entrance to the parkAt phase 2 and 30 the skate park boundaries were installed October the amphitheater parameters. The wall was board and waterproof following the long sitting great established by December and boardwalk timber pulse began to be installed in January in October the completion the competition Paul concrete deck was poured November so leisure concrete deck port and stated earlier, January the. Myrtle system metal panels arrived and began and installed at the competition poolThe community center exterior envelope continue to progress as you can see the area else by month demonstrator with the majority of the work begun. The quarter focusing on exterior glazing roofing and stucco all in preparation for building dry in so interior system can be started such as HVAC and for the interspace as of the community center framing us progress with the with level IB in your completed by January drywall beginning in certain areas and level II framing being roughly 90% complete by January overhead and inward mechanical and electrical and plumbing work has continuing this is basis to with insulation and I will be installed were MEP rough work is complete. The thermal insulation work was also completed this quarter fish finishing at the basketball gym nation allowing for overhead work to begin here so the team has been put together a few before and after shots of the park from different angles and different angles to showcase the progress made from how the park looked back in 2019 to today. So here we have aerials from the west and showing the community center and aquatic center from the southwest corner showing the maintenance building areaFrom the solid phase where the empty theater is locatedAt the southeast corner where we have the skate parkIs end of the lake and multipurpose fieldNortheast corner of the multi-purpose fieldThe North face aware the sensory playground is to be installedAnd finally, the northwest corner where the parking lot is located. Wrapping things up, looking at the following quarter or next 90 daysWith visit some of the expected milestone. The practical edge of including the phase 2 class and 3 sensory playground being fully installed and done (INAUDIBLE) system at the completion book completed its installed being tomb (INAUDIBLE) milestone for the project. As he stated early dietary minute progress project in the bond is phase 2 of the trail lightning network design work continues and it's approximately 65 completed to date are the next 90 days we will continue discussions with maybe the accounting: to obtain the necessary approval of the portion of stress which are within their canal maintenance is meant and right away. In addition, the design team will continue to work with finalize electrical services connection point with FPL along with prepping for permit submission to authorities having jurisdiction that concludes our presentation >>Thank you very much. Any questions? For capital improvements at this time? Councilwoman Cabral? >>Would you please show the project schedule. Please just want to go over it at a little bit >>I just want to show and if you can elaborate a little bit when comes the project that they've been even though we went through pandemic and at the time that Emin was a worldwide if people would not know. I don't know whether they were at the time that everything was closed and that after thatThen where was lack of materials that hardly were able not just worldwide is in it did able to find materials to be able to keep going with the project and also hands or staff to be able to keep working within the project. I just wanted to see if you could please elaborate a little bit the time the the project wasWhen we have projected what was completion of some of the differentProjects that we have with the parks to improve? >>Yes, so Georgia for makeup Mr. and he can elaborate a little bit further because he dealt hands on now with some of those delays as you mentioned you to Covid arm materials not being relatively available and I think he can speak a little bit more to some of that >>Yeah just want to have the resident to have that clear that this unless there's something that happened with Ms. manage of the former administration either that they were responsible for the delay of the misuse or that the funds aware not used properlyIt's completely different that it is managed because it is something that be in managed and you have to use anyIt was issued only for the particular purpose and that one is have to be useful only for that. If not, then we will be having issues on having the bond taken from the as from the City's. I just want to if you can clarify that because there have been so many miss information to our residents when it comes to this part and I just want to make sure and that you are the ones that are working here in the City and I can clarify that to our resident that things has been done in a proper manner because if not, we will already have going to issues with the bond >>Absolutely, to the extent that I can speak because I wasn't here to what the beginning of the program over the last 2 years we absolutely so many challenges to a specific central park manager to covet like you said worldwide, especially in the construction industry was heavily impacted, but that I did manage to you know collaborate and work with the Council to make sure things to continue to run smoothly. We did have you know a little bit of (INAUDIBLE) push and schedule First Central initially, where we had to establish the budget that. But since then, things have meant in and of been running smoothly >>And while my understanding it takes no longer to do based that say when it comes to the drainage to thePart of the infrastructure takes longer than when you just as there was a lot of comments initially >>, But there was definitely a heavy amount of this for sector to support the different amenities of the Parker really start to see a lot of progress. Once things start to go vertically, but this definitely >>. So here. Can you just explain a little bit within this chart I just want the resident to understand that things were process orAlthough different projects that we had if you can name them. That would be great >>Sure I get to the extent that I can speak I wasn't here for a good Olmedo I got here at the deal. And of why course Morgan Navy also was completed by that time I got there and I got here towards the last 10 of trails and deals those parts were impacted as heavily deary really towards detail and closing out. So I believe again the extent that I can speak those went smoothly that didn't warrant affected by the specifically the central Park as it shown up here for crewmen to was done back February 2020. I believe there was some work that was done before that while that step. Establishing this project and noticed the receipt for the design was in April and then from construction start in March 2021 2to today >>And that is why my Conseil fellow members can understand the reason why >>As it was budget issues again just to Covid and the different effects of Covid on the industry >>And the budgetOf the past administration or the firm administration but has to do with inflammation >>To my knowledge she has. There were some design, things that needed to be worked out, but mainly I would say I wouldIt was due to Covid and different effect of the Covid on industry and on the world on labor like you statedAnd on materials >>Anything else? >>I think George says is accurate. Admin . I think I went we went through back in 22 22 isWho is also central increase in the cost of materials. So since then we work as a team. The park department with a call the contractor. The design teamTo find ways to value engineer certain things from the project to reduce the cost but it still maintained The amenities and the quality that we are used to. And so I mean and that's still ongoing effort on the state and we try to see where we can accomplish thatKeeping things in lineSo, >>Okay, thank you permit any other comments?I have a question. Thanks gentlemen today. Item 6C andHHow different, how will this affect the timeline being that one of this items may understanding their impact. I will going the security >>. So for the at the schedule and the CCTVAccess control is something thatWe in speaking with the contractor. It's something that we would haveWant vendor in sooner rather than later just for coordination purposes. As you can see from the presentation. There's a lot of progress in the community center, especially in theInteriors basicity coordination with access control vendor making sure that their infrastructure is making sure that they have everything that they need. So when they come into and solve their system. You know where not having to do any modifications at that pointThat something that you know, we would want to of this to try to get in sooner rather than laterSo that was pretty it would probably be the one item I would say that it's a little time sensitive >>. Additionally, item 6 see the contractor that was being we contracted for the permitting is a contractor that we've use true I believe. A common CoughingThe entire life of the project? >>Correct that was a vendor thatA come had been aboard back in September 2022 to as is a permanent processing and expanding services oh day of have good understanding of the project from essentially the establishment of the master permit lesser report that service out of a come and will issue purchase order directly with them. Since then, we've alreadyMet our trash talk with themSo this was requesting Chris in continually not utilizing them >>Additional I believe since were talking about online one of the major delays and the places why we so prices increases inflation and CovidTakeWas because design change scope changed Address >>. So again, to the extent I can speak because I cut I got here towards the deal of the an 2020. The wind was going toward coverage. Yes, there were some design concerns that had to be work to Make sure that it didn't delay the project. There was someI can't remember specifically that something need to be squared away before continue >>You cannot remember specifically, but I canTell you specificallyThere was things that Edward supports us to be part of the original the night and it became project adding features were not consistent with what we had initially promised to the voters that approve and by creating large scope on project what just wipe everything pushback inflation happened in storm and essentially but decisions that weren't made bad management decisions that have been at the beginning and changes to the scope of the project that shouldn't have happened over cost delays >>. So do you point the master permit is being established close to 2. I think first quarter of 2022 and on the time. That's when I came here and get those are some of the things told I was here (INAUDIBLE) but yes >>I have a unique perspective. I am here at the very beginning and solve the completeFace project that we had initial initially general to the board. So thank you for clarifying. I think that'sThumbs up the presentation and I look forward to hopefully staying on timeline and delivering a product that is world-class to our resident in a timeframe that we have permitted to and thatWith good management 8Can be met and will continue to work towards that. Thank you for what you've done. George appreciated. Thank you, Les all right will move onto the next item >>Next item will move the discussion 98 Resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the door of Florida urging the Florida or similar legislation that device and method which can't is in distributed development taxes and convention development toxicity, the person 50% of that having as the governing authority as municipalities within the content represented a collective with the municipality undershirt the dilemma collected from municipalities in the content revising expenses and budget may be covered by the disease EDD fund raising Florida legislation and government (INAUDIBLE) support and a privilege they can provide for (INAUDIBLE) and effective date >>Thank you Madam Clerk this is my attempt I will be brief for those of thatHowever been following that taking place is delighted this is a very important piece and the deflation that will have an impact our City positively something that I have been pushing for a very long time. I want to thank Sen. Avila, who has spearheaded this and I thinkAnd so this is something that for the City like that could represent and generate about $5 million in our City budgetThat we did not see before that we can reinvest in the community into infrastructure in the businesses into the resume and to police services and keeping our City prospering. So I am very excited that we areHere and it is a finally could be a reality decision. So, this resolution is just to. As for support to take it to Tallahassee and that we are also sharing it all adversities showing the needs local dollarsThe stay local and administered locally >>Motion approved by Councilman fark and seconded by vice Mayor any comments? >>I did all what you said, it is important for the City to receive this funds. I'm sure that the City's would like it to andI don't know what the county will feel but you know, I think we deserve a fair share like you mentioned 30 invested in the City remember back in the year 2000 see when $24 million is going to the county before became a City and now we are receiving all those dollars and reinvesting where we's see parks and what we are talking about the many other facilities that there were community shares and enjoys so I'm all in >>Madam Clerk this Call the roll >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Motion passes >>Item 9B >> A Resolution Of The Mayor And The City Council Of The City Of Doral, Florida, Urging The Florida Legislature To Enact House Bill 3 Or Similar Legislation That Would Require Commercial Entities That Publish Material Harmful To Minors To Prohibit Access To Such Material To Any Person Younger Than 18 Years Of Age, And Further Requires That Said Entity Implement Reasonable Age-verification Methods; Urging The Florida Legislature And Governor Ron Desantis To Support And Approve The Legislation; Providing For Transmittal; And Providing For An Effective Date >>All right cancel a Councilman Pineyro disaster item >>Thank you, Mayor well certainly in today's society with widespread as is in the Internet social media platforms and other applications. I believe certainly possess a significant challenge toSafeguard our children from potentially harmful contact. So I heard the speakerThe Florida house Mr. Paul Rayner when heDuring the opening session January 9 at this yearWhich had the chance to be presentHe made a very significant point when he was talking about online access to material harmful to minors. So pretty much this resolution in support ofThe Floyd a house builtCheat and the proposed legislationAttempts to Monday the 10th distributing material harmful to minors incorporate reasonable age diversification methodObjective is to ensure that users access in such content are at least 18 years old. I think that in today's society where living in the more that we can protect our children is that they specialty in the community like that all which is Family oriented community. So again, this is just a resolutionThe infernal house toLegislation to in that house Bill 230 and I would like to have my colleagues support for this >>Thank you Councilman PineyroAre you placing a motion >>I pledge the motion >>Motion approved by Council Pineiro. Seconded by vice MayorAny comments been on thank you Councilwoman for being bringing this forward this Call the roll >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Motion passes >>Thank you very much 19 discussion for cause a part in Assessing Improvement Lake Dr., Street >>Okay Councilman Pineyro this is your item >>Thank you, MayorThere isn't and I know I received the clerk's passing some pictures that we are taking last week Actually this week from Lakeview Drive As you might knowLakeview Drive or 4 yearsIn their essence live in that area which let me remind you there are lots ofCommunitiesWhich I know their private communities, butThey wrote a lot of this residence which were talking about thousands of residents. They believe this is a open road and that is a road that we in the perception it belonged to the City soMy main concern and listening by the residence for years and especially nowIs that a lot of this residents that have kids. For example, a lot of the kids have to walkUsing this estate under those conditions. Were you don't even have a sidewalk we have experienced this, you know recently. Last yearWe experience the Mayor in an issue in that area housing treatment this program and the resident that were talking about patients that actually have to use those roads or that the road to particular road everydaySo by speaking with the administration and City attorney, which IAsk certainly as does a debtor need to elaborate a little bit more. This is a private world. And I know that we don't have any responsibility at this point. However, by speaking with someone with the management and associationsInside this particular section of the City There looking for help as well since they don't have that reality is they don't have the resources and toCome up with assessment this is going to increase raisins in this section there monthly HOA's payments and it's something that has been like that for over 20 years. So myWhat I am asking today to my colleagues to consider just moving forward on the legal side with the City Attorney entity administration to see spaceCedar feasibility and presence of an assessment and potential movement to see how we can actually collaborate with the management and associations in this particular section of the City because again the City gets growing we alwaysYou we know how beautiful the City look like. But when you look at 79 Avenue in particular the section. And again we are talking about thousands of resident and by memo say hundreds but were talking thousands of residents that live in this particular section. So I know some of them are actually here so it is important for us to go withWhat we would like to see looking in the future in the City again this is a private world, but there is Way that we can make this happen by collaborating the relics speaking with this administration and disassociation So through the manager and the City attorney can elaborate about the legal part of moving forwardSomething like this and what would be probably the first step will have to take us a City >>I will well. First and foremost City. Public funds cannot be used for private purpose. SoUnder existing law, we cannot use again municipal funds to make improvement. It is private road my understanding that this is a private road that sold the service so that would be prohibited under state law. There may be other options, but there are ultimately policy decisionsWhether you want to set up a municipal services benefit unit at MSB you where you would be especially assessed. But again, that's a policy decision pursue other options out there, but ultimately they would be responsible for paying for that >>Thank you so again, what I am asking my colleagues today is to consider in moving forward as a administration to see where the steps that will be needed in order to establish at least a communication part with the management and associations. There are belong responsible for this area so that we can actually take a look how we can work together to prove that section to the City because at the end of the day. And that's reality. He has been 20 years. Every year is getting worst. And again were talking about the nonsense of residents and live in this particular section. I know it's a private road, but the protectionIs a public road so it is open MN you have gated communities. What you are in this particular section, but the perception is that it's an open road so at least we can start the communication because it is my understanding that you know nothing has been done as far as at least establishing the relationship between the City and this particular Association of our management >>Thank you Councilman any other comments at this time? >>Through the Mayor >>Yes does a woman >>I think it's a good idea is to start looking at you know what can be done. I would suggest maybe havingPublic works or whatever appropriate department start looking atYou know, evidence and recommendation, includingYou know if there is something that can be done about like special tests. Taxing district or whatever legally can be done . That's a where I would say let's go ahead and get some ideas and recommendations. And if you know me first and I think that the county's is the county is going to be involved as well. If there's a special taxing district to also reach out to the county and see what they suggest as well, sort of do like comprehensiveYou know of review and get recommendations from the countyFrom a public works department from anyone that can help Because I think that this is also something where we are. We need collaborate with not just the City it will be the City the county the private associations the residents and I think that if we come together we can find some sort of solution so you know I would add to your request beginning recommendations and legally we can do through different entities as well >>Through the Mayor >>Yes Vice Mayor Puig-Corve >>Specific about the section 7970 of what you know, we can be done better flow of water when it consulting the City like it has been raining and the fears especially that last time it rained like 2 weeks and it's probably the pictures was mistaken not only the road but also 79th Ave. and some of this residents get flooded as we know, underfloor it's really sad. So I went to Carl as the director of public works to their home and they have the suggestion to the administration to and also the are open to because I heard that the county was not to open on installing new pumps to be able to help the flow of water, and that director of the room told us they are open to additional pumps in some of the area. So I guess is that this have to be done to be able to find out what's the best option like you are mentioning. And of course, what's the legal way to do it. So we want be in burden and having to to face any legal challenges. So that's my comment. Thank you. >>Thank you, vice Mayor any other comments? >>I was also agree that on the comments of my colleagues to I'm looking to see if there's any other alternative that will not get us into liability later on with our funds because we know that there are old communities. Also they have some interest. So just very fine line between but yeah let's see, through like you met with them. The term the county to see what alternatives are there to give them a hand >>Okay the great. I have some quick questions. I don't know if the City Attorney or the City manager may be public works can answer what is the process for getting private roads during the workweek? >>I guess that would be for me. So first you would have to establish ownership of the road and I believe that's a little bit more complicated because I don't know if anybody actually knows who owns it. Based on my good discussion with the staff and the resident aren't even sure which Association how established are you need to find out the who own first because of his City would require (INAUDIBLE) transfer ownership it could be dedicated general I, and type of location or public purposes or it could be transferred in fee simple forPartner ownership certainly (INAUDIBLE) that's a policy decision and >>Okay I have a question also about state funds and grants for purposes of the survey seeing and improvements is there grant and they funds can be utilized is municipal fund that can be utilized for the purposes of the servicing and improving the roads >>I don't know what grants are oh out there. Certainly the grants that I help individuals and associations and nonprofits in like some not sure if there are grants of their for that purpose. And, but for certain public funds and municipal funds cannot be used to improve private roads >>Okay. We have a workshop that's coming up on section on fiber donate to my understanding as well, which we have been working on for a while now >>That is February 28 that is community conversation with specific area to provide questions and to provide answers to questions from various concern from the residents and staff is we have multiple department participating in again accommodation with any legal limitation or updates to the legal limitation will go from there and continue to push forward and stuff ready to support any possible >>Are we reaching out and is decision to make sure that we are and the board is present >>Yes right now we're finalizing the flyers which will be posted in the board as well as (INAUDIBLE) >>Final question for the City attorney if there was to do work to do special taxing district or some type of special assessment for the area the City couldn't handle it didn't doesn't have to go through Altera? >>I was envisioning(INAUDIBLE) for those purposes and that would be in a process that perhaps you can explore, you know, as you guys going to start discussing and investigating what avenues may be available >>Yeah okay only because I know for there was a discussion for a while about while back about the special taxing district or little part being that over to the City because the residents weren't happy with the inefficiency of the county process and there was not. There wasn't a very productive response >>Yeah Kennedy I'm not sure for certain they have been transferring over for example for lightning purposes, but they can speak to that that something that would need to be explored as part of the process >>I think this is definitely a life and safety issue at this point where we see some of this road. There are accident happening at the time in the corner. I hope to see you back some a participation of the area so that we can get feedback and see if there is I can tell you I personally being that in area knocking understand those that (INAUDIBLE) if there were a movement toward some type of ability to finance and improve the roads and eventually even turn them over to the City that would be something that I think for that area isWould be effective. So I look forward to can date of conversation and gaining more information and insight from the workshop that we will be conducting thank you, Councilman PineroFor bringing this forward the unit and any official action at this time?City managerThey need official extra in our consensus to maybe do some initial analysis and maybe bring back some recommendations after the workshop and then maintain a future date? >>We can definitely bring back information >>Move on to item theItem 90 parks and the police forgets foundation appointment >>Motion to approve my appointment for parks and police kids foundation >>Second buy motion by Councilman Perez. Seconded by Vice Mayor Puig-Corve a Madam Clerk this Call the roll >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Motion passes >>Thank you very much. Next item 9, a resolution of the Mayor and the City Council of the seat of that authority that terminating the letter of understanding with the school board of Miami-Dade County for office spate of district 5 school board member and providing a for an effective date >>Conseil and (INAUDIBLE)Any comments a motion to approve my resolution described by at the time thatOur districtSchool board we have at that timeShe had office hours and she was using the conference room next to (INAUDIBLE) once a month just to clarify and put that under record permit any other comments is our 2nd the motion? >>Seconded by Councilwoman Porras Councilman Pineyro >>Thank you, Mayor well first of allI mean when I look at this resolution and I'm trying to look for a backup information. Mrs. there. So I would like to know where moving forward this, but I would like to hear specifically for the residents are here. What if there's reasoning behind if there's something that office of the school board member. It is not compliance with if it's personal. If it's politics but I think residents deserve to know why we take this type of action our decision because at the end of the day we are affecting is the reasons we are affecting parents that have kids that instead of driving through downtown Miami. They have access to come here to City Hall if it's an office if it's a conference room. I'll be more than glad to (INAUDIBLE) office that my office if that's they showed them in the issue is that physical space here at the City Hall I'll be more than to offer my office to the school board member to attend the residence because again we are here to provide axis and service to the residence. We are not here to take decisions based on nothing because I don't have nothing here. I am sorry Where in that in the divisional Councilman so let me finishThis is my main concern. My main concern is that we put we keep putting things in the agenda with no back up no information no reasons. And we have to explain to their braces why we are taking this decisions and we have raisings here we have races watching this is going to be recorded it's going to be out there. So to the parents, especially to the parents there. We have a lot of families a lot of kids here in the real why we are denying the access to this families to come to a place where they can meet with their school board member, regardless who the school member is if the school board member changing in August. I will welcome the school board member to have a spacer I mean I don't disagree with something so essential as a community to denied the access to the families and to the residents. So all what I am asking is at this for the record to explain why we are making this decision. Why we are taking this step and if there is something that we can change. I think this is the time to make the correction. I mean, they do need to have an office but I do believe they need to have access especially families to speak to their school board member >>Through the Mayor may I buy so I think it is a very big mistake from I'm sorry the previous administration. This administration to bring any elected official that's not part of the City Council and have them have a space here in the City whether it's a legislator, whether it's a school board member anyone that's not an elected official, the City should not have had that space here because of the obvious conflicts and fights that have come up from this because this was an issue even in the previous with the previous school board member which is our Mayor. This wasn't here right? And so I think that to avoid and eliminate any and all future issues. We just need to have a set policy which I am going to probably work on and bring back hopefully in March about who should be in the City Council elected officials should be the ones that are here beef. Of course, this doesn't limit access to the school board member we have our state legislator that has an office maybe 10 minutes from here. I mean me personally I don't think that there is an access issue if and as this is the only space a where the school board can be so for me it's a matter of we have to stop thinking about historically what was done historically and start abiding by what we think are the rules and the policies that are going to be in benefit of the CityTherefore that is why I am voting this way and I'm going to bring back a policy making sure we are notDoing this in the future as well. Thank you. >>If I may buy Council, if you have the floor, I involved in the school a little bit over the decade that was the first time I started volunteering in the school were actually the founder of parent and teacher Association in our school of been part of different entities. The Issac were actually allocate funds helpful different projects to our teachers and our school and our kids. I was the Chair for Park and not of been around for a kids frame many many years in the City and I just want school where talking public and charter and private school so all 3 so at the time when there is an issue is that any rent have they go directly to the principal of their school. They try to resolve the issue is not they go original and then at the end they go to school district and with this. We are not allowing the school board to be in contact with our residents. This is just something that the City get growing we did space. And there's many ways we able to for him to reach. If not, then what about the other school?I think this will minimize having issues later on when it comes to conflict >>Any other comments at this time? Okay, I have some commentsHistorically and do we don't want to talk about. Historically, but the City Hall has been offered as a place for other elected officials to be able to access the public. When I went to the school board member. I asked the same courtesy that was extended to the previous fiscal members to have access to be able to with the community. I actually received in other areas and others. It is an sugarcane school board member has ability I was denied the ability to have access to the real communityThe thing is that no one was ever going to stop me from servicing the public. And so found that the was to be able to be part of the committee be available to the community and serve the community in a way that they deserve to be serviced. The purpose of having the school board member of his here office hours. Here is so that we are able to provide resources to their families of our City no different than the information and resource center that we established last year, something that was accompanied promise by some of us because the idea was to open up the doors the City Hall because this building is the public's building Because we are here to service the community not to make political and personal agendas. So we might as well do away with information and sources resource center because the purpose of the division and that office was to be able to open the door to other agencies such as Department of children and family such as nonprofit, such as services in the community. The residents could come and gain access to think that would improve their quality of life. I can tell you there was many times many times that I needed to meet with families from the school board are very sensitive issues and I would have to find a way to make locally. I have the great relationships with other elected officials and this area as well and I had the ability to take them in my office. My personal office and service community at school I would meet with them and be able to provide the service. I have no doubt our school board member can adjust and do the same . The purpose of us opening the doors to this building because we promised to open up the doors to this building to give access to our community and to let them know that this was their building. This is not our building. This is not our private funding. This is not on this building. This is not my dais. This is not my seat. There will be someone else here one day disabilities to the publicAnd I think the actions that we are taking today are in reference to where we have been going for a year and I can promise you were not going back. We are not going back there is no turning back to the progress and the forward moving motion that the City is in you all can try and do it but we want stop because you know what? The public has seen what the difference is the public has seen what open andTransparent government is the Bob because seeing what is to have a building that is there. The public has been engaged to Kent and see what Dave seen that. I can guarantee you, so we can take this action and you can sleep all the night thinking that this is the right thing to do because were setting the policies moving forward. But ultimately the public decides what are the right policies for this building because this building is not hours. My office will always be open and of the school board members needs to use my office. My office is available. So is my conference roomBecause at the end of the day it's not him. We are servicing is the public that we are servicing so anyone who would like to say different to make yourselves feel better. Please do, but the public has seen the veil has been lifted and they cannot seeThis Call the roll >>I'd like to add that I green some of the things that you mentioned that it should be access to elected officials that are representing our seeking other ways and that's why I think it should be be open to more than just one elected official so we can always allow them through a process to use that office not only the board member. The school board member but also the State Sen. the state rep and other elected officials that need an office in the City of the road for that reason I think that we should open it up to also other elected officials. Thank you >>, So I just make a comment I will. I don't disagree with you, and it was again, the purpose of the information resource at the division of that was eventually to open up off his downstairs that multiple areas that member of other government agencies good commonplace office hours insured conference room. That's a what we were headed that. So what we were headed. The idea plans that we had. And that's the information resource center was supposed to be about place of Department of children and families. The State Attorney's office any local Office David but I this office or state representative Ari State Sen. a school board member would have location where the could host their office hours with different cubicles and share conference room. There were headed. The purpose of the school board members of this year. By the way, the representative and Marty Rodriguez had her office here in her staff was here every single day and didn't represent this area can have some space and was ignored. Every single time and some of you were sitting up here and came up and spoken of the for the NSAID skull member at like an opportunity to have space in the building have office hours so that I could service the community and by the way I was here when Susie because still you with the school board shared office on the 3rd floor with a computer that was given to her by the City and her staff was there all the timeOn the 3rd floor again. I don't disagree with Councilmember part of systematically that was done we don't want to do it that were great were not set up here and try ask something that is clearly clearly has separate motivations. I do disagree with you, we can move forward to the future of information and research Center being a place with multiple you know multiple offices that services the community at all levels. That was the goal, but we don't have that right now we are removing the worst that by doing this, it's clear message of where closing the door City Hall again you don't have access is it all go somewhere else go to school don't come to your business. You. You can old come to your business or if you're with the City Council. That's my opinion. Madam Clerk this Call the roll >>[ ROLL CALL ] >>Motion passes >>Okay remove fund item that were pooled and and moved from other areas of the agenda. So were going to go item 14 a >>Correct. It's an independent legal (INAUDIBLE) under City managers report >>Thank you Hon. Mayor Council. So, typically during message return his report. Of course, always provide update on mitigation the City was served with 2 no losses which disseminated the Council on Monday evening. In addition to that pursuit to generate the difference the special meeting of the Conseil the City Conseil directly to get independent opinion concerning the method and manner selecting the City manager. The very next day favor for us to reach out to the law firm of George and Sheriff Deputy and Ezra and have since provided analysis and opinion on the matter which I circulated yesterday afternoon representative of theFirm are here here and opinions and unanswered questions that you may have. So Jacob and Michael Attorney for the ferm here >>Good morning, Mayor councilmembers, I am shareholder of the law firm your City attorney indicated that the were engaged that 10 days ago or so to provide a charter analysis and legal interpretation in regards to certain provision as charter and relates hiding City manager+ Want to preface my comments on this. If I could by saying ultimately under Florida law. The 5 of you have the authority and ability to make a decision when it comes to depreciation charter and the truck is very clear that less that decision is less it's you know clearly of base with the language of the charter. It's a very, very unlikely that the court will are either during or the way the manner in which you made that decision. This is a very interesting and I can't believe challengingly the exercise number reason back in 2014, the City took interesting action the context of chronology, which laid out in our opinion want to start. Generally speaking as a premise when it comes to statutory analysis and to go interpretation and againUltimately, we provided our opinion that is the beginning of our analysis hedged that opinion by saying that you know, reasonable people can certainly disagree Andrzej recognize that it's a contrary opinion based on all of the facts and circumstances could be rich as a relates to this particular situation, but when it comes to legislative invitation statutory construction because God is very clear as relates to Context of law and process that will look typically speaking, we know that to legislative enactments can'tWent to legislative enactment canIt is a went to legislative enactment X is endgame same time conflict would exist and conflictAs it reads we didn't see an actual conflict. We did see some of the unique situationWhen it comes to hiring process for a City manager which appears to have been bifurcated in 2014 Whether it was intentional or not remains a little unclear based on minutes and having rewatch some of your Council meetings over the past several days, but the plane line of your charter rates today does not from our perspective appeared to be currently you can comply with section 3.03 of your charter as relates to of pointing search committee to look at the City manager. You can also comply with section 3.01 of your charter as relates to the Mayor nominating in individual of the individual to serve as your City manager section 3.03 contemplates a removal of diversity manager by one specific process and that is action of this CouncilIf you're City managerWhere to resign if there would be a death in deposition or a vacancy created through any manner other than action of this Council. Section 3.03 would not apply. And in that case 3.1 would apply and in our opinion, the Mayor would have the ability to nominate and that nomination would be subject to approval by this Council. If, however, this Council where take some affirmative action to terminate your City manager. There is a vote on the recordThat would implicate the provision of section 3.03, in which