A.-2. 26-1626 Presentation of a Proclamation declaring July 2026 as "Taste of the Gables - Restaurant Month" in Coral Gables.

[A.-3. 26-1582 Congratulations to Lieutenant Carlo Milito, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Firefighter of the Month Award,” for the month of July 2026.]

MOVIN TO ITE3, CONGRATULATION LUTENANT RLO MILIT RECIENTF THE CITYF CORALE FOTHMONTHULY 26HWARD CHF, YOU HE O ITEMSTEM A ITEM R. YWANTO TAKE THEOTH? Y. TAKE . THANK YGOOD MORNI, THOMSSION,IK TO OF JUST ECHAT YOU SAID EAR THANK YOOROGNION

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BUT LIK TOUR SIDENTS FOR PNG, TURNI ND PROLL THE SUPPESING TT AM E SO ATATEI' LTONK MARTHSPEAS AN OUR POLICE ANDE PIO R FIREFIGS,ECEI ANDING S TT T PPES GOT T STA ONE A RUBLI WOR AEN E THAOT OY PROVI E TRU, BU AN OAY DHEST ROUND OPS DEFINI UQU CITHOW ERYONE BAN TRO WHAYOU JT WTO MAKE IT , TALKINACK ANDORTH A.DANIELEREZNE SOMET HE IN THE CI IEDIALY CLED ENAR, THE THAT G AND THE ACM, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND SAID, WELL, WHAT CAN WE DO? THE NEXT DAY WE HAD AN ON SITE MEETING WITH LAURA AND MARTHA PANTING AND THE IT TEAM. WE PUT TOGETHER A QUICK CLIP, WE GOT IT OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING WAS ROLLING. SO I, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF MOVES INCREDIBLY QUICK, COHESIVE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MANAGER. AND I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER CITY CAN MOVE AS QUICKLY AS THAT. WE HAD I THINK WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WAS LIKE 9:00 AT NIGHT, 10:00 AT NIGHT. AND THE NEXT DAY WE WERE SET FOR AN 8:00 MEETING AT THE FIRE STATION. SO THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE MANAGER'S LEADERSHIP, TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, MISTER, MISTER, CHIEF, DCM, ACM AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, ALL THE EMPLOYEES, ALL DIRECTORS, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS HERE THAT WAS PRESENT AND THAT OBVIOUSLY PLAYED A HAND IN THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO WELCOME CHIEF FAJARDO BACK. HE HAD DEPLOYED WITH TASK FORCE TWO, AND HE RETURNED LATE ON MONDAY. SO WITH THAT, I'D ASK CHIEF JONES TO PRESENT OUR FIREFIGHTERS OF THE MONTH. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMAZING WORK THAT IS DONE BY OUR STAFF. AND TODAY WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE AS A TEAM. I ONCE READ A QUOTE THAT SAYS, YOU DON'T GO AS FAR AS YOUR DREAM. YOU GO AS FAR AS YOUR TEAM. THESE ARE TWO EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAS DONE AMAZING WORK, AND OUR NEWLY FORMED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION, MOST RECENTLY, BECAUSE OF THEIR PREPARATION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THESE INDIVIDUALS ENSURED THAT WE NOT ONLY HAD A SITE INSPECTION BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT ENSURED THAT THERE WAS ZERO DEFICIENCIES. AND IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS EFFICIENCY, AND HAVE EXCELLED IN THAT AREA. SO TODAY, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT LIEUTENANT CARLO MILITO AND CAPTAIN CRISTINA MUSLERA. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSION COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR.

TRULY HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK, FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK AND CHIEFS AND EVERYBODY HERE WHO GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT I DO EVERY DAY HERE. I TOOK A LOT OF PRIDE OUT IN THE STREETS NOW AND IN ADMINISTRATION,DELIVERINW THROUG T DARENT. THT, INK Y NOT A GREA PUBLIC SPEERBUT I

[A.-4. 26-1581 Congratulations to Captain Cristina Muslera, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Firefighter of the Month Award,” for the month of June 2026.]

WI DO MY BEST. I LIK K C DELRO AND ANT CHI AND ASST CEF ALLEGRA FOREIR OUTANDIP DICION.RECIATE E OPPTU ANDRUSTTHEY EXTEN ME SR MS CTA F CAL GABSFI ILS APPATCHF ETER AND LUTENANILITO R THRUINCE A SUPPORT WE COUHAVE AOMISASH W IN THE L. GREATEKIT AND I FORRD TO CONG TE MMUNY.HANKOUNK YOUS TO BOTH OF YOFOYO HARDWORK. THAS KE AUICK PHOTO

[A.-5. 26-1791 Congratulations to Officer Christopher Challenger, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Month Award,” for the month of April 2026.]

ITEM FIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER CHRISTOPHER CHALLENGER,

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RECIPIENT OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026.

AND WE ALSO ARE GOING TO DO ITEM A SIX. CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER JORGE BARINAS, RECIPIENT OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026. GOOD MORNING CHIEF. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, VICE MAYOR. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

FIRST UP WILL BE OFFICER CHALLENGER. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THIS FORUM TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TASTE OF WHAT OUR OFFICERS DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND IN THIS CASE, OFFICER CHALLENGER BACK ON APRIL 14TH, 2026, A HE RESPONDED TO A BURGLARY IN PROGRESS AT 5526 MARJORIE STREET. THE HOMEOWNER REALIZED THEY WERE NOT HOME, BUT THEY RECEIVED THE ALERT ON THEIR ON THEIR ZOOM, THE RING CAMERA. SHE DESCRIBED THE SUBJECT, WHO WAS WEARING A WHITE HOODIE AND A BLACK HAT, A BLACK BEARD AND TWO BROWN BACKPACKS THAT WAS TRYING. THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOME SUBJECT FLED PRIOR TO THE OFFICERS ARRIVING, OFFICER CHALLENGER, LOOKING AT GETTING THE BOLO STARTED TO LOOK AROUND THE AREA AND FOUND A SUBJECT IN THE AREA OF 400 BLOCK OF COMO AVENUE THAT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION.

THE VICTIM WAS BROUGHT OVER POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT OFFICER CHALLENGER READ HIM MIRANDA AND HE WAIVED HIS RIGHTS AND HE ASKED THE SUBJECT WHAT HE WAS DOING. HE SAID HE WAS HUNGRY, LOOKING FOR FOOD. SO DUE TO HIS GREAT OBSERVATION SKILLS AND HIS DETECTIVE SKILLS, HE WAS ABLE TO APPREHEND THE SUBJECT AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. SO FOR THAT, HE RECEIVED OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF COMMAND STAFF COMMISSION FOR HAVING ME UP HERE. MR. MANAGER, I ALSO WANT TO THANK SERGEANT SALCIDO AND LIEUTENANT GUASTO FOR NOMINATING ME FOR OFFICER OF THE MONTH. AND AS WITH ANYTHING WITH THE WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. PRETTY MUCH. I JUST HAPPEN TO FIND HIM FIRST. BUT EVEN IF NONE OF US FOUND HIM THAT DAY, ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT THE DAY BEFORE AND CONDUCTED AN F I. THAT WAS OFFICER CASTANEDA, WHO WAS ALSO ON SCENE. AND NOT ONLY DID HE IDENTIFIED HIM, HE WAS WITH HIS HIS TRAINEE. WHEN HE HEARD THE CALL GO OUT, HE SHARED A PHOTO OF THE GUY. SO IT WAS PRETTY EASY TO TO FIND HIM ALONG WITH THE HELP OF OFFICER MOLINA. AND HONESTLY, LIEUTENANT BONA, IF HE WERE FIVE SECONDS QUICKER, HE'D BE UP HERE ACCEPTING THIS NOMINATION BECAUSE HE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME. SO IT'S A TEAMWORK AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EVERY THROUGH THE MAYOR. YES, OFFICER CHALLENGER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. I DON'T THINK IT'S A SURPRISE TO ANYONE THAT THE POLICE HOLDS A VERY SPECIAL PART IN MY HEART. BUT YOU IN SPECIFIC, HAVE SACRIFICED AND SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'VE SAVED THESE CENTENNIAL COINS FOR VERY SPECIAL MOMENTS AND FOR VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. AND I HAVE ONE FOR YOU TODAY. NOT ONLY A CENTENNIAL COIN, BUT I ALSO. I'M ALSO GIVING YOU THE 250 COIN. SO IF YOU WOULD I HAVE A LITTLE NOTE IN HERE FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING NAMED OFFICER OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION DURING THE CITY'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES. YOUR. YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT ARE SINCERELY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU WHEN WE'RE TAKING A PICTURE AND AND BEFORE I GO, I JUST WANT TO SAY ANOTHER SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU TO AARON GLASSER WHO'S WITH. HE JUST LEFT. BUT HE'S BEHIND THE SCENES WITH EVERY OFFICER OF THE MONTH. HE CELEBRATES IT EVERY YEAR. OFFICER OF THE YEAR. HE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH NOTORIETY. BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FOP, EVERYBODY APPRECIATES. AARON GLASSER. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT

[A.-6. 26-1792 Congratulations to Officer Jorge Brenes, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Month Award,” for the month of May 2026.]

RECIPIENT IS OFFICER GEORGE BRENNUS. HE WAS NOMINATED FOR MAY OF 2026, OFFICER LAMONT, BETWEEN APRIL 21ST AND THE 30TH. A TOTAL OF ABOUT 20 INCIDENTS WERE GENERATED IN AN AREA INVOLVING PROPERTY CRIMES. SUBJECT WAS GOING THROUGH THE BACKS OF RESIDENTS OFF THE GOLF

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COURSE. HE WAS GOING INTO CARS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES THAT WE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SUBJECT. THERE WAS A HE WAS IDENTIFIED IN ONE PHOTO AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT A PROBABLE CAUSE FLIER FOR HIM. WE LOOKED IN THAT AREA. WE PUT TOGETHER DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE HAD THE DRONE FLYING UP, ALL OF THIS AREAS. WE WERE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUBJECT. AND THEN ON MAY 6TH, OFFICER BRENNUS WAS AT THE 350 BIRD ROAD. AT THE 711, HE WAS STILL ON WRITING ASSIGNMENT WITH HIS FIELD TRAINING OFFICER WHEN HE OBSERVED A SUBJECT WALK INTO THE STORE AND RECOGNIZED HIM IMMEDIATELY FROM THE FLIER. THE SUBJECT WAS DETAINED, SEARCHED.

INCIDENT, ARREST REVEALED THAT THE OFFENDER WAS IN POSSESSION OF SEVERAL CREDIT CARDS IDS, AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED IN ARREST BY THE DETECTIVES. OFFICER BRENNUS IS A NEW OFFICER WHO WAS STILL ON WRITING ASSIGNMENT, WHO'S HIS SENSE OF KEEN AWARENESS AND THANKS TO HIM TO THE INTEL FROM THE DETECTIVES, ALONG WITH TRAINING BY HIS FTO, LED TO THE APPREHENSION OF PROLIFIC CRIMINAL TO THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. I BELIEVE. IN THE END, WE CLOSED ABOUT 14 CASES INVOLVING THE SUBJECT, AND HE NOT ONLY HAD BROKEN IN HERE, HE WAS ON MIAMI BEACH, CITY OF MIAMI, SEVERAL OF THESE CASES. SO OUR CLOSURE HELPED THEM CLOSE THEIR CASES. FOR HIS EFFORTS, HE'S RECOGNIZED AS OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR MAY 2026. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CITY OFFICIALS, DEPUTY CHIEF COMMAND STAFF, FELLOW OFFICERS AND GUESTS. I'M STANDING HERE TO RECEIVE OFFICER OF THE MONTH.

SO EARLY IN MY CAREER AS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR TO WHICH I'M HUMBLY ACCEPTING. I KNOW FOR A FACT I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT SYSTEM I RECEIVED AROUND ME. WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT SUBJECT WITHIN AN HOUR, AND WITHOUT THAT IDENTIFICATION, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER APPREHENDED HIM. TO MY FTOS, DETECTIVE RIVERA, OFFICER BEECROFT, AND OFFICER LUIS LOPEZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, SETTING RIGOROUS STANDARDS, AND SHARING YOUR WISDOM AND PASSION WITH ME. THE AWARD AND RECOGNITION IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO OUR COMMAND STAFF AND CITY OFFICIALS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PROVIDING US WITH THE RESOURCES TO DO OUR JOB EFFECTIVELY AND FOR PLACING YOUR TRUST IN ME. THIS AWARD MAY HAVE MY NAME ON IT, BUT IT BELONGS TO SEVERAL OFFICERS. AS I RELY ON THE SUPPORT OF MY FELLOW OFFICERS DAILY. THAT DAY I WAS RIDING WITH LUIS LOPEZ AND OFFICER ALEX RODRIGUEZ. WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IT. WE SET UP A SORT OF A PERIMETER. WE BLOCKED THE BACK EXIT, THE FRONT DOOR, AND ONE WENT IN AND APPREHENDED. IT WAS A TEAMWORK EFFORT. NO INCIDENT COULD HAVE GONE, COULD HAVE GONE THE WRONG WAY, BUT IT WAS VERY SMOOTH. LUCKILY TO THEM, I'M PROUD TO WEAR THIS UNIFORM.

PROUD TO SERVE THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUALLY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY EACH AND EVERY DAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TO THE BOTH GENTLEMEN. GREAT WORK, OFFICER CHALLENGER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN SLEEP EASY AT NIGHT, KNOWING THAT YOUR HEART, YOUR TEAM, IS WORKING OUT THERE IN PURSUIT OF ALL THESE CRIMINALS AND MAKING SURE THAT AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE, NOT ONLY IN SOUTH FLORIDA, BUT IN THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU.

[A.-7. 26-1625 Congratulations to Javier Romero, from City Manager / Communications, recipient of the "Part-Time Employee of the Second Quarter Award", for 2026.]

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INITIATIVES ARE WHEN WE STARTED HAVING THE MEETINGS HERE, HE THOUGHT WE WERE DIDN'T LIKE HOW THE DROP THING LOOKED BACK HERE. AND BEFORE WE GOT THE CURTAINS, HE WAS THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH THE SOLUTION. AND WE ACTUALLY GOT IT DONE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. HE ALSO CAME UP TO US WITH THE IDEA OF HAVING A FUN EDUCATIONAL SERIES FOR INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA CALLED DID YOU KNOW? AND IT HIGHLIGHTS AND CITY PROGRAMS. ET CETERA. LIKE WHAT GREEN SPACE MANAGEMENT DOES OR AND OTHER EXAMPLES. AND THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY DOES DO, BUT THAT WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THEM FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM, WE HAD CABLES RUNNING DOWN THE FLOOR. WE WERE HAVING PEOPLE COMING OVER HERE FOR MEETINGS, AND HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO GET THAT DONE. SO ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS OF HAVING AN EMPLOYEE IS ONE THAT HAS HIS OWN INITIATIVE, AND WE ARE REALLY LUCKY THAT HE JOINED US RECENTLY. SO THANK YOU, JAVIER, OF COURSE. YEAH. IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE ODD TO BE IN FRONT OF THESE CAMERAS. I'M USUALLY BEHIND THEM. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK MARTHA PANTENE FOR THIS NOMINATION AND FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP. SHE PLAYS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GUIDING THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HER SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MICHAEL ROCHA FOR HIS MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE, AND ALL OF MY INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY. EACH OF YOU HAS HELPED ME GROW AND GET ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY, TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MY AMAZING GIRLFRIEND. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PUSHING ME TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF, AND FOR SUPPORTING ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. AND TO EVERYONE HERE AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LETTING ME DO THIS JOB. I'M TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY. SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DESERVED. LET'S TAKE A PHOTO.

[A.-8. 26-1319 Congratulations to Robert Chang, from Parking Department recipient of the "Employee of the Month " for April 2026.]

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[A.-9. 26-1320 Congratulations to Jose Vilar, from Community Recreation Department recipient of the "Employee of the Month " for May 2026.]

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES B ONE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION

[B.-1. 26-1819 Regular City Commission Meeting of May 19, 2026.]

MEETING OF MAY 19TH, 2026. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

[B.-2. 26-1820 Regular City Commission Meeting of June 2, 2026.]

ITEM B2 REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 2ND, 2026. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST SPEAKER

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THIS MORNING, JESS OSBORNE. FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE APPEARING, PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND ALSO PLEASE, I'D LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO BE CONCISE AND ALSO TO BE AWARE THAT IF YOU SPEAK ON AN ITEM DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND IT COMES UP LATER IN THE AGENDA, WE WON'T GIVE YOU A SECOND BITE OF THE APPLE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR RESPECTING THE CITY'S TIME AND YOUR TIME. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS JESS OSBORNE. I'M A RESIDENT OF MIAMI. MY PRONOUNS ARE THEY. AND HE AND BORN AND RAISED HERE IN MIAMI, GRADUATE OF LIVING AND WORKING IN AND AROUND THE CURRENT AREA. SORRY, EXCUSE MY DEMEANOR. I'M A LITTLE SICK, BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT LGBTQ PROTECTIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS HERE, ESPECIALLY AS BEING A MEMBER OF THE OF THAT TRIBE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING A REALLY GOOD SCORE ON THE HRC. SMEI INDEX OF 92, AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP AND UPHOLD THOSE PROTECTIONS FOR FOLKS LIKE MYSELF AND MY TEAM. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING THREATENED BY SB 1134, THE ANTI GI BILL. AND SO I'D JUST LIKE FOR THE COUNCIL, THE CITY, MY TEAM HERE WHO IS ALSO GOING TO SPEAK JUST TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND GET CREATIVE ON HOW TO KEEP THOSE PROTECTIONS. IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT LGBTQ PEOPLE. IT AFFECTS EVERYBODY, ALL TYPES OF MINORITIES. I'M ALSO A PROUD HISPANIC AMERICAN, AND I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THE IMPORTANCE TO THIS IS EVERY I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SAY IS. I'VE ALSO TRAVELED A LOT AROUND THE WORLD, AND WHAT I HAVE GATHERED IN MY YEARS IS THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOUR CULTURE IS OR YOUR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, EVERYBODY JUST REALLY WANTS LOVE AND SAFETY. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT REFLECTED IN OUR CITY'S LAWS SO THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I, I LIKE FOR POLITICS TO NOT GET DANGEROUS AND CHANGE THE WAY THAT I NEED TO LIVE, ESPECIALLY BEING FROM HERE. THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE THAT I BELONG THAN HERE, AND I'M NEVER LEAVING. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WORLD. SHOOTING A LITTLE OFF THE HIP HERE. BUT I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. JUST PLEASE CONSIDER HOW WE CAN HELP ONE ANOTHER IN REGARDS TO SB 1134. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. LEONARDO MONTENEGRO. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS LEO, AND I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF LGBTQ PLUS

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INCLUSION IN CORAL GABLES. I LIVE HERE AND I WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, WHERE I CONDUCT RESEARCH ON HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND SO I'VE DEDICATED MY ENTIRE LIFE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO SB 1134, WHICH IS RELATING TO OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THIS BILL IS DEEPLY CONCERNING BECAUSE IT RESTRICTS COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM FUNDING, PROMOTING OR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTION RELATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN PRACTICE, THIS COULD MAKE IT HARDER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RESPOND TO THE REAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES THAT ALREADY FACE BARRIERS TO SAFETY, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ARE NOT ABSTRACT POLITICAL CONCEPTS. THEY ARE PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS UNDERSTAND WHO IS BEING SERVED, WHO IS BEING LEFT OUT, AND HOW PUBLIC SERVICES CAN BE MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE. WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HEALTH OUTREACH, LGBTQ PLUS INCLUSION, RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES, OR SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES DIRECTLY. I'M ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THAT THIS BILL COULD CREATE FEAR AND CONFUSION AMONG LOCAL OFFICIALS, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, CONTRACTORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WHEN THE LAW THREATENS LOCAL OFFICIALS WITH WITH MISFEASANCE OR MALFEASANCE FOR ACTIONS RELATED TO DEI, IT DISCOURAGES PUBLIC SERVANTS FROM DOING THE VERY WORK NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND HAVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. FLORIDA IS DIVERSE.

OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES KNOW THEIR RESIDENTS BEST, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM CREATING POLICIES, PROGRAMS, TRAININGS OR PARTNERSHIPS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THOSE RESIDENTS. PREVENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM SUPPORTING INCLUSION DOES NOT MAKE THE GOVERNMENT MORE NEUTRAL. IT MAKES IT LESS RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON IT. SO I JUST URGE LAWMAKERS AND LOCAL LEADERS TO OPPOSE EFFORTS THAT LIMIT EQUITY FOCUSED WORK AND TO PROTECT THE ABILITY OF COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE ALL FLORIDIANS WITH DIGNITY, FAIRNESS AND RESPECT. SO I EXPECT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, AND I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAVID LLOYD. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DAVID GARY LLOYD, AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSION AND VISIBILITY FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY HERE IN CORAL GABLES. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RESIDENTS HERE, AND WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CITY.

HOWEVER, I WAS SHOCKED WHEN WE MOVED HERE FROM DOWNTOWN MIAMI BECAUSE I REALIZED THERE'S ACTUALLY A VERY LARGE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY THAT RESIDES HERE IN CORAL GABLES. AND IT WASN'T OBVIOUS TO ME AT FIRST, BUT OVER THE YEARS, I'VE MET SO MANY NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES, BUSINESS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, CHURCH GOERS, STUDENTS, ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ. PLUS, THE RECENT SB 1134 BILL THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW SPECIFICALLY TARGETS ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDING THAT FALLS UNDER THE VERY BROAD TERM OF DEI. OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES SO MUCH TO THE CITY AND STATE, AND WE ALL JUST WANT TO MAKE THE PLACE WE CALL HOME A BETTER PLACE FOR US ALL TO ENJOY AND LIVE IN. THIS PAST JUNE FOR PRIDE MONTH, I PRODUCED AN ART SHOW WITH THE LOCAL NETWORKING GROUP GAY IN THE GABLES AND THE HISTORIC CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, WHICH IS THE CHURCH THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE BILTMORE HOTEL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. VERY ICONIC. WE TRANSFORMED THE SANCTUARY INTO AN ART GALLERY FEATURING QUEER FLORIDA ARTISTS. THE SHOW WAS ONLY OPEN FOR THREE DAYS, AND WE HAD ABOUT 700 VISITORS OVER THAT VERY SHORT TIME FRAME. THAT REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART. TO SEE HOW MUCH SUPPORT EXISTS BETWEEN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS HERE IN CORAL GABLES TO TARGET HUMANS BECAUSE OF RACE, GENDER, OR ORIENTATION IS NOT WHAT I BELIEVE THE CITY STANDS FOR. I'M ASKING FOR YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW ANYTHING THAT CAN BE AFFECTED BY THE SB 1134 BILL, AND FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT HELP BRING ESSENTIAL INCLUSION FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS TO SEE MY CITY SHOW SUPPORT WITH VISIBILITY, LIKE ILLUMINATING CITY HALL WITH THE RAINBOW COLORS DURING JUNE. IT MAKES US FEEL SAFE, WELCOME, AND PART OF THE CITY. WE LOVE TO BRAG ABOUT. CORAL GABLES HAS RECEIVED A 92 OUT OF 100 ON THE MUNICIPAL EQUALITY INDEX SCORECARD VIA THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. THAT SHOWS THAT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ARE WORKING NOW WE JUST NEED TO PROTECT THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SIR. LANE TIDWELL. LANE, GOOD

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MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU. BEFORE LANE COMES UP HERE AND SPEAKS. LANE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING LANE AT HIS HOME AND LANE IS THE IS THE INDIVIDUAL ALONG WITH HIS HUSBAND WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN THAT YOU SEE ADJACENT TO THE GRANADA, THE COUNTRY CLUB, THE ONE ADJACENT TO THE COUNTRY CLUB. HE. ONE OF ONE OF THE WORKS THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING ON IS TO MAKE SURE THAT FOUNTAIN IS UP AND RUNNING. HE WRITES ME EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES. IF THERE'S EVER A TREE IN THE WAY, OR THE FOUNTAIN STOPS WORKING, OR YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT RIGHT IN THAT PARK. HE'S ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WHEN WE FOUND THAT PARK ADVOCATED FOR, THAT PARK REALLY TAKES CARE OF IT AND MAKES SURE THAT SHE'S A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE ON ALL FRONTS, JUST IN THAT LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN THAT HE HAS RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THE LITTLE PARK ON GRANADA AND ALHAMBRA AND THE AND THE FOUNTAIN. SO LANE IS A BIG ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, LANE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. OH, AND BY THE WAY, HE ALSO MAKES A MEAN BANANA CHOCOLATE CAKE JUST SO YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M TERRIBLE AT THIS. MY NAME IS LANE TIDWELL AND I LIVE AT 933 MAJORCA AVENUE, FLORIDA. 33134. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I APPLAUD YOU AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIVING. I'M A PROUD. I'M SO PROUD WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I LIVE IN CORAL GABLES. IT'S COOL. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE THIS MORNING. I AM ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT SAVE AND ITS ADVOCACY IS PRIDE CAMPAIGN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT TOGETHER WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS. DIVIDED. WE CAN ONLY SEE OR HOPE. WE CAN SEE THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW. AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. AND I, LIKE I SAY, I JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LEE.

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AT O P 2 WE TA A ANALMET E ERSITYNGO PAY TCITYVE IERESCAUS, ANNUS, ANDHEAS BER 9T NOVE 24. S WTPPED T PAYMENT TH RECORD. ACCO THEM TRETHAS PAYNT VE IS WK ABOUTLLN.AYND T L THI T WA CENKAY. W TO HE THEND I WOT HERE C TELYO YOUAN ONHE RORDS T THE WASOENAS CENT FORHE UNIRSY. NOT SPOSE BE, TI H THE OGINALAT DOMENT ANYBODYTS BEPROBWHEN COVENANTSEY'REOMEWHE AGTSITH T CIT THATHEY IN GILL,NN PELE CBACK AND, OS,I ULDN'T DO A IT, HEY O OVERONMITE. SOOUE WENE TOASE G IN FOR A GGESTHAT AYOU THATARINRESTKNOW,N ITOI TO BE OVAY, YOUONLINE AND IANDEA SUAN CKSON TIME.ES GOO MORNSIR. TOU. JAC HOES, 35EDONIA AVENU LAB FDAE WE C PULLEIRST PICTURERFAB T C, PLEA S MYCRN. THANK YOU. MAYBEOU CAN SLIDE IT UP.ANL CAN SEE, THAT'S ME WITH MAYBE YOU NEED TOLIDE IT WN A LILE B. SORRY. THAT'S ME TH FORMER UNITESTES NATOR BOBRAHAM. AND I'M GOING TO PUT MYSELF UNDER PENALTIES FOR PERJURY. AND WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY TODAY, I'M ASKING THAT THE RESIDENTS WATCHING THIS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. BOB GRAHAM, I'M SAYING THIS UNDER PENALTIES FOR PERJURY. OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME TO DISCOVER FREE ENERGY. AND I'M SAYING THAT UNDER PENALTIES FOR PERJURY. SO CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? NOW? WHAT IS THE PROOF OF FREE ENERGY? THIS CAME IN A 60 MINUTES BROADCAST, WHICH YOU CAN SEE A SLIDE FROM HERE. HOW ABOUT THE NEXT ONE? OR DO YOU HAVE THAT THREAD'S VIDEO THAT WE THAT I JUST SENT YOU, SIR? IT'S A SEPARATE EMAIL. I SENT YOU A THREADS TO CLICK ON. I DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR SEPARATE EMAIL, MR. HOLMES. NO THREADS VIDEO. I JUST SENT IT. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE PEOPLE WITH IT TO TRY AND GET THE CAMERA TO ZOOM IN HERE. I'M GOING TO PLAY IT OFF OF MY IPHONE, SEE IF YOU CAN PICK UP THE FEED. THIS IS THE PROOF OF FREE ENERGY, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY COMES TO YOU AND SAY, I GOT PROOF OF FREE ENERGY. YOU SAY, YEAH, I KNOW A GOOD PSYCHIATRIST, BUT IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMES TO YOU AND SAYS, YES, THERE IS FREE ENERGY, THEN YOU LISTEN BECAUSE IT'S UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THAT'S WHAT THIS VIDEO IS. IT'S TOO BAD WE COULDN'T GET IT SYNCED PROPERLY HERE. AND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. GUESS WHO INVENTED THE INTERNET? DARPA DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY. THEY INVENTED THE INTERNET. PEOPLE AT HOME WATCHING WEB LINKS HERE THAT I'M SHOWING, AND DARPA, WHO INVENTED THE INTERNET, IS THE ONE THAT SAYS THERE IS FREE ENERGY. SO I'M GOING TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE CAMERAS. ARE YOU SURPRISED TO HEAR YOURSELF SAYING THIS? VERY MUCH. I'M TRYING TO PICK IT UP.

AND WE FOUND THAT THE PENTAGON IS SAYING IT TO THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY, KNOWN AS DARPA, DID ITS OWN ANALYSIS. AND MR. HOLMES INTERNAL MEMO THAT CONCLUDES THERE IS, QUOTE, PLEASE BRING IT IN FOR A LANDING. AND THE NEXT TIME STAFF WILL HAVE THE VIDEO, YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP THE CORAL GABLES PEOPLE FROM LEARNING ABOUT FREE ENERGY. YOU HAVE PLAYED IT BEFORE, BUT NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM YOUR PHONE. WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP IN A MONTH. THEY CAN PICK UP ON IT AND FOLLOW IT UP LATER. DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE? YOUR TIME IS UP AND WE HAVE HOW MANY PEOPLE WAITING TO SPEAK. YOU'RE

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SUPPRESSING FREE ENERGY FROM THE PEOPLE OF CORAL GABLES. COULD YOU PLAY THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? M HS? TEX IDE I VEOU I A DEO ON AGAIN RIG IT'S A SLE, RIG?E NTO ONOWE OEOPLE OP AT HOU C SEEHEING CITYOMSSNERS, IS PPRESSING YO ABILITY TO KNOW THERE ISREEYAT I GOT THROUF U.S. SENATOB GM. I RSND SKEBOUT IT. N IREES W I DOES COST MONEY SUPPRSIONF INFOAT FROM TH CITEN CORAL G OKAY,T RINA BMEN. BNNAN. TNK THE VID ING.OODOR MAYORLAO, COMMISSIONEY STAFF. M NISARA N A I HAL THEORAL GABLE RESENHOCA T J US.D CO,ANT TONCOUGE TCITY TOXA AHENS PROGRAMS LIKE E ADYIONED,HAT COL ATLDEHOPPINE BLOC CITY OF CORAL ES CIT HAS CEION. CORAL GABS A ANUALANKA FVA KFAST, AND AELL A ABLAC HISONRON G AUNEENTH MMEMORN. NN TERMS OFTH LGBOMNITO FICE AND IN PIC DEME AA CITY EMPLOR, CORALEOERS SA PTNER BENEFIT AND USE ALE AHOUPRT. O OF YRDENTENY CI HL I IN CELRAF ETH SOLL OF THESE ENTSNDOLICIE IT WONJU A LGBTQE.T ULDFFECT A CY ATLLNDER THE D UMB IKAID,OR LAR, STE PPTDO. COUR W RIGHTWENOHA RICIPALITS.EVER ATTOEYAT THECLMER LF A MES, WKE TOWORKN E STA,NCLI ORNIZAS WHFHEY YO W BFFGER OUT T B T MUNIEKE HE A OPTNS. AYOUR LLE CANTINT, TO L TERAC,NDG AGRS, AND HIPST TSEPRRA ANDERVIR REEAEF J 1STHER OPTIONER SOUTH NSIDEROINTAL FOHEILLESE AREPT JANUT. SOE STAND,FCOURSE RO PANN BLES, BOIFRESIDENTS AT L HEREF R VE CAN D BAUSEHAT OOCAL EY OFE, CST TTH PEO S WE WIL O COUREAG TYO ME THAT YOU'VE GIVENS RESPRIATEE MUCH. TNK YOUO MU CLTHUBLIC COMMEN M I,MR. R. AIGL HAVEOWE'RE MOVING ON TOHE NSEN AGEORTHEE.ADTI THE CONGENDS

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WIDDNA DCUION OREVIEW ANYTEM ONT NSGENDA? MAY I HE A TION IL M I'LL SECO ALL I FAVOR, IHA MMISSIONPPROISCALGCER AT AC FUNDIECHANILTUGRTECIPIENTS AN

[G.-1. 26-1659 A Resolution of the City Commission approving Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Cultural Grant recipients and setting in place a funding mechanism contingent on the City’s approved budget. (Unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 7 to 0).]

COISSIONHEATHERS, MOR,E MNING, TS CTURARDORTHHE CY. WAVEPRENTAE RESPONSIBILIES OF THE CITY' CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COMMISSION THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF CULTURAL GRANT FUNDING. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WHO HAD THE ROLE OF REVIEWING AND SCORING EACH APPLICATION. BOARD MEMBER ERIC FLIS IS HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, AND HE WILL COME UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER THE PRESENTATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR CULTURAL PARTNERS, THE CULTURAL, THE CORAL GABLES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE ARTS AND BUSINESS COUNCIL WHO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT TO OUR GRANTEES. AS A REMINDER, THE CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE CULTURAL GRANT GUIDELINES AND INCLUDED A PROCESS TO HAVE BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS. FIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR PRINCIPAL ADDRESS IN CORAL GABLES. FIVE FOR APPLICANTS WHO INCLUDE PROGRAMING THAT IS FREE, AND TWO FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE OPERATING BUDGETS ARE $50,000 OR LESS. THE BOARD HAD PLAYED THE SAME FUNDING RECOMMENDATION AS LAST YEAR, MAINTAINING THE DEDICATED FUNDING OF YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM AT 50,000 AND $228,228. FOR CORAL GABLES CORE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. SO THIS YEAR, ON MAY 14TH, THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD REVIEWED AND SCORED 53 APPLICATIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDING IN ALL CATEGORIES, WITH ONE OF THE APPLICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM, WHICH IS FUNDED SEPARATELY. OF THE 52 REMAINING APPLICATIONS, FIVE DID NOT MEET THE 80 POINT THRESHOLD ESTABLISHED TO RECOMMEND FUNDING, AND TWO WERE DISQUALIFIED FOR NOT SUBMITTING REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. THE PROPOSED FUNDING FOR OF THE ELIGIBLE 45 APPLICANTS AND THEIR SCORES, PLUS THE CORAL GABLES MUSEUM, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN YOUR EXHIBIT A THAT'S ATTACHED PROPOSED RESOLUTION. THE BOARD IS RECOMMENDING FUNDING FOR THESE

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ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH REPRESENT A DIVERSE RANGE OF ARTS, INCLUDING MUSIC, THEATER, FILM, DANCE, OPERA, LITERARY ARTS, PERFORMANCE, POETRY, GARDENS AND MUSEUMS. SO WE HAVE QUITE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURE HERE. WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES ARE INTERSPERSED JUST REPRESENTING THESE. HERE WE SEE A GALLERY OPENING, A BOOK READING AND A GARDEN TOUR. AND THEN OF COURSE, A SUMMARY DEMONSTRATING THE ACTUAL IMPACT OF THE CULTURAL GRANT PROGRAM AND BENEFITS OF CORAL GABLES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE, AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER 1308 PROGRAMS. OVERALL, THE PERCENTAGE OF EVENTS OF THAT ARE IN CORAL GABLES, OF COURSE, IS ALWAYS 100%. PERCENTAGE OF FREE EVENTS IS 40%, WHICH IS VERY HIGH. AND THE NUMBER OF CORAL GABLES VENUES THAT ARE USED IS 28. AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. YOU'LL SEE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR AUDIENCES, AS WELL. OVER $20 MILLION AND THE LOCAL BENEFIT RATE OF RETURN FOR THE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ITSELF IS OVER $800,000. SO AGAIN, JUST A FEW MORE IMAGES SHOWING THE CINEMA, SOME SOME CHILDREN'S PROGRAMING, DANCE AND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW. SO AS I SAID, WE HAVE ERIC BLISS WITH US TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING ERIC. CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM. LAST YEAR, YOU PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHICH HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THEIR FUNDING LEVELS WERE RAISED AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY CAN DO WITHIN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES WAS INCREASED BY THOSE DIRECTLY BY THOSE FUNDING. IT ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OUR MAJOR CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CORAL GABLES.

IT WAS ALSO, AS A PANEL MEMBER, EASIER TO REVIEW ALL OF THE GRANTS AS WE WERE NOT COMPETING CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS WITH PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE CLEAR EVALUATIONS OF ALL THE APPLICATIONS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND ASK TO PLEASE ACCEPT THE PACKAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. A GREAT IMPACT, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. ALONG WITH THE DIRECTOR, MISS KATHERINE MASSEY. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. VERY QUICKLY, MY QUESTIONS. ONE OF THEM IS A QUESTION AND ONE IS JUST REITERATING IT TO BRING IT HOME.

NUMBER ONE, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY THAT'S SPENT OF THIS GRANT MONEY THAT IS SPENT IN THE CITY? BEAUTIFUL. 100%. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? 100%? YES. NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM? IT COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND. ARE WE CLEAR? SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE RIGHT NOW IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, OVER $20 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WHEN YOU HAVE AN EVENT, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE A WORLD CUP GAME, AND THEN EVERYBODY DISPERSES AFTER TWO HOURS, WHERE DO THEY GO? THEY GO HAVE LUNCH, THEY GO HAVE DINNER, THEY GO HAVE A DRINK. MAYBE THEY DO SOME SHOPPING, THEY MAYBE GO SEE A, YOU KNOW, A, THE MIRACLE THEATER, THE CINEMA, MAYBE THEY GO TO BOOKS AND BOOKS, MAYBE GO HAVE A COFFEE SOMEWHERE. BUT THEY SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED DOLLARS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE ALREADY RESPECTED AS THE CULTURAL DESTINATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AND IT'S AN INCUMBENT ON US IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO SPREAD, SPREAD THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE THIS IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN ART, IF WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN THEATER, IN THE CINEMA, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN THAT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT IT WILL ONLY HURT US. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE BOARD, THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN REGARDS TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CAREFUL. WE'RE VERY METHODICAL. WE'RE AUDITING, WE'RE AUDITING. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO GOT A GRANT SUBMIT AN AUDIT, CORRECT? YES. THEY SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT, A FINAL REPORT, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS THIS IS WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENED. THIS IS PROOF THAT THE EVENT HAPPENED. THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RECEIPT SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING USED FOR THE APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE VENUE OR EVENT THAT WE THAT WE AS A BOARD AND AS A, AS A CITY DICTATED AND APPROVED. CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? JUST THROUGH THE MAYOR, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO EVALUATING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GO THROUGH THEM ONE AT A TIME. AND YOU BRING SO MUCH BACK TO OUR CITY, SO MUCH RICHNESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR. MR. CLARK, DO

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YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT SECOND. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES, COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER.

FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. YES. MAYOR LAGO. YES. LET'S GO TO G2. LET'S TAKE G2 RIGHT NOW

[G.-2. 26-1654 A Resolution of the City Commission approving “Intervals”, a Coral Gables Art Series, as part of Miami Art Week and for an application to Art Basel for an official event, further approving funding up to $110,000 from the Art Fund toward the program and marketing materials (unanimously recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 4 to 0); and authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget to recognize the transfer of funds from the Art in Public Places Reserve and to appropriate such funds to put towards the cost of the project.]

SINCE WE'RE HERE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MR. BLISS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. G2 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING INTERVALS OF CORAL GABLES BASED ART SERIES AS PART OF MIAMI ART WEEK, AND FOR AN APPLICATION TO ART BASEL FOR AN OFFICIAL EVENT, FURTHER APPROVING FUNDING UP TO $110,000 FROM THE ART FUND TOWARD THE PROGRAM AND MARKETING MATERIALS, AND AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET TO RECOGNIZE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE, AND TO APPROPRIATE SUCH FUNDS TO PUT TOWARD THE COST OF THE PROJECT. JUST REALLY QUICKLY, SHE SAID. 210, IT WAS 110 OR 200, 110. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, BUT WE'LL TAKE 200.

I KNOW, TRUST ME. I KNOW YOU WILL. GOOD MORNING. SO FOLLOWING UP ON THE SUCCESS FROM LAST YEAR, THE ARTS ADVISORY PANEL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD DISCUSSED THE CITY'S MIAMI ARTWORK 2026 PROGRAM AND UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED CONTINUING INTERVALS, WHICH IS A PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION WE PROGRAMED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CORAL GABLES PUBLIC SPACES AND WITH GALLERIES PRESENTING AT ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH. SO INTERVALS IS DESIGNED TO PRESENT A MINIMUM OF FIVE ARTISTS IN SITE. RESPONSIVE INSTALLATIONS ARE OPEN AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, INCLUDING PARTNERING BUSINESSES AND HOTELS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. GALLERIES AFFILIATED WITH ART BASEL ARE BEING APPROACHED TO PRESENT THEIR ARTISTS, AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME COMMITMENTS. IF THIS IS APPROVED, ARTISTS ARE PROVIDED FUNDING TO CREATE TO CREATE THE SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS FOR EXHIBITION THAT LASTS ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS. AND THEN WE LAST YEAR, WE ENDED UP EXTENDING AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE BEYOND THAT. SO AGAIN, BUILDING ON THE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH ART BASEL, WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT AN ART BASEL VIP EVENT APPLICATION TO CELEBRATE INTERVALS AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, WITH AN INVITATION TO VISIT ALL THE SITES. FUNDING OF 110 000 IS BEING REQUESTED FOR THE RECOMMENDATION RELATED EXPENSES AND MARKETING, AND IS PROPOSED THROUGH THE ART FUND, WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. TODAY WE ALSO HAVE DOCTOR JILL DUFFY WITH US, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS ADVISORY PANEL, AND IS AVAILABLE TO ALSO DISCUSS THE PROGRAM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR, FOR BEING HERE WITH US. MR. MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP. MY DAY JOB, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR OF THE LOWE ART MUSEUM. SO THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT CHANNEL. BUT BECAUSE OF THE WORK I DO, I REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT ART CONTRIBUTES TO QUALITY OF LIFE, AND IT IS ALSO AN ECONOMIC DRIVER. IT'S NOT JUST A FRILL. SO I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR, AGAIN, YOUR ENLIGHTENED AND VISIONARY LEADERSHIP. AND I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THAT SAME VISION. AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE, ART BASEL HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT RESONATES FAR BEYOND MIAMI BEACH. THOSE WHO ARE A PART OF THOSE PROCEEDINGS REALLY ARE ELEVATING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND IN THIS CASE, THEIR OWN CITIES. SO I THINK THAT, AS WE DISCUSSED ON THE ARTS ADVISORY PANEL, THAT THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND BECAUSE IT DOES BRING RELEVANCE, IMPACT, AND ENGAGEMENT THAT REVERBERATES FAR BEYOND THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES AND EVEN SOUTH MIAMI. SO I SPEAK FOR THE PANEL AND GIVING OUR FULL SUPPORT TO THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR. MR. CLARK, YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. MR. MAYOR, CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT. I'LL SECOND MR. CLARK. COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES.

COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. LATA. YES. VICE MAYOR. ANDERSON. YES. MAYOR LAGO. YES. AGAIN. THANK YOU. AND SEND MY BEST TO THE BOARD. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. 11:00 WE HAVE A TIME CERTAIN FOR ONCE, THIS IS A

[E.-7. 26-1692 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending the Future Land Use Map and Mixed Use Overlay District Map of the City of Coral Gables Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-213, “Comprehensive Plan Text and Map Amendments,” and Small Scale amendment procedures (ss. 163.3187, Florida Statutes), from “Religious/Institutional” to “Commercial Mid-Rise Intensity” and to include within the boundaries of the North Ponce Mixed Use District Overlay, Block 21, Revised Plat of Coral Gables Douglas Section (110 Phoenetia Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (06 17 26 PZB recommended approval, Vote 4-3) Lobbyists: Jorge Navarro, Devon Vickers and David Butter]

[E.-8. 26-1693 An Ordinance of the City Commission making Zoning District boundary changes pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-212, “Zoning Code Text and Map Amendments:” 1) from “Special Use” to “Mixed Use 2”, and 2) to include within the boundaries of the North Ponce Mixed Use District Overlay, Block 21, Revised Plat of Coral Gables Douglas Section (110 Phoenetia Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (06 17 26 PZB recommended approval, Vote 5-2) Lobbyists: Jorge Navarro, Devon Vickers and David Butter]

[E.-9. 26-1694 An Ordinance of the City Commission granting approval of a Planned Area Development (PAD) pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-206, “General Procedures for Planned Area Development” for a mixed-use project referred to as “Crystal Residences,” including a private school, on property legally described as Block 21, Revised Plat of Coral Gables Douglas Section (110 Phoenetia Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; superseding Ordinance No. 1909 and Ordinance No. 2962; including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (06 17 26 PZB recommended approval with conditions, Vote: 6-1) Lobbyists: Jorge Navarro, Devon Vickers and David Butter]

[E.-11. 26-1695 A Resolution of the City Commission requesting Mixed-Use Site Plan Review and an Encroachment Agreement pursuant to Article 14, “Process” Section 14-203, “Conditional Uses,” for a proposed mixed-use project, referred to as “Crystal Residences,” including a private school and live/work units; on property legally described as Block 21, Revised Plat of Coral Gables Douglas Section (110 Phoenetia Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; superseding Ordinance No. 1909 and Ordinance No. 2962, to permit the current accessory school as a principal use; including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (06 17 26 PZB recommended approval with conditions, Vote: 6-1). Lobbyists: Jorge Navarro, Devon Vickers and David Butter (This Resolution is not for consideration at this time and will be included with the above ordinances on Second Reading if approved on First Reading.)]

WORLD RECORD. WE'RE GOING TO START ON TIME, I'M CERTAIN. 11 A.M. AGENDA E SEVEN, E EIGHT, E NINE AND E 11. MAYOR E SEVEN MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. E SEVEN IS IN ORDER OF THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO ZONING CODE ARTICLE 14, SECTION 14-213 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS AND SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES FROM

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RELIGIOUS, INSTITUTIONAL TO COMMERCIAL MID-RISE INTENSITY AND TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH PONCE MIXED USE DISTRICT OVERLAY BLOCK 21 REVISED PLAT OF CORAL GABLES DOUGLAS SECTION, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. PROVIDING FOR REPEALER PROVISIONS.

SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. E EIGHT IS AN ORDINANCE CITY COMMISSION MAKING ZONING BOUNDARY CHANGES PURSUANT TO ZONING CODE. ARTICLE 14, SECTION 14-212 ZONING CODE, TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS ONE FROM SPECIAL USE TO MIXED USE TWO AND TWO TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH PONCE MIXED USE DISTRICT OVERLAY BLOCK 21 REVISED PLAT, CORAL GABLES, DOUGLAS SECTION, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. E NINE IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION GRANTING APPROVAL OF A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO ZONING CODE, ARTICLE 14, SECTION 14-206 GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT FOR MIXED USE PROJECT REFERRED TO AS CRYSTAL RESIDENCES, INCLUDING A PRIVATE SCHOOL ON PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 21 REVISED PLAT, CORAL GABLES, DOUGLAS SECTION, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1909. AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2962, INCLUDING REQUIRED CONDITIONS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

E 11 IS NOT GOING TO BE VOTED ON TODAY. IT'S ON FOR YOUR INFORMATION, BUT IT IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION REQUESTING MIXED USE SITE PLAN REVIEW AND AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14, SECTION 14, 2003, CONDITIONAL USES FOR A PROPOSED MIXED USE PROJECT REFERRED TO AS CRYSTAL RESIDENCES, INCLUDING A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND LIVE WORK UNITS ON PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 21 REVISED PLAT, CORAL GABLES, DOUGLAS SECTION, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1909. AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2962. TO PERMIT THE CURRENT ACCESSORY SCHOOL AS A PRINCIPAL USE, INCLUDING REQUIRED CONDITIONS PROVIDING FOR REPEATED PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR, WE WILL CONSOLIDATE THESE ITEMS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. SO I WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE SWEAR IN EVERYONE WHO WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY, THOSE WHO WILL BE TESTIFYING ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE? TODAY WILL BE THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE ALLOWING FOR EACH SIDE? SO, MAYOR, I THINK AS AS AS IS TYPICAL, YOU CAN YOU CAN ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE. WELL, FIRST YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT, OF COURSE, AND THEN FROM STAFF. AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOU SHOULD. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK THAT THEY KEEP THEIR REMARKS TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT AS AS THEY CAN. BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF SOME PEOPLE HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, GIVEN THAT THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEEDING, PLEASE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU BE FLEXIBLE AND ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY MAKE THEIR THEIR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. COUNSELOR. GOOD MORNING, POWERFUL SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS, AS MENTIONED BY YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK WE'RE TAKING THESE ITEMS ALL TOGETHER. SO ALL OF THE TESTIMONY THAT WE'RE PRESENTING WILL RELATE TO ALL THREE OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TODAY. MR. CLERK, IF I MAY, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ACCUSED BEFORE OF NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH TIME, EVEN THOUGH WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING LATELY AND ALL THE MEETINGS IS BASICALLY TAKING BOTH SIDES AND MAKING SURE THAT I TRACK THE TIME VERY CAREFULLY. SO I'D LIKE TO EVEN PUT A TIMER ON THE APPLICANT IBLE,AS WANTOINKER IF KE SUR PROVIDES A PU RECORW MH EA EACHNDIVIDUAL WAS.

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EXCI T HERTO TO P WHAT WE HOPHE ASEEN THANEIA PROCTANT UEIX YEARAK IEROUG EXTENSICOUL PUHE PREATIO THE COMMISONERS ON T SCREEN.

THANK YOU. IT'S A PROJECT TH'S GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT PROJECT, IT'S ALSO BEEN AS A RESULT OF THAT PROCESS. IT'S ALSO BEEN A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN EVALUATED, REFINED, AND IMPROVED BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM CITY STAFF, RESIDENTS AND CITY BOARDS. THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A MIXED USE PROJECT. IT HAS RESIDENTIAL LIVE WORK.

IT HAS OPEN SPACE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT DOES IS THAT IT'S ANCHORED BY A NEW PERMANENT HOME FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY. AND BEFORE GETTING INTO THE PROJECT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND EXPLAIN HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY. FOR MANY YEARS, THIS PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY A CHURCH AND THEY LEASED SPACE TO CRYSTAL ACADEMY. CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS A NONPROFIT SCHOOL THAT HAS OPERATED ON THIS SITE FOR 17 YEARS. THEY'VE SERVED OVER 600 FAMILIES IN

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CORAL GABLES BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. WHEN THE CHURCH DECIDED TO SELL THE PROPERTY IN 2021, CRYSTAL ACADEMY WAS FACED WITH THE REALITY THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING THEIR HOME AND NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES THAT THEY GIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS IN CORAL GABLES. AT THE TIME, MY CLIENT, REALIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS INSTITUTION, MADE A PROMISE THAT THEY WOULD KEEP CRYSTAL ACADEMY ON SITE, BUILD THEM A BRAND NEW FACILITY, AND GIVE IT BACK TO THEM RENT FREE FOR 99 YEARS. THIS IS A COMMITMENT THAT MY CLIENT TODAY HAS HONORED, AND NOW YOU WILL SEE IT IMPLEMENTED IN THIS PROJECT. THIS COMMITMENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW, HOW THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE, AND JUST THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY THAT THEY ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE CDC REPORTS THAT 1 IN 6 CHILDREN, ONE IN EVERY SIX CHILDREN, ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE VERY FEW SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE THIS SPECIALIZED PROGRAM IN CORAL GABLES. THIS IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE CITY THAT PROVIDES THESE SERVICES, AND THIS PROJECT GIVES CRYSTAL ACADEMY A PERMANENT HOME TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN MIND, I'D LIKE TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF OUR PUBLIC BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES 184 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 16 LIVE WORK UNITS. AS I MENTIONED, A NEW GROUND FLOOR FACILITY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE IN THE RENDERING.

THIS IS THE RENDERING FROM GALIANO STREET. THEY WILL BE LOCATED ON THE GROUND LEVEL FRONTING GALIANO IN THE SAME LOCATION THAT THEY ARE TODAY AND HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES. THIS IS ALL INTEGRATED INTO A NINE STORY, MIXED USE BUILDING. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES A 500 ZERO SQUARE FOOT, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY COURTYARD THAT IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A PASEO PEDESTRIAN PASEO THAT CONNECTS PHOENICIA AND ANTILLA AVENUE, AS WELL AS A 400 ZERO SQUARE FOOT CHILDREN'S PARK THAT WILL BE USED BY THE SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL HOURS AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. SO OVERALL, THE PROJECT, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IN TERMS OF OPEN SPACE, THIS WAS DISCUSSED LENGTHY AT THE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THIS PROJECT, AS DESIGNED, PROVIDES THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR A SIMILAR PROJECT IN THE NORTH PONCE AREA, AND PROVIDES 55% MORE OPEN SPACE THAN IS REQUIRED BY YOUR REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF LOCATION, AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WHEN THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION. IT'S THE CONTEXT OF THIS BLOCK. SO THIS SO THIS BLOCK ENCOMPASSES AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK BETWEEN PHOENICIA AVENUE AND IT FRONTS ONTO EAST PONCE AND EAST PONCE IS THE MAIN COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD TO DOUGLAS ENTRANCE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL CENTERS IN THE CITY, AND TO SOUTHWEST EIGHTH STREET.

AS A REFRESHER. AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU WERE INVOLVED WITH THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY CREATION, BUT THE GOAL OF THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY WHEN IT WAS CREATED IN 2016, IT HAD A CLEAR VISION, WHICH WAS ENCOURAGE NEW HOUSING, EXPAND OPEN SPACE AND CIVIC AMENITIES, AND CREATE A MORE ACTIVE AND WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY IDENTIFIED THIS AREA AFTER MULTIPLE PLANNING STUDIES AS A PLACE THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR GROWTH BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, TRANSIT AND COMMERCIAL USES. SO THE GOAL OF THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY WAS TO ACTIVATE THIS AREA WITH FOOT TRAFFIC. THEY WANTED TO BRING RESIDENTS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF COMMERCIAL, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF SCHOOLS, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF JOBS, AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF PARKS. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROJECT ACCOMPLISHES. AS SHOWN ON THE ZONING AND LAND USE MAPS HERE. THIS PROPERTY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OUR EAST, WHICH IS THE MFT AREA OF THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY THAT ALLOWS HEIGHTS UP TO 100FT IN HEIGHT. AND AS YOU WILL SEE, OUR PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THAT, BELOW WHAT'S ALLOWED TODAY TO OUR EAST AND TO OUR WEST. YOU HAVE THE NORTH PONCE MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS AND CURRENTLY HAS. TODAY, AS YOU'LL SEE, BUILDING HEIGHTS RANGING BETWEEN 150 TO 190FT IN HEIGHT. WHAT'S ALSO INTERESTING HERE IS THAT THE CITY'S 1926 ZONING MAP SHOWS THIS BLOCK WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AS WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY WITH THE WESTERN PORTION, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED HERE, ALLOWING FOR BUILDING HEIGHTS UP TO 150FT. AND THE EASTERN PORTION, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, ALLOWING FOR UP TO 60FT. SO BEFORE THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED IN 1970 BY

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THE THEN OWNER FOR RELIGIOUS USES, THIS PROPERTY WAS HISTORICALLY ALREADY PLANNED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH BUILDING HEIGHTS UP TO 150FT IN HEIGHT. SO HISTORICALLY, UNDER TODAY'S PLANNING FRAMEWORK, THIS BLOCK REALLY ALWAYS SERVED AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR TO THE WEST AND THE MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST. SO THE REQUEST TODAY, OUR REQUEST IS FOR RM TWO ZONING AND A MID-RISE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION THAT FOLLOWS THE SAME PLANNING PRINCIPLE THAT YOU SAW IN THE NORTH PONCE VISIONARY WORKSHOP. AND IN 1926, ZONING MAP. IT CREATES THAT APPROPRIATE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE RM THREE DISTRICT TO OUR WEST AND THE MF TWO DISTRICT TO OUR EAST. AND HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THAT TRANSITION? SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS THAT WE HAVE, IN WORKING WITH MANY RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, AND BASED ON THEIR FEEDBACK, WE HAVE REDUCED THE HEIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY TO CREATE A HEIGHT TRANSITION AND STEP THE HEIGHT DOWN FROM NINE STORIES ON THE WEST TO EIGHT STORIES ON THE EAST. THIS IS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, BOTH OF THESE HEIGHTS ARE WELL BELOW THE HEIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED TODAY IN THE NORTH PONCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THIS IS THE CONTEXT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT WAS LOOKED AT CAREFULLY BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS AREA OF THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY, WE ALREADY HAVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE APPROVED OR BUILT TODAY TO A HEIGHT THAT GREATLY EXCEEDS WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS BUILDINGS THAT RANGE FROM 130FT IN HEIGHT TO 190FT IN HEIGHT WITHIN THIS PORTION OF NORTH PONCE. SO I SAY THIS TO SAY THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT A DEPARTURE FROM THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK THAT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR NORTH PONCE, BUT RATHER IT'S A CONTINUATION OF IT. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALBERT CORDOVEZ, WHO'S OUR LEAD DESIGNER, TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROJECT AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE PROPOSED LAND USE ZONING AND PAD REQUEST. GOOD MORNING SIR. THANK YOU GEORGE. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS ALBERT CORDOVA WITH CALDWELL ARCHITECTS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING OUR APPLICATION THIS MORNING.

EXTREMELY HAPPY TO BE HERE. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS, BUT A GREAT PROCESS WHEN WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT AT THE END, WITH ALL THOSE MEETINGS WE HAD WITH STAFF, WITH OUR CLIENT, WITH THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, WITHOUT IT'S CULMINATING INTO WHAT WE TRULY BELIEVE IS AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. GEORGE SPOKE ABOUT THE VISION OF NORTH POND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE STARTED WITH THAT PARTICULAR VISION, HAVING THE DREAM OF HAVING A CITY BLOCK IN THE CITY. WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS PEDESTRIAN REALM TO TRULY ANOTHER LEVEL.

AND IN DOING THAT, OUR GOAL WAS TO BRING THAT QUALITY OF OPENNESS, THE OPEN SPACE, THE ARTICULATION OF THE MASSING ITSELF FROM 8 TO 9 STORIES FROM EAST TO WEST. AND WE WE SAID TO OURSELVES, THE ONE GOAL THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IS TO BRING THIS PEDESTRIAN REALM TO ANOTHER LEVEL. WE STARTED WITH ACTUALLY ANCHORING THE BUILDING IN THE CORNER OF THE SITE, AND YOU'LL SEE HERE SOME OF OUR SITE PLANS WILL GO TO THE SITE PLAN, THE MAIN CORNER OF THE SITE AND. RIGHT HERE. SO WE STARTED ANCHORING THIS SITE IN THE VERY MAIN CORRIDOR WITH THE MAIN LOBBY ACCESS THAT VIEWS DIRECTLY INTO THAT BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT.

AND IN DOING THE PERIMETER, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE WERE ESTABLISHED ACTIVE SPACES.

ALL ARE 16 LIVE WORK UNITS. THE DEER SCHOOL TO THE WEST, AND ANCHORING WITH ANOTHER GREAT OPEN SPACE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE, WHICH IS THE PARK. SO ESSENTIALLY 90% OF OUR PROJECT IS ACTIVATED, FULLY ACTIVATED AT GROUND LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ACTUALLY STEPPED THE BUILDING BACK IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS, FROM MINIMUM SETBACKS TO ANOTHER TEN FOOT SETBACKS TO CREATE MORE GREEN AND OPEN SPACE AREAS. AND THAT THEME WAS FOLLOWED THROUGH IN THE INTERIOR. THAT'S WHY THE REASON WE CREATED THAT COURIER, WE WANTED TO BRING THAT QUALITY OF LIFE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN AGAIN, CONNECTING ALL THESE PIECES. WE GENERATED THE CROSS THROUGH BLOCK PASEO, WHICH ACTUALLY GENERATES AN INCREDIBLE CONNECTIVITY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK ITSELF, AGAIN, CONNECTING ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACES THAT WE TOOK FROM THE MINIMUM 20% REQUIRED TO OVER 32%

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REQUIRED, OVER 32% PROVIDED ON THIS PROJECT, AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. WE WERE CAREFUL TO ANALYZE THE PARKING SCHEME AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ESSENTIALLY IT'S COMPLETELY LINARD FROM ALL SIDES WITH ACTIVE USES AS WE COME UP THE BUILDING, THE. PROJECT, AS WE MENTIONED, BREAKS ITSELF UP INTO EIGHT STORIES AND THE REAR NINE STORIES, EIGHT STORIES IN THE EAST, NINE STORIES ON THE WEST. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GOING BACK TO THE GROUND, I FORGOT TO MENTION THE INTERIOR. INTERIOR LOADING FACILITIES AGAIN WAS DONE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THAT PEDESTRIAN QUALITY ON THE PROJECT ITSELF, THE SCHOOL ITSELF AS A DROP OFF AREA AT GROUND LEVEL, WHICH IS TOTALLY INTERNALIZED, AS WE CAN SEE HERE, AND THE ENTRANCE TO OUR PARKING IS ALSO TOTALLY INTERNALIZED. AGAIN, MINIMIZING THE CURB CUTS ONLY TWO IN THE ENTIRE BLOCK, ONE IN, ONE OUT ON THE NORTH. AGAIN, THE ARTICULATION AS YOU GO UP, YOU SAW FROM OUR RENDERINGS THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU. IT'S VERY KEY IN MAKING SURE THAT IT MET ALL THE MEDITERRANEAN BOARDS, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. AND WHEN WE THOUGHT, REALLY, THAT THE PROJECT HAD CONCEIVED A BEAUTIFUL NATURE, WE COME UP WITH A THE ABILITY TO MEET WITH THE STAFF. AND THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED 1 OR 2 CONDITIONS WHICH WE THOUGHT COULD BE VERY WELL IMPLEMENTED INTO THE PROJECT. WE'VE TAKEN THE LEAD TO DO THAT. ONE OF THEM WAS TO ESSENTIALLY TAKE THAT COLONNADE FROM THE LIVE WORK UNITS ON THE WEST AND ON THE SOUTH, AND PUSH IT BACK TO THE BUILDING, CREATING A MORE RESIDENTIAL LOOK AND FEEL FOR THESE AREAS. AND I'LL SHARE SOME OF THE JUST RECENTLY DEVELOPED RENDERINGS THAT WE HAVE OF THESE AREAS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME BUILDING, BUT STEPPING THE COLONNADE BACK, STILL FEATURING AN ARTICULATION TO THE BUILDING BY GENERATING A MORE SOFT AND RESIDENTIAL LOOK ALONG THOSE PEDESTRIAN REALMS. AGAIN, BY STEPPING IT BACK, WE WENT FROM A TOTAL OF 20FT OF GREEN AREA BETWEEN FROM THE BACK OF COURT TO THE BUILDING TO ALMOST 30FT OF GREEN AREAS NOW, WHICH REALLY, REALLY ENHANCES THAT, THAT COMPLETE PERIMETER OF OF THE BUILDING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PICTURES. SO AGAIN, BY, BY THE COMMENTS OF STAFF AND WORKING TOGETHER, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOOD, IT GOT EVEN BETTER BECAUSE I THINK NOW WE HAVE A EVEN MORE APPEALING PEDESTRIAN REALM ON THE PROJECT, AS WE CAN SEE HERE. THE OTHER COMMENT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING BOARD WAS TO TAKE THE ANCHORING PARK THAT WE HAVE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND INSTEAD OF INSTEAD OF ALIGNING THE PARK ON A NORTH SOUTH AXIS, TO THINK OF ALIGNING IT ON AN EAST WEST AXIS, SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE. WE DIDN'T LOSE ANY OPEN SPACE BY DOING THIS, BUT IT GENERATES MORE OF A BUFFER BETWEEN THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE BUILDING ITSELF. I WE THOUGHT THAT WAS ANOTHER GREAT RECOMMENDATION.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE STARTED IMPLEMENTING THIS ALREADY INTO OUR PROJECT. BUT AGAIN, ALL IN ALL, I THINK FROM FROM THE OUTSET, THE VISION, THE NORTH PONDS VISION, THE THE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH STAFF, THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS APPROVALS, I THINK WE'RE TRULY, TRULY CULMINATING WITH AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT FOR THIS CITY AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU END, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT IS WHAT IS THE SLIDE NUMBER ON THIS PAGE? JUST I WANT TO I WANT TO REFER BACK TO IT LATER. THROUGH THE MAYOR. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT BETWEEN THE PRESENTATIONS, WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RESTROOM BREAK. MR. MAYOR, THAT'S SLIDE 484484848, 48 OKAY. 48. OKAY. YES, SIR. JUST TO WRAP UP, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, BUT WHILE WE LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR MANY OF THESE DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT YOU SAW TODAY, THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, WITH CITY STAFF, WITH CITY BOARDS. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN MEETING WITH RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. WE HAVE 500 PETITIONS OF APPROVAL. THESE PETITIONS ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ONLY EIGHT BLOCKS, ONLY AN EIGHT BLOCK RADIUS. WE DID NOT TRAVEL, YOU KNOW, TO TO SOUTH GABLES OR NORTH OF EIGHTH STREET. THIS IS REALLY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 500 RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND ITS MISSION. AS I AS ALBERT MENTIONED, THERE'S THREE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL THREE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. IF THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD, WE WOULD

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ASK THAT THEY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE APPROVAL SO WE COULD WORK WITH YOUR CITY ARCHITECT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE FINAL DESIGN PROCESS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO REAFFIRM ON THE RECORD SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE THROUGHOUT THIS FIVE YEAR PROCESS. THE FIRST IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE OAK TREE THAT'S ON SITE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO RELOCATING IT TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS SITE, MAKING IT A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THIS PROJECT. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE WORK. WE'RE STARTING IT EARLY TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE PROPERLY AND CORRECT. SECOND OF ALL, I WANT TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO RELOCATE THE STATUE OF CHRIST THAT CURRENTLY SITS ON THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CHURCH OF THE LITTLE FLOWER, AND IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, WE WILL BE RELOCATING THE STATUE OF CHRIST TO THE CHURCH OF THE LITTLE FLOWER AND CREATING A FIRST COMMUNION GARDEN SO HE COULD SIT IN A PROMINENT LOCATION THAT COULD BE ENJOYED AND APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALSO COMMITTED TO WHICH WE HAVE CURRENTLY PRESERVED THE THE PLAQUES WITHIN THE PROPERTY. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO DONATE THE WAR PLAQUES TO THE CORAL GABLES WAR MEMORIAL SO THEY COULD BE PRESERVED IN A SECOND IN A SETTING THAT RECOGNIZES THEIR IMPORTANCE. AND WE'VE ALSO, AS WE MENTIONED DURING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW PROCESS THAT WAS EARLY ON IN THIS PROJECT'S HISTORY, WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING AND INCORPORATING THE REST OF THE PLAQUES WITHIN THE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE COMMON OPEN SPACES. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF GOALS OF THE NORTH PONCE OVERLAY AND ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN DESIGNED AND EXTENSIVELY REVIEWED AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED RECENTLY THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CITY STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. AND FOR ALL THESE REASONS, WE RECOMMEND WE REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STAFF REPORT AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CLARK.

I HAVE 1123 STARTING AT 1104. THAT'S 19 MINUTES. AM I OFF? I HAD THEM STARTING AT 1105. BUT YOU'RE NOT UP EITHER. OKAY. WELL WE'LL GIVE THEM 1105. SO WHAT DO WE HAVE? I WANTED TO COME FROM YOU SO I CAN WRITE THIS DOWN. 18 MINUTES SIR. 1123 IS A TOTAL OF 18 MINUTES. OKAY.

WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AT THE REQUEST OF THE REAT WELCOMEONEACK. I 11.ER. T ME ST WT O. MTOR.OORNING. JENNIFEARCIA,R IF I CLD HE THOWERPOINT, PLSE.HEYOREEA. THANK Y. SO, AS WE KNOW, THIS IS THE ENTIRE BLOCK OF 21 AND THE DOUGLAS SECTION HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN YELLOW. THIS IS AN AERIAL LOOKING DOWN WITH AN EXISTING FORMER CHURCH, THE EXISTING HOME OF THE CRYSTAL ACADEMY BOUNDED BY THE NORTH PHOENICIA, GALLIANO ON THE SOUTH AND THEN EAST PONCE TO ING SOUTH YAN SEEPONCEEN THE RE OF THE PROJECT, AND YOU CAN SEE GALLIANO RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE. SO IN 1967, THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED FROM APARTMENT USE TO SPECIAL USE ZONING TO ALLOW A CHURCH AS WELL AS TO ALLOW A KINDERGARTEN. I WAS EXPANDED IN 1971 TO, I BELIEVE, TO THIRD GRADE AND THEN AGAIN IN 1991 TO CAP THAT STUDENT ENROLLMENT TO 75 STUDENTS, ALONG WITH OTHER CONDITIONS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CONDITION OF 75 STUDENTS STILL REMAIN FOR THE PROPERTY, BUT TO ALLOW CRYSTAL ACADEMY TO BE A PRINCIPAL USE AND NO LONGER AN ACCESSORY USE. THERE ARE THREE REQUESTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING TODAY. THE FOURTH WILL BE CONSIDERED IF IT'S APPROVED ON FIRST READING. THE FIRST ONE IS A CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SECOND ONE IS A ZONING MAP CHANGE. THE THIRD ONE IS THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT. SO THE. THE CURRENT PROPERTY, THE. CURRENTLY, THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF RELIGIOUS, INSTITUTIONAL. AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT TO COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL, MID-RISE INTENSITY AND ALSO TO INCLUDE THAT PROPERTY WITHIN THE MIXED USE DISTRICT OF THE NORTH PONCE. AND THAT IS TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO BE A PRINCIPAL USE WITHIN THE PROJECT. SO LOOKING AT MASSING MODELS, THIS IS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. ALL THOSE WHITE BUILDINGS ARE THE CURRENT BUILDING HEIGHTS OF THE OF THE AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THE GREEN PROPERTY ZONED S AND AROUND IT ARE THE WHITE BUILDINGS OF EXISTING HEIGHTS. SO IF YOU OVERLAY THE CURRENT ALLOWED ZONING, A FUTURE LAND USE, YOU HAVE THE BROWN BEING 70FT IN HEIGHT OR 97 WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN BONUS. SO YOU CAN

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SEE THAT ON THE BROWN TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY ON THE LEFT SIDE ARE ON PONCE DE LEON. YOU CAN SEE THE RED, WHICH OF COURSE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER HEIGHTS OF 97. WHERE THAT STEP BACK IS UP TO 150 OR 190.5 FEET ALONG PONCE DE LEON. THIS PROPERTY IS SETTLING BETWEEN THE LOWER MEDIUM INTENSITY OF NORTH PONCE, WHICH AGAIN, IS 70FT OR 97FT IN HEIGHT. AND THEN THE MORE INTENSE HEIGHTS ALONG PONCE DE LEON, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE ZONING HERE FROM SPECIAL USE. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE TO A TO MID-RISE COMMERCIAL, MID-RISE AGAIN COMMERCIAL TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO REMAIN THERE ON SITE, MATCHING THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE BROWN AROUND IT. SO THE HEIGHT WOULD BE 70FT OR 97FT OF HEIGHT.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS EXISTING WITH THE WHITE BUILDINGS OF THE MASSING IS TODAY. WITH THE CURRENT ALLOWED ZONING, YOU CAN SEE POCKETS OF THOSE WHITE BUILDINGS ARE HISTORIC PROPERTIES, BUT THE REST HAVE HIGH ALLOWED OF 70FT OR 97FT. THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO RM TWO OR COMMERCIAL MID-RISE LAND USE INTENSITY, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW A HEIGHT OF 70 OR 97FT. THE ZONING MAP IS ALSO PROPOSED TO CHANGE FROM ZONING TO RM TWO ZONING, ALSO INCORPORATING THE PROPERTY INTO THE NORTH PONCE MIXED USE DISTRICT, WHICH OF COURSE IS REMOVING THEM FROM THE NORTH PONCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THAT. THE NORTH PONCE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS FOR CONSERVING THOSE APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE AREA. THEY APPLIED TO MF TWO PROPERTIES, SO THEY ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL USES, CONDITIONAL USES FOR DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THEY HAVE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE BUILT BEFORE 1964, THAT EXEMPT PARKING THAT ALLOW FOR TDR OR TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND INSIGHTS, AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES AND SIGNAGE AS A GARDEN APARTMENT CONSERVATION BENEFITS PROGRAM AS WELL. THOSE PROPERTIES BUILT BEFORE 1964 TO ALLOW FOR VARIANCE REQUESTS AND REDUCE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. YOU'RE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE. FOR FRONT YARDS. THERE'S NO WALLS OR FENCES ALLOWED. THERE'S MAXIMUM DRIVEWAY WIDTHS AS WELL AS PARKING SETBACKS BEHIND HABITABLE SPACE. SO FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE ZONING, THE HEIGHT, THE FIR, THE DENSITY, THE SETBACKS. THEY STILL APPLY FOR ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION OVERLAY. SO THE THIRD REQUEST IS THE PAD THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT. SO THE SITE PLAN THAT I HAVE I DID NOT I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE NEW SITE PLAN OF ROTATING THE PARK. SO THE PARK IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER. THE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS FACING GALLIANO. THERE ARE CROSSWALKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE PROPERTY. THERE'S A PUBLIC PLAZA ON THE SOUTH WEST CORNER, A PUBLIC COURTYARD AND PASEO, AND AN INTERIOR BLOCK OF THE OF THE SITE PLAN. THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF OF THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED WITHIN. INSIDE THE. THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE PASEO AND THE COURTYARD INTERNALLY ACCESSED. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO CODE DEVIATIONS.

THE PAD ALLOWS YOU TO REQUEST DEVIATIONS FROM THE CODE IN EXCHANGE FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS.

SO RIGHT NOW YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE EIGHT STORIES OF HEIGHT FOR TWO PROPERTIES.

THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO NINE STORIES ON EAST PONCE DE LEON AND THEN SCALE DOWN TO EIGHT STORIES WHEN FACING GALLIANO, THE OTHER DEVIATION THEY'RE REQUESTING IS A SLIGHT DEVIATION. THIS IS BASED, OF COURSE, ON THE PLANS THAT I HAVE SUBMITTED, NOT THE NEW ROTATED PARK PLAN. THEY ONLY HAVE 27% OF TRANSPARENCY OR GLASS THAT'S FACING PHOENICIA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BACK OF HOUSE OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB. PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT THEY'RE THAT THEY'RE OFFERING IS A 5000 SQUARE FOOT EDUCATIONAL FACILITY FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY OR ANY FUTURE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE OFFERING THE SCHOOL TO BE THERE WITHOUT ANY COST, RENT FREE FOR 99 YEARS. AND THEY'RE OFFERING THAT IN A COVENANT THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET TODAY. THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING A 4000 SQUARE FOOT PARK FOR DAYTIME LEARNING FOR THE SCHOOL, AS WELL AS PUBLIC ACCESS AFTER HOURS. AND THAT'S THE SAME FOR THE COURTYARD AND THE PEDESTRIAN PASS THROUGH. THE CONDITIONAL USE IS FOR THE SITE PLAN AND FOR THE SCHOOL AND FOR LIVE WORKS, WHICH ARE ALL REQUIRED TO DO CONDITIONAL USE.

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REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED BY YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN IT ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S ALL CONNECTED TO THE PAD AND THE REQUEST, A CHANGE OF LAND USE AND CHANGE OF ZONING. SO AGAIN, THE PARK IS IN THE NORTH EAST CORNER TODAY. IT'S BEEN ROTATED AS REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED BY THE ZONING BOARD. THE SCHOOL IS FACING GALLIANO. THE PICK UP AND DROP OFF IS INTERNALLY ACCESSED. YOU HAVE THE VEHICULAR ONE WAY ACCESS FROM ANTIOCH FROM THE SOUTH, AND GOING NORTH AND EMPTYING OUT ONTO PHOENICIA. THERE'S A COURTYARD AND THE LIVE WORK SURROUNDS MOST OF THE PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, THE EXISTING PROPERTY IS ALMOST 1.5. IT'S 1.49 ACRES LARGE. THE F.A.R IS AT 3.5, WHICH IS THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO.

THEY'RE REQUESTING A 93FT OF HEIGHT WHEN THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE 97FT WITH MEDITERRANEAN BONUS, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING TO NINE STORIES INSTEAD OF EIGHT STORIES, WHICH ARE ALLOWED TO DO THROUGH THE PAD REQUEST AND DESIGNATION. THEY'RE DOING THE NINE STORIES AGAIN ON EAST PONCE AND THEN EIGHT STORIES FACING THE GALLIANO. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO 184 UNITS WITH A 125 UNITS PER ACRE. THEY'RE REQUESTING TO DO 184 UNITS, 16 LIVE WORK UNITS, THE SCHOOL OF 5000FT■!S, AND THE PARKING SPACES 301. THEY'RE PROVIDING 20,000FT■!S OF OPEN SPACE. THERE'S A RENDERING LOOKING NORTHWEST. THAT'S ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL. THIS IS OUTDATED. IT'S NOT SHOWING THE ROTATION OF THE PARK, WHICH WOULD LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TODAY. SO AS REVIEWED BY DRC BACK IN JANUARY OF 2022, A REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS LATER THAT YEAR, WITH APPROVAL IN OCTOBER 2023, THEY HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING OFFICIALLY EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN MAY, PLANNING ZONING BOARD REVIEWED THIS PROPERTY, THIS APPLICATION LAST MONTH RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AND YOU WERE HERE LOOKING AT THIS FOR FIRST READING FOR TODAY. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU IF APPROVED FOR SECOND READING, LETTERS WERE MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND CURRENT OCCUPANTS WITHIN 1500FT OF THE PROPERTY, AS REQUIRED BY THE ZONING CODE, AND THAT WAS MAILED THREE TIMES. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED NINE TIMES, WEBSITE WAS POSTED NINE TIMES AS WELL, AND THAT NEWSPAPER WAS ADVERTISED ONCE.

SO STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS APPLICATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN. IT'S PROVIDING HOUSING AND AREA THAT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE AND MORE WORKFORCE HOUSING TO KEEP.

WITH THE INCREASE OF HOUSING DEMAND IN THE AREA, RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS ARE OUTLINED IN THE PAD ORDINANCE AT THE VERY END, BUT BRIEFLY, IT'S COPYING THE HEIGHT AT NINE STORIES OR 93FT OF HEIGHT 5000FT■!S FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY, WITH 75 STUDENTS MAXIMUM. TO ROTATE THE CORNER PARK TO BE EAST AND WEST, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, WHICH THEY HAVE DONE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW THAT AT LENGTH. THEY WILL REMOVE THE ARCADE TO PROVIDE STOOPS AND PORCHES, TO HAVE FRONT YARDS TO BE MORE IN CHARACTER. WITH THE NORTH PONDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THEY'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE LANDSCAPE SETBACK ON NORTH SIDE, WHICH IS PHOENICIA, AND THEN HAVE A PUBLIC, ACCESSIBLE COURTYARD, COVERED WALKWAY AND CORNER PARK. THEY ALSO HAVE OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES ALONG PHOENICIA AS WELL. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM DIRECTOR. MR. WINGER. GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, MR. CLERK. WHAT TIME IS IT? 1147, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A POWERPOINT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT. YES, SIR. CABLE TV PUT UP MR. WINKER'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. DAVID WINKER, LAW OFFICES AT 4720 SOUTH LEJEUNE.

I REPRESENT BONNIE BOLTON, WHO LIVES ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. HERE WE GO AGAIN. ANOTHER DEVELOPER WANTING TO BUILD AN OUT OF SCALE PROJECT BY GETTING THE CITY TO GRANT IT SPECIAL CONCESSIONS, WAIVERS, EXCEPTIONS AND A MASSIVE UP ZONING. HERE WE HAVE AN OUT OF TOWN DEVELOPER WHO WANTS THE CITY TO RELIEVE IT FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OUR CITY CODE

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AND OUR MASTER PLAN TO BUILD MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED TO BUILD.

AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT KEEPS HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN IN OUR CITY. AND IT'S FRUSTRATING RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TODAY IN PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE GETTING IN RETURN AS RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS FOR THESE MASSIVE UP ZONINGS NEIGHBORHOOD? CONTEXT MATTERS. THIS PROPERTY SITS WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES DIRECTLY ABUT THIS PROJECT. THE CURRENT USE IS SPECIAL USE, RELIGIOUS. THE CURRENT HEIGHT LIMIT IS FOUR STORIES. THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU SAW IN THE MAPS, IS PREDOMINANTLY ONE AND TWO STORY STRUCTURES. THIS PROJECT PUTS PUTS OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES AT RISK. SIX HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED ON PHOENICIA AVENUE NEAR THE PROJECT. THREE HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED ON ANTI. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION. HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCLUDES PROTECTING THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE AND CONTEXT.

THIS NINE STORY STRUCTURE PERMANENTLY WILL ALTER THAT CONTEXT. AND LET'S GET DOWN INTO THE CODE. WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU GUYS TO DO US A FAVOR. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ENFORCE THE CITY CODE, SECTION ONE 103 OF THE ZONING CODE SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THE CODE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS GOAL IS TO PROTECT CORAL GABLES HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, PRESERVED GEORGE MERRITT'S VISION, PROTECT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS FROM INCOMPATIBLE USES, AND REQUIRE COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROJECT CONFLICTS WITH SECTION 103, 220 600 ZERO SQUARE FOOT OF DEVELOPMENT, 184 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 93 FOOT TALL BUILDING IN A LOW SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE INTENSITY, THE MASSING AND THE SCALE ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS NO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAT. THE THIS PROJECT UNDERMINES THE STATED PURPOSES OF THE ZONING CODE. IT ALSO CONFLICTS WITH THE NORTH PONCE CONSERVATION OVERLAY. THE OVERLAY DISTRICT WAS ADOPTED TO PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, PROTECT THE HISTORIC GARDEN APARTMENT FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAINTAIN TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. THE APPLICANT SEEKS REMOVAL FROM THE OVERLAY BECAUSE THE PROJECT CANNOT COMPLY WITH IT. I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT ASKING FOR FAVORS. THEY'RE ASKING THE PROJECT BE REMOVED FROM THE OVERLAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T COMPLY. IF THE PROJECT WAS COMPATIBLE, THEY WOULD COMPLY. CONFLICT WITH CORAL GABLES HISTORIC CITY PLAN. THE CITY PLAN WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. CALLS FOR PRESERVATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SUPPORTING LOW SCALE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. AGAIN, NINE STORIES IS INCONSISTENT WITH THESE OBJECTIVES. CONFLICT WITH THE NORTH PONCE COMMUNITY VISION. THE VISION WORKSHOP RECOMMENDED PRESERVING THE GARDEN APARTMENT CHARACTER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. RECOMMENDED MAINTAINING BUILDING HEIGHTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 STORIES. ENCOURAGED PRESERVATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE. SUPPORTED EXPLORATION OF PUBLIC PARK AND OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PROJECT VIS A VIS PUBLIC PARK AND OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT CONVERTS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONAL SITE INTO DENSE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT REMOVES EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTIONS. THERE IS NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITMENT. DESPITE RELIANCE ON HOUSING POLICIES, FAILS TO PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, AND OVERALL, THE APPROVAL WILL UNDERMINE LONG TERM PLANNING GOALS. THE COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS SOUTH AND EAST PROPERTIES ARE RESIDENTIAL EXISTING CAMPUSES. LOW INTENSITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT DRAMATICALLY INCREASES DENSITY AND ACTIVITY SCALE AND MASSING OUT OF CHARACTER, TRAFFIC AND CONCURRENCY, THE STAFF ACKNOWLEDGES IN ITS REPORT. THERE'S ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND DELAYS IN AN AREA THAT ALREADY HAS STREETS THAT STRUGGLE TO HANDLE THE EXISTING TRAFFIC.

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301 SPACE PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC GENERATION, RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC, SCHOOL TRAFFIC, VISITORS AND DELIVERIES ARE GOING TO COMPOUND THOSE IMPACTS.

THESE NARROW RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS LEVEL OF INTENSITY. THIS PROJECT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CHANGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY HAPPENING ON PONCE. INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNED. AGAIN, STREET NETWORK NETWORK IS CONSTRAINED. THE SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP ACTIVITY CREATES ADDITIONAL CONGESTION.

TRAFFIC MITIGATION IS DEFERRED. NOW I WANT TO GET TO WHAT I THINK IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS. WE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN WE AS RESIDENTS CAN DECIDE TO FOREGO OR GRANT EXCEPTIONS TO DEVELOPERS. THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE GETTING IN RETURN? AND THIS PROJECT REALLY BRINGS INTO FOCUS HOW LITTLE WE'RE GETTING BACK FOR WHAT WE'RE GIVEN. REMEMBER, WE'RE LETTING THEM BUILD TWICE WHAT THEY COULD OTHERWISE BUILD, OTHERWISE BUILD. SO LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE GETTING. WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PAD PROCESS.

IT'S INTENDED TO REWARD EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. THE ADDITIONAL STORY COUNT AND DESIGN DEVIATIONS ONLY BENEFIT THE DEVELOPER. LET'S GO INTO THE CODE 3501 THE PURPOSE OF PAD ENCOURAGE CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES BEYOND STANDARD ZONING ALLOWED ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ONLY WHEN THE PROJECT PROVIDES, QUOTE, SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THE PURPOSE OF PAD IS NOT SIMPLY TO ALLOW A LARGER BUILDING. IT IS TO ENSURE THAT ANY ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, DENSITY OR INTENSITY IS JUSTIFIED BY A MEANINGFUL BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC. THE CITY MUST FIND EQUIVALENT PUBLIC BENEFITS UNDER 3502 BEFORE APPROVING A PAD. THE CITY MUST FIND THAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES PUBLIC BENEFITS. QUOTE, TO A DEGREE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO WHAT STANDARD ZONING REGULATIONS WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE COMMISSION IS WHAT PUBLIC BENEFIT IS BEING PROVIDED IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, ADDITIONAL DENSITY, INCREASED INTENSITY, AND DEPARTURE FROM THE STANDARD ZONING LIMITATIONS. IF THE BENEFIT IS NOT EQUIVALENT, THE PAD MUST BE DENIED. THIS PROJECT HAS MORPHED. THERE WAS SOME TALK OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BEING THE THE THE THE GREEN SPACE THAT WAS BEING PROVIDED.

THEY'VE MOVED PAST THAT. THEY'RE NOW SAYING THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

THE CLAIMED BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IS CRYSTAL ACADEMY. WHAT IS CRYSTAL CRYSTAL ACADEMY? IT'S A PRIVATE SCHOOL, $38,000 TUITION. IT CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE, HAS 75 STUDENTS. LAST TIME I CHECKED, PAYING ALMOST $3 MILLION IN TUITION, NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE FAMILIES WHO ARE ENROLLED AT THE SCHOOL. THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST BRISTOL ACADEMY. BRISTOL ACADEMY IS BEING USED BY THE DEVELOPER TO JUSTIFY WHAT'S HAPPENING, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT DOES IT QUALIFY AND PROVIDE THE BROADER BENEFITS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE PAD CODE? A PRIVATE SCHOOL SERVING A SMALL NUMBER OF PAYING STUDENTS IS A PRIVATE BENEFIT, NOT A PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BEING OFFERED IN EXCHANGE FOR A NINE STORY BUILDING IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL. SECTION 3502 C SIX REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST 20% LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE. THE COURTYARD THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING DOES NOT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. WITH THE DEVELOPER. ATTORNEY DID NOT MENTION WHEN IT SAID THAT THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE. ZARB WAS. WE WERE ASKED. I WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED, WOULD YOU AGREE? WOULD YOU BE HAPPY IF WE CONDITION APPROVAL ON THIS. ON REORIENTING THE GARDEN IN A WAY THAT SAVES AS MUCH OF THE GARDEN AS POSSIBLE? YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF

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RESIDENTS TALKING ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS SEEN AS A VICTORY FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE WERE EXPECTING TO SEE REORIENTATION OF THE GARDEN, A REORIENTATION, AND BE ABLE TO SAVE AS MUCH OF THE GARDEN AS POSSIBLE. YOU SAW FROM THE DRAWINGS, NOTHING'S CHANGED. THEY'RE NOT SAVING ANY MORE OF THE GARDEN. THE SLIDE THEY SHOWED WAS 48. MAYOR ASKED FOR WHICH ONE IT WAS. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S OVER ON THIS SIDE. THE GARDENS ON THIS SIDE. ON THE EAST SIDE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO. IT HAS NOT. IT HAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHAT HE'S ASKED FOR. THE COURTYARD IS NOT MEANINGFUL PUBLIC SPACE. THE PROPOSED COURTYARD IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIVATE SCHOOL. PUBLIC ACCESS IS LIMITED AND CONDITIONAL UNAVAILABLE DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

IT'S NOT EQUIVALENT TO A PUBLIC PARK. IN SUM, THIS IS A BAD DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS. RESTRICTED ACCESS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC SPACE. PART TIME ACCESS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT. OCCASIONAL ACCESS SHOULD NOT JUSTIFY THESE MASSIVE INCREASES IN DESTINY DENSITY. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT. APPROVAL REMOVES CONSERVATION PROTECTIONS, OVERRIDES PLANNING POLICIES, CREATES THE TALLEST STRUCTURE IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IS GOING TO INVITE SIMILAR UPZONING THROUGHOUT NORTH PONCE. WE ASK THE COMMISSION TO INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATE THE CONSISTENCY AND COMPATIBILITY, AND WE BELIEVE THAT MUST RECOMMEND DENIAL WHEN EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES INCONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S PLANS AND REGULATIONS. PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS THE CORE REQUEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NUTES. Y, SIR. WOULD YS IT? 12 LIKEO SPEAK LTLE FURER YTHILSE? THANK YOU, YO NOR.LL RIGHT PFE WA TAKEURE. ALL RIGHT . CLARK, DOEE ANY PUBLOMMENT?DO M MAR. G ALL RIGHT.F SA AT EINNG. T'S MEETG. W WILLING TSIB. WE HAVE O YOUR CCEND WE' VERYGRATEFULYOU'H LET'S ISSIONAL.MEMBERHAT 'RE DISCUS TSROCT.E' PRT. OKAY?ND WHESKYOUINDLY IF Y, SE TRY TGT OR A LET'S BRINOR A SMO LANDINOU. FIRST KERARIA CRUZ. MIA AR TT PNCIP USE OFT PROCT IE CRYST IES. THE THERODE FLR, 20,508FT.Y GE 5TAUARTER OFA BLARK,C P T SMAL KIDS, NOTNARS. WEION'TNOWY SMALL TILLE TAFL WHEHEY' OS BIN ANDOINGTINGNG TO SL IUBC RK.T' AARK F THE PERI THE. N AOD IDE ISHAESENTEE. KEY CHIOODFTNOON.

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MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS CABRERA AND I RESIDE AT 45 NCIA AVENUE. AND I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE CRYSTAL RESIDENCE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS, FIVE YEARS OF REVIEWS, HEARINGS, AND APPEALS. AT SOME POINT, THE QUESTION STOPS BEING WHETHER THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED AND BECOMES WHETHER WE'RE WILLING TO RESPECT IT WHEN WE DON'T LIKE THE OUTCOME. LAST MONTH, I PUBLISHED A POST ON AESOP'S GABLES IN WHICH I ADDRESSED THREE ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE PROJECT INCOMPATIBILITY, LOSS OF GREEN SPACE, AND LACK OF PUBLIC BENEFIT. IN FACT, I ALSO ADDRESS MANY OF THE ARGUMENTS MADE IN MR. WINTER'S PRESENTATION TODAY. SO LET'S DEAL IN FACTS. LET'S START WITH COMPATIBILITY, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING ELSE. THE NORTH PONCE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE LAST AND MOST APPROPRIATE AREA IN CORAL GABLES FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. THIS AREA HAS LITTLE TO NO HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ASIDE FROM A HANDFUL OF SITES INCLUDING THE WOMEN'S CLUB, A CARRIAGE HOUSE, DOUGLAS ENTRANCE AND A FEW HOMES. THIS IS NOT A HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE PROPERTY AT 110 PHOENICIA IS NOT HISTORIC. THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD IS NOT HISTORIC. THAT ARGUMENT HAS BEEN MADE AND HAS BEEN REVIEWED, AND IT DOES NOT APPLY. SECOND, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AREAS OF THE CITY. IT IS BOUNDED BY SOUTHWEST EIGHTH STREET, DOUGLAS ROAD AND LEJEUNE ROAD. IT IS CONNECTED, IT IS WALKABLE, AND IT'S EXACTLY WHERE DENSITY BELONGS.

IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SMART PLANNING. THIRD, THIS IS THE MOST TRANSIENT PART OF CORAL GABLES. IT IS DOMINATED BY RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH VERY FEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

MANY OF THESE BUILDINGS ARE OLDER, UNDER-MAINTAINED AND NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY PEOPLE CLAIM TO BE PROTECTING. THIS IS NOT A FRAGILE, LOW DENSITY ENCLAVE.

IT IS ALREADY AN EVOLVING URBAN CORRIDOR. AND LET'S BE HONEST, THIS PROJECT IS NOT OUT OF SCALE. THERE ARE BUILDINGS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY THAT ARE EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED TODAY. LET'S TAKE 911 EAST PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD AS AN EXAMPLE. IT IS OVER 12 STORIES OR 12 STORIES. THE IDEA THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW INCOMPATIBLE SIMPLY DOESN'T HOLD UP ON GREEN SPACE. THE CURRENT CONDITION IS PRIVATE. I CAN'T JUST JUMP OVER THE FENCE. I'D BE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE PUBLIC CANNOT ACCESS IT. THIS PROJECT INTRODUCES TRUE, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACE IN THE FORM OF A PLAZA, A COURTYARD AND A PARK REAL SPACE THAT RESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY USE. AND ON PUBLIC BENEFIT. THIS IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION SHOULD STOP. AT THE CENTER OF THIS PROJECT IS CRYSTAL ACADEMY, A SCHOOL SERVING CHILDREN WITH PROFOUND AUTISM. 40 CHILDREN, 40 FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO ARE DOING INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'M GOING TO BE GOING OVER TIME. I APOLOGIZE. THE DEVELOPER HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THEM WITH A BRAND NEW, PURPOSE BUILT FACILITY UNDER A 99 YEAR LEASE AT NO COST. THAT IS NOT A TALKING POINT. IT IS NOT A PROMISE. IT IS A COMMITMENT.

AND YET SOMEHOW THIS HAS TURNED INTO A REASON TO OPPOSE THE PROJECT. THAT'S NOT JUST MISGUIDED, IT'S BACKWARDS. BEFORE I CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GEORGE MERRICK BECAUSE HIS NAME HAS COME UP MORE THAN ONCE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PRESERVING MERRICK'S VISION, AND I THINK IT'S WORTH REMEMBERING. GEORGE MERRICK HIMSELF WAS A DEVELOPER. HE DIDN'T PRESERVE CORAL GABLES.

HE BUILT IT. IF WE'RE TRULY HONORING HIS VISION, THEN WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THOUGHTFUL, WELL-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT LIKE THE CRYSTAL RESIDENCES NOT FREEZING THE CITY IN TIME.

BECAUSE HERE'S THE TRUTH. IF GEORGE MERRICK HAD APPROACHED CORAL GABLES THE WAY WE APPROACH DEVELOPMENT TODAY, THE CITY WOULD NOT EXIST. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER WE ARE A CITY THAT PLANS OR A CITY THAT STALLS.

WHETHER WE FOLLOW OUR PROCESS OR ALLOW IT TO BE WEAPONIZED AGAINST ITSELF, WHETHER WE BUILD THOUGHTFULLY OR NOT AT ALL. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF CRYSTAL RESIDENCES. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR GOING OVER TIME. 68 SECONDS COMMISSIONER RALPH CABRERA. IF WE IF WE COULD. FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET'S LIMIT ELIMINATE THE CLAPPING IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US. I'M NOT HERE OFTEN. IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY, AND I HOPE IT WOULD HAPPEN MORE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. WELCOME. WELCOME BACK TO YOUR HOME. THANK YOU. I LIKE YOUR I LIKE YOUR TEMPORARY GIGS. SO GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION. MR. MANAGER, ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AS

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WELL AS YOU, MR. CLERK. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RALPH CABRERA. I LIVE AT 1300 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD, SO I CONSIDER MYSELF A STAKEHOLDER IN THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION.

I'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS TO MAKE AND OBSERVATIONS TO MAKE, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE, BECAUSE I SPENT 12 YEARS UP THERE AND WE WE DEALT WITH MANY, MANY SIMILAR PROJECTS. BUT FIRST, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS COUNTRY, MY MOTHER INSISTED THAT WE LIVE IN CORAL GABLES, AND THE ONLY PLACE THAT MY DAD COULD AFFORD WAS A SMALL TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH APARTMENT ON DOUGLAS ROAD BETWEEN PHOENICIA AND CALABRIA. SO I'M ONE OF THOSE KIDS IN THE 60S. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE I'M THAT OLD. I'M ONE OF THOSE KIDS IN THE 60S WHO PLAYED IN THAT IMMEDIATE AREA. I WOULD GO TO THE CORAL GABLES LIBRARY, WHICH IS TODAY THE CORAL GABLES WOMEN'S CLUB, AND I WOULD VENTURE INTO THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD WITH MY FRIENDS BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE WE ENJOYED FEEDING THE KOI FISH WITH CHEERIOS, AND ABOUT HALF THE TIME WE WERE ASKED VERY PROMPTLY BY EITHER THE MINISTER OR A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH TO VACATE THE PREMISES. SO I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT EVEN IN THE 60S, IT WAS NOT A PUBLIC SPACE. NOW, LET ME TAKE YOU TO 2000 2001, WHEN I DECIDED TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND I MADE A EMPHASIS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS WE HAD TWO TYPES OF DEVELOPERS. WE HAD A GROUP OF DEVELOPERS THAT WILL GO UNNAMED, THAT SIMPLY WANTED TO DEVELOP FOR THE SAKE OF DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER GROUP OF DEVELOPERS WHO WERE THOUGHTFUL, WHO PLANNED THE DEVELOPMENT, WHO WORKED WITH THE CITY, WHO WORKED WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILT A BETTER PROJECT. I'LL GIVE YOU TWO EXAMPLES OF THOSE DEVELOPERS. ONE IS MR. ARMANDO CODINA, WHO IS A LOCAL DEVELOPER. BUT THE SECOND, IT'S ACTUALLY AN OUT-OF-TOWN DEVELOPER. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT AN OUT-OF-TOWN DEVELOPER COMING TO THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, THAT WAS THE ROUSE COMPANY WHO BUILT AN INTROVERTED MALL, FOR A LACK OF A BETTER WORD, OR A PARK CALLED THE VILLAGE OF MERRICK PARK THAT WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH THE COMMUNITY. NOW, MY SON MENTIONED THE PART ABOUT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT WHILE IN OFFICE. I FELT THAT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST SUITED SPACE FOR DEVELOPMENT. WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS INDEED TRANSIENT. WHY? BECAUSE IT PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M SORRY. THE 12 YEARS MAYBE GIVES ME ANOTHER MINUTE. YOU GOT TIME. OKAY. AND IT PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL ACCESS. AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT, LEJEUNE ROAD, DOUGLAS SOUTHWEST, EIGHTH STREET, WYNWOOD, MIAMI BEACH, DOWNTOWN. THOSE ARE ALL AREAS THAT ARE HIGHLY, HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE TO THIS PARTICULAR AREA. AND FINALLY, I'M GOING TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE OF FALSE NARRATIVES. THE FIRST ONE IS THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC AREA FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA. I AM ONE OF THEM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO GO TO THAT PARK. SECONDLY, THIS NONSENSE ABOUT THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND CRYSTAL ACADEMY BEING FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES, THE PERSON WHO MADE THAT COMMENT SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. SO I ASK YOU, LOOK AT THE DEVELOPER. THAT'S BEFORE YOU, SOMEONE WHO'S DONE EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY, FIVE YEARS, POSSIBLY SIX YEARS. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CHURCH. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE THE CROSS BEING RELOCATED TO SAINT TERESA. YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE 100 YEAR LEASE THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY WILL BE RECEIVING. SO THIS IS THE INSTITUTIONAL PART OF MY COMMENTARY TODAY. WHILE I WAS UP THERE, THERE WERE NO HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE. THERE WERE ONLY RIGHT AND WRONG DECISIONS. AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT TODAY YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION ON BEHALF OF THIS APPLICANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ARMANDO OLIVEROS, JUNIOR. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. MADAM VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS ARMANDO OLIVEROS. I ALSO LIVE AT 1300. PONCE. I DON'T ENVY YOUR POSITION THERE. AS I WAS ON THE CITY COMMISSION OF SOUTH MIAMI FOR MANY YEARS BACK IN THE 90S, MY PRIOR LIFE. AND I

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UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION BEFORE YOU, HOWEVER, THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO ENLIVEN THAT AREA. I LIVE, WHAT, 200 YARDS FROM IT? I DON'T SEE THE ISSUE WITH NOT BEING COMPATIBLE. WE HAVE LARGER BUILDINGS. WE HAVE DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS, OLD APARTMENT BUILDINGS, AND THIS WILL BRING NEW LIFE TO THIS AREA OF CORAL GABLES, WHICH HAS IS, I THINK, THE LAST BASTION OF MORE DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE DEVELOPED THE SOUTH PART OF PONCE DE LEON, AND NOW WE'RE MOVING A LITTLE BIT NORTH. AND I SEE THAT AS A BEAUTIFUL FUTURE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I MOVED HERE FROM SOUTH MIAMI AFTER 40 YEARS THERE BECAUSE I LOVED THE AREA OF CORAL GABLES.

IT HAD SOMETHING TO OFFER ME THAT SOUTH MIAMI DIDN'T AT THAT TIME, WHICH IS PEDESTRIAN AREAS TO WALK TO. I CAN WALK TO MIRACLE MILE, WHICH IS AT MY AGE, A LITTLE LONG WALK, BUT I STILL DO IT. I THANK GOD FOR THE TROLLEY, BUT THIS WILL BRING MORE LIFE TO THIS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, TO THIS AREA WHERE I CAN WALK, WHERE I CAN SEE OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.

UNLESS YOU LIVE THERE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE IN CORAL GABLES WHO LIVE FAR AWAY ARE OBJECTING TO THIS PROJECT, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER IS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, WHO WANT IT, WHO NEED IT, WHO NEED MORE LIFE AND MORE ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND IN THIS LITTLE SECTION. BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BIG SECTION, IT'S A LITTLE SECTION. SO I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN BEFORE THE BOARD. IT'S BEEN BEFORE STAFF, IT'S BEEN CONTEMPLATED ALL THE DIFFERENT ISSUES, AND IT'S PASSED MUSTER WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY HAS TO PROVIDE. NOW, I ONLY SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT, AND MY ONLY QUERY IS, AND I UNDERSTAND SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCHOOL, THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO MOVE THE SCHOOL? AND I WOULD ASK THE APPLICANT TO MAYBE EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO WITH THE STUDENTS DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, BECAUSE THAT WORRIES A LOT OF THE PEOPLE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, OTHER THAN THAT, THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE A GO. IT'S GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MARIA LONGO. GOOD AFTERNOON.Y NA IS MARRISTA A I LI IN A HRI SINGLE LYE OTH SAM STREE AT 16 VENIA AVENUE, WREHE PROPOSED PROUPPO ESER T SCH I SPEC ITS MWHEHEAEDLYCT USED B A TCHER, IF ISOMSSN IS GOING T PRE A PCTFS SE, IMEL UTSND A NE STORY BIN RESPECTFUL ASK THA APPRO UD CRDIN BY TH CY'IRST,EQREELOP PCEIA PHOICIAHE OUS ISECTIONS,SS RCULTEURNGMOVENTTRIAN S CRSW, SEW ANDLANDSCING.EQUI TBKSHAT ALLHALO UDING SUBANTI BFEROF LAR TREES E ANNDIO OPE PR COUYARD FOR TI SISND THE SOOL. THESE RE CTI MATAU IS PS BEI PRN VACM, WILHAVE ATINGMP OE SUOUNDING NEIGHRHOOD. FIR E CRITUDYHE RSS A EAST PON GALIHO ARTESIA ARLREADYIFFICULT V DAEROU IEERSONAY WISEKINGOG T ACCIS AND HE ACCI WCH I HAV ADY.

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IT'S FISHET SEL MCOST T SAY.HA Y THA OVER. THANK YOU. VICTOR ANTUNES.

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. EXCUSE ME COMMISSIONERS. I'M VICTOR ANTUNES AND I'M AN AUTISM DAD. I'M NOT HERE ABOUT ZONING CODE SIR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. CAN YOU ALSO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS ALSO. OKAY.

VICTOR ANTUNES 5276 SOUTHWEST 1/53 COURT, MIAMI 33185. THANK YOU. AS I SAID, I'M AN AUTISM DAD AND I'M NOT HERE ABOUT ZONING CODE. I'M HERE BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN THIS DEBATE, A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH PROFOUND AUTISM TURNED INTO A BARGAINING CHIP. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. BRISTOL ACADEMY SERVES 40 CHILDREN, NOT 40 UNITS, NOT 40 VARIANCES, 40 KIDS WHO NEED CARE AND EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS. ALMOST NOWHERE IN THIS CITY CAN GIVE THEM. I CHALLENGE ANYONE IN THIS ROOM TO NAME ANOTHER SCHOOL INSIDE CORAL GABLES THAT EXISTS SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH PROFOUND AUTISM. A COMMITMENT WAS MADE TO BRISTOL ACADEMY. CENTURY MADE IT. I FEEL HONORED IT. A 99 YEAR LEASE AT NO COST. A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. BRISTOL ACADEMY DIDN'T LOBBY ITS WAY INTO A DEVELOPMENT DEAL. IT WAS PROMISED A HOME AND THE DEVELOPER KEPT THEIR PROMISE. AND I WAS JUST COMPLAINED THAT THEY ONLY SERVE 40 KIDS. BUT THEY'RE COMPLAINING IT'S TOO BIG OF A PROJECT. SO IF IT SERVED 80 KIDS, WOULD THAT BE BETTER? SO THAT ARGUMENT ABOUT IT'S ONLY 40 KIDS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. AND IN FACT, WHEN IT'S APPROVED, IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE 75 KIDS. I UNDERSTAND THE PARTS OF THIS THAT ARE ABOUT A BUILDING. REASONABLE PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT HEIGHT AND PRECEDENT. THAT'S YOUR JOB HERE, AND I RESPECT IT. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL IT'S BEEN SAID. A LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION DESCRIBED THESE CHILDREN AS, QUOTE, SEVERELY AUTISTIC AND VERY WEALTHY. THE FIRST HALF IS TRUE. THAT'S WHY CRYSTAL ACADEMY EXISTS. IT'S THE SECOND HALF THAT SHOULD EMBARRASS THE PEOPLE REPEATING IT. CRYSTAL ACADEMY TAKES INSURANCE. IT TAKES MEDICAID, AND AVERAGE STAFF SALARY IS ABOUT $48,000 A YEAR. A SINGLE CHILD'S TUITION DOES NOT COVER EVEN ONE TEACHER'S PAY. THE SCHOOL EMPLOYS TWO PEOPLE WHOSE ENTIRE JOB IS CHASING PAYMENTS. THAT ISN'T A GOLD MINE. THAT'S A SCHOOL RUNNING CLOSE TO THE BONE FOR KIDS THE REST OF THE SYSTEM GAVE UP ON, AND CALLING THOSE FAMILIES WEALTHY TO SCORE A ZONING POINT IS BENEATH THIS COMMISSION AND BENEATH THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. SOME HAVE ASKED HOW A SCHOOL OF 40 SERVES A WHOLE CITY. HERE'S HOW CRYSTAL ACADEMY'S FOUNDER, MARTY PALACIO, MADE THIS SCHOOL PART ABOUT CORAL GABLES TRAINS HIS POLICE. WHEN THE CORAL GABLES POLICE DEPARTMENT WRAPPED INTERCEPTOR IN AN AUTISM MESSAGE, THE SCHOOL DESIGNED IT, AND THE DEPARTMENT HANDED THE KEYS TO OFFICER ANDREW GEORGE, WHOSE BROTHER IS ON THE SPECTRUM. CORAL GABLES POLICE AND FIRE SEND THEIR CADETS TO SPEND TIME WITH THESE CHILDREN. THE SCHOOL WORKS WITH THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CRIMINAL MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT ON CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING, AND 15 DAYS FROM TODAY, 25 OFFICERS FROM THE MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL WALK THROUGH THAT SCHOOL'S DOORS. AN OFFICER WHO HAS SPENT TIME WITH THESE CHILDREN RECOGNIZES AUTISM ON A CALL, AND THAT RECOGNITION CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SAFE ENCOUNTER AND A TRAGEDY FOR EVERY AUTISTIC PERSON IN THIS CITY. NOT JUST 40 STUDENTS. LOSE A SCHOOL, LOSE THE MODEL.

NOW, AS JUST SAID, THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY CAN RELOCATE WHERE? NOT IN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, 5000FT■!S AT CURRENT RENTS. THAT SCHOOL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HERE. SO IF THAT SCHOOL HAS TO RELOCATE, IT WON'T BE HERE. SO WHEN WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SEND YOUR POLICE AND FIRE TO TRAIN? NOT IN CORAL GABLES. SO LOSE THAT SCHOOL. WE LOSE THE MODEL. NOBODY ASKED THIS ON JUNE 17TH, SO I WILL WHEN CONSTRUCTION STARTS. WHERE DO THESE 40 CHILDREN GO FOR A CHILD WITH PROFOUND AUTISM, ROUTINE ISN'T A PREFERENCE. IT'S THE GROUND THEY STAND ON.

MAKE THE CONTINUITY OF THIS SCHOOL PART OF A DECISION, NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT. YOU CAN ARGUE THE BUILDING ALL YOU WANT. THAT'S DEMOCRACY. BUT DON'T LET 40 VULNERABLE CHILDREN BECOME THE THING YOU TRADE. AND REMEMBER, THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT LETTING SOMETHING NEW IN. IT'S ABOUT KEEPING WHAT'S ALREADY YOURS. KEEP THAT PROMISE THAT WAS MADE TO THEM. ANOTHER THING, IT WAS SAID THAT THIS SCHOOL ISN'T OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. OF COURSE IT'S NOT. IT'S A IT'S A SCHOOL FOR LITTLE KIDS. THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE KIDS THROUGH KINDERGARTEN AND 12TH GRADE. IF YOUR SCHOOL WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, HOW IRRESPONSIBLE WOULD THAT BE? I DON'T CARE IF IT'S PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR CHARTER. NO SCHOOL IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND SAYING THAT IT'S NOT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ONE MINUTE, 11 SECONDS. THANK YOU, SIR CATHERINE. COW. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CATHERINE COW AND I LIVE AT 14944 SOUTHWEST 59TH STREET. WHILE I DO NOT RESIDE IN CORAL GABLES,

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I HAVE DEDICATED MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF MY LIFE TO CRYSTAL ACADEMY AND THE CHILDREN WE SERVE. IT IS NOT 75 CHILDREN, IT IS 40, BUT HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH MORE FAMILIES.

I AM NOT HERE TODAY AS AN EXPERT IN PLANNING, ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT. I AM HERE AS SOMEBODY WHO IS FULLY INVESTED IN THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN WE SERVE EVERY SINGLE DAY, NOT ONLY THE FAMILIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED, BUT THE MANY FAMILIES WE HOPE TO SERVE IN THE YEARS TO COME. WHILE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL, WE ARE ALSO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN WITH SPECIALIZED NEEDS. WE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL OF ITS KIND IN CORAL GABLES THAT PROVIDES A TRUE 1 TO 1 EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC SETTING FOR CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL IS NOT ONLY THE LOVE, HARD WORK, AND DEDICATION OF EACH OF OUR STAFF, BUT THE UNIQUE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN THE CORAL GABLES COMMUNITY. FOR OUR STUDENTS, CORAL GABLES IS MUCH MORE THAN A LOCATION. IT IS THEIR CLASSROOM. IT IS THE COMMUNITY THEY KNOW AND THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY HAVE GROWN. NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE THEY LIVE HERE, BUT BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES HAVE MADE THE SACRIFICES NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT COMMUTE DAILY TO BRING THEM. SOME FROM MIAMI BEACH, SOME FROM KENDALL. THEY DON'T ALL LIVE IN CORAL GABLES. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO DO THIS COMMUTE BECAUSE IT OFFERS THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS STATED THAT THE WOMEN'S CLUB HAS SERVED OVER 49,000 INDIVIDUALS. I THINK THAT'S GREAT, AND I'M HOPING THAT TODAY, IF THIS GETS APPROVED, CRYSTAL ACADEMY WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE MANY MORE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE WALKABILITY OF THE CITY, ITS TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, NEARBY BUSINESSES, PARKS AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT DO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE REAL LIFE SKILLS THAT SIMPLY CANNOT BE REPLICATED WITHIN A CLASSROOM. THEY LEARN HOW TO CROSS THE STREET SAFELY. THEY LEARN HOW TO SHOP AT TARGET AND PUBLIX, ORDER THEIR LUNCHES AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BROWSE FOR BOOKS INTER, INTERACT WITH CASHIERS, AND NAVIGATE THE WORLD WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE. THESE ARE NOT FIELD TRIPS. THESE ARE LESSONS THAT PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE, SOMETIMES THE MOST FOR GRANTED.

THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE POSSIBLE BECAUSE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. CORAL GABLES HAS BECOME AN EXTENSION OF OUR CLASSROOM, AND THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL INDEPENDENCE. I APOLOGIZE, I'M ALMOST DONE. THROUGHOUT MANY YEARS AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY, I HAVE ALSO WATCHED OUR STAFF AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THIS AGING BUILDING, AND THE LEAKS AND THE CONSTANT PIPE BURST, AND THE ISSUES ARE VERY UNSUSTAINABLE. DO WE LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW BUILDING? ABSOLUTELY NOT, BECAUSE WE WANT SOMETHING NEW ONLY, BUT BECAUSE WE WANT SOMETHING SAFE AND MODERN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN PUT OUR TIME AND ENERGY AND NOT FOCUSING ON REPAIRS, BUT FOCUSING ON OUR STUDENTS. MANY OF OUR FAMILIES DO FACE TREMENDOUS OBSTACLES. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE WEALTHY AND THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. WE FIGHT ALONGSIDE WITH THEM WITH THE INSURANCES THAT DENY THEM FOR THEIR MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES. BUT WE CONTINUE THAT FIGHT AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT AND APPROVE THIS. CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS NOT JUST A PLACE WHERE WE WORK. IT IS A PLACE THAT WE DEEPLY BELIEVE IN THE MISSION THAT WE DO. IT IS OUR HOME BECAUSE CORAL GABLES IS OUR HOME, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF CONTINUING TO ALLOW CORAL GABLES TO BE THEIR CLASSROOM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ONE MINUTE AND 12 SECONDS OVER, DANIEL. I ASK EVERYONE, PLEASE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAY WITHIN THE THREE MINUTE TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS DANIEL UNZUETA. I LIVE AT 9135 SOUTHWEST, 125TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA. AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS AND AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION TEACHER. DURING THOSE TEN YEARS, I HAVE WATCHED CHILDREN WHO ONCE STRUGGLED TO COMMUNICATE, LEARNED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, AND HAVE WATCHED STUDENTS WHO WERE ONCE AFRAID OF UNFAMILIAR PLACES, GAINED THE CONFIDENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS YOU NEVER FORGET, AND THEY ARE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE HERE IN CORAL GABLES.

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CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS MUCH MORE THAN A SCHOOL. IT IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. OUR LOCATION IN CORAL GABLES HAS PLAYED A TREMENDOUS ROLE IN THIS CASE IN THEIR SUCCESS.

PARDON? FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, LEARNING DOES NOT STOP AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR. WE TEACH LIFE SKILLS BY BECOMING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND US. WE RIDE THE TROLLEY TOGETHER.

WE WALK THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO PARTICIPATE, ORDERING MEALS, PRACTICE ORDERING MEALS, PARDON INTERACTING WITH STAFF, AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN REAL WORLD SITUATIONS. WE VISIT BOOKSTORES TO TO CHOOSE BOOKS, PRACTICE MAKING PURCHASES, AND EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF READING.

EVERY OUTING BECOMES A LESSON IN INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNICATION AND BELONGING TO MANY PEOPLE.

THESE MAY SEEM LIKE ORDINARY ACTIVITIES, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONES. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING STUDENTS WHO ONCE COULDN'T TOLERATE LEAVING THE CLASSROOM EVENTUALLY WALK CONFIDENTLY THROUGH CORAL GABLES, GREET BUSINESS OWNERS BY NAME, AND BECOME COMFORTABLE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THOSE MOMENTS HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY A SAFE, WELCOMING, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

CRYSTAL ACADEMY HAS BECOME PART OF A FABRIC OF CORAL GABLES. OUR STUDENTS AREN'T VISITORS HERE. THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THEY DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE LEARNING, GROWING, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PLACE THAT EMBRACED THEM FOR SO MANY YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CAN BRING CONCERNS AND DIFFERING OPINIONS, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS PROJECT. YOU ALSO CONSIDER THE CHILDREN WHOSE LIVES ARE CHANGED EVERY DAY WITHIN OUR SCHOOL. THE BUILDING ITSELF MATTERS BECAUSE IT MAKES POSSIBLE A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN WITH UNIQUE NEEDS CAN RECEIVE AN EDUCATION, GAIN INDEPENDENCE, AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS DEDICATED THE LAST DECADE OF MY CAREER TO THESE STUDENTS, I CAN SAY WITHOUT HESITATION THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY HAS TRANSFORMED LIVES.

I SINCERELY HOPE IT CAN CONTINUE DOING SO HERE IN CORAL GABLES FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. CARLOS. FELIPE DE. GOOD YOR D COMMISSIONE IT'O AN HON HERAME FELIPE AND I LE A FEWLOCKS FRHE SITE A 118NUE.GREWETORALANE HOW BOTH CMUNITI HAVE EHEN AT CHANGEISTHIGHT I HERE TODAECAUSE THIIN PR EXA IHOSE ETH NGHBOOOD.

WHAT DREME H WAS JTTH BUILDGSWAT DICTEREA IS HEADING. LA WHERE YOUAN WALK,E PEE 'S WHAMAKESTRE'S A SSE AIV CONIO IGHBHO FEELVE. AND THHAT TH PJE AS.

M EECIA FOR T PCE COMWI IT EHELAZA, CRTRD TSEREHEKILAE AUALL USS WHE UUNNT NEIGS, SIT FHILE,IN, OR JTND OUT SOMETHING WETEXONS SITEO FAM DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WHERE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED. THIS PART OF CORAL GABLES ALREADY FEELS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.

IT'S MORE ACTIVE, MORE CONNECTED, AND MORE SUITED FOR THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. TO ME, THIS CLEARLY FITS. AND BEYOND THAT, THE INCLUSION OF CRYSTAL ACADEMY GIVES THE PROJECT A DEEPER PURPOSE. IT CONNECTS IT TO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL AND ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WANT TO LIVE IN A PLACE THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE IN A WAY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND CREATES A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT MOVES IN THAT DIRECTION. FOR THAT REASON, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT CRYSTAL RESIDENCES.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MICHELLE SACCA. GOOD AFTERNOON. HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MICHELLE SACCA, 3711 CHASE AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH. I HAVE NOT PREPARED ANYTHING TODAY. I'M A PARENT AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY. I'VE BEEN BEEN THERE FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS. TWO CHILDREN. THEY'RE PROFOUNDLY AUTISTIC, PROFOUNDLY. AND I KNOW THIS IS ABOUT THE BUILDING. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE SCHOOL, BUT IT IS ABOUT THE SCHOOL. IT IS ABOUT HAVING A FUTURE FOR THE SCHOOL BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE SMALL AND THEN THEY GROW UP AND THEY HAVE TO REAL LIVE REAL LIVES AND BECOME REAL PEOPLE. AND CRYSTAL ACADEMY HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP MY CHILD, MY CHILDREN DO THAT BECAUSE OF CORAL GABLES, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE INCLUSION THAT YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING THESE CHILDREN, THEY TAKE THE TROLLEY, THE WALKABILITY. THE SAME REASON WHY YOU WANT TO LIVE IN CORAL GABLES IS A REASON WHY WE WANT CRYSTAL ACADEMY TO STAY IN

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CORAL GABLES. OUR CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO GO TO A RESTAURANT, THEY GO TO MORELLI'S, THEY GO TO BEN AND JERRY'S, THEY GO TO TARGET. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO DO THIS WITH MY SON BEFORE. HE COULD NEVER GO ANYWHERE WITH ME. I COULDN'T TAKE HIM TO A RESTAURANT. WE COULDN'T FUNCTION AS A FAMILY. WE COULDN'T GO TO FAMILY EVENTS. WE COULDN'T LIVE OUR LIVES TO OUR FULLEST POTENTIAL. BUT BECAUSE OF THE LIFE SKILLS AND THE TRAINING AND THE LOVE AND THE THERAPY THAT THEY'RE GETTING FROM CRYSTAL ACADEMY AND THE INCLUSION OF CORAL GABLES, YOUR CITY HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH INCLUSION. YOU ARE THE EXAMPLE OF MIAMI BEACH AND ALL THESE OTHER CITIES. LOOK AT THE AUTISM, THE POLICE CARAVAN THAT COMES AND ENDS EVERY YEAR IN CORAL GABLES AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY. YOU GUYS ARE THE EXAMPLE. I'M VERY INVOLVED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. THANK GOD IT'S WONDERFUL THERE. I LOVE IT THERE. BUT THEY LOOK TO YOU GUYS FOR INCLUSION AND I REALLY FEEL THAT NOT PASSING THIS NEW HOME FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS KIND OF LIKE TURNING YOUR BACK ON INCLUSION. AND THESE CHILDREN WE NEED AS A PARENT, I NEED A PLACE FOR MY CHILD WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE. THEY CAN BE A REAL ADULT. THEY CAN GET A PART TIME JOB. THEY CAN HAVE A LIFE COACH, THEY CAN HAVE A JOB COACH, THEY CAN BE A REGULAR PERSON. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM. AND I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR THAT. I REALLY CAN'T AGAIN, I'VE BEEN AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY FOR OVER 14 YEARS, AND FOR THEM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY CAN GET A NEW FACILITY AND THE OVERHEAD IS REALLY MINIMAL, THAT'S PHENOMENAL. AND FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO'S SAYING THAT IT'S ONLY A BUNCH OF WEALTHY CHILDREN WHO ARE GOING TO THIS SCHOOL. EXCUSE ME. FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS A VOUCHER FOR CHILDREN TO ATTEND ANY PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT THEY WANT WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES. SO YOU GET MONEY IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND I HAVE TRIED EFFORTLESSLY AND TIRELESSLY WITH OTHER PARENTS TO HELP RAISE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS WHO NEED FINANCIAL NEED CAN ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR KIDS, AND I PRAY THAT YOU GUYS WILL LET THIS PASS AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE HERE IN CORAL GABLES. THANK YOU. MARIA DE LEON FLEITAS. GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS MARIA DE LEON FLEITAS. I LIVE AT 825 MESSINA AVENUE, AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER WHO'S AT WORK. SHE IS AT 49 PHOENICIA, DIRECTLY CATTY CORNER FROM THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT A CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. NO DOUBT. AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM CAN QUESTION WHAT THEY ARE DOING. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING USED TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING, THE DENSITY OF THE BUILDING TO THE DEVELOPER'S ADVANTAGE. WE ALSO KNOW AS ARCHITECTS, I'M AN ARCHITECT AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, THAT THIS BUILDING COULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT WAS MORE COHESIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY COULD HAVE WORKED MORE WITH THE COMMUNITY. LAST MONTH AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, THERE WAS APPROVED CONDITIONALLY ON THE BASIS OF THEIR CREATING, MAINTAINING OR PRESERVING MORE OF THE GARDEN. AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS ESSENTIALLY JUST ROTATE THE PARK. THEY HAVE NOT TOUCHED THE GARDEN. WE THOUGHT, WELL, THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MAKE AMENDS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN WE ASKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD, THEY WOULD BE GOOD WITH THAT. AND THAT WAS A VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE TO DO THAT. BUT WHAT ESSENTIALLY HAS BEEN DONE BY THE ARCHITECTS AND THE DEVELOPERS AND THE ATTORNEYS IS JUST ROTATE, SIMPLY JUST ROTATING THE GREEN, WHICH IS REALLY IT'S ALMOST A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TRYING TO MANEUVER SOME KIND OF COMPROMISE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND WITH THE DEVELOPER. AGAIN, NO DOUBT THE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS A WONDERFUL INSTITUTION. THE BUILDING COULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED IN A MUCH SMALLER SCALE, MORE COHESIVE.

AND THE STATEMENT THAT SAYS THAT EVERY NEIGHBOR IN THAT AREA IS IN FAVOR OF THIS LARGE BUILDING IS INCORRECT. THERE ARE MANY NEIGHBORS THAT ARE AGAINST IT AS WELL, IN TERMS OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC. IT WILL PROVIDE MORE RESIDENTIAL, SO WE'LL PROVIDE MORE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO PROVIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ANY KIND OF AMENITIES. IT'S NOT THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL USE. SO IT WILL ESSENTIALLY JUST BRING

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MORE PEOPLE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATE NO OPEN SPACE. THE STATEMENT THAT IT'S GOT A PARK, IT'S PARTIALLY OPENED. THE PASEO IS REALLY A GLORIFIED ALLEY, WHICH YOU COULD SEE ON THE ON THE SLIDE. YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ALLEY WITH SOME GREEN SPACE. SO IT'S REALLY NOT PROVIDING A LOT IN RETURN FOR WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS. PLEASE REALLY TAKE THE NEIGHBORS COMMENTS INTO PLACE. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE EVERY DAY. AND PLEASE HAVE THIS BUILDING REDESIGNED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT'S MORE COHESIVE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHERYL ACKERMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 816 SOROLLA AND MY NAME IS CHERYL ACKERMAN, AND I'VE LIVED IN THE GABLES FOR 54 YEARS. AND YES, I'M THAT OLD. SO I HAVE HEARD OTHER SPEAKERS SPEAKING ON ALL THE PROJECTS. PROBLEMS IN THAT THE ZONING PROBLEMS, NORTH PONCE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CORAL GABLES HISTORIC CITY PLAN.

MERRICK. MR. MERRICK DESIGNED GARDEN APARTMENTS, WHICH WERE NOT OVERWHELMING TO THE ENTIRE ENTIRE BLOCK AS I FEEL THIS ONE IS. THIS PROJECT IS OVERWHELMING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I BELIEVE ATTORNEY WINKER STATED IT BEST TO SAY PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDITH PACKARD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS PACKARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JUDITH PACKARD. I LIVE AT 911 EAST PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR OUR THOUGHT WITH ME DPL A A RESIDT AND ASRPOEIGHN MEONWH A THE AND AGAI T R THECITY HAVEPPWAO MBRAAT T,HES FAIL EOUGLASE,HE BILTMO.ECAUHEM. THOS LANDMARKS STITA TODA THEY USTD ONCE SHINGALT, ITANNOT BEEPLACED.SE EFFOSD SHAPEHE CORAL GABLES WE KN TOD A REND UAT PESAND ERTI SHOULD GO HAN ND. NO HEARS AGASTHE CRYS AMY OR CHILDGAST EYERVEHERE A P RWD WHERE TDEOFUR LORD ISROED. CRYST EM ACADE CONTINUES, AND DOPERUILD S THAT ACTLLY BONGSIS NEIG. THA PATH WAS WI ATHE E OTHANNINGNDONIN MEENG DEPER I BKEODNG I THI COUNY OPPIVE CA C IN CAL GS, T IT REQUIRE DEVER IS WILLING T LISTE ALSO WA TO SO QNOF T PUBLIEN,EC THATS WHAADEQS, AND IWHERE THISCATION NG FCIAL APPLS EXCHORVACHOO RVING 4 SNTS WHOSE FAMIFTO NN LIV HE A THARIVATE BENETMALL GUPF PELE. T T IS,COLRDY HASLICNEEFE. IT'SALLEARDEN HAEAN RTF THMMYOR O 75 YEA? WHYOTK WITH TOMMUNI? CLOSING, I'M AGSBOTO UOLTHULEST RE CREATED T PROTECT TS UNITNDO LTETODES WHOIVEREND WI BE AD BYHIS ON LONGFTEROD'SMEING I OLEAS V NOHANK. K YOU. CAROL CARBONELL. I HAVE WENT GOO AFTON.

SEERYONE. HE Y HAD AAP TO H REPRESEING E I HI PSERVATIO ASSOATIOOF COR G AND YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT WE SENT OPPOSING THIS PROJECT AS PROPOSED. SO I WILL REITERATE THE POINTS THAT WAS MADE IN THE LETTER. ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION OF CORAL GABLES. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED. AND HERE ARE THE KEY POINTS. ZONING VIOLATION. THE BLOCK IS ZONED SPECIAL USE RELIGIOUS WITH A FOUR STORY MAX HEIGHT. A NINE STORY BUILDING CLEARLY EXCEEDS THIS. IT'S INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT HAS HISTORIC SENSITIVITY. THERE'S THE CORAL GABLES WOMAN'S CLUB ACROSS THE STREET AND THE

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DOUGLAS ENTRANCE DOWN THE BLOCK. IT VIOLATES SECTION 1-103, WHICH. THE ZONING CODE REQUIRES NEW DEVELOPMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE AND THE PROTECTION OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. IT VIOLATES TWO ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES THE NORTH PONCE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT AND THE CORAL GABLES HISTORIC CITY PLAN ORDINANCE. THESE TWO ORDINANCES CALL FOR LOW RISE, LOW SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT CONTRADICTS THE COMMUNITY VISION WORKSHOP AND, OF COURSE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AS YOU'VE HEARD, REALLY CAN'T SUPPORT IT. AND FINALLY, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT THE PAD REQUEST IS MISLEADING. THE COURTYARD OFFERED AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT, IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE WHEN THE ADJACENT SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED AS A QUALIFYING GREEN SPACE UNDER PAD RULES. THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD CAN SERVE AS THE PAD REQUIREMENT TO MEET THIS ZONING CODE. THE GARDEN AREA CAN BE CARVED OUT AND SAVED AS PART OF THE ALLOWABLE GREEN SPACE FOR. FOR DEVELOPMENT. I JUST HAVE A FEW MORE. JUST ANOTHER FEW SECONDS.

THE AREA OF THE GARDEN IS 23% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. THE MINIMUM LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE REQUIRED FOR A PAD QUOTE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 20% OF THE PAD SITE. THIS IS DIRECTLY UNDER SECTION 3-502, WHICH STATES THAT THE PAD REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 20% LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE OF THE TOTAL SITE, AND CRITICALLY, THAT OPEN SPACE MUST BE GENUINELY ACCEPTABLE, ACCESSIBLE. THE GARDEN SITE TECHNICALLY SITS WITHIN THE PAD REQUIREMENTS, SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROJECT. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, OMAR PACKARD.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS OMAR PACKARD. I RESIDE AT 911 EAST PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD. I AM A LIFELONG CORAL GABLES RESIDENT PROPEDEVELNTHIS HASTHAN 40YE LIM BEENOINGAND FOROR F YEARSOTAUSE I AEDJECTUS IT AAD O. A PRT THAT COMMUNITY WHEL OES. T ESOY STRUNGO KEP.TS ITORSE IS ITY, RHER THAN FDI A SIONT SERYONEHEHIBENDRYSTAL AA TTVE AISTI ARE TRYIN DO TACCOUNBI FOR WTHEY RE WE SPE 90% OTH TNGUT IT. Y I 2HE PCT. LT OPPOUNITY TO WORK HI HISTORDMARATAS BEENRD, A B AND ERAD, THEGHBOOR AR BACK HEAYOTHEWAY S ROUGH. THEREORLD EN OURORD CANIST, WRE CRYSTALDE CAN EXIST ANDHEEVELER CA B A PRO IISNEIGHB, BUT IT RUS E DEVOPERO ACTUALLK WITHTY INSADFEAMRLI I THIWORL MMDED. A Y, THLLION DOLLA DEVELF T CHICA ISOO GEDY TO TION. WHY A WE BDINGKW TEAHIS DEVEPER?HEAD CAS A AVNDED THIPLICION. HVATE HOOL A PUBLI BEN HOW A SC THAT LARVE MIES ODE THI NEIGHBOD A PUB BENIT HOW AK THAIS INSSIBLE DURIN T EXA USE THEK?ONSIDERED PUBL BEFITANDRE W LYINRAIC STURO 20M022? TSNEIGHB H CNGED UDY WA CDUOR IFICANTLUF NEW SIS INHE AA. T AND EY H O ANSRS ITY T TOTS AN ZG BOUOT TO,TO FULEN THISTRIGH, COMMS VOICE MNS DEVELOPE FROT STACAOT SIMPLY BY THROUGH OUR ZONING CODE. THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 75 YEARS. IT DESERVES BETTER THAN THIS. AND SO DO WE. PLEASE VOTE NO. THANK YOU.

DORIS. AL. SAMORA.OOD AFTEN. GOOD AFN. M NA D S MYADDRESS I 235AJORNUE

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K YOU, S SCO PEARSON. GOOD MORNG. GOOD AFTEN. E ME. THANK Y VEUCHOR HAVG HER I'M SCOTTEARSON 411 SAN NC 14. MOST OF GABLES ME AGI MEF MELING, BUT I SEE LIKE M OTH PAST ZO TRIED TED TOOTECT OUREN SPACR IMRRAFFICROBLEMS. I'MINGWE CAN INUE THAT TRATIONF LPING CENE IN T TIMES'V TLED,TICED VE BIG GEN S RIGHTNEHE DOWNTOWNS TTER WITOUPRERTI A MAKG MORE OF. ABOUT TT RY,IO.

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CONSIDN.ILARROJECTSE MGORWARD CY WITH S OBJECONS. ESE INDIVIDUAHAAV AESS TO A GEN SPAVER LA FEARS O AND IN THE I IN THE IMMEDIATE VY, THERE PRT CALCADEMYIVA HA BN USI PHILL PARK Y. IT PRO OPRTS FOR STUDES TO S. THE INDUALSAVE INVER DEHATAR OF OU HAEEN INE, ALL IT. TARN IS ATCHED TOUR CRENT SS AND ASSING TO NDREAD COMMENTS AI EMENTS TT DIMHS POON AND TMMEDIATENEEDS.PECIALET ERYO WHETHIRTLY THHOMEONE THEYOVHIS PRT IS NOT JUS AUT A BUDIAUSE YES, AS UTN,EAN MOVE ANYW WULD IONATE CARING. THIPRT IS MEANIFN THE LY AS CIT BEAUTUL MAKIN IRE TICE TOLD THE PANTS AN THE COMMUTY GOG THOM MASKIOO TLEEO MYOR.EXTR RN OISEOR. MNEY,GOODERNO. H MANE SPEAWEE? MR. HA, S.O YOU SWERHT AFFIRMESTIMOOUILLPRE?IL BE THE TRUTAND NNGHETH, MEMBERS OF T CMIION. RRY I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON TAY, BUT I WAS AE TO CH OF YOU. AND SO I DON'T WANTO TAK UTOOUCH TIME, GIVEN EGTH OF TIMAT I PTAINS TO THERBANEN.NK PRESSIAL STAFF H PRODEA VERYETAE HIOMPATIE WITH THETSF IS SURRING AREA.HAT I DO WANTOMPHASIZE, THOUGH,S THE ROLE THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY HASLAYEDND THE IMPTAE OF THAT ROLE. FIRST, I THINK 'S IORTANT TO UNDSCORE THAT THE ARE N LOT OF OPTIS FOR THE POPULATION OF OPLE TT HAVE AUTISM AND DISABITIES. FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UNFORTATELY,TON'T HAVE THEPTIONS. AND MORE OVS TY O C ISSIGNIFICANT. YOU'RI ABOUT RATS ONE ITRUCTOR TO ONE SDE, TO MAXIMUM RAOF OF THREE STUDENTS PER ONE INSTRTO AND THE SHEER ST OF THAIS SOMETHING TT ISOT DIFFICULT, IS VERY, VERY OF FAMILS, INCLUDING MY OWN, HAVE HAD TO SACRIFICE ANDVEN LARSHIPS, IT'S STILL METHING TT I NOT EASY TO IS NOT SOMHING THAT THAT I A WAY, SHA OR FORM A ARE AWARE, AND I TNK A L OU YOU VE VISITED, AND FOR THOS OUT THERE O HAVEN'T VISITED, I WOULD STRY ENCOURA YOU TO TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT HAS GROWN WITH THEGHBORHOOD.

EN THEY STARTED, IT WAS A RY SMALL THERAPY CENTER, AND NOW IT'SWN INTO SERVICI A NUMBER OFFERENT FAMILIES. AN THIS HAS HAD A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT. BUT THIS TYPE OF INSTITUTION UNFORTUNATELY, DOES NOT HAVE A $40 MILLION ENDOWMENT. IN A PERFECT WORLD, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF CRYSTAL COULD PURCHASE THE PROPERTY OUTRIGHT AND HAVE UNLIMITED FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COULD KEEP UP WITH THE UPDATES THAT ARE NEEDED TO TO, TO RUN THE ESTABLISHMENT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. AND SO FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CRYSTAL THAT PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE TO CONTINUE THESE TYPES OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE, IN MOST CASES, THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT SAID, I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR DILIGENCE, AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE ALL OF THE APPLICABLE ORDINANCES AT FIRST READING. THANK YOU. TU, M, MA O ALLIG. JUST R REC I WANTOIN, LATELY, PELYURG IEENOING DOWANT TO SNTIO BUEE A LOTFPEER THE NEOV SIXNUS A AESNT OVER BYE TR 21 SWEAN ADDN ITAL ANYBODY ON THE SIDE? YBODY? GO A. GAH TO 21 USE EN IOT TVITEHEMR R ANR N.KAY. SO0 21 COS. OKAY.TART THE CCK YOU PAS.ND A WE CEAINLY HA THE I WT TOE FA, 43 TERES UNIY OFL MIAM WT PE E POWNIN NOR DOUGLAR?REOUOIO G NTE?HA AR WYOUEGIATE AS A OOUOWEGABS? PUTTHER GOOHE YESESNE SECON TO IM LKING FORKS.F ANOD WOU LIKLLOR PA WE' ALWAYLOOK FORCE THROUT THITY LAST PAR W BOUT S A $3 T MILLNCEL SALPATHAT I HAVE BEENSE WE CAN EXPAND SDORK. G TOO THER BE JUSTWE T, I T IWA0 MILLONIPPA,ND YOU'REOIOEE A MVE AMNT OF OV TT WERE T AOMPLISHETHERND A TNKSAN PA A L OF PARKS OF RIWHROUT CITY.

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E?WE A OKAY,O EYGUNDREA, SEE THAT ADY RED IT. I TERE WAS AON ASK A TCN FOR TCHING THECHILDRAS THATE HE A COPY OF THE MINUTES FROM PING D ZONG ITERY SFIC TOSTOFORTHOUTH DICTION D ETESTDIION. I RAT I WA Y K RELOCATICH TIFFENT HEOAT ETING W AING WI THAT W NDED TO ST.E BU FROM E W'S C WT TE, ICHS A BE TH WILBE ABLEO BE YEAS THE FTAGE CRYSTA THATE'VE CTTED VE SPA N F FORHEEWI R. OY.ALKING LIT TO CL CHIREN'KM GOING STOR.HORTHAND ON THA WHAT ARE THEOURS OF OPERATION RYAL AND WHA HOURSOULD HA MARY UHANK YOUOI TO BNGERE DEING A TO AR THOS QUESTNS MY HE EVENI HOU, AFTERS730 IN THE S SCHOOL CAN AESS PK R HOUR IT CORRE? RRECT.Y.ND'M JT GOG TO TE WHI WE'TAINABOUTCCESSR CCESS GAR, EREWAECALESEN STEPPED F AND EINED ANSED TO GHE A TON ANOTHE AAT HAS NDF WERET HE.ES Y ARE. KW ATHERE ONL P ERE'ONLY ONE POND. AND IWAEFOREL BLESSOLDN' HE AN RSONAL KEDGEF IT E THERTYARD. OY. AHISOTERININ TE YO CING PUBLI ACCE TO TOURTYARDIS I CKANYNT IN TIME?DURINGHE DAY? NE O. O TNK ,T HAS TO AAS DOIS IS NOT PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH AAS. ITAL THAS THEPREFRED ROU US TH THEM LKED NORMA IN T.IEVE THEY V EVENGSUST FO SECURITY. OKANINKHAS A STDARD CON. WHAT? OURS TO Y KNOWLEDGE, LOCD AFTERDARK.E TALKIN ABO? YH.T'S USUALLY AT. BUT WE COULD SET TE IF IT' PRERABLE WOULD SAY 9 P.M.

DAWNUSK IS USUALLY WHA WE DO. IT'S USUALLY, I THINK T NS CONSISTEN WITH THEITY'S PARK. RRECT HOURSS W HOENICIA.AVE THEWOMEN'S CBN FNTO YOU'REOIBEDSCAPI THE SOUTH SIDE THE STREET. THEEVELER WNG ALAN CONSTTLY ON NORTHOFHETREET, ERE THE WOMEN'S CLUIS PROVIDANMENITY ON SIS OF E STRT. MY CLIENT NOD TIR HD. SO YES, OULD BILLI TDOHAT.

I THINK, U UR IENT AN AT MENTIONEDIS TO 'V BEEN KI WITH THENENVIRONM A , N'BHROUGHOUHI PROCESND WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAKAY. SOHERE HAS BEEN A LOT OTALK ABO, YOU KNOW,NE PLARAK TREE ONEND WHERE ISGOING TO BEELOCATE SECONPECIMEN O SITE. IS DEVER WILLING MOVTHATMEN OAKR THET PCE CORDOR TO RORAL GLES TO HE AN THE FUTURLAG GRN CORRI FHEIR A WHE WODHIS TRE BE ROUGHA ORE. COULD WTINHT OF WA MEING? THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, THE MATURE CANOPY APPEARANCE. SO OUR, OUR ARBORIST IS SAYING THAT, THAT HE'S EVALUATED THAT TREE ACTUALLY, AND THAT IT IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR RELOCATION. AND, AND MY CLIENT'S AGREEABLE TO, TO MOVE THAT AS WELL RIGHT NOW, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE EAST CORRIDOR. ORIGINALLY, WE PULLED BACK OUR BUILDING ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER IN ORDER TO PRESERVE, I BELIEVE IT'S A LARGE MAHOGANY TREE. CORRECT.

WE ARE RELOCATING THE LARGER OAK TREE TO THE SOUTH WEST CORNER. AND I THINK THE IDEA THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS TO THEN RELOCATE THE ADDITIONAL OAK TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE TWO TREES ONTO EAST PONCE. IT IS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, TOO, THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE SPACE LEFT. SO THIS TREE I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MICHAEL MCCOY, WHO'S OUR ARBORIST. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? MICHAEL MCCOY. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKED BY CITY STAFF TO CONSIDER A FEW TREES. AND THERE'S A FEW SPOTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST COORDINATING WITH THE CITY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS OR INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT THAT TREE IS ONE OF THEM AND WAS EVALUATED FOR POTENTIAL RELOCATION TO AREAS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, MAKING SURE THAT MEETS WITH THE LANDSCAPE CONCEPT FOR THOSE AREAS. AND IT IS A GOOD CANDIDATE. AND AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THE DEVELOPER'S AMENABLE TO RELOCATING THAT ONCE A SUITABLE SPACE IS IDENTIFIED. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING SOME OTHER TREES AS WELL. WHICH TREES WOULD THOSE HAVE BEEN OR ARE? THERE ARE TWO OTHER SMALLER TREES THAT ARE WITHIN THE

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GARDEN OF OUR LORD AREA. AND AGAIN, THAT ONE WE'RE JUST OFFERED AT THIS POINT, THE CITY HAS NOT ASKED FOR THOSE TREES TO BE RELOCATED, BUT WERE ASKED TO SEE IF THEY WERE VIABLE CANDIDATES. AS THEY'RE LOOKING AT AREAS WITHIN THE SURROUNDING RIGHT OF WAY AND PLANTING SPACES TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIT THERE. BUT THAT WOULD BE AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION IF THAT ACTUALLY FITS WITH THE USE AND DESIGN OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE DETAILS ABOUT WHICH TREES THOSE ARE AND WHETHER THEY GUMBO LIMBO'S ON PHOENICIA ALSO? I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO GUMBO LIMBO'S THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. OKAY. OR THEY MIGHT BE ON PHOENICIA. RIGHT.

I'M I'M JUST TRYING TO GO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT YES, THERE'S TWO OTHER TWO OTHER TREES. I THINK WE DID LOOK AT SEVERAL IN THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD, BUT THEY DIDN'T.

HAVE THE FORM THAT WOULD RELOCATE THEM AS EASILY. AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD DESTINATION SITE. SO IT WAS THE TWO OAKS AND THE TWO GUMBO LIMBO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WALKED THE PROPERTY. SO I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE GUMBOS WERE UNFORTUNATELY DAMAGED CONSIDERABLY BY FP AND L. THAT IS A WHOLE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT I CONSTANTLY FACE TO TRY TO GET FPL TO PLAY NICE WITH TREES. BUT THERE WERE TWO GUMBO LIMBOS THAT WERE SUITABLE CANDIDATES.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE THEM. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE DETAILS. OF COURSE, NO PROBLEM. ANYTHING ELSE, VICE MAYOR? YES. WE WE TALKED ABOUT LANDSCAPING BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF PHOENICIA. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ALSO ABOUT RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS. WE DO HAVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AROUND, ESPECIALLY ON THE INDIA SIDE, WITH APARTMENT UNITS IN THEM THAT DEPEND UPON HAVING SOME RESIDENTIAL PARKING. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM FOR THOSE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING ON THE STREET? I THINK YOU HAVE A SINGLE ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND YOU HAVE AN EIGHT UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING THERE ON INDIA. IT DEPEND ON THAT PARKING, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS ONE OF THE EARLIER ITERATIONS OF THE PLAN. IT WAS USING. I KNOW THAT THE WOMEN'S CLUB USES THE PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE, WHICH WE'RE NOT IMPACTING FOR THEIR VALET OPERATIONS ON WEEKENDS. WE WERE USING PORTIONS OF THE ABUTTING PARKING THERE FOR OUR SCHOOL PICKUP AND DROP OFF, BUT WE'VE COMPLETELY REVISED THAT. AS ALBERT SHOWED, IT'S ALL INTERNALIZED NOW, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THAT ON ALL OF OUR PARKING IS COMPLETELY INTERNALIZED NOW. SO THOSE SPACES ARE FREE. AND I KNOW THAT SEVERAL RESIDENTS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP THAT COMMENT DURING OUR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING A FEW MONTHS AGO. RIGHT. I THAT'S VERY BENEFICIAL, ESPECIALLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU HAVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT HAVE ZERO PARKING AVAILABLE. LET'S TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC FOR A MOMENT ON GALIANO. NOTICE THAT THERE IS A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS WHERE THERE'S NO CROSSWALKS. AND I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPEEDING ON GALIANO. NO HIGH INTENSITY MARKINGS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, NO STOP SIGNS, NO SPEED TABLES, NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO HAVE THE TRAFFIC STUDY DONE AND FOLLOW THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SIGNS, ETC. YEAH, I BELIEVE OUR OUR TRAFFIC STUDY CALLS FOR A STUDY OF THAT AREA AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO DISCUSS WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE ON THE GALIANO SIDE BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL. YEAH. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY. YEAH. YOU HAVE AT LEAST FOUR BLOCKS STRAIGHT THAT PEOPLE CAN GO WITHOUT ANY STOP SIGNS. AND THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS. AND YES, THERE IS A RISK THEY PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS ACTUALLY FOR US TO UNDERTAKE THAT STUDY AND WORK WITH WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO SEE IF IT MEETS THE THRESHOLD FOR IT. OKAY. CAN YOU ALSO LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC FLOW WESTWARD IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY? BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE COMMENT BASED UPON THAT AS THE TRAFFIC IS COMING OUT ON BOTH PHOENICIA AND ONTO IF THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS. WELL, IN THAT AREA, I THINK THAT CONDITION THAT THAT SITUATION IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. THIS APPLICATION HAS A CONDITION THAT AFTER CEO, WE

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NEED TO DO A WHOLE NOTHER TRAFFIC STUDY. AND IF THERE'S ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED FROM THAT STUDY, WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THEM. OKAY. SO ACTUALLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER UNDERWAY. THAT WILL LIKELY GET CAPTURED IN THAT TRAFFIC STUDY. SO AND THE SIZE OF THE TREES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING, YOU MEANING THE DEVELOPER, HAVE YOU COMMITTED TO PUT IN TREES THAT ARE AT LEAST HOW TALL. SO THERE'S A CONDITION IN YOUR STAFF REPORT THAT PROVIDES THAT. AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS SHOW TREES THAT ARE MUCH LARGER IN THE RENDERINGS THAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE. THERE'S A CONDITION IN YOUR STAFF REPORT THAT THOSE TREES BE 16FT AT THE TIME OF PLANTING ALONG THE STREETSCAPE.

OKAY. SO THE IDEA IS TO CREATE THAT BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE, PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE ON DAY ONE. OKAY, MAYOR, I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, BUT I WANTED TO GET SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YEAH. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK EVERY RESIDT AT WEANDPONDHI DEVEPM AND T OTHER TOUTTHE RTHAT THEREHASEENOMMUTI EMAILS AND IN PERSONARNG IS DOPMENT.LS W VED IN TAR F NEAY YEARIW RE RYNDLSANTO BE VERY STI TOST ACADY. I NEARLY 1 AR PICG IN THIE, TREA CLDREOUNG SATIES OIQVELOPMENT TO MY H, B I'M AOY SPSITYWEOYMR,AND'M PTI M HAT FHE COMMUNY A T SCHOO RIGHT TS ND TO M DN, T ONRYAL ACAMY. TT'S NOT VE. IT'S ONHIS PROCT. IT'ASVEF ZONINGNDKE O PPENING IN THIS CMUNITYANDYLEUEE M DY AND MIS C WHENMES TOEVOP.. REONLITO PRO AN PREE THISOMNITY AND TH QUA OIFE.E MADOMISESUR RESENE RE ELECTNE OF MY PRES INPECIFI D WITHELOPME.ENTLEMANHEREHEOIS UR COMMISER FNDEZ.NKD IREE E R OF N YOU, MAYOR. I'VE BEEN HE NOW CLOSE T THREE AND HFYEARS, F YE THI IREHEIRST VELOPMENT PJE THA HAS OPPOSIHATE'VEFOANY LASTEE A AAL YEARSIS DEVS SIT H FOAR BEENNEFICIOT JUSTOR THE AA DELOPND THEIRALS, AO F THE NEIGHBORHOHATHERE NGO. ANDK, YCANNAKE ATHACHA IT ISREMELYOBLE T FIN COUNITAUSEE DO HE A COST, 99 YET LOT OFISC CHILDRE IN ISMUTY,EVER IS TH T THI TAK THIS NEIBOOOIS NOT E ATTNEY FOR EVOP WASALKINGBO TENTLA USEAVE SINGLS THSTROTHROJE ONE TONRN THAS BRGHT UPNDMISSNECAROROHT UOU KNO HANG CONVEIONSI'OKEN W RESTS IN I' SKEWITH THEROCT LOM EL PRIOR DEVELOP TMABOUT THE EX PARTEMUON OUTS,UTHEY THE THAIS PCT ISGOING T HAVEHEIN THEIR PROPEIEHERE'S E ACROSS THETHI WILLAVTHEWAY COMING IG IN FF TIR HOM ANDHAT S BEENIR C. BERE,T HA BEENTHDEGNS Y KW,OULD YES I ENOH. THINK CRYSTALCAMY, THEEED FOR YSTA AMYNDTS GWTH ADY EXISTS TODAY I MEA EUTMUMBERS ANDAR AR CONCERNHISS AN IGHER T OUREELHIRE BIO ADDRE THE B AUTISMSSUE, EURING T THE NUMBFUTISTIC CHIRE ES NOT CEIS I OUEV 36 CHIREE OUTF ONE OUT OF 31.N TH NOROO LIKEWAS A CE YEAGOWH I . TALCA I TEN Y,FEEYOU'RE CNG AND WED TNSURE T YSTA HHE ATYTOROHIN ITS CAMPUO EMSN'TGAN TUATIOHE TY DON ROVI TERVIOTH ATY THE CSTCADEMYODEL W, ENSEDURGURGTALASN OMUTY S IIN WE WHE PROCESSNDASN DRAGNG FIVE YES NTERENTYBECAUSE E UNAINTYNOT SOMNGTH GD YOU HAV REING TO NEWI WHEEY'VEROWN ATOD E UVEE TO MAKE CIOD ABOUTNG HAY CENT H AND WE AAVARRO? I ,NKU K WWEHEAD YOU'V S GNIFICANHAESO T TOE EXIBITN THE AMOD TO.L. I HUPLE CRYSTACA F GROH, WHETR IT'S CUR GROWTH

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FOR THEM, IT DOES MEAN SOMETHING. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOODWILL GESTURE THAT THE DEVELOPER CAN MAKE TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT THEY'RE PUTTING THIS PROJECT IN AND REALLY MAKING AN IMPACT. AND I THINK YOU MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO GET A FEW EXTRA SQUARE FEET FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY. IF YOU MOVE THE LOCATION TO THE OF THE SCHOOL TO THE OTHER SIDE, GIVING THEM THAT EXTRA SPACE, I THINK WE'RE STILL IN A DESIGN PROBLEM. I'LL LET YOU FINISH. I CAN TELL YOU THIS. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS. WE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS EARLY ON, AND THERE WERE SOME THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE, NOT PUTTING IT EXACTLY THERE, BUT A LOT OF THINGS IF WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT, THAT EASILY AND MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK, WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT.

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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, BUT IT JUST IT DOES NOT WORK FOR THE PROJECT TO HAVE THAT OPEN SPACE AT THAT CORNER. I'M GOING TO LET. ALBERT. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO VIEW IT THIS WAY, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS, THIS COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH THE CITY AND OUR STAFF. WE SEE THAT THE NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY IS GETTING A LOT MORE THAN THEY HAVE TODAY. TODAY IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY, A PRIVATE GARDEN.

TODAY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE WIDER SIDEWALKS, THE WIDER STREETSCAPE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING ON THIS PROJECT TODAY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARK AFTER HOURS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE CORNER, 4000FT■!S. TODAY. THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A BEAUTIFUL COURTYARD THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL PASEO TODAY. THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THAT CONNECTIVITY, ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL PEDESTRIAN REALM THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORTH ON THIS PROJECT. SO I THINK WE ARE LENDING A LOT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE. THAT'S HOW WE AS AN ARCHITECT, AS, AS, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A PROJECT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY VIEWS IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PERSPECTIVE. BUT IT'S LIKE GOING TO BUY A CAR, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT ONE SPECIFIC FEATURE. AND IN ORDER TO GET THAT FEATURE, THEY THROW IN 20 OTHERS THINKING THAT THOSE ARE FEATURES THAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY WANT IT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR HERE. I THINK THE ONE THING THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THAT OPEN SPACE AT THAT LOCATION. AND IF WE ARE HAVING AN OPEN SPACE, ALL I'M ASKING IS, WHY NOT JUST MOVE IT OVER TO THAT OTHER SIDE? I'M NOT EVEN ASKING YOU TO DO THE EXACT SAME FOOTPRINT. I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT YOU'VE DESIGNATED FOR THE PARK. JUST MOVE IT TO THAT LOCATION. AND AGAIN, IT'S A GOODWILL GESTURE TO, TO, TO THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

LET'S END THIS FIVE YEAR PROCESS ON A HAPPY NOTE WHERE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU TO GET THE ONE THING THAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR ALL THIS TIME. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A NINE STORY BUILDING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES, IN FRONT OF THEIR, THEIR, THEIR WINDOWS. LET'S GIVE THEM THAT PARK. JUST MOVE IT OVER TO THE OTHER LOCATION. THAT IS THE REQUEST THAT I'M THAT I'M MAKING TO YOU. THAT'S THE SIMPLE REQUEST THAT I'M MAKING.

MR. NAVARRO, JUST A BRIEF QUESTION. PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT COMMISSIONER WAS SAYING, JUST SO I CAN GET A LITTLE MORE CLARITY. HOW LARGE IS THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD? HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS. IT DEPENDS HOW YOU DEFINE IT. TODAY IT'S ZERO. BUT THAT AREA, THE OPEN SPACE, 20,000FT■!S. YEAH, BUT I MEAN, I'M JUST THROWING THAT NOT NOT WHERE THE PLAYGROUND IS, NOT WHERE THE PLAYGROUND IS. WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBOR. YEAH. JUST THE AREA WHERE, WHERE, WHERE THE ACTUAL GARDEN IS. HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THAT? PROBABLY LESS THAN 3000FT■!S. OKAY. IS TE JUST KIND OF I WANT TO GIVE MORE CONTEXT TO COMMISSIONER FRANCIS. IS THE ISSUE HAVING TO DO WITH THE FACT OF THE WAY THAT THE RESIDENTIAL IS STACKED ON TOP OF THE AREA THAT MAY BE REQUESTED, AND THAT ALL THOSE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WOULD BE LOST IF THAT PARK WAS INSTALLED. IS THAT IS THAT I MEAN, THAT'S WE'RE HAVING A FRANK CONVERSATION HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO A TRYING TO BRING THIS IN FOR A LANDING. YEAH. I MEAN, AND I'M TRYING TO GIVE MORE CONTEXT BECAUSE IF YOU IF YOU PUT A, LET'S SAY, A 5000 SQUARE FOOT PARK, EXCUSE ME, 5000, IT'S KIND OF A SMALLEST PARK WE HAVE IN THE CITY. RIGHT. MR. MANAGER, WOULD YOU SAY 5000FT■!S? WHEN YOU PUT A 5000 SQUARE FOOT PARK, HOW MANY UNITS DO YOU LOSE ON THAT VERTICAL STACK THAT IF YOU WANTED TO IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE A PARK THERE, YOU'D SAY, LET'S SHIFT THAT DENSITY AND INTENSITY ON TOP OF THE BUILDING AND MAYBE ADD AN ADDITIONAL FLOOR. I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FLOOR, BUT I'M ASKING, YOU GOTTA FIND A WAY TO SKIN THE CAT HERE AND FIND A RESOLUTION HERE. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? TELL ME. SO THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 25 UNITS 25. AND THAT'S A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.

OKAY. JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE MIX HERE. AND THE WAY THIS PROJECT IS WORTH I MEAN WORKS IS THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CERTAIN THRESHOLD WHERE WE'RE MAKING THIS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, OF COURSE, THAT IT JUST WON'T WORK ANYMORE. I UNDERSTAND, AND THAT'S MY NEXT POINT. I MEAN, AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. AND I HAVE AND I HAVE MY ASKS THAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, WHICH ARE NOT AS COMPLICATED AS THIS ONE, EVEN THOUGH AFTER READING THE MINUTES, I KIND OF AGREE WITH THAT. BUT LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION ON THE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONER FRANCIS FINISHED WHAT YOU'RE SAYING I HAVE I SORRY, I GUESS I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. I DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE. I MEAN, I REALLY

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DON'T NOT ONLY NOW, AT THIS STAGE, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD DO. IT WOULD JUST PUT THE THE PROJECT ON PAUSE AGAIN. AND YOU'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY, ACTUALLY, IF YOU TOOK COUNT TODAY, I THINK THERE WAS ONLY NINE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE AGAINST MAYBE TEN. THERE WAS 22 PEOPLE IN SUPPORT, 500 PETITIONS IN SUPPORT AND NOT FROM I, YOU KNOW, FROM AROUND HERE. THIS IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 522 PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN WE FIRST SHOWED UP HERE FOUR YEARS AGO, THERE WAS PROBABLY 100 PEOPLE AGAINST US. THE ISSUE OF THE GARDEN OF OUR LORD IS NOT REALLY THE ISSUE ANYMORE. YES, THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE THAT. YOU KNOW ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT A BIG COMMUNITY ISSUE. YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS. THEY WANT TO SEE A SITE ACTIVATED. YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE PARENTS. THEY NEED THE SCHOOL TODAY. ALL THIS, WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. WE CAN'T KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE WE'RE JUST PUTTING THIS PROJECT AT JEOPARDY. AND THIS PROJECT, UNFORTUNATELY FOR CRYSTAL, HAS A TICKING CLOCK. BUT MR. NAVARRO, THIS IS NOT ABOUT PINNING ONE RESIDENT VERSUS ANOTHER BECAUSE OF WHAT THEIR DEMANDS ARE, WHAT THE REQUESTS ARE, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THIS IS A SIMPLE REQUEST. I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO GET RID OF UNITS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN AREA DESIGNATED AS GREEN SPACE, AS OPEN SPACE, SO YOU'RE NOT LOSING IT. YOU'RE JUST SHIFTING IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. IF THIS PROJECT WAS A PERFECT SQUARE, IF THE SITE WAS RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DYNAMICS IN THIS PROJECT WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROPERTY IS LIKE A TRAPEZOID, SO THE MOVING OF THAT OVER THERE IS NOT AS SIMPLE. THE FACT THAT WE ROTATED IT. AND IN THREE WEEKS WE'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN OF IT, SHIFTING IT TO THE COMPLETE OTHER SIDE. WHAT HAPPENS TO CRYSTAL'S PUBLIC OPEN SPACE THEN? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CHILDREN THAT DON'T GET TO HAVE OPEN SPACE AMENITIES FOR THEIR FOR THE CHILDREN, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE DISCUSSING HOW IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, THE NEED FOR AUTISTIC PROGRAMING IS. AND OUTDOOR RECREATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THAT. WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT OPEN SPACE AMENITY? WHERE, WHERE DO WE GET THE SPACE FOR THAT? BUT LET'S TAKE IT BACK FIVE YEARS. YOU'VE HAD FIVE YEARS TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT WITH THE PARK AT THAT LOCATION. YES. AND THE DEVELOPER COULD DO IT TIME AND AGAIN HAS NEVER DONE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. IT IS POSSIBLE. IT ABSOLUTELY IS. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. IT IS POSSIBLE. YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE. THAT'S THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. MAKING AS MUCH MONEY IS THAT BEING ABLE DOESN'T MAKE AS MUCH FINANCIAL SENSE. IT WOULD. IT WOULD BASICALLY, THE PROJECT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE CRYSTAL ACADEMY COME IN, BE COMPLETELY BUILT OUT AND RENT FREE FOR 99 YEARS. WHAT PERCENTAGE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE PROJECT IS CRYSTAL ACADEMY? IT'S NOT A PERCENTAGE. IT'S THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION. DO YOU KNOW WHAT? OKAY. I'M I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING IT LIKE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS THE MAJORITY OF THE OF THE PROJECT. IT IS NOT. IT IS A SMALL FOOTPRINT, WHICH IS AGAIN, MY OTHER CONCERN IS THE FACT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GIVING CRYSTAL ACADEMY ENOUGH SPACE. LONG, LONG RUN. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 99 YEARS WHERE CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS GOING TO BE BOOTSTRAPPED TO, TO, TO 500 ZERO SQUARE FEET. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK. YES, OF COURSE. AGAIN, COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY, I'LL RECORD THIS. WE STARTED WORKING FIVE YEARS AGO ON THIS, AND THE FIRST THINGS WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF LEAVING THE GARDEN WHERE IT'S AT. LOGISTICALLY, IT WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR MANY REASONS. WE WERE TRYING TO ALLOCATE THE PARKING SYSTEM, A TWO BAY PARKING SYSTEM WHICH SERVES THE ENTIRE BUILDING AND TO BE LINEAR, ONLY TO BE ADEQUATELY URBANISTICALLY WITH THE BEST SOLUTION POSSIBLE. THAT HAS TO HAPPEN ON THE EAST, WHERE THE SITE HAS THE ABILITY TO GROW RIGHT OR TO ESTABLISH A PARKING CIRCULATION. THE OTHER ONE IS BASICALLY CUT OFF BY THE ANGLE. SO BY DOING THAT, THE SCHOOL NEEDED TO BE ON THE DOUBLE HEIGHT AREAS OF THE PARKING TO THE EAST. BY DOING THAT, THE CIRCULATION TO THE SCHOOL AND THE DROP OFF AREAS NEEDED TO BE TO THE EAST. AND BY DOING THAT, THE ASSOCIATED OPEN SPACE NEEDED TO BE WITH ADJACENCY TO THE SCHOOL, MOVING THE USE TO THE OTHER SIDE, IT WOULD DESTROY THE THE LOGISTICS OF HAVING WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, WHICH IS A COMPLETE LINEAR SYSTEM OF ACTIVE SPACES ON ANTERIOR AND ON EAST PONCE. RIGHT. TO ESTABLISH THAT THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT WE ALL WANT THE URBANISTIC ACTIVE SPACES INTRODUCING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT ANOTHER SPACE, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL WOULD DESTROY THE ADJACENCY, WOULD DESTROY THE INTERNALIZED PARKING CIRCULATION, THE ACTUAL LINING OF THE PARKING ON THE UPPER FLOORS. WE LOOKED AT IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I CAN TELL YOU, WE LOOKED AT IT SO MANY TIMES THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE WENT FIVE TIMES TO THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, AND THEY CONSIDERED

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WE HAD THE APPROPRIATE, THE APPROPRIATE MASSING ELEMENTS, THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF OF THE PARKING. AND WE ENJOY THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MADE WHAT WE TRULY FEEL IS TODAY A PROJECT THAT IT'S, IT'S ALL THE CHECK MARKS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU FROM OUR SIDE AND FROM, FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT AND FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT, MOVING THAT TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR IMPLEMENTING A PORTION OF, OF PROPERTY THAT IS PRIVATE AND IT'S A GARDEN, WE THOUGHT THAT ALL THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE COULD OFFER THE COMMUNITY, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE. NOW WE HAVE 32% OF THE PROPERTY BEING OPEN SPACE INSTEAD OF NOTHING. TODAY, WE HAVE A WIDER THE WIDER SIDEWALKS, A WIDER PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS. I THINK THAT THAT MAKES A UNIQUE PROJECT AND A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT AREA AND FOR THAT FOR THAT PARTICULAR CITY BLOCK, I REALLY DO. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BREAKING IT DOWN TO THE NEEDS OF THE PROJECT AS WELL. THERE'S LOGISTICS INVOLVED. MR. NAVARRO AND I WORKED ON ANOTHER PROJECT, THE ONE NORTH PONCE, AND I GOT SIMILAR CONCERNS AT THAT POINT FROM THE ARCHITECT THAT WE COULDN'T RELOCATE THE THE ENTRANCE BECAUSE RESIDENTS DIDN'T WANT IT ON THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IT WAS DONE. AND WE HAD ZERO OPPOSITION TO THAT PROJECT.

WHEN THAT PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION THREE MONTHS AGO, IT TOOK WORK. IT TOOK A LOT OF MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS, AND IT TOOK A LOT OF CONCESSIONS ON BOTH SIDES, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A PROJECT THAT PRESERVED THE GREEN SPACE, GAVE THE RESIDENTS THE BUFFERS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, REMOVED THE THE ENTRANCE RAMPS FROM THE RESIDENTIAL, THE SINGLE FAMILY STREETS. SO WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY. I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO BE AN ARCHITECT. I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO. MY REQUEST, I THINK, ARE SIMPLE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY, AND I THINK THE GARDEN OR THE PARK AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE OTHER LOCATION. COMMISSIONER LALA. ALL RIGHT. SO I WANT TO ALSO THANK EVERYONE FOR EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AS COMMISSIONERS TO REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. BUT NOT ALL PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME THOUGHTS, VIEWS OR OPINIONS AT THE SAME TIME. SO WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE THE THE EASY DECISION. WE'RE HERE TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. I, I HAPPEN TO, YOU KNOW, RESPECT VERY MUCH ALL THE SIDES THAT WERE REPRESENTED HERE TODAY, YOU KNOW, BUT FOR ME, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO CONSIDER, RIGHT. AND IT'S NOT AS MANY HAVE SAID SO FAR. IT'S NOT ABOUT CRYSTAL ACADEMY. NOT THAT'S NOT THE MAIN FOCUS HERE, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF, WHERE YOU HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF TO HELP OUT THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE MOST HELP RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. YOU KNOW, THAT THE CHILDREN WHO ARE GETTING THE CARE, THE UNIQUE SPECIALIZED CARE WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM A DISABILITY LIKE AUTISM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND I'M, I, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR OVER A DECADE WITH EASTERSEALS. SO I'M THE CHAIR OF DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT AS WELL AS RAISE AWARENESS. SO THAT'S A REAL EXISTING, UNIQUE AND VITAL SERVICE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED TODAY. THE BY COMPARISON, YOU KNOW, THE GARDEN OF THE LORD. I THINK IT WAS CREATED SOMETIME IN 1951. IT CERTAINLY IS NOT THE KIND OF LANDMARK DESIGNATED ICONIC HISTORICAL LOCATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE 1920S. AS PART OF MERRICK'S PLAN AND VISION. IT SIMPLY WASN'T. I'D BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, LET'S FIND A NEW PLACE TO START A NEW GARDEN OF THE LORD, RIGHT? NOT SO SIMPLE TO START A NEW CRYSTAL ACADEMY. CERTAINLY NOT AS IMPACTFUL. AND WHILE I SHARE COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ'S CONCERNS ABOUT WANTING TO OPEN AND PROVIDE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY AS CAN BE PROVIDED, YOU KNOW THE APPLICANT IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS. CRYSTAL ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS. AS WAS SAID BEFORE, IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROVIDED A RENT FREE 99 YEAR LEASE WHEN IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERE'S TREMENDOUS OVERHEAD THAT MARY AND HER TEAM ARE ARE TAKING ON.

INCREASED OVERHEAD ALSO MEANS INCREASED COST TO THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE SERVICES. SO I THINK THAT THE APPLICANT HAS DONE LAUDABLE GESTURE TO PROVIDE THE SPACE TO MODERNIZE, IMPROVE AND MAKE IT A BIGGER AND EVEN A BIGGER SPACE AND A BIGGER GROUP OF, OF

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CHILDREN THAT CAN USE IT. I DON'T THINK THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY AND WHO AM I TO OPINE BESIDES SAYING IS CONSTRAINED OR PROHIBITED FROM GROWING? PERHAPS WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. FOR NOW, THERE ISN'T A FORESEEABLE INCREASE TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOTTED, BUT IF CRYSTAL ACADEMY WANTED TO OPEN UP ANOTHER LOCATION, NO ONE'S PROHIBITING THEM FROM DOING THAT AS WELL. DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS AND FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY MAY UNFOLD.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND I BELIEVE THAT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THIS SOMEWHAT TORTURED PERIOD OF TIME, IS THAT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS MORE REFLECTIVE OF BEING IN SUPPORT OF THIS, OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE IN ALIGNMENT. NOT EVERYBODY WANTS THE SAME THING. BUT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD QUITE A BIT OF SUPPORT FOR IT AND WHY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OBVIOUS REASONS ARE THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR HOUSING, IN PARTICULAR IN CORAL GABLES AND SPECIFICALLY IN THAT AREA. WE WOULD BE THEN APPROVING A PROJECT THAT CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING WHEN THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH, AND WHEN YOU CAN MEET THAT DEMAND BY PROVIDING THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY, I BELIEVE THAT YOU YOU WOULD THEN BE PROVIDING THE ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO DRIVE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES, NOT ONLY IN THE PONCE AREA, BUT CORAL GABLES DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IN GENERAL. I SEE A LOT OF UPSIDE TO THIS PROJECT. IS IT PERFECT? NO. BUT IF WE WAIT FOR PERFECT, IF WE WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO BE IN AGREEMENT, NO MATTER HOW IDIOSYNCRATIC, PERSONAL, OR UNIQUE YOUR VIEW IS ON IT, THEN WE WOULD NEVER EXPAND. WE WOULD NEVER DEVELOP. WE WOULD, I BELIEVE, GO STATIC AND THEN REGRESS. AND THAT'S HOW A CITY DOES NOT GROW, DOES NOT IMPROVE. MERRICK'S ORIGINAL VERSION WAS TO DEVELOP. MERRICK WAS THE FIRST DEVELOPER OF CORAL GABLES AND. AND AND I WOULD CONSIDER HIM TO BE FROM CORAL GABLES. HE MOVED HERE WHEN HE WAS 12, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY'RE FROM OUT OF TOWN, THAT FAMILY ORIGINALLY AS WELL. SO I, I HAVE ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION, THOUGH, FOR THE APPLICANT, MR. NAVARRO. COMMISSIONER, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU AS WELL. YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN RAISED THAT CRISTAL IS UNSURE ABOUT ITS FUTURE. SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ONGOING? DO YOU CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT MAY BE PERHAPS CAN BE DONE TO ACCOMMODATE OR. I MISS SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY? IS THERE SOME PLANS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED OR SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ALREADY DECIDED? SO THE TIMING IS IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT APPROVED. WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE AND WHAT WE HAD PLANNED, BUT CRYSTAL ACADEMY, THE RELOCATION PERIOD HAS TO BE IN THE SUMMER, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MARY FIFIELD AND HER TEAM. WE'RE TARGETING NEXT JULY, NEXT JULY AS THE MOVE DATE. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND OURSELVES TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN MOVE TO. WHILE THIS PROJECT GETS CONSTRUCTED IDEA TO HAVE THIS SPACE READY, YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR MANAGER TO SEE IF WE SEE THAT SPACE FIRST. SO THEY COULD COME IN WHILE THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED. RIGHT. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE, I MEAN, THEY'RE A LINCHPIN OF THIS. RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, IS, IS THAT THIS SPACE BE PROVIDED FOR THE 90 YEAR, 99 YEAR PERIOD, BUT THERE MUST BE A CRYSTAL ACADEMY TO TAKE OCCUPANCY. YES.

AND THERE AND THERE WILL BE THERE WILL BE CONTINUITY. WE NEED TO MOVE QUICK BECAUSE JULY IS WHEN AND MARY'S LOOKING AT ME. I KNOW JULY OF NEXT YEAR IS THE DATE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THE RELOCATION. SO I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM THE DAIS THAT AN INFIRMITY THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ON THE PNC WAS DELAY, DELAY AND AND DELAY. AND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES ON THE APPEARANCE, IF NOT THE ACTUAL FORM OF WEAPONIZING IN ORDER TO, TO, TO KILL, NOT, NOT, NOT IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, BUT JUST ANY DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. SO I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. I THOUGHT WE SAW THAT OCCUR IN A WAY, IN A DISTINCT WAY WHEN THE

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MARK ON US ONE WAS BEING DEBATED ENDLESSLY WITH THE IDEA THAT TIME WILL WOUND ALL DEALS.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PERIOD, FIVE YEARS. I NOTE THAT THE PNC HASN'T BEEN VOTING IN IN LOCKSTEP ON THE VARIOUS ORDINANCES. IT'S A FOUR THREE AND THEN A FIVE TWO VOTE AND THEN A SIX ONE. WHAT THAT REFLECTS TO ME IS THAT THERE'S BEEN GREAT CONSIDERATION MADE BY THE MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD. EACH HAS PROVIDED THEIR VIEW. EACH HAS VOTED ACCORDING TO THEIR THEIR CHARGE. AND IT HAS BEEN THE MAJORITY IN EACH OF THE ONES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US. NOT DONE OVERNIGHT, NOT DONE, YOU KNOW, IN A HURRY, BUT MEASURED AND AND IN THE END.

PROVIDING VALUABLE GUIDANCE FOR US HERE ON THE COMMISSION. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS THAT CAME TODAY. I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. MY COMMENTS WILL BE BRIEF, BUT I WANT TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER LAURA BROUGHT UP, AND I THOUGHT HE SPOKE VERY ELOQUENT AND I AGREE WITH MOST OF HIS COMMENTS. THE MARK IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. IT WAS A IT WAS AN ITEM THAT WENT BEFORE THE. WAS STRICKEN DOWN UNREASONABLY AND WAS LATER TAKEN UP BY THE COUNTY USING THE RTC AND WE ENDED UP WITH A BUILDING. I WANT TO BE CORRECT ON THE RECORD, I THINK TWO FLOORS TALLER THAN WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. I KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO FACE THAT, BUT MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, INSTEAD OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, THEY ENDED UP GOING TOWARDS THE RTC ROUTE OF THE COUNTY. AND IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD. AND IT WAS WHEN THEY PROPOSED, IT WAS A SIX STORY BUILDING, AND THEY ENDED UP GOING THE RTC ROUTE AND GOING EIGHT STORIES. SO THAT IS THE KIND OF SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.

WE'VE LOST CONTROL DUE TO PREEMPTION, BOTH AT THE STATE, LOCAL AND AT THE COUNTY WITH THE RTC. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY METHODICAL MOVING FORWARD, VERY METHODICAL. I MEAN, WE APPROVE THINGS TO APPROVE THINGS, BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY METHODICAL MOVING FORWARD. SO. TO SAY THAT I'M FOND OF OF CRYSTAL ACADEMY AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THERE FALL SHORT. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CORAL GABLES AND WHAT MAKES CORAL GABLES SPECIAL, THIS IS WHAT MAKES CORAL GABLES SPECIAL. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY. A LOT OF TIME I'VE INVESTED MY OWN TIME, MY OWN MONEY. SELFISHLY. WHY? I WON'T RUIN IT FOR YOU. SPEND SOME TIME AT CRYSTAL ACADEMY AND YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT REALLY QUICK WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE.

STEP ONTO THAT CAMPUS AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH THOSE KIDS. RUN INTO THEM HERE AT CITY HALL.

RUN INTO THEM ON THE ON MIRACLE MILE ON PONCE. WHEN YOU'RE GRABBING YOUR LUNCH. SPEND SOME TIME WITH MARY. SHE IS AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING. SHE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING.

SOMETIMES I WONDER HOW SHE DOES IT. TRULY A GIFT FROM GOD. AND I GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MR. NAVARRO, AND I'M HAPPY THAT AFTER FIVE YEARS, THIS IS COMING TO AN END ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. A. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT, I THINK IT WAS PAGE 68 OR PAGE 48, CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT? WE CAN. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ TALKED ABOUT HAVING SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME THERE WAS A THERE WAS AN ADJACENT LIVING SPACE. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO GIVE ME 25 UNITS FOR THE GREEN SPACE, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE LIVING SPACES NEXT DOOR FOR CRYSTAL. DO YOU HAVE THAT? DO YOU HAVE THAT UP THERE? PAGE 48. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER IT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO PULL UP, IF WE COULD THE SLIDE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF PAGE. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE LIVE WORKSPACES. YEAH. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW IT. I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY ON THE BOTTOM LINE. I KNOW IT WILL.

BUT. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. AND THE SECOND THING I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, BEING IN CONSTRUCTION WHILE WE WAIT THAT UP. SO IT'S BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU GIVE CRYSTAL THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY HERE IN THE CITY 99 YEARS RENT FREE. I THINK IT WAS THE

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AREA WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE I THINK IF IT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN, WE HAVE GIVEN THAT LIVE WORK UNIT TO CRYSTAL IN THIS UPDATED PLAN, AND YOU OPEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE ONE ADJACENT TO THE PARK UP THERE. WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THAT NEXT TO THE PARK? MY EYESIGHT IS NOTHING. THAT'S THE GO TO THE LEFT. NO NO NO NO NO. THE RAMP.

BUT NO. BUT UNDERNEATH THAT NEXT TO THE PARK. AND I'LL GO HERE. I JUST CAN'T SEE. MY EYESIGHT IS TERRIBLE RIGHT THERE. YEAH. THAT IS IS THAT THAT. WHAT IS THAT? THAT IS THE FIRST LANDING OF A RAMP THAT'S OVER. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S GO DOWN THEN. AND THAT'S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT HERE? WE DO HAVE AN IDEA BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING. AND YOU SEE WHERE WE HAVE A DROP OFF OF THE CARS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PASS THROUGH FOR THE BUILDINGS. OKAY. THERE'S QUITE AN APRON THAT WE HAVE THERE BASED ON THIS NEW RENDITION WHERE WE MOVE THE SCHOOL. AS YOU NOTICE, THERE'S ABOUT POSSIBLY 30, 30 SOMETHING FEET THERE FOR A DROP OF OF EVEN 75 STUDENTS. IT'S VERY LARGE. OKAY. SO WE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPAND THE SCHOOL SQUARE FOOTAGE INTO THERE AND STILL ALLOW A BEAUTIFUL ADEQUATE DROP OFF AREA. OKAY. AND THAT'S A PRETTY BIG SIGNIFICANT, IT IS SIGNIFICANT. IT IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THIS CHANGE ALSO IS THAT ON THE NORTH SIDE WHERE WE ROTATED THE PARK, WE ELIMINATED THE BACK OF HOUSE AREAS THAT WE HAD. SO ACROSS THE WOMEN'S CENTER, NOW WE HAVE NO BACK OF HOUSE AREAS. WE ACTUALLY INTERNALIZED THEM ON THE LOWER PORTION IF YOU SEE THEM. SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVES THAT CAME HERE FROM FROM THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST, FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING, IF YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. YOU WOULD ALLOW AND MAYBE PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF, OF WHAT THAT WOULD EXPANSION WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. ABSOLUTELY EXPANDING THERE. THAT'S ONE THAT'S ONE THING. THE SECOND THING IS OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, THERE'S NO BUILD OUT THAT I SEE. WHAT ARE YOU. MR. MR. NAVARRO, WHAT ARE YOU PROVIDING? ARE YOU PROVIDING WITH A BUILD OUT RIGHT NOW FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY, NOT THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF IT, JUST JUST THE INTERNAL BUILDING SHELL. SO THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THAT CURRENTLY. THAT'S THE WAY THE COVENANT IS DRAFTED. CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR? CAN YOU INCLUDE THAT IN THE DEAL? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT WAS 5000 NOT GOING TO BE ABOUT 6000 BECAUSE NOT, NOT NOT NOT NOT 6000. BUT IT'S BETWEEN IT'S GOING TO GO UP. NOW, LET'S SAY IT'S $150 A FOOT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT. WHERE IS WHERE IS WHERE'S THE SCHOOL GOING TO GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT? THEY'D HAVE TO RAISE THE FUNDS, AND I'D RATHER HAVE THEM RAISE THE FUNDS FOR AN ENDOWMENT. WE COULD DEFINITELY COME BACK TO YOU ON THOSE TWO ITEMS AND GET YOU FINALITY ON IT ON SECOND READING, BUT OKAY. AND THE THIRD ITEM THAT I HAVE REQUESTED, OKAY, BECAUSE THE VICE MAYOR ALREADY TOOK CARE OF TRAFFIC CALMING. SHE TOOK CARE OF THE SETBACKS ON GALIANO, WHICH, BY THE WAY, THAT'S WHERE MY GRANDFATHER LIVED. HE LIVED ON GALIANO IN A SMALL LITTLE APARTMENT. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. YEAH, I WAS JUST THAT'S WHERE HE LIVED HIS WHOLE LIFE. WHEN HE CAME TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY. THE FINAL POINT IS, EXCUSE ME, I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY. CRAZY IDEA. JUST GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT. MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOMEBODY GENEROUS IN THE COMMUNITY. MAYBE THE CITY CAN PITCH IN. OKAY. THERE'S A PHOTO THAT I SAW THAT SOMEBODY PUT UP THAT SHOWED A TWO STORY BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET THAT HAD A LITTLE SIGN ON IT. I PRAY IT'S A FOR SALE SIGN AND NOT A RENT SIGN, AND THAT THE BUILDING IS NOT HISTORIC BECAUSE THEN THEN I'LL HAVE MY DEAR FRIEND COMING TO ME AND TELLING ME WE CAN'T TEAR IT DOWN. OF COURSE NOT, BECAUSE IT'S HISTORIC AND I AGREE. BUT THAT LITTLE BUILDING. CAN WE FIND OUT IF THAT BUILDING IS FOR SALE? I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY SOLD. OKAY. AND WE FIND OUT IT WAS IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT IT AS WELL. IS IT HISTORIC? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HISTORIC. IT IS. OH, IT'S HISTORIC, BUT IT WAS AVAILABLE. AND ONE OF THE EFFOR LVE YTTEID INN TORY TO F NEW HOME FOARDE THAT C BERE ANDAWITTLBEFOREOMEBODY ED O N. THE BINOKED OBY 50EA O IASONNG IFTIAL UIG WASAS NG IWA TNE THAT U RE TALNG AUTT YES, EAH.THE OTWE HA D.EAH.ELT TH EN OTHDA'S HISTO

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CORAL GABLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS BUILT, AND SO WAS PONCE DE LEON, WHICH WAS THEN BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE JUNIOR HIGH AND SERVES ARE STILL SERVES OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY, AND IN JUNIOR HIGH CAPACITY AND A DIRECT ROUTE FOR ALL GABLES RESIDENTS OR ANYBODY TO GO TO CORAL GABLES HIGH. THIS SCHOOL PROVIDES A MISSING GAP. WHEN I KNOCKED DOORS SIX YEARS AGO, THAT WAS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT PEOPLE EXPRESSED. OUR COMMUNITY LACKED SUFFICIENT RESOURCES KEEPING CRYSTAL ACADEMY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALLOWING IT TO GROW. AND I AGREE IT DOES NEED TO GROW. AND ALLOWING IT TO EXPAND ON THIS SITE RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY DOUBLE ITS CAPACITY IS A GREAT SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT I THINK MERRICK WOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD ON. AND THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE DO MATTER, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE IDEAS, WHO WERE TOTALLY OPPOSED. THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD. THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE TODAY, I DID TAKE ACCOUNT, 24 WERE IN FAVOR, NINE WERE AGAINST. WE HAVE 500 IN YOUR PETITION. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE NOSE BECAME YESES AS THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROJECT BETTER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CRYSTAL ACADEMY. WATCHING THESE CHILDREN DEVELOP IN THIS SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS MAGICAL. AND IT GIVES ME HOPE ABOUT THE HUMANITY OF OUR COMMUNITY TO EMBRACE THEM, BECAUSE MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT STARTED OUT AS A NO. UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE THAT CRYSTAL ACADEMY BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HUMANITY THAT WE EXPRESS OUR. SO I'M A. YES. AND AS I TOLD SOME FOLKS THAT I MET WITH YESTERDAY, THAT I PREFER NO DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE WISH FOR BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED DOWN ON US ONE. AND AS YOU HEARD, WE ENDED UP WITH T Z ZONE FIVE FOOT SIDEWALKS. MINIMAL SETBACKS. I'M JUST GOING TO CALL THEM UGLY BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO DO WHAT OUR BOARD OF ARCHITECTS DOES.

THE QUALITY IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE. LIVE LOCAL HAS BEEN AMENDED EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND IS NOW ALLOWED TO BE ON S TYPE PROPERTIES OR CHURCH TYPE PROPERTIES. AND WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ON SOUTH SOUTH EIGHTH STREET. THERE'S NO PARKER GREEN SPACE, THERE'S NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THERE'S NO PAD. AMEN. BECAUSE PEOPLE FOCUS ON STORIES AS OPPOSED TO HEIGHT.

WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH HEIGHT, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS A LOWER CEILINGS, SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIT MORE STORIES IN THERE. THE MORE EXPENSIVE UNITS HAVE TALLER CEILINGS, SO

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FEWER UNITS, MORE EXPENSIVE, LESS AFFORDABLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF THIS NORTH PONCE AREA, AND MY FATHER IN LAW HAD FOUR BUILDINGS. GOD REST HIS SOUL, HE'S GONE. THEY WERE ALL SOLD IN EARLY 2000. THOSE UNITS RANGED FROM 375FT■!. THAT'S THE 102 MINERALS BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF MINORITIES IN GALLIANO AND BUILDINGS SUCH AS 114 MINORITIES, 118 MINORITIES. THOSE THOSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS HAD ABOUT 650FT■!S. THIS BUILDIG PROVIDES THE MISSING MIDDLE. IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE HOUSING. THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATIONISTS POINT OUT, IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE PLACES FOR FOLKS TO LIVE. AND IT DOES SOMETHING MORE THAT NO OTHER PROJECT HAS DONE. IT BRINGS A GREAT COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT WE CAN LOOK BACK AT DECADES FROM NOW AND SAY, WE DID NOT FORGET. WE DID NOT FORGET THESE CHILDREN. WE DID NOT FAIL TO SUPPORT THEM. WE DID NOT FAIL TO PROVIDE THEM A PLACE TO CALL HOME. AND I HOPE THAT THERE'S MORE DEVELOPMENTS OUT HERE IN THE FUTURE THAT CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE TO HELP SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE MAYOR, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND, JUST TO BE CLEAR, MR. MAYOR, THIS IS ON E SEVEN, THE LAND USE MAP CHANGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. I'M A NO TODAY. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. I THINK WE CAN MAKE UP SOME OF THAT GROUND.

AND I WOULD STILL LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL OF MOVING THAT PARK UP TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE GARDEN IS, BUT I CAN'T SUPPORT IT AS IT IS TODAY. SO I'M A NO. WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LADA. SO MY VOTE IS FOR RESPONSIBLE INTELLIGENT DEVELOPMENT, FOR HELPING TO DRIVE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE IN THE PONCE AREA. AND IT'S FOR CRYSTAL ACADEMY. SO I'M A. YES. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON, ALL MY REASONS PREVIOUSLY STATED. YES.

COMMISSIONER CASTRO, I WANT TO PUT SOMETHING INTO PERSPECTIVE AND IS THAT THIS BODY IS GOING TO APPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS DOUBLE THE SIZE OF WHAT OUR ZONING CODE PERMITS.

SO MY QUESTION HERE IS WHY DO WE HAVE A ZONING CODE? IS A ZONING CODE ONLY FOR RESIDENTS, OR IS IT TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR DEVELOPERS? I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT INTO CONSIDERATION A LITTLE BIT. THE OTHER THING IS THE QUESTION TODAY IS VERY SIMPLE. DO WE PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE REPRESENT, OR DO WE REWRITE THEIR PROTECTIONS? JUST FOR ONE PROJECT? MY VOTE IS GOING TO BE NO. MAYOR LAGO. MR. MANAGER, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT I FORGOT TO TOUCH UPON WAS THE MAP, THE 1926 MAP THAT WAS DISCUSSED, AND THAT WAS SHOWN THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN ZONING AND THAT IT WAS DOWN ZONED TO RELIGIOUS. CAN WE HAVE THAT PREPARED FOR STAFF TO REALLY KIND OF SEND US A MEMO IN PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND READING OF THIS PROJECT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MY COLLEAGUES IN THE COMMISSION, I WAS I WASN'T AWARE OF, AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT THE 1926 ZONING WAS THE CURRENT ZONING THAT'S BEING REQUESTED TODAY, CORRECT? WELL, IT'S KIND OF VAGUE, I UNDERSTAND, BUT I NEED A LITTLE MORE CLARITY ON THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT MY DECISION. BUT I FOUND THAT VERY INTERESTING. AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ASK ME THAT QUESTION. SO I JUST WANT TO BE KIND OF MORE CLEAR ON THAT. HELLO. YES. WAS SHOWN WAS A HEIGHT MAP. SO WE HAVE A HEIGHT MAP FROM THE 1926 AND ALSO A USE MAP. WHAT WAS SHOWN AS THE HEIGHT MAP WOULD HAVE THE HIGHER HEIGHTS ON EAST PONCE ASELASER ON THAS R U TO RESH TH LIK THROH THE MANER OIC AND PROVIVI THE COMMONH MEMO JUS PLNINGHA A'DIKE COMMISSION, PLEASHANK YOU MRANER.OU KNO I K IT'S IS POLITS.EASON AND THANK G THEY'RE I APRIL. TSTAN CAN SAGREE O PROJECTS.EAN SAGR ONTYLE HGHTUNS,HINK C HOPEFULLYGR ONNE THINGAND T I WY I'OVE ITSECO EIGOTE IS AN FIGHT. MRMAYOR,UST TO BE CLEAR I OLIZE. EXCUSE ME. T Y SES.OMMISSR. LA?ING YES. VICORDIN. YES. COSIER CASTRO,HE

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RITYIGHT HAV T VES TO GO AHEAD ANDPPROVEHIS, BUT IL N VE TO ROVE NEHBOROD PROCT TO TRY COMMIS FERNANDEZ. NO.TIALAREA AN YORAGO. YES. E NINE.

GOINTO MOVET. I'LL SEC IT AND BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HEIGHT, A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT STORIES. WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT LESS HEIGHT THAN WHAT THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES HAVE, BOTH ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. SO BEFORE MY COLLEAGUE LEFT DISTORTS THE FACTS. THAT IS THE BASIS FOR MY MOVING THIS FORWARD. WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES, COMMISSIONER CASTRO, NO.

COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, NO. COMMISSIONER LATA. SO MY VOTE IS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CLEAR WILL OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA. SO MY VOTES ARE. YES, MAYOR LARGO. YES. 11 DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE. CORRECT. THAT WILL BE COMING BACK WITH THIS ITEM. ON SECOND READING. WE WILL TAKE A 45 MINUTE BREAK FOR LUNCH. COMMISSIONERS. MAYOR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. WE HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE BACK. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT OBVIOUSLY I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT WE. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WORKING WITH CRYSTAL AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON SECOND READING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JUST TO MENTION, THERE ARE OVER 3500 PEOPLE WHO'VE SPOKEN OUT AGAINST THIS PROJECT, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AGAINST THIS RECORDING IN PROGRESS. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE BACK. LET'S. MR. CLARK, IF WE

[F.-1. 26-1779 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City to act as the Official Host City and Festival Sponsor for the 2026-2027 Junior Orange Bowl Festival Season and authorizing the City's annual financial and in-kind contributions as determined by the City Manager or his designee to the Junior Orange Bowl; and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

CAN. LET'S START WITH OUR F ONE, WHICH WAS TIME SERVED FOR 2:00. BUT WE'LL TAKE IT NOW. F ONE IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ACT AS THE OFFICIAL HOST AND FESTIVAL SPONSOR FOR THE 2026 2027 JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL FESTIVAL SEASON AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR HISESIGNEE, TO TH JIOR ANGEOWL PVIDING EFFTIVE DATHANK Y FOR BEI HERE. I'MHE SPO THITE IO BE THEPO.HANKOU FJOING US.UR F O TH JUNIOAN BOW TAKE IT AWAY. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER LARA, COMMISSIONER CASTRO, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS MIMI BELLUM, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL, A CORAL GABLES BASED NONPROFIT. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE COMMISSION, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE WHO HELPS MAKE OUR EVENTS POSSIBLE. YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS ALLOWS US TO EMPOWER OUR YOUTH THROUGH SPORTS, ARTS, ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMING. THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TODAY REPRESENTS MUCH MORE THAN AN ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP. IT REFLECTS A 78 YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES AND ONE OF ITS LONGEST STANDING YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER, WE HAVE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE SHAPED GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHILST SHOWCASING CORAL GABLES TO THE WORLD. OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING TWO FIFA WORLD CUP MATCHES AUSTRALIA VERSUS PARAGUAY AND AUSTRALIA VERSUS EGYPT. WHAT'S STAYED WITH ME WASN'T THE FOOTBALL, IT WAS THE PASSIONATE UNITED SUPPORTERS. I LOOKED AROUND THE STADIUM AND SAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO, ON PAPER, HAD VERY LITTLE IN COMMON. DIFFERENT CULTURES, DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND DIFFERENT BELIEFS. YET FOR 90 MINUTES THEY STOOD TOGETHER, UNITED BY ONE GAME. FAMILIES STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. THEY CELEBRATED TOGETHER, COMFORTED ONE ANOTHER AFTER HEARTBREAK. AND WHEN THE FINAL WHISTLE BLEW, RIVAL SUPPORTERS SHOOK HANDS, SHARED STORIES, AND WALKED AWAY WITH RESPECT. WHEN THE MATCH ENDED, THE SCOREBOARD TOLD ONE STORY, BUT THE STADIUM TOLD ANOTHER. AUSTRALIA'S WORLD CUP JOURNEY WAS OVER AND EGYPT HAD EARNED A MOMENT OF NATIONAL PRIDE. YET AMIDST CELEBRATION, THERE WAS RESPECT. APPLAUSE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS, RECOGNITION OF THEIR FIGHT AND A SHARED UNDERSTANDING THAT BOTH TEAMS HAD GIVEN EVERYTHING. IT WAS CLASS RECOGNIZING CLASS, AND IT REMINDED ME THAT SPORT'S GREATEST LESSON IS CHARACTER. THE HUMILITY TO WIN GRACIOUSLY, THE RESILIENCE TO LOSE WITH DIGNITY, AND THE RESPECT TO HONOR THOSE WHO STOOD ACROSS FROM YOU. IN A WORLD THAT OFTEN

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FEELS DIVIDED, SPORTS CREATES COMMON GROUND. IT TURNS DIFFERENCES INTO CONVERSATIONS AND STRANGERS INTO TEAMMATES. IN THAT MOMENT, I WAS REMINDED THAT THIS IS THE VERY IMPACT THE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL HAS BEEN MAKING IN CORAL GABLES FOR NEARLY 80 YEARS. EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 7500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ATHLETES FROM OVER 70 COUNTRIES WHO TRAVEL HERE TO COMPETE ON OUR COURTS, COURSES AND FIELDS.

THEY ARRIVE CARRYING THEIR FLAGS WITH PRIDE, AND THEY LEAVE WITH SOMETHING EVEN MORE VALUABLE. FRIENDSHIPS THAT CROSS BORDERS. CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES. MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME, AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES MAY LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN. OVER THE PAST 78 YEARS, THOSE EXPERIENCES HAVE HELPED SHAPE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST RECOGNIZABLE ATHLETES, INCLUDING ROGER FEDERER, COCO GAUFF, TIGER WOODS, ANDRE AGASSI AND CHRIS EVERT. BUT OUR GREATEST LEGACY IS NOT MEASURED IN TROPHIES. IT IS MEASURED BY THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LEAVE CORAL GABLES MORE CONFIDENT, MORE RESILIENT AND BETTER PREPARED TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THIS PARTNERSHIP DOES MORE THAN INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE. IT STRENGTHENS CORAL GABLES. OUR INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP ALONE BRINGS MORE THAN 600 ATHLETES AND NEARLY 2000 VISITORS TO CORAL GABLES. THEY STAY IN OUR HOTELS, DINE IN OUR RESTAURANTS, SHOP IN OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OVER THE YEARS HAVE GENERATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

WHILST EXPERIENCING EVERYTHING THAT OUR CITY HAS TO OFFER THROUGH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, LIVE STREAMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, CORAL GABLES IS SHOWCASED TO FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD AS A COMMUNITY THAT WELCOMES THE WORLD AND INVESTS IN YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT IS THE NECESSITY OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. IT EMPOWERS OUR YOUTH, STRENGTHENS OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND REINFORCES CORAL GABLES REPUTATION AS A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION. BECAUSE WHEN WE INVEST IN YOUNG PEOPLE, WE ARE NOT SIMPLY FUNDING EVENTS. WE ARE CREATING FUTURE LEADERS, TEACHERS, ENTREPRENEURS, PARENTS AND CITIZENS. THAT IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT SIMPLY CANNOT BE MEASURED IN DOLLARS. SO ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD, OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE TOUCHED BY THE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL EACH YEAR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING ONE OF CORAL GABLES GREATEST LEGACIES WHILE INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION. THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU. MY COLLEAGUES. HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MR. MAYOR. MARIA CRUZ. GOOD AFTERNOON, MRS. MARIA CRUZ, 1447 MILLER ROAD. (305) 323-2154. THIS IS, I GUESS BECAUSE OF MY PROXIMITY TO LEAVING TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THAT AREA. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO MEET SOME OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IF THERE'S ONE PROGRAM THAT WE DO THAT WE SPONSOR, THAT WE SUPPORT IN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, THAT MAKES US LOOK VERY, VERY GOOD IS THIS ONE. SO I REALLY, REALLY SUPPORT AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING FOR THEM WHAT WE'VE DONE ALL ALONG FOR WHAT, OVER 40 YEARS OR SO? THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. PERFECT. MADAM VICE MAYOR. JUST A QUICK SUMMARY. I'M VERY PROUD TO HELP FOR OUR CITY TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORANGE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL. AND MISS BALLIN HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB DURING HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ROLE. SO I'M A YES VOTE ON THIS. ANYTHING ELSE THROUGH THE MAYOR? YES, SIR. SO WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID AND WELL DESERVED, OTHER THAN TO SAY I WANT TO DIRECT MY COMMENTS TO YOU, MIMI BALAM, AS OUR OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS AND THE CITY FOR YOUR TIRELESS LEADERSHIP, YOUR VISION, AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS WORTHWHILE AND LONG STANDING ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. YOUR FORCE, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AT

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THE HELM. THANK YOU. THROUGH THE MAYOR. YES, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, AFTER SPEAKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT REALLY WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IS DOING IS CUTTING THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT TO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT. THIS HAS BEEN A TRADITION SINCE 1948, AND I THINK CORAL GABLES PRIDES ITSELF ON HISTORY AND TRADITION. I THINK RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TALLAHASSEE, WE ARE IN A DIFFICULT PREDICAMENT, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS COMING THROUGH. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NEED TO PRESERVE THIS, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, THAT THIS IS A TRADITION. AND INSTEAD OF. CUTTING THE CONTRACT TO ONE YEAR, I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS NEGOTIATING. AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, OUR CASH, OUR CASH CONTRIBUTION PER YEAR IS $33,250 FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND FOR THIS PARADE, OUR IN-KIND IS 205 ZERO ZERO $0 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS WE SHOULD BE DOING IS RENEWING THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT AND NEGOTIATING THOSE TERMS, NOT CUTTING THE CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR. MY VOTE FOR THIS WOULD BE NO. AS THE SPONSOR OF THE ITEM, I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ORANGE BOWL IS DOING AMAZING WORK, ESPECIALLY UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. LET ME TELL YOU WHY MY COLLEAGUE IS NOT AWAREF S WHO G.VEONE A BOARD. EVE CIT IS SLASHIN CONTS IN PREPARATITHE HCIN IN 2 REFERENDUM ITORTHYTHE STATISLAR, IAKIN MOR GAZAON, EIAYTHE EXECUVEIRECR THS HEECAUSE, LIKE COMMISSION LADAHE V MA S HAVE KE THIS NEIGHTS. I T T CONTUETO GNDT'S A M INURITY. ANDI LL CTIE POHINIK IN ACROS THE B WALL CTRAC, NT TE THATRETHST IN OTH AS AHOLE, CAN CN . OIZATIOUTEON'TKNOW W GOING TAPN A YEAR AF IN REGDS T T SO I NT BVE VERY CAREF AAK SU TTMIAT W M OLAHAT THEAC$2 MILLIONEA THANKI DI VFOR T BECAUSETHAT ISOI TO HC R TH NTENRS. S I U WANT CCENTTE ONCONTRACTS, THAA AT WE'T BRERIGHT?NAGE TT'A20 MIT PLOYS, FORT EMPLOYEES TH ARE RECNG AON AND AREO REIVIIAL RITY SOOV F,YOU HALE HEART PPORT.E THAT C LP YOU, YOU C ON ME. BUT ATHD OF D, I WE ARE ANIMB AS THERE' L LY OEMENTSERHEIT SENNT,URANCE COSTS, OLTH INSUR STS WENT UPBLE DIG SURET N PAY MY TO ME EMPL HEAH RE A NYOTHEHING THATNT TO GO UP ATE' ADSING HERO HAS NO DO WITH T ORABOWEPORTTH THRAE BOWLD IOOKFORWD S FESTIVIES. H MOTION I'LOVE IT. AND'LL SEND MR. CRK.OMIOR STRO,OR THEEASO TT WECTUALLY SLASHINE THREE YEARONT D PR ONE.Y VOTE NO. ISSI FERNANDEZ YES, GUESUAN LOOKIT IN A EETS ONCI WEIRDET FTERED G. CHOE SUTINGOUUNIORORANGEOWL ANDDERSP SEEI ASELL UP TRE CEPTINOTR YEARROMS. M ENTHUCES. V ANDERSON.BSOLELYES. LARGO,T KE W PPOR YOU, W EWENTS T GRANTATE PPORD FOR DS OF WOERFU ORGANATIO. EVERYNGLE YR O RD, THEY P B BOARD,Y TEL WANT TO DND W GRANT HOLAPSND W THE PEORMEASYEAR W WASE IT' NOT T G OY BETTE IT I HAVLL FAITHNDCONFIDI'M OKG FOE ORAN BOWL. SK YO . MY VE IS A S.

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SENATE BILL 7026 STATES THAT THE BILL PERMANENTLY EXEMPTS TRADE SECRETS AND PROPRIETARY BUSINESS INFORMATION HELD BY STATE AGENCIES. FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND UPDATES STATES LAWS TO MAKE THOSE PROTECTIONS CONSISTENT. AS OUR PRESENTATION IS WRAPPING UP, IT IS EXTREMELY WORTH MENTIONING WHAT THE SUNSHINE LAW HAS DONE FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS IT HAS MADE TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR GOVERNING BODIES POSSIBLE, AS IT RIGHTFULLY ALLOWS CITIZENS TO OPENLY ATTEND COMMISSION MEETINGS AND ACCESS A WIDE VARIETY OF RECORDS WHENEVER THEY DESIRE. OBVIOUSLY, WITH A FEW EXEMPTIONS. BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY WRAP UP, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COMMISSION FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AMAZING PEOPLE IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR WELCOMING US AND GUIDING US FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. CHRISTINA. YOU'RE AMAZING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT TEAM IS THROUGH THE MAYOR, IF I CAN REAL QUICK. WE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS, SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE REAL QUICK. DOMINIC AND ISABELLA, YOU GUYS DID A INSALL IT AYYOU LYNOCK OUT OE PAR AOU KING CALLESEORIGSCHOOL VERY, VES ED. HE WENT TRESOT THENDF DAY,KAOW W VE CEELEZNIK.NK EVERYO KNOWS THAST NAME. THE CANAGER'SICE.NG ONS. WE IERINS.HEFLOO IS YOURS R ANWEHANK YOR GIVG US U TOD TODWE LE T ENGE OUUNYK IN MING, MITYHUB. NE IS CAMILA SCZ IERDO, AND AING JUNIOR AT SAINT BRENDAN HIGH SCHOOL. AND MY NAME IS CECILIA ZELEZNIK, AND I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE AT CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. TO START, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE GOALS OF THE MOBILITY HUB. THE MOBILITY HUB SERVES TO REPLACE THE CURRENT PARKING GARAGE BEHIND THE MIRACLE THEATER, BUT THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT MORE THAN JUST A PARKING GARAGE, EMPHASIZING MODERNITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN ITS DESIGN. THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE SPACE FOR BUSINESSES ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AS WELL AS RESTAURANT SPACE ON THE TOP FLOOR, BOTH OF WHICH WILL SERVE TO ELEVATE THE PROPERTY BEYOND ITS INITIAL VALUE. IT IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING FOR THE CITY, COMPROMISING A TWO YEAR LONG EFFORT TO BUILD THIS NEW FACILITY, BUT THE POTENTIAL THAT IT HOLDS AS A CENTER OF ENTERTAINMENT, DINING AND CONVENIENCE MAKES IT ESSENTIAL TO PROMOTE THIS DEVELOPMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. WITH THIS IN MIND, WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE MOBILITY HUB, AS WELL AS COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY'S RESIDENTS ON THE CONSTRUCTION. FIRSTLY, GIVING CITIZENS ACCESS TO THE DESIGN RENDERS OF THE MOBILITY HUB WOULD ALLOW THEM A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT EXACT CHANGES WILL BE COMING TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY POSTING THE DESIGN RENDERINGS OF THE HUB ON THE CITY WEBSITE, CITIZENS CAN VIEW THE PLANS FOR THE CHANGE, AS WELL AS SEE THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS THIS CONSTRUCTION COULD OFFER FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. ON OUR FIRST WEEK INTERNING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE ATTENDED A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTORS FOR THE MOBILITY HUB, MEMBERS OF THE CITY, AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS. THE INTENT OF THE MEETING WAS TO SHOWCASE THE MOBILITY HUB TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF OF THE FACILITY, AND OUR ATTENTION WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAWN TO THE DESIGN RENDERS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED AT THE FRONT OF THE MEETING ROOM. GIVING THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE RENDERS COULD HELP RESIDENTS GAIN A CLEARER IDEA OF THE VISION FOR THIS FACILITY.

MEANWHILE, SHOWCASING NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESSES WILL DRAW PEOPLE INTO THE MOBILITY HUB, BRINGING ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND ACTIVITY INTO THE AREA. THE RETAIL THAT THE MOBILITY HUB CAN OFFER ARE ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES CAN CAPITALIZE ON TO BOOST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AS SEEN WITH NEW RESTAURANTS IN CORAL GABLES, SUCH AS BUCHANAN OR STAND. WHEN PEOPLE ARE INFORMED ABOUT NEW AND UPCOMING BUSINESS, IT CAUSES AN INFLUX OF NEW CUSTOMERS INTO THAT AREA. APPLYING THIS PRINCIPLE TO THE

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MOBILITY HUB COULD HELP DRAW ON RESIDENTS WHO ARE MORE RELUCTANT TO UTILIZE IT, OR EVEN NEWCOMERS FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES, SUCH AS THE CITY OF MIAMI OR CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.

ONCE THE PUBLIC HAS A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE MOBILITY HUB WILL OPERATE, CONSISTENT UPDATES AS TO HOW THE PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG WILL SERVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS OF THIS CONSTRUCTION. FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENTS, TWO YEARS CAN FEEL LIKE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT TO SEE PROGRESS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, FREQUENT UPDATES CAN HELP REVEAL RESIDENTS, HELP RESIDENTS FEEL MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME, AND DEMONSTRATE THE WORK THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING INTO THIS FACILITY. THESE UPDATES COULD BE CENTRALIZED IN THE CITY'S NEWSLETTER, A PLATFORM THAT ALREADY HAS A LARGE AUDIENCE OF INVESTED READERS. FURTHERMORE, THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES HAS A NUMBER OF ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THROUGH WHICH THESE UPDATES COULD BE POSTED. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE THOSE POSTS ON INSTAGRAM QUITE OFTEN, SOCIAL MEDIA IS A PARTICULARLY UNIQUE PLATFORM TO ENGAGE CITIZENS BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOBILITY HUB, BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE FEEDBACK ON CONSTRUCTION. WITH THIS IN MIND, WE'D LIKE TO TRANSITION INTO HOW WE CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS, STARTING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED, SOCIAL MEDIA IS UNIQUE IN THAT CITIZENS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE CONSTRUCT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOBILITY HUB, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THEIR FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECT. FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING A SERIES ON THE CITY INSTAGRAM WITH MONTHLY UPDATES ON THE CONSTRUCTION COULD PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF THE MOBILITY HUB. INSTAGRAM ALLOWS FOR INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH POSTS LIKE THESE THROUGH THEIR COMMENT SECTIONS, WHICH CAN SERVE AS A VERY ACCESSIBLE WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. THIS COULD BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR EARLY STAGES OF THE PROJECT, BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMMENTERS COULD BE USED TO GAUGE THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST AS TIME GOES BY AND AS THE MOBILITY HUB PROGRESSES FURTHER. FURTHERMORE, CORAL GABLES IS KNOWN FOR ITS COMMUNITY EVENTS FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET TO THE LITERARY FESTIVAL, WHICH ATTRACT INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE CITY. THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES IS OFTEN PRESENT AT THESE EVENTS, WITH BOOTHS FILLED WITH MEMORABILIA AND INFORMATION. THESE STANDS ALREADY PROVIDE SO MUCH VISIBILITY FOR THE CITY, SO USING IT TO PRESENT THE MOBILITY HUB AND ASK FOR FEEDBACK IN THE MOMENT WILL SERVE TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE PROJECT WHILE GAINING GENUINE POINTS OF CONTENTION FOR RESIDENTS. MEANWHILE, HAVING ONLINE SURVEYS WILL GIVE A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE PROJECT AND LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR THE CITY. KNOWING HOW THE CITIZENS AND OR BUSINESS OWNERS ARE FEELING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL. AT THE AFOREMENTIONED IN-PERSON EVENTS.

LINKS TO SUCH SURVEYS COULD ALSO BE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO GROW THE AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK THAT IS AVAILABLE. IN THE END, WE FEEL THAT THESE SUGGESTIONS WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE HOW THE COMMUNITY VIEWS THIS PROJECT AND KEEP THEM EXCITED FOR THE NEW STEPS. NOW, WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF OUR TIME WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND WE FOUND THAT THIS DEPARTMENT HAD THREE CENTRAL FOCUSES ADAPTABILITY, LEADERSHIP, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

FIRSTLY, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS ONE OF THE MOST VARIED ROLES IN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE MANAGES EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY DEVELOPMENT TO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. NO TWO DAYS WERE THE SAME HERE, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT BEING ABLE TO ADAPT TO EACH NEW CHALLENGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE JOB. WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE IN OVERSEEING EVERY DEPARTMENT, LEADERSHIP IS FUNDAMENTAL TO HOW THIS OFFICE OPERATES. IN OUR DAYS. SHADOWING THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE HAVE SEEN THIS IN ACTION, IMPLEMENTING NEW POLICIES AND MANAGING THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF EACH DEPARTMENT. AND FINALLY, ACCOUNTABILITY IS A MAJOR ASPECT IN THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE. THE TIME THAT THE CITY PUTS INTO BUILDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTS AND CITY STAFF THAT THEY COMMUNICATE WITH IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. NOT EVERYTHING WILL GO PERFECTLY ALL THE TIME, AND MAINTAINING HONESTY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WORK WITH ON A DAILY BASIS MAKES IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGES WITH GRACE AND OPTIMISM. ALL IN ALL, DURING OUR TIME IN THE OFFICE, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHADOW MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE OFFICE AND LEARN ABOUT NOT JUST WHAT THE CITY MANAGER DOES, BUT LOTS OF OTHER CITY OFFICIALS AS WELL. FROM GOING TO CITY MEETINGS FOR THE MOBILITY HUB TO TOURING HISTORIC FACILITIES. WE GOT A FULL PICTURE INTO CORAL GABLES GOVERNMENT AND ALL THE ASPECTS THAT GO INTO MANAGING SUSSEX. SUCH A SUCCESSFUL AND BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO GUIDE US THROUGH THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES. WELL DONE. AMAZING, AMAZING PRESENTATION AND I HOPE, I HOPE THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AS WORTHWHILE FOR YOU THAT AS IT WAS FOR ME. VERY INSIGHTFUL.

I'M SO HAPPY YOU GUYS ARE HERE. THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER, MAYOR LESNIK, WAS ABLE TO CATCH CATCH YOUR PRESENTATION. I CAN SEE YOU. I CAN SEE WHERE THE WHERE THE LEADERSHIP RUNS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU LADIES. NOW NEXT UP IS AUDREY PRABAKAR AND JAYDEN LEE. SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH MISTER JAYDEN LEE. AND IF YOU'RE KEEPING TABS OVER THE

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YEARS, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE MR. LEE HERE. YEAH. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. IF HE'S COMING BACK FOR A SECOND BITE OF THE APPLE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. COMMISSIONERS, CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GUIDANCE AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THESE PAST FEW WEEKS. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. MY NAME IS JAYDEN LEE, A SENIOR AT GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL. MY NAME IS AUDREY PRABAKAR AND I AM A RISING SENIOR AT CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART. WE'RE THE CLERK'S OFFICE SUMMER INTERNS, AND WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT OUR PROJECT. WE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER A PROJECT WE BELIEVE WILL SAVE STAFF TIME, STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S OFFICIAL RECORD, AND MODERNIZE THE PRODUCTION OF MINUTES FOR ALL 37 OF THE CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE IDENTIFIED A REAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEM IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THEN WE BUILT THE SOLUTION. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PERFECT. OF COURSE. REAL QUICK. OKAY, SO HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE GOT THERE. THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE KEEPS THE OFFICIAL RECORD FOR 37 DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, 37 DIFFERENT LIAISONS, 37 MEETING CYCLES. AND AS WE DISCOVERED, WORKING ALONGSIDE STAFF, ESSENTIALLY 37 DIFFERENT WAYS OF WRITING MINUTES, THAT INCONSISTENCY HAS REAL COSTS. DEPUTY CLERKS WERE SPENDING HOURS REFORMATTING AND CORRECTING DRAFTS BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE FINALIZED. PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS TOOK LONGER BECAUSE A MOTION OR A VOTE MIGHT LIVE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLACE IN EVERY DOCUMENT. AND WHEN A NEW BOARD LIAISON CAME ON, THERE WAS NO CLEAR PLAYBOOK TO HAND THEM. WE SAW THIS NOT AS A PAPERWORK PROBLEM, BUT AS A RECORDS INTEGRITY PROBLEM, AND ONE THAT WAS FIXABLE WITH A WITH A SINGLE SUMMER. SO WE FIXED IT. CONFIDENCE FIXED IT, I LOVE IT.

SO OUR FIRST DELIVERABLE IS COMPLETE AND READY FOR CITY WIDE USE TODAY. A SINGLE STANDARDIZED MINUTES TEMPLATE FOR EVERY BOARD AND COMMITTEE PAIRED WITH PLAIN LANGUAGE, STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS THAT ANY LIAISON CAN FOLLOW EVEN ON THEIR FIRST DAY. AND THIS DOES A LOT FOR THE CITY. THE DRAFTS WILL ARRIVE MEETING READY, AND THIS LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF EDITING REQUIRED BY THE DEPUTY CLERK. ALSO, MOTIONS AND VOTES NOW SIT IN THE SAME PLACE FOR EVERY DOCUMENT, WHICH MEANS CLEANER RESPONSES TO PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS. THIRD, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'D ARGUE IS MOST IMPORTANT A CONSISTENT FORMAT STRENGTHENS THE CITY COMPLIANCE POSTURE UNDER FLORIDA SUNSHINE AND PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS, A UNIFORM OFFICIAL RECORD IS A DEFENSIBLE OFFICIAL RECORD. AND FOURTH, THE INSTRUCTION SERIES DOUBLES AS AN ONBOARDING TOOL. EVERY FUTURE LIAISON INHERITS A REPEATABLE PROCESS INSTEAD OF A BLANK PAGE. SO OUR PROJECT LOOKS FORWARD TOWARDS THE FUTURE. THE TEMPLATE STANDARDIZES THE FORMAT OF ALL MINUTES ARE PROPOSED APP, WHICH WE WILL CALL SHORTCUT TRANSFORMS HOW THE FIRST DRAFT GETS WRITTEN AT ALL. THE PROCESS IS SIMPLE. THE BOARD LIAISON RECORDS THE MEETING EXACTLY AS THEY DO TODAY. RIGHT AFTER ADJOURNMENT, THE RECORDING IS UPLOADED INTO THE APP. THE APP GENERATES A FULL TRANSCRIPT AND THEN DRAFTS THE MINUTES AUTOMATICALLY ON THE STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE. WE JUST SHOWED YOU STAFF REVIEW AND CORRECT THAT DRAFT, AND ONLY THEN DOES IT GO TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING, ONE DESIGN PRINCIPLE, BECAUSE WE BUILT IT VERY DELIBERATELY. PEOPLE STAY IN CHARGE. THE CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF REVIEW EVERY GENERATED DRAFT BEFORE ANYTHING REACHES THE DAIS. THE APP ACCELERATES THE FIRST DRAFT. IT DOES NOT REPLACE THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT THAT EXISTS TODAY, AND IT DOES NOT TOUCH FINAL APPROVAL. WHAT THIS MEANS IN PRACTICE THE SLOWEST, MOST REPETITIVE PART OF THE MINUTES PRODUCTION. LISTENING BACK AND TYPING UP THAT FIRST DRAFT GETS COMPRESSED FROM HOURS TO MERE MINUTES, WHILE THE OFFICIAL RECORD STAYS FULLY UNDER HUMAN CONTROL. SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT? STEP ONE ADOPT THE TEMPLATE CITY WIDE. THE INSTRUCTIONS AND TEMPLATES ARE FINISHED AND CAN ROLL OUT TO EVERY BOARD LIAISON BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. STEP TWO PILOT THE APP WITH A SINGLE BOARD TEST, TRANSCRIPTION AND DRAFT GENERATION ON ONE COMMITTEES MEETINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS BEFORE EXPANDING.

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THIS IS LOW RISK AND PROVIDES REAL DATA. STEP THREE WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE IT TRACK STAFF HOUR PER SET OF MINUTES, BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APP, AND REPORT THE RESULTS BACK TO THE CLERK. IF THIS WORKS THE WAY WE BELIEVE IT WILL, THE NUMBERS WILL MAKE THE CASE FOR US. AND BEFORE WE CLOSE, WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY CLERK, BILLY RUKIA, THE DEPUTY CLERK YOLI DAVIS, AND AGENDA COORDINATOR EMILY SANSORES, WHO MENTORED US THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND WHO TRUSTED TO INTERNS WITH THE IDEAS THAT TOUCHED THE CITY'S OFFICIAL RECORD. THAT TRUST IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER FINISHED WORK, A REAL PRODUCT, NOT JUST SUGGESTIONS. WE CAME IN AS INTERNS. WE'RE LEAVING, HAVING BUILT SOMETHING THE CITY CAN USE ON MONDAY MORNING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THESE PAST TWO WEEKS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND SHOWED US WHAT MAKES CORAL GABLES THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. SO.

MR. LEE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU LOOK VERY PROFESSIONAL. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER. SO DO YOU, YOUNG LADY. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS TO BOTH OF YOU, ESPECIALLY TO YOU BETWEEN YOUR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? SO THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE FOR ME, I STARTED OFF WORKING ON YOUR REELECTION CAMPAIGN. SO NOW I ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THE INNER PROCESS OF WHAT MAKES OUR CITY THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. SO IT'S MADE ME UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE PROCESS THAT GOES BEYOND THE SCENES. AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME. YOUNG LADY, WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF BEING BNG INLVEDSROGRAM WELL, R ERSONALL I TNK MY ME BEINGE BEONCOLESY W LE,UT SAME R COISSIONASTR MMISONA, ANDEEINHOY ASK QUEIONSN THEA ROPE ERFOAEASON. I THI THASHET IMPORNT OR ME T THATHE NT O YEAH, AMO OF T I PLACE SURE Y SE ISTHGHT HO.

CONGON YCH. A THEY GO NSULOR THE. YOUAN. WE'LLIGURE IT OUT WLL DO ONR CONTRA. WE'LLIGURE OFF TH MAYOR LIESH. OWM AT YOU T ER,AYE MAR CMINE, ANK OPUNITORESENTNSETG. NAME LAOSORA RISI SENR AND MY NIS MA HOY. IIMTA-LAS. IALSO A RISIE NIEOR'SFI. TAY WE' GOI PSERROJEE ME OWORAL BLESUR GOAL WAS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY MANY YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE PLACES LIKE COCOWALK OVER MIRACLE MILE, AND WHAT OORTUTIES EST TO BUSINEES. AND OUR MAIN WHILE RESEARCH QUESTION WAS WHY DO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE CHOOSE DESTINATIONS LIKE COCOWALK OVER MIRACLE MILE? AND WHILE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND RATHER THAN JUST RELYING ON ASSUMPTIONS, WE ACTUALLY DID RESEARCH TO ANSWER OUR QUESTION. THIS TOPIC MATTERS BECAUSE TODAY'S YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TOMORROW'S RESIDENTS, CUSTOMERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS. A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN BENEFITS LOCAL BUSINESSES, STRENGTHENS THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND UNDERSTANDING YOUTH PREFERENCES TODAY CAN HELP GUIDE FUTURE PLANNING DECISIONS. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE DIFFERENT RESEARCH METHODS. SO THE FIRST ONE WE CONDUCTED A YOUTH SURVEY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 17, AND WE ASKED THEM WHERE THEY LIKE TO SPEND THEIR TIME AND WHY. AND WE VISITED COCOWALK AND MIRACLE MILE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 530 TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES AND THE SIMILARITIES. AND WE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED WITH THE CORAL GABLES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AND WE ASKED THEM WHAT CHALLENGES MIRACLE MILE AND CORAL GABLES FACE. SO FROM THE YOUTH SURVEY RESULTS, WHEN WE ASKED THESE STUDENTS WHAT CAME TO MIND WHEN THINKING ABOUT COCONUT GROVE, THEY USED WORDS LIKE FUN, BEAUTIFUL STREETS, AND GOOD RESTAURANTS.

WHEREAS FOR MIRACLE MILE, MOST OF THEM RESPONDED THAT THEY RARELY GO THERE OR THAT THEY SIMPLY DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT. AND THIS KIND OF JUST SUGGESTS THAT MIRACLE MILE HAS A LOWER VISIBILITY AMONG MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ALSO ASKED WHAT FACTORS MATTER MOST WHEN CHOOSING WHERE TO SPEND THEIR TIME. THE TOP RESPONSES WERE ATMOSPHERE AND GOOD FOOD.

SHOPPING AND NIGHTLIFE WERE LESS IMPORTANT THAN SIMPLY ENJOYING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT. AND WHEN ASKED WHICH AREA THEY VISIT MOST OFTEN, COCONUT GROVE WAS BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR DESTINATION. OUR SURVEY SUGGESTED THAT THE ATMOSPHERE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ATTRACTING YOUNG PEOPLE, AND TO SEE WHETHER THAT MATCHED REALITY. WE VISITED BOTH LOCATIONS OURSELVES, SO THESE ARE THE PICTURES WE TOOK FROM MIRACLE MILE ON THAT SATURDAY AT AROUND 530, AND WE NOTICED FEWER FOOT TRAFFIC. IT WAS GENERALLY LIKE AN OLDER CROWD, AND THERE WERE MANY STORES APPEARED VACANT, AND OVERALL THE AREA JUST FELT QUIETER THAN

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WE EXPECTED FOR A WEEKEND AFTERNOON. AND THESE ARE PHOTOS FROM COCONUT GROVE. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME. THE CONTRAST WAS THAT WE OBSERVED MANY MORE YOUNG PEOPLE GROUPS SITTING TOGETHER, BUSY SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC SPACES WHERE PEOPLE STAYED EVEN WITHOUT ACTIVELY SHOPPING, THE ATMOSPHERE FELT MUCH MORE ACTIVE AND SOCIAL, WHICH CLOSELY MATCHED OUR SURVEY FINDINGS. AND NEXT, WE INTERVIEWED THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT RETAIL HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING AND THAT MANY OF THE OFFICE WORKERS ACTUALLY LEAVE DOWNTOWN AFTER BUSINESS HOURS. THE CITY'S GOAL IS TO CREATE MORE REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY LONGER THROUGH EVENTS, THROUGH EVENTS, BUSINESS SUPPORT, RETAIL RECRUITMENT AND INCREASING THE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION. SO WHAT WE LEARNED, ONE THING THAT SURPRISED US WAS THAT MANY OF THE STOREFRONTS THAT APPEARED VACANT ARE ACTUALLY VACANT, AND ONLY 6% ARE TRUE VACANCIES. AND MANY OF THOSE STOREFRONTS ARE ACTUALLY LEASED, AND THE BUSINESSES ARE PREPARING TO OPEN THEM. AND THIS HELPED US REALIZE THAT THE CHALLENGE ISN'T JUST FILLING EMPTY STORES, BUT IT'S ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STAY LONGER ONCE THEY ARRIVE. DURING OUR VISIT TO COCONUT GROVE, WE NOTICED MANY INTERACTIVE PUBLIC SPACES WITH PLACES TO SIT OPEN, GATHERING SPACES, PLAYGROUNDS, TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS AND COMFORTABLE PUBLIC SEATING. PEOPLE WEREN'T ONLY SHOPPING, THEY WERE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER. THESE SPACES ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO REMAIN IN THE AREA LONGER, AND THESE PICTURES ALSO SHOW THE PARK THAT COCONUT GROVE HAS, WHERE PEOPLE CAN SOCIALIZE AND HAVE FUN. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW PARK COMING SOON, THANKS TO OUR MAYOR NEXT TO MIRACLE MILE WITHIN THE PUBLIX THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN. AND OUR IDEA IS THAT WE THINK AN INTERACTIVE POP UP WOULD ATTRACT YOUTH, IN ADDITION TO JUST MAYBE THE WORKERS THAT WILL COME TO THE PARK ON THEIR LUNCH BREAKS OR AN OLDER CROWD.

BUT OUR GOAL ISN'T TO CREATE A REPLICA WITH SOCCER OR PLAYGROUND, BUT IT'S TO CREATE A SPACE THAT CAN BE EQUALLY AS INTERACTIVE AND INCLUSIVE. BASED ON EVERYTHING WE LEARNED, WE DEVELOPED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MORE FREE SEATING, TEMPORARY GAMES LIKE PING PONG, FOOSBALL, POOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMING, AND OUR MEDIUM TERM MEDIUM TERM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INTERACTIVE PUBLIC SPACES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND POP UP EVENTS THAT CAN ENCOURAGE LOCAL AND TOURISTS, AND ALSO THE LONG TERM MEASURES WHICH ARE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH, DIVERSE RETAIL AND THE PRESERVATION OF MIRACLE MILE HISTORIC IDENTITY. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY WHAT WE CALL THIRD PLACES, BEST DESCRIBED AS PUBLIC SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER OUTSIDE OF HOME OR WORK.

RESEARCH SHOWS THEY REDUCE LONELINESS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, HELP FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOP NATURALLY, AND EVEN IMPROVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND STUDIES HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT EVEN SMALL DAILY INTERACTIONS CAN INCREASE HAPPINESS AND A STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING. AND AS THESE SPACES HAVE BECOME LESS COMMON TODAY, LONELINESS HAS INCREASED, MAKING THEM MORE VALUABLE. THESE SPACES ALSO CREATE SOMETHING CALLED COMMERCIAL SPILLOVER, WHICH HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE COMFORTABLE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN SPEND TIME WITHOUT FEELING TO PRESSURE, FEELING PRESSURED TO BUY SOMETHING, THEY USUALLY STAY LONGER IN RETURN. THE LONGER PEOPLE REMAIN IN AN AREA, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO EXPLORE NEARBY BUSINESSES AND EVENTUALLY PURCHASE A COFFEE, SNACK, MEAL, OR OTHER PRODUCT.

IN OTHER WORDS, CREATING PLACES TO GATHER CAN ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMERCE, AND OUR RESEARCH LED US TO FORMING. CONCLUSION. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT ATMOSPHERE IS THE BIGGEST FACTOR INFLUENCING WHERE YOUNGER PEOPLE TEND TO SPEND THEIR TIME. AND THE SECOND IS THAT MIRACLE MILE ALREADY HAS STRONG FOUNDATIONS, BUT NEEDS MORE REASONS FOR VISITORS TO STAY LONGER. OUR THIRD CONCLUSION IS THAT PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES CAN BENEFIT BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING BUSINESSES, AND FINALLY, THAT INVESTING IN YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TODAY CAN HELP STRENGTHEN DOWNTOWN AND CORAL GABLES FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR GOAL ISN'T FOR MIRACLE MILE TO BECOME COCONUT GROVE. IT'S SIMPLY FOR MIRACLE MILE TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF ITSELF AND REACH ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INTERNS AND HAVE THIS LEARN SO MUCH A T T HELP THE CIT SO I WT T COMME BOT YOU, BECAUSE F TIMPL , U COULDAVEAKEN A MUCHASIER TAS YOUOOONE THE MOST DIFFICASKS COD SSLY TNKWHEN OLWHAT YOU WEREGOG EMBARK ONHI ING BE VERYLTO ESENON. BUT IHI YOU DID ANG JOB,ND T IS INCRIBLY IMPO US.ND THINKT NS OF P IS COMING TOHE C WE'RE GOING TO HAV TO 6 NEW GENCES REY T DOWN. I CHANGE F USTHE FURE,PROB IN THNEXT TWO YEAR THO TSE OPEN

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ES ARE DEL. AND I THINK RE GOIO SEE THAT TRANSFMATI.ND TNK NLINGOETTE AS THEITY CONTINUES TO GROWIN AI NT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR ENGAGING WITH THE CITY, ESPECIALLY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, YACINE.

ELAINE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR'S, SIR. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. MAYOR, MISS LAURA, OF COURSE, FOR HELPING ME COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. GOOD MORNING. AND I'M READY TO PRESENT. PERFECT. SO HERE I TALKED ABOUT THE TRASH CAN, BECAUSE WHENEVER I'M GOING DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE LITTER. AND I DON'T LIKE LITTER BECAUSE IT MAKES THE CITY VERY DISGUSTING. AND I REALLY, REALLY THROW UP. SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE DISGUSTING PLACES. AND THE THE REASON WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC IS BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN THERE'S LIKE NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD BE DOING LITTER. AND I CHOSE THE AI BECAUSE IT CAN HELP YOU TAKE THE TRASH AND COULD PICK UP TRASH, LITTER, ANYTHING. IT CAN ALSO GO TO A CYCLE TO THROW THE TRASH ITSELF AND THAT'S IT. SO THE MAIN REASON WHY, AGAIN, I CHOSE THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE SMART MANAGEMENT. AND IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN, THERE SHOULD BE MORE. SCROLL DOWN. I DON'T HAVE THE.

CAN CABLE TV PUT IT BACK UP. JUST VERY BRIEFLY. I THINK THAT THE CONCEPT AND IDEA OF, OF GARBAGE MANAGEMENT. AND THERE IT IS. AND ADDITIONAL TO THAT, SINCE THE AI WILL BE NEEDING CHARGING INSTEAD OF USING CHARGING STATIONS, IT WILL USE SOLAR CHARGING LIKE SOLAR POWER TOPS TO GET ENERGY. AND IT COULD ALSO USE USB-C PORTS AS WELL AS IT COULD IT COULD GENERATE WHETHER IT'S PLASTIC, PAPER OR FOOD WRAPS AND OPENS THE CORRECT LID FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR FOR EMBARKING ON THIS PROCESS OVER THE SUMMER. THE COON, THE MANAG'VE BUG W TO ADDRE LR, EN THOUGHI WE'RERED COMPARED T OERIEECAN YS BBETT. E WIN OSIDE CONTHAT ISTHE PROSS O IHI, WA T C THEEW TINENT MO EFFIENTLY I OF VEOR OUSINESS OWN HAVE TOLEANHE,OU KNOW, 50FT 25FE'RETULYOING TO HAVE AR GO THERE ANDOLL STR AT ONCE. IS GOG E MO CO ETIAND ALHEIS ARESSING GBAGED LANDSCING,HAEOO MA SURET,OUW,T E BEST FORWARN EFFO ARA,FOR EXAMP, LIK, HOO WE BNG MUSINESOPLE? TOWIINIZG EAMOU O GBAGE, IALL SATY, AND JUSINOU END YOU FOR BEING ID INHEAYORFFICE.

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SEPT TAN. TS HAS LED TO MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DANGEROUS ALGAE AND DEAD FISH, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE. HOWEVER, THERE IS A HIGH COST ASSOCIATED FOR THE HOMEOWNER AND THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO CONVERTING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. SO THIS ISN'T MORE OF A SHORT TERM INVESTMENT. THIS IS A LONG TERM INVESTMENT THAT'S GOOD AND BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR HOME AND FOR EVERYONE. AND THE PEOPLE OF CORAL GABLES. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RIGHT NOW.

IT IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT IS ALSO GOOD FOR YOUR HOME. AND IT PREVENTS THE NUTRIENT POLLUTION. STANDARD SEPTIC SYSTEMS HAVE NO WAY OF FILTERING NUTRIENTS FROM WASTE LIKE SEWAGE DOES. ALONG WITH THAT ISSUE, FLORIDA HAS POROUS ROCK UNDERNEATH THE SOIL BENEATH IT, WHICH IS ALSO BENEATH THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS, MEANING THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HOLES FOR THE POLLUTED WASTE TO LEAK THROUGH HURTING SOIL AND THE GROUND BENEATH US. SO WHEN THE WASTE DOES LEAK THROUGH THE POROUS ROCK, IT POLLUTES OUR DRINKING WATER, WHICH IS FOUND IN OUR AQUIFER. NEXT, WHY SHOULD HOUSEHOLDS CONVERT FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER? AND FOR THAT I HAVE TWO WORDS SEA LEVELS. TRADITIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS REQUIRE AT LEAST SIX FEET OF DRY, DRY SOIL BENEATH THEM, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL AT FIRST. HOWEVER, WITH RISING SEA LEVELS AND THE AMOUNT OF HURRICANES AND STORMS MIAMI GETS, WE KNOW THAT WATER GETS PUSHED UP AND THEREFORE SO DOES WASTE, AND IT CAN END UP IN YOUR HOME, IN YOUR YARD AND IN THE ROADS. IT'S REALLY DISGUSTING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. IF YOU'RE SHELTERING DOWN FOR A HURRICANE FOR FOR A BIG STORM, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTS FLOODING, WHICH IT OFTEN DOES IN MIAMI, WASTE COMES UP, WHICH IS AWFUL. AND IT'S AWFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CORAL GABLES. LUCKILY, THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS REGIONAL SUCCESS MODELS FINANCIALLY THAT HAVE WORKED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO STARTING WITH BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY USED A BETTERMENT LOAN ASSESSMENT TO SORT OF TACKLE THEIR SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION AND ALSO COVER THE COST OF HOUSEHOLDS CONVERTING. NEXT, MIAMI DADE COUNTY, RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD, USED OR PROVIDED HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES WHICH ABUT ALREADY ESTABLISHED SEWER SYSTEMS WITH UP TO $15,000 TO COVER THE UPFRONT COSTS OF CONVERTING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER, PER THE CITY'S ESTIMATE FOR HOW MUCH CONVERTING WOULD BE PER HOUSEHOLD, IT'S AROUND $16,000, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT EACH HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE TO PAY ROUGHLY $1,000 TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER IF WE ADOPTED A SIMILAR PLAN. THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE JUST SORT OF OUTLINES THE EXACT FORMAT AND PLAN, WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE WHEN CONVERTING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. BUT I'LL SKIP OVER THAT FOR NOW BECAUSE I JUST PROVIDED A BRIEF OVERVIEW. NEXT, SOME FLORIDA SUCCESS MODELS IN BREVARD COUNTY. THEY OFFERED A TAXATION PROGRAM TO COVER UP TO $24,000 PER HOUSEHOLD TO COVER THE COST OF CONVERTING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. AND THEN MONROE COUNTY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS USES FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS TO FUND THE CONVERSION OF SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE BETWEEN ISLANDS, USING HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING TO STAY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE. SO WHAT SHOULD THE FINANCING MECHANISM LOOK LIKE IN CORAL GABLES? WELL, MOST LIKELY AND PROBABLY IT WOULD BE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. THE CITY WILL ISSUE BONDS BACKED BY HOUSEHOLD ASSESSMENTS, AND THEN BASINS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THEIR REPAYMENT STRUCTURE. ONCE A MAJORITY OF HOMEOWNERS OPT IN TO THE PROCESS FOR SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. AND LUCKILY, THROUGH THE VICE MAYOR'S HELP SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE REALIZED THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A RESOLUTION IN PLACE, WHICH SHE WROTE HERSELF TO HELP US GAIN ACCESS TO STATE BACKED FUNDS.

THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS JUST GETTING ACCESS TO THE FUNDS TO BEGIN WITH. SO ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO GET FUNDS, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SOLVE THE UPFRONT PROBLEM OF CONVERTING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. NEXT, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT STATE FUNDING. HOW CAN WE GET IT? WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT ARE SOME APPROACHES WE CAN TAKE? THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CITIES JUST LIKE CORAL GABLES, IF THEY HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS, MEANING THE PROJECTS HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PRELIMINARY PLANS. THE APPROACH IS ALREADY SCAFFOLDED BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PROJECT. AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS EXAMPLES ALREADY NEARBY US LIKE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI AND THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, WHICH HAVE ALL GOTTEN STATE FUNDING AND STATE GRANTS. SO WHAT ARE SOME NEXT STEPS? THIS THE COMMUNITY OF CORAL GABLES CAN TAKE. ACTING NOW PROVIDES FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR DRINKING WATER AND THE CORAL GABLES WATERWAY. WE ALSO WANT TO SECURE COMMITMENT FROM RESIDENTS, AND THEN WE AGGRESSIVELY SEEK FDEP FUNDING TO GAIN MORE TRACTION AND MONEY TO THIS CRUCIAL PROJECT. ONCE WE COORDINATE WITH THE FDP AND RECEIVE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE SHOVEL READY PROJECT, THERE WILL BE A FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE MODEL FOR ALMOST ALL RESIDENTS, ALLOWING THEM TO CONVERT FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TNDSTANO. ESTIONS OR. NO. WELL DONE. .ORUR NEXTNTAT

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WE'D T TAL A LIVINGSE. SO THIS N IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND THE IMPERATIVE OF SWITCHING FROM TRADITIONAL SEAWALLS TO LIVING SEAWALLS HERE IN OUR CITY, AND WHY IT SHOULD BE MORE PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO FIRSTLY, WHAT ARE SEAWALLS? SEAWALLS ARE A HARD, SMOOTH VERTICAL BARRIER OF CONCRETE OR STEEL BUILT TO PREVENT SHORE EROSION. BUT WHO ACTUALLY NEEDS SEAWALLS? WELL, ANYONE WHO LIVES ON THE SHORE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A NATURAL BARRIER TO THE WATER DEFINITELY NEEDS A SEAWALL. AND PRETTY INTERESTINGLY, I'M SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HERE IN THE AUDIENCE HAS SEEN A SEAWALL AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE, WHETHER IT BE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE OR ON THE CITY SHORELINE. THEY'RE PRESENT IN ALL OVER OUR COMMUNITY AS LONG AS YOU LOOK ON THE SHORELINE. BUT THE BENEFITS OF SEAWALLS ARE TWOFOLD. FIRST, WE SEE PREVENTING EROSION OF THE SHORE, BUT SECOND, IT PROTECTS THE COASTAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE SO IMPERATIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT, SEAWALLS. THE PROBLEM WITH TRADITIONAL SEAWALLS IS THAT THEY HAVE MANY LIKE POLLUTION IMPACTS. YEAH. AND LIKE EVAN WAS SAYING, THEY LEAK TOXINS INTO THE WATER THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PROTECTING.

IT'S AWFUL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CREATES POOR ALGAE AND POOR WATER QUALITY. AND SO WE HAVE A NEW QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ASKED. HOW DO WE KEEP ALL THE GREAT BENEFITS OF SEAWALLS WHILE FIXING THE ISSUES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE? AND FOR THAT, WE HAVE AN ANSWER. LIVING SEAWALLS. WHAT IS A LIVING SEAWALL? IT IS A EXACTLY HOW YOU WOULD THINK OF A NORMAL SEAWALL, EXCEPT IT COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND FORMS. BUT WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT IT WILL DO THE EXACT SAME THING AS TRADITIONAL SEAWALLS, EXCEPT IT HAS SOME SORT OF HABITAT FRIENDLY DESIGN. AND IN THIS CASE, IN THE PICTURE UP THERE, A TEXTURED WALL WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO THRIVE. WHO HAS LIVING SEAWALLS? MANY COMMUNITIES HERE IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAVE LIVING SEAWALLS AND HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS TO INCENTIVIZE THEM. MIAMI DADE, FORT LAUDERDALE SATELLITE AND POMPANO BEACH AND MARYLAND. THEY HAVE ALL TAKEN SOME SORT OF STEP FORWARD, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH GRANTS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT, AND THEY TOOK THAT STEP AND LEAP FORWARD IN ORDER TO PROMOTE LIVING SEAWALLS. SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SEAWALLS, LIVING SEAWALLS? WHY SHOULD WE IMPLEMENT THEM HERE IN CORAL GABLES? FIRST BIODIVERSITY.

SECOND, IMPROVED WATER QUALITY. AND THIRD, THEY'RE COST EFFECTIVE. NUMBER ONE, BIODIVERSITY, THOSE TEXTURED AND HABITAT FRIENDLY DESIGNS THAT I SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE HAVE MANY PURPOSES, BUT THE KEY THING THEY DELIVER ON IS A MINI REEF IN YOUR BACKYARD. IN THIS DESIGN SHOWN IN THE IMAGE, THOSE GROOVES SERVE A PURPOSE. IT ALLOWS ALGAE AND OTHER ORGANISMS TO GROW IN IT AND SURVIVE. COMPARED TO A TRADITIONAL SEAWALL WITH ITS SMOOTH, FLAT DESIGN, IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY GROWTH. BUT THIS SIMPLE CHANGE FIXES EVERYTHING THAT A REGULAR SEAWALL LACKED IN. IT ALLOWS ORGANISMS TO FLOURISH AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE WITHOUT FEAR OF TOXINS OR THE SLOW DECAY OF THEIR HABITAT. NEXT, IMPROVED WATER QUALITY. REMEMBER HOW I JUST TALKED ABOUT THOSE TEXTURED PANELS THAT ALLOW ORGANISMS TO FLOURISH? WELL, THAT'S NOT JUST BENEFICIAL TO THEM. IT IS BENEFICIAL TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY BY HAVING ALL THESE ORGANISMS LIVING ON THE WALL AND AROUND IT, IT CREATES A NATURAL FILTERING PROCESS THAT CLEANS YOUR WATER, NOT ONLY MAKING IT A BETTER ECOSYSTEM FOR THE ANIMALS, BUT ALSO MAKING IT CLEAR AND CLEAN, WHICH LOOKS AMAZING FOR YOUR PROPERTY. AND LASTLY, AND FINALLY, LIVING SEA WALLS COST THE SAME AS TRADITIONAL SEAWALLS, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE COST COMPARABLE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE MARINE GROWTH ON THE WALLS ADDS ANOTHER PROTECTIVE LAYER FROM EROSION AND WAVE ENERGY SO THAT OVER TIME, THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL BE LOWER, WHERE A TRADITIONAL SEAWALL MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED IN 30 TO 50 YEARS. A LIVING SEAWALL HAS A LIFESPAN OF OVER 50 YEARS.

THANK YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS IT. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS LIKE A WIN WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT LIVING SEAWALLS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SEAWALLS. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. VERY WELL DONE. ONE LAST POINT TO ADD IS WE HAVE REDUCED THE PERMITTING FEE FOR LIVING SEAWALLS IN ORDER TO TRY TO INCENTIVIZE RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE THEM, WHICH I DID FIND IN MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH. AND HUGE THANKS TO VICE MAYOR. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW MIAMI-DADE DID SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. AND NOW WE HAVE OUR THIRD AND FINAL PRESENTATION.

SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES. SO WHY SHOULD THE COMMUNITY OF CORAL GABLES SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES? NUMBER ONE, IT KEEPS MONEY. LOCAL LOCAL BUSINESSES RECIRCULATE A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE BACK INTO THE CITY WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. SECOND, IT BRINGS LIFE BACK ONTO THE STREETS. OUR DOWNTOWN AND WALKABLE AREAS ARE FILLED WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. LET'S BRING BACK LIFE TO THEM BY SUPPORTING THEM. AND THIRD, GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONALITY. THE IMPACTS HERE ARE THREEFOLD. FIRST, BY SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE

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SEE LOCAL FINANCIAL SUCCESS. SECOND, WHEN BUSINESSES ARE SUCCEEDING IN BRINGING IN GREATER AMOUNTS OF TAX REVENUE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECEIVES MORE MONEY THAT THEY CAN THEN USE. AND THIRDLY, TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM. SO WHAT CAN WE TAKE AWAY FROM OTHER CITIES AROUND US? THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO POINT TO IS GEORGETOWN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. GEORGETOWN ALLOWS LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SET UP IN THE OUTDOOR SPACES USING ATTRACTIVE MECHANISMS LIKE POP UPS TO PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESSES. NEXT IS COCONUT GROVE, WHICH GIVES THEIR CENTRAL DOWNTOWN AREA. GIVEN THEIR CENTRAL DOWNTOWN AREA, THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY CAPITALIZE ON FREEBIES AND POP UPS AND STOREFRONTS THAT PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES. AND FINALLY, WINTER PARK HERE, AND ALSO ALSO IN FLORIDA, OFFERS ONCE A MONTH WORKSHOPS ON MARKETING THROUGH THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, WHICH WE ALSO HAVE AND WHICH IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD UTILIZE. SO WHAT ARE SOME GENERAL INCENTIVES THAT THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES SHOULD TRY TO PROMOTE? WELL, FIRST WOULD BE CREATING MORE SHOP LOCAL REWARDS APPS OR INCENTIVES. MANY CITIES HAVE USED THE REWARDS APP, WHERE IF YOU SPEND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY AT ONE LOCAL BUSINESS AND THEN SEND IN YOUR RECEIPT TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, THEN YOU CAN THEN RECEIVE A GIFT CARD TO SHOP AT OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES, THEREFORE PROMOTING THIS NEVER ENDING CYCLE WHERE ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AROUND YOU ARE SUCCEEDING AND RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY WITH THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THEY CAN SHOP FOR. SECOND, WOULD BE CONTINUING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE NIGHT TIME.

ALTHOUGH MANY BUSINESSES AROUND OUR CITY CLOSE BEFORE THE DINNER TIME HOURS, A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ONLY ACTUALLY GET TO THE MIRACLE MILE OR GIRALDA AREA DURING THE TIMES OF THE NIGHT FOR DINNER. SO THEREFORE AT LEAST SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND TRYING TO KEEP THEIR LIGHTS ON AT LATER HOURS, PERHAPS THROUGH AN ORDINANCE, WOULD MAKE SMALL BUSINESSES FAR MORE VISIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEREFORE PROMOTE THEIR SUCCESSES IN THE FUTURE. LASTLY WOULD BE INCLUDING APPLE PAY IN GARAGES AND OTHER PARKING AREAS THAT PREVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE THEM. MANY YOUNGER POPULATIONS RELY ENTIRELY ON APPLE PAY TO GET THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES TO BEGIN WITH, AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT THEM TO COME TO YOUR AREA AT ALL, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT. SO EARLIER LAST WEEK, JACOB AND I HAD A MEETING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND WE ONLY HAD APPLE PAY ON OUR PHONES, AND WE PARKED IN ONE OF THE GARAGES. AND THEIR ONLY RESPONSE TO US WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO DOWN THE STREET TO PUBLIX TO GET A GIFT CARD TO THEN PAY FOR THE PARKING, WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT INCONVENIENT AT THE TIME. NEXT WOULD BE SOME SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT THE CITY COULD CAPITALIZE ON. FIRST WOULD BE MORE RESTAURANT WEEKS AND INITIATIVES WITH A DIVERSE LOCAL BUSINESS POPULATION, THE CITY SHOULD TRY TO PROMOTE A CERTAIN CORPORATIONS DURING THE DISTRICT DISTINCT MONTHS OR WEEKS OF THE YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, PROMOTING LATIN BUSINESSES DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH OR BLACK OWNED RESTAURANTS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

ALSO, PARKING INCENTIVES COULD BE A VERY INTERESTING INITIATIVE FOR THE CITY TO TAKE ON ALLOWING CERTAIN GARAGES OFF THE BEATEN PATH OF MIRACLE MILE, OR GIRALDA TO OFFER LOWER RATES COULD HELP PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THOSE AREAS AND ALLOW THEM TO BECOME MORE VISIBLE. BECAUSE IF RESIDENTS GO TO THOSE GARAGES TO PARK, BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER, THEN THEY ARE ABLE, THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GAIN MORE EXPOSURE TO THOSE LOCAL BUSINESSES, PERHAPS EVEN KEEPING PARKING MUCH LOWER OF A RATE ON SUNDAYS OR EVEN FREE ALTOGETHER, COULD ALSO HELP THE CITY, GIVEN THAT SUNDAY IS A TYPICALLY SLOWER DAY OF THE WEEK AND THEREFORE COULD BE CAPITALIZED ON TO AT LEAST PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES. GIVEN THAT PARKING REVENUE ON THAT DAY IS NEARLY A NET ZERO TO BEGIN WITH. SO TO CONCLUDE WITH THIS PRESENTATION, WE WOULD SAY ALLOWING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE ON MIRACLE MILE WOULD BE A GREAT AND PROMOTION AND INCENTIVE. JUST IN NEW YORK CITY, THE SIDEWALKS ARE PROBABLY A THIRD THE SIZE OF THOSE ON MIRACLE MILE. AND WHEN YOU WALK AROUND, ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE LITTLE TABLES SET UP OFFERING PERHAPS SAMPLES OR FREE FOOD OR CLOTHING TO THE PEOPLE WALKING BY, WHICH REALLY HELPS THEM PROMOTE THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES. THE CITY SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH APPS AND MARKETING WORKSHOPS, AND LASTLY, CONTINUE TO INCENTIVIZE YOUNGER POPULATIONS TO TRY AND REACH MIRACLE MILE AND GIRALDA TO TRY TO PROMOTE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH OF YOU AGAIN, YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON ALL THREE PRESENTATIONS. AND I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A, YOU KNOW, KUDOS AND A LITTLE BIT OF TESTAMENT AND CONGRATULATIONS. BECAUSE IF YOU NOTICE THE MANAGER, WHEN YOU WERE GIVING YOUR FINAL PRESENTATION, HE WAS TAKING NOTES ON THE APPLE PAY. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, MAYBE IT'S IN THE WORKS, MAYBE IT'S NOT. BUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING ALL THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN THE ROOM GIVES YOU A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. YEAH. LIKE MY, MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PAYS WITH APPLE PAY. I DON'T HAVE APPLE PAY ON MY PHONE. I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M

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BEING CANDID. TRY TO TRY TO TALK TO MY PARENTS ABOUT PAYING WITH LIKE A DEBIT CARD OR SOMETHING. THEY DON'T EVEN THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. SO AGAIN, THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS NOT ONLY THE EXPOSURE THAT YOU GET, BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU AND WE HAVE A FEW MORE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'RE ALMOST DONE. BUT THE POINT IS, THIS IS WHY WE STARTED THIS A WHILE BACK AGO WAS BECAUSE MANY OF YOU WALKED IN AND IT'S OKAY TO ADMIT IT. YOU KNOW, YOU WERE NERVOUS ABOUT SPEAKING IN PUBLIC. YOU WERE NERVOUS ABOUT ENGAGING WITH AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR A DIRECTOR AND ECM, DCM, CITY MANAGER. BUT THE WHOLE POINT IS FOR YOU TO FOR THAT TO BECOME COMMONPLACE, FOR YOU TO FEEL EMPOWERED IN THESE POSITIONS. BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT, MAYBE ONE DAY AS THE MAYOR OR THE MANAGER, MAYBE IT'S ONE DAY AS AN EXECUTIVE AT A BIG FIRM, YOU ALREADY HAVE A STEP UP WHEN YOU WALK INTO YOUR FIRST, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE OR YOU WALK INTO YOUR FIRST JOB OPPORTUNITY, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION AND, YOU KNOW, TRULY BE A LEADER. SO HERE'S A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF, OF AN IDEA THAT THE MANAGER IS GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON. THAT'S GREAT. I MEAN, THAT TO ME IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. WE'RE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THROUGH THE MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING ON THIS LAST PRESENTATION FROM YOU GUYS DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. I PAY WITH APPLE PAY EVERYWHERE. SOMETIMES I DON'T TAKE MY PURSE.

I DON'T ONLY PAY WITH MY PHONE, BUT I AM ALSO ABLE TO PAY WITH MY WATCH. I WAS STUCK IN THE COCOA WALK GARAGE WITH MY GRANDFATHER. THAT'S VERY IMPATIENT AND I FORGOT MY CREDIT CARDS AND CASH, SO I WAS STUCK WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY, PRESSING THE LITTLE BUTTON FOR SOMEBODY TO COME AND HELP ME. SO I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON RENEWING OUR GARAGES. I THINK MENORCA IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE INCORPORATING THAT TECHNOLOGY. THAT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.

GREAT JOB GENTLEMEN. ROBERT JACOB AND CHARLOTTE RUDKIN'S. LUCAS MANZANO, COMMUNITY RECREATION. HOW ARE YOU. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU GUYS. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSION. MAYOR LAGO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE ALL REALLY LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS INTERNSHIP. SO WE INTERNED WITH THE COMMUNITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND WE REALLY LEARNED A LOT. AS YOU'LL SEE IN OUR PRESENTATION, I'M LUCAS MANZANO, I'M A RISING JUNIOR IN BELEN JESUIT. AND YOU GUYS. HI, I'M CHARLOTTE AND I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART. I'M ROBERT MEDINA, AND I AM A RISING SENIOR IN ESPA. I'M JACOB AND I'M A RISING SENIOR AT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL. TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS COMMUNITY RECREATION. LET'S ALL START. LET'S START WITH HOW IT ALL BEGAN. THE PAGE PROGRAM. I JOINED THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WAS EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN MY GOVERNMENT.

I'VE LIVED IN CORAL GABLES MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN HOW THIS GOVERNMENT WORKS. WHAT I WASN'T EXPECTING WAS WHAT I LEARNED. I LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN THIS COMMUNITY. I JOINED THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOW I COULD DIRECTLY IMPACT MY COMMUNITY.

THIS PROGRAM WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME BY MY COUNSELOR, AND I BELIEVE IT TO HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN DEVELOPING MY LOVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. I JOINED THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT OPERATES FROM THE INSIDE, BEYOND WHAT WE CAN LEARN IN TEXTBOOKS. I WANT TO SEE THE DAY TO DAY WORK THAT GOES INTO RUNNING A CITY, AND HOW THE DECISIONS ARE MADE IN REAL LIFE. AND I JOINED THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS ON A LOCAL LEVEL. MY EXPECTATIONS WERE MOSTLY ON THE LEGISLATIVE, LEGISLATIVE ASPECT OF GOVERNMENT, BUT THIS PROGRAM SHOWED ME HOW MUCH THERE IS TO GOVERNMENT AND HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO KEEP RECREATION GOING. NOW, WHAT WE LEARNED MY FIRST WEEK AT THIS INTERNSHIP WAS SPENT IN THE YOUTH CENTER, ALTHOUGH I WAS RELUCTANT TO BE AT THE CENTER BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT ABOUT CAMPS AND GYMS AND STUFF, I REALLY GOT TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE YOUTH CENTER ON THE COMMUNITY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I LEARNED LATER THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS ON THE COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, LAMAR LOUISE CURRY PARK, WHICH IS A VERY SMALL PARK, ONE OF THE SMALLEST IN CORAL GABLES, LOCATED NEAR THE VENETIAN POOL, WHICH IS USUALLY OVERLOOKED. BUT THIS PARK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IT'S DEDICATED TO THE GARDENING CLUB AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM. THEY CARE FOR THE PARK AND APPRECIATING IT, SHOWING THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST PARK CAN HAVE THE LARGEST IMPACT. NOT ONLY THAT, I ALSO GOT TO SEE THE STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN ACTION. I MET AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE EXTREMELY PASSIONATE AND THAT REALLY WANTED TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY. ONE INSTANCE IN THEM WANTING TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY WAS IN DOOR HANGERS, FOR THESE WORKERS WOULD COME IN AND GO AROUND THE COMMUNITY HANGING DOOR HANGERS TO ANNOUNCE PARKS, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. I'VE TRULY LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM. ANOTHER IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE DURING OUR INTERNSHIP WAS OUR FIELD TRIP TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF PHILLIPS PARK. LUCAS AND I LEFT THE YOUTH CENTER TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HEADS AND PROJECT LEADERS, WHERE WE GAINED FIRST

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HAND EXPERIENCE INTO THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE. DURING THE MEETING, WE MET WITH THE TEAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THE PARK, SUCH AS THE COLOR SELECTIONS FOR THE RESTROOMS AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VARIOUS FACILITIES. THIS EXPERIENCE GAVE US A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE MANY DECISIONS AND THE EXTENSIVE COLLABORATION THAT GO INTO BUILDING A PARK THAT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. ANOTHER IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE FROM THIS INTERNSHIP WAS IN THE ACCREDITATION MEETINGS. ACCREDITATION IS A FIVE FIVE YEAR LONG PROCESS THAT REQUIRES FULL TEAM PARTICIPATION. I LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND IT DEMONSTRATED THAT IT DEMONSTRATED AND SHOWED ME THE WORK THAT IS PUT INTO MAINTAINING OUR PRESTIGIOUS PARKS. WE'VE BEEN ACCREDITED SINCE 2001, WHICH IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FEAT, AND IT REALLY SHOWS THE BEAUTY OF ALL OUR PARKS. THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION MEETINGS, WE GOT TO SEE NOT JUST THE BEAUTY OF THE PARKS, BUT THE WORK PUT INTO CREATING AND MAINTAINING THEM. THESE MEETINGS TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO COMPLETE BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS VERY EXTENSIVE. DEPARTMENT LEADERS WALK THROUGH EVERY CHAPTER AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT FACTORS OF MAINTAINING OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY, LIKE BUDGETING AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SHOWING THE ACCREDITATION TEAM THE UNIQUE FEATURES EACH PARK HAS. FOR EXAMPLE, DOROTHY PARK, NAMED AFTER THE FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE MAYOR OF CORAL GABLES, IN WHICH HAS A WIZARD OF OZ THEME HIGHLIGHTING HOW PARKS CAN BRING SUCH JOY AND LIVELIHOOD INTO THE CITY. MY TIME AT THE CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB WAS FOCUSED HEAVILY ON LEADERSHIP, OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. ON THE LEADERSHIP SIDE, I SUPERVISED DAILY SUMMER CAMPS AND ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES. I ALSO HANDLED FRONT DESK OPERATIONS AND RECEPTION WORKFLOWS USING RIGHTTRACK.

THIS GAVE ME GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS SHOWED ME THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS COUNTRY CLUB AND SHOWED ME HOW MUCH THIS COUNTRY CLUB REPRESENTS THE FRIENDLY STANDARD OF OUR CITY. FOR THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM, I WAS ACTUALLY WORKING AT THE VENETIAN POOL, THE ONE YOU SEE RIGHT HERE IN THE PHOTOS. IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO MANAGING A PLACE LIKE THIS. I LEARNED ABOUT THE STRICT WATER SAFETY PROTOCOLS, HOW THEY HANDLE LIFEGUARD ROTATION, AND HOW THEY MANAGE THE CROWDS. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE CITY MANAGED TO KEEP A NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD HISTORIC LANDMARK RUNNING PERFECTLY AND SAFELY FOR THE PUBLIC EVERY SINGLE DAY. IN SUMMARY, ALL IN ALL, THIS INTERNSHIP HAS TAUGHT ME VERY VALUABLE LESSONS. WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THE INTERNSHIP, I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF PARKS AND RECREATION ON THE COMMUNITY, BUT I LEARNED THAT WITH PARKS AND RECREATIONS, THE CITY BEAUTIFUL WOULD NOT BE AS BEAUTIFUL. I STARTED THIS INTERNSHIP WITH VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT COMMUNITY RECREATION ACTUALLY DID.

HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I'VE GAINED A MUCH DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR HOW COMMUNITY RECREATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING AND SUPPORTING THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.

INITIALLY, MY EXPECTATION WAS THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE STRICTLY TIED TO TRADITIONAL POLITICS. HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED SOMETHING MUCH MORE VALUABLE. THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS THE SILENT ENGINE THAT MAKES EVERYTHING ELSE WORK. IT'S WHAT MAINTAINS THE ESSENCE OF THIS CITY AND KEEPS IT ICONIC. WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THIS INTERNSHIP, I EXPECTED AN OFFICE WITH A LOT OF PAPERWORK, BUT THROUGH COMMUNITY AND RECREATION, I REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS AND HOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HAVE A COMMON AREA FOR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO US. THANK YOU.

DONE,L DON THANK Y MOREEVELOPME SEREHEY. ISONER MY NA I MAYOR, BRIELLAND I A RIN SENI ATCA.OR THEAS O WEEI'VE BEEN WORKI TH DELOP DEVMENT SERVIC DEPARTMND THIS POUNITPED ARTU. DURING MY INTERNSHIP, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AS THE CITY ARCHITECT, JUAN RIESGO ATTENDED TWO BOARD OF ARCHITECT MEETINGS, OBSERVED PROJECT REVIEWS, AND LEARNED ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT PROJECTS GO THROUGH BEFORE CONSTRUCTION EVER BEGINS. BEFORE THIS INTERNSHIP, I THOUGHT ARCHITECTURE WAS MAINLY ABOUT DESIGNING BUILDINGS, I. BUT I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT ARCHITECTS ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THINK ABOUT HOW EVERY PROJECT AFFECTS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INTERNSHIP WAS ATTENDING TWO BOARD OF ARCHITECT MEETINGS. I WATCHED ARCHITECTS AND HOMEOWNERS PRESENT PROJECTS RANGING FROM HOME ADDITIONS TO COMPLETE RENOVATIONS. I EXPECTED THE DISCUSSIONS TO FOCUS MOSTLY ON WHETHER DESIGN LOOK NICE, BUT I WAS SURPRISED HOW MUCH ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO HOW EACH PROJECT WOULD AFFECT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BOARD CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THINGS LIKE SCALE, PROPORTIONS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH NEARBY HOMES. WATCHING THIS PROCESS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THAT ARCHITECTURE

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ISN'T ONLY ABOUT INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT PRESERVING THE IDENTITY AND CHARACTER OF AN ENTIRE CITY. ONE CONCEPT THAT I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT DURING MY INTERNSHIP WAS MASSING, ESPECIALLY IN THE BOARD OF ARCHITECT MEETINGS. MASSING REFERS TO THE OVERALL SHAPE, SIZE, AND ARRANGEMENT OF A BUILDING. AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE A SIMPLE DESIGN CONCEPT, BUT I LEARNED THAT IT HAS MAJOR IMPACT ON HOW A BUILDING FITS WITHIN ITS SURROUNDINGS. IN CORAL GABLES, MASSING IS CAREFULLY REVIEWED BECAUSE IT INFLUENCES HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A NEIGHBORHOOD. GOOD MASSING CREATES BALANCE AND HELPS A BUILDING COMPLEMENT THE HOMES AROUND IT INSTEAD OF OVERPOWERING THEM LIKE IMPROPER MASSING. THESE DIGITAL MODELS HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IMPROPER AND PROPER MASSING. ON THE LEFT, THE BUILDING APPEARS AS ONE LARGE BLOCK. BECAUSE THERE ISN'T MUCH VARIATION IN ITS FORM, IT FEELS BULKY AND CAN OVERWHELM THE SURROUNDING HOMES. ON THE RIGHT, THE BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO SMALLER FORMS WITH DIFFERENT ROOF LINES AND SETBACKS. EVEN IF BOTH BUILDINGS HAVE SIMILAR SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE SECOND ONE FEELS MUCH MORE BALANCED AND FITS NATURALLY WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WAS ONE OF THE CONCEPTS THAT REALLY CHANGED HOW I LOOK AT ARCHITECTURE, AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. I MADE PAPER MODELS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT, IT'S IMPROPER MASSING, AND ON THE RIGHT THERE'S THE PROPER MASSING. ANOTHER THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS HOW MUCH CORAL GABLES VALUES HISTORIC PRESERVATION. MANY OF THE CITY'S HOMES AND LANDMARKS WERE BUILT NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO AS PART OF GEORGE MERRICK'S VISION FOR CORAL GABLES. BECAUSE THESE BUILDINGS DEFINED THE CITY'S IDENTITY. EVEN RELATIVELY SMALL EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE CAREFULLY REVIEWED.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT THESE REGULATIONS WERE RESTRICTIVE, BUT I CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE ONE OF THE REASONS CORAL GABLES HAS SUCH A UNIQUE AND RECOGNIZABLE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER. ANOTHER VALUABLE EXPERIENCE WAS SHADOWING THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEWERS. THIS GAVE ME A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE MANY PROJECTS EVER REACH THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. I WATCHED REVIEWERS CAREFULLY EXAMINE BUILDING PLANS, IDENTIFY AREAS THAT NEEDED IMPROVEMENT, AND WORK WITH THE ARCHITECTS TO ENSURE PROJECTS MEET THE CITY STANDARDS. IT SHOWED ME HOW MUCH COLLABORATION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL GOES INTO EVERY PROJECT, LONG BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. OVERALL, THIS INTERNSHIP COMPLETELY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON ARCHITECTURE. I LEARNED THAT ARCHITECTURE SHAPES ENTIRE COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS. I ALSO SAW HOW SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS REQUIRE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTS, REVIEWERS, HOME OWNERS, AND THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. SOMETHING ELSE THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THAT EVERY DETAIL MATTERS, WHETHER IT'S MASSING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS. EVEN SMALL DECISIONS CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON A NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS INTERNSHIP STRENGTHENED MY PASSION FOR ARCHITECTURE. IT SHOWED ME THAT ARCHITECTURE COMBINES CREATIVITY, HISTORY, HISTORY, PROBLEM SOLNG IC SER. DT DEE MO PURSUE IS FTHURE.

D COMMISSIORSOROR, ING OTUTY.HANK Y JOININGS TS SMER,NDY EITESE T W THATHISPPORNI OY STRETHEDR O I RERDS TO WHANTO ASE PLL SORECITEHAYO HE,ND HOPEFUONEAY YOU BOM OF THAM.NK Y SUER.HA YOU FOR BNG WIT. THEAST ONE ISARIAITEZ. ANDHE HAD HOR O WNG WH FINCEPARTM LAST BUT RISING SIO II'M MYK TURSE. YESS MALATAASLE. AS E MAR SAI WNTER DUNG TE MTLYEN S OE BUDHICH MORROW TRE'S A BIG MEETING. SO THE BUDGET IS A FINANCIAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE JOINING US TOMORROW FOR THE MEETING. IF THEY INVITE ME, I WILL COME.

DID IT. BUT DIDN'T YOU WORK ON IT? YES, BUT THEY HAVEN'T. OH, WAIT, YOU DID TELL ME TO COME, RIGHT? OH, THEN I'LL COME. WE NEED SOMEBODY. WE NEED SOMEBODY TO PRESENT THE BUDGET. NO, NO.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE BUDGET IS A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR CITY OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS.

THE BUDGET DETERMINES HOW FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE USED TO SUPPORT MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS.

SO. HOW DO I CHANGE THIS SLIDE? WHERE? OH, OOPS. OKAY. OKAY. WE ALL SUFFER FROM THAT SAME PROBLEM. SO THE BUDGET IS USED TO COVER TYPES OF SERVICES FOR THE CITY SUCH AS CULTURE AND

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RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. SO BUDGET TO FUND THE BUDGET, THE CITY RELIES ON REVENUE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, PROPERTY TAXES ARE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE, ABOUT 49.2%.

SO I'M GOING TO. SO I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW PROPERTY TAXES ARE CALCULATED. SO CORAL GABLES CURRENT MILLAGE RATE IS 5.59 MILLS ON EVERY TAXABLE DOLLAR. SO THE FORMULA TO FIND HOW MUCH THE CITY RECEIVES IN PROPERTY TAXES IS A TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE DIVIDED BY 1000 TIMES THE MILITARY. AND THAT GIVES YOU HOW MUCH THE CITY RECEIVES FROM PROPERTY TAXES. SO THE CITY'S RESIDENTIAL HOMES, I MEAN VALUES, THERE'S NON HOMESTEADED RESIDENTIALS AND HOMESTEADED RESIDENTIALS. SO THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE OF NON HOMESTEADED RESIDENTIALS IS 1,062,286. AND IF WE PLUG THAT INTO OUR FORMULA DIVIDED BY 1000 TIMES 5.59 MILS, THE CITY RECEIVES $5,911 ON NON HOMESTEADED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. BUT 45% OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES HAVE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. SO THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE OF HOMESTEAD RESIDENTIALS IS $1,012,564. SO IN THE FORMULA WE DIVIDE THAT NUMBER BY A THOUSAND TIMES OUR MILLAGE RATE AND THE CITY RECEIVES $5,629 FROM NON HOMESTEADED RESIDENTIALS. BUT. TAXES IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE. ANY CHANGES WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON REVENUE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO RAISE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO 15, SORRY, $150,000 AND 2027 AND $250,000 IN 2028 IF THE PROPOSED BILL PASSES. THE CITY IS ESTIMATING AN APPROXIMATE LOSS OF $5.7 MILLION TO TO IMPACT THE FISCAL YEAR 2028 BUDGET. SO IN CONCLUSION, I LEARNED THAT THE BUDGET IS MORE THAN JUST A FINANCIAL PLAN. IT IS WHAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO GROW, FUNCTION AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE LATE TOMORROW, RIGHT? SORRY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE LATE TOMORROW, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT STA TOMROW? NO. OKA IL BEER AT 845. HE 8ES TAED AUT ROW IS YOUAVEN AZI HANDL OF TT.E SHOUSE THA CHEAHEETS THEOARD SH SOMIMPLE DON UNRSND,ETES PEOPL T UNDD THE U D IT'S AY. DON'T EXPEEOTONDSTAND AMILLE RATE.OUNP MEARMY T?HAT D RIG THEOUOUDIIT W Y DID IT. YOU SPLIE I AND I WT TNDOINGAT J.INGPR , PLEASE. IN CNG TOO THANK LRA F HER WEE BED T HE ATA INDUAL WSAK MOOD. I WANTO ALSONK WHO'SE,HE RT HESTAFBEHE COSIONHO HE LSO A A PICREIT T PAGES IF IBANCAN WE G YSE QUICKOR PIE?BSUTY.WE HIMSF.COME

[F.-8. 26-1797 A Resolution of the City Commission expressing gratitude for the work and dedication of the Charter Review Committee and dissolving the current Charter Review Committee due to the completion of the Committee's work. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

[G.-3. 26-1795 Final Charter Review Committee Recommendations.]

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SO YOU KIND OF GOT A STAND OFF OF ONE YES AND ONE NO. BASICALLY A BREAK EVEN POINT.

AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS WORTHWHILE. THE THREE OF US THAT WERE IN MEETING IT WAS NOT A QUORUM TO GIVE YOU THE MATERIALS, LET YOU DISCUSS THAT AND LET YOU CONSIDER IT. AND AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, IF YOU'VE READ THE BACKGROUND MATERIALS, I HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON IT, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO EXPRESS, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME TO DO SO. AND BUT THAT'S THE COMMITTEE REPORT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IS THAT IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. OUR VICE CHAIRMAN, MAYOR RAUL VALDEZ FOLEY, OUR BOARD MEMBER, FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE ARNIE BETANCOURT, BOARD MEMBER EVE BOOTS. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT EVE IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE CITY.

SHE'S A CITY ATTORNEY AND ANOTHER CITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA, BUT LIVES IN THE GABLES AND A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON. NESTOR MENENDEZ, WHO JOINED OUR COMMITTEE LATELY, WAS A POSITIVE FORCE. JANE MOSKOWITZ WAS A SOLID, WELL SPOKEN FORCE THROUGHOUT. AT THE BEGINNING, WE HAD TOM WELLS ON THE COMMITTEE, AND OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THE TIME WE HAD FELIX PARDO. ALL OF YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SERVED WITH WITH DEDICATION AND WITH COMMITMENT. AND I THINK THEY ALL SHOWED IN THEIR OWN WAY, WHETHER WE AGREED OR NOT, THEIR LOVE FOR THE CITY, THEIR LOVE FOR THE CITY, BEAUTIFUL CORAL GABLES, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO FULFILLING THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU ALL ASSIGNED TO US. AND WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I AM PROUD TO SAY AS OUR FINAL REPORT. AND WE ARE WAITING FOR SUNSET, WE ASK FOR SUNSET. WE ARE ANXIOUS FOR SUNSET, BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE. IT WAS A COMPLETELY ENJOYABLE ACT TO TO SIT. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE BEST PART WAS THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC LOUD AND CLEAR AT THE BEGINNING, THE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PUBLIC LOST INTEREST IN US AFTER THAT. BUT THOSE FIRST MEETINGS WERE LIVELY, DEBATES WERE GOOD.

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CO. SF T IS A COSI ERESSG GRITUDE ARTE REVIEW COTEION OF CHARR REVI COMEEDUET TO CPLETIOOFHE COMMITE'OR I'LL T.

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[E.-12. 26-1777 A Resolution of the City Commission amending Resolution No. 2024-107, as amended by Resolution No. 2025-463, which approved the mixed-use site plan and encroachment plan for the project referred to as "Ponce Park Residences" on a property legally described as Lots 8 through 21, less the west ½ of Lot 8, Block 29, Crafts Section, together with that portion of the 20-foot platted alley lying east of Lots 11 and 19, of said Block 29; (3000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 216 & 224 Catalonia Ave., 203 University Dr., and 225 Malaga Ave.), Coral Gables, Florida, by specifically amending Condition No. 3 to reflect an increase in the estimated costs of the Ponce Circle Park project, an increase in the amount of the City contribution toward such costs, and an increase in the proffered applicant contribution, which is subject to certain conditions, toward such costs; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. Lobbyists: Walter Allen Spencer Morris and Derek Cardenas]

[E.-13. 26-1816 A Resolution of the City Commission approving an amendment to the Development Management Agreement with Ponce Park Residences, LLC regarding enhancements to Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park and certain roadway improvements. Lobbyists: Walter Allen Spencer Morris and Derek Cardenas]

TAKETEMS E 1 A E 13, WHI THINK ARE RELATED I FOR0 MES Y THEFTER AFT THE A THEE SIR S E 12 RESOLUT THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-107, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-463, WHICH APPROVED THE MIXED USE SITE PLAN AND ENCROACHMENT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT, REFERRED TO AS PONCE PARK RESIDENCES, ON A PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS EIGHT THROUGH 21 LESS. THE WEST HALF OF LOT EIGHT, BLOCK 29 CRAFT SECTION. TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE 20 FOOT PLATTED ALLEY LYING EAST OF LOTS 11 AND 19 BLOCK 29, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. BY AMENDING CONDITION NUMBER THREE TO REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PONCE PARK PROJECT, AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE CITY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SUCH COSTS AND AN INCREASE IN THE PROFFERED APPLICANT CONTRIBUTION, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS TOWARDS SUCH COSTS. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND E 13 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PONCE PARK RESIDENCES, LLC REGARDING ENHANCEMENTS TO FRED B HARTNETT, PONCE CIRCLE PARK AND CERTAIN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. MAYOR FERNANDEZ, WELCOME BACK, MISTER MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU. FOR THE RECORD, JAVIER FERNANDEZ WITH OFFICES AT. 201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE. AND GLAD TO BE ON TWO FEET THIS TIME. SO YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT. I SEE YOU'RE OUT OF THE BOOT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YES, IT FEELS A WHOLE LOT BETTER. AGAIN, YOU'LL RECALL AT THE LAST PRESENTATION WE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR APPROVAL. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH THE BOARD PROCESS. WE'LL BE GOING TO BOABOA LATER THIS MONTH.

ALREADY GONE TO DRC AND EXCITED TO BE ADVANCING THAT DESIGN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR STAFF. TODAY'S DOCUMENTS ARE INTENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN THE BUDGET, WHICH, WITH THE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT $2.3 MILLION. THE.

YOU'LL RECALL THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL $1.6 MILLION GAP. THE DOCUMENTS REFLECT HOW WE'VE FILLED THAT GAP THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY MY CLIENT, AS WELL AS SOME REALLOCATED MONIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE FROM THE AGAVE PROJECT THAT WERE WENT UNSPENT. SO WITH THAT, BY WAY OF SUMMARY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM AT THIS TIME. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. MR. MAYOR, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT, AND I TAKE IT THAT THE COMMENT WE HAD EARLIER TODAY THAT ALAN MORRIS WAS CONTRIBUTING A TOTAL 11 MILLION ADDITIONAL 11 MILLION WAS WAS NOT IT'S NOT 11 MILLION. I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT UP. I MADE THAT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. NO. WHAT? I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE VICE MAYOR BROUGHT THAT UP. 11 MILLION. WOW. WE'RE FEELING GENEROUS. I COULDN'T RESIST. MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU COULD. I KNOW YOU COULDN'T. PERFECT. LISTEN AGAIN. THANK YOU. I WANT RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN HERE. THE MANAGER AND YOUR TM ORKE LIRING PROBAY ONE OF T GOING TO SEENLORIDA.T'S INTOIS OF WHATU SEELIKE,TO ONE. IT'S N FX CUI.REAL 'S NOT JUSTONCR ISRE SNE. IT'SOE WORLD CLASS A ANDT'S GOING BE BEAUTUL, BEAUTIFUL ENVY OFVE COMNITYERE IN SOLORIDA INCLUDING MINE, FOR THE RECORD. SO I'M JUST, I JUST WANT PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR YEARS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO REALLY ENCAPSULATE IT AND REALLY EXPLAIN IT BECAUSE YOU, UNTIL YOU SEE THE MATERIALS AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND YOU TOUCH IT, AND YOU REALLY GET TO SEE THE BANISTERS AND YOU GET TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ACTUAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE BUILT OUT OF MARBLE. THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL CONCRETE STRUCTURE. THIS IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY TASTEFUL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S VERY WELL DONE AND IT'LL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD, NOT ONLY WITH THE PROJECT ACROSS THE STREET, BUT YOU'VE WORKED LIKE A STATESMAN TO GET THESE THINGS DONE WITH THE MANAGER. YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY PATIENT.

YOU'VE LED BY EXAMPLE, ALONG WITH YOUR CLIENT, ALAN MORRIS AND SPENCER. IT HAS BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO DEAL WITH THE DEVELOPER, WHO HAS IMPECCABLE TASTE AND UNDERSTANDS AND IS WILLING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO LEAVE, TO LEAVE, TO TRULY HIT NEW MILESTONES. AND LET ME JUST GIVE YOU AN IDEA. YOU WANT TO CHARGE $1,800 A FOOT, $1,700 A FOOT, THEN YOU BETTER PUT FORTH A PRODUCT OUT THERE THAT COMMANDS THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

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AND THAT'S WHAT THE MORRIS COMPANY DID. AND THEY'RE REACHING THE HIGHEST NUMBERS WE'VE SEEN IN THE GABLES EVER PER SQUARE FOOT. BUT THEY'RE SPENDING MONEY ON QUALITY AND IT'S GOOD. AND IT'S GETTING TO ME NOT ONLY IN THEIR BUILDING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ALSO REFLECTED IN PONCE ECHO PARK BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTENSION, ALL THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PONCE PARK, YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY THE AGAVE PROJECT. THERE'S FORTHCOMING PROJECTS ADJACENT TO THAT. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT TO HIT REAL NUMBERS IN REGARDS TO PER SQUARE, PER SQUARE FOOT RENTALS AND SQUARE FOOT SALES, YOU'VE GOT TO INVEST. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR CLIENT HAS DONE IS TO BE COMMENDED. THEY'VE SPENT THE MONEY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE MANAGER. MY THANKS TO YOUR CITY ATTORNEY AND HER DEPUTY WHO I PESTERED WITH THIS AGREEMENT. THANK YOU FOR LEANING IN AND GETTING THIS DONE, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY GET STARTED WITH CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WE'RE KIND OF TARGETING FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SUMMER. INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER, FOR LEADING THE WAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A YES, MADAM VICE MAYOR. SO JUST ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T RESIST THE EARLY ONE. WHAT? YOURLIEN TO EXCLENC AT'S PE THED FOR RY LKI IN TS PK. AND WLL G WE' GT DONE.RIGH THI I A LOT QUESTNS OR TTH BDSHES G O TFROBLEMS TWEE IN OUR CIT FAKIT AECLAREA FO PEOPL YOURFFOR.HAOUMAKINGHE INTDUCTIO.

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[E.-6. 26-1817 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Ordinance No. 2022-14, as amended, which approved a Planned Area Development for the property legally described as Lots 5 through 27, Block 28, Coral Gables Crafts Section (340, 330, 322, 314, 310, 300 Catalonia Avenue, 301, 309, 317, 323, 325, 333, 341 Malaga Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida, to allow for completion of the public park following issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, subject to posting of a performance bond for such work, and to require that the public park be dedicated to the City, with the deed for the public park to be executed and held in escrow with the City. Lobbyist: Jorge Navarro]

[E.-10. 26-1818 A Resolution of the City Commission amending Resolution No. 2022-81, as amended by Resolution No. R-2025-468, which approved a mixed-use site plan for the property legally described as Lots 5 through 27, Block 28, Coral Gables Crafts Section (340, 330, 322, 314, 310, 300 Catalonia Avenue, 301, 309, 317, 323, 325, 333, 341 Malaga Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida, to allow for completion of the public park following issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, subject to posting of a performance bond for such work, and to require that the public park be dedicated to the City, with the deed for the public park to be executed and held in escrow with the City. Lobbyist: Jorge Navarro (This Resolution is not for consideration at this time and will be included with the above ordinances on Second Reading if approved on First Reading.)]

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[F.-13. 26-1809 Creation of a Coral Gables Teen Council. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

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KEPTN TORO LAST S YOU K WE'VE THEPPNI WOR TOGETHER. HOOK A SEME FM IG SCHOOL AWENT INGTON T WORK.ND IWAED TK A LITI HE'S DOING, HOW IT WENT IN WASHINGTON, WHAT ARE HIS WHAT ARE HIS HIS OBJECTIVES? WHAT IS HE SEEING FOR THE NEAR FUTURE? AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED HIM TO BE HERE IS BECAUSE I COULD HAVE PRESENTED THIS IDEA, BUT HE BROUGHT ME THE IDEA. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, ANOTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION UNDER MY BELT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK ME. BUT THE BUT THE THE ABILITY TO GIVE THIS GENTLEMAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE UP HERE AND SPEAK AFTER HOW MUCH HE'S IMPRESSED ME OVER THE LAST YEAR, I THINK IT'S THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMISSION TO HEAR FROM HIM, SIR. TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

TO THE COMMISSION AS WELL, TO THE CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY, HIS OFFICE.

AND TODAY I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF FIRST. MY NAME IS DIEGO BALESTRINI. I AM A RISING SENIOR AT BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL. I JUST SPENT A SEMESTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS A SENATE PAGE. SO WITH THE MAYOR'S HELP, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY AND GET NOMINATED BY SENATOR TIM SCOTT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. AND I SERVED SIX MONTHS OVER THERE. WE WOKE UP AT 5 A.M. WENT TO SCHOOL EARLY IN THE MORNINGS, AND WENT TO WORK IN THE SENATE ON THE FLOOR.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR HIM FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN, FOR HELPING ME MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND TODAY, I THINK I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE. I GOT INSPIRED, AND DURING MY TIME IN DC, I ACTUALLY HAD A GREAT FRIEND WHO HIS CITY, OLATHE, KANSAS, A SUBURB OF KANSAS CITY, HAS AN EXISTING YOUTH COUNCIL, A TEEN COUNCIL. AND HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT.

HOW ABOUT LIKE HE WAS A COMMUNITY IMPACT DIRECTOR AND HOW ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT HE'D DONE THERE. SO I THINK I REALLY, REALLY INSPIRED ME TO KIND OF TRY TO MAKE THAT INITIATIVE HAPPEN HERE IN CORAL GABLES. AND IT JUST ECHOES LIKE ALL THAT I LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE EXPERIENCE ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY MEET MY SENATOR. OBVIOUSLY, I MET THE TEAM OF ARTEMIS TWO, I MET THE OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM, AND I HAD SO MANY GREAT EXPERIENCES THERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT. IT REALLY INSPIRED ME TO KIND OF THINK MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LEGISLATION BEING RESPONSIBLE WHILE DEVELOPING IT. AND IT ALSO KIND OF SHOWED ME HOW MUNICIPAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A LOT MORE IMPACT IN OUR LIVES, AND SOMETIMES EVEN FEDERAL OFFICIALS. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO ECHO HERE TODAY WHILE I PRESENTED. AND FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY WANTED TO THANK THE CITY FOR HAVING THAT PAGE PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S A GREAT INITIATIVE, AND I REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, THE MEMBERS THAT SPOKE TODAY OF THE PAGES INTERNS, BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB. AND IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, BUT I'LL TRY MY BEST. SO I'M GOING TO HAND OUT MY MEMORANDUM AND AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF WHAT I'M HERE TO PRESENT TODAY. SO WHAT I REQUESTED FROM THIS YOUNG MAN WAS TO PASS IT ON, WAS TO PUT FORTH A PRESENTATION THAT ENCOMPASSES HIS DESIRE TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM STARTED HERE IN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, WHICH ISTLE SP OFF OM WHAT WEEE H WITHIM, TH WVERLEAR SOTHING LAR TO TH, TO PUTETHER THG ALL EOMPASSININGARDSCORA AND HAVI, AS YOU SAWOW EFFEE ESEOUNGAG THINKS TNK IS THE IDEAS THATHAMT YT,GAIN, THAT WOUT HE C AENDFE DA YOU GPLETELY FFERENTERTIVEMRO W TODULTIPL MUTUNIT THOME WH IDEAST IMPLEMENIT. SIR T FLOOR O DAY T ND OF WANTED TO TA TAY ABOUTHEY OFOR GAB WHATNS TO D SOME THE VUESHA I SEEDIN TPROS SO IS DIGUD ITSF T EXCELLENBOVE ALL ELSE. ANDEVENOM DEFEL BIGRIORITY NG CABLEESAND IOUT SAY I'M MORE PROUDFHE CITY I I ANDWHAT DE. T OF WD TALK ABOUT G WHAT WERE I PKS RECREA YOUTH AORY B.IT KIND OBUE FOUNTII'OTROPOSINGHEREE AOUTH ADRYOARD. M KIN LKGUT TNSFORMING E ONE THAREADY ESTS AND LL BA BROADITEINTOSOINCALLED T S ADVIRY BRD, A IT'GOTOLLYEFLECT A OADE RAN OF UES ININ PUBLICAFY, STLITY,RARTATION,ORREION,MIC DEVELOT, INNION ANDVIC ENGAGEMMO WH THE A DO PARKS DECREATION. I THINK BROADENG THAT HG A SINGLE AOFIVG IN RAL GABLES D BELLY GOOD FOR O CITOTS,T WOU GIVE THE THE FUT THI ITULD CATE REALESNE IN THEURE. S AITTLIT OUT TTRRE OF MY OPED CIL. SOT WOD NIHROUGH2, A THEYLDSEE OMSONSISH WOULD BPPNTED AOI ROUGTHE EING INEN PROCESO THAT WOD CITY MANAGER COISSI T MAYOR OFFICE A BIC I IN O PRONG ANINSTRAMENLINE PLICATION THAAV A REALLYIVSE BOA,IND OF FROM KS FM AVETH E AEDAT COME FR A TYPESOFFEACKGN PLICATION P WRE TY CA KD OF APPLY BEC

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LOGIST OFT, WLDEET. SO SE THE ONCE MON DING THE SCHOOL KD OFRORIOARDS WALRE HAVNDRTUA ATTNC COU TOS AENDAOWARDSHE UMECNOW THAT TRANSPTI IUEAR MAOUESTS, HING, FOR OBSTRUIO TO, TO AENDI AR.UST ONOTHER MEETINGN TH ODUC INSTION WHERE LEADERS THEURE WTO MAKEN IMPACT ONHEIR COMMUNITY, KOF HAVAT VOICE AND HAVE THE GUIDANCE OF EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY AND THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. SO I THINK THAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE HAVE MUNICIPALITIES LIKE THE ONE IN OLATHE, KANSAS. EVEN HERE IN MIAMI, WE HAVE MIAMI LAKES AND CITIES LIKE THAT WHO WHO KIND OF HAVE ENTITIES LIKE THIS THAT MIRROR THEIR, THEIR COMMISSIONS, THEIR CITY COMMISSIONS. AND I THINK IT COULD BE A GREAT INITIATIVE, JUST MORE OF A YEAR ROUND THING SIMILAR TO THE PACE PROGRAM, BUT THAT ACTUALLY LASTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND PROVIDES A CONSISTENT OPPORTUNITY. SO I THINK THAT I'M, I'M REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECEIVED ALL THIS GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP FROM THE MAYOR. AND I KIND OF WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND, AND JUST NOT BE A SUMMER THING, BUT MAYBE A YEAR ROUND THING. SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE A LOT TO CONTRIBUTE WHEN WE ARE GIVEN MEANINGFUL RESPONSIBILITY AS YOUTH. AND I THINK THAT PROPOSAL MAKES ALL THAT THE MORE POSSIBLE HERE IN CORAL GABLES AND MY HOME. SO IT'S MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP AND THE RECOGNIZES EVERYTHING. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THE CITY ALREADY DOES AND EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WHO CALL CORAL GABLES HOME. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CORAL GABLES AND YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROPOSAL. AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DIEGO, WHAT I'M GOING TO REQUEST IS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH. WE NOTICED THAT THE CURRENT COUNCIL, WHICH IS WITH THE YOUTH CENTER, HASN'T MET IN IN MANY MONTHS. CORRECT. THEY'VE BEEN HAVING SOME QUORUM ISSUES, RIGHT. DO DO WE DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY ANY OPENINGS ON THAT BOARD? NOT AS OF TODAY, SIR. DID WE HAVE ANY OPENINGS FROM LAST TIME? YES WE DID, BUT WE THOSE OPENINGS WERE FILLED DURING TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA.

HOW MANY OPENINGS DID WE HAVE? TWO. HOW LONG WERE THOSE OPENINGS THERE FOR? I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW, MISTER MAYOR. OKAY, SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'VE HAD OPENINGS ON THAT BOARD. THAT'S WHY THAT BOARD HASN'T MET FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE QUORUM. SO I THINK IT'S AGAIN, CRITICALLY, IT'S INCUMBENT ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, NUMBER ONE, TO TO PUT PEOPLE ON THESE BOARDS. IF YOU'RE NOT IF YOU'RE NOT PUTTING PEOPLE ON THE BOARDS, WHEN THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE OPENING, AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN'T DO WE CAN'T DO THE BUSINESS AT HAND BECAUSE WE DEPEND ON THOSE BOARDS. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I LIKE FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO REVIEW THIS, AND I'M GOING TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA. PERFECT. AND I'D LIKE FOR THEIR INPUT. SO MR. CLARK, THROUGH THE MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO PUT THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WANT ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE MANAGER SO WE CAN ALL BE ON ONE PAGE AND TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS YOUNG MAN HAS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS. VERY PROUD OF YOU. YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY CONCISE AND ON AND ON POINT. YOU TAKE THINGS VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. THAT'S WHY I WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO RECOMMEND YOU FOR THAT POSITION IN THE SENATE. AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING TIME WITH SENATOR TIM SCOTT. HE'S A NATIONAL TREASURE. IF YOU LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIM AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR AND WHAT HIS FAMILY'S BEEN THROUGH IN THIS COUNTRY, IT'S A TRULY AMAZING SUCCESS STORY ON WHAT IT IS TO BE AN AMERICAN. IT'S HIS BROTHER'S A PHYSICIAN. AND THEY THEY CAME FROM, I THINK IT WAS GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE SLAVES. YEAH. AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ HIS BOOK AND UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND, HE'S AN AMAZINGLY ACCOMPLISHED INDIVIDUAL AND HE HAS A REAL LOVE AFFAIR WITH THIS GREAT COUNTRY. SO I'M SO HAPPY YOU GOT TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT I ENVY YOU THAT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF EXPERIENCING TIME WITH HIM, BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT YOU DID. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT.

CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT. SO I'D LIKE FOR MY I'D LIKE FOR THIS TO BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

YES, SIR. FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO REVIEW THESE COMMENTS AND SEE HOW WE CAN SEE HOW WE CAN ADOPT THIS. I'D LIKE FOR THIS BOARD TO HAVE MORE TEETH AND TO ENGAGE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE WILLING TO COME HERE. LIKE THE PAGE, WE HAVE THESE GREAT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HERE WHO ARE GIVING UP A MONTH OF THEIR SUMMER TO BE HERE WITH THE CITY. AND I'VE WORKED ON THESE PRESENTATIONS. I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO ENGAGE IN THIS BOARD. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE ONE PERSON PER COMMISSION. MAYBE WE NAME TWO PEOPLE PER COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD IT HURT? THESE ARE YOUNG, YOUNG KIDS THAT AGAIN, THE MORE THE MERRIER. THE MORE EXPERIENCED, THE MORE MINDS IN A ROOM THAT ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU ONCE AGAIN. AND THIS WILL BE ON THE NEXT COMMISSION. AND HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES WILL WILL GIVE IT THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESTRUCTURE, RESTRUCTURE THIS BOARD AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY GIVE IT THE TEETH IT NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME INPUT FROM THE FUTURE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

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YEAH, PERFECT. THAT'S EXACTLY THE MAYOR. YES. WELL, I'M GONNA GO ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU WERE DOING EARLIER. HAVE TO BOAST ABOUT OUR WOLVERINES WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM TODAY.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK JUST GOING THROUGH THIS, THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, HOW YOU SHOULD WE SHOULD FORMAT IT, HOW WE SHOULD MAKE IT WORK IS INCREDIBLE. I THINK, MR. MAYOR, TODAY HAS BEEN A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS BOARD COULD REALLY HELP OUR CITY. THE THINGS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY OUR PAGES ARE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT, OR WE DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER, BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING A NEW GENERATION. AND OUR ROLE AS COMMISSIONERS HERE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SETTING IT UP FOR THAT NEXT GENERATION.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE ALSO PART OF THAT PROCESS, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE SETTING UP THE CITY FOR WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS UP, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME THAT YOU DEVOTED TO THIS AND TAKING THE TIME TO, TO SERVE UP THERE IN DC. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF STARTING OFF AS AN INTERN IN CONGRESS MYSELF WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ROS-LEHTINEN, WORKED MY WAY INTO INTO HER OFFICE. AND THAT'S REALLY THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TODAY. I WAS GOING TO STUDY METEOROLOGY, AND I CHANGED MY MAJOR BECAUSE OF THAT EXPERIENCE. SO IT'S A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO IT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT. I'LL SECOND. SO IT'S A IT'S A MOTION TO BRING THIS BACK NEXT MEETING. YES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING IT BACK. SO IT'S A DIRECTION FOR A DIRECTION TO BRING IT BACK. AND OBVIOUSLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO REVIEW THIS AND GIVE INPUT TO THE MANAGER SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A BOARD THAT, AGAIN, IS REFLECTIVE OF ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THIS YOUNG MAN HAS PUT TOGETHER. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES, COMMISSIONER LADA. YES, JUST IF IF THE IF THE CLERK WOULD MAYBE MIND SENDING. I KNOW YOU DO THIS PERIODICALLY, BUT JUST BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, AS SOON AS PRACTICAL TO SEND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AN EMAIL IDENTIFYING ANY OPEN POSITIONS. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YES SIR. WILL DO. ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN ASKED BY PEOPLE, DO YOU HAVE AN OPENING IN THIS OR ANYTHING? AND IT'S JUST AN EXTRA STEP. SO MAYBE JUST SEND ONE OF THOSE BEFORE THE NEXT ONE SO WE CAN KEEP THEM FILLED SO THAT WITH THAT BEING SAID, YES. THANK YOU SIR. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES. COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. MAYOR LAGO. YES, DIEGO. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SUMMER. WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LOOK GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK, BATHROOM BREAK, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO E1 AND E2, CORRECT? WELL, E1. TYPICAL CHANGE OF PLANS. LET'S START WITH E2 REALLY QUICK BECAUSE THAT TAKES SOME RECORDING AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE MAYOR. YES I WOULD, I FOUND OUT DURING THE BREAK THAT I DO HAVE A VACANCY ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, SO IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD ENTERTAIN IT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. BALLESTRINI AS MY APPOINTEE TO THAT BOARD. PERFECT, SIR. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. THANK YOU.

THANK, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. MOVING ON TO ITEM E TWO. AND THEN WE'LL DO

[E.-2. 26-1388 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Zoning Code Article 14, "Process," Section 14-208, "Appeals" and Section 15-103, “Reconsideration of City Architect administrative determination,” to revise appeal procedures, extension deadlines, and notice of appeal requirements; limiting the scope of stays; establishing provisions regarding consolidation, related approvals, finality, and abandonment of appeals; providing for severability clause; providing for a repealer provision, providing for a severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (05 20 26 PZB recommended approval, Vote: 7-0)]

E1. E2 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ZONING CODE ARTICLE 14, SECTION 14-208 APPEALS AND SECTION 15-103 RECONSIDERATION OF CITY ARCHITECT ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION TO REVISE APPEAL PROCEDURES, EXTENSION DEADLINES AND NOTICE OF APPEAL REQUIREMENTS. LIMITING LIMITING THE SCOPE OF STAYS. ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS REGARDING CONSOLIDATION RELATED APPROVALS. FINALITY AND ABANDONMENT OF APPEALS.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEATED PROVISION, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO ONLY ONE CHANGE ON SECOND READING WE DID. WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE CODE, AND WE REALIZED THAT THE APPEALS FOR CITY ARCHITECT WAS TUCKED IN UNDER SECTION 15-103. SO WE FOUND THAT WE'VE ADDED IT TO THIS. AND WE ALSO MAKING IT CONSISTENT WITH THE STAFF APPEALS, WHICH IS 15 DAYS. PERFECT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO.

MR. MAYOR, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. CLERK, VICE MAYOR ANDERSON.

YES. COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. LADA. YES, MAYOR.

[E.-1. 26-1570 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Ordinance No. 1952, as amended, which changed the zoning on Lots 1, 2, 3, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 Block 120 and Lots 1 thru 5, Block 131, Country Club Section 6, (430, 440, 450, and 520 University Drive), Coral Gables, Florida, to remove certain conditions of approval for Lots 1 thru 5, Block 131 (520 University Drive): (1) that limit the use of the property to overflow parking, and (2), that revert the zoning of the property under certain circumstances to single-family zoning; all other conditions of approval contained in Ordinance No. 1952 shall remain in effect. (05 20 26 PZB recommended approval with recommendations, Vote: 5-2)]

YES. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. ITEM E ONE. E ONE IS THE NORTH OF THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1952, AS AMENDED, WHICH CHANGES THE ZONING ON LOTS ONE, TWO, THREE, 20, 21, 22, 23 AND 24. BLOCK 120 AND LOTS ONE THROUGH FIVE. BLOCK 131 COUNTRY CLUB, SECTION SIX CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. REMOVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR LOTS ONE THROUGH FIVE BLOCK 1311 THAT LIMIT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY TO OVERFLOW PARKING, AND TWO THAT REVERT THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO SINGLE FAMILY

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ZONING. ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1952 SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT. MR. CLERK, PLEASE, WHEREIN EVERYONE WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY. THOSE WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE? TODAY WILL BE THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

THANK YOU. MADAM DIRECTOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING AND WE'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. KIRK. YOU SAID THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT WANTED TO PRESENT FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THERE MPLE BRING T SECD.OND.ES SIR.AKERS.K I HAD IN THEAST TH THAT WET DID ON THIS WAS I GOT A LAUGH OUT OF YOU ALL ABOUT IT. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DOG IN THE WORLD. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BRING UP THAT PICTURE, BECAUSE THIS DOG THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LIVES IN CORAL GABLES ON CORDOVA STREET. AND I'LL SEE IF ANYONE CAN REMEMBER WHAT TYPE OF DOG IT IS. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DOG IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. IT'S A TYPE OF DOG. OH, YOU GOT IT. OH, YEAH. OKAY. CAN Y'ALL LOOK AT THAT ONE? YOU MAY REMEMBER MR. YOU ALL NO I DON'T. OKAY. SO YOU SEE, THIS IS A DOG RIGHT HERE ON WHATEVER STREET IT IS OR CORDOVA. HIS NAME IS JUSTIN. AND THAT'S A BLUE MERLE COLLIE. AND THIS IS WHY, AMONG A THOUSAND REASONS, MISS ANDERSON, I SUPPORT THE DOG PARK. BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET OUT TO SOUTH BEACH AND YOU SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL DOGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, IT'S IT'S AN ELEVATING EXPERIENCE. WE THINK, YOU KNOW, WELL, I SHOULDN'T MAKE THIS JOKE, BUT I'VE TALKED TO MY.

YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ON SOUTH BEACH WALKING BEAUTIFUL DOGS. AND THEN AT SOME POINT YOU SAY, WHICH IS BETTER? NOT REALLY. BUT THE THING IS, IT'S UPLIFTING. AND IF WE HAVE A DOG PARK, WHICH LIKE THEY HAVE ON SOUTH BEACH, YOU SEE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DOGS IN THE WORLD, RIGHT? FORGET THE WOMEN. I'M JUST THINKING OF THE DOGS. NO, I'M JOKING. AND ANYWAY, SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO JUST SAY, AS I DID BEFORE, I SUPPORT THIS DOG PARK. ONE FINAL THOUGHT. I THINK THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT DOGS ARE MAN'S BEST FRIEND. BUT I WONDER SOMETIMES IF MAN IS DOG'S BEST FRIEND. LET'S PROVE THAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE DOG'S BEST FRIEND. LET'S HAVE THIS DOG PARK. THANK YOU SIR. MR. CLARK ROSE BAUER. GOOD EVENING. HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSE BAUER. I LIVE AT 3716 SEGOVIA STREET. I'M A GABLES RESIDENT SPECIALIST, REAL ESTATE BROKER WITH 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON MY CONCERN. THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE. FIRST AND FOREMOST IS SAFETY. THIS LOCATION IS ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC FOR SAFE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, SENIORS AND DOG OWNERS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO CROSS THE STREET TO REACH THE PARK. CHILDREN COULD ACT IMPULSIVELY. OFTEN, DOGS CAN UNEXPECTEDLY PULL AWAY FROM THEIR OWNERS. IN FACT, MY OWN CAT WAS RUN OVER AND KILLED ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS PROPOSAL CREATES AN UNNECESSARY AND FORESEEABLE HIGH RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THIS LOCATION MEETS THAT STANDARD. I ALSO BELIEVE THE COMMISSION SHOULD CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. BUYERS EVALUATE THE NOISE LEVELS, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, PARKING ISSUES, AND THE QUALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RESIDENTS HAVE INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THEIR HOMES, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT SURROUNDING LAND USES WILL REMAIN COMPATIBLE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. A DOG PARK GENERATES HOMELESS TRAFFIC, SECURITY CONCERNS, PARKING CONGESTION AND BARKING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO HOMES WILL LIKELY MAKE ALL NEARBY

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PROPERTIES LOSE VALUE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO PLACE PUBLIC SAFETY, NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY AND THE LONG TERM WELFARE OF THIS COMMUNITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF ITS DECISION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SYLVIA KING. MY NAME IS SYLVIA KING. I LIVE AT 3617 HARLAN STREET, AND I'M AN ATTORNEY ASSISTING THE UNIVERSITY GREEN CASE AGAINST THE CITY. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I RENEW MY MOTION FOR VICE MAYOR ANDERSON TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS AND ALL ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PARK. PARK AT 520 UNIVERSITY. I INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE MY PREVIOUS MOTION AND THE ONE FILED WITH THE CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY LAST WEEK AND ASKED THAT BOTH BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD. WHEN I FIRST RAISED THIS ISSUE, THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT RECUSAL IS THE VICE MAYOR'S OWN DECISION.

WHETHER SHE BELIEVES SHE CAN BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL WITH RESPECT. THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER SHE SUBJECTIVELY BELIEVES SHE IS UNBIASED, BUT WHETHER THE ASSOCIATION HAS A REASONABLE, WELL-FOUNDED FEAR THAT SHE IS PREJUDICED. THAT IS AN OBJECTIVE STANDARD UNDER EITHER STANDARD. ONE THING IS CLEAR THE VICE MAYOR'S MIND WAS MADE UP LONG BEFORE THIS APPLICATION TO AMEND ORDINANCE 1952. FIRST, SHE HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR A DOG PARK ON THE LOT ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE RESIDENTS WISHES. SINCE AT LEAST OCTOBER 11TH, 2022. AT THAT MEETING, SHE FORCEFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THIS LOCATION WITHOUT NOTICE TO THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORS. THAT IS NOT THE POSTURE OF A NEUTRAL DECISION MAKER. THAT IS AN ADVOCATE WHO HAS ALREADY CHOSEN AN OUTCOME. SECOND AT THE SECOND. AT THE JULY 2ND READING, SHE REMOVED ANY DOUBT HERSELF, ACKNOWLEDGING ON THE RECORD THAT SHE WAS VOTING FOR THE MAJORITY WHO WANTED A DOG PARK, NOT ON THE MERITS OF THIS APPLICATION. THAT IS VOTE COUNTING, NOT ADJUDICATING, ADJUDICATING. AND THIRD, BEFORE THAT READING, SHE WAS SEATED IN THE GALLERY ALONGSIDE THE DARK PARKS PROPONENTS. I'VE ATTACHED A PHOTO TO MY MOTION WHERE A DECISION MAKER SITS AND WITH WHOM, BEFORE HEARING A WORD OF TESTIMONY SPEAKS VOLUMES. SHE PREJUDGED THIS FOUR YEARS AGO, AND HER ACTIONS SINCE CONFIRMED SHE IS NOT IMPARTIAL. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON SHOULD RECUSE HERSELF IF THE COMMISSION DENIES THIS MOTION AND PROCEEDS WITH THE VICE MAYOR VOTING. WE ASK IN THE ALTERNATIVE THAT THIS MATTER BE CONTINUED. JUST YESTERDAY IN OPEN COURT, THE CITY ADMITTED THERE ARE NO FUNDS AND NO DONORS FOR THIS PROJECT AND REPRESENTED IT WOULD BE AT LEAST THREE YEARS BEFORE IT COULD MOVE FORWARD.

GIVEN THAT THE CITY SHOULD NOT SINGLE OUT 520 UNIVERSITY FROM THE OTHER PARCELS IN ORDINANCE 1952 AND HASTILY ADVANCE A PROJECT WITH NO FUNDING AND NO PRIVATE SPONSOR. FINALLY, SHOULD THE COMMISSION APPROVE THIS MATTER TODAY, WE ASK THAT IMPLEMENTATION BE STAYED PENDING CERTIORARI REVIEW. THE ISSUES WE INTEND TO RAISE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WHETHER ADEQUATE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO ALL AFFECTED PARCELS, WHETHER 520 CAN LAWFULLY BE TREATED SEPARATELY FROM THE REST OF ORDINANCE 1952, WHETHER THE CITY'S ACTION IS ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS, AND WHETHER VICE MAYOR ANDERSON SHOULD HAVE RECUSED HERSELF, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK IN THE ORDER PRESENTED RECUSAL FIRST, A CONTINUANCE IN THE ALTERNATIVE AND A STAY PENDING REVIEW IF ALL ELSE FAILS. IN ADDITION TO MORE PARKING PHOTOS AND OTHER.

PETITIONS TO NOT HAVE A DOG PARK, I WOULD LIKE TO EXHIBIT TO SUBMIT, EXCUSE ME, EXHIBITS FROM OUR CASE THAT SUPPORT RECUSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LYNN WALSH.

THERE IS A POWERPOINT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS. THANK YOU. AND THE CLICKER SHOULD BE THERE WITH YOU. THEY TOLD ME ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SAY NEXT. BUT YOU COULD DO THAT AS WELL. IT'S THE CENTER ONE. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS LYNN GUARCH PARDO. I LIVE AT 421 CADIMA AVENUE. I'VE LIVED THERE FOR OVER 36 YEARS, AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY GREEN NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE A

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PRESENTATION WHICH OFFERS A TRULY LEGAL AND COMPATIBLE OPTION TO THE DESTRUCTION OF 520 UNIVERSITY TRIANGLE. AS IT EXISTS TODAY. THE TRIANGLE IS OPEN TO MANY DOGS WHO ENJOY IT EVERY DAY, BUT SOME DOGS, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR DOG PARKS, AND THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO WALK THE TRIANGLE DAILY. WE HAVE A SOLUTION OR A SUGGESTION FOR A BETTER LOCATION, WHICH IS CLOSER TO HOME, AND IT MOVES THE DOG PARK CLOSER TO THE SUPPORTERS WHO SIGNED THE ORIGINAL PETITION. THAT WOULD BE THE YOUTH CENTER'S WEST PARKING LOT. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE AT WEST PARKING LOT. IS AN AREA THAT WE FEEL WE HAVE 20 REASONS WHY THIS NEW LOCATION WORKS. THIS LOCATION COMPLIES WITH CITY AND COUNTY CODES. DOG PARKS IN MIAMI-DADE ARE ALLOWED ONLY AS A MINOR USE WITHIN A LARGER PARK. THIS LOCATION DOES NOT SHARE A PROPERTY LINE WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. IT ALSO WOULD NOT CHANGE THE PROPERTY FROM PASSIVE GREEN SPACE TO A DOG PARK. THIS LOCATION IS ZONED FOR PARK USE. REALLY, IT REALLY IS NOT UNLIKE UNIVERSITY 520 UNIVERSITY WHERE THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS. THIS HAS NO RESTRICTION THAT WOULD PREVENT A PARK USE. THIS LOCATION FALLS WITHIN THE CITY'S PREFERRED GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF BIRD ROAD TO CORAL WAY AND LEJEUNE TO GRANADA, AND THIS LOCATION IS LOCATED CLOSER TO MANY OF THE PRO DOG PARK PETITION SIGNERS, ENSURING AN EASY WALK FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DOG OWNERS AND THEIR PUPS. AS YOU SEE IN THIS GRAPHIC, THE BLACK DOTS ARE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED THAT ORIGINAL PETITION BY MOVING THIS DOG PARK TO THE WEST LOT OF THE YOUTH CENTER, IT'S CLOSER TO WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE BLACK DOTS EXIST. IN ADDITION, REPURPOSING THIS LOT WILL NOT IMPACT THE LIBRARY OR THE CHURCH OR THE SCHOOL PARKING. THIS LOT IS CURRENTLY RESERVED ONLY FOR YOUTH CENTER PATRONS AND STAFF. THIS LOT ALREADY HAS ACCESS TO WATER, ELECTRIC AND DRAINAGE, MAKING START UP AND MAINTENANCE COSTS MORE AFFORDABLE. THE LOT SIZE IS CONSISTENT WITH CUSTOMARY NEIGHBORHOOD DOG PARK DIMENSIONS. THE CITY COULD MEET WITH DOG OWNERS IN THE AREA TO PRIORITIZE AMENITIES. THIS SITE CAN PROVIDE ONE ENTRANCE FROM RIVIERA AND ANOTHER ONE FROM ANASTASIA. SO SMALL AND DOG LARGE AND SMALL. DOG PARK DOGS WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SPACES TO RUN AND PLAY ON NATURAL GRASS. THERE'S ROOM FOR BENCHES TO WATCH, PUPS AT PLAY AND NEIGHBORS TO CHAT, AND INSTALLING BACKLESS BENCHES EAST OF THE FENCING WOULD ALLOW TWO VIEWS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, THERE ARE TWO ACCESS POINTS TO THIS AREA. THE SITE CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO SEPARATE DOUBLE GATED ENTRANCES FOR LARGE AND SMALL DOGS.

RIVIERA FROM THE SOUTH, ANASTASIA FROM THE NORTH. THIS LOT HAS A ROW OF MATURE SHADE TREES OFFERING SHADE AND SUNLIGHT. NO ARTIFICIAL TURF IS NEEDED AT THIS SITE UNLESS IT'S DESIRED. THIS LOT IS AWAY FROM THE LIBRARY, THE YOUTH CENTER AND CHURCH AND SCHOOL ENTRANCES.

IT'S ALSO A WAY FROM UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MAKING IT A MUCH SAFER LOCATION. THIS LOT HAS LOW PAKAGE USAGE. OVERFLOW PARKING IS ALSO AVAILABLE. IT'S THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND BIG BOX RECYCLING STATION EACH JANUARY. THE LOCATION WILL NOT DISRUPT MICROHABITATS OR SENSITIVE AREAS. IT IS NOT NEAR THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND 520 UNIVERSITY MICROHABITATS REPLACING ASPHALT AND BUMPERS WITH NATURAL GRASS IS GOOD FOR THE PLANET. PERIMETER FENCES CAN BE DRILLED INTO THE INSIDE OF CURBS TO PREVENT DIGGING. AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE, THERE ALREADY EXISTS SHADE FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THERE'S ALSO SUN FOR NATURAL TURF. HAVING AN ON SITE YOUTH CENTER GROUNDS TEAM ENSURES CONVENIENT, FREQUENT ATTENTION. MISS PARDO, WILL YOU DO ME THE PLEASURE? YOU'VE GONE OVER BY OVER TWO MINUTES. I HAVE FOUR MORE POINTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND LETTING ME FINISH. NOT A PROBLEM. I'M JUST MAKING YOU AWARE. YOU'VE GONE OVER BY TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVING AN ON SITE YOUTH CENTER

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GROUNDS TEAM ENSURES CONVENIENT, FREQUENT ATTENTION. EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

THE YOUTH CENTER STAFF CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE GATES DAILY EXCEPT WHEN THE CENTER IS CLOSED. COORDINATING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING WHEN THE YOUTH CENTER IS CLOSED WOULD HELP WITH THAT OPTION. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE. THERE IS ALSO NO NEED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

SEGOVIA STREET HAS LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES THAN UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MAKING IT SAFER FOR DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS, YOUTH CENTER AND LIBRARY PATRONS AND COMMUTERS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS SITE PROVIDES A POWERFUL NAMING OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR MILITARY DOGS KILLED IN ACTION, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR MEMORIAL YOUTH CENTER'S ORIGINAL AND CENTRAL PURPOSE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE DOGS, THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE. THIS PLAN HONORS THE WISH FOR A NEARBY DOG PARK. MAINTAINS THE FLEXIBILITY OF OVERFLOW PARKING FOR THE LIBRARY, PRESERVES THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROTECTS THE MICROHABITAT. WE ASK YOU THE COMMISSION, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE MEETING SO YOU AND YOUR STAFF CAN STUDY THE BENEFITS OF THIS ALTERNATE SITE. I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA MINUTES.

I HAVE WATCHED ALL OF THIS COMMISSION MEETING. I KNOW THAT OTHER COMMENTERS HAD EXTRA TIME ALSO, I APPRECIATE MINE. THANK YOU. WILLIAM RIVENBARK. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BILL RIVENBARK AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY GREEN NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION. A 501 C FOUR. I LIVE AT 3616 HARLAN STREET AND I HAVE AN AMAZING RESCUE DOG WHO HAS GOT EXTREMELY STRONG BELIEFS OF HIS OWN. HE IS A BELGIAN MALINOIS NAMED MERRICK, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT HE DOES NOT WANT A DOG PARK TO BE AT 520 UNIVERSITY DRIVE. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN RIDDLED WITH INCONSISTENCIES, NONE OF WHICH MAKE A GOOD LOOK FOR YOU. ALL I'M AFRAID TO SAY. ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, AS THE CITY COMMISSION VOTED ON A RESOLUTION TO DEVELOP A DOG PARK AT 520 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, VICE MAYOR ANDERSON TOLD THE SUPPORTERS IN THE ROOM, THIS IS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO NEIGHBORS CAN WALK THEIR DOGS TO THE DOG PARK. BUT SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT WAS MISSING PEOPLE, RESIDENTS, HOMEOWNERS FROM THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING THOSE LIKE ME THAT ALREADY WALKED THEIR DOG AROUND THE TRIANGLE. WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEARNED ABOUT THE VOTE AFTER THE FACT, WE WERE TOLD, YOU SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE AGENDA. ARE WE REALLY TO BELIEVE THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ON NOVEMBER 18TH KNEW ABOUT THE MEETING BECAUSE THEY CHECKED THE AGENDA, AN ITEM THIS CONSEQUENTIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PASS OF GREEN SPACE. AND THERE WAS NO POSTING, THERE WERE NO MAILED LETTERS. THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTS. COMMISSIONER LAURA, ON JANUARY 13TH, YOU SAID, I CAN'T, FOR THE LIFE OF ME KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T KNOW, BUT I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT YOU. SIR, DID YOU EVER ASK STAFF IF THEY HAD REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT A DOG PARK ON THE PROPERTY BEFORE IT WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA? FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM NOW, BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER WILL BE. AND IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE WHEN THERE WAS FINALLY AN AFTER THE FACT COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE DOG PARK. IT WAS WIDELY PUBLICIZED ON A CITYWIDE LEVEL, YET NOTHING. EXCUSE ME YET NOTHING FOR THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DOG PARK ITSELF. THE PARKS DIRECTOR TOLD YOU DOOR HANGERS WERE STANDARD FOR NEIGHBORHOOD NOTIFICATIONS. YET NOT ONLY OUR ENTIRE STREET, BUT OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SKIPPED. THE PARKS DIRECTOR SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT, YET WE HEARD NOTHING AND STILL HAVE NOT. SPEAKING OF HEARING NOTHING, A REPORT WAS GOING TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT THE MEETING AND PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION. THE PARKS DIRECTOR HAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. THE CITY'S HANDLING OF PETITIONS IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPERTY WAS GREATLY FLAWED. IF GIVEN MORE TIME, IT WOULD BE EASY TO PROVE THE FLAWS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE SPOKE ABOUT THE NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DOG PARKS. THIS INCLUDED DEVELOPING A DOG PARK MASTER PLAN RATHER THAN CREATING THEM PIECEMEAL. DON'T

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PICK A SITE WHERE THE NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT IT. DON'T LOCATE IT NEAR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. DON'T LOCATE IT ON HIGH TRAFFIC STREETS. LOCATE IT WHERE THERE IS AMPLE PARKING. DON'T PICK A SITE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE OR A SITE THAT HAS MEANING TO THE NEIGHBORS. DUE TO THE TIME I WILL JUMP TO SOMETHING HOPEFULLY MORE IMPORTANT THAT THAT IS QUITE NOTEWORTHY TO US. THE INFORMATION IS HELPFUL, WELL RESEARCHED FOR WHEN STUDYING WHERE TO PLACE A DOG PARK. BUT SEVERAL CITIES HAVE RULES WHERE THEY OUTRIGHT DISQUALIFY A SITE FROM CONSIDERATION IF IT IS CLOSER THAN 200FT FROM A HOME. YET YOUR PROPOSED DOG PARK CALLS FOR A 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, AND YOU TREAT IT AS IF IT'S LUSH AND GORGEOUS AND GENEROUS. TODAY, YOU ARE VOTING ON ZONING CHANGE TO MAKE 520 A PARK. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT THIS IS ALREADY A PARK. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ZONED AS A PARK. 520 UNIVERSITY SITE HAS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS WHICH PRECLUDE IT FROM BEING A PARK.

SO RATHER THAN ADMIT SOMEONE MADE A MISTAKE, YOU ARE SEEKING TO CHANGE THE ZONING SO IT CAN BE A PARK, WORDSMITHING AND RATIONALIZATION ASIDE, THIS PROCESS NOW REQUIRES A ZONING CHANGE. AND WHILE THE CITY HAS SAID YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE PROCESS, SHE FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE REQUIREMENTS LEADING UP TO TODAY'S VOTE AND HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWED IN THE LEAST. EXCUSE ME FOR GOING TO PLANNING AND ZONING. YOU'VE GONE OVER BY TWO MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS. WILL YOU BRING IT IN FOR A LANDING? THANK YOU. YES, SIR. I CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. WELL, WE CAN DOCUMENT. EXCUSE ME. DOCUMENT OVER 100 ERRORS AND FALSE STATEMENTS. I WOULD RATHER USE THIS TIME TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER A BETTER LOCATION. AS OUTLINED IN THE POWERPOINT YOU JUST SAW. IT'S CLOSER TO SUPPORTERS, COMPLIES WITH DADE COUNTY CODES, AND IS SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND DOGS. THEY'RE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND FINANCIALLY MORE RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE TAKE THAT SUGGESTION SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME. THANK YOU SIR. MR. CLARK, JEAN ANN DAVIS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEAN ANN DAVIS AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I AM A FULL TIME RESIDENT AND OWNER OF 3710 HARLAN STREET. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE NEED TO PRESERVE THE MICROHABITAT BORDERED BY UNIVERSITY RIVIERA AND CADIMA, IT'S HOME TO BUTTERFLIES, BATS AND BIRDS. IT'S HOME TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUTTERFLIES, TO NAME A FEW. THEY'RE MONARCHS LARGE, ORANGE, ORANGE, SULFURS AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE, THE DAINTY SULFURS. RECENTLY, THE MIAMI CHAPTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION CONDUCTED A CENSUS ON THE PROPERTY. THEY NOTED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUTTERFLIES ON THE LIBRARY SITE, WHICH HAS THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND THE SITE THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED. IN TODAY'S MEETING, THEY EXPRESSED THAT IRREPARABLE HARM WOULD BE CREATED TO THE MICROHABITAT BY A FENCED OFF LEASH DOG PARK WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF. THERE IS TALK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE MAY WELL HAVE BATS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOCTURNAL SOUNDS HAVE BEEN HEARD AND OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY. THE FLORIDA BONNETED BAT IS A PROTECTED SPECIES, AND IT MAY BE MAKING ITSELF AT HOME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A MEMBER OF A GARDEN CLUB, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING THE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, JOANNA LOMBARD, PRESENT ON GARDENS, GREENS AND SCHOOLS. AND HERE IS A MEMORABLE QUOTE FROM ONE OF HER THE RESEARCH PAPERS IN NATURALIZED AREAS VERSUS AREAS CONSTRUCTED WITH PLAYGROUNDS, CHILDREN EXHIBIT MORE IMAGINATIVE ROLE PLAYING, FANTASY AND EXPLORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME, WITH GREATER VARIETY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLAY AND A REDUCTION IN CONFLICT BEHAVIOR. SO THIS AREA PROVIDES AN UNSTRUCTURED LOVE OF NATURE.

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THE PROPERTY, UNDER REVIEW TODAY OFFERS A GREAT VARIETY OF BIRDS. WE HAVE CARDINALS, BLUE JAYS, EVEN EASTERN SCREECH OWLS. BUT MY FAVORITE IS THE IBIS. THE IBIS OFTEN ARRIVE AFTER A RAIN AND THEY FEED IN THE GRASS. THE GRASS THAT THE CITY IS CONTEMPLATING PUTTING ARTIFICIAL TURF OVER. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO ELIMINATE ELIMINATE THE HABITAT OF THIS MAJESTIC BIRD. AND BESIDES, IT'S NOT NICE TO HURT SEBASTIAN. I STAND BEFORE YOU COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO REMIND YOU OF THE HIPPOCRATIC DICTUM FIRST, DO NO HARM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARIA CRUZ. MISS MARI CZ, 1 MILLER ROA 323-54 SIT HE THKINGND I KW TH SE OPLEO NOT LIKHEN SAY RE WE GO AIN. B TSS ECT EMPLE O DEER. WHYREHITHIS T INO T ANSR. THE SOONER WE PUSH IT, THE SOONER WE CAN START DOING WHAT THE NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT. AND THEN WE'LL CLAIM THAT WE ALREADY SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY, SO WE MUST KEEP DOING IT. THAT'S ONE ANSWER. THE OTHER ANSWER IS WHO CARES? WE DON'T CARE WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WANT. WE WANT THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. BUT I WAS SMILING AND LAUGHING WHEN I WHEN I WAS COMING UP BECAUSE TODAY WE HAD ANOTHER BIG PROJECT THAT HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. AND WE WERE IMPRESSED BECAUSE THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE THAT WEREN'T SUPPORTING THE PROJECT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SUPPORTERS ARE NOW. I WONDER IF THEY MISS READING THE AGENDA, BECAUSE THEY CERTAINLY DID NOT SHOW UP TONIGHT. EITHER THAT OR I GUESS THEY THINK THAT IT'S A DONE DEAL AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME AND TALK BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS ASSURED THEM IS GOING TO HAPPEN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT, IT'S WHAT INDIVIDUALS WANT. YOU WERE GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE SITE. IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE.

WAS THE PRESSURE TO GET THIS GOING WHEN THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF YOU LOOK INTO IT, THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DO IT IN A BETTER PLACE, WITH HAPPIER PEOPLE AND IN REALITY, PLEASING THOSE THAT ARE ASKING FOR IT, WHICH ARE NOT THE ONES THAT LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO PAY THEIR TAXES WANT, AND NOT THE PEOPLE THAT ONLY WANT IT, BUT NOT NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE. MR. CLARK? THAT'S IT.

MR. MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT THE PURPOSE OF E ONE IS? YES, MAYOR. SO I WILL READ THE THE TITLE, BUT I THINK, IF I MAY SUGGEST, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR KIND OF, KIND OF, OF REMIND US, AS SHE DID LAST MEETING, WHAT WHAT WOULD CLARIFY BECAUSE I'VE HEARD ACCOMPLISHED HERE BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THE SAME OVER, OVER AND OVER. SO, MAYOR, JUST, JUST TO KIND OF REVIEW THE TITLE. SO IT'S AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 1952, WHICH CHANGED THE ZONING ON LOTS ONE, TWO, THREE, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, BLOCK 120 AND LOTS ONE THROUGH FIVE, BLOCK 131 COUNTRY CLUB, SECTION SIX. SO IT'S THE ADDRESSES THAT WE KNOW AS 434, 4450 AND 520 UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO REMOVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR LOTS ONE THROUGH FIVE BLOCK 131, WHICH IS THE 520 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND THAT IS TO REMOVE THE CONDITIONS, ONE THAT LIMIT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY TO OVERFLOW PARKING, TWO, THAT REVERT THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO SINGLE FAMILY ZONING AND MAINTAINING ALL THE OTHER CONDITIONS. MADAM DIRECTOR, SO, YES, BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AN AMENDMENT TO THAT ORDINANCE. IT'S NOT CHANGING THE ZONING. THE ZONING IS REMAIN TO BE SPECIAL USE ZONING.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE LOOKING AT PAGE TWO. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING TO CHANGE IN THAT ORDINANCE. ONLY APPLYING TO 520 UNIVERSITY DRIVE. WE'RE REMOVING THE

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CONDITION THAT HAS TO BE CLOSED FOR THOSE LOTS WHEN NOT USED FOR OVERFLOW PARKING, AND TO ALLOW IT TO BE NOT ONLY OVERFLOW PARKING, BUT ALSO TO BE ALLOWED TO BE USED AS A PARK, NOT SPECIFICALLY ANY KIND OF PARK WITH ANY KIND OF SPECIFIC KIND OF AMENITY, BUT A PARK IN GENERAL FOR PUBLIC USE WITHOUT IT BEING GATED OR FENCED OFF, AND THEN ALSO REMOVING THAT REVERTER CLAUSE THAT IF IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR PARKING, THEN IT WOULD REVERT BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY REMOVING THAT ALTOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER MISSION? IF NOT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT. AND I'LL JUST REITERATE THAT THIS TALKS ABOUT THE PROPERTY NOT BEING, YOU KNOW, USED FOR OFF STREET PARKING. IT SHALL NOT BE PAVED, WHICH WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH MAINTAINING. THE PROPERTY FOR BIRDS AND AND IBIS. ALL THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE DOES. SO I'LL MOVE IT. YEP. A SECOND. SECOND. ANYONE? MR. CLERK? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, COMMISSIONER CASTRO. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ.

CONSISTENT WITH MY VOTE ON FIRST READING. I BELIEVE IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. NO, COMMISSIONER. LATA. YES. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES. MAYOR. YES, MADAM. CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU ALSO GO? GO OVER. WILL YOU ALSO GO OVER TODAY'S COURT PROCEEDINGS? YES, MAYOR. SO IN THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ONE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT, WHICH ASSOCIATION WAS THAT? THE UNIVERSITY GREEN NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION. AND THERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED PLAINTIFF AS WELL. WHO IS THAT, JOSE COHEN? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT ON THE RECORD. AND THERE WAS A THE PLAINTIFFS FILED AN EMERGENCY MOTION SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, STOP THE SECOND READING OF THIS ORDINANCE. THE COURT SCHEDULED AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING FOR YESTERDAY. THERE WAS SIX HOURS OF EVIDENTIARY HEARING. YESTERDAY EVENING. IT WAS CONCLUDED TODAY WITH CLOSING ARGUMENTS VIA ZOOM, AND THE COURT RULED FROM THE BENCH AND DENIED THE MOTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. OKAY, THE EMERGENCY MOTION FOR INJUNCTIVE, WHAT IS THE NEXT? WHAT IS THE NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWARD? SO THE LAWSUIT PROCEEDS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE TODAY'S SECOND READING. AND BUT THE LAWSUIT PROCEEDS. SO WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY PROCEEDING WITH THE LAWSUIT.

THERE'S BEEN NO FINAL DETERMINATION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT ON THE RECORD, BECAUSE THE MEDIA ASKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON THE RECORD FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. I HAVE A QUESTION. CITY MANAGER, WE RECEIVED TODAY. AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION WHICH STAFF HAS NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT. I'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT THIS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. TO THE MAYOR. YES, YES, VICE MAYOR, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT IT AND GIVE FEEDBACK. THANK YOU.

[E.-3. 26-1783 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Chapter 54 - Solid Waste Article III - Collection and Disposal to amend Section 54-121 Roll Off Waste Contractors Franchise Agreements of the City Code; updating certain requirements and establishing requirements for the securing, removal, and emergency management of roll-off containers during tropical storm and hurricane events; providing for penalties, cost recovery, and nonrenewal of franchise agreements for noncompliance; providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date.]

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM E THREE. E THREE IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 54 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL TO AMEND SECTION 52-121 RULE OFF WASTE CONTRACTORS, FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS OF THE CITY CODE, UPDATING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECURING REMOVAL AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF ROLL OFF CONTAINERS DURING TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE EVENTS, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, COST RECOVERY AND NONRENEWAL FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEATED PROVISION, CODIFICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MAYOR, IF YOU ALLOW ME, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCE TO YOU ALL IN PERSON OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, YESENIA, ALFONSO. YESENIA ALFONSO WAS ACTUALLY AN INTERN WITH OUR OFFICE BACK IN 2018 WHEN MIRIAM RAMOS WAS CITY ATTORNEY. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT SHE'S COME BACK TO THE CITY. SHE SPENT SOME TIME IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AT THE BROWARD COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT SHE'S NOW PART OF THE TEAM AND SHE'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SO SHE'S THE ONE WHO DRAFTED THIS ORDINANCE THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.

WELCOME HOME. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. SO LIKE CHRISTINA CITY ATTORNEY SAID, THIS ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING. SO IT REQUIRES FRANCHISE TO REMOVE EMPTY AND OTHERWISE SECURE ROLL OFF CONTAINERS DURING A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE EVENT. THIS ITEM CAME UP DURING THE CITY'S EMERGENCY HURRICANE DRILL. WE DO CURRENTLY REQUIRE THIS UNDER OUR EMERGENCY POWERS. HOWEVER, WE DID THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE A STRONGER REQUIREMENT IF WE INCLUDED IT IN OUR CITY CODE AS WELL. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER ABOUT POTENTIALLY JUST EMBARKING ON A STUDY. IF

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IF YOU GO THROUGH THE CITY OF MIAMI, FOR EXAMPLE, ADJACENT TO MERRICK PARK, WHERE ALL THE WAREHOUSES ARE, THAT'S THE CITY OF MIAMI. I GO TO THE GYM THERE WHEN I'M RUNNING THROUGH THAT AREA. YOU USED TO HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A ROLL OFF DUMPSTERS IN THE ALLEYS. USED TO BE IT WAS AN EPIC NIGHTMARE. YOU HAD ILLEGAL DUMPING, YOU HAD THE ROAD OFFS ALL THROUGH THE ALLEYS. SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT I NOTICED LAST MONTH THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THROUGH SOME SORT OF LEGISLATION OR WHAT IT WAS, WAS THAT NOW ALL THOSE ROLL OFF DUMPS, DUMPSTERS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY THE NEW PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE SEEING BEING BUILT ARE REQUIRING THEM TO BE HOUSED INDOORS, AIR CONDITIONED, OBVIOUSLY, TO CONTROL THE SMELL.

BUT IF IT'S AN OLD BUILDING, THEY'RE OUTSIDE. THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEM LIKE THE LITTLE CAR, CAR, CAR, YOU KNOW, THE BODY SHOPS, THEY ALL HAVE THE DUMPSTERS IN THE BACK BASICALLY CLOGGING UP THE ALLEYS. IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THOSE ALLEYS NOW, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY BUILT THEY PUSHED THE DUMPSTER ALL THE WAY AGAINST THE BACK WALL, AND THEY BUILT AN ENCLOSURE, A VERY TIGHT ENCLOSURE WITH, WITH BASICALLY LIKE A LIKE BARN DOORS. SOME OF THEM ARE MADE OUT OF WOOD AND SOME OF THEM ARE MADE OUT OF LIKE SOME SORT OF LIKE RECYCLED PLASTIC. SO IT'S AN ACTUAL FENCE STRUCTURE AROUND THEM. AGAIN, IT BEAUTIFIES IT AND IT CONTAINS THE DUMPSTERS INSIDE THERE, AND IT PROBABLY STOPS A LOT OF THE ILLEGAL DUMPING. CAN WE LOOK INTO THAT? CAN WE LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE IF THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI? YEAH. BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU'LL KNOW WHERE THOSE DUMPSTERS HAVE TO BE, AND THEY HAVE TO BE PLACED BACK IN THERE. AND THOSE FENCES HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED. I'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES OF IT IN THE MORNING WHEN I GO TO THE GYM, AND I'LL SEND YOU SOME PICTURES. BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE JUST RIGHT BY THE DOUGLAS STATION IN THAT AREA, THOSE WAREHOUSES ARE YOU'LL SEE ALL ALL THOSE WAREHOUSES NOW NO LONGER HAVE THEIR DUMPSTERS BASICALLY FREE AND CLEAR IN THE ALLEY, ROAMING THE ALLEY BEING ROLLED OUT. AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE THEM IN DIFFERENT AREAS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WHEN THEY CLEAN THEM OUT, THEY DON'T PUT THEM ALWAYS IN THE SAME SPOT. SO THEY BECOME MORE OF A NUISANCE. EVEN, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY GYM, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY MADE THEM DO? THEY MADE THEM TAKE IT OUT OF THE ALLEY AND THEY MADE THEM USE ONE OF THEIR PARKING SPACES. AND I'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT TOMORROW. AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WANT THAT PARKING SPACE. AND I GET IT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, BUT GETTING THOSE ALLEYS CLEARED UP IS A VERY BIG DEAL. CLEANER, MORE EFFICIENT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN DRIVE THROUGH THEM. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF TOMORROW MORNING AND I'LL SEND THEM. I'LL SEND THEM YOUR WAY. MAYOR, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT USING AIR CONDITIONING, AIR CONDITIONING, COMPRESSOR UNITS, YOU KNOW, IN ALL THESE STORES IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE OUR ALLEYS. SO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE. BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING WAY.

IT'S AN INTERESTING WAY. I'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES OF OF THE I WILL DRIVE BY AND I'LL FIND OUT WHAT CITY DID. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. ARE THOSE LOCKED? YEAH. THEY'RE LOCKED. OKAY. BECAUSE LIKE SAINT MARY'S IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THAT. A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING. I MEAN, IF WASTE MANAGEMENT CAN WORK WITH BUSINESSES TO HAVE THEM LOCKED UNLOCKED, THAT'D BE. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES TOMORROW SO YOU CAN SEE THEM. SOME OF THEM ARE SOME OF THEM, IF THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE ALLEY, BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S A SMALL WAREHOUSE AND YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. THEY DON'T HAVE A PARK, THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING SPACES. THEY HAVE IT ALL THE WAY AGAINST THE BACK OF THE WAREHOUSE WITH, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ABOUT THIS MUCH STICKING OUT OF THE WALL. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE SMALL, SMALLER CONTAINERS. THE BIGGER THE CONTAINER, OBVIOUSLY, THE BIGGER THE ENCLOSURE. BUT AT MY GYM, WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY IT'S A BIGGER IT'S A BIGGER CONTAINER. SO WHAT THEY HAVE, THEY TOOK ONE ENTIRE SPOT. THEY REQUIRED THEM TO PUT IT THERE.

AGAIN, IT'S GAME CHANGER, GAME CHANGER ESTHETICALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING. JUST YOU WOULD SEE A BUNCH OF DUMPING AROUND BECAUSE YOU WOULD SEE PEOPLE THE THE ACTUAL CONTAINERS WERE FULL. SO PEOPLE WOULD STOP THE CARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ALLEY AND THEY WOULD DUMP ILLEGALLY DUMP ADJACENT TO THE DUMPSTERS THAT IS ELIMINATED COMPLETELY. SO IT'S I WANT I'VE BEEN MEANING TO BRING THAT UP TO YOU. TAKE A LOOK, PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE IT.

I'LL SHARE SOME PICTURES OF THAT. AND IF YOU WANT, IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, JUST DRIVE BY LITERALLY NEXT TO MERRICK PARK. I KNOW EXACTLY IN THAT WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHERE IS WHERE BODY AND SOUL IS ON THE BACK OF RIGHT THERE AROUND THAT AREA. OKAY. THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. SORRY I TOOK OVER. I JUST YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING UP TO MY MIND THAT I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TALK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT. NO. THAT'S GREAT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT A SECOND. SECOND? DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. CLARK? NO. MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER LATTA. YES. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES.

COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. MAYOR LAGO. YES. MOVING ON TO E4. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.

BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SPONSOR, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER AGENDA ITEMS E AN TOUHEAYORHOSED F TEN. SO E5I. E THOSE AREYMS MORR HAN E BU HEARINGAN I TNK THTINGS GOG TO G TO IDNIGHT RIG N. IF ITEMS, I TT'BE ARE FIVE,HREE AND F TEN.NK YOR.AYORLLIGHT

[E.-4. 26-1798 An Ordinance of the City Commission approving a purchase and sale agreement to include certain key terms with 475 Biltmore MOB, LLC for the purchase of an office building located at 475-495 Biltmore Way; waiving certain requirements pursuant to Section 2-1089 of Division 12 of the Procurement Code; authorizing an amendment to the FY 2025-2026 Budget to appropriate funds from the Building Reserve; providing for a severability clause, repealer provision, and providing for an effective date. Lobbyist: N/A]

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THANK. TOUERY . GOODOB, MR. MAGER. WANT TO TNK YOU. FIRST AND FOMO. WE'VE BEEHA ISPEY FOR A LONG TIME. CI. IROUG TS PROYSTAMENTTO YOURE AS HERE AEID HA ICH IHOUGHTS A SH ATPOIN MA SEERREURCHAST DN'T PCHE THIS OUESTI AT T END OELES CNG O THEP RALATE FOR HDWORK. A T Y FE ANDI DIGELY GOI AFTHIS IS H Y Y HAVEIG ANPUBLOMNT?, MR MAYOR. OKAY.AR C ) 322154. LEE OA BEFONKS A NDFU IDET, BUT INUCE AND ERETHNEING TOILDIEADYHE QUEST I READY.EC PY S I GET I OF TOMETHEPAID. SE BEE WE SODY THEREY.UT OER PEOPL GOING TOAVE TO MOVE, ME. S THETS NO G RE. OY. S IONRN. I KWT DG ENOTO KWONEY.E THATWE NEEON WEFINDONAUSE TT'HY WE HAVEEY TT S NDEVIS YEAR. A COEAR, W CAN U I EVER WE WANT. WE'VE GE TEEFE. I GUESS 'S HOW WE PA F TSTHATE W AN'ANT ETERMISSOR THAS MR. MOR ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. I HE A MOTIO I'LL MOVE IT.E A SON COND. OKAY. COMIONER.

YES.OMMIIONERTRO..DERSON. COMMSIONER. FNDEZ. Y YO LO. YES THANK YOU

[F.-2. 26-1770 A Resolution of the City Commission directing City staff to extend the Resident Parking Rate Pilot Program through the date of the second City Commission Meeting in January 2027 to collect additional data in order to better determine the long-term feasibility of a resident parking rate. (Sponsored by Commissioner Castro)]

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[F.-4. 26-1763 A Resolution of the City Commission calling a Special Election on the proposed ballot question and City Charter amendment to be held on November 3, 2026; providing for submission to the electors for approval or disapproval of a ballot question asking if the Charter should be amended to raise the value of public work projects that require formal solicitation and providing that the threshold value be amended consistent with Florida Statutes; providing for notice; providing for inclusion in the City Charter; providing for related matters; providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

E EDTUESTALLEN ON AND CITY CHANDNTOBE HELD ON NOV, PRINRUBION HE ELRSORPPROVALR DISAPPROOF A BALLOT QUESTI. AG IF THE CHART VALUE LIWORK PJES THATUI F SOCITAON A PVIDING THETHREVALU , CONT WITH FLO STATUT PROOROTICE. CITY CRTER.VIDI FORTHE RED MAERS. PVIDING F ANECTI DATE.D EVENING VICE M, TORNEY.S ITEM SPD THE AND SETS HEA SPE NEMBER 3RD, 20 BALT. QION SHD VAL MAYBWORK D THISHEHE MENTIODRT REVIEWCOMMTEE RECOMMED THIS QUEION S ONE S BY CITY STAFF THE C REVIEWOMMI MENTIED RE $25,000 TESHOLD PR T V TOTSUL DOS ALLOW CITY, IF LICIIDR300 WITH FLOWIORMA LITATION PRES. MISSIO AROVALOULD U A.T'S THE MANNER SICIT THEIT CRTER BEND TOASHEWOULD BEN THRESHOLFOR PUBCOR OJECTSEQNG FORMA CITATIONRO00 STS ISECTO,IVE, 520 MAYOR DURTHCHTER RE COMEEUMMARY, TE PROVIS THAT ADSTEDNNY BY TLDS ENNEERG NEWS-RD.

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[F.-5. 26-1762 A Resolution of the City Commission calling a Special Election on the proposed ballot question and City Charter amendment to be held on November 3, 2026; providing for submission to the electors for approval or disapproval of a ballot question asking if the Charter should be amended to require continuous residency immediately preceding the conclusion of the qualifying period for the offices of Mayor and City Commissioner; providing for notice; providing for inclusion in the City Charter; providing for related matters; providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

EM F FIVE. F FIV A RESOLUTI THE CY COSION THPROPEDALLOUESTIONECTION D CITYRTER AMEMENTO BE HELOVEMR 3RD,6, ELECTORS F AROL OR DISAPPROVAL OF A BAL SHOUE DED TREIRGTHEHARTER COINUOUS RENCY MEDIELY PREDING THE NCLUONF QLIFYG ODOR THE OFFIC OF MAY D CIOMMIIO FOR USN IN THE CYIDING MAY ATTOEY AGA,ANR RELED THTEM ISPOORY TH MA A TNK YOU MAY SNFOR G MPRESTIONE. THIS ANOTR CHANG THE CI CHAWHIC WLD REQUE,F APTED B T VOTE CONNU RESIDENN END O THAQUIFYIIOING T ASOT THA ELEIONSE IEMBER, T QUALIFYING PERIOD IS INUNE. BY ENDF THE QUAING PERI, ANY CDA F POSION ITHITY WOULD NEED NTINUO YR IEDTER PRIOR TTHND OF THAT.

NIPATI, ANWOD OTHE NOV3R 26ALL. THAN Y A PUBC CME MR.? MAY IE MOTIO I'LL MOV MAY HE SECOND? SD, M CLARK? MMISONNANDEZES MAYOR ANDSON. YA. YES. VICE COISSION. CAS YES. MAES ITEM6IS

[F.-6. 26-1761 A Resolution of the City Commission calling a Special Election on the proposed ballot question and City Charter amendment to be held on November 3, 2026; providing for submission to the electors for approval or disapproval of a ballot question asking if the Charter should be amended to provide for the Mayor to be elected to serve a four (4) year term commencing with the November 2028 election without changing the associated mayoral term limit; providing for notice; providing for inclusion in the City Charter; providing for related matters; providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

AESOLUTION OF E CY COMMSION CALLI SPEAL QUESON AND CY CHARRBLO FOR SI ELEORGON FOOVAL OPPROVA THE ARTE BEMEEDSKING VIDEORHEOR T ECTE SERVEOUR AR TERM CMENCGIT NOVEMB 2 ELECTN,UT CHANGI THE ASSD YORA TEIMITROVIDIOR NO,RODIOR INCLUSION IN T CITY PDI FOR ACTIVE DATE.NK SPRED HEOR IS BNES I THE LASTETG, THE H BN TE YEARSR SO ON ITH OCH WEREEROSE, PREOUSLY DISCUSSED BY MAYOR SLESN ANDHA VIEWOMMITTEES QUE WOULD PUT FORO THE VEMB 3, 2026, IT LL FOR CHANG CHAER FOEARS, CONSITITTH COSI TERMEGNIN 28.T'NOTE HERE THATCUT MAY, IF N TO SVE I NOVEMBE OF028, WOULD NO BE CHANGED NTUO YRSS MSO RAHANNG FOR TWO Y TERMFDO, LD TWO FOU YEAR TMS. MIT.HANK YOU CLARIFYING.MAAVAN?M YO MARIARUZ.MR. MAYOR, THANK ALLHT, NOW CRUZ,44ILLEROAD,AR PLGINONG. T CHA SA T ORIGI C TW YEARS S SOMEBODCAME U TH T IDE OF CHA IT TOUR IT WASO.

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[F.-7. 26-1760 A Resolution of the City Commission calling a Special Election on the proposed ballot question and City Charter amendment to be held on November 3, 2026; providing for submission to the electors for approval or disapproval of a ballot question asking if the City Charter should be amended to require a vote of the electors prior to the sale of certain city-owned properties; providing for notice; providing for inclusion in the City Charter; providing for related matters; providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

THITY CMISSIO CLING ANF SPECIAL ECTION OSEDLOTUEN CITY AMENDMENT TO HENOVE 3,026, ELTO APPROVA OR DIPPROOF AT ON. AS IHE CIT QU A VE HE ELEORS CITYWNED PRORTIE PROVINFO NOTE,ROVIDIFOR USIONN T THIS IM PONS BTHE U AGAIN CAME UP IN DSSIONITH ARTER REVIEWMI, AND THMARASTH THIS OT QSTN. SO TH ON RUIRE THAT THE CI CHA B AME TO QUIRTHAT TAL A CITY OWD P RREL FACILITYOLCOSE ORPEN PA SPACE APPROVED THE CI ELES. WITTH QUIREMENT TO BHER OUTL I ORDANOPTEBY T CITYOMMISS, WHEITIONS OALE HED TSTNAROSFTER DSSIOE A/5OTE. THISALIRASEDON NEIGH MUCH A THIS IS A MSAOAN VOTE ICUL WERWEA PERSON HA D H AND I'M HPY THE HE IS GO TH WH WE' DONE I'V WEAPONED SOCIAL MED A A COMMUNITY. SWEE BLOGS REHA DO, CERIN OPLE TOMMISSNND CERTN PEOE IN THIS S AMPLE. A THEN TY NITH ITYUNH IT,ND FO Y KNOW, IT SWBALLS DOU'RNOGN GRANADAOLOURSE IS ASTORF C OKA Y CAN'T REL G GOLFCOURVEN IF ANTER TWO,HE LEST JOKE THASBEGOLD HERO RNHE R IHI WTO PORF EOUTHTO REVEL ABOUT HOW PE G IOHESE LIOHAERSND TY SAY THIS OTH RD. I THE ELEC OFFICL THAN EVBER TREEINELD OFFICROMO GENCES COUNITY AD OFFICI I NAMEE AT I H NER M. EEDICL. OKAY, CK,'M FBE I'MINE. BEINGEC COEREREZ I JT THIS YNE, WE BROHTTHOWN?RES THE REN CMUTYRO YO KNOS,S, IOSSCARACTI THA A UST EOPLE, OHEY'RE EY WANTOELL IT. SO YOHE TNG T AN EME. LAKE ITOE ANXTRE. ANDER Y NO B THEAY, GENPAGOLFOURSENTER. SOS THE PNT OF RTER? AT'S POI O RER IF HE NNCLAD. IDENTSOT BVER 60%ELTHE YENTE WHI N HAP W NERHAPPENED TOELL NA LF COU IEAN, I MAKE ANADGOOURSGOIN DNFOR MEBEUSE WHY S TO, YOU'OING TKE E GNADA GF URSEARK, TH IT' HISTORIC COURYOU UNDSTAT YOU N'TE O P B THE BLO.EYEAR FBODY, AT'S ESUTI DOWANT TO PUT OR. I T TO T THE H CAUSTHD OF THE DAY, AT'S T OHAVING ANELECOFFICID I D MANAGER THE MANASKE,CEAT'S POT OF BEING ANED OFFICIAL YOU HAV BEUSE PEOPLE WILL ILITEU INHI L, OFFICULSEBSOLYNS THAT AN R OWN SAL WIT HERE WITE ITH MILEFUDGEHEARING. SOO INOW? RESE ON TT MAKE DECISI, BY TAY I THINK WULD BE RAE OUR NY IA WA TH ISRAPAIN AT T ANDAID,'S ACCOT'S VERS BE WAY, AGDA BUT MAY ITHE NEXT ECTIE SHOD PUT FORTH AAN OFION.I BE D MY TIME HKAY.THLEFFLSHOULD' MA MONEY CILYHEYOU'REDICATI TUNMEU ARE. I THYP OF LEIOPRESEN YOUTH CENTER. N L MLL Y WT THEEH REEUMEN, U T KWBECA A GRO THA F5 HOW MUON HAVIN T BA AOUNT. YODON'T THEY FR TES. OLLO T RES.UTTAX? ARE EGREGIOUSF H IS MEUP OIR BRD COMPOTION THEMPOSN OF THE B DEE'REECED HIN AN ELECTION HAPPEVERY YEARS ORR. WE' VED OVERHEOUTHEN TNTS. YOU MYENONHISRD. IF JU REMOV THEM. THAS N THEAYHAT IYEE OULDLL PUBLIC ASS THTHVE0 MILLIO TACTED.HAT M FT. Y CAV THE RS WT. EY'RE MNINGLE. ANTTO KNOW W BECE SINTSILL KE THE SION SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE HER BE COIS BECAUSE T T

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Y TRU T RT. IT'SVE CRSION CE TOXI JLIKE 'V THE N ONS, JIKEE' HAD TH W T RAISES AND LITA OFTHER THISTHENTRWGLY SUPPORTED WHEN MANY ON THIS COMMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE, THE IGG WERE NOT SUPPORT. AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN IGG. SO THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING IT FORWARD. AND I ASK FOR EVERY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS COMMISSION TO SUPPORT IT, BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. MADAM VICE MAYOR. I FULLY SUPPORT IT AND HE GIVES ME PEACE TO KNOW THAT WHEN I FINISH MY TIME HERE, THAT THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THIS COMMISSION TO SECURE THESE PROPERTIES IS NOT GOING TO BE UNRAVELED BY A FUTURE COMMISSION, OKAY. OR BY. A BOARD WITH A REVERTER CLAUSE THAT DECIDES TO HAVE A LITIGATION CASE AND SPEND A LOT OF TAXPAYER MONEY IN COURT WITH WHETHER OR NOT PARTICULAR ACTIONS DO OR DO NOT VIOLATE THE REVERTER. SO I'LL MOVE IT. I'LL SECOND IT. THROUGH THE MAYOR. YES, I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. I AGREE WITH THE VICE MAYOR. I THINK THAT FOR MANY YEARS CMISSNS OU COMMISSIOOMMISS VEORKED TLD O THE T ATEAVEN PAR IN EDO.VE B ABLTO FOARD FOR TITY,Y ISTODAY,ND I TG REMMENDA WLD B ADD WHIC IS SOR TNSFER, USE CNS CLD WAY. I THI PTENSHOULDXIST FORESO TALE OR ANSFER OF OF PARANHE MAYO IF AYIDOVER AT WTHEITYORNEY ABOUT TRAFENDD SWAPS CORED.T' CER I D GO BACK ANDORTHBOIMPL WORDS HERE, B T NOING TO DO,OTNG TO DO WITH AOMSSN.HIS HAS DOH SPPINTHESE ON INDUALS REPUTAT IN TS TOWN. AND IS ENOU BECAUSE REEANG TSS THAT HAPPENS O PEOPLTATIS HERGSA AD A OHAT STYT CAT AESE PEOPLESAY. PUTOUR NAROD ONNDENTE MY POINT SE ME E RGEAT'SUT TRESAP, POLICAL , OR O THE GET,IC IOWSEE INSIR. WHEN THEY SEHAT, YS SE INERND IT IT ME. VINAREY SANGHATTHNG T ING T YTHENTER, DT'WHYOWA TO T RID OF IT. IS, I IT'FUATINTO ENT MUTY WHEREILLSCPELE W SCA PE, WRLEGISLIO STHE CITY THRGH PERMIT RK. EXCUSE, I CMON PARE THE ONSR ARKSIKE O O ANE TH ONE ONHE AND THOSIBBONCUTTINGS. THOS PARE TH'VE WRN, OR HATION OPERHAT HA FOUND WAS IPROPERORYRDER I Y BA IN THE DE TY PUHAD SIXROIEN YEAR WHI WENECIAARK,THE ON ALHAK ASL. THE, THE, T PCT RODUHAS SPLIT AUS EREDEVOP HVED HIIC HOME HE SIT THE WEOUIT BT THD AVENUE ALHBRA. WOUE ON ON GRAAC THE CORAL GABSLU BIGCE OVA WBOUGORHY THOMPSOAR NO BTHE NOONCE, I MN,ND A IT G AND AND ONND BHIV RHIC A THEY USING IN CIG MATIAT AE, A WRE T S GRADA, YOUTENTE I MT'S IT''SIDULOUT'S G PERSON'ENCOME AND R PLIC OF ANRE GNG T EKS? M M, THROHANAN, UR EFF AND MYFFT AT PLUS YRS WREITH FEN WH DO WEO? WTCONANTN . R. YODN'D UGNG BAU WE AVENA TTTROU IL TVEEVOP IOU OW, THE FNGRD IT WUT ONLINE, I OLDAPLENDO W PIN ARTOF I I'DE TL SND Y KINE LANDS ANDYOKNOW LLY AAS YOU CANH PALMET PME B A SOAND O, YOUNOW,YBE MHEICMAR NELITTHAT.NDY THT, OH,ELHEY'RE JT GOING TKETLON OF IY' GOINGEY GOINO BRG IT B TO ITSSPORBE ABO G TO VELOIT. I AR ELD FI. YOU ,E AN, TO EVETRYAIN.OTHE HE QTE WTAKEN AS A S PORON. YE A SMALLORTIUS BT A GRE SCEWHOP ENJOY.O APIZE FG Y ME THAN IHOD,R. MANED WH THAES. AND N WEN A ATITLE REW HAVEHIAND WE HAVE THIS. , YOU KNON'T KNOW ATNWE HAVE THE ELSE WDO. KNO T MAYOR WE.E'S EN WN'T SA IT, RE TAKVED OF SIN HEY,YOU DOORFE, FURTHER.'M TIT ENHE DON D'THI CLD D SINTE AND THWEETTCLR THEOUTH CENTETHE GREENPACES, FTHCENTERFORAFOHE GREE SCES, ISO NEV ALL BEEVELED, NEVER, CAUSHAT IS THE AT DEFIS,NG WITH OURAN FINE BUTIFUL ATES WE GOTO GE IT WHERET ISECAUSE ALWAYS LIKE HAICE RANA W CHAM FAR HS SPSIBLE THE DEVEENT OF O SALCE RK SVADO SDOPARK YES. SALVADOR. SVADOR PA. SALVADORAND HE WASAYSADVOTING OH WAS TTASLY AS ME HAMY SLATIOOM 100%NG T ISION TO53HE5%OF I W IO RENOVIOF OU T THEAYOR. Y.O KES TO AN EREME, ANDD TO

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LIKE. S BEFOR ITOU I IT CLDROPOSE OA. LL. I Y WANTOELGRNCE, THEN Y WLD ED A 4/5ORET CO BEVEN CDERED F BEIPU ON ALT.OULE IT EVEMOICNYINGREQUIRINUPMARI V ALWICTER PCESS SUGGTIONRE, S I, ICENYTH THA AI, MAKEVEHA.,COISSI THRGH T 'S ANY PROPERTY THATR SHAT EN U AS AK?ECAUSE TD ROPE USET MATR.OU CAN HTORY W TT.ND ITHAT WASHE IEN THERD BEC WEEOD COD FINE IT AS PARNUR DEFINAT VIA ORDINAND S HE VE MAYENTION, 7 SHED OUT A ALLHOSERY IMP ANDY LO DETAS,IG OF W EASTS, WOUL A NTO BE F OURDINCE AS USE INUR CPLAN. E THRE, SOHAT 'T. A SOOLESHOUT U THEAYOR'S REN.UTGAIN,E'RE ASE CA INORDS AMU CHR. AGAIN, EFT SAFETLV WEKE AUO RERVES,HIAS ATHE EMERY. Y'T WEMERGES. RIG H A MAKE THIS IRO S BUT I WANT TO M T ECTIONSO. TO MAKEUGGESTN. PSSG CLEAF BAK IT TO MORE THAONESTI. AT'SOTR MUNIPALIES HAVE DHE HAVE SATUEIONS ABOUT LONG TER LSESRER SFS. IT' J DIF WE SUL CALLER ESONSING FHE WOULY, VOTKAY,E HAPPTO TAKHATDIAND T WERIFY A MTION, R, TIT WOUL BVAOF 60% OF EOTSG THA NT T TAK THE THEE.D WT TOITAR I COMMISSION, COMMIR LEAD COMS ABOUT 4PERMITY IFOTAL' LE FORRD WITHI AOTHE VICEAY COM IN THTEEK, IFE NEED TO ME UEC IT INCD,E NON. TO SU WITH THAILL CL A 15 MINES AND C IT, SOMETHG SIMPL USTOOD. INENGUA.ABOU%THTE VOTGD CAN DISCUS IN THMETI IF T TO M FUTE OT, F LI THE 4/5ANNITIONS D B OW,UM, LSESNDSAYLL OPERNDNSRS SIN I'EE HERE IE LIVEINHE CIT ALMTYE LIFE. II DOT THINKE'VE EV RELEAEASE PAR E'VE L A PARKINGOT, THE WA T F PT TAND BY I WD THARNG HIDOMR. MAGERYE WHEN E PROCEEDS BYARKLAND? WE IT ON THE CORD Y'REGOING SLHEEN TOL THPAG T. WL ESS WH. TH MEY HAS TO BE USEDBUY MO PAR, 65 MONEY FRROPERTTH WE ,CH I THIHE ONLY OHAT I'VE EVEREEN OHAT WEOLD. AT MA SENECE T WHAT WEERE GO TO KE IN'T KNOW H MY DP FRON ANDD BIN H ARIT WAS AR3 MIN. ANDALSO T ALHE IVENTS OU DOCTORSPITA DRAINAGE,TH SIDEWALT RT O THEEGOTONONHE COMMON FLOOR. 00,0. MAYORIDAL YH. PLUUS POISHA I CAN'T ME IDON'T KNOW HY MORE IRONCLAD. I LEAVE IT UP TO THE ATTORNEYS. I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH THE MANAGER, WORK WITH MY, MY COLLEAGUES. AND IF WE NEED ANOTHER MEETING, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO DO IT. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. I DON'T THINK THE CONCERN IS ANY OF THE FIVE PEOPLE UP HERE. I THINK OUR INTENT IS NEVER ■TO TO DO ANY OF THAT. I THINK THE CONCERN IS WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE UP HERE 20 OR 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AFTER, AS COMMISSIONER LAURA SAID, WE'VE PUT ALL THIS EFFORT TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE QUESTION THAT I HAD IS, WOULD YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FLUSH THIS OUT BY TOMORROW AT THE END OF OUR BUDGET HEARING, WHERE WE CAN MAYBE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AT THE END OF OUR BUDGET HEARING? WE HAVE WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FORMALLY NOTICE IT. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE IS THE NOTICING OF A SPECIAL MEETING. NOT IF WE DON'T IF WE DEFER THIS ITEM, IS IT A MEETING OR A WORKSHOP? TOMORROW'S A MEETING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE ACTION. I GUESS WE COULD CONTINUE THIS TOMORROW COMMISSION MEETING. WE DON'T ADJOURN THE COMMISSION MEETING AND WE CONTINU I T MORROWUT O OF RESPEC I BUT OUOF RESCTO YO STF,O U HAVENOUGH T WE COUINLY THTOTH, F OUT A THKS DIRECTIOHAS WANT TO GIVE VEN TENT YOU LKUT9 YE LEASEDSENTS ALL THAST CANREVERYTHINONE. OKAY. AGAIN,T EN I BROUGHT TS UP, MY INTE WHEN BROUG TS UP ES, 99 YR LEASES,ALES. I N'T WY OFHA Z YOUTH CR AND GF CRSES I T WANTNY SAL ZLEAS.OU KNONYDIE TRADINF BABALL CAR.O, CLEAOU ECIT ABOHE STADER RRENAECAU WE HAVE IN FATIESE TNIS CENT OTHEORABLES FENT. TRE NOTASE WLE FILIT LSES. WEE H. S IT, WE DON'T L AACYAS M AS.ORXAMPLE, HAVE A LEAS WE LEA WITH A UNUBFOSTANCE.OREF TH AT A RECREATIOILY WHWEAD AAIRLLO TASITOMODY IN I M AND ALLIRECTION HAVE GRN HOW AREPACE? RECRTIAL FACTMOVE BECIC ABTHI TI, WE C B MOR ECIC, RIGEA IT O IENTION W TT TWOULD COVILITSS TH COUB HE ADULTAC CENR, OR WHAE DOE HENNIS CENR AGA. BUT ADULT ACTIVITY CENTER IS PART OF A BUILDING THAT HAS A 99 YEAR LEASE. WITH THAT, WE OWN THE LAND, SO IT GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. THAT'S

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WHY I SAID GREEN SPACES. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS PINNING GREEN SPACES, WHICH IS A YOUTH CENTER. OKAY, OKAY. SO YEAH, I THINK, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE, IF WE FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING UNTIL TOMORROW, PERHAPS WE CAN SPEAK WITH YOU. ANY PROPERTY, ANY PROPERTY THAT HAS GREEN SPACE. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.

UNDERSTOOD. ANY PROPERTY. JUST THINK ABOUT IT. IT'S SIMPLE. ANYTHING THAT HAS GREEN SPACE, THAT'S IT. THROUGH THE MAYOR. I MEAN, WE HAVE COUNTRY CLUB PRADO. WE HAVE LOTS OF GREEN SPACE THAT MAKES THIS CITY SPECIAL. YEAH. AND NO, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I LEAVE. SO, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, DO I, DO I VOTE ON THIS ISSUE OR NO. DO I VOTE ON THIS ISSUE? SO THE COMMISSION TOOK A VOTE. I HAVEN'T GIVEN MY FINAL VOTE. WE STOPPED VOTE. SO SO JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY HAD ANOTHER SUGGESTION. IF YOU ALL WANT THE HER ADDITIONALES. S SOE FALI, THATY M A COVE THAT ECUFOE SPACES, PA AND SPA SO THATARAINS, RKAN OPEN SPACE RAINSNPE SPACE, E. THAT THE COVENANTS C REASE ROTOF THELES.

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WE MOVE. WE MOVE QUICK. NO, NO, NO. BUT I'M SAYING IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING UNTIL TOMORROW UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGET MEETING, WE SHOULD ADDRESS THAT AT THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING. THE MAYOR. YES. SORRY TO BE THE CONTRARIAN, BUT I, I, I THINK THE BETTER COURSE WOULD BE THAT WE VOTE. RIGHT. CAN'T WE TAKE CARE OF THE DETAILS IN THE ORDINANCE? THAT WAS THE INTENTION. BUT I'M I THINK IF YOU GIVE ME TEN MINUTES, I THINK I COULD WORK ON A QUESTION IN RETURN WHILE YOU GUYS KEEP ADDRESSING THIS AND MAYBE WE COULD GET IT DONE TODAY. I WOULD PREFER TODAY OR TONIGHT, OR JUST BRING A COT JUST BEFORE BEDTIME. COMMISSIONER, I, I, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOU, BUT THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I MADE THE COMMENTS THAT I MADE. NO MATTER WHAT YOU VOTE ON, THEY'LL SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS MADE UP HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? BUT BUT IT'LL IT'LL BE SOMEHOW SOME WAY THE PAPER ROCK SCISSORS. AND THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL SELL, THEY'LL SELL THE FACILITY, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING INSANE. THEY COME UP WITH A RIDICULOUS IDEA TO BASICALLY UNDERMINE THE COMMISSION. WE GOT TO STOP THAT. YOUR YOUR YOUR RECORD IS CLEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY HAS EVER SOLD A PARK TO ANYONE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. THERE'S NO BASIS IF WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING ACCUSATIONS THAT HAVE ANY SORT OF BASIS TO THEM, THERE IS NO BASIS TO IT. AND ALL THE EFFORT YOU'VE JUST SPENT AND THIS COMMISSION HAS SPENT DEBATING HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS AS IRONCLAD, AS IRONCLAD AS PRACTICAL. RIGHT. IS, IS MORE THAN ENOUGH PROOF AGAINST ANYONE. AND I JUST PERSONALLY, I DON'T GIVE POWER TO PEOPLE. I DON'T GIVE POWER, BUT I GIVE YOU I GIVE YOU JUST WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MAY I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE? MULTIPLE EXAMPLES. DID YOU EVER BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD VOTE AGAINST AN ECG? DID YOU EVER BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD RAISE THEIR OWN SALARY AND VOTE AGAINST GIVING RESIDENTS THE ABILITY TO CONTROL, TO CONTROL SALARIES? DID YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WOULD VOTE AGAINST THE NOVEMBER ELECTION? DID YOU BELIEVE THAT? NO, I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT. I DIDN'T THINK I DIDN'T THINK IN MY LIFETIME. I WOULD SEE AFTER BEING UP HERE 13 YEARS, TO SEE SOMEBODY RAISE THEIR SALARY. THE WAY THAT I SAW IT HAPPEN HERE, 101%. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAPPEN HERE. AND IT HAPPENED. I NEVER BELIEVED THAT. SOMEBODY WOULD SAY, HEY, UP HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S LET'S DIP INTO OUR RESERVES AFTER WHEN I GOT HERE, WE HAD $15 MILLION IN CASH AND WE LEFT, AND NOW WE HAVE OVER 60 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS. I NEVER BELIEVED SOMEBODY WOULD SAY THAT AFTER IT TOOK US 13 YEARS TO TO GO FROM A DOUBLE A TO A TO TRIPLE A. SO, I MEAN, I'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN SOME PRETTY WILD THINGS HAPPEN UP HERE. YOUR POINT IS VERY, VERY WELL TAKEN. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT OUR ATTORNEYS CRAFT AWAY WHILE WE CAN FINISH OUT THE AGENDA AS MUCH AS WE CAN RIGHT NOW. I'M

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ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE, WHAT, TWO OTHER ITEMS? LET'S DO IT. NO MORE THAN THAT. I'M 17. NO. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. THE CITY MANAGER ITEMS WILL BE QUICK. HE TOLD ME. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL WE'LL GET TO WORK, VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK

[F.-9. 26-1801 A Resolution of the City Commission directing the City Manager to develop and implement a Same-Day Permit Program for certain small-scale residential work; providing for flexibility in program design, eligible permit types, reviewing disciplines, and administrative procedures; and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Lara)]

YOU. CITY OF TEAM. CITY ATTORNEY, TEAM F9F9 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SAME DAY PERMIT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN SMALL SCALE RESIDENTIAL WORK, PROVIDING FOR FLEXIBILITY AND PROGRAM DESIGN, ELIGIBLE PERMIT TYPES, REVIEWING DISCIPLINES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SO AS THE SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM, I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT I DON'T THINK IS PARTICULARLY COMPLICATED. IT'S ONE THAT I EXPERIENCED WHEN I KNOCKED ON DOORS DURING THE CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR. THAT CAME UP OFTEN OF HOW WE COULD TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO TRY AND SIMPLIFY THE PERMITTING FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE SIMPLER THAN A COMPLICATED STRUCTURAL RENOVATION OR IMPROVEMENT TO ONE'S HOME. SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS ASK THE CITY STAFF TO EVALUATE AND BRING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SAME DAY OR EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS HERE IN CORAL GABLES, BECAUSE THIS IS THE TYPE OF PRACTICAL, RESIDENT FOCUSED INITIATIVE THAT CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY. OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO THIS RIGHT. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DOES THIS. SO DOES THE CITY OF MIAMI. YOU JUST WANT TO HELP THE RESIDENTS MOVE THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS MORE EFFICIENTLY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. FOR HOMEOWNERS, PERMITTING IS NOT A DELAY. THAT'S ABSTRACT. THEY FEEL IT EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT AFFECTS A FAMILY'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MINOR REPLACEMENTS OF DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BATHROOM OR THE KITCHEN, REPAIR A DRIVEWAY, OR COMPLETE OTHER WORK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEIR HOME AND THEIR DAILY LIFE. I THINK EVERY ONE OF US HERE WHO ARE HOMEOWNERS HAVE OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THIS IN ONE RESPECT OR ANOTHER. SO WE HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS HERE IN CORAL GABLES. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. AND THOSE STANDARDS SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED. BUT WHERE THE WORK IS LIMITED IN SCOPE, IT'S NON STRUCTURAL IN NATURE. OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATE FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW. WE SHOULD LOOK FOR WAYS TO MAKE THAT PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT, MORE PREDICTABLE AND MORE RESPONSIVE.

NOT ASKING THAT WE REMOVE SAFEGUARDS TO THE CONTRARY. ANY PROGRAM THAT WE COME UP WITH NEEDS TO BE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CITY STANDARDS. IT SHOULD ADDRESS HISTORIC PRESERVATION WHERE IT'S APPLICABLE, OF COURSE, AND ENSURE THAT THE PROJECTS REQUIRE MORE DETAILED REVIEW, CONTINUE TO RECEIVE IT. BUT FOR THE RIGHT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE CREATE A PROCESS THAT MOVES THIS ALONG, THAT RESPECTS THE RESIDENTS TIME AND HELPS THEM TO MOVE FORWARD MORE EFFICIENTLY. SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

THIS IS REALLY A DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE DOUG HERE TO HELP. GIVE ME HIS THOUGHTS ON THIS, TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE SUFFICIENT STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN DO THIS AND MAYBE COME BACK WITH MY COLLEAGUES, SUPPORT AND SEE SOME ORDINANCE ALONG THOSE LINES. THE MAYOR. MR. MANAGER, I THINK WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN LOOK AT VARIOUS AT AT THE PERMITS THAT DON'T HAVE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND THINGS LIKE THIS. AND I THINK WE HAVE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFFING THAT THAT WE'VE THAT WE'VE HIRED. SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THIS AND, AND HAVE A WHOLE SERIES OF, OF ONE DAY PERMITS. AND, AND I THINK WE CAN DO THIS. AND I THINK WE CAN DO IT EFFECTIVELY. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. I MEAN, I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE PEALS OF HALLELUJAH FROM THE HILLS OF CORAL GABLES.

YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN GET THIS THING THROUGH, MAY I ADD SOMETHING, COMMISSIONER LADDER FIRST. I LOVE THE IDEA. THANK YOU. AND MR. MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO QUICK ON THE DRAW THERE. I'M ALL IN. BUT LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT PROJECTS LIKE FOR A SIMPLE PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE, A REROOFING 30, 90, 30, 90 WITH A TILE. ALL THESE TILES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOA OR THE CITY ARCHITECT. MAYBE WE CAN STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND SAY, IF YOU PICK FROM THIS BOARD AND YOU JUST SAY, LISTEN, THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING ON THE PERMIT, IT CAN BE PART OF THE PROCESS THROUGH THE MAYOR. YEAH. IF THE COLOR IS IS ONE OF THE COLORS THAT'S SELECTED, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD. IT CAN BE A ONE DAY PERMIT. AWESOME.

OKAY, GOOD. PERFECT. THE BIG DEAL, ESPECIALLY DURING THE RAINY, THE RAINY, THE RAINY MONTH. EXCUSE ME. GREAT. THAT'S A SIMPLE ONE. WE CAN GET THOSE OUT OF THE WAY. IT OPENS UP SYSTEM. THE MAYOR. YES, I AGREE, IT'S A NO BRAINER. YOU WANT TO SECOND. LET'S GO. OKAY, I SO MOVE SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MR. MAYOR, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOVER AND A SECOND COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER.

LADA. YES. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES. MAYOR LARGO. YES. DO WE HAVE F 11 NEXT OR IS THAT WAS

[F.-11. 26-1815 A Resolution of the City Commission supporting an economic development partnership between the City of Coral Gables and the Town of Bal Harbour to encourage reciprocal promotion of each municipality's respective business districts, restaurants, cultural institutions, retail destinations, and community events. (Sponsored by Commissioner Castro)]

THAT MOVED? F11F11 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES AND THE TOWN OF BAR HARBOR TO ENCOURAGE RECIPROCAL PROMOTION OF EACH MUNICIPALITY'S RESPECTIVE

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BUSINESS DISTRICTS, RESTAURANTS, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, RETAIL DESTINATIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. YES, I'M THE SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM. I WENT AHEAD AND I WROTE A MEMO TO THE COMMISSION.

THE. THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE COMMISSIONER LEVY REACHED OUT TO ME ACTUALLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. HE. HE SPOKE TO HIS ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS FROM TOWN OF BAR HARBOR, AND THEY WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH US. NOT SPENDING ANY TAXPAYER FUNDS AND USING THE ACTUAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THEIR CONSTITUENTS COME TO OUR CITY AND OUR OUR CONSTITUENTS GO TO THEIR CITY ON JULY 14TH, TOWN OF BAY HARBOR WILL BE PRESENTING THIS IN THEIR CITY COMMISSION AS WELL. AND WE WILL HEAR IT'S IT'S NOT A SPECIFIC IDEA. THE IDEA HERE IS THAT CITY STAFF FROM TOWN OF BAR HARBOR GETS TOGETHER WITH CITY STAFF HERE, AND THEY COME UP WITH THE BEST MARKETING OR WHATEVER RESOLUTION TO HELP THE CITY. COMMISSION. DOES ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE I SPEAK? OKAY. SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD ANY STAFF INPUT. YEAH.

SO I, I TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, HAS OUR STAFF REVIEWED IT, MR. MANAGER? NO, MAYOR, WE HAVE NOT.

OKAY. SO NUMBER ONE, IS THAT NUMBER TWO? I DON'T I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I AM I'M SOUNDING SELFISH, BUT OUR RESOURCES, OUR RESOURCES ARE OUR RESOURCES. I WANT OUR STAFF WORKING TO MARKET OUR RESTAURANTS, TO MARKET OUR BUSINESSES, TO MARKET OUR STORES. WHY WOULD I WANT OUR RESOURCES TO MARKET OUR HARBOR, BAR HARBOR? HOW BIG IS BAR HARBOR? DOES ANYBODY KNOW AS A CITY 12 TO 13 MILES AWAY, IT'S NOT. BUT. BUT HOW BIG IS THE CITY THOUGH? HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN BAR HARBOR? DOES ANYBODY KNOW? YOU WANT ME TO LOOK IT UP? ACCORDING TO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH, IT'S ABOUT 3000. OKAY, 3000 PLUS. SO WE HAVE A CITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AN AGREEMENT WITH TO MARKET THEIR CITY AND THEIR SHOPPING CENTER WITH 3000 PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BENEFIT OF THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES HAS 51, 000 RESIDENTS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM TO GO TO BAR HARBOR INSTEAD OF COME TO THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES. I'M I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHETHER PEOPLE ARE JUST FIGURING OUT WHERE BAR HARBOR IS AND WHERE THE BAR HARBOR SHOPS ARE. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE OUR RESOURCES SHOULD BE SPENT HERE IN THE CITY PROMOTING RESTAURANTS. WE JUST SAW KIDS THAT CAME UP HERE AND THAT SHOWED PICTURES OF MIRACLE MILE STOREFRONTS THAT NEED MARKETING, THAT NEED PROMOTION. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'D RATHER SPEND THAT EFFORT AND OUR AND OUR STAFF RESOURCES AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD MARKET THEM. WE PUT THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE GIVE THEM OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR EMAIL LIST. WHAT WOULD OUR PLAN BE TO, TO HELP OUT BAR HARBOR? MY GOAL AND THE REASON WHY I WAS ELECTED AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES AND COMMISSIONER AND THEN VICE MAYOR, WAS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT OUR CITY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SPEND OUR HARD EARNED MONIES. WHAT I MEAN, MONEY'S OUR RESOURCES, OUR STAFF, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A REASON WHY WE WANT TO PROMOTE A 3000 PERSON CITY. AND THEN ARE THEY GOING TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES? AND BESIDES THE FACT THAT STAFF HASN'T REVIEWED THIS, THERE ISN'T A PLAN ATTACHED TO IT. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS FOR THE MAYOR. ONE SECOND. ANYONE ELSE BEFORE MY MY COMMENTS AS WELL IS, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF HASN'T LOOKED AT IT, I DON'T. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. IT'S 12 TO 13 MILES AWAY. ISOT ADJACENTNDHERE'S A L OP FROM SOHMIHA COMEN HE EV SIN DAY.IC WHY W STE PL TO HAVERO SCE TUALLY TTILL FACIL KE IT MUCHR F SOHAMI TOEICND STUDENO COM HERE ANDDOWN PATZE O GOT TO SAY THAT M, I'MOT, I PPORFHIS. AND IT'S ND O BILRINGE. RO, WRE W A YOU SECTG B HARBO DOUHA A PRONCTION TO HBO OR HAVE A RT IIGHT BAL OUR YOU PING DAYS,S I AT WHOBE A O OFURSEFULL DISOSE,E THE YEARSRORHEYR HBOSHOPN BAR H WERE M CLIEN. THERE NOT MYCLNTN THE'NO BENEF TO IT IOTHNO T TO T THAT QUESTIOOING SAID,HAOWENEFIT?THE MAY BEUS SS GOINGGOINGO BIT TH IEFIT TO CITALEING USE FORS.

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[F.-14. 26-1746 Discussion regarding Code Enforcement and the Coral Gables Waterway. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

LENE IT W T GOING TO D. I'JUST? I'M I'GOINEUICK, STUT OE NHAT THEY'RE NOTAYGOVE MY TENT TVEHESD EA ON EVYTHING, BUT TO PAECL ATTEION TO THEATER I'MNGO G IT TE NEOMSSIO MEETING.OING B GOENMAFROMHEHAVEM COTLY. LAUL VEOEER THS AOT OCOHEAYIN EN ION TE IT OVEKE WEDOG GAT JOB IE FRON PROPEIE B ONHE S BECSE HAVE CANOP OEIDO AT'V INSTALL IEGAL PI. BUT THEACK, TRE S CODNF .ANER C GETINPUTRO CSSION A YOU TTO BASIC JUST D KNOW CAN DOON'T KNOS I KN OUR POLICE VE AODE DENFNTMEAVHADUSEME, HAVE H BTS,O N IS TE UP TH THEPOLI DEPARTMDT WARWAY WTHEM. TDEA.D ANDE CE ENT RIDELONGITH OUR WATERPAOL AND SW TH WE AOTES IT GEOVEREDAU THA RTNT AND HE CODE RIDEHEACKE, BUT A, A TEAR THAT E. A MBE W CANVE SOMEO FM G S VEGETIOOK AT THEOVEROWN CERTAINA YE CERREAS R AMPL ONLUEOAD TH VEN SOME LINVA SPECIEST ARE ON PEOPLE'SROPERTS AT HOFUY TREVEHEM. LIKE E PIS, TSEGE PES RALI ANDTUFF LIKE . W CANN SPACE AT I THE NEXT COMMISSION MEES, MAM. ATLE BIRE AER Y'VE TKED TO YOUTAFFYE M CLARK, WE'LDEFETH IM TO ENEOMMISS MEETF

[F.-15. 26-1747 Discussion regarding the cost of the April Referendum Election. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

MRLA, THIS IS AN ITEMTSCUSSES L RENDUM I LIKE F Y TORIEF THEOMIO LEADI THEPRILOTAL FERENDUM ECTIOHERE W THE COSHELECTWOULBE THE COMMISN ESTED OF THEIT,QUESTEDROMHEERVIO

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WHATHE ELECTN WOD CT,THEUMBER TS $,000AT WASESMATET WE REIVEM SURV OF ELECT I BRGHT TO THE ATT OF THE MAYORF THTYNALLY REIVED THE INVOICE FROM THESUPEA 60OU CANAK C $350 ATHING. LI OW, WE, WE RECEEDS OU THE FTHATO MATE, WE SCK TO T TIMATE ANDHE, YOU K ELOW THE EATE, I PRT THEM MAEFERENM ECTN WE HADINIL,HE CO. NOW H SECDLECTION TIONSE O 202SE T CHEAPETH HIN AN ELEIONXT GABLET LOT, BUT WRE AMA DE.ND WHEOVE ELECTIO APRIL , ANDY WAY,'D.ES THERE. CE VE E LIKE TT TO SEBYWHS WCHING A RESB TH DID AHI W TLLS. JUSTHOWC THE ACTUAL VINGS, BECAUSE HE CAME TO MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND REFUTED THE ACTUAL SAVINGS OVER THE LONG RUN. SO THIS IS ESPECIALLY FOR, FOR THAT RESIDENT SO THAT HE CAN SEE VERY CLEARLY WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE AND THAT HE AND THIS SAVINGS. I APOLOGIZE, MR. MAYOR, AND THIS SAVINGS WOULD ONLY BE FOR THE REGULAR ELECTION. IF THERE IS NO RUNOFF ELECTION AND THE SAVINGS WILL BE DOUBLED. YEP. SO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS. LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE SAID FOR A LONG TIME FOR FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN I WAS HARPING ABOUT MOVING ELECTIONS TO NOVEMBER, AND I REMEMBER I GOT PUMMELED, PUMMELED FOR THIS. BUT HERE IT IS. THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NO, THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO PUT THAT UP THERE. SO I HOPE EVERYBODY SEESA RIGHT. MOVING ON F 16 THIS ONE I'M VERY PROUD OF AS THE

[F.-16. 26-1799 Recap of the Ponce Circle Park soccer watch party. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

SPONSOR OF THE FIFA SOCCER WATCH PARTY WITH THE AMAZING WORK OF STAFF. STAFF DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT. A CMDCM MANAGER, THE DIRECTORS, ALL OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, OUR POLICE, OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE BACK, ALL OUR I.T. PUBLIC WORKS PARKS. MR. DIRECTOR, YOU GUYS DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT. CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK RECAP WITH SOME PHOTOS TO SHOW HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT IS? AND TELL US WHAT ARE THE NEXT WATCH EVENTS THAT ARE FORTHCOMING. THANK YOU. SO HERE IS SOME OF OUR TEAM THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE. BEFORE THE GAME GOT A FIRE CHIEF THERE. IRACM SO THERE WAS A LOT OF YELLOW SHIRTS, A LOT. THERE WAS A LOT OF COLUMBIA VERSUS PORTUGAL.

THEY DIDN'T FARE SO WELL TODAY, RIGHT. THEY LOST AGAINST SWITZERLAND. THEY JUST LOST PENALTY KICKS. BRUTAL PENALTY KICKS. BRUTAL. NO IT WAS PENALTY KICKS 4 TO 3. YEAH 4 TO 3 PENALTY KICKS. SO WE DID GET A THERE WAS A LOT OF SPIRIT. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF THE YOU KNOW THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. YOU KNOW WHAT'S AWESOME ABOUT THIS. AND WE TOOK THIS EARLY. THIS TAKES US. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THIS IS THE NIGHT THE NIGHT PHOTOS. YES. YOU KNOW WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS, MR. DIRECTOR? THE AMOUNT OF FAMILIES, KIDS THAT WERE OUT THERE. YES. AND EVERYBODY YOU KNOW, THEY WERE IN FULL FORCE.

LOOK AT THIS. IT WAS A GREAT ENVIRONMENT. WE HAD SOME ITEMS FOR THE CHILDREN BOUNCE HOUSES, BUT IT GOT TO THAT POINT. WE STARTED HAVING TO GET RID OF THE BOUNCE HOUSES BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF SPACE. WE HAD OUR STAFF SITTING ON IT TRYING TO GET THE AIR OUT, BUT IT WAS GREAT. WE WERE ABLE TO. WE HAD OUR VENDORS, OUR VENDORS WERE GREAT. THEY FOLLOWED ALL THE FIFA RULES OF NO BRANDING, AND THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND THEY WERE VERY HAPPY. THEY CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THE PLAZA.

THE PLAZA WHO HELPED US SPONSOR THIS EVENT ALONG WITH EVERYONE IN THE CITY. LOOK AT THIS AT NIGHT. LOOK AT THIS WAS IT WAS PACKED. YEP, THERE WAS AN ENERGY THERE. PEOPLE WERE ENJOYING THE GAME. PEOPLE WERE GOING TO THE PLAZA. THEY WERE BUYING FOOD. THEY WERE HAVING DRINKS AT THE PLAZA THAT WERE COMING BACK. SO THESE ARE THE TYPE OF EVENTS THAT, AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, ARE WHEN WE'VE DONE THESE EVENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN, THEY ENERGIZE THE DOWNTOWN.

THESE PEOPLE LEAVE HERE 8:00, 930 THEY GO HAVE DINNER. PEOPLE ARE WALKING ALL OVER THE DOWNTOWN WITH THE COLUMBIA JERSEYS ON, HAVING DINNER, GOING TO BARS, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT BOOKS AND BOOKS. LOOK AT THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE HAVING A GREAT TIME. FAMILIES. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. SO WE DO HAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE. SO THE THIRD PLACE GAME, WHICH IS ON THAT SATURDAY OF THE 18TH AND THE FINAL, WHICH IS THE 19TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WATCH PARTIES THERE AS WELL. SO THERE'LL BE TWO MORE COMING OUR WAY. SO, MR. DIRECTOR, YES, I WANT TO TALK TO THE MANAGER AND THROUGH THE MANAGER. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN PROMOTE IT AGAIN AS HEAVILY AS POSSIBLE. START NOW.

YES. PUT IT ON OUR NEWSLETTER. MARTHA MARTIN DOES A GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW, START PUTTING IT ON EMAIL. START GETTING PEOPLE OUT THERE. I MEAN, WE DID THIS ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. THE ACM CRUSHED IT. YEP. THE DCM CRUSHED IT. I MEAN, IT WAS INCREDIBLE. THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID ALONG WITH YOUR TEAM, ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS, THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WAS OUT THERE

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IN FULL FORCE. THOSE GUYS WERE AMAZING, GREAT, AMAZING FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE. THERE WAS THERE WAS A HUGE PRESENCE. EVERYBODY FELT SAFE AND WE DID THAT. IN HOW MANY DAYS WOULD YOU SAY? EIGHT. NINE DAYS MAYBE. YEAH, IT WAS QUICK. IT WAS VERY HOW MUCH HOW MUCH MEDIA DID WE HOW MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA TIME DID WE. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME. WE, WE HAD MARTHA'S HELP.

WE HAD ALL THE PARK SITES. WE DID AS MUCH AS WE COULD, BUT IT WAS QUICK AND WE STILL GOT REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. I MEAN, WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT. YEAH. SO THE MAYOR. YES. IT SEEMS TO ME FROM LOOKING AT THIS, THAT AND LIKE YOU SAID THIS AT NIGHT, IT WAS SUPER EXPLOSIVE WITH THE TURNOUT THAT FAR MORE FAMILIES, VISITORS AND SEEMS LIKE A FAR MORE INCLUSIVE EVENT WAS HELD ON AT POND CIRCLE THEN ONE WOULD IMAGINE WOULD BE HELD IN ONE SINGLE PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INCREDIBLE. THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO GO HAVE A LET'S GO, LET'S GO HAVE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. THEY WALKED OVER AND THEY HAD IT AT THE PLAZA AND THEY WALKED BACK. THEY HAD MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BARS OPEN AT THE LOWE'S. THEY HAD THE BAR OPEN. THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE DRINKS THERE. IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO EAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FOOD THAT WAS IN THE PARK, YOU WALKED OVER TO SANDWICH OR YOU WALKED OVER TO JOE AND THE JUICE, OR YOU WALKED OVER TO, YOU KNOW, FOGO DE CHAO OR YOU WALK. IT WAS MORE INCLUSIVE FOR ANYONE OF PEOPLE WHO WANT ALCOHOL, SOMEBODY WHO HAVE KIDS, YOU. EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING FOR. AND THEN IT, IT BENEFITED A FAR LARGER GROUP OF, OF BUSINESSES AS WELL. AND BY THE WAY, THE PARKING WAS AMAZING. I DIDN'T HEAR ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT PARKING. PEOPLE GOT THERE. EVERYBODY WAS IT WAS A CONTROLLED CROWD. PEOPLE WERE EXCITED. THIS IS THE TYPE OF EVENT THAT IS ONLY GOING TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY ONCE WE DELIVER ON POND CIRCLE PARK. THIS IS WHAT I FORESEE POND PARK BEING AT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. IT COULD BE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL, REALLY SPECIAL. YOU'RE THE MAYOR? YEAH. IS THERE A WAY BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAD TO GET RID OF THE BOUNCE HOUSES? YEAH. DO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CLOSE DOWN THE STREET, AS WE DO FOR THE PUMPKIN PATCH, IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM RUNNING AND HAVE THAT AREA FOR THE KIDS, OR MAYBE MOVE THE VENDORS OUT THERE SO THAT WE HAVE MORE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO, TO BE IN THE IN THE PARK. I THINK IT'S MORE RESOURCES IN TERMS OF POLICE FOR US, I THINK FROM A PRACTITIONER'S STANDPOINT, I'M NOT SO SURE WE NEEDED THE ALL THE BOUNCE HOUSES, THE LITTLE KIDDY PLAY AREA, WHICH WAS THE SMALL ONE THAT DOESN'T TAKE UP ENOUGH SPACE. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS DO LIKE A BOUNCE, NOT AN OBSTACLE COURSE. SO WE WERE LOOKING AT AT HOW WE CAN MINIMIZE THAT FOOTPRINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF KID ACTIVITIES AND NOT TAKE UP TOO MUCH SPACE. CAN I ADD LET ME LET ME ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S NOT THE BOUNCE HOUSES, BUT LOOK AT THE TURNOUT THAT WE HAD, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO REALLY PROMOTE THIS. CORRECT. IF WE'RE GOING TO START PROMOTING NOW FOR THE 18TH, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 11 DAYS AWAY, PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS, THEY'RE COMING BACK WHETHER YOU'RE COLOMBIAN OR YOU'RE AMERICAN OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU ARE. YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE WORLD CUP AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, WE'RE COMING BACK HERE TO GET THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAD. THE WEATHER'S GOING TO BE BETTER. YOU KNOW, THE ATMOSPHERE IS GOING TO BE LIVELIER. IT'S GOING TO BE THE WORLD CUP FINAL. IT'S GOING TO BE THE THIRD PLACE GAME. SO MAYBE WE CLOSE OFF THAT STREET.

IF IT WORKS OUT. I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. IT'S UP TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE MANAGER.

YEAH, WE CLOSE OUT THE STREET AND WE PUT OUR VENDORS THERE SO WE CAN FIT MORE PEOPLE IN, IN THE ACTUAL PARK ITSELF, SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE SEATING. NOBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT THERE BEING NO SEATS. EVERYBODY BROUGHT THEIR OWN SEATING. EVERYBODY BROUGHT THEIR OWN. LIKE YOU SAW THAT YOUNG BABY OUT BABY ON A, ON A, ON A BEAUTIFUL BLANKET ENJOYING THEMSELVES. SO MAYBE WE CLOSE AND WE AND WE PUSH THE TRAFFIC AWAY FROM FROM ONE SIDE OF POND CIRCLE PARK NOW, OR WE CLOSE BOTH SIDES OF POND CIRCLE PARK AND WE DIVERT TRAFFIC. I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. WE PUSH TRAFFIC. YEAH, IT'S JUST RESOURCES. WE CAN WE CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE ALLOW PEOPLE TO IT'LL ALLOW PEOPLE TO WALK FROM THE PLAZA ON ONE SIDE EASIER. AND WE COULD PUT VENDORS ON THE OTHER SIDE OR, OR BOTH SIDES OR REGIONS ON REGIONS ON THE REGIONS BANK SIDE. AND WE JUST CLOSED IT OFF. AND WE PUSH PEOPLE TOWARDS LEJEUNE, AND WE PUSH PEOPLE TOWARDS 37TH AVENUE, AND WE PUT UP THOSE SIGNS. I'M JUST GIVING IDEAS THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HERE JUST LIKE 4TH OF JULY. HOW MANY MORE SECOND TIME THAT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL? AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 4TH OF JULY, I HEARD 4TH OF JULY WAS PACKED. ALL I RECEIVED WAS PHONE CALLS OF PEOPLE TELLING ME, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HERE. SO IF THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL, IMAGINE AFTER WE HAD THIS EVENT, WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO. YEAH.

AND A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT POINTS. FAN FEST IS CLOSING UP. SO NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE NEED TO BE MORE OUTLETS FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH THE GAMES THAT THEY WANT TO WATCH IN THIS KIND OF ATMOSPHERE. ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THE DESIGN OF THE PARK. MARIA DE LA GUARDIA WAS ACTUALLY THERE, THE DESIGNER OF THE PARK. SO TAKE A LOOK AND

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SEE HOW HOW WE DO EVENTS THERE. SO AS WE WORK THROUGH THE DESIGN AND EVERYTHING, SHE'S ABLE TO SEE WHAT A, WHAT AN EVENT LOOKS LIKE THERE WITH PLACEMENTS OF TENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THAT WAS GOOD TO OKAY. YEP. SO WE'LL GET STARTED. AMAZING JOB, AMAZING

[F.-17. 26-1800 Recap of the 4th of July festivities. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)]

JOB. MOVING ON TO ITEM F 17, THE RECAP OF 4TH OF JULY FESTIVITIES. ALL I GOT WAS PHONE CALLS AND PHOTOS FROM PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE DRONES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE VICE MAYOR. SHE CAME UP WITH THAT IDEA A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHE BROUGHT IT TO FRUITION.

AMAZING. I CAN SHOW YOU TEXT MESSAGES, PEOPLE WRITING ME. THEY WERE MAKING BETS. THEY WERE MAKING BETS. HOW MANY DRONES THERE WERE. AND I SAID, AND I 350 DRONES BECAUSE I WROTE, I WROTE STAFF AND I SAID, HOW MANY DRONES DO WE HAVE OUT THERE? AND IT WAS 350 DRONES.

WHAT THEY TOLD ME THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK WERE THERE? WE THINK AT LEAST OVER 30,000, MAYBE MORE. LARGEST EVER. COULD BE CLOSE. WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE WHEN WE GET IT. WE DON'T HAVE THEM YET. BUT YEAH, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AT 5:00 WE WERE LIKE, IT'S A LITTLE. AND THEN BY SEVEN WE WERE LIKE, OH, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS QUITE PACKED. YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAD PEOPLE, I HAD TWO, TWO OWNERS ON, ON THE GOLF COURSE CALL ME AND SAY, NEXT YEAR WE NEED THE DRONES TO BE HIGHER AND THE MUSIC TO BE LOUDER. I SAID, YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND. YEAH, YEAH. YOU'VE TOLD THAT TO THE MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN CONNECT SPEAKERS ALL THE WAY ON THE BACK, BUT THEY SAID WE WANT TO HEAR THE ORCHESTRA THROUGH THE MAYOR. YEAH. AND ACTUALLY THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT IN FRONT OF THE STAGE CANNOT HEAR ANY OF THE MUSIC. SO IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE WHERE THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE, THERE WAS IN THE PAST, THERE WAS NO SOUND.

THE OTHER COMPLAINT THAT I GOT WAS NOT ENOUGH DRINK STATIONS TO PURCHASE DRINKS. YEAH, WE HAD A FAMILY FROM CHURCH. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE IN LINE FOR 45 MINUTES TO BUY DRINKS. SO WE MAY NEED TO LOOK TO EXPAND THAT. BUT, MR. MAYOR, AT 5:00, FRED AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT IT. IT LOOKED EMPTY. AND BY THE TIME THE FIREWORKS SHOW STARTED. BUT PEOPLE WAITED UNTIL THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE WERE EXPECTING THUNDERSTORMS. IT NEVER HAPPENED, NEVER MATERIALIZED. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE AT THE AIRPORT AND PEOPLE JUST CAME OUT. YEAH, RIGHT. IT WAS THAT AND THE HEAT. YEAH. SO I MEAN, IT TURNED OUT FANTASTIC. MY MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU, FRED.

THANK YOU. YEAH. EVERY YEAR YOU SEEM TO DO BETTER AND STEP IT UP. WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A REPEATER ON THE. YEAH, I'LL TALK TO IT. WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE SPEAKERS. SO AND I DID TALK TO CITY MANAGER ABOUT TAKING OUT THE HALF DEAD PINE TREES THAT BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE DRONES. I UNDERSTAND THEY MAKE REALLY GOOD BARBECUE WOOD AND THEY'RE INVASIVE. ANYWAY, SO I DO WANT TO SAY WE GOT GREAT SUPPORT. I MEAN, MY STAFF, SUSAN AND HER CREW WERE GREAT, BUT PUBLIC WORKS REALLY HELPED US A LOT. WE HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES BEHIND THE SCENES THAT, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS GREAT. WE WERE LIKE DUCKS ON A POND. LIKE I TELL ALL MY STAFF THE FEET WERE GOING CRAZY, BUT NOBODY SAW IT, WHICH IS GREAT. POLICE, FIRE. EVERYONE HELPED US. SO WE IT'S TRULY A CITY TEAM EFFORT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH THE VIP PARTY WAS GREAT. SO WE WE WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT. ALL I HEARD WAS GOOD THINGS. GREAT WORK, AMAZING WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. MOVING ON TO ITEM H

[H.-1. 26-1737 A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation to waive the competitive Bid Process of the Procurement Code and Contract with John Bell Construction for the Coral Gables Country Club pool repairs and renovation project, located at 997 N. Greenway Drive, in an estimated amount of $1,591,988 or not to exceed the available budget, pursuant to Section 2-691 of the Procurement Code, titled "Special Procurement/Bid Waiver". Lobbyist: Leslie Pantin]

ONE CITY MANAGER ITEMS H ONE IS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION TO WAIVE THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND CONTRACT WITH JOHN BELL CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB POOL REPAIRS AND RENOVATION PROJECT LOCATED AT 997 NORTH GREENWAY DRIVE AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $1,591,988 OR NOT TO EXCEED THE AVAILABLE BUDGET. PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-691 OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE, TITLED SPECIAL PROCUREMENT BID WAIVER. MR. CLARK, DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, MR. MAYOR, I'LL MOVE IT TO HAVE A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER LATA, VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES. COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES. MAYOR LAGO. YES.

BY THE WAY, I'M A BIG FAN OF JOHN BELL. I'VE USED HIM PERSONALLY. THEY DO GREAT WORK, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE HUNGRY AND THEY'VE DONE REALLY GOOD WORK AT THE VENETIAN POOL AND OTHER PROJECTS. SO HAPPY THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS JOB. YEAH, THIS WILL BE I KNOW THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER, A TOUGH JOB. NO, NO, I THINK YOU'RE BEING. YOU'RE BEING KIND. AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE NIGHTMARE THAT THIS JOB IS AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS POOL, THE SHAPE IT'S IN, AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A NIGHTMARE OF A JOB. AND THE FACT THAT THE PREVIOUS LEASEHOLDERS OF THE CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB DESTROYED THIS POOL, DESTROYED THIS POOL, AM I INCORRECT? YOU'RE CORRECT. THERE WAS CHLORINE IN THE IN THE VAC SYSTEM. SO IMAGINE JUST DESTROYED EVERYTHING. IT DESTROYED ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE POOL. IT'S FULLY INSURED RIGHT NOW.

I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF. SO THIS IS A THIS IS A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. AND

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A MAJOR INVESTMENT THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT WE HAD TO MAKE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HANDLING THE SITUATION. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY OF THE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF SOLVE AND THAT YOU DON'T GET CREDIT FOR. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. CLARK. WE'VE ALREADY WE'RE DONE. WE DID SIR. YES. MR. MAYOR.

[H.-2. 26-1757 A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Granada Golf Course Rain Shelter Construction to PF Management and Construction, LLC, the most responsive and responsible bidder in the estimated amount of $541,841.21 and not to exceed budgeted funds, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Invitation for Bid (IFB) 2026-008. Lobbyist: N/A]

ITEM H TWO. H TWO IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO AWARD THE GRANADA GOLF COURSE RAIN SHELTER, CONSTRUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC, THE MOST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $541,841.21 AND NOT TO EXCEED BUDGETED FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-763. THE PROCUREMENT CODE, TITLED CONTRACT AWARD AND INVITATION FOR BID 2026-008 MOVE IT. SECOND, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. MR. MAYOR, I'M HAPPY TO SEE US ON THE AGENDA, SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME. MR. ALEXANDER WILL BE VERY HAPPY. HE'S THE ONE THAT PUSHED US FORWARD. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES.

COMMISSIONER CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. LADA. YES. MAYOR

[H.-3. 26-1767 A Resolution of the City Commission amending Resolution No. 2026-156 and accepting the recommendation of the Community Recreation Department to waive the competitive bid process of the Procurement Code as a "Special Procurement/Bid Waiver" with Joy By, LLC. for Holiday Park; authorizing a five (5) year contract with two (2) optional two-year renewal terms pursuant to Section 2-691 of the City's Procurement Code. Lobbyist: N/A]

LAGO. YES. H3H3 IS A RESOLUTION. THE CITY COMMISSION AMENDING RESOLUTIONBER15 A CEPTINE RECMEION COMNITY RECN DEPART TVE THECOMPITIV PSSF OCURT CODE AS APECIAL OR HOLIDAY PKR W THIZING IVE AR PRUREMENT CE.'LL MOVET. SEND, DO WEE ANY PLIC COEN NO. MR. MAY.

COMMISERASES. COISSIER.EREZES. COMMISER LA.. VICE

[H.-4. 26-1691 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $70,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2026C and taxable Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2026D to finance the costs of the construction of certain capital improvements with regards to the Coral Gables Mobility Hub and to pay associated costs of issuance; providing that such Series 2026 bonds shall be a limited obligation of the issuer payable solely from non-ad valorem revenues budgeted and appropriated as provided herein; making certain provisions and delegating certain responsibilities with respect to the notice, bidding and sale of the Series 2026 bonds to the Mayor and Finance Director; appointing a municipal advisor, paying agent and registrar for the Series 2026 bonds; approving the forms of the summary notices of sale and official notices of sale with respect to such Series 2026 bonds; authorizing the preparation and use of a preliminary official statement and authorizing the execution and delivery of a final official statement, paying agent and registrar agreement and continuing disclosure certificate; providing for compliance with certain continuing disclosure requirements; providing for the rights, securities and remedies for the holder of such Series 2026 bonds; making certain covenants and agreements in connection therewith; and providing an effective date.]

LAGO. Y H IS RESOLN AUORIZG T ISSUANCE O N EEED $70 MLION IN AGGRAT PNCMOT NDSER6NDAB RENUE CAL IMPROME REVEN BOS 202 DO FANTHST OFHE CONRUN F BL MILITUB AE COR SOCIATOSTS ISSUA ING T SH SS 2 S SHALLE LIMED VALOEVSUDGETED DR APPRRIAT PROVIDEEIN. MANG CERTAROVIS ANDDELETIERTAIN RESPONLIES WITH RESCT TERIE 2026 BEE MAYORNDINANIRTOR SS6ON,APOVG EORMS OESUAR NOTICD CIALIC OSALEIT REECT UCH SERS 2026 NDSHONG THE PREPARAND USEF A INARYFFL STATENT DUTHORIZING TXETI ANDIVY OF AINALOFCITATEME PINGAT DONINGISCLOSE CERTIFE PNG FOR LICEITH CTA COINUING DISCLOSURE QUENTS.DIORHE FOR THOLDER SHSMEDIES 26 BONDS,IN CER VES A AMEIN NNTIWIND IDG ECTIVE DATE, I IT.ECOND.NYONE? SECONYUBOMNT?ES . MAYOR,KA WE VELI DON'T KNO WWA TO YBER, WEAVET'SI A MION TOTIEBENDINKA CAN I H MO? IE A SECD. SECOND. WE ND A TO A TIMETA AND WE VE TIVE A CEAINTENS NINEE TO BEAFE.Y. 930 AN A. TOU ARIGHUBLIC COMMENT JKSHA BEAUTIFUL IN MAYORGO, T I THIS ME WAN T MAK FOR SOMET I OMITT TT'T'OT THE NALOLN PARNG. MEDY MONED T T D DEVEL WE KNOWAYOR LA YOUOUOU TP THIS THE GAR I HANDS CAUSE DS HAVER PLANS, M RS OU CITY T BE T.5 AALUSIA PARARET I TTH T CO USED RERENCE THI BWIE LEMS WITHKING, SAIDKAY, WELERE'E NENG L SO'TE THOSEPRMS OUT, WE'R T I'M GOI T THE REVENUISEPDENT O I FROMYRE, BUT A F THE MLE M ARE A WEONDEQUATE PARNG,TH'S GNG TURTI E,'M BEG Y KEEP TARKING G AT45 ANDUSIAHANKTHANOU.HA Y, MRY L RIGHT M SECD. WE DO. CMIIORER. WHEN I, CMIED TO NOT SUPPORNG THIS PROJECT. I K NOW. WILLE VOTING NO ONT. VI MORNDSON. YES.. LAO YES MON TAGE

[H.-5. 26-1741 A Resolution of the City Commission establishing its intent to reimburse certain costs incurred with respect to the renovation and restoration of the current City Hall with proceeds of future tax-exempt financings; providing certain other matters in connection therewith;]

FIVE. AE.ESOLUTION SOLUTIONTH CITY COSTNCREWITH RESPE TOTH RENOVN N OFHERENTITY W FIIN PRONG CINOTHETTERS IN CONNN EWH. DECR.OO AFTEN. DIANAOMES, FINCE DIREORHIESOLUTIO VEE C ABILI TO IMBURSE ITSF WITMBSE IGM FUTUAX PT BON PED FHE RESTION OF CITHE. THE MLIMOIS TH FINROJECT BGEOR T L BZE IT S FI CIO PRIREQBURSRAMEWORK SO THE CING I COMPLET OK,OV. SD, DO YOHAVECOMM NO, MRAY, ALL GHT. WE HAVA COMMISSIONER LATTA. YCE MAYORNDN. YES. COMMSI CASTRO.ES

[H.-6. 26-1812 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the execution of a Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) between Miami-Dade County and the City of Coral Gables for the disbursement of Mobility Impact Fee Funds in the amount of $1,950,000 to the City for the design and construction of sidewalks along Granada Boulevard starting at the intersection of Ponce de Leon Boulevard to SR 976/SW 40 Street/Bird Road.]

SIONERNDEZ Y GH SIX H ISNON OFHEITY ON AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF MOBILITY IMPACT FEE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,950,000 TO THE CITY FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ALONG GRANADA BOULEVARD, STARTING AT THE INTERSECTION OF PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD TO SR NINE, 76

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SOUTHWEST 40TH STREET, BIRD ROAD. I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND. MR. PUBLIC COMMENT. NO, MR. MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. VICE MAYOR ANDERSON. YES. COMMISSIONER. CASTRO. YES. COMMISSIONER. FERNANDEZ. YES.

COMMISSIONER. YES. MAYOR. LARGO. YES. MR. CLARK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PENDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO. MR. MAYOR. OKAY. THAT'S GO BACK TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. SO THIS WE'RE GOING

[Cover Memo Resolution Sale of City Property Special Election]