City Council - Regular Meeting

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Mr. LaGa, present. Miss Perez. Sounds weird, huh? Mr. Rodriguez, present. Mr. Dunidor, present. Mr. Zagby, present. Mr. President, you have enough members to conduct business. Thank you. And can you please lead us a new vacation? Lord, we ask for your continued blessing upon our city. We ask that you grant the members of this council wisdom and understanding in every decision they face. Amen. Thank you. And a pledge of allegiance led by Monica Perez, please.

Let's face the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Next item, please.

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Next item, please. Presentations. So, we have uh two presentations today and uh I'm honored to give these two presentations for the myself as council president. Um I'm going to start with our councilman Jesus. We have a special key of the city for you, sir. So, let's let's call.

So, actually it says Mr. Jesus key to the city presented to deep appreciation to Jesuit for his honorable and devoted service in the city of Halyia where he faithfully represented our residents as a council member from 2019 to 26 his leadership integrity and commitment to advancing opportunity in Hyde families. Thank you Mr. Tund appreciate this. Thank No, talk first. Just be patient. your hair. through the chair.

One second. Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead. So before we start with the clock. So before we start and you have we have the honor of you talking but I do know that our council members and your log probably want to talk a little bit before you have your conversation please. Okay. Um Monica please.

Um Jesus. Um obviously I'm very sad that today is um your last council meeting where we serve together but uh today's meeting we know we are not only honoring the six years of of service that um that you have provided to these residents but but the impact that you have uh provided to to the residents and to each individual who has called your office um I think you will always stand out at least for me it in the last year that I've served here, you will always stand out as that council member who um went above and beyond for the residents. Um and also the council member who truly pushed for ordinances and and resolutions that would help and impact um our residents. So although this is um you know to me a sad day because it's our last day serving together, I know that the future will hold a lot of positive things for you. So, I am I am very thankful for the years that you've served. Um, and I wish you the best. So, thank you. I'm going to keep it short and sweet cuz everything I tell you, you know, I tell you to your face.

Uh, but we started off as um competitors. We started off untrust worthy of one another. Um, you gave me a hard time. I gave you a hard time. And I wouldn't write rewrite our story any other way. We went from that to to being brothers and sisters. And I gained a brother out of this. Um, you know, you're the hardest person, the hardest working person in the room. And um they say that, you know, you got to be next to people that that elevate you, people that you want to be like, people that you look up to. And you, sir, are my friend. And and it every moment I've enjoyed it with you by my side, learning from you, um growing together, um laughing, crying, pulling your hair out. But um we've enjoyed it and and and I think, um I'm very proud of the work you did. Very very proud of the work you did. I think that um every resident here knows you. Whether you're walking through Publix or you're walking through the library or at any event, people know you and they have a story to tell. How you help them, how you took time out of your life, out of your wife and your daughter's schedule to to really respect them and give them a call back. Um and that says a lot about who you are and the time and the energy and the effort that you put into this. So, thank you on behalf of the city of Halia. Thank you on behalf of the residents. Um, thank you for the legacy that you left here. Thank you for the hard work that you did. Um, it made an impact on our city and I appreciate that. Um, I know that the the employees appreciate that. I think you've always been very kind to everyone that's in this room. Um, you've always bothered them, called them, asked them 500 questions, but I think they respect you because of that. I think they wouldn't have it any other way. Um, and thank you for your service. Thank

you for the time that you've served here. I know that, you know, this is just the beginning of your journey. So, I'm excited to see where life takes you through the chair. Yes, sir.

Put the clock on. Stop me at 45 minutes. No. Uh, I want to thank you. It's been a pleasure working with you since 2019. You got elected in 2019. You've been a very hardworking council council member. You didn't come here to rest. You came here, you were always uh Mr. Action Jackson. So that's very admirable. It was a pleasure working with you. You always had a great attitude. You're a smart guy. You you gave it uh while you were here, you gave it your very best and and and I appreciate it. I appreciate I really enjoyed working with you and I think you gave your very best to the city. I really do. I really do. Thank you, sir. And and good luck to you. Thank you.

Um, sorry, last one. Uh, just so last just so everybody can know, Jesus, because of Jesus, I'm here. He actually motivated me and supported me when I first ran for council. And I can tell you sometimes we disagree in politics, but he is a friend. He's a person of his word. And what he says, if he's going to do something, he does it. And u I mean that. So thank you for the support you always had and good luck and this is just the beginning for you. Thank you, sir.

Well, like everyone said up here, you're a very hard worker. I do know and believe that you do care about the city of Helia and you do care about the residents. I know you're not done here, by the way. But it's funny cuz we swore in together in 2019 and now we both leave together. But when regardless, we've been friends, we've been rivals, but although we've been, you know, we've ran against each others. We've always basically we've always been good with each others. So, I wish you luck as well. And I know, like I said, you're not done here and you're going to do great things. But thank you for your service for Halia. All right. I I will keep it brief. Um, you know, I um I've been finishing up a book um by a a psychiatrist called Victor Frankle and um he uh spent some time in Ashwitz uh during World War II and his book argues certain concepts that other doctors have made, right? Um uh a doctor said that um humans go on a quest for the pleasures of life and then another doctor said that humans go on a quest for power. But his book is about humans going on a quest to find meaning and he believes that um there are three components to that. There's three places that you can find meaning and it's work, love, um, and hardship. And, um, I I want to say that I've been fortunate enough to to find meaning in this place through all three of those avenues. Um, I'm very proud of the work that we've been able to do here. I'm very proud of,

you know, it's not even about us. It's it's it's about the staff and it's about the team that that really goes all in every single day that puts up with with our crap and and puts up with the politics and puts up with um with everything and uh and and without you guys, this city wouldn't work. Um and uh and again, we've all together collectively here have made decisions uh based upon what we think is best for the city. and and and I really do mean that in spite of all the the political stuff and and and the BS, I I I think at the core, each and every one of us truly cares about this city. So, I'm very proud of of of being a part of of this great work that that we've all done. And um you know the the love that that all of you have shown me and and has shown my family and my girls and and my wife and uh the love that that that our residents have shown me. It's um it it's really brought a lot of meaning, right? And satisfaction into to what we do. Um and and you know you when you have the good, you got to have some bad, right? And and the hardships that that I've gone through. I think you know I think obstacles in life give you character, right? It it builds character and and I want to say that that the hardships that I've gone through in this community in politics have made me the man who I am today. So, um when I look back at my life's work, I I know that this moment in time is going to mean something to me. And um and I thank all of you for that. And I thank my my colleagues. And uh I'm not going to get too crazy about it cuz I you know, believe it or not, I'm an emotional guy. But but but but I'm very very proud of of everyone that I've worked on here with. I'm I'm I'm proud of of my sister Monica. We call her we call her the executioner. And um very very proud of my sister and and and the person that she also has

become. And uh Melinda, we call her we call her the the All right. Well, we call her we call her good things. We call her good things and I'm going to and I I'm going to miss working with you, Zagby. I'm going to miss working with you. Um, always a lot of joy and always bring a lot of happiness and thank you for that. My brother and Lewis, great future ahead of you. I'm proud of you. Everything that you've done. Uh, Jackie, it's been fun. It's been fun. and and um and and I know that you've always meant well as well and I know that you care about this community as well and it's been an honor to serve with you. Um and and I know that you guys will be in great hands moving forward with the incoming administration, you have also aides from a strong administration coming in, you have a strong council and so I know that that the future of this community is in great hands. So um lo and uh and thank you for a fun ride. God bless. Thank you. And we have another presentation. This is for you, Jackie. Also, the key to the city. Let let me read it. to the key of the city honoring Jacqueline Garcia Rooves for her distinguished public service and historic achievement as a champion of the people of Hyia serving as a council member of group can see three from 2019 to 2025 and the first woman mayor of the city of Hyia on 2025 and 2026. She demonstrated innovation, dedication, principal leadership and a deep love for the community she served. Her contribution will continue to guide and inspire future leaders. Thank you, mayor. Here's the key, the city, man.

Thank you. So, mayor, anybody want to start first? Okay. So, mayor, um, first of all, in the past six years working with you, I can tell you she's always been constituent work first, thinking of the city first, and I know it was a very hard job that you did, and you did a great job for the past year. So, thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your role. You are tough, but you're fair. Thank you, mayor. Thank

you.

Uh, sure. Uh, Madame Mayor, although I although it's been a short time of us serving together, um, one as as council members and then, uh, under your leadership, um, I I know it's been a challenge, right? or I know it was a challenge because you were thrown into this, but um you kept your chin up. You you fought some pretty strong battles um and you did it with grace. Uh congratulations on being the first woman mayor. That's a title that you will take forever. Uh but I know again you um you will do great things. I'm sure this is the beginning for you too. So I wish you all the best uh in in your new adventure. So thank you Javi.

Thank you. if I may to the chair. Yes, ma'am.

Um, so like like Jesus, we started off uh the same year in 2019. Um, the team began together and now I'm seeing, you know, you guys go your separate ways. Um, I think you've you've had a lot of growth. I'm very proud of the growth that you've done from then to now. I'm proud of the woman you've evolved into being. And I think your daughters are very lucky to have you as their mother. A beautiful example of a of a of a mother. I think your father would be very proud of you today and always. So you have a wonderful legacy that you leave behind for your family. And for that I'm sure um you've made many people filled with joy and very proud um that belong here in the city of Haley and and as your family as well. So I just wish you a lot of luck moving forward. Um, thank you for the memories that we made together. We had a lot of beautiful memories created together and I wish you the best of luck always. Thank you,

Chair. Um, Madame Mayor, it's like I mentioned earlier, it's been a lot of fun. Um, it's uh uh it's been I hope more than anything, you know, what what we can all take is a is is a learning experience, right? Right. I think at the end of the day, whether it's good or whether it's bad, I I I I always I like to tell my girls, right, at home that that you like you never lose, right? It's just it's experience that that we gain, right? Um and and so so I want you to know that and I and and I want to give you a lot of a lot of credit, you know, um for for the job that that you've done the last couple of months. um you know, running operations, you know, um making sure that you're in compliance, you know, all those things aren't aren't easy. Um you know, even for someone that that does it every single day, that's not easy. So So for you to be thrown in there right into the lion's den and and and to hold your own and um and to and to move this city forward as much as you could during this time, um it speaks volumes of you. So, um, it's been a great time serving with you and, uh, I look forward to seeing you down the road.

Thank you. All right, the chair. Yes, sir. Same thing, mayor. Like everybody, thank you for serving for the past six years. There's not an easy day in this job. There's not an easy day. You got elected in 2019. You showed up to every meeting. You did your job the best that you could like everybody else does. And that's greatly appreciated. as a resident. I appreciate that. I appreciate what you've done in the last several months and I wish you the very best from here on in. Thank you. Thank you.

So, I figured I would give my speech, my little short farewell speech at the end because I didn't want to get sentimental, but you know, Monica kind of hit it on the head there. [laughter] But, I just um I just want to say thank you to everyone. Uh, it's been an honor to serve this city almost six years as a council woman and yet the last seven months as the first female mayor. I'm grateful for every moment, every challenge, and every resident who trusted me along the way. I also want to thank my family for always standing by my side, my colleagues, my [clears throat] staff, everyone I had the privilege to work with. Thank you for your support, your teamwork, your dedication. Although this is my last council meeting for now, my commitment to our city doesn't end here. I will continue to serve, support, and stand with our residents in every way I can. Thank you everybody.

Thank you. Thank you.

Good. Next item, please. Announcements of amendments, corrections to the agenda. I'm sorry, comments and questions. Question. Any comments and question? Anybody? No. No registered speakers. Okay. Next item, please.

Announcements of amendments and corrections to the agenda. The proposed ordinance for administrative item 11A has been updated and a copy has been placed on the day for the city council's review. A memorandum titled prior city of Alia's presidents regarding employee incentives from the city attorney has been added as additional backup to consent item T and a copy has been placed on the deis for the city council's review item consent item V has been administratively postponed until the city council meeting of January 13, 2026. Is that item V? V. V as in vector 10. V is in V. Yes.

Okay. Next item, please. Board appointments. Per proposed resolution reappointing Diego Perez as a member of the planning and zoning board for a two-year term beginning on June 29, 2025 and ending on June 28th, 2027.

Diego, this time we have a full council. So, um, everybody, uh, Diego's been one of our leaders in the board for how long, Diego? If you don't mind. For I think over 30 years already. And I can tell you when I was a board member, he always guided me, helped me, and showed me the ropes there. And he's always led us, the city of Halia, with the best intentions. So, thank you. So, I'll be nominating you again. Um, hopefully the council can have my your support for you, but I know you want a little couple words for us, please. Thank you. Name council members, Diego Perez, [laughter]

planning zoning board chair, 501 Palm Avenue. Um, thank you. You know, it's an honor to have served the city for eons. It looks like um you know, you can you know my background, you know, you can count on me. I've proven it time after time. So, thank you in advance. And I do feel necessary to make a small correction in all of your speeches there. Very beautiful, very touching. But we need to give that gentleman there a little bit. And you too, Mr. Tony and Mr. Rodriguez. Give you a little bit more credit. They're saying only six years, right? You were my vice chair for two years.

So that's more than six years. you were on the board with me for several years also. So, it's been longer than six years. Uh I think other than dog that's been here since probably just as long as I have, you know, everybody's done a good job. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Diego. To the chair. Yes, sir.

I just I I I just I just want to say one thing about Diego. I you know I uh he's he he's one of the very few people that that after spending many years right in his role um he comes in every single Wednesday that there's a P&Z meeting like it was the first time that he was doing it. So um my hats off to you and thank you for your service. Thank you. All right. It's my pleasure. It's my honor. Can we have your motion sir? A motion and second. Please take role. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. Lgo. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes, Mr. Rodriguez. Yes, Mr. Dunidor. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Thank you, Diego. Thank you.

Next item, please. Item B, proposed resolution reappointing Miley Elesias as a member of the planning and zoning board for a two-year term beginning on September 10, 2024 and ending on September 9, 2026. Thank you. Through the chair. Yes, sir.

I ask you for your support for Ismiley Eiglesia. couldn't make it here tonight. He's dealing with a serious health issue with his father. But he is a fantastic, intelligent uh resident of Haley. He understands zoning. He understands the vision. He's been serving with me since 17 since um since I started and he doesn't miss a meeting. He's just fantastic. So, I ask for everybody's support, please, in uh uh renominating him or re into the board onto the PNC board. Thank you. Motion reappointing him. That's please take role.

Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidon. Yes. Mr. Dog. Yes. Mr. Dega. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved.

Okay. Thank you. And next item, please. consent agend. Okay. Uh I'm going to be pulling item T. Any other council member? Um through the chair? Yes, sir. Item R. Please pass. Otherwise motion.

Um if I Yes. Item B. Which one? What's that? E as in boy. Oh boy. I'm sorry. Yeah. I think that was uh was that uh is that the one that No, I think it was. No, no, it wasn't Victor. Right. The one that was postponed. V. Okay. All right. Anyone else? Okay. Can I have a motion, please? Can I have a second? Second. Please take a roll. Mr. Rodriguez? Yes. Mr. Dunid? Yes. Mr. Zagby? Yes. Mr. Dega? Yes. Miss Perez?

Yes. Motion carries. The consent agenda has passed. Except items T, R, and B. T. Okay. And can you please read TB L B or V B B.

Okay. B. Proposed resolution approving a piggyback from a piggyback from the contract Orange County and Asylum Water Solutions USA Incorporated authorizing the mayor or her designate and the city clerk as a testing witness on behalf of the city to issue a purchase order to Sylum Water Solutions USA Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the purchase of pumps and pumps repairs and in substantial conformity with the agreement attached here to and made it part here as exhibit A and providing for an effective Okay. Council. Hi, Kevin. I I don't think the city attorney will allow you. I wouldn't mind.

I'm sorry you have to come up to the polling.

Good evening, everyone. Good evening. He's going to make you say your name and address. Kevin Linsky, public works department, 3700 West 4th F. Okay. Hi Kevin, how are you? Um, I just wanted to follow up. I know that we've been discussing the whole pumps situation throughout the city and and different ones that we've been repairing. Um, can you give me a little bit of insight of if this is targeting a specific pump and just the followup?

So, uh, in in the city we have just over 100 wastewater basins. In every single one of the basins, we have at least two wastewater pumps. In some cases, we have three to four. So, maybe we have 240 or so pumps throughout the system. And over the last few years, we've been um isolating it down to mostly one brand so that everything is consistent. So, we've had a lot of luck in the last uh couple years. We brought on someone from the county uh named Oscar Vasquez who's kind of systematically gone through the system and is getting more information concerning which pumps are underperforming. Okay?

Because really that had not been done for quite some period of time. Pumps have a lifespan where the impellers start to wear down. So he's been going through that data and this is part of the process part of the um uh solution is bringing in new pumps and repairing old ones. But this this um expenditure amount covers how many pumps or is it just parts to the part to the pumps? It's both. So I would say twice a month I sign off on a work order to repair a pump that has broken

and then we buy uh new ones. Basically, we're not we have very few new stations that are coming online, but when an old pump wears out, we have a choice of repairing it or purchasing it. And we do both under this contract depending on the the the state of that particular pump, right? But we don't have like a specific number of how many pumps will be repaired with this expenditure. No, like a targeted number. No, we go through based on the performance of the the pumps in that particular year and replace them if they're in trouble. And the salesman to Zylm Water Solution is Eric Johnson. No relation to Eric Johnson. It's here. No, it's him. He's the salesman. [laughter] No, I don't I don't think it's him.

All right. Um Okay. So, it's just a general um but not it doesn't apply to a shirt and pump being repaired. And right now, how many do we have um on pause on the m the moratorum? How many? Oh. Uh so when I got here, we had 25. Mhm. that 25% of the whole city you could not develop in because the fundamentally the pumps were running too long. Um we're down to 14 which the city's never has never had a number that low and I think by March we should be at single digits and a lot of that has to do with fixing the pump with this with this um expenditure. We'll cover that.

Yeah, we do two things. We line the pipes. If the problem is there's just too much water getting in the system, we line the pipes. If the problem is the pump is underperforming, we fix or replace the pump. So, by March, you said, "Yeah, I'm we're always three months away from being in the single digits, but I think we're really getting there." Okay. We've cut it in half in in a year and a half. All right. Thank you, sir. No more questions for me. I I motion through the chair. Yes, ma'am. Um Kevin, I have a question because it's been a couple months where we're always talking about the water pumps. This is a new company. I feel like every time we have a different name of a company.

So these are wastewater pumps. Um since I've only been here a couple years, but this has been the same name that we've been bringing forward during those two years. Okay. So the same one. Yeah. To my knowledge. Okay. Thank you. Second. Okay. Please take role. Mr. Donor. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. De La. Yes, Miss Perez. Yes, Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved.

Next item, please. Item R, propose resolution approving a governmental representation agreement in substantially the form attached with Sun City Strategies LLC to inform the city and advocate for the city on issues identified in its state and federal legislative agenda and help in advancement of the city's mission and public policy goals before Congress and administrative agencies of the federal and state government in an amount of $3,200 per month for a term of 2 years in a total commutative amount not to exceed $76,800. Authorizing the mayor or her designate and the city clerk as a testing witness on behalf of the city to execute a governmental representation of professional services agreement substantially in the form attached here to as exhibiting and providing for an effective date.

Councilman,

thank you. Uh this is a lobbying contract and that's fine. We need lobbying contracts. We need representation that this lobbying contract like any contract which we would um uh agree to now it has to do with appropriations in the future. We have an incoming administration in a few weeks [snorts] and I believe that that that these decisions should be made with the incoming administration and see the type of relationship that they can establish and what they have to offer. So, I think it's okay with everybody. I would I would uh motion to table this. I don't want to kill it to table this to perhaps not the next meeting because that's one day after the swearing in of the new administration, but maybe a TBD is that possible like to be be determined tabled maybe to the second meeting of

we can postpone until the second meeting of January until further notice. That's that's the pleasure of the council. I I do want to point out something in in this warrant just for your information that um besides a default termination. Um the city mayor or design has the right to terminate for convenience on um on five business days notice. Just for your information. Yeah. No, I got you. That's not long enough. Yeah. Oh, you you mean if we approve it today? Yeah. It ain't long enough for the new administration five days. I get what you're saying. And if it had a 60-day clawback or something, but not 5 days, right? Right. No, just to Yeah, they can cancel at any time on 5 days notice. Just

Oh, at any time at 5 days notice. At any time, right? Termination for convenience at any time. I just wanted to point that out. That's all. Let's But I still want Thank you. Thank you, sir. But I still want to move to motion it till the second meeting. At least till the second meeting in January. So that would be second the January 27th. Yeah, January 27th. Thank you. I have a motion by um Zagi and a second by please take Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. De Laega. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidor. Yes.

Motion carries. The item is postponed until the city council meeting of January 27, 2026. Okay. Next item, please. Item T, proposed resolution authorizing the first operating budget amendment for fiscal year 2026, a supplemental appropriation to amend the general fund, enterprise fund, special revenue funds, and capital project funds budget for fiscal year 2026 in an amount specified in the attach exhibit 8 and providing for an effective date. Thank you. How you doing, sir? Doing well. Good evening. Uh, Peter Defaria, director of budget and finance, 501 Palm Avenue.

Thank you. Thank you so much. U so the reason why I pulled this to be honest with you and I've had conversations called the mayor's office is that my item was item 27. I think it was in as far as the employee bonus program almost $1.5 million. I had a lot of questions about that. Um, so pretty much, um, my so I can talk to the council. Council, the challenges that I had with this was I don't think it's the right call to be giving everybody $1,000 like that without the council's conversation or or just having a conversation about it. Um, so I did want to bring that to the council conversation, have a conversation about this, what we can do, can we do the deferred? Did we kill it? We have a conversation, but definitely the blanket approach, I did have a challenge with that. just wanted to bring the council to that that conversation piece and I'm in the position right now that uh I think it's not the fiscal conservative uh answer right now and I think we should either kill it or just have the other conversation with the next administration but I'm not comfortable with it to be transparent

through the chair. Yes, ma'am. This is an incentive for our employees that work very hard. um each of you work with most of the employees and most of the staff and it's it's an incentive. Things are rough. Times are, you know, everything's expensive. It's Christmas time. It's the end of the year normally when people receive bonuses. So, I I think it's a nice incentive to give the employees. Gotcha. Mayor Norton, I understand.

This is the pleasure of the council. Whatever the council wants to do, I'm just explaining. And mayor, I don't have a problem with that at all. But I mean, I think there's just the the blanket approach is the way I have a challenge with it. Maybe we could have done it have conversation with uh you know, um I mean our first responders. Uh a lot of different questions. You know, I just didn't have a comfortable just giving a blank approach like that, especially with people making over $100,000. So, it was just that's my opinion. This is the way I stand with it. I just think the conversation should have been gone through the council. Uh I don't know was done before. I think we've had bonuses programs um people under a certain amount of salary just different conversation pieces on that. Okay. And again, I'm open for some conversation, but this is just I think it's the wrong thing to do across the bracket.

It's here now for conversation and it's been done before in many different ways. Carlos Hernandez gave $2,000. Okay. If Okay. If I may through the chair. Yes.

Um so, um I think it's it's wonderful to try to come up with ideas to help. Um and especially our employees that give so much of their time. Many of them work overtime uh without, you know, receiving that incentive pay. They just do it out of their goodwill. They sacrifice a lot. They give a lot of their their their time and energy away from their families to give back to this city. And I think it's a wonderful way for us to be able to to help them. Um, but we also said that we were going to help the residents and we didn't. So then now we're kind of stuck like we're going to help now the employees, but then we didn't keep our word and help the residents. So then it it we have to follow through with what we had said. Um, I'm not against it. I'm definitely not against it. I I I like the idea of what you said maybe focusing on a certain target group. you had mentioned that um there was employees in the past uh I think they targeted like a base pay of $80,000 back in 2024. Um and and those then employees received that benefit. Um I'm open to that discussion. I know that some employees were left out like some of the office staff that works here in the city clerk's office. Um so I would like to maybe have a discussion. Um but I am open into into um seeing some kind of benefit during this time

through the chair. Yes. Yeah. I just so um and I don't know maybe the city city attorney can you clarify because I know that that the mayor had said that it's been done in the past. Can you walk me through the the other scenarios?

Yes. Uh in um 2021, there was a uh relief that was passed by uh then Mayor Hernandez and that one was for people that were uh determined to be essential workers during CO and that was approved by council resolution. And to those persons who were essential workers, uh, as as determined, uh, you know, by the city at that time during CO, um, they received $2,000. Um, then

what was what was the census on that? the uh I'm sorry I don't know what what was how many how many people got that money that I believe that it was uh over it was a considerable amount but I don't know if uh there is a list I don't know if I know the amount offhand right um I I got it here I got to hear and and it was and it but it wasn't tax dollars was it it was well it was it was uh money that the federal government had given for COVID relief. So I mean it was it was public money but it wasn't it was an ad

it was an advalorum. Correct. You're correct.

And um in 20 24 as part of a budget amendment. What was done there is that was the tiered one that was spoken of by another council member. Uh the administration at that time for employees whose base pay was under 80,000. Um, there was a distribution of $1,000 to ASME members making under 80,000 and uh $1,500 to police uh and fire respectively each uh you know making that that fit within that eligible criteria. And uh those are the times that it's been done in the past uh by resolution. And uh

and the latter was was it advalorum dollars? Well, I I believe that there uh there in when we look at the at the resolution in the budget, there was nothing that that spoke about that being uh you know uh corona virus uh relief funds or uh so maybe for clarification last year that that incentive pay was depending on the funding source of the employee it came from that funding source. Okay. Compared to this time that it's fully general fund dollars. Okay. Right. And then what was the sense what was the number of people that received money then Fedra? I I don't have that that number with me unfortunately. Okay.

There that that is available in a list but I don't I didn't have the list with me. There were um was a through the chair and yeah yes sir. Did you did you finish sir? Unless there's another question for the moment. Yes.

Oh. Um, several good points. The first relief in 21 was given with rescue plan money, not advalorum money, not money collected by property owners specifically in Haley. It's all public money. It's all taxpayer dollars. But right, it didn't come out of our general fund, which is the the the monies that we generate here in Hyia. So that was almost uh and it's it's wrong to say but it was almost free money and the one in 24 was uh well that was maybe not general fund money but it was our money money collected in tax orum here but maybe at that point it was but it was discussed. The problem is it was discussed before the decision was made in both occasions. This one was not discussed. It's now being brought after the fact. There was a an email put out three weeks ago promising all the employees $1,000. I don't like to be put in this situation. I would have liked to have discuss it discussed it as a board. I'm not saying there's not a president that hasn't done before, but it was never like a surprise like this. I would have liked to discuss it as a board. I'm in agreement with um Councilwoman Perez. We still have a pending promise, a pending situation with the citizens, with the residents, some of the residents for tax relief, and then we're going ahead and giving ourselves a bonus. They deserve it. Every employee deserves it. They deserve that and more. But the timing is not good, and the optics is even worse. and and and we earned the trust of the people of Hyia by being transparent and showing them not just talking the talk but actually with action that we are trying to save money that we are in you

know tight times and we're not throwing money away in one in in one direction while trying to save money and squeezing the public in another direction. So I think the employees deserve it. I wish we would have been able to discuss this before, but I don't think the time is right. So, I I don't I don't like it. I don't think the entire item should be uh uh discarded. There's something I want to talk about for the fire department and for the police department, right, Peter? We can talk about that, but we can come back to that. That's what what I wanted to say about this. I I I don't like it with the bonus. I want the bonus taken away, the employee bonus, but I do want the other components. We can talk about that if that's what I would.

And through the council president, if I may, remember because of just the way that the city of Halia charter reads that when you're approving a budget item, it's just a lesser vote. it's a a majority vote of, you know, but when you're changing something presented in the administration uh any administration in the budget that requires five affirmative votes um you know and uh just be apprised of that and thank you. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you.

Okay. So, um so, Mr. Attorney, in order to have the conversation with Zag is looking at how will we present this? We will have to open it. Well, for example, if you if you wanted to approve uh app approve it less that item to me that is an amendment to it. Okay.

So, that would require five votes. That's not to say that that the the local council, the legislative body can't consider some kind of you know um incentive uh you know u uh you know kind of thing at at some other point if they wish to but but but to remove it for example that is a question as I understand it you would need five votes because it's an amendment to a presented budget item.

Uh I I would like to If everybody else agrees, I would like to remove it completely. I don't want to leave that hanging. You could address that some other time, but I would I would like to remove completely the bonus factor, the thousand bullet. But I would like to discuss and if everybody agrees about the fire department um appropriation and the uh police department appropriation and then if everybody agrees on those appropriations, then we could probably vote on an amended item. Right. Those two appropriations without the bonies. Is that correct sir?

Yes. As long as you adhere to the five vote scenario that we discuss. Right. Yes sir.

Please. So part of the the one of the the items in this amendment is basically $500,000. That's an increase to the the fire union trust that the city contributes to the plan. So over the past year, not only the the fire trust, but also any health plan has experienced a lot of uh high claims and high losses. So as a result, they did a study, we did an analysis, we had a conversation with the fire trust, and pretty much we determined that the city needs to contribute an additional $500,000 to the plan in order to make it whole. Ditto, I'm good. Is that what you were say? [laughter] Ditto Eric Johnson highly a firefighters local 112 explanation of the increase we are actually experienced a lot of high claims and I want to explain to you why 2019 July to be exact a law passed in the state of Florida where we cover occupational cancer there are 21 cancers covered under this law and firefighters are 60 to 70% more susceptible to occupational cancer than anybody else uh around in the country unfortunately with our membership between active and retirees we have seen that um probably more so than any other department here in South Florida. If our stop loss is set at $300,000 and we've had eight claims, that means it's $2.4 million that we've had to take out of our pockets to cover our own firefighters. It's simple as that. Our health trust covers that, but we have to meet our stop loss. We do provide a reduced liability to the city by taking on all of our retirees. And when you get old after being a firefighter in Halia, you as you know, Mr. Zagny, we all have our injuries, our ailments, and everything else. So, we do take on that liability. So, in the end, this isn't just a request for $500,000. I want you to understand what we're doing is we are saving the cities and the taxpayers millions of dollars of liability by hosting our own trust. And that's why

we're making this request. So, we thank you in advance. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. If I may through the chair. Yes, ma'am. Uh, Pedro, we don't have a number of how many employees earn 80,000 and or less to be able to kind of gauge that as the bonus discussion. Unfortunately, at the moment, I don't have that information with me. I could probably request it and get in a few, but that would be something we come back with.

I know that that Councilman Rodriguez started off the conversation by having an open dialogue and a conversation on an option. I don't know if that's something that you're open to discussing today and and passing it as um you know amended with the 80,000 if Pedro could work on that number with Ruth. I don't know if that's something you're interested in. No. Yes. So, um we have 98 employees that are making 80,000 and less. Let me write that down. How many? 98. 98. And that's across the entire city, including uh part- timerrs. Okay. Right.

Councilwoman, this sorry and right now we had what was the total? Um what was the total? 1.5. The 1.5 approximately 1,492 employees when we did the the analysis. Okay. Does And I'm sorry to the chair. Yes, sir. Is this incentive also going to part-time? This will go to every single city highly employer. Every single city highly employee except with the exception of contractors, I think elected officials and uh but pretty much any full-time or part-timer. Does the 908 include any contractor like? No. Any council? No.

So that's a true number. Mhm. Um, so it would be around $500,000 less uh cost savings if we target that that group. I don't know. Roughly. Yeah. I don't know how the council feels about that, Councilman.

That's how you initiated the conversation. So, I don't know. I I'll give you the lead on just I'm I'm just thinking about what you said a little while ago too as far as the I mean just the optics of itself giving dollars back if we didn't give the rebate back too to be honest with you I'm just thinking about the comment you made also I'm just be honest with you what I'm thinking right now council I you know I I think um I look I for for someone for someone that's making, you know, um six figures, I I I you know, $1,000 is $1,000, right? I I get that. Um but if if if we want to if we want to dive into something like this, I think we want to focus on probably the most needy, right? I mean, and and you know, I remember we we also talked about how maybe some of us don't need a reduction or a 10% reduction in in advorum, which is which is true, right? I mean, some of us don't need that. Well, maybe not everyone needs, you know, $1,000. I So, you know, I think I think probably if if there's an effort that we want to make, then then maybe it should be to those folks with the most need. Um, I don't, you know, to to be honest with you, and this is just I don't feel comfortable right now talking voting for this right now. I feel comfortable that maybe with next year have another conversation about that, but I think the optics is horrible right now with this I think through the chair, I think if we start splitting hairs as far as who's entitled, sure, there are people making less money who uh you would think they could probably use it more. Absolutely. But if we start splitting hairs, then that's that's not good with general with government employees are used to things being uh equal.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander. They don't like um we're used to if there's a rule instituted, it applies to everybody. It's not just to those that the boss doesn't like or the boss likes and things like that. Just examples, but this is the same thing. If there's a benefit to be given out and you don't give it out to everybody, it's a problem. It's a problem. It's not something that's a standard practice in in in government work. You know, it's like um it's so it uh it even causes it could cause some friction amongst the employees themselves. Through the chair. Yes, sir.

Do council, do you think do you think then would it just be wise to to to make the decision on the incentive with a with a full council and a new administration, right? And then maybe take up fire, you know, all the other items that we want to do on the amendment and then take up the incentive uh with a full council. Is that something that trying to figure out how we cut this baby in half?

Um the council president if I if I may just procedurally because policy is province of the council. Um so the amendment would be if if that's what the will of the council is to remove that particular uh call it the incentive uh that five votes that would have to pass by five votes. It's a change. Understood. And then once then you would uh if that was your will pass the rest of it as amended which again because it's as amended it would be five votes for the remainder. Gotcha. You know. Okay. Through the chair. Yes ma'am.

So I think um you know me personally I thought um that the $1,000 incentive is is something great for our employees. I mean there's people I've been saying this for the last four months right? There's people in need. Um, I think unfortunately the position we're in up here is I kind of wish this would have been brought to us before, right? It was announced to everybody because unfortunately I guarantee you there's people who are counting on that money right now. Um, is so I I don't ideally I would not want to kill it, right? Is there the opportunity of us tableabling it uh again until we have everybody up here, until we have the new administration? Um because I feel like right now it's not going to pass no matter what. I mean

um you know is it is it something I I don't want I don't want to kill it for the employees cuz I do think so you know maybe we can have a conversation where it's not $1,000 like what what if it's $750 or something right? Um if I may to the chair. Yes. If we vote on it right now um just just for clarity if we vote on it as is right now how many votes does it need to pass as is without amending it? How many?

Well, you just it's it's a it's funny, but it's the way the charter is. It's a resolution. So, you just need it's the way the mayor presents it. You just need u a majority vote. You know, that's all that's all you need because it's the way it's presented. If it What's a majority?

The majority of the members present. That's correct. It would be three because you there's that's how many of you are here today. You have five here today. And the majority of that is is free. So, you know, that's just the way our charter is. It's uh it's you know, a resolution requires a resolution is unlike our charter in the says you need four votes for any ordinance. But for a resolution, it says the majority of the members present, but if you change something in a budget, it falls under that special charter rule about changing the budget, which is five. So, since it's lumped together, we can't change it. Because if we change it then it would need five. But if we pass it as is

if you need three. Yes. That's correct. Okay. That's correct. Council member. All right. So motion motion to approve as is. Let's see how it with the with the bonus. Yeah. I mean because if we Yeah. There's not an alternative. We can't we don't have a number to to we don't have

again if you wanted to so you've talked about again briefly you've talked about removing that item so that's because it's an amendment that's five votes if you wanted to change the item just say theoretically you wanted oh we want to make it 500 that's again you could do that but that's that's an amendment so that's five votes the way you pass it as is uh you know because the way our charter is it's it's where you have the lower number am I clear does that So, does anyone want to amend it for right now? Yes. Yes. So, let's amend it to the the 80,000 employees, 80,000 salary employees like it was in 2024. Is that the the question that we wanted?

Your your amendment is for for employees who are making um 80,000 80,000 the way it was in 2025. Yes, I understand. So, the Okay. I was thinking is there another option? Okay. Okay. I was thinking removing the whole item itself as far as the incentive and passing the majority in order to incentivize our first responders. Removing the item itself. It's not the item, the actual incentive voting on the first the insurance and removing it. Oh, then we can have a discussion about the correct the bonus. But then we can't vote for the that other item separately because it's all under item T through the vote. Yes. Yeah. which is which is what I'm uncomfortable with this right now.

I just want to clarify. So this uh budget amendment consists of three components. Unencumbered carry forwards which is basically budget allocations from last year that is not in we haven't opened a PO yet that we want to roll over into the new year. So projects that haven't been finished incumbr rollover. So these items have gone to council. These are basically purchase orders of ongoing projects or goods or services that haven't been delivered or services have been rendered. So these are critical because departments are counting on these funds to carry out these projects and expenditures. And then the third component and this is lumped in there and we could make the adjustment depending on pleasure to council is uh just like a amendments besides carry forward. So basically police grants the 500,000 for the fire trust. So whatever we do, I would just recommend we definitely include

the Yeah. The easiest thing for me is to remove the employee bonus and then we leave it alone, which is 1.5 million, which is 1.5 million. That's where I'm having a problem with. Everything else I'm perfectly fine with it. Well, let's let's just run the way that I I motioned first and then we'll amend it if we need to. So a motion to approve the item as it. So So through the chair without hold, if I may, through the chair. Yes. So, so you know we have to make um an amendment right to remove that and and so we would need five right um correct

yeah so you know I think obviously it looks like probably we won't get to five right so so it what would be the alternative you know um because I I'm with you I think I think the the blanket you know incentive it's it's a it's a little excessive right at at this moment um so is there I don't know. Is there is there is there an alternative? Um instead of having having her run through that motion, is there is there an alternative to maybe a reduction in that in that incentive program?

Okay. Um can we have a conversation about hourly employees? Anybody making a certain amount of money, council? Um as far as you know, hourly anybody making under $50,000 that really needs a $1,000 bonus. I mean, that's what I'm thinking if we were going to talk about it. I'm open. I'm open to discussion. And I I I threw out 80,000 cuz that's what was done in 2024 just to mirror that because we have a because for us to motion it if it takes three votes it will pass right what you just said. Yeah. Any any change whether it's 80 50 75 is five because it's a change and as it is three votes the as it is it's three votes. Yes sir. That's what our charter provides

through the chair. Yes. We need to um the $500,000 for the fire department and the 600,000 and change which is moving around some grants money for the police. We responsibly should approve that today, right? Yeah. That needs to be factored into the budget. The we could table the uh the bonus the incentive not bonus incentive. we could table that part, but we we should cuz it's only one hearing. So, we should approve the uh the fire and police expenditure today.

So, for like I said, the other ones would be splitting hairs. It's like, you know, again, who's more deserving, who's, you know, through the chair, that's what I'm saying. If there's a way, councilman, that we could just pull that incentive out and table it, right, for for a full for a full five, we'd need three votes for that. No, to pull it out of a mending it. So, we need five votes. I think I think that the logic is and that's that's a very that's a excellent question, but to me the logic charter doesn't speak to that specifically, but if you're going to end up with something that would require five votes, I think to remove it, you're going to need five votes. I don't see any other to me that's totally irrational.

So, can we have a motion to remove it to table it? No, I motioned to to to have it read as is. That was my motion and or to amend it with a um a certain amount because I think this is an incentive that every employee received an email saying they were getting this for the holidays. It's out there. They they already know that now for us to say no, you're not going to get that. It's not our fault. But but people now are depending on it.

I'm sure people made certain purchases for the holidays because they thought they were getting this at the end of the month. So therefore, I I I don't want us to leave here today without that. And I understand what what Councilman Zagby says. He's 100% correct with government and people wanting the fair treatment. I see that every day and I and I concur with his thoughts. I think he's right. However, I think what was done in 2024 was already done with that same formula. And it's something that an incentive or a bonus, however we want to dress it up or whatever name we want to give it, was already done that way in 2024. So that's why I said, let's just mirror that same incentive that they already saw last year, something that they already, you know, that pill was already swallowed last year. Whether they liked it or not, that's that was how it was written. And I don't know, I just I feel that I I would either motion the way it is or motion with the three items, but with that item then amended to a a specific number done, sealed, delivered today because people are expecting that. That's how I feel comfortable moving forward. I wouldn't want to exclude it

through through the chair. Yes, sir. Pedro, how long would it take you to get us like a a a census number of everyone at the $50,000 mark and and cost at the 80? We just 900,000. At the 80, but the No, the 50 that What's not what's not that long? Like 20 minutes. Okay. So, can we times a,000 is No. How many people qu are at the $50,000 mark? Oh, at the 50,000. Yeah. And then and then if the council's okay, we maybe we can move forward. We we'll table this item and then we can come back to the item. Did you want include part-time or just fulltime? Everybody

leave it $80,000 just fulltime. So $50,000 or less. Is that the question? Or 80,000 or less fulltime? That's a million dollars though. That's still a million dollars of what it'll cost us. Yeah. Run. Run for 50,000. Ruth 50,000. Part time and fulltime. And exclude part time. Exclude part time. I think she could hear me in the hall. Give me a thumbs up. Fulltime under 50. Not part time. Did she give you? I don't know. Right. If it's a will of the council, just continue it until you have those numbers. That's that's if that's there's no objection. Just do that and move on to your

next item. you you'll have to you know catch return to it. Administrative item 11A, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending chapter 98 entitled zoning article 5 zoning district regulations division 26 transit oriented development district and in particular amending section 98-1561 entitled factory town entertainment subdist pilot program of the code of ordinances of the city of Helia repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties providing ation hereof, providing for inclusion in the code, providing for severability clause, and providing for an effective date.

Okay. Item for second reading. Any comments or question from the council? For public. Open for public opinion or comments. Can I have a motion? Motion. Can I have a second? Second. Take roll, please. Mr. Zogby? Yes. Mr. LGA? Yes. Miss Perez? Yes. Mr. Rodriguez? Yes. Mr. Dunidor? Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved.

Next item, please. Item 11B, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending chapter 98 entitled zoning article 6 supplementary district regulations division 11 landscaping of the code of ordinances of the city of Helia repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for inclusion in the code providing for severability clause and providing for an effective date. items open for sec excuse me in second reading open for public comments or question

and if I can refresh your recollection just briefly I don't know if you want to hear from uh the planning and zoning director but since the uh this is one of these county um mandate ordinances that if you recall from our earlier discussion uh Claudia if you recall from our earlier discussion if it's not passed by the cities within this county this year um the county has has stayed ated that they they would then come in and you know through DURM and so forth and enforce these regulations. So the reason that this is before you and and really I would urge you to consider it passage is so the city can retain local control over these regulations. Thank you.

Gotcha. Motion. Can I have a second roll, please? Move. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Mr. Don, yes. Mr. Zaggby, yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Next item, please. Unfinished business. Next item.

New business. Report of Scrier's error. Pursuant to section 30-31, agenda agenda of the city council meetings of the city of Halia code. The city clerk shall correct scriveners errors that are discovered in ordinances, resolutions, council minutes, and staff reports, and promptly report all corrections to the city council. The following resolutions are hereby amended to reflect the correct final decision numbers as assigned by the planning and zoning division. Resolution number 202539 approves final decision number 20249. Resolution number 2025089 approves final decision number 202501. Resolution number 20250 090 approves final decision number 202502. Resolution number 2025103 approves final decision number 202503. Resolution number 2025119 approves final decision number 202504. Resolution number 2025149 approves final decision number 202505. Resolution number 2025197 approves final decision number 202506. Resolution number 2025264 approves final decision number 2020 202507. Resolution number 2025297 approves final decision number 202511.

Mr. President, yes, please. Just so you know, these are, as I understand it, these are just numerical errors or just errors in the numbering. That's all it is. Correct. Okay. So, all you had to do is read into Yes. All right. Next item, please. Report of scraser consent item lll approved by the city council on October 14, 2025. Was approved with the incorrect vendor name. The item was approved with the vendor name of Tesco South Incorporated doing business as Hector Turf Incorporated. The item is amended to reflect the correct vendor name of Westco Turf Incorporated doing business as Hector Turf. Okay, thank you. And next item, zoning. Zoning.

Will all those persons who will be testifying on an item, please stand and raise your right hand? Lewis, do they have the number? Sorry. What? Pedro. That's okay. Acknowledge Pedro. Apologies. I don't because Ruth is coming with the number. I don't know if this has to wait for the zoning items.

No, no, of course not. We're just going to go back to it. We're just going through the motion. Thank you. Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? So will help you God. If so, say I do. Let the record reflect that all have responded in the affirmative. Item 15A, proposed resolution approving the final decision of the planning and zoning board decision number 202508 allowing a rear setback of 17 ft where 20 ft are required and to allow an interior east side setback of 5.34 ft where 6 ft are required for a proposed addition property located at 90 West 64 forest street ID zone R1 one family district and providing for an effective date.

Where are we? Final decision. Final decision. I just read it. Okay. Right. Next item. No, not yet. We haven't voted on it yet. Okay. Can I have a motion, please? Uh yeah, I motion on that. Second, please take easy money today. Claudia, Miss Perez. Yes, Mr. Rodriguez. Yes, Mr. Dunidon. Yes, Mr. Zagby. Yes, Mr. La. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved.

Land use amendments. Item A, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the future land use map from residential office to medium density residential property located at 258 East 49th Street, Haley Zone RO, residential office district, and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date. Second read. Yes. Item is open for second reading. Public hearing. Any comments or questions from the public? Motion otherwise. Got a motion. Can I have a second? Second. Take roll. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Donol. Yes. Mr. Zagby.

Yes. Mr. Lavega. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Next item, please. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the future land use map from residential office to medium density residential property. property located at 267 East 49th Street Helia zoned RO residential office district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date items over for second reading any comments or public any [clears throat] comments from the public uh 16 yeah that's B that's

A 16 Oh, wait. That's all we just did. Is that Bill Riley again? That's you again. You walked away. The Miami Commission is open. Okay. Do you have any comments, sir? Motion. Can I have a second, please? Second. Please take role. Mr. Dun. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. La. Yes. Miss. Perez. I think I have a question for Mr. Larte. Okay. Yes. No, he didn't swear in. That's why. Freedom is right.

Miss Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved.

Next item, please. Miss Rack. I hear. Next item. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning property from R1 one family district to R33 multiple family district granting a variance permit to allow 20 units 100% with a total area of less than 700 square ft where 700 square ft is a minimum required and only 25% of residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square ft. Allow an interior southside setback of 0 feet where 15 ft are required. Allow a rear setback of zero feet where 15 feet are required. allow two parking spaces fronting East 46th Street to back into the right of way where the backout parking is is only allowed in lowdensity residential properties and allow 22 pvious area where 30% pvious area is a minimum required for the construction of a mixeduse four-story development consisting of 20 residential units and approximately 5,818 square ft of commercial space including a daycare a daycare facility city with a maximum capacity of 112 children and nine employees. All in contrast to the highly accord of ordinance sections 98-1630.2 2 98-1630.3 subsection E2 9-3 subsection A3 and section E of the Halansky manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 4595 East 4 avenue within an area of two of the neighborhood business district overlay zoned R11 family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Thank you. Items open for second reading and open for public comments questions. Pleasure comments or questions from the council. Motion second. Take ro Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. Lavega. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidor. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Thank you. Next item, please.

Item B, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow the construction of a single family home on a substandard lot having a total area of approximately 5,440.8 ft where 7,500 ft is a minimum required. Allow a lot width of 40 ft where 70 75 ft is a minimum required. and to allow a front setback of 20.17 feet where 30 feet are required on contrast to the Halia code of ordinance section 98-499 and section 98-348 subsection 8 property located at 759 East 32nd Street IIA zoned R11 family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective Thank you. Item is also for second reading and open for public comments. If none pleasure of the board

motion can I have a second? Second. Take ro. Mr. La. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidor. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Next item, please.

Item C. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow the construction of a single family home on a subcender lot having a total area of approximately 5,440.8 ft or 7,500 ft is the minimum required. Allow a lot width of 40 ft where 75 ft is the minimum required and to allow a front step back of 20.17 ft where 30 ft are required. On contrast to highly code of ordinance sections 98-499 and 98-34A subsection A property located at 765 East 32nd Street Halo zone R1 one family district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation here providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Thank you. Items also open for second reading for the public. Any comments or question? Pleasure of the board. Motion. Can I have a second? Second. Please take role. Mr. Zagby, yes. Mr. De La, yes. Miss Perez, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Mr. Donor, yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Applications. Very great. Perfect. Thank you. Congratulations to the newly uh grandfather.

Oh, wow. Next item, please. Item item D, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending city of Halia ordinance 2023124 to allow a five-story multifacility deployment with a 52 residential units superseding the the previously approved eight-story multif family development with 48 residential units. repealing variances approving 17% of the units with an area of 692 ft where 800 850 ft is a minimum area required and only 10% of the units may have an area of 600 square ft and wave the building mass and building frontage development standards granting a variance permit to allow 48 multi multiple family units with an area less than 700 square ft where 700 square ft is a minimum required and and only 25% of the resident residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square ft. Allow 20% pvious area where 30% is a minimum required and to allow the mitigation of six parking spaces as per section 98-1579 subsection 7 all in contrast to HIA code of ordinance section 98-1630.2 two and se and section E of the HIA landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 1116 Palm Avenue HIA zone C2 Liberal Retail Commercial District within the neighborhood business district and legally described hearing repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a subability clause and providing for an effective date.

Okay. items also second reading open for public comments. If none of the board motion can I have a second if if I may. I think you say something. Uh C presentation. Sorry C. I want to make it for your last day. You know it's the least I can do.

Caesar Master office at 8105 Northwest 155th Street, Miami Lakes, Florida. Uh just wanted to bring your attention and I respoke to the zoning director. There seems to be a scrier's error on line 8 where it says allow 22% pvious area. It's supposed to be 12%. And I know that the uh the signs were correct and the notices were correct and it was correct for PNZ. That's um just to confirm that they it was legally uh described as 12%. I change everything. The correct I just want to just just the correct is 12% not 22. Correct.

Okay. Got it. Got it. Perfect. It's scary movie music. Do you guys hear that background music or no? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's there. It started when Zagby started speaking. Yes. Yes. All right. I'm motioning. Yeah. Give me one second. I got second. Oh, I'm sorry. What was that? Yeah, one sec. Hang on.

20 uh just for the record, the 22% to the 12% is actually less correct or am I am I saying area? Right. It's less pvious area, more more flooding. the project is providing less than what it was u that is required right that's what I'm trying to establish so for him that because you can always go down not up this is lesser yes am I am I understanding it no it's they're providing yes it's more to your point it's more

more is better here because we're talking about runoff pervious area 22% pvious area is more it's is more 12% is more intensive than 22% 22 okay that's what I'm getting at that's what I meant by my question so in other words there's more it's more beneficial it's more beneficial no it is less pvious area you you want more the the goal is to have more pvious area so 22 pvious area is more beneficial for the Thank you for clarifying. Run through again how it was advertised because

it was advertised as 12%. So it was advertised as more intensive than the 22%. So the adver the advertisements were correct. Advertisements were correct. Posting was at 12%. Correct. And legal notices and the letters they were the newspaper the newspaper was correct. The posting was correct. Correct. And the planning and zoning board presentation was correct. The only discrepancy was in the legislation here tonight. Yes. Okay. And you've corrected it on the record. Okay. Under the circumstances, that's not material. All right. So, we had a motion by council member Donor and a second by Zagby.

Yes. Yeah. But that's when I thought it was 22% area. [laughter] Thank you for the Yeah, that is the case. All right. So, okay, take role, please. Mr. LaGo, yes. M Perez, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Mr. Donor, yes. Mr. Zagby, yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Next item, please.

Thank you, Caesar. Item E, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning property from R1 family district to C2 Liberal Retail Commercial District 2P parking district. Property located at 612 East 27th Street and Folio 0431080012700. Alia zone R1 one family District and C2 Liberal Retail Commercial District and legally described herein. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof. Providing for a severity clause providing for an effective date. Item is second reading. Open for public comments or question. If not motion council

second w Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Donor. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. La. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved on behalf of Halia Hospital. Thank you.

Next item, please. Item F, second reading in public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning property from RO residential office district to R33 multiple family district granting a special used permit to allow the expansion of the neighborhood business district overlay in relation to the proposed multifamily development including six residential units pursuant to highly a code of ordinance section 98-161 granting a variance permit to allow residential use only where mixed use is required to allow a front set to allow a front setback of 6.5 ft where 10 ft build to line are required and for the balconies fronting East 49 Street to allow 10.57% pvious area where 30% is a minimum required and to allow partial waiver of the minimum landscape requirements to the landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 and allow nine parking spaces where 10 parking spaces are required in contrast to Halia code of ordinance sections 98-98-1628 98-1630.3 subsection E1 98-2235 98-2189 subsection 16A and section E of the HIA landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 258 East 49th Street IA zoned RO residential office district illegally described here in repealing all ordinances Reports of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof, providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Thank you. Item second reading open for public comments or question none. Pleasure of the board. Motion. Can I have a second? Second. Ro. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Donidor? Yes. Mr. Zagby? Yes. Mr. Mr. LGA? Yes. Miss Perez? Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Next item, please.

Item G, second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance reszoning property from RO residential office district to R33 multiple family district granting a special use permit to allow the expansion of the neighborhood business district overlay in relation to the proposed multif family development including 10 residential units pursuant to the Hilia code of ordinance section 98-161 including 10 residential units. I'm I'm sorry. Granting a variance permit to allow residential use only where mixed use is required. Allow four multi multifamily units where with an area less than 700 square ft or 700 where 700 square ft is a minimum required. allow 25% of the residential units may have may may have square feet is I'm sorry my contacts flipped.

I'm so sorry. Do you want me to read it? Yes, please. All right. Uh tell me tell me what what item that a a G. Okay. Okay. at the 25% Felix helper

right here. Okay. Uh with a with an area less than 700 square feet where 700 square ft is a minimum required and only 25% of residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square ft. Allow a front setback of 6.5 ft where 10 ft are required. Um and uh build to line are required for the balconies fronting East 49th Street. Allow 10.56 pvious area where 30% is the minimum require. Allow a partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 and allow 12 parking spaces where 15 parking spaces are required. All in contrast to Halleia code of ordinances 98-1628 98-1630.2 98.630.3 subsections Z1 98.289 289 16A and section E of the Halia landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 267 East 49th Street Viia zone residential office district and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflict here with providing full penalties in violation thereof providing for severability clause and providing for an effective days.

Thank you. items for second reading and open for public comments. Question if not pleasure of the board. Motion. I have a second. Second. Yes. Mr. Dunid? Yes. Mr. Zagi? Yes. Mr. LaGa? Yes. Miss Perez? Yes. Mr. Rodriguez? Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. I just want to say thank you very much. Uh, merry Christmas to all uh, everybody on the commission and congratulations, Madame Mayor, and your tenure. Um, thank you all very much. Thanks, Phil. Thank you, Bill. Good to see you not on a wearing that sling. Well, I'm trying to take better care of myself. Watch them bar stools. [laughter]

Roof, please. Okay, now you're you're going to announce it. You're going to take this back out of sequence and announce the item again, please.

We're taking out of sequence and we're going back to item T, right? The contested agenda. I say it correctly. Propos I we're back on consent item T. Proposed resolution authorizing the first operating budget amendment for fiscal year 2026. A supplemental appropriation to amend the general fund enterprise funds, special revenue funds, and capital project funds budget for fiscal year 2026 and an amount as specified in the attach exhibit A and providing for an effective date. So the request by the council was for employees that were making 50 or less. So, out of 459 employees that are making 50 or less, 181 employees are full-time. So, we have 181 full-time employees.

Okay. Okay. Thank you. That was those are your questions, Monica? 81. 81,000. The

total was 450. 459. I'm waiting for Monica. I'm sorry. Monica, you good with that? Did you have

um Yeah. I mean, the bulk of the people there are part-time employees. 278 of them, right? And only 181 are full-time. So, um I don't know if if that's a the route that I mean how you initiated the conversation to have. Yeah. You know, to talk about uh options. I don't know if you want to stick to this universe or if you prefer to say, "Okay, let's stick to that 900 employee that's 80,000 or less and then maybe give them $750 instead of $1,000." So, I'm I'm

I don't know how you feel comfortable. Got so I'm comfortable as we as we are right now with 181 full-time less than 50,000 $50,000 459 459 less than 459 through the chair. Yes. Um Ruth any chance you know out of the 908 how many are full-time? How many are part-time? No. Okay. Yes. Out of the So, there's 98 uh employees making less than 80,000 both full-time and part-time. 665 of them are full-time. 665, right? Yeah.

Um one another another thing that we can do if um whether we decide on the 80,000 or less or the 50,000 or less is cuz part-time can be somebody who works 5 hours, right? Correct. versus somebody who's full-time that would work the four 400 u 40 hours. So, something we can also talk about is if we wanted to do 750, right, for the full-time employees and maybe something less for the part-time, right? Something half. I know some companies do it like that, too. Um, that's something we can do as well. So, full-time gets the full amount. And

I mean, it's it's only like a $100,000 difference. It's uh 98 employees times $750 each would would give us $681,000. I don't know. And that is a bigger universe goes back to that group that that we had that was awarded that money in 24. Um I don't know if you I mean it mirrors that that same group. We have a couple options. cops and will be if we all vote against it or we you have a motion for the current which is going to take three votes to pass it. Correct. So do you have I'm sorry. Can you repeat first?

I have a motion right now in in the table right now in order to do as is. Right. The motion I had motions. Yeah. Okay. I had motions and then we asked for for an a to give us an option. Okay. Just in case if there's if we want to drop that motion and agree on something else Yeah. that everybody feels comfortable with. Um, okay.

I don't know if you like like I said to to mirror what was done in 24 was 80,000 or less uh salary earned employees. There's 98 of those employees total times $750 each instead of the thousand gives us that $681 which is a reasonable number that we're landing on with the other universe was let me see

someone else when when you move uh when you move it uh move it as amended uh you know you want to get your second right a second and then you're you're going to have the votes is already discussed various we're going to have five I guess be it's going to take five votes in order to do okay let's go through the motion I'm I'm good with that one which motion what which is which on actually I was working with 181,000 with uh 469 employees full-time

is that So I think to to the chair if I if I may I think I think um I just counting just looking at at at the you know at the dynamics here I think I think uh um the majority probably feel more inclined to to to focus on like the most needy and then um and and then amend it in that manner right moving forward. Um, so I councilwoman, I mean, what do you I I'm I'm I brought up that number. No one has said if they liked it or not. I don't know. The 80,000 uh salary earned employees getting a 750 instead of a,000. How do we feel about that? Do you want me to motion with that amendment?

Council A or because it's only like $150,000 difference. If the other way it's 459 where 300 of those are part-time. I don't know if we want to help the regular employee that's not police, that's not fire, that doesn't get these benefits part of their contracts that are, you know, clinical office kind of employees. Sorry. What does 80,000 look like without parttime? Without part- timerrs, that's uh 498,000 plus FICA. So Say it again. What was the question? 665 I'm sorry times 750 you said no no no how many people fall under the 80,000 or less full-time only

665 okay and then the 665 times 750 498,000 so 48,000 so how does that compare to the 50,000 or less everyone so the 50,000 or less so there's so full-time and part-time is 459 employees at 750. Same number. Mhm. That would be $344,000 plus FICA taxes. And that's So that's for the 50,000 and less. 50. Correct. All right. And then for the 80 was it was what? It was just full-time.

It was uh basically 500,000 plus FICA. Yeah. And that's 665 full-time employees making 80K or less. It's 498. Yeah. That's at 750. 750. Yeah. So, it's it's not that big of a It's $39,000 difference touching between employees. We obviously want to come to a consensus here, right? Um

again, I still think I'm being honest with think I mean it's the wrong time to do it right now to be honest with you. I'm uncomfortable with it. Um, I think it's just Monica, you have a point. The employees knew they're expecting it. So, that's why I said, "Okay, let's do $50,000 or less full-time was going to be a big number. At least we give them most needed." But those numbers already we're getting close to the blanket approach already, you know. Yep. So, 50,000 or less. What's What's the

50,000 or less? Yeah. $1,000 would be fine. Full-time team members, that's 181,000 plus. Correct. 181,000. So those will be the most needed for the when you do the math, it's not really that big of a difference. The other way it's $39,000 difference and you're helping more employees. 30

$39,000 adding the part time. Yeah, I don't see like the math isn't ming you could help more people and and so it'll be a total of what 270,000. So for clarification, you're saying the making less than 50,000 or less both part-time and full-time at how much? A,000 or 750? Can we do a,000? And that's 459,000. So it's a little less than three times the amount. But the other one was 9008. From there they took out the part time. So it was 665. Yeah.

At 750. Yeah. That's the 500,000. The 498.

It's a few thousand difference. I mean, it's not that big of a So, $50,000 across the board, right? From full-time and part-time. They'll give us what total 50,000 full-time and parttime at at how much? A,000. Mhm. That's 459,000. And then at 750 is the number you were saying, Monica. at 750.

Yeah, that is $344,000 uh plus FICA taxes. So roughly, you know, close to 400,000. Okay, you got a smaller amount, but you got a bigger unit. Okay. And this will take a majority of the this will take five votes, right? This would take five votes because you are changing the m the amendment. Okay. Cuz if you're good with the 50,000, I mean, here you're still helping that universe, but I'm fine with the motion. What? [clears throat] So, she's going to first go to the chair for clarification and the rest of the amendment as is. Correct. Correct. Okay. I'd like

I'd like because there's been a lot of discussion, the exact motion, please repeat it into the record. Second. I'd like it read into the record. Exactly. And a second. and then a vote on that by by the required number of votes. So 98 full uh full employees, right, that are making $80,000 in salary a year or less at $750 uh incentive and that'll give me what amount that's back. Oh, say so 908 then. Okay. 98 is the the full parttime part-time and full-time making 80 or less at how much? 750 at 750

that is 681,000 plus FICA so that is around 733,000 okay and then that was more and then and then the 50 and the what I'm saying is the team the employees making $50,000 or less will give me at 750 will give me what to 344 344 plus FICA taxes let me give you the exact amount that's 371,000 okay that's what I'm comfortable with to the council So, how then you're going to do 459 at a,000? 459 employees that are making $50,000 or less. Correct. Times 1,000 is 459. And what was the other? Said 750. 7 I said 750.

So, you went lower on on the salary and lower on the bonus. I went so lower. No, 50,000. 750 and a broader. We went to part-time under 50,000. No, cuz the universe got smaller. That's 459 is total number of employees regardless of part-time or full-time making less than 50,000. 98. Okay. So, I'm not saying the universe you could go a higher universe but less money. Yeah. So, the most need it's 50,000 in my opinion. So, we have an employee making $50,000 or less. Okay. Okay. And how many employees do we have making $50,000 or less? Uh, approximately 459. Okay. And out of those 459, how many are full-time? 181. 181.

Okay. So, out of those 181, I said, "Let's give 100. Let's let's let's approve that." But we have conversation. You said, "Let's go broader." And I said, "Okay, let's give 750 so we can cover the part time." And then we went up to 200 300 and something,000. Correct. Yeah. That's what I understood. And my understanding said, "We need five votes. So, all of us have to be on the Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We don't know if it's going to pass or not right now either. I mean, I'm comfortable under 50,000 full-time 181,000 which is not much for the city and it's to the employees that needed the most. So again, when a motion is made and there is a second, I just wanted

No, there's no motion, right? But when one is made, just to make it very clear that whether it's it's full and part-time and you know the the amount and the Right. So I Yes, ma'am. Hi. Hi.

Is Mari Montreal, chief operating officer. So, I'd like to give you some food for thought. Our full-time employees are the ones that are fully dedicated to the city and some of those are really struggling. I love our part- timerrs, but oftent times they're high school students that work with us for a few hours a week. So, if you really want to help employees, please, I urge you to concentrate on the full-time employees that make the least amount of money, but are fully committed to servicing the residents of the city. That's why I said 665 are full-time employees that are making $80,000 or less that you took out the part- timerrs cuz it the total is 98.

Mhm. When you take off the part the part- timerrs, it was 665. You could multiply that by a,000 750 or the 750. What is that, Pedro? Well, if it's a,000, it's 665,000. If it's 750, I believe the number is 498. Yeah, it was 498. That's why I said it's not that big of a difference with the $1,000 or the $459 part-time. That was4 $459. It was a $39,000 difference. Okay. Right. But at the 750 for for both uh part-time and full-time for 50k was 344,

right? Yeah. Yeah. I have it right here. Yeah. It was only it was only the full time. The 344 is the the making less than 50k both fulltime and part time. At 750. At 750. Yeah. So then the 665 at 750 for the 80k or more or less is 498 almost half a million. the the number that we're okay with right when we accumulate all these numbers are we trying to be under like 600,000 Louis is that actually no I'm just I right now in incentives I'm trying to see the full-time who who need to fulltimers and part-time so no full time but what's the goal what's your goal I mean I I feel comfortable what I just said anybody under $50,000

under $50,000 the final expenditure for the city cuz we were at 1.5 million what's What's like the final that you feel comfortable like under 500,000? So, no, actually I don't feel comfortable right now with anything right now. I think I mean having a conversation with the most needed right now. So, having having a conversation anybody under $50,000 we can give them an incentive which is what I'm under $50. $80,000 is a decent salary. So, so the $459 we should go is next year we're going to negotiate and give them better salary at one time. That's what we need to do. uh through the chair. But I I totally agree that part- timerrs should not be included with that. They don't have the same needs,

right, that the uh full-timers have. Full-timers are most of the time adults and they're struggling with that very low low salary. Not not the part- timerrs. So we some parts okay with and some part- timerrs have two part-time jobs through the chair. Yeah. I would like to just recommend something or put something on the table. We're talking about 459 employees that make less than 50,000. Okay. Right. 459. Correct.

181 of them are full-time. So if we give 181 of them $1,000, we're at 181. Right. And there's 278. Although I do agree some of them are high schoolers. they work a couple hours but I do I do think that there is some of them who are struggling and I would like to kind of extend it to everybody. So my proposal is can we do a,000 for full-time and 350 I know it's not a lot but to a part-timer it may be something and 350 times 278 employees is $97,000. So total total we would be $278,000 to cover a some sort of bonus for everybody who makes under 50,000. So everybody goes home with something part-time and full-time. Part-time gets a significant lesser amount, right? 350, but the part the full times will get the full thousand. comes out to 278.

Yes. And for the record, with FICA taxes, it's pretty much exactly 300,000 like right under it. I say because we have to appropriate all the funds. Yeah, council. I'm good with I'm good with that. Good idea. I'll put in a motion to amend would be a motion to amend the um incentive uh uh pay uh for um those employees making $50,000 and under. If they're full-time, $1,000 and if they're part-time, as I understood you, $350. Correct.

Yeah. Did you say 250 or 350? I believe I heard say 350. The math is for 350. Yeah. Okay. Well, can we have a motion for that? Motion. Second. Can we take role? Bridget. Yeah, she's ready. Mr. LaGa. Yes. Miss Perez. Uh, yes. Miss Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunido? Yes. Mr. Zagby?

Yes. Motion carries. Consent item T has passed as amended to reflect the incentive pay for employees making under $50,000 uh the $1,000 and part- timerrs receiving 350. Thank you. Thank you. Next item, please. They're going back to zoning.

No. Are we done? Zoning. You're done.

Should we defer the rest of the item? Caesar, the the next meeting.

Second reading and public hearing item H. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow a building height of 49 ft where 40 ft is the maximum height allowed. Allow a front setback of 4T where 20 ft are required. Allow 24 parking spaces where 29 parking spaces are required and allow one loading parking space where three loading parking spaces are required. On contrast to highly a code of ordinance section 98-1074 subsection A 98-1069 subsection A 98-2189 subsection 222 98- 98-220 subsection 1 property located at 4148 East 8th Avenue 780 East 42nd Street and 790 East 42nd Street IIA zone C2 Liberal Retail Commercial District and legally described in as exhibit Repealing all ordinances, reports of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation here. Providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Okay. Items in second reading. Open for public comment or question. And how you doing? If not, can we take a role, please? Motion. Council, anyone? Motion. Motion first and a second. Take roll, please. Mr. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. Dega. Yes. Miss Perez. Perez. A. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunigon. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Thank you. Thank you, Felix. You take care. Merry Christmas.

Next item, please. Oh, well. Here we First reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow 32 multifamily units with an area less than 700 square feet where 700 square feet is a minimum required and only 25% of the residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square ft. Allow a front setback of 5T where 10 ft built to line are required. Allow an interior east side setback of 3.25 ft where 15 ft are required. Allow a rear setback of 0 feet where 15 ft are required. Allow a street side step back of 5T where 10 feet built to line are required. Allow the proposed dumpster enclosure to be zero feet from the right of way fronting East 47th Street where 10 ft are required. Allow a 5-ft landscape buffer on East 4th Avenue and a 516 ft landscape buffer on East 47th Street where a minimum of seven of of 7 foot landscape buffer is required. Allow 8.6% 6% pvious area where 30% is the minimum required and allow a partial waiver of the minimum landscape requirements through the landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235 for the construction of a mixeduse four-story development consisting of 38 residential units including six residential units to be offered at an affordable rate of 60% of the area median income. In contrast to highly accord ordinance sections 98-1630.2 2 98-19630.3 subsection E1 98-1630.3 subsection E2 78-108 subsection C1 and sections DNE of the Halia landscape manual updated July 2025 properties located at 410 East 47th Street and 4655 East 49 East 4th Avenue within area two of the neighborhood

business district overlay Hia zone R33 multiple family district and legally described here in in exhibit A. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict tier with providing penalties for violation here of providing for severability clause and providing for an effective date.

JT I'm so sorry. Whose phone is that? Is that his fourth phone? We'll we'll wait. We'll wait and see who [laughter] I gotta go, guys. Item is first reading. Yes. Any comments presentation?

I I was going to propose something because I know you have seven items after this. I do have a full presentation, but I was thinking of giving you the short version today and we could do the full presentation on second reading. Um, basically this is one block away from a building that you just approved on second reading on East 4th and 46. This is East 4th and 47 had a corner to Halia High to the parking garage.

I've been involved with this one for a couple of years. The owner wanted to come back with something a little higher, a little bigger, just as much as the other person wanted. We've come up with a building that's very similar to the one you just did. Four stories. It's in within the MBD. Uh, no parking varants. This one's a mixed use. Um, there's just setback issues and there's um they went maximum density and they took advantage of the new ordinance where they asked for more density with an agreement to have half of the units that are additional to be uh affordable at 60% AMI. It's going to be a total of six units.

Oh, that's great. So no parking variance, setback variances, very similar to the one you just did. Caddy corner to the parking garage of Halia Hospital through the chair and and this was initially this building was like eight stories that you guys wanted. We have we have worked with staff and I've worked with my client and we were originally with the regular MBD. We were looking at eight stories, seven, six. We wanted to see what was happening with the one one block away. Yeah. And when we got the approval for the fourtory then that's what we came back with. So we've been trying to accommodate the wishes of the council. Perfect. I motion. Second. Second. M.

Mr. LGA. Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidon. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Next item, please. I never got sworn in outside the Oh, you weren't sworn in. N swear him in the next. What an honest What an honest guy. Yes. [snorts] Yeah. Me.

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You're on J. Item 17 J. First reading of proposed ordinance reszoning property from R1 one family district to R2 one and two family residential district granting variance permit to allow a lot width of 40 ft where 75 ft are required. Allow a lot area of 4,000 square ft where 7,500 ft are required. Allow a front setback of 21 ft where 25 ft are required. Allow an interior north and southside step setback of 5.5 ft or 75 or 7.5 ft are required. Allow a rear setback of 20.5 feet where 25 feet are required and allow a lot coverage of 31.9 or 30% is a maximum lot coverage allowed. On contrast to highly court of ordinance sections 98-348 subsection A 98-545 98-546 98-547 subsection A and 98-2056 subsection B2 property located at 4442 East Court and Leo zone R11 family district legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for severability clause and providing for an effective D.

Okay. Items open as first reading. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Many rose architect with offices at 18501 Pines Boulevard, sweet 342 Penrook Pines, Florida. Gotcha. I'm happy to be here representing my client and saying goodbye to my friend Jesus Tundor. Brother, you've done a great job here. I've always admired what you've come up with and your ideas and your concepts. And as being an architect, we do a lot of work here in Halia. We always try to do the best that we can. Uh we always confer with the zoning director for every little corner. What do you think about her? She is doing a great job. Yes,

she's doing a great job. I hope I'm not messing up, but she's doing a great job.

Yes, sir. Anyways, we have a beautiful duplex here in an area that we've done other duplexes or for flex before and uh we're not requesting any uh parking variances with some zoning um setbacks and uh small lot coverage and small open space and I think it would be an add-on beautiful for the for the property. The streets were redone fantastically. I was talking to the director earlier in the evening and uh all I have to say is that uh we're wanting to change this area to make it a lot better, a lot more beautiful and get away from all the efficiencies and blah blah. And I I look forward for your approval uh as we usually do pretty decent work here as designers and the city. So I leave it up to you all

through the chair. Yes, sir. Just just a quick question, Manny. the um and the the dump the dumpster enclosure. No, there is no dumpster dumpster required, but we do have the trash collection where they put the bins hidden on the side with privacies that they will not be seen from the street and access is to be pulled out.

Okay. Perfect. Perfect. All right. Thank you so much, M. Manny. You know, I I remember there was there was an item that you had a couple years ago here uh I think and this and yeah, Mr. Benham, that was a that was a great time and the the experience, right? What I want to say is that man, you you held yourself with with such professionalism, right? and uh and you continue to work hard and and continue to try to impress this this council and and that to me means a lot. So so thank you for for everything. And on that specific project, the permit is is pulled, I believe. So they're going to start uh working on it's going to be a beautiful twotory low scale.

Yep. Yep. Yep. I remember 26 Street 585. So appreciate your your concern on that. Absolutely. Thank you. I move to approve. Motion. Can I have a second, please? of technic role, please. Mr. Zagby, yes. Mr. Lago, yes. Miss Perez, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Mr. Dunidor, yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Merry Christmas to everybody. Okay. Thank you. God bless you. And Jesus, I hope to see you back here somewhere doing something. Yes, sir. Thank you. Appreciate you. All right. Next item, please.

Item K, first reading of proposed ordinance amending city of Halia ordinance number 2024072 to allow a street side step setback of 0 feet where 10 ft to line required. Allow 10.17 pvious area where 30% is a minimum required and to allow partial waiver of the minimum landscape requirements through the landscape mitigation as per section 98-2235. 2235 for the construction of a mixeduse eightstory at the Caesar

development consisting of 21 residential units and approximately 1,781 square ft of commercial space on contrast to Halia code of ordinance section 98-1630.3 subsection E1 and section E of the Halia landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property located at 805 Palm Avenue and 11 East 8th Street High Leo zoned CR commercial residential district within the neighborhood business district overlay and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation of providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Thank you. Want to say that I brought something for everybody to enjoy for Christmas in the back. It was delicious. So enjoy it. I apologize for Thank you. Thank you, Manny. Thank you, Manny. Um, Caesar, you have a presentation.

Good evening, Caesar Master Office at 8105 Northwest, 155th Street, Miami Lakes, Florida. This one's easy. I do have a presentation, but I can make it real simple. This is a building on the corner of Palm Avenue and 8th Street. Two lots that you guys already approved last year. when they went to do the building permits and do the actual construction, we found out that there's FPL lines that are running overhead that can't be moved. Everybody thought they could be moved. So, this is the exact same project. We're just moving it up 10 ft and that's why the setback is now a different by 10 ft. Okay. We have a recommendation of approval from staff and from your PNZ board also. Thank you. Can I have a motion? Second. Second.

Ro, Mr. LaGa. Yes, Miss Perez. Yes, Mr. Rodriguez. Yes, Mr. Donor. Yes, Mr. Zagby. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Next item, please. I Caesar

item 17 L. First reading of proposed ordinance granting a varian permit to allow a lot coverage of 37.8% 8% where 30% is the maximum lock coverage allowed and to allow an interior westside stepback of 9.45 ft where 10 ft are required for an existing addition to be legalized. In contrast to Halia code of ordinance section 98-2056 subsection V2 and 98-590 property located at 40 West 40 West 15th Street Alia zone R3 multiple family district and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

How you doing please? Carlos Enriquez, 7480, Fairway Drive, sweet 205, Miami Lakes, Florida 3 014. Yes, sir. Um, any comments or questions from the Yeah, the chair just answer. What? Just at a high level, what are you trying to do here? We're trying to legalize the apartment the building in general. What's wrong with it? The setbacks were not in compliance and the planning and zoning board recommended that we make the corrections and put a dumpster enclosure. Okay, got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. Got it. All right. I motion to approve. Motion. Yes, sir.

Second. Please take ro. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidor. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. de la. Yes. Motion carries. Items approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Thank you. Next item, please. Thank you, sir.

Item M. First reading of proposed ordinance reszoning properties located at 1780 East Avenue and 375 375 East 17th Street from R1 and two family residential district to B1. Highly restrict highly restricted retail district granting a conditional use permit pursuant to the city of Haley a code of ordinance section 98-41 subsection 2I and to allow a K through 12 grade private school with a maximum capacity of 272 272 students in conjunction with a 14 children daycare granting a variance permit to allow 51 parking spaces where 57 parking spaces are required and allow the existing ing dumpster enclosure to be 1 ft from the right of way facing east 18th Street where 10 ft is a minimum required in contrast to highly a code of ordinances section 98-2189 subsection 8 and 78-108 subsection C1 properties located at 375 East 17th Street 1702 East 4th Avenue 1780 East 4th Avenue and 1750 East 4th Avenue zones R2 1 and family residential district and legally described here in reealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation here providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date

Caesar Caesar Master Law is at 8105 Northwest 155th Street Miami Lakes Florida this is the last step of Lincoln Marty the school that's on East 4 and 17th it's three different properties we've already changed and you guys approved the land use for the house the house sets on 17th Street. We've already um now we're just coming in to get the cup. They're not a shopping center. They're standalone campuses. Um I have a full presentation. We can do that on second reading if you'd like, but this is just the last step of trying to legalize this whole school. Thank you. Have a motion or comments or questions. Can I have a second? Mr. Rodriguez.

Yes, Mr. Dono. That's the other one. This one was here. This one JT. Yes. Mr. Zagby. Yes. Mr. Lavega. Miss Perez. Yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Next item, please.

17N. First reading of proposed ordinance granting a conditional use permit pursuant to the city of IA code of ordinance section 98-181 subsection 2I to allow a K through5 grade private elementary school with a maximum capacity of 80 students in conjunction with a 143 children daycare center granting a variance permit to allow 19 parking spaces where 30 where 30 parking spaces are required and to allow a waiver of the minimum landscape requirements through the landscape mitigation As per section 98-2235 are in contrast to the city of Halia code of ordinance section 98-2189 subsection 8 property is located at 2400 West 56th Street HIA zone R35 multiple family district and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation here providing for a subability clause and providing for an effective date. Okay. Council, any questions or comments to Mr. Caesar? Can I have a motion?

That's Are they Caesar? Are they increasing? Is B increasing the size of the school?

These are master offices at 8105 Northwest 15th Street, Miami Lakes, Florida. The school's been in existence since 1992 at least. Standalone U structure. We're having an issue. This is for the CUP. We're not increasing, as a matter of fact, we're decreasing the the the the attendance, but we're having an issue with recommendation from from staff. They want us to go to 50 students. We've requested 80 students. So, we've agreed that we will comply with their conditions, but we will also have a we're having a traffic engineer do a parking analysis so to see if we can have the 80 students. And we promised that we would have that by second reading. Okay. through the chair.

Yes, sir. Oh, CL. Oh, so Oh, so you brought you came down. We We requested 50. Staff requested 50. We requested 80. The the applicant the 80, right? And you're good with 50. Well, we're not good with 50 that we're we're debating. We're going to do the traffic. That's why we're doing the traffic, the parking analysis to make sure that we can do the deity. But my client is here. Bert uh is the is the owner. He's been the owner for almost 30 years. and he's telling me that they've had up to 140. Whoa. So, yeah. And it's been there forever, but we're okay with getting the parking analysis done so that we can hopefully get the 80. If not, we'll see where it lands.

And then so and then we'd be approving today 50, right? Is that part of this part of part of the first reading? Are we approving 50 and then with a potential change in second reading? Right. Okay. Okay. Perfect. A Yeah, it's a great place. That's and that's a standalone uh building, right? Absolutely. Yeah. Oh, that's great. Yeah, I think I went there, too. Actually, is this by Jose Martine? Is this by Jose Martine? I went to Jose Mart. Okay, that's great, man. Perfect. Has it was it always named Snow White and the Seven Horse Bert? Thank you, brother.

Good evening. My name is uh Toto. Everybody calls me Bert. I'm the proud owner of that school now. Um going on 25 years. It's always been named Snow White. Um back in 1989, a year after it was opened, Disney was having a hard time with MGM growing. So they came in and they did a tour of the school. No way. Yes, they did. And I invite you all to come by. And when you come into the lobby, you'll see all the MGM uh characters and stuff. So, uh Disney because of that as a courtesy allowed the school to keep the name. And is there a Cinderella, too, or No, there is a Cinderella. Yeah, but that's not yours.

That's No, I have no idea who Cinderella is. No. Okay. No writers, let's say. Got it. What's the one on 12? On 12 right before Chobi. Is that it? That is Cinderella. Okay. Got it. All right. Perfect. Oh, yeah. Thank you, Bird. I I motion to approve. Can I have a second, please? Second motion. Uh, roll, please. Mr. Donor, yes. Mr. Zagby, yes. Mr. Lo, yes. Miss Perez, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Motion carries. The item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Next item, please. I only have five more if I could have a moment. No, I asked I asked the vice president if if you had an office somewhere in here. [laughter]

Dundy, I just wanted to say thank you. It's been a pleasure. Uh, you know how I feel about you. Thank you, bro. Um, you know, you you brought a a different energy and and and everybody said it, you're a hardworking councilman. So, I think like everybody else says, I don't think we've seen the last of you and uh I look forward to seeing you whether it's here or anywhere else. You know, you always have a friend. Thank you, my brother. I appreciate it. And you know, I love your haircut. So, you copied me. You too. Thank you, Caesar. Next item, please.

Item O, first reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow three on-site parking spaces on a two street two on street parking spaces where 11 parking spaces are required. Allow 7.7 pvious area where 10% is the is the minimum pvious area required and to allow the mitigation of one tree as provided by section 98.2235. In contrast to Hilia code of ordinance section 98-2189 subsection 7 and section E of the high landscape manual updated July 2025 entitled tree and landscape requirements by zoning classification property located at 223 West 27th Street M1 Industrial District and legally described herein repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.

Hey, s your name and address, please.

Oh, is it the business address or my address? Uh, business address is fine. Uh, Michael Carbiosa, 223 West 27th Street, Haya, Florida 33010. Thank you. You're welcome. Um, council, that's what what business is it? Uh, through the chair, what what's this business you're running, Mr. It's a dance studio. I've been running it for nine years. And you're enough. So, it's asking for a parking variance. Am I on the wrong one here?

Yeah, you're right. And and is that enough spaces? Um yeah, because the the parents always sorry the parents drop off the kids. Um they never stay. I don't allow them to stay for security purposes. Oh, okay. Um my office is in the is in the front room. So there's paperwork there and I tell the parents this is a drop off pickup facility only. So, parking is only needed if I need like a meeting with a parent or something, but that's very rare cuz everything is done online. I through the chair. Yes, sir.

So, and so there's no like tournaments or or events that you hold there? No. No. Um I'm I'm a competition studio. Yeah. Like density. Is it a density thing or It's kind of like Dance City. Um but I don't do it's I don't do danceity cuz I think Density City does like afterare. I don't do afterare. I only focus on competition. Got it. That's all I do. And then what is what does pick up and drop off look like? Pickup and drop off is cuz the way that um the build the building is. My dad owns the building. So there's an in and then there's an out. So it's almost like a roundabout. So the parents come in one way, drop the kids off, and then

they leave the other way. And it's a very um secluded area. There's not a lot of traffic in that area. Yeah. How and how many how many dance like stu students for the nine years that I've been there my maximum has been 25 students I'm not a big studio and I know that all in one time all in one time no no no at once I think my maximum it depends I sometimes have one and the most I've ever had has been nine got it okay perfect is it dance urge dance urge yeah I think we spoke on the phone right once yeah we did and I know you've been trying to do this for a long time it's It's been a struggle honestly. Um, it's been a depression. Yeah,

I thought about suicide a few times, but you know, it's hard because, you know, I'm doing this for the kids and I've been there for 9 years. Yeah. I'm sorry I'm going to cry, but it's been hell. Yeah. Right. I'm trying to save it for the kids. Yes. Gotcha. Do you agree with the conditions? I do. I Yeah. I motion to approve. Second, please take Mr. Zagby. Finally, yes. Mr. [ __ ] yes. Miss Perez, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Mr. Dunidor, yes. Motion carries. Item is approved. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Okay. Thank you everyone.

Thank you. Thank you. [snorts and clears throat]

Item P, first reading of proposed ordinance granting a conditional use permit pursuant to the city of Halia. Quarter of Ordinance Section 98-21 to allow a twotory 2,212 ft addition to an existing assisted living facility and to increase the facility's capacity from 40 beds to 72 beds. Granite variance permit to allow the expansion of a legal non-conforming use existing at this site since 1990. Allow a front setback of 20 ft where 25 ft are required. Allow a lot coverage of 39.2% where 30% is the maximum allowed. Allow 24.96 pvious area where 30% is a minimum required. Allow 10 parking spaces where 24 parking spaces are required. And allow all parking spaces renting West 30th Street to back out into right ofway where back where backup parking is only allowed in low density residential properties. On contrast to the city of Halia code of ordinance section 1-12 subsection B2 98-59 98-2056 subsection B2 98-2189 subsection 21 9.3 subsection 83 and the HIA landscape manual updated July 2025 section E entitled tree and lawn requirements by zoning classification property is located at 71 West 30th Street IA zoned R3 multiple family district and legally described here in repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with providing penalties for violation hereof providing for a sepability clause and providing for an effective date.

Okay, Jav. Good evening, Mr. Council President and council members. Jav Vasquez, my law offices are at 600 Rickwell Avenue. I'd like to take a moment of personal privilege and I'm going to do it before my application because I know that Mr. Tundor is going to vote his mind and this is not going to be about greasing him for my application. This is a man who I admire him uh because he's always done just that and as far as you know

uh I've seen I've been around this game for a long time as you guys all know and you've come a long way. I've seen your maturity from six years ago when you started and like many have said tonight I think uh you got a bright future in front of you. Learn from your mistakes. we've all made them and I think that because of your your uh humility and what you talked about earlier about uh our difficult situations, I think you're going to make and have a great future. So, having said that, thank you for your service. Thank you, brother. Appreciate you.

So, um I'm here on behalf of Trinity Garden ALF, which is the existing ALF located at 71 West 30th Street. And uh joining me is Mr. Walking Vargas, our uh traffic consultant. Mr. Carlos Cardardoso, my architect, was here and he received a call from his wife who was in an accident there. She's okay, but she was very shaken up and he he asked for permission to leave and obviously my client said, "Please go." Um, also here joining me tonight is Janes Huarees and Alejandro Leman who represent ownership and this is the conditional use permit application with a variance to permit the expansion of 40 bed alf to 72 beds. Um, the application was deferred at your November 18th meeting due to certain concerns raised in connection with our variance request relating to parking and we have quite a few updates uh for you on that subject including an incredible development that happened at the end of the day today. Deferrals as much as we hate them sometimes are for a good results. So, BIA, your professional planning staff conducted um an inspection of six senior living facilities, including our property. I'd like to note that of the five, four received parking reduction variances, including one at 1760 East 1st Avenue, which I presented to this council earlier this year, which required 24 parking spaces and seven parking space spaces were approved. This application has required 10 for the same number, 24 required. And I'm not saying that to establish any type of precedent. I'm I'm saying that for a reason which I'm going to get to in a moment. There's three reasons why this council has been supportive of these parking variances that that's what I like I want to allude to and why I'm make I'm I'm

bringing this up. The first is the obvious the dire need for these services in the community. Every one of these homes has waiting lists. The second one, and I see this at all cities that I represent clients at, is that the code requirements for these types of uses are not realistic given that the residents do not drive. And that's something that I see across the board. There are no parking concerns at any of the locations that this council has granted variances for. And I want to just highlight that point again and again tonight because sometimes legislative bodies say, you know what, yes, we've done it in the past, but we're going to stop now because we've been creating a problem. That's not the case here. The history shows that at all these locations, there's an abundance of staffing and there's still not a problem with parking. And the third reason is that the required staffing is staggered. This is not just a number of people that are there all at the same time. I think you guys all received this um that talks about the AKA required staffing requirements versus actual. And I'd like to make an apology to this council because last time um my client came to the podium and provided inaccurate information as it relates to staffing requirements. And I think that's another good reason that the deferral happened because it allowed us to clean up that act because it was uh somewhat embarrassing that we provided inaccurate information and it was completely um in unintentional. But if you look at that and you look across where it refers to and you find the number 72, which is how many beds we're talking about, 457 weekly hours are required for a an ALF of this size, which translates to 65 65 daily hours.

Our staffing of 11 totals 88 hours, which exceeds 600 hours where 457 are required. Our daily sta uh staffing of 11 people totals 88 hours amongst four sta uh staggered schedules. We have four people from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We have two people from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., three from 3:00 p.m. to 11, and two from 11:00 p.m. to 7 a.m. The highest number of crossover is six employees from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with six employees, two of them who drive together to work, which are these owner representatives right here. And like I said earlier, the reason I brought up similar approvals, one of which was mine, is not to throw a prior approval in your face. I've never been that guy. I've never practiced that style before this council. But it's to show that this council has been conscious that these things are needed without creating problems. Mr. We Vargas is also here, our traffic uh um consultant um has also prepared a uh a professional report also concluding that the 10 parking spaces are sufficient. Now, why am I excited to tell you about a recent development as of 5:00 p.m. today? For several days, my client, and I have not been able to talk about this, has been trying to negotiate for additional parking elsewhere offsite. Today at 5:00 p.m.,

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today at 5:00 p.m., we were able to secure a 5-year lease for a vacant land, 7,500 ft, located along the rear side of the 900 building on 49th Street, which you guys all know very, very well. This is 2.4 miles away. And what we want to make sure we're clear about is that we are not planning on using this at all. We have secured it to give additional reassurance to this council about this variance. But if we ever start having a problem, which we do not anticipate, that would be the trigger to start using that property and we would establish a shuttle program to get the employees to and from this location. Um, we will send the the uh the lease which is fresh off the the printer today to the city attorney's office and that will give the city attorney's office the opportunity to review it between first and second reading and we will hopefully be back before you on that day. This comes before you with the recommendation of approval from your planning and zoning board as well as your professional planning staff and we would respectfully request your approval. We're like I said happy that it was deferred because it allows us to bring this additional information and we hope that this council now feels comfortable with this

through the chair. Yes sir. Yeah. No. Um Jav I I could tell you from uh from experience uh back in 2020 during CO I remember um visiting a lot of these long-term care facilities and um I had the uh the great pleasure of visiting Mrs. Suarez's um uh other uh facility that she had I think over on the east side and that was ran very very well and and and I have all the confidence in the world that that she'll do a good job with this one. So I I motion to approve. Thank you. Second. Thank you, Mr. Please stay real.

Yes. Miss Perez. Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Yes. Mr. Dunidor. Yes. Mr. Dogby. Yes. Motion carries. Item is approved. Second reading on public hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026. Thank you. Have a good night. You too. What did they bring you? Yeah. Thank you, sir. And are we done? Done. We're done.