Virginia Key Beach Park Trust - Regular Meeting

Virginia Key Beach Trust meeting for January 8th, 2026. I am joined by my colleagues, Commissioner Ralph Rosado, Commissioner Escalona, myself, Commissioner Gabela, and Commissioner Rosado. We're going to open the meeting. Madam Executive Director, welcome.

May I have a motion? So moved. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Minutes have been approved. Would you please, Mr. City Attorney, read the title into the record for the item before us?

I want you to read the title of the item first, and then I'll open the public comment. Thank you so much. Fair enough.

Thank you. At this time, I will open the floor for public comment. If there's anyone that would like to speak on this item, please come forward.

Pastor, the item before us is to approve a weather monitoring station.

That is for the emergency management provision of a weather monitoring station. The museum was just funded in our commission meeting at a tune of over a million dollars for the administration and the maintenance and using the museum once it is built. a commitment from the city of Miami of over $1 million a year for the next 10 years. So this item before us right now is only about the weather monitoring station to monitor the weather in that area.

It's just going to monitor the weather. It's not going to generate any income. This is just about monitoring the weather.

Particularly because of the wildlife that we have at the park, the nesting turtles and the birds.

It is a separate. The item about the museum was this morning at the commission meeting. Right now, for the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust meeting, we're talking about approving the weather monitoring stations. Okay, thank you. May I have a motion? Oh, I'm sorry. Anyone else for a public comment? Seeing none. The public comment period is closed. May I have a motion? I have a motion and a second. All in favor?

Motion carries unanimously. And there is a quarterly report from the executive director of which all of us received. Does anyone need to have her say anything about her report? Seeing none, this meeting is now adjourned. Thank you.

May I have a motion for the absence waivers? I have a motion. Second. All in favor? Aye. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you all. Thank you. Happy New Year.