City Council - Special Meeting

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I'm at this time I like to call this meeting into order. Madam clerk, yes, it is 7 to good evening everyone made that so may I know he's here.

vice mayor timothy here councilman burns councilwoman estimate irving president councilman councilman pierre french charles president thank you and at this time we'll have the pledge of allegiance led by commander sergio ramirez of the north miami police department followed by invocation by our district 2 rabbi jory lang with the beth moj congregation

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.

Hi. I'm doing this. I don't want to turn my back to anybody. So for everyone that's here, no, sit, relax. Thank you. Okay, look. Right now, I'm a rabbi, I'm Jewish. We have Rosh Hashanah coming up. That's the new year. So this is what we're supposed to learn as Jews and hopefully for everyone. There's a service called Tashlech. Tashlech is where we go to the water and we take pieces of bread and we throw it in the water. that the fish should take it away. The bread is supposed to represent our sins. Now, we know that our sins are not disappearing, but it's symbolic. Why? Because all of us make mistakes. All of us do things we shouldn't. So we do this symbolically. The idea is that we need to think. We need to correct maybe things we're not doing 100%. Rosh Hashanah represents the beginning of the year, a new beginning. So for everyone, there are four Rosh Hashanahs, by the way. one of the trees but this one is not just like a new year's with celebration it's for introspection and so my hope is that all of us are able to have introspection think of how we could become better individuals how we could help our community more and continue to grow with god's blessing so for all you for the new year may you have a sweet new year may you be blessed with only good things and god should reward you for all the work you do for our amazing city and we say amen

I think thank you thank you madam chair for the record, I'm here okay, I'm leaving thank you okay.

All right order of business matter manager do we have any additions deletions amendments or deferrals.

No, sure, yes, sorry I'd like to be a co-sponsor for tab the.

Postpone support at the isn't dog. For B isn't correct. Okay, thank you thank you.

I would also like to be a co-sponsor in Tab C. Your mic?

Yeah. Your mic is not on. And it's for Mike. Yeah.

So Tab C. Same here. I'd like to be a co-sponsor in Tab C. Okay.

It's noted. All right. All set. So then what before we go down for a special report on presentations I like to take the privilege of recognizing our state representative Wallace Aristide is he still in the room. I believe he has a legislative update from Tallahassee hope he's bringing us some checks. Our former North Miami football coach, I believe you were our football coach for our assistant city manager, or deputy city manager, John Lohrfels. So Representative Aristide, you have the floor. Thank you so much for coming.

Thank you. Thank you so very much. It is good to see Mr. Lohrfield and everybody here. Vice Mayor, I want to thank you for giving me a few minutes. Just talk about some things that happened in Tallahassee, and I just want to go briefly. We did pass some legislation. One of the things that I did, I think you know it. I think you know what's happening at North Miami City High School. I think you know about the co-location situation. So when they came with the co-location, I put a bill for it. to deal with the co-location so once the co-location came into fruition, I filed a bill, HB 1543, so we could share the cost of the co-location. Oh, I'm so sorry. I tell you, this phone is being very rude and disrespectful. So we filed a bill. And it required that if the co-location come to Schools of Hope, that they would pay at least for the facilities they're using. What they told me, the Department of Education said, please allow them to do a rule change. So they did a rule change. So they mandated the creation of a mutual management plan allowing the district to charge the Hope School operator for any additional incremental costs that incur as a result of the co-location. So that is a rule that was given by the Department of Education because it was going to be uphill to try to pass that bill. SB 180, which is the bill that was signed on April 20th, Effective July 1 includes a provision that students may not be dismissed from certain charter schools based on academic performance. Let me give a little background. In 2025, when I got to the legislature, I talked about what was occurring with the charter schools. So if you notice, I would have students come to me from charter schools and I was told that they came to me because of disciplinary reasons. But the student didn't have a disciplinary reason. They were some of my best-behaved students that came from the charter. What I noticed, they were struggling academically. Once they noticed you were not performing at a high academic level, they got rid of you. They want to keep students that are doing exceptionally well in these charter schools. So I gave a lot of pushback, and it was interesting that the following year, they put this bill to ensure that you can't put them out because of that. It matters because... You want equal ground for the students. This protects students from being pushed out of certain charter schools because they are struggling academically. So I thought that was a very good bill, but that was because of my conversation with them the year prior. You also have SB 1134, official action of local government. local DEI restrictions. I think you've heard about that. I think you're aware of it. This bill prohibits counties, municipalities from funding, promoting staffing, or taking official action related to DEI. Focus on race, sex, and gender. This was a concern that we were concerned about, and I think when you talk about gender, there's a perception If you're a female and you get an opportunity, that somehow is DEI. So that was very problematic. That was something me and my colleagues that we gave umbrage to. SB 1296, which is a concern. Public Employees Relation Commission. This procedure is related to labor rules. This bill changed the public sector union registration, certification, recertification, and decertification. So if you're in the non-public safety union, you've got to have at least 50%. of your union members that come and vote to be a part of the bargaining unit, they must participate, and at least 50 of those participating must vote. It allows mail-in, on-site, or mixed election methods. It limits when public employees may pay, employees for union related activities with exception for representation work such as bargaining, grievance, and disciplinary representation. This bill was something that we advocated against. We made sure that they knew our feelings about it because we're big on making sure that we protect, we support, and we assist our union. I filed this bill on January 8th. It didn't pass. This would amend Florida's higher education fee waiver status. What we're looking at, we want a fee waiver for our students that are immigrants. They live in Florida. They're residents of Florida. We felt that we're not asking for them to come to the school for free. Waxing that they're not charged out-of-state fees. When you have some of our students that may be immigrants, they don't have the resources to pay out-of-state fees. There was never a conversation from us that we wanted them to come to school for free. We wanted them to get the same fee waiver that our students that are residents here, and they are residents here. Another bill that we passed and it went through, The fee waiver didn't go through, but this historic cemeteries program, we were concerned about the historic African-American cemeteries. They were dilapidated. They were in bad shape, and we felt by this bill we can do upkeep. There would be an opportunity for these cemeteries in HB 425. So they could do upkeep, they could pay for it if they need to sell a certain parcel of land based on the code requirements of the municipality or the county that they can be allowed to do that. And these lands were specifically to make sure that there's nobody there buried or anything like that. That was something that had passed and it got signed and it was good to see that. When you talk about this thing, the broad education bill includes post-secondary DI accreditation provision and state financial aid eligibility changes. This bill is HB 1229 that was part of the education. It changes multiple pre-K to 20 education provisions including state universities, metrics, accreditation, approval, transfer of degree process, vocational rehabilitation, blind service disclosure, and education course pathways. It requires a permanent state university to reserve these preeminent schools They're supposed to reserve 95% of the new fall for the first time in college seats, so it has to go to Florida residents. That bill did pass in the House. It never made it in the Senate, which I think, again, we need to be cautious of people that may be coming out of state, but have the talent and the ability to go to these preeminent universities in the state. One of the bills that came and I supported was domestic violence and protection injunction, which was HB 279. I was a co-sponsor of that bill. It strengthens the domestic violence policies, creates electronic monitoring pilot, and updates protective injunction systems. let me just go over a couple things quickly uh that's one of the ones i i co-sponsored some of the things that we did get done here in north miami we're able to see where we're able to get funding for our senior citizens uh here in north miami senior and north miami in the area of north miami i think it was over five hundred thousand dollars close six hundred thousand dollars we thought we were happy to see that appropriation come through i'm happy for the assistance of my representative colleague here and also we did see some a water project that came through i believe in district four if i'm not mistaken and we had another appropriations that was in in off of northeast second avenue that did not come through but we were happy to see that we got some of the appropriations so i'll ended it i ended there but i want to thank you for allowing me to stop by and give you just a brief synopsis of what happens in tallahassee and i'm glad and i'm grateful when you come up to tallahassee because i think you meeting networking with other legislatures i think that's impactful they need to know what's occurring in north miami i don't want to go too deep in amendment three but it is a concern uh miami-dade county is going to lose remember now homestead you're at 50 000 you're gonna go up to 150 000. uh miami-dade county this year uh in 2027 they're gonna lose close to 400 million dollars the following year close to 700 million dollars The positive thing was the schools were protected, but the concern is our police, our fire. We know that one of the first things municipalities, counties that you look at is employees. And when you look at our employees that are first responders, we want to make sure we don't lose these people. So this will be an ongoing conversation, but I think our community needs to understand whatever decision we make on Amendment 3 is going to impact us. And I'll just gloss over that briefly, but if anybody have any questions, we'd be more than happy to answer it. But I thank you again for allowing me to stop by.

Thank you so much, State Representative Wallace-Eristy, who has been representing us fiercely in Tallahassee. I'll take it to the dais. Or, you know what, let's allow State Representative Dottie Joseph to provide her legislative update as well, and then we'll ask our questions at the end.

take to all right thank you madam vice mayor great to see you all on the council madam manager madam attorney I don't city clerk ish office here in the house okay so representative air seed covered most of the things the only thing I'll add to the property tax information is that we're going to be having a town hall that I believe we're going to be hosting um with vice mayor timothy on september 30th so just mark your calendars for that he already covered the overview but we're going to go in a lot more detail for people who have questions about that amendment and it'll be right here inside these chambers and we'll be able to air um live streaming as well so that the public can also have access to it at home okay perfect He covered most of the bills. I think there are two significant bills at the local government level that you need to be aware of besides the DEI and the ones that were mentioned is HB 1329, the Local Government Financial Transparency and Accountability Act. That one requires cities and counties to make more budget information available online, hold public budget workshops, and follow new rules when setting impact fees. So I wanted to flag that for you. The second is the Local Government Cybersecurity Act, which is HB 810. 1085, that one creates a state program that provides cybersecurity tools, services, and grants to help local governments protect their computer systems and residents from cyber attacks. We were seeing an increase of those, so those were two that I wanted to flag. Some of the bills that I filed this legislative session include the Real Affordable Housing Relief Act, um that one would have limited the amount of single family homes so not other kind of investment properties but just single family homes that institutional buyers such as private equity firms and hedge funds could purchase and it would free up local government to look at more tools to address um affordable housing at the local level So those are two things that it did there. Another thing that that particular bill would have done is it would have empowered us to address some of the things as it relates to insurance, property insurance, and making sure as people are setting higher premiums for residents that the advocate could go ahead and address that. that bill unfortunately didn't pass in fact all the ones i'm about to mention now didn't pass but you should still know about them the other one is the healthy florida act that one would have protected residents from harmful medical debt practices and made it so that everybody would have access to affordable health care from cradle to grave THE OTHER ONE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES AND BREAKFAST, THAT'S HB 1501, FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF ANY CONCERNS. SO IF THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PAY, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THEIR LUNCHES AND BREAKFASTS FREE. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE DATA CENTER TRANSPARENCY ACT. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING QUITE A FEW ISSUES WITH DATA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED TRANSPARENCY AND TAKEN AWAY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE Some of these companies hiding behind certain agreements that they claim that they can't share information about, but that information is important as it relates to how energy is being used, how water is being used, and what they're doing to address that in advance and then making sure that they're checking up along the way. So not just at the beginning prior to any kind of approval, but along the way so that people can see if things need to be adjusted. so those were some of the bills that were filed this session i believe representative air c covered just about everything else and we are now available for any questions thank you so much state rep um madam governor i voted for you

Thank you. Thank you. On behalf of the city, I truly want to say thank you to, you know, our state and of course you for voting for the allocation that we received from the Nomi Gold and Silver program, which the governor, this current governor, have previously vetoed. THE SENIORS SEVERAL TIMES. BUT WE WERE THANKFUL. WE'LL GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING THIS TIME. AND WE KNOW YOUR EFFORTS AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER LEGISLATORS INCLUDING STATE REP you know um daddy joseph and um basabi and all those who voted in favor of this but thank you thank you so much and we will be looking forward i think the manager and everyone on this day is to come up next session um god willing and hopefully we will we will have we'll definitely have a new governor so we'll see where that goes um now next time so thank you again i don't know if any of my colleagues have anything no quickly i just want to say um thank you to both my um governor

And I truly love it. And this is the kind of effort that we need to applaud because, yeah, we need to take charge. And we're not going to stop. And one day, one day we'll get there. Just congratulations. And it was a nice push. And the name said it all when I saw it on the ballot. I just want to say congratulations on that. To you, Governor Aristide. Yeah, that's my governor. No, he's my governor. I just want to say thank you and our trip to Tallahassee when we were up there for days, not only for your hospitality, but also for the fight that I see you are undertaking. And to that, I want to say thank you also to the delegation. I know we were up there for a couple of days and then we pushed and definitely we made it happen. And to your help, we get that fund for For the seniors and they really really appreciate it and I would I would be remiss if I didn't say that our city manager gosh She did such a great job. I remember that were in the office of one of the Senators He said now you you remember all this thing in your head just like that It was like giving point by point and everything. This is the kind of push that we need and And I know we'll keep on pushing. And just want to say thank you to both of you. And again, I know when you are up there, it's not easy. But you guys find a way to get things done. And should be very, very grateful for that. Just want to say thank you. And I am so happy to see you both in here. Just want to say thank you to you. And then keep up the fight.

Thank you.

Madam rep. Can you just touch on the the budget transparency a little bit more and when it took effect or when does effect and what is really the the crux of it. The of the new legislation. I've read some stuff on it, but just so people in the audience will understand what that was about.

Absolutely, so HB 1329 was an effort to address some ongoing concerns that the legislature had found in various, how can I say this, municipalities throughout the state. Yes. And fortunately, this municipality was not the subject of those conversations, I will have you know. But what it does, first of all, in terms of the effective date, it doesn't take effect until January 1st, 2027. Okay, so that's when it kicks in and it's been codified into law. So what it does, it revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets and the length of time for which final budgets must be posted on the website. And what I can do is I can give you kind of like a one page summary if you would like, if that would be helpful. um would you like me to send that via email or i can have my staff come back and present it at the next one so everybody email okay say less so i will get that to you via email but because i want to make sure you understand how it all works and i'm sure we'll be able to get with not just your city manager but all the village managers throughout the district to make sure folks are aware of it so that we don't have any issues going forward. I'm going to be passing the baton to Representative Aristide, who will continue in the representation. For those who don't know, just to put context, they kept talking about governor. So I did run. I did not make it through the primary. I want to say thank God. Either way, right? But there are a lot of things that are happening in the state that are impacting our particular community. And it's important to have somebody who understands the issues, which is why I threw my hat in the ring. Either way, whoever makes it through, we have relationships with people on both sides of the aisle, and we'll continue to serve and advocate for the residents of Miami City, of all of Miami-Dade County, but in North Miami in particular regardless. So I want you to kind of take some solace in that. We are still engaged, I'm still engaged, and we've actively been doing this before I was elected and will continue after I'm elected. So please don't ask me to run for anything else anytime soon, I think I did my duty.

And when is your last day in office, so we're aware, so we can give you a proper goodbye?

November, whenever our last day is. Whenever the next people sign in, that'll be my official last day. It's coming soon in November. All righty. Well, thank you so much for your statement.

I have two more quick questions. Either you or the rep can answer it. Is there a provision in the Live Local where local cities can opt out? I just read something, and I don't know if it's true or not.

I didn't see anything like that, but I could double check. Can we double check, Ellis, and let us know?

I've never heard of it before, but they're saying that some cities, somehow or another, some cities opt out.

We'll look into it. It was on the internet, but I don't know if it's true. But you know there's a lot of concerns with live locals. Yeah, absolutely.

And there were a couple of different versions, too. There was the original, and then there was another version. But we will look into it to see about the opt-out provision. Because I know that you can opt out of certain tax breaks, but only if you prove affordable housing surplus for three straight years. So that is one little provision exception that I'm aware of. And how the opt-out works is you'll have middle income only. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS LOCAL SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS LOCAL SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS LOCAL RULES LET THE CITIES AND COUNTIES RULES LET THE CITIES AND COUNTIES RULES LET THE CITIES AND COUNTIES OPT OUT OF TAX BREAKS FOR OPT OUT OF TAX BREAKS FOR OPT OUT OF TAX BREAKS FOR MIDDLE-INCOME UNITS, MEANING MIDDLE-INCOME UNITS, MEANING MIDDLE-INCOME UNITS, MEANING BETWEEN 80% TO 120% OF THE BETWEEN 80% TO 120% OF THE BETWEEN 80% TO 120% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME. MEDIAN INCOME. MEDIAN INCOME. THERE IS NO OPT OUT FOR THE THERE IS NO OPT OUT FOR THE THERE IS NO OPT OUT FOR THE LOW-INCOME PROVISIONS, those are some things that i i'm aware of but i know that there's some additional changes um that were in hb 1389 um that may also apply so okay i'm glad you x that it's really a concern because these things are happening um and we don't know by the time they get to us

If you need if they need see already probably come if not we just see things going on they blame us on traffic and we don't even know what's going on in Miami Beach is dealing with that right now on a very large project and they're claiming they're threatening the count the city commission that if you don't approve this project that nobody likes We're going to turn around and build live local with the price point is still going to be just about the same, but they're going to build bigger, no traffic thing. It's, and I think it was came up to their commission meeting yesterday or coming up this week. It's a very big issue over there, um, that the, that the developers actually threatening the commission, either give us what we want now, or we're going to build live, live local. And, uh,

Yeah, that's a challenge. So maybe we should stay in touch about that one. The only other thing I should mention is that FDOT, the Florida Department of Transportation, put a pause on any kind of flock cameras that are happening in the state, but that only applies to state roads, right? It doesn't apply to local government roads or anything where you have flock cameras. My office has been requesting for a a week or two one a full week a meeting with fdot and they want to meet with me two weeks from now it's like why can't we just have a conversation to clarify that because some people are grateful for the pause and flock which many of us are but we're aware of several other variations of surveillance that entities are starting to use so we're trying to get clarification to make sure that it's not just oh we're going to take away flock but all these other ones are going to take its place so we're trying to get clarification about that for our residents because that has come up in quite a few communication including from people within the district

And my last question, because we have other stuff, is that on any major condo laws that protect the unit owners, we've had several buildings within the city of North Miami that have been subject to fraud, mismanagement, property management. One of the companies was arrested. The operators were arrested in Broward County. They've managed properties here in North Miami, yet we haven't been able to be successful yet in bringing them to to arrest or anything like that but it's under investigation so forth is there any new condo laws I know when we were up there that they were talking about something to enhance enhance the unit owners rights was there anything in particular that stuck out to you or let me just say this and you may have something on that rubber I'm looking I know one of the big things is to train the condo board

They make sure they have the appropriate training so they can help the residents, the people that live in the condo units. I know that was big in Tallahassee. That was something that's brand new that they wanted to make sure that they were very well. They were well-versed. They knew what their expectations. We're trying to avoid a situation with the condos where there might be, the upkeep is a challenge. The biggest complaint I'm getting from the people in the condos is the price. Everything is very expensive. When you raise their assessments, especially with people that may be older and they're in a fixed income, it's very difficult. I think we need to go back into Alaska and see how we can assist with that income. So I will work with our team. Let's look into it and see how do you deal with these folks that you've paid them for repairs and they're not doing the repairs properly or they're taking advantage of the people in the condo units. I think when you're in the condos what's important get an engineer somebody that needs to know how to repair properly because what's happening in the condo you bring somebody and they're not a good engineer they don't see if you don't fix a particular part of the facility you get more damage it'll be more expensive so if you could fix it right on the front end i think it'll help you a lot more on the back end so i'm going to go back and we'll look into it i don't know if you have anything a rep on that

so I don't know of anything this last session I know that there was one that took a place took effect January 2026 so this year about records online and posting requirements I'm not clear about ones that have anything to do with criminal penalties which is what you're referring to there were a lot of things that address condos more generically in terms of structure reserves and that sort of thing but i'm not aware of anything as it relates to criminal penalties that i would encourage us to work more closely with the prosecutor's office because that's not something that would fall within my domain but if you get stuck i'm happy to be a resource

The state attorney's office had a big press conference last week they arrested 6 people down and tend to area they manage homeowners associations and they ripped off people that in excess of 5 or 8 million dollars with fake invoices and for it was for work that wasn't done and they weren't sharing information with the the the residents and the the people who pay the Association so you know that you all been doing a lot of stuff up there so yeah so that one is tied to like the fraud and kickback stuff but that one I don't believe that was this session I think that was a session before but it's took effect this year okay. Well, thank you and again like my colleagues of all said thank you for the help that you do and good luck on whatever future endeavor that you go upon because we know you're an effective lawyer and you negotiate salaries very well. So negotiate everything well keep going and thank you what they enjoy your rest.

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Thank you. Thank you so very much. We do have a not a long agenda, but we do have a little mindy, tearful agenda. We're going to go ahead and go into presentation. Our ex-vice mayor, if you could do the library. No, you are actually doing the diaper need awareness. Councilwoman or you and Charles, you want to do the library sign up and I could do the hunger action month or you want to do one?

You can do it.

oh no you could do it that's fine either or um and then we'll go ahead and have a quick city announcement very quick is there a hurricane um preparedness are they chief are they but there's a hurricane coming right no

Good evening, everyone. I'm Councilwoman Mary Esmay Irvin. Councilman Biafran Charles.

And we have been tasked to present a proclamation for the City of North Miami. It is the National Library Card sign-up month. So we know our youngest director of the City of North Miami, Paul Bazile, if you would come up. So as we, whereas September is recognized as a nationwide nationwide as library card sign up month, encouraging individuals and families to discover the educational, quiet people, to discover the educational opportunities and resources available to their public libraries. And whereas North Miami Library serves as a welcoming resource for residents providing access to books, technology, information, and assistance that supports learning and personal growth. And whereas, keep going. librarians and library staff play a vital role in helping residents navigate information, explore new interests, and access resources that enrich their lives. And whereas the City of North Miami encourages residents to obtain and renew their library cards, visit the library, and take advantage of the services available to strengthen individual families and community.

And now, therefore, our Mayor, Alex Isulme, along with Vice Mayor Kassandra Timothée, Councilwoman Mary Stimmer-Irvin, Councilman Kevin A. Burns, and myself, Councilman Pierre-Fran Charles, do hereby proclaim September, September 2026 as a

our National Library Card Sign Up Mons. Mr. Bazile.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Good evening, everyone. I just want to thank the mayor and council for this proclamation. Just to echo what Councilman S. Mayor Irvin said, the library card could get you a lot of opportunities. Low credit, no credit, bad credit, you can still get a card. Free movies, free e-books, free audio books, programs, services. the list goes on and on there's no late fees no balance transfers it's the best card in the world so i do encourage everyone here to come and get a library card georgia my wonderful assistant director she is stationed outside in the lobby signing up people for library cards also to my left georgia is holding our new centennial themed library cards for children and the mayor is holding uh the centennial themed library card so we welcome everyone to come and get a library for adults well everyone but you can pick all right thank you

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all righty tonight i have the proud um honor to recognize september 14 through the 20th as national diaper needs awareness week here in the city of north miami diaper need is something that we we often don't talk about but is a very real challenge for many families In Miami-Dade County alone, an estimated 68,500 children under the age of three experience diaper insecurity. And when families are really trying to manage the cost of housing, food, childcare, and everyday expenses, something as basic as diapers can become a real financial burden. Miami Diaper Bank is helping to fill that gap by making sure families through our community has access to diapers and other essential resources. So tonight, I am happy to recognize the work that they're doing and welcome the Executive Director, Gabriel Rojas, to accept this proclamation on behalf of the City of North Miami. And thank you and your entire team. Every time you see extended hands providing free clothes, they also provide free diapers that they are able to receive by the diaper bank. I know how much diaper costs because I'm still paying for them. and when you have a child with sensitive skin it even goes up so not only did do they provide diapers for for for all those that are in need um so i thank you for what you're doing because trust me those 50 60 bucks of diapers it really does cost so on behalf of our mayor alex isomi along with myself vice mayor cassandra timothy councilman abern councilman mary estimate irvin councilman pierre front strong dubai here proclaimed september 14th through the 20th as national diaper needs awareness week in the city of north miami and we hope that you all will celebrate too and support the work that they're doing if you can accept this and also give us mike is here

Thank you so much mayor and council members for this recognition. This is actually the first one we're getting from the last 12 years from the North Miami. So thank you so much for recognizing the need for showing your community that diaper insecurity can be reduced with your partnership with the Miami Diaper Bank. For those of you that don't know, Miami Diaper Bank is the only diaper bank in Miami-Dade County, serving more than 30,000 families in the county and distributing more than 1.5 million diapers. Those of you that don't have babies might not know, but diapers are required for you to bring your baby to daycare. So if you don't have enough diapers, they cannot leave their babies in daycare which means that they're missing about five days of work every single month and I don't know about you mayor or council members but if you miss work five days every single month you'll likely not have a stable job making a stability even harder for many of the families that are already struggling so thank you so much for recognizing this and for allowing us to serve so many of the families in this community.

Thank you. Thank you.

And now it's indeed an honor and a pleasure to present this proclamation to an organization. I think I see someone from Feeding South Florida, right? Yes, to an organization who have passionately worked with us to help us solve the affordability crisis for many, many years prior to everything. And thanks to my colleagues, I think we are on this our 10th year or It's close to 10th since we had the first government operated pantry in the entire state of Florida. And we think it's in the, well, in the entire east-western part of the U.S. And we think it might be the second one in the entire U.S. We are pleased to issue this proclamation in honor of Hunger Action Month, whereas since 1981, Feeding South Florida has worked to address hunger and food insecurity in the city of North Miami by providing immediate access to nutritious food and vital resources and support. Whereas Feeding South Florida leads hunger and poverty advocacy efforts in our community while transforming lives through innovative programming and education that provides economic growth and overall well-beings, whereas the City of North Miami is therefore committed to support Feeding South Florida. So, now therefore, I, Mayor Alex DeSume, along with Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy, and councilman kevin a burns councilwoman mary estimate irving and councilman france pierce charles do hereby proclaim september 26 as hunger action month in the city of north miami and we would like to ask the representative from feeding south florida come forward and accept himself few words thank you We did start our first pantry with Feeding South Florida as our partner for many, many years. So thank you, Ray.

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Hello, everyone. Good evening. My name is Cosmo Kumani, and I'm the Director of Strategic Gifts for Feeding South Florida in Miami-Dade County. On behalf of our team, I want to thank the City of North Miami, Mayor Alex Azulme, and the City Council for recognizing September as Hunger Action Month. Feeding South Florida is a leading hunger relief organization serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. We serve over 1.7 million individuals annually. Locally here in Miami-Dade, we provide nutritious food and critical resources for over 530,000 annually throughout the network of direct programs and partner agencies. Our work goes beyond food distribution. Through community food pantries and mobile pantries, we ensure families have access to fresh, nutritious groceries. Our school pantry program and summer meals for kids make sure children don't go hungry in or out of the classroom. For older adults, we provide home-delivered meals while our benefits outreach help families access programs like SNAP to stretch their budgets. We also invest in long-term stability with workforce training programs that prepare individuals for careers in culinary arts, warehousing, and logistics. Together, these programs reflect our commitment not just to feeding families today, but also building a stronger, hunger-free South Florida tomorrow. We are deeply grateful to the City of North Miami for this recognition and for your ongoing partnership in raising awareness, inspiring action, and helping us move closer to a community where no one has to wonder where their next meal will come from. Thank you very much.

Next on the list is City Events.

Good evening, Mayor, Council, staff, and North Miami neighbors and guests. My name is Beverly Graham and I am presenting the following announcements on behalf of the City of North Miami. madam city madam city clerk vanessa joseph invites the community to take advantage of the tax collector mobile office on thursday september 10th from 10 a.m to 2 p.m at the north miami public library services include driver's license renewals id services vehicle registration renewals and more no appointment is required walk-ins are welcome The North Miami Police Department invites you to join this Friday for a moment of silence and a 21-gun salute for the 25th anniversary of 9-11 as we honor the lives that were lost during this time. The ceremony will start promptly at 9-11 a.m. and is in front of the North Miami Police Department. The state of North Miami Parks and Recreation Department invites residents to join yoga with Amanda Brazil, with classes offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Scott Galvin Community Center. Registration is in person at the Scott Galvin Community Center. For additional information, call 305-893-6391 or visit northmiamifl.gov slash parks. join the north miami parks and recreation department is decided to announce the thursday evening fitness series with coach curtis this program offers weekly zumba and pilates classes for residents to stay active and improve wellness classes are held at the joe celestine center registration is in person at the scott galvin community center for additional information please call 305-895-9818 Join MOCA for their MOCA Makers with photographer and educator Nicole Cambu on Saturday, September 12th at 1 p.m. Explore the theme of home through collage and accordion-style bookmaking. To participate, RSVP at mocanomi.org. The North Miami Public Library invites you to the Unforgettable Evening with New York Times bestselling author Zane on Saturday, September 12th, featuring a reception at 6 p.m. and an engaging conversation at 7 p.m. To register, please visit meetzane.eventbrite.com. Registration is required. The City of North Miami invites residents to attend the second budget hearing regarding the City's fiscal year 2026-2027 proposed budget. Join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 5.01 p.m. at North Miami City Hall, second floor right here in the Council Chambers. Stay informed about the City's budget at www.northmiamifl.gov. Anime, manga, and comic fans, join the North Miami Public Library on Friday, September 18th for an unforgettable evening celebrating creativity, storytelling, and literacy. Meet voice actors Tiana Camacho, Tony Weaver Jr., and Zeno Robinson. RSVP at www.nomi-anime.eventbrite.com. Join us every first and third Friday for the Nomi Night Market on Mocha Plaza from 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening filled with delicious food trucks and fresh local vendors in a vibrant community atmosphere. No school, no problem. The North Miami Public Library is turning teacher planning days into field trip adventures for the 2026-2027 school year. When school is out, students can spend the day exploring, learning, and having fun at some of South Florida's favorite destinations. The first trip will be to the Deering Estates on Monday, September 21st. To register, visit the North Miami Library or visit nomedeeringestates.eventbrite.com. Councilman Pierre-France Charles invites you to the District 4 Adult Computer Literacy Program. Participants will learn the basics of using computer programs, resume building, and much more. These free classes will take place every Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sunkist Grove Community Center. For more information, please contact 786-543-3014. Councilwoman Mary Estimate Irvin and Miami-Dade Commissioner Marlene Bastien invite you to the street naming ceremony honoring former Councilman Jacques Despineaux on Thursday, September 24th at 11 a.m. with the redesignation taking place at Northeast 131st Street between Northeast 2nd Avenue and North Miami Avenue. Please RSVP at JacquesDespineauxStreet.Eventbrite.com. Join Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy for Yoga and Pilates in the Park. The upcoming yoga class will take place on Saturday, September 19th at 8.30 a.m. at Alfred S. Visay Park. For more information, please contact 786-385-8662. The City of North Miami will conduct its annual water chlorination treatment from September 28th through October 11th. This annual process helps maintain the effectiveness of our water disinfection system. For complete information about the annual chlorination treatment, hydrant flushing, water safety, and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit www.northmiamiafdl.gov slash public works. Councilman Pierre-Franc Charles, District 4, invites you to the District 4 Health and Wellness Fair, Friday, October 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Josephson Community Center. Enjoy free health screenings, wellness resources, fitness activities, healthy juicing demonstrations, family fun, giveaways, and more. Come out and make your health and wellness a priority. Register at d4healthandwellnessfair2026.eventbrite.com. Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy, in collaboration with the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, invites business owners and entrepreneurs to the fifth annual Teach to Fish Business Summit, taking place from October 4th to October 6th. During this three-day event, you'll gain real tools, real connections, and real opportunities to help you build what's next. For more information and to register, visit nomibusinesssummit.org. The Getting Gear Bike Ride returns Saturday, October 10th. Registration is at 8 a.m. with the bike ride beginning at 8.30 a.m. sharp. This wellness and community engagement initiative begins and ends on Mocha Plaza. Please register at NomiGettingGearBikeRide.eventbride.com. The City of North Miami encourages residents to take advantage of the upcoming extended service hours occurring Wednesday, September 30th from 5 to 7 p.m. Residents will have the opportunity to access selectivity services during these hours. The City is here to serve you. To stay up to date with NOMI news, events, programs, and services, log on to North Miami officials website at www.northmiamifl.gov. Click connect with NOMI on the homepage and sign up for the city's newsletters. Also give us a follow on Facebook and Instagram at North Miami FFL. This concludes the city announcements.

Thank you, Ms. Beverly. Next, we'll have hurricane preparedness. None? Okay, moving right along. Appointments, none. Consent agenda.

Unless a member of the City Council wishes to remove a specific item from this portion of the agenda tabs a 3 constitute the consent agenda. These resolutions and items are self explanatory are not expected to require additional reviewer discussion these items will be recorded as individually numbered resolutions adopted unanimously by the following motion that the consent agenda comprise of tabs a through the through he be adopted so move. have a motion made by councilman charles to approve the consent agenda seconded by councilman sma ervin all in favor any opposed the motion carries with a 4-0 vote tab f tab f a proposed resolution of the mayor and city council of the city of north miami florida approving an amended local housing assistance plan lhap for fiscal years 2026 2027 2027 to 2028 and 2028 to 2029 AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ACT SECTIONS 420.907-420.9079 FLORIDA STATUTES AND RULE CHAPTER 67-37 FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO INCORPORATE THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING REQUIREMENTS ENACTED BY CHAPTER 2026-173 LAWS OF FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE STATE AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE AMENDED LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN

TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND ALL OTHER PURPOSES TAB F MAYOR HOW DO YOU VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA HE'S NOT BACK HE STEPPED AWAY AGAIN TAB F MADAM MANAGER DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING I KNOW THIS ONE IS KIND SO OKAY PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN SEEING NONE PUBLIC HERE IS NOW CLOSED ANY DISCUSSION UP HERE MOVE FOR APPROVAL SECOND

I have a motion made by Councilwoman Esther Mayerven to approve the item at tab F, seconded by Vice Mayor Timothy. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Item passes with a 4-0 vote. Tab G, a proposed resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Miami, Florida amending resolution number 2026-R-15 to change the authorized vendor from Carasoft Technology Corporation to Vertosoft LLC and to reflect a decrease in the total purchase order price from $215,706 to $187,657.23 for the purchase and implementation of OpenGov procurement software solutions, providing for an effective date and all other purposes, tab G. Madam clerk can you also retab H into the to the record to the companion item tap age a proposed resolution of the mayor and City Council the city of North Miami Florida authorizing the city manager to issue purchase orders to Virto soft LLC in an amount not to exceed 564,000 $792 for the purchase of a budgeting and performance software system including professional services implementation and ongoing support and maintenance services through open gov. INC. UTILIZING THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROVISION PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-169 OF THE CITY CODE ON A CONTRACT AWARDED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS, NASPO, MASTER CONTRACT NUMBER LS5028, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND ALL OTHER PURPOSES. TAP H. THANK YOU.

TAP G AND H IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. Seeing none, public hearing is closed.

Move for approval.

Second for tab G. We have to vote on it separately, right?

Not for the resolution.

Oh, we can vote on it together?

Yes on resolutions you can it's just the ordinance is with their quasi judicial.

I have a motion made by councilman Charles to approve the anima tabs G and H emotional second bike Councilman estimate urban all in favor of any oppose most item passes of the 4, 0, vote. Tab 8, sorry, tab I, a proposed second reading ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Miami, Florida, amending Chapter 11 of the City of North Miami Code of Ordinances entitled Licenses and Business Regulations by repealing Article 7, entitled Shopping Cards, Sections 11-141 through 11-147 in its entirety, providing for repeal, conflicts, codification, severability, and for an effective date, tab I.

All righty this is the second reading of this item and came before us this is shopping carts, unfortunately, Tallahassee has restricted us and how we enforce our ordinance public hearing is open on that I'm seeing none public hearing is now closed for approval second.

I have a motion made by Councilman estimate to approve the item a tab I seconded by Councilman Charles vice mayor Timothy, how do you vote, yes, Councilman Charles, how do you vote, yes, mayor doesn't may have you vote Councilman Burns, how do you vote, yes, Councilman estimate Irvin how do you vote, yes. The motion carries with a 4, 0, vote.

We have a discussion item on the regulation of e-bikes and scooters Councilman Burns would you like to make sure.

Thank you madam vice mayor. as we know you've seen if you drive the streets of south florida the kids on the scooters on the e-bikes zigzagging and out of the streets sidewalks and unfortunately a tremendous number of accidents have happened it's increasing um thousands of percents of how many people are getting injured, how many children. You have kids that are 10, 12 years old that are riding scooters that can go up to 28 miles per hour. Cities throughout Miami-Dade County, including most of our neighbors have already adopted their ordinances to regulate e-bikes, the scooters, and the low energy or the low speed motor vehicles that are out there. Right now, a kid, 11, 12, years old can scoot around town with no training no no helmet no anything and kids are getting killed you're not allowed to tow two people on one little scooter and so I gave you all a packet, spoke to the city attorney, spoke to the police department about this issue. Miami Beach has an ordinance, Val Harbor, Bay Harbor, Surfside, Sunny Isles, Miami-Dade County is working on their provision. The state of Florida already has, they treat these e-bikes and e-scooters just like they do a pedal bicycle. The only difference is that the pedal bicycles don't usually go up to that speed. And so the requirement is already that if you're 16 years or under, you're supposed to wear a bicycle helmet and your bicycle is supposed to have a light on there. So there's a lot of Education that needs to be done, but what's happening is that there is no regulation kids drive crazy on the sidewalk 50% of all the new accidents are e-bikes running into pedestrians while they're walking on the sidewalk that's just here in South Florida and the injuries are usually severe one of the hospitals. noted a 178% increase in just the last 2 years and the number of severe trauma injuries when a bicycle is going 25 miles an hour and it hits a pedestrian and the this is a discussion item the city attorney and the police department worked together on picking the best part of all the regulations that are out there, Doral, Kendall, I mean, Doral, Cutler Ridge, all these other communities that have already implemented it, because as of right now, the police can't do anything there is no enforcement there's nothing on the books and we're seeing it it happen um daily you know the these kids riding on the bikes that are just on the sidewalks are out of control so just uh It's a consensus to allow the city attorney to look at all the existing ordinances here in South Florida and working with the police department on how to move this legislation forward and then bring it back to us. If this board so decides to regulate the e-bikes that are out on our streets.

Thank you so much Councilman and this is my advice.

Yeah, this is a discussion on e-bikes. I know deputy city attorney Jennifer warrants into the article a few weeks back about cities regulating the only thing that I would note Mr city attorney. i know that a lot of students are taking e-bikes to school a lot of folks are using e-bikes as a mean of transportation because they can't afford a car so as we're looking at regulations i don't you know i'm not sure which one are you leaning towards but let's also be mindful not to take you know people's means of transportation out of their hands as well

Understood. Thank you. Thank you. Whatever we bring, we'll walk it through you all.

Like the vice-mayor mentioned. I'm sorry. Yeah, and I actually had two family members. Like my niece not too long ago got hit on her e-scooter. My cousin broke several bones three weeks in the hospital at FIU because she's an e-bike scooter. So this is something that are affecting you know families like very much so but i think family members also have to ensure that their family you know they're wearing helmets that they're that they're following the safety protocol maybe you know with the police department we can put out an educational campaign to instruct folks you know maybe not on the sidewalks and you know use the bike lanes when accessible and so forth

Yeah, I thought that was the intent. Councilman since that like for the big component of it would be the safety to make sure have specially now with gas prices going up I've seen them. Yeah, a little bit more more more more often but yet the helmet and all this and all that so thank you again and the next item is that the discussion for.

Mayor can I get your vote on the consent agenda, yes. Tab F. Which one is F? Yes. G. Yes. H. I was right here. No, I. Tab I.

Yes. All right, thank you. Thank you.

What about tab I? No, I said yes. Oh, I think you missed H. Did you say H? Well, they did G and H together.

Oh, okay, okay. Yes, yes, four.

want me to say no to something thank you and um the discussion for regarding the flak um cameras obviously we know the past couple of months um but it really ramped up the past couple of weeks what's been happening um nationally not only in north miami but i've been getting a lot of emails and some concerns regarding um those particular cameras and we know the state has passed something that affected state roads only. So, you know, we've been talking offline between management and the police department to figure out what we're gonna do. And so that's just that discussion and talking to our law enforcement folks. we are I think we're gonna abide by the the 30 day I think we have at the end of this month chief I believe to remove the one from the state and then they will be looking at other solutions and then down in the future so I do want residents to know that this is something that we've been working with the police department with our management it is we do take it serious seriously you're concerned because the email and the phone calls has ramped up Chief, I don't know if you want to add anything to it, but I just want the public to know that we are aware and we are going to comply with the state rules, and then we will look at everything else between now and possibly before the end of the year, and we'll just move on, et cetera, et cetera, with the rules concerning Flax. but the flat cameras on state roads will be removed within the the 30 days that the state set and then we'll look at it as a as a city will move forward how we move forward from there if you want to add anything else chief i think okay so the state is removing them i'm sorry mayor we have about 16 cameras that are on the state roads close to that number and um we'll be working with the actual company to remove those off the state roads within the time frame that the state has um

mandated.

Mr. Mayor.

Just, I'm sorry, Mayor, I wasn't. Yeah, go ahead. The reason why I asked is because I know in my district, for instance, there's a lot of car thefts, and I know Flock has been very instrumental in helping. So what is the issue, I guess, with the Flock cameras, if we can just kind of have like a brief overview.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Cherise Gause, Chief of Police, 700 Northeast 124th Street, through the manager. But basically on August 31st, we received a memorandum from FDOT, Florida Department of Transportation, indicating that they would be revoking any permits for license plate readers, all license plate readers, not limited to just flock, and that they had to be removed within 30 days.

And was that because of the officer that was?

Yes, that was some of that but I think nationally what's been happening and I don't think we've been getting a lot of calls regarding some folks thinking that we are sharing with ICE and other law enforcement agencies and a lot of the residents so it's a miscommunication education regarding the use of these cameras but they are thinking that we are sharing we are part of using it for the wrong purpose which we I think the cameras are very THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THEY HAVE REDUCED CRIME, YOU KNOW, HELP US DO A LOT OF GOOD STUFF. BUT THERE IS THE OTHER END OF IT, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHO I FEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I SAID MAYBE LATER. WE WILL DISCUSS IT AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. AND I'VE TOLD EVERYONE WHO CALLED AND E-MAILED IN REFERENCE THAT WE DO NOT DO THAT. AND I'VE EXED THE CHIEF AND SOME FOLKS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE DO NOT USE THEM. you know different protocols that officers do use in in reference to that but however we are going to comply with the state law in in removing those 16 um cameras that the manager mentioned yes and so vice mayor yes to your point um our technology has assisted with several successful investigations uh we are going to comply with the mandate

And I also just want to note that North Miami Police Department does have safeguards and policies in place. We do do frequent audits. We do not share information with any entity without approval and we have not shared it with any federal entities. Thank you.

Madam Mister manager, I mean Mister mayor of site.

How many cameras do we have in total both on city streets and not the right so currently we have 31 cameras installed and we are I'm contracted for 33, however, 2 of them are pending permitting and we have about 15 or 16 that are on one state roads that will be removed.

anything beyond that is there is no mandate for removal okay and once we comply and remove them there's no prohibition from reestablishing those cameras on private property there is not okay and you feel confident that our safeguards that we have there's enough protections to keep any

of our personnel from abusing the system like other agencies have encountered yes okay but the reason that I had this item on this that's one part of it but you have a large group of our constituents no matter how much you say it I think a couple weeks ago our local party did not help putting out statements that was all over social media so there is a group and it's mainly from the Haitian community and the Hispanic community and others who simply feel like, you know, they don't trust City Hall, they don't trust the police department, and that for some reason they think that we are sharing in what's happening nationally with with these bad actors all over does not help our case so it is something that we will continue to monitor but we want the residents who are concerned to know I think the chief mentioned it that we do not share any of our footage from anyone and there's also other so there's a whole legal stuff privacy because I think there's a Website you can see how many time they do they record you whatever so it's a lot going on and we would not be getting into those Now but we want the public to know that we are gonna comply in terms of what we needed to do because that was another issue there's a lot of folks who assume whatever that the is it the attorney general the governor whatever they sign um regarding the state roads impacted you know um all of our various cameras that we have throughout the the city but the the main point is that we do not share information with any other agencies and we do um use whatever footage that we have for our own you know legal purposes and and stuff so i think thank you thank you thank you i have a couple of questions um before

I'm like totally confused. Is the state asking us to remove all of them or certain like in the mentor fair? So what exactly it is because I'm like hearing different kind of versions. So just want to be clear.

Yes. So the mandate is to remove any of them that are on a state road. Any of them that have been permitted to be affixed on a state road. Those are the ones that would need to be removed.

And other than that, the rest of them are okay? Yes. So it is up to us? Yes. Okay. Because I am going to just put it on the record. District 4 is one of the places that we have a lot of nonsense. People are trying to break into people's house. Cars, theft all over. And just right around 131st, once you move west of Northwest 7th Avenue, very dark. And now it's like a lot of crazy movement. And residents have been complaining about it. And I do believe... we need uh we need some footage because sometimes when craziness happen it is the only way we have to back up and look at it and make sure that we know what's going uh when where and what so what i'm trying to get at because i just don't want to tie our men and women in uniform hands behind our back if it is a tool that's going to help them out and also use as a deterrent for people to commit crime, I think it is good. If the state asks the city of North Miami to remove all of them, I am OK with it. But if it is on the men's toe, just go ahead and do that, and then see if we can strategically place them in different places. Because again, we have a lot happening um i can just go ahead and name like five six spot just right on district four sometime two in the morning i'm out there and i see the movement one i'm out there so what i'm trying to be clear on it is not amended because you know people will always have their side of the story that's something that i learned very early on when i came in here but it is up to us what we decide and what we want to do. Because when I look at it, I always said one thing, safety is always first. better safe than to be sorry. So please, I just don't want us to run with this and remove everything and then next we have all the craziness starting happening again and then we go back. And when I look at the whole story of when we came in with this, it was very well received. Got a 5-0 vote. So that is something that we know we need. That is something that we're trying to implement to make North Miami safe. So I just don't want us to go on with this and then just remove everything and then now we're gonna have to backpedal again. So that will be my two sentence.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Councilman. You know Charles, but you can't comes in Charles. It's not our. Thank you chief. Thank you. It's not necessarily our. It's a political hot potato issue that it was good for last month we didn't know in in terms of what was happening and it started i think from one network nationally and then i did hear some concern and um about the the legality or the privacy issue that's a whole another but so i don't know that the state just did a 360. um i couple weeks ago and then i think miami-dade county follows suit right after so you know we will monitor and i just want the residents who are concerned um you know and and i think all of us here would agree with you we we do want the safety whatever whatever cases that protect our community But, you know, sometimes it's up to the higher power, those, you know, I don't know if the, I would not be surprised if this legislature session, the new one that's coming up, when they address it and they say we can't, you know, there's so much happening, there's craziness in Tallahassee. You know, who knows? We're at their mercy in terms of that. But this was, the discussion was just for THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED AND WERE CALLING AND EMAILING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A CITY AND ALL THIS AND ALL THAT. SO WE'RE ON TOP OF IT. WE ARE LOOKING, WE'RE ADDRESSING IT, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I THINK WE ARE, IT REPORTS, CITIZEN FORM, I AM SO SORRY.

I thought we were good to go. Jim Garrett, 247 Brittany Ave, Delray Beach, Florida. Soon to be North Miami January 1st, 2027. I want to congratulate the city administration and the CFO for this beautiful book here. I'm going to point out something. In the general fund revenues, $7,865,689 is being taken out of our $22.1 million fund balance to balance this budget this year. We're taking out one-third of our rainy day fund to balance the city budget, number one. Number two, two fiscal years ago, we took $10.2 million out of the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund and transferred to the General Fund to purchase the Scott Gap to purchase the Johnson & Wales University Student Union and Athletic Center. and we along with the sale of the mongolia center originally district two and district three was against it originally the vote was three to two the three men that were up there including you may have this semi as district four approved on the visual financing you do not take your your general funds to be balanced by your by your taxes not by your rainy day fund and in order to fund any surplus on that should go back to the water sewer system that whole 10.2 transfer could fund the whole northeast court project from 131st street to 142nd And you did the same thing in FY25. You took 10.1 and you did to balance your city budget out of water and sewer fund. I got the audited statements. If you want to challenge me, I can show you. I know where the money went to. It went to cover cost overruns at the parks. And we need to prioritize. Water and sewer is first in this city. It always has been since 1928. This city was known for its water quality. Thank you.

Thank you.

i'm sorry we'll start over thank you hi deborah davies 1165 northeast 127th street i'd just like to continue with that conversation about the flock cameras they are an ai backed mass surveillance system that is frequently used by ice they just have able to use it flox transparency data has proven to be anything but transparent in boulder colorado officials claim to share data with 90 agencies in reality a public records request exposed that police in boulder had granted over 6 000 agencies across the country access to their flight their flock network In case after case, independent researchers have found, quote, front door, back door, and side door, unquote, sharing between unlisted agencies, making it impossible to determine the current scope of flock searches by users nationwide. New stories of flock overreach, deception, and malfeasance continue to crop up at a dizzying rate. Footage of a children's gymnastic room unconsensually used by flock sales execs, jealous cops stalking ex-girlfriends and wives, a Texas woman accused of self-administering an abortion, tracked across the country. The only way to protect this highly sensitive data is not to produce it in the first place. And Councilman Charles, I've been robbed a lot, a lot here, so I feel what you're saying, but I think also maybe 131st Street could get a lot of lighting, you know, if it's a really dark street. Maybe that might be something that would be helpful without having this AI mass surveillance. Thank you so much for really considering this.

Thank you so much. Seeing none coming.

Public hearing is close on reports on madam clerk is sure I. I'd like to remind everyone that elections are coming up and so the voter registration deadline is on October 5th for those who wish to vote by mail the requested line is October 22nd I'd also like to to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of one of our former colleagues Brenda Lee and she served IN THE HR DEPARTMENT, SHE SERVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, AND THE SERVICES WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK. SO, ON BEHALF OF MY ENTIRE OFFICE, I EXTEND MY MOST HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY. In these days, and I know I've said this in the past, but y'all got to check on folks because people aren't okay. And as of late, a lot of people, our neighbors are... not feeling safe, they're watching folks disappear right next to them. So I'm just encouraging the community to look out for one another, whatever little bit you could do to support someone in this time. it goes an extremely long way um people aren't okay and in so many different ways so whatever little bit you can do i know will have a significant difference in the life of someone you you know and that's all i'm here thank you thank you madam clerk mr attorney welcome back oh no reporting

Thank you madam manager, you know report. Wow it's a it's a first thank you John.

But you know what now that I just want to say that yesterday we saw one of the first speed tables in North Miami from our thing so thank you to works are some in the back. So we're getting started to make North Miami safer. So speed bump the speed to what is that speed bumps all the common devices yesterday.

Okay, may I just one quick thing now is that wishing francy Daniel who used to work in my office and Mary Lou happy birthday.

Thank you. Yes, our hearts for me Mary Lou happy birthday. Well, everybody, this month, happy birthday. But our hearts do go out on behalf of the City of North Miami to Ms. Lee and her family. I met Ms. Lee before I even got started in public service while she was working at the City of Miami. Artille really, really was surprised to meet her here again. And that's the end of my report. Vice Mayor, anything?

I'm just minor and I was a state earlier but just want to reiterate it. That on September 30th, it's extended city service are also doing how to apply workshop. And we'll be doing a property tax workshop along with state representative Dottie Joseph and state representative Wallace air seat so it's a jam packed down the 30th, but the city will be open. um but we'll also be hosting those workshop right here in the chamber so i believe the housing program starts october 1st to the 31st where you can apply for 60 000 in home repair and i know i think they started publishing that but i just want to make sure that the residents know that you can apply beginning october 1st through the 31st not the 1st of november the 31st of october to apply for housing and social services 60 000 of repair and we'll be hosting a workshop right here on the in the chamber on the 30th of september and that's it for me mayor yes um councilman

Just a brief question. I guess it's going to be for the city attorney, city clerk, and maybe city manager. As we get into this political season, my question has to do with the early voting site, the North Miami Library. From all the years that I've been involved in campaign, you're allowed to put the little yard signs up, the little ones. But during the primary, countywide people running countywide and statewide, they physically put four by eight signs permanently in the ground that stayed there for two weeks. We've never permitted it. It's not allowed anywhere in Miami-Dade County. Who regulates that? Our code doesn't allow it. You know, people put the yard signs in. Sometimes you leave them overnight. Sometimes you don't. That's not a big deal. You put your tents up. But it's the physical signs that go in the ground. Nobody checks the plumbing. Where you you were at the North Miami library, the non public property or public property and it's the whole too much for you.

So we had a mission that we had to have some we had to have some come back and fill in so we don't always see when you come in and put in the sign that once after we had several campaigns that's going to force bill back on fill it back in so we have throughout this process picked up signs and the process for that is to move IF IT'S NOT, WE REMOVE THEM, WE BRING THEM TO THE OFFICE AND WE CALL THE ACTUAL CAMPAIGN FOR THEM TO PICK UP THEIR SIGNS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S EXPENSIVE. THEN IT MAY BE THAT THEY END UP POPPING UP, WE REMOVE THEM. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN DURING THE TIME FRAME. BUT SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW THERE WERE SOME AT THE LIBRARY. WE'VE ASKED THOSE CAMPAIGNS TO COME BACK AND FILL IN WHEREVER IT DEALT WITH THE PROPERTY.

But my my concern is they should not be there to get that if they if they're put up our crew should take him down immediately bring him to motor pool, let them come because there are hundreds of dollars, but it should not be up an hour 2 hours 5 hours. It's just not allowed and it's not our ordinance. It's the county ordinance. It's a the election law. And again you split the little wire ones yards. I'm there before everybody but I'm up for not not a big deal. But when you put up the big four-by-eight signs and physically put them into our ground, because they could hit one of our sprinkler systems, they could hit whatever, and that's on the library site. So I would expect code enforcement or others to make sure that the minute they go up that they're taken down and retrieve them from motor pool. And that's really all I have to say. And, you know, have a quiet, you know, early voting site out there and, you know, everything go well.

YOU SAYING NOVEMBER?

IT'S TWO WEEKS BEFORE SO IT WILL START IN OCTOBER SOMETIME.

GOD HELP US, TWO WEEKS. CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY DID A GREAT JOB. IN FACT, YESTERDAY I GOT TO CALL MY SIGNS, WHOEVER WAS PUTTING THEM WHEN IN CITY property would you tell us well i know they it's all over them like jesus but please court enforcement if we want you to step up um and and do that because we do not allow that and and i had to reprimand you know the person who you know who did it however but it should not and it's not a representative of our city i don't and and for me if you find it please throw them away you don't even have to call me that's how serious it is i don't even you know at one point we're joking like we wish there was like three signs a limit at these early voting because that's not going to get the people to vote for you or whatever the case is but we do want a clean city especially after we have some candidates who done in the primary and in the city looks they still there and that that's another issue but please code if you need our help and i'm very very strict about it throw them away and i don't care if it's mine or whoever and it should not be on our property or you know on any other property if it's not permission or yard signs should be on on yards um and you know on somebody's yard that give you permission but that's a whole different thing so thank you um councilman burns for you probably was talking about my scientist councilman charles thank you mayor um i just want to say thank you to um code on the same subject uh

It was like one day, it was one morning I woke up on that property that we have on Northwest 6th Avenue. And 125, it was like all those big signs that Councilman Burns is talking about, was like so big of them. And you guys took care of them very, very, very quickly because they have no room in our city's property. The other thing is like some of our candidates, I don't know, after the loss, it's like, They forget about everything. Their signs are all over the city, still, because it's been more than two weeks since we had that election. By now, you should be removing your campaign signs, because we're going to have an election in November. I'm still seeing those signs all over the city. So that is another conversation. Just one thing that I want to add, did not make it to the city announcement. is the reopening of the default smart tutoring the default smart tutoring we we opened today um it was very very nice um counted over 40 over 40 students on the on the first day and uh so we have uh the manpower we have the tutors ready to go and uh anyone in the city of north miami district four if you have a child who's struggling with math waiting or signs please feel free to stop at the sun keys community center one two five zero zero northwest 13th avenue it is tuesday to through thursday from four to seven they will get the help and you will see the improvement so do not hesitate and i just want to say thank you to city administration thank you to my colleagues in here make it happen because without you i know vice may want to add something to that motion to adjourn yeah no no quickly um quickly we um seriously we we just reopened uh district for smart tutoring services and it is out there for the resident take advantage of it take advantage of it because this is a very very good program

well you see somebody asked her today all right so now you can you can go on with the motion to adjourn just want to thank um parks and rec and district 3 staff for having a really really great um labor day event family and and fun activity there were over 50 kids And actually, we had over about 220 members of the community that came out in the rain. So I just want to thank you for that. And that's all that I have to report. And I will make the motion to adjourn.

Second that. Thank you. Have a good one, guys. Motion, second, all opposed? All in favor? All in favor, it's 8.31 p.m.