Commissioner Bermudez.

Present.

Commissioner Cohen Higgins.

Good afternoon, present.

Commissioner Gilbert.

Vice Chairman Hardeman.

Three members present.

We have a quorum.

I'd like to welcome everyone to the Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Miami Day Port and Resiliency Committee.

We have a whopping two persons in the gallery.

I think one of them works for us.

But we're still appreciative of everyone's presence here.

At this time, we'll start with uh a pledge of allegiance.

Uh second, but a invocation by our dear commissioner to my right.

Everyone rise, please.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Please bow your heads.

Dear Lord, we ask that you give us the strength, guidance, and wisdom to make decisions on behalf of the amazing almost three million residents of our great Miami Dade County.

It is in your name that we pray.

Amen.

Okay, we have a very short agenda.

So we're going to move through it expeditiously.

But start with opening the reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard.

Is there anyone from the public like to be heard on any of the items on the agenda today?

The floor is now open.

Seeing no persons come to speak, the floor is closed.

Um are there any items that need to be amended, addressed, deferred, withdrawn.

Well, we do have one public hearing item.

If I can read that in in terms of uh amendments, there was a committee amendment to one of the items to can you read that amendment on the record for us so we have it.

Spencer at the recreation and tourism committee held on May 12th, 2025.

Commissioner Steinberg made the following amendment that was adopted by the committee on behalf of Commissioner Steinberg, Commissioner Cohen Higgins moves to amend item two A in the same manner.

The amendment would allow for other adapted devices beside fishing piers and floating docks to accommodate individuals who utilize wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

In addition, the amendment would exclude parks where fishing peers or other devices are either currently in operation or in the planning stage and are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

So I take that as a motion from Commissioner Cohen Higgins.

You're recognized.

Very briefly, thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I just want to clarify because 2A was amended by me on behalf of Commissioner Steinberg in her absence.

28 is sponsored by our colleague Senator Renee Garcia, who's not present here, but I want to just clarify that the amendment was adopted in a previous committee as is, and it was adopted by Senator Garcia at that committee.

And if I can have clarification on that, that would be helpful to me.

Correct, Commissioner.

This is the same amendment that was heard at the Parks and Recreation Committee and adopted by that committee where uh Senator Garcia was present.

Thank you for that clarification.

Nothing further, Mr.

Chair.

And so I just want to clarify that in this motion in this in this uh this motion and this adoption, we are uh setting the agenda and also adopting the balance of the agenda, notwithstanding the public hearing item.

That's correct.

Understood?

All right.

All in favor of the item say aye.

Aye.

All against the motion carries.

Now let's move on to our public hearing.

Can you read into the record, please?

Item 1G1 is an ordinance relating to environmental protection amending section 24-42.7 of the code of Miami Dade County, Florida, authoring authorizing administrative approval of on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems that do not comply with certain minimum setback distances under certain circumstances.

Amending section 24-48.3 of the code authorizing the administrative approval of boat slips in areas with certain national ocean oceanic and atmospheric administration mean low water datum through the issuance of class one permits, providing severality, inclusion of the code and an effective date.

One G1 is a public hearing.

Now I like to think that the reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard, I always announced it in a certain sort of way to cover the public hearings.

I know you all like a little different.