The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners held a joint meeting with the Miami-Dade Youth Commission on April 2, 2024, at 9:30 AM. The meeting featured presentations from youth commissioners highlighting their 2023-2024 initiatives, committee achievements, and experiences. The board also expressed condolences to Chairman Gilbert for the loss of his mother. After the joint meeting adjourned, the regular County Commission meeting commenced with public comments.
In turn, you come and present to us here at the board. Uh, of course, I'd be remiss if I don't uh do a special shout out to my two youth commissioners, Commissioner Quintana and Commissioner Puente, thank you for being here as well. And and and to my colleagues, one of the things that I'd encourage you all to do if you're not already doing is something that I do with my youth commissioners, that I make sure that I invite them and almost kind of make it mandatory that they come to out to my events in my district and they work and they get involved with the community so they get the full experience of what it really is to be a Board of County Commissioners uh at an early age, right? So I I treat them hey, hey Commissioner, Commissioner, I treat you with respect and kindness. Uh but no, thank you guys for being here, thank you for everything that you all do, and we look forward to our joint meeting and and seeing what you guys have for us today. Madam Mayor. Thank you, thank you. Well, I'm a big fan, and all of my youth commissioners have stayed in touch and gone on to do fantastic things. I wish I'd had this opportunity. Uh, but I was student council president in my college, so hey there. That was where I got some of my you didn't know that. Okay. But if we want to learn how to run a good meeting, watch the youth commission. These people have got it down, and I'm sure that our chairman has been watching, and he has been putting uh into practice some of the great, great uh um well, the great substance and process, the process that they use, which is so respectful, so civil, so democratic, and we're very, very proud of you. And to my commissioners, Javier Perez and Shakina Moonpremier, uh, we have to take a page from the the vice chair here, and we got to get you out to some of our events. So let's talk. All right. Well, it's nine thirty-two. Um, okay. A big shout out to my youth commissioner, Mae Westing, who we met recently and brought all sorts of legislative initiatives that we're gonna hopefully be able to work on together. All right. Thank you. And part of running a good meeting is keeping us on schedule, so we're gonna bring you all up now to swear you all in. Yes, come on up, I guess. I they can stand right there. Yeah. The photographer is come on this side. There's a lot of photographers. One can go on this side and one can go on this side. Yeah. So you need to come on there on this side, so there don't get trapped in there. Taller, taller folks on the back. Is there a oh you can do it? Okay. Thank you. Maybe you can see the future right now. Good morning. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I state your name. Do some we swear or forum. That I will support, protect, and defend. The constitution of the government of the United States. And the state of Florida. That I am duly qualified. To hold office. Under the Constitution of the State. And that I will well and faithfully perform the duties. So help me God. Congratulations. Thank you.