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On second reading the council approved a land-use amendment and rezoning request for property at 1760 East First Avenue to allow an expansion of an existing mental-health facility from 34 beds to 74 beds. Attorney Javi Vasquez presented the application and told the council that the request is part of a series of entitlements for the facility expansion.

The council also considered a cluster of transit-oriented development (TOD) rezonings and related first-reading zoning applications for multiple parcels fronting East 20th Street and adjacent blocks. Melissa Tapanas, representing MG Developers, presented a conceptual rendering for a TOD-oriented project fronting 20th Street and the rail overpass; she described the project orientation to the city-owned “High Line” and noted the project frontage and site context.

Bill Riley, representing multiple applicants, and other applicants described several multifamily projects seeking rezoning, conditional-use permits and variances. One presentation described a multi-building TOD totaling 559 units on 5.6 acres fronting East 20th Street. Other first-reading items included special-use permit requests and variances for projects named or described in presentation material as Sienna Park (a multifamily development), Lago Bello Residences (78 residential units with commercial/mixed-use component and a proposed Univida medical/wellness center), and another multi-building application proposing roughly 176 residential units with associated variances.

Developers and their representatives noted they had worked with city staff and that several applications had earned staff recommendations. The council approved a number of these items on first reading and set second-reading public hearings for March 11, 2025. Where the planning and zoning board had recommended denial of a particular lot-split/duplex proposal (Item 16J, 560 East Seventh Avenue), council members later overturned the planning-board denial by majority vote and scheduled first reading for March 11, 2025; in that instance the council requested that updated renderings and final plans be filed for the record before second reading.

Several speakers during the zoning portion emphasized design details, parking strategies and façade treatments. For example, an applicant described facade treatments for a parking garage and murals lining building faces as part of an effort to raise design quality for a proposed development.

The council’s actions advance multiple large housing projects through the city’s review process; most items approved at first reading will return for public hearing and final action at the March 11, 2025 meeting, at which additional public comment and final votes will be recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 2-25-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Hialeah City Council advanced several rezoning and conditional-use items, including approval on second reading of a mental-health facility expansion and first-reading approvals or scheduling for multiple large multifamily and transit-oriented development projects along the East 20th Street corridor and other sites.","taxTitle","Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2891,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6308789,"Council awards children’s camp services contract as residents warn privatization can limit access",158,1952000,2110000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2418499-6a1d01df43eea6cfd13b69f46bd12324&start=1952&end=2110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2418499-6a1d01df43eea6cfd13b69f46bd12324/thumbnail_1952000.jpg","/articles/6308789/Hialeah/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Council-awards-childrens-camp-services-contract-as-residents-warn-privatization-can-limit-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308789-a0e57fdfe51bd3780037ab715e9bc512/orig.mp4?Expires=1775637140&Signature=oPQXQ~VlJ74GHmorx~seLeqZfPQqdzzFjFbHedpT7Dv3iqjviIrfpMGXnNPNZvBCkbGIabckwbM7w54iUjicyRIpsstmbQRcGF55dQZz8vkTTGVla2nH4xaGFTEZ1RKalFSP5ZdnXiHiobV6jQi8xUQW6G-zh9AQVeSjJvWw-CdD83hMtG0mmrZYZNsFpe1YEmXzoVJBjJWNUpZEfQjZw4MQmkEcTNZtzID9CyNcLY3ly5Vp9umrDoqKS3xRqwGJuUG6H3gje4pAR3rjcPUGJrhp6z3inSi8UnrYSCs~ZJeaBWFijBTua4P6GPMPQjqdYomDLNF0HNNJ~9O8~Gcc9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hialeah City Council approved awarding operation of the city’s children’s general and specialty camp services to Atlantis Swim School LLC and the Young Men’s Christian Association of South Florida on a motion that carried during the council meeting.

The contract award covers an initial three-year term with an option to renew for additional one-year terms. The agenda language states that funding will come from various user departments and is subject to allocation and availability of funds and budget approval at the time of need before a purchase order or similar issuance.

Resident Jose Alvi, the only registered speaker during public comments on that item, urged caution about privatizing parks and pool programs. “When we privatize the pools, what’s the pro? We’re not spending money on lifeguards. What’s the cons? The prices go way up,” Alvi said, and he told council members he had observed restricted resident access at Southeast Park where private classes were using pool time.

Willie Sanchez, director of Parks and Community Engagement, introduced the presentation and thanked the private sponsor for supporting the city’s Start Smart program, which serves children ages 3 to 5 and, he said, has reached capacity for the season. Christopher Ferreira, external affairs area manager for Florida Power and Light, described FPL’s multi-year sponsorship and community partnership in support of park programs.

Gian Barzaga, parks and recreation supervisor, and program leader Jairo Carcamo were identified by parks staff as key program staff. City materials on the agenda say the award is subject to department-level identification of funds and appropriation prior to contract execution.

The motion to approve the contract was made from the dais and carried in roll-call votes. The council did not adopt any additional restrictions or price controls in the contract text during the meeting; staff materials noted that contract funding and any account identification will be secured by the using department before purchase orders are issued.

Council members who moved and seconded the motion recorded their votes on the public record; the clerk’s roll-call recorded “motion carried.”","City Council accepted RFP responses and awarded operation of children's general and specialty camp services to Atlantis Swim School LLC and the YMCA of South Florida. A public commenter warned that privatizing pool programs raises costs and can restrict resident access.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":79,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":82,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6308794,"Hialeah council approves series of ordinances and zoning items, schedules multiple second readings",4915,6867000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2418499-6a1d01df43eea6cfd13b69f46bd12324&start=1952&end=6867","/articles/6308794/Hialeah/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Hialeah-council-approves-series-of-ordinances-and-zoning-items-schedules-multiple-second-readings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6308794-e7ff2ac8f03de71cef43fae097bb6ff7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775637140&Signature=ehUNVhuKbVRaOV15Fpo1TYmS7zty6f1eE0H7fa6agdty1ywDBJMOzv6BdETidZvDx4BIjM3takaYNzU4keud1aZ5dAQvu6zhQ7yJRSxgaRANPEXu1qy8nFEoFJsVGCpeaQyyri65Tr4pq7T0wTIob4MX4n44VMTgLVS8-I~ADfh0JCgiS33P8HGl-pEjWKh1UE8p9Fx8CbJEiqCFMJ3Lg~ocgI8-jsY6mJN3CCtIANWdAd5If4yq3b3fhKXn7JH4bySrlh7U7onV7Ic~DpgZ3XaXs1Y2fivprVU4c8Vn9N3IkoDbiiXhXynqFLaIxYEvWr6DR9lTi6jDElMkggDtLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hialeah City Council voted on multiple ordinances, administrative items and zoning measures during a meeting that opened at 5:38 p.m.

Council approved election-related ordinances setting primary and general election dates and delegating conduct of the elections to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, and designated the JFK Library as an early-voting site for the city’s November and December 2025 city elections. The council also approved a city ordinance renaming the Grants and Human Services division to “Housing and Community Services.”

The council carried a measure amending the city’s solid-waste code to revise insurance and bond requirements, including eliminating a pollution-liability insurance requirement and adding a $5,000 performance-bond/alternate-security requirement for roll-off companies, and clarified that brokers must contract only with haulers authorized in writing by the Director of Public Works.

On the consent calendar the council approved most items but pulled Item B for separate consideration. After public comment, council awarded operation of the city’s children’s general and specialty camp services to Atlantis Swim School LLC and the YMCA of South Florida for an initial three-year term with options to renew, with funding to come from various user departments subject to budget availability and department-specific appropriation prior to issuance of purchase orders.

A series of land-use and zoning items advanced. On second reading the council approved a rezoning and conditional-use permit to expand an existing mental-health facility at 1760 East First Avenue from 34 to 74 beds. Multiple transit-oriented development (TOD) rezonings and first-reading rezonings for large multifamily projects along East 20th Street and nearby blocks were approved on first reading and scheduled for second-reading public hearings, including projects the applicants described in presentations as a multi-building TOD that would total hundreds of units across multiple parcels.

Several other development and zoning items — including rezonings and special-use permits for projects the applicants described as mixed-income or multifamily developments (including projects described in presentations as “Sienna Park,” “Lago Bello Residences” and other multi-story apartment proposals) — received first-reading approval or staff recommendations and were set for second-reading public hearings on March 11, 2025.

Council votes were made in a series of roll calls and voice votes; motions were routinely moved and seconded from the dais and carried by majority unless otherwise noted.

Votes at a glance: consent calendar passed except item B (pulled); Item B (children’s camp services contract) approved; election-related ordinances approved; early-voting site at JFK Library approved; Grants and Human Services renamed to Housing and Community Services; solid-waste ordinance amendments approved; multiple zoning and land-use rezonings and conditional-use permits advanced (details below and in individual agenda entries).","City Council approved a slate of election-related ordinances, land-use rezonings, and administrative changes and carried a separate vote awarding children's camp services contracts. Several first readings and zoning approvals were scheduled for second-reading public hearings on March 11, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Council advances multiple rezonings and conditional-use permits for multifamily and TOD projects

Council awards children’s camp services contract as residents warn privatization can limit access

Hialeah council approves series of ordinances and zoning items, schedules multiple second readings