clerk of the board of county … meeting final certification... · recommendations of special...

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COURT REPORTERS, INC. (305) 373-5600

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CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS111 NW 1 Street, 6th Floor, Room D

Miami-Dade County, FloridaThursday, September 22, 2016 @ 3:00 p.m.

VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD MEETING

BOARD MEMBERS(Present)

Commissioner Juan Zapata, ChairpersonCommissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz

School Board Member Raquel RegaladoMr. Anibal Duarte-Viera

Hani Jardack

VAB ATTORNEY

Manuel A. Blanco, Esq.

COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Jorge Martinez-EsteveAssistant County Attorney

STAFF

Pedro Garcia, Property AppraiserLazaro Solis, Office of Property Appraiser

Robert Alfaro, VAB Manager

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ALSO PRESENT:

MARK MARTINEZ, Senior Deputy ClerkMICHAEL HENDERSON, Chief of StaffJEFF MANDLER

I N D E X

ITEM PAGE

I. Consideration and adoption of 5, 19recommendations of SpecialMagistrates as the writtendecisions of the VAB for theremaining uncertified propertyassessment (folios) for tax year2015.

II. Final certification of the 2015 tax 21rolls (i.e. as to all assessmentsinitially certified on an unadjustedbasis on October 8, 2015 and forwhich hearings were held and SpecialMagistrates' recommendationssubmitted prior to September 22, 2016).

III. Such other business as may properly 24,31come before the Board.

A. Approve and authorize the 33publications of 2014 TaxImpact Notice.

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(Thereupon, the following proceedings

were had:)

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: We'll call this

meeting to order.

Again, do we need to record this, or

we could just -- the transcriber is here.

MR. ALFARO: We have the court

reporter here.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Thank you very

much.

Okay. So I guess we'll move into the

first item on the agenda.

MR. BLANCO: Well, let's identify

ourselves, I guess. She can start.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: From the Board

Members, you mean?

MR. BLANCO: All of us, just identify

ourselves.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: All right.

Let's start with the County Attorney, and

we'll go in order.

MR. MARTINEZ-ESTEVE: Assistant

County Attorney Jorge martinez-Esteve here

on behalf of the Property Appraiser of

Miami-Dade County.

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MR. SOLIS: Lazaro Solis, Deputy

Property Appraiser.

MR. GARCIA: Pedro J. Garcia,

Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser.

BOARD MEMBER DUARTE-VIERA: Anibal

Duarte-Viera, VAB.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Raquel

Regalado, School Board Member representing

District 6.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Juan Zapata,

County Commissioner.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Jose "Pepe" Diaz,

County Commissioner.

BOARD MEMBER JARDACK: Hani Jardack,

VAB Member.

MR. BLANCO: Many Blanco -- Manuel

Blanco, VAB Attorney.

MR. ALFARO: Robert Alfaro, VAB

Manager.

MR. MARTINEZ: Mark Martinez, Senior

Deputy Clerk of Courts.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: We need two

agendas over here.

MR. BLANCO: Mr. Chair, just a --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: There are places

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to sit over here for the folks out there

in case you want to come in and sit down.

MR. BLANCO: Mr. Chair, if I may

interrupt real briefly, we have a full

quorum. We have the full Board here.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay.

MR. BLANCO: So it's all yours.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So we can

conduct business. Okay.

First item on the agenda was the

consideration and adoption of

recommendations of Special Magistrates as

the written decisions of the VAB for the

remaining uncertified property assessments

(folios) for tax year 2015.

MR. MARTINEZ-ESTEVE: Mr. Chair, at

this time on behalf of the Property

Appraiser, he would like to raise an issue

with regard to the certification. There's

a number of agendas that were heard during

this 2015 tax year. The Property

Appraiser raised an objection as to the

Value Adjustment Board's ability to hear

the type of case, which are equitable

ownership cases.

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The Property Appraiser sent in a memo

and argued that there was no jurisdiction,

and received -- that was on June 23rd --

received and e-mail back from Mr. Blanco

on July 20th, 2016 informing the Property

Appraiser and the taxpayers that

Mr. Blanco was in full agreement, as he

said, and agreed that the Value Adjustment

Board did not have jurisdiction.

Subsequent to that, the Property

Appraiser has learned, and I can turn it

over to Mr. Solis, if he has anything to

add, but has learned that the -- I think

the Value Adjustment Board is now

preparing to include these folios and

these agendas within the certification.

So the Property Appraiser, out of

concern for the taxpayers and the proper

certification of the rule, and following

procedure, wishes to inquire prior to this

Board certifying those results, whether or

not those folios are going to be included

in the certification.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Mr. Chairman?

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Yes.

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COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Mr. Solis, could

you explain what that means to us?

MR. SOLIS: Sure. One thing that

we'd like to emphasize, we're bringing up

the concern not for discussion in terms of

the merits of the case. This is probably

not the correct venue.

However, the concern comes from

the -- just like the VAB Board is

certifying the tax roll today, we are

required by state law to certify the tax

roll as well. So in our certification, we

just want to get clarity as to whether

these cases should be included as part of

the changes or not.

Again, the confusion comes from we

have an e-mail from Mr. Blanco stating

that he has agreed with our position,

however, those cases have not been

vacated. So it raises the question of,

are they part of the certification or are

they not part of the certification? And

we just want to try to get some clarity so

that when we certify the tax roll as

Property Appraiser, and you as the Value

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Adjustment Board, are these cases being

considered?

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Okay. I still

don't have clarification. I need to

understand what that reconsideration means

to the time and the people at this moment.

How long do you think it will take?

MR. SOLIS: Well, again, we thought

we had a decisive decision from the Value

Adjustment Board attorney stating that he

had agreed with the PA's position in terms

of whether these cases -- if the VAB had

jurisdiction or not.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Just as a

point of order really quick.

I fail to see how the Attorney of the

Value Adjustment Board has the right to

make the decision regarding jurisdiction

without consulting the Board.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: That's why I --

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I'm kind of

stuck there. Before we get into the

backing it out -- and nothing against you

having a legal opinion. I just think

procedurally speaking, you should have

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issued a legal opinion to the Members of

the Board, asked us to meet for us to take

a vote on that so that we can have a

determination. And then, as a second

part, remind us that we have to back that

out. So it appears that something went

amiss there, because I do not believe that

he has the right to bind us.

So before we continue further, I

think that he needs to tell us what that

legal opinion is, we need to take a vote,

and then we need to instruct him to back

it out, and see what we do about the

timing.

MR. SOLIS: Well, before we do that,

I would just like clarification. Talk

about going to the throat.

All right. I was trying to get to

where she's at, okay, but a little more

subtle. But she went straight to the

throat.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: As a heart

attack -- I'm subtle as a heart attack.

MR. SOLIS: Again, I don't belief

that this would be the right moment for us

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to get into the technical merits of the

case. It could be very enlightening.

The issue is --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Whether we

include it or not.

MR. SOLIS: Whether we include it or

not. And based on an e-mail that we got

from Mr. Blanco --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So we need to

know from Mr. Blanco, do we include it or

not?

MR. SOLIS: Now, Ms. Regalado, to

address your issue, and this is something

that you'll need to discuss with

Mr. Blanco --

THE COURT REPORTER: Excuse me --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: One at a time.

MR. SOLIS: My limited

understanding -- and I'm not an attorney.

I will put that out there -- is that this

Board, when it had the prior

organizational meeting, may have -- and I

say may because I don't know for sure.

May have delegated that authority to the

VAB Attorney as well as in terms of a case

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by case basis.

These questions arise on a regular

basis where the VAB Attorney has to make a

quick decision in terms of whether a case

goes to a hearing or it doesn't go to a

hearing. But that is an internal

discussion that this Board needs to have.

I'm only putting it out there as an

outside observer based on prior history.

So I have to assume that that's it.

Again, I don't want to --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: We're not going

to go back and forth on it.

MR. SOLIS: -- muddy up the waters

anymore than we need to. The simple

question was, we have an e-mail from

Mr. Blanco stating that he has agreed with

our position, however, as of this morning

those cases have not been vacated.

So, for us, in terms of the

certification of the tax roll, we need to

know whether we include that change in the

tax roll, or we do not include that change

in the tax roll.

And, again, it was more a

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question for the --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So I think

Mr. Blanco, do you want to chime in?

MR. BLANCO: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Where do we

stand on those cases?

MR. BLANCO: Yes. My memorandum that

was sent to them was actually -- it's a

little dubious the way I wrote it. I may

have miswritten it. But it was regarding

one folio, one agenda number, not all the

agenda numbers. It appears that they're

not possibly all the same type of cases.

The original one dealt with only three

cases.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Well, how many

cases are we talking about?

MR. BLANCO: We're talking about

seven cases, but they're big cases,

because we're talking about the Metrorail

Stations, I believe which are huge.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: What is the

legal basis of not including it in our

jurisdiction?

MR. BLANCO: Excuse me?

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BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: What is the

legal basis for not including it in our

jurisdiction?

MR. BLANCO: What they're stating --

what the Property Appraiser's Office

position is that we have no jurisdiction,

because we may not determine ownership.

However, this may not be an issue of

ownership. The County owns the underlying

land, and there's long term leases. It's

not perpetual, but as far as I understand,

the Magistrate took a big look at it, and

made a decision after requesting

memorandums from both sides of the -- both

sides. The Magistrate -- the Property

Appraiser's Office and the agent's office

or the taxpayer's office and, you know,

made a decision.

This was actually presented to me at

the 12th hour yesterday. I spent a good

two hours speaking to the agent's office

Mr. Mandler's Office yesterday and today

another hour and a half where they have

sent me information that was sent prior to

speaking to them that was sent to the

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Magistrate that I was not privy to,

involving case law et cetera that may

support their side.

Therefore, I refrained from taking a

full decision today until -- I was kind of

hoping we could all meet before that, and

you know, try to make a decision.

The Magistrate has made a decision.

So, in other words, it's done. That

decision is final unless it's, you know,

filed in circuit court.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: For that

folio --

MR. BLANCO: For those folios.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: -- but not a

determination of blanket lack of

jurisdiction for several folios. That's

two very different things.

Back to your point about, you know,

that Board does give our attorney the

right to -- just like we give the

Magistrates a right to make a

determination on one folio. What you're

asking for is a blanket determination on

several folios.

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MR. BLANCO: On several.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: And I think

that that is very different from what

we're discussing.

Furthermore, not to get into the law

about, you know, a 99-year lease, and what

becomes fee simple, I mean these are all

evidentiary issues that has to be looked

at case by case.

MR. BLANCO: Correct.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: And the

development of those Metrorail property is

going to result in the construction of

condominiums, and is going to eventually

come before the Value Adjustment Board in

the determination of the values of those

units.

So my -- I would move to not back it

out. I mean I think we could talk about

it later on when we have our

organizational meeting. I think we should

put it on the agenda. If we want to talk

about a blanket jurisdictional question,

we can, but I don't think that the

attorney had the authority to make that

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kind of representation for your request.

I don't know if anyone wants to

second that.

BOARD MEMBER JARDACK: I'll second

it.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: He second it.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So you're going

to include it in your stuff. Does that

give you the response?

MR. SOLIS: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Does that motion

satisfy your question?

MR. SOLIS: The questions, yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay.

MR. SOLIS: And as a point of

clarification, I'm not sure why Mr. Blanco

says that he got it at the 11th hour --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Honestly,

listen. At this point in time, let's move

this item.

You got your answer to your question?

MR. SOLIS: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So there's a

motion, it's seconded.

Anybody objecting?

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Do we need to have a roll call,

Mr. Alfaro?

MR. ALFARO: Preferably, yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Then go for a

roll call on the emotion.

Does anybody need the motion

restated?

BOARD MEMBER JARDACK: Second. I

moved, yes.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I moved, he

second.


Does anybody need the motion

restated? Everything is good? Okay, call

the roll.

MR. ALFARO: Commissioner Juan

Zapata, Chair?

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Present.

MR. ALFARO: Commissioner Pepe Diaz?

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Yes.

MR. ALFARO: Raquel Regalado School

Board Member?

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Yes.

MR. ALFARO: Mr. Anibal Duarte-Viera,

Citizen Member?

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BOARD MEMBER DUARTE-VIERA: Yes.

MR. ALFARO: Hani Jardack, Citizen

Member?

BOARD MEMBER JARDACK: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: We have a

quorum -- so that motion is approved.

Does that satisfy your question

Mr. Property Appraiser?

MR. SOLIS: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay. Thank you

very much.

Is there a follow-up item that we're

going to have to put this on the agenda

for the next meeting?

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Yes. For the

organizational meeting, I think we need to

have a conversation about lack of

jurisdiction issue.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: So moved, I'll

second.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: All those in

favor?

THE BOARD MEMBERS COLLECTIVELY: Aye.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay all good.

All right.

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Next on the case -- so we still need

to consider Item Number 1; is that

correct?

MR. BLANCO: That would be correct.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay. Any

questions on that?

MR. BLANCO: The first two items on

the agenda regarding certification of the

tax roll. The remaining item is just to

approve an authorize the publication of

2015 Tax Impact Notice, and afterwards,

any such business as the Board may deem

necessary.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: All right. So

Mr. Diaz?

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Mr. Property

Appraiser, is there anything on this

item -- based on what we heard earlier, I

just want to check on every single one as

being fulfilled. We're good to go?

MR. SOLIS: We are good.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Okay.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Mr. Blanco,

we're all good on Number 1 with all

those --

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MR. BLANCO: We're all good. If I

may, though, there was one written request

from Mr. Mandler's Office to speak. I

don't know if Mr. Mandler's Office is

going to speak. Or it's up to you. I

suggest that you --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: On Item Number

1?

MR. MANDLER: It was on Item Number

1, sir, but it's been addressed by the

Board.

MR. BLANCO: It's been addressed.

Okay. So there we go.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Anybody else

wishing to speak on Item Number 1? I'd

like to give everybody an opportunity.

Okay.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: I make the

motion.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay. Moved by

Commissioner Diaz.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Second.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Seconded by

Ms. Regalado.

Okay. You want to call the roll,

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please.

MR. ALFARO: Commissioner Zapata?


MR. ALFARO: Commissioner Diaz?


MR. ALFARO: Ms. Regalado?


MR. ALFARO: Mr. Anibal Duarte-Viera?


MR. ALFARO: Mr. Hani Jardack?


CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay. Show Item

Number 1 on the agenda is approved.

Item Number 2, final certification of

2015 tax rolls. Do we need to read

anything, say anything?

MR. ALFARO: We have tax certificates

that have to be signed.

MR. BLANCO: By everybody.

MR. ALFARO: This is 2015. Just by

Commissioner Zapata.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Just by me?

MR. ALFARO: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Can I have

somebody else sign it?

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MR. BLANCO: Everybody or by him?

MR. ALFARO: Just by him.

MR. BLANCO: Okay.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: I don't know if I

want to be signing tax certificates.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: It's your name on

it, baby.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Show me how you

sign again.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: "X".

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Do I need to

sign this now?

MR. ALFARO: Yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Before we vote

on this?

MR. BLANCO: We need a resolution on

the certification matter.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: If I don't sign

this, people don't get tax bills.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: They already

got them.

MR. ALFARO: This is the final

certification, Commissioner Zapata. This

is the final certification for '15.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Check your

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numbers.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: You guys better

have done your math right, I hope.

There's a lot of things here that I'm

signing for Mr. Blanco.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Get on the pay

for a couple mill.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: I hope there's

no personal liability involved.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: So we need a

motion for the final certification.

MR. BLANCO: Yes, we need a

resolution for this item.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: So moved.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Second.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: It's moved by

Ms. Regalado, seconded by Commissioner

Diaz.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: All those in

favor?

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Do we need a

voice vote or a roll call vote?

MR. BLANCO: Roll call.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Roll Call.

MR. ALFARO: Commissioner Zapata?

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MR. ALFARO: Mr. Duarte-Viera?


MR. ALFARO: Mr. Jardack?


MR. ALFARO: So that's adopted.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: On Item Number

3, with regards to additional business

before the Board, I would be interested in

having a conversation on having a

solicitation for the VAB Attorney

position.

You know, I think, there's been some

issues that have been going on for a

while, and I think, you know, we should

probably address that issue and maybe have

an open solicitation process.

So I don't know if anybody is

interested in making a motion to that

effect, and allowing the Clerk of the

Courts to administer that process and

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bring it before us in the next meeting. I

would like to get the top candidates for

consideration for the Board next meeting.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: If you want to

make a motion I'll second it.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: I'll move to

that effect.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Second the

motion.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Seconded by

Commissioner Diaz.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I just have a

question.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Sure.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: So, does

Mr. Blanco have a contract? Does it

expire at a particular time?

MR. BLANCO: Next year.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Next year.

Okay. So start the process, right? And

then he can also apply?

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Of course.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Just to

clarify.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: We're doing this

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at every level.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Listen, the last

time we did this, I was on the Board. The

issue, it was kind of -- the way that --

you know, we had a process. The process

really wasn't, I think, the way it should

have been. There was some hiccups, and I

think, at the end of the process it kind

of got politicized, because of some issues

there somehow got injected into the whole

process. I think it's always healthy to

kind of go through the process again and

make sure that we have, you know, the best

possible candidate in that position. I

think it's a, as you an all see, we defer

and delegate a lot of responsibilities to

that position. So I think we should go

through that process.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: And I think that

him applying again, he could be the best

possible candidate for the position.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Yes, absolutely.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: So I want to be

very clear on that too. But it moves

the -- shuffles the deck and people --

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everybody is happy.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I think we

should be clear on the record as to the

timeline. You know, we don't meet every

month. So, obviously, you know I think

that Mr. Alfaro has to figure out timing

wise so that we can approve the timing of

that at our next meeting. That way we can

know when the application period opens,

when the screening is going to be done,

when that going to close so that there is

no gap there.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: We can have the

Clerk's Office collect the resumes, and

open up the process. Then from there

bring before us those candidates. Then we

can make the decision of which candidate

we're going to pick. Then we can then

figure out the timeline on that.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I understand,

but just logistically, speaking as an

attorney, an attorney wouldn't apply for a

position that starts in six months. You

get my point?

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: I'll second the

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motion.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: You need to

give like a window, and like a start time,

and an end time. Because you're not going

to apply for something that starts like

nine months from now. So I mean your

contract ends --

MR. BLANCO: It's for three years,

and it's renewable by the Board.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: But when does

it end?

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: When does it end?

MR. BLANCO: Next year.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: What time next

year?

MR. BLANCO: I believe it's in

October.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Yes. So

there's a lot of time there.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: There's time. So

it gives time for the Clerk to --

MR. BLANCO: Yes. It's one year from

now.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Right. So

all I'm saying is, make the window and the

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application time as close to that as

possible. I don't think we should be

screening candidates like today for a job

that opens up in October.

That's all. Most attorneys wouldn't

go for that. That's kind of a lot of

time.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Let's --

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Okay. You

could open the application process, but --

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Let's open it

up. Let' open it up, and then at the next

meeting we could then make those

decisions.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Right, yes.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: You know, if

anything, I'd rather get ahead of it than

being in the crunch time. So we'll have

plenty of time since we don't meet on a

regular basis.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Right.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: This kind of

allows us --

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Right. Let's

look at the calendar, you know, when we're

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meeting and sort of parcel it out.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: And it's put out

there so people will understand that the

position is going to be coming up for

interviews. So like everything with all

of us.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I'm just --

MR. ALFARO: One at a time so that

she can get it.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Oh, she'll throw

a shoe at me.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Right. I'm

just saying, as an attorney, as an

attorney when you apply to a position, you

are telling your boss that you are

leaving. So I'm just giving you the heads

up that we're not going to do that like

eight months before that process, because

that's a little complicated.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: I think, we can

open it up, we can gage interest. I think

the Clerk's Office can kind of collect

those resumes, and then they can figure

out who are the best candidates, bring

those forth before us in the next meeting,

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and I think we could have that

conversation in our next meeting.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Do you need a

directive from us?

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: You said you

were going to second it.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Moved, seconded.

Any objection?

Okay. Show that item adopted without

objection.

I moved.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: I seconded.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: The last item, I

believe we have is approve and authorize

the publication of the 2015 -- no.

Do you have new business.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: I have new

business.

I want my handbook.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: We all want

handbooks.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: No,

seriously. Seriously.

MR. BLANCO: The handbooks will be

available once we select all the

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Magistrates, the new Magistrates, and it

will be handed to them.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Okay, but we

haven't finally approved it as a Board.

MR. BLANCO: We had approved on that.

That's my understanding at the last

meeting.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: There were still

a few pieces.

MR. BLANCO: We had a draft of one.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: We had a

draft, which we approved. We talked about

it, we made some comments. It was

supposed to come back to us for final. So

all I'm asking for is can we have the

final handbook for our next meeting so

that we can approve it, and we can put

that puppy to bed.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Ms. Regalado put

in a lot of work to that.

MR. BLANCO: Absolutely.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So we deserve to

have that for our next meeting.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Thank you.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: So make sure

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that's an agenda item on the next meeting,

the approval of the handbook.

And please provide us final copies at

least --

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: A week in

advance.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: -- a week in

advance.

MR. BLANCO: Okay.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Any other

business, comments? Okay.

We need to approve and authorize the

publication of the 2015 Tax Impact Notice.

COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Move it.

BOARD MEMBER REGALADO: Second.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Moved, seconded.

Do we need a roll call vote?

MR. ALFARO: Yes.

Commissioner Zapata?






MR. ALFARO: Mr. Duarte-Viera?

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MR. ALFARO: Mr. Jardack?


CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Show that

adopted unanimously.

Mr. Property Appraiser, do you have

anything else for us? Anything you'd like

to add?

MR. GARCIA: No, sir.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Thank you for

your good work, and your office's good

work, Lazaro and Mr. County Attorney.

Clerk's Office, anything we need to

add at this meeting?

MR. MARTINEZ: Nothing else.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Mr. Blanco,

anything we need to add?

MR. BLANCO: No, sir.

CHAIRPERSON ZAPATA: Okay. There

being no further business before this

Board, show that meeting adjourned.

Thank you.

(Thereupon at 3:42 p.m. the meeting

was concluded).

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CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER

STATE OF FLORIDA )

SS:

COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )

I, Jannett Taylor-Brown, Court Reporter

and Notary Public in the State of Florida, do

hereby certify that I was authorized to and did

report the foregoing proceedings, the meeting

of the Value Adjustment Board, held on the 22nd

day of September, 2016; and that the transcript

pages numbered 1 through 35, is a true and

correct record of my stenographic notes.

Dated this 19th day of October 2016 in

Miami-Dade County, Florida.

________________________________

JANNETT TAYLOR-BROWN,

Court Reporter

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down [1] - 5:2

draft [2] - 32:10, 32:12

Duarte [6] - 1:12, 4:6, 17:24,

21:8, 24:6, 33:25

DUARTE [5] - 4:5, 18:1, 21:9,

24:7, 34:1

Duarte-Viera [6] - 1:12, 4:6,

17:24, 21:8, 24:6, 33:25

DUARTE-VIERA [5] - 4:5,

18:1, 21:9, 24:7, 34:1

dubious [1] - 12:9

during [1] - 5:20

Ee-mail [4] - 6:4, 7:17, 10:7,

11:16

effect [2] - 24:24, 25:7

eight [1] - 30:18

emotion [1] - 17:5

emphasize [1] - 7:4

end [4] - 26:8, 28:4, 28:11,

28:12

ends [1] - 28:7

enlightening [1] - 10:2

equitable [1] - 5:24

Esq [1] - 1:15

ESTEVE [2] - 3:22, 5:16

Esteve [2] - 1:18, 3:23

et [1] - 14:2

eventually [1] - 15:14

evidentiary [1] - 15:8

excuse [2] - 10:16, 12:25

expire [1] - 25:17

explain [1] - 7:2

Ffail [1] - 8:16

far [1] - 13:11

favor [2] - 18:22, 23:20

fee [1] - 15:7

few [1] - 32:9

figure [3] - 27:6, 27:19, 30:23

filed [1] - 14:11

Final [1] - 2:11

final [8] - 14:10, 21:14,

22:22, 22:24, 23:11, 32:14,

32:16, 33:3

finally [1] - 32:4

first [3] - 3:12, 5:10, 19:7

Floor [1] - 1:2

FLORIDA [1] - 35:3

Florida [3] - 1:2, 35:8, 35:17

folio [3] - 12:11, 14:13, 14:23


2

folios [7] - 2:10, 5:15, 6:15,

6:22, 14:14, 14:17, 14:25

folks [1] - 5:1

follow [1] - 18:12

follow-up [1] - 18:12

following [2] - 3:1, 6:19

foregoing [1] - 35:10

forth [2] - 11:13, 30:25

fulfilled [1] - 19:20

full [4] - 5:4, 5:5, 6:7, 14:5

furthermore [1] - 15:5

Ggage [1] - 30:21

gap [1] - 27:12

GARCIA [2] - 4:3, 34:9

Garcia [2] - 1:22, 4:3

guess [2] - 3:11, 3:14

guys [1] - 23:2

Hhalf [1] - 13:23

handbook [3] - 31:19, 32:16,

33:2

handbooks [2] - 31:21,

31:24

handed [1] - 32:2

Hani [4] - 1:12, 4:14, 18:2,

21:10

happy [1] - 27:1

heads [1] - 30:16

healthy [1] - 26:11

hear [1] - 5:23

heard [2] - 5:20, 19:18

hearing [2] - 11:5, 11:6

hearings [1] - 2:13

heart [2] - 9:22, 9:23

held [2] - 2:13, 35:11

HENDERSON [1] - 2:3

hereby [1] - 35:9

hiccups [1] - 26:7

history [1] - 11:9

honestly [1] - 16:18

hope [2] - 23:3, 23:8

hoping [1] - 14:6

hour [3] - 13:20, 13:23, 16:17

hours [1] - 13:21

huge [1] - 12:21

Ii.e [1] - 2:12

identify [2] - 3:13, 3:17

II [1] - 2:11

III [1] - 2:15

Impact [3] - 2:18, 19:11,

33:13

include [7] - 6:15, 10:5, 10:6,

10:10, 11:22, 11:23, 16:8

included [2] - 6:22, 7:14

including [2] - 12:23, 13:2

information [1] - 13:24

informing [1] - 6:5

injected [1] - 26:10

inquire [1] - 6:20

instruct [1] - 9:12

interest [1] - 30:21

interested [2] - 24:13, 24:23

internal [1] - 11:6

interrupt [1] - 5:4

interviews [1] - 30:5

involved [1] - 23:9

involving [1] - 14:2

issue [7] - 5:18, 10:3, 10:13,

13:8, 18:18, 24:20, 26:4

issued [1] - 9:1

issues [3] - 15:8, 24:18, 26:9

ITEM [1] - 2:6

Item [7] - 19:2, 20:7, 20:9,

20:15, 21:12, 21:14, 24:11

item [10] - 3:12, 5:10, 16:20,

18:12, 19:9, 19:18, 23:13,

31:9, 31:13, 33:1

items [1] - 19:7

JJannett [1] - 35:7

JANNETT [1] - 35:23

Jardack [6] - 1:12, 4:14,

18:2, 21:10, 24:8, 34:2

JARDACK [7] - 4:14, 16:4,

17:8, 18:4, 21:11, 24:9,

34:3

JEFF [1] - 2:4

job [1] - 29:3

Jorge [2] - 1:18, 3:23

Jose [2] - 1:11, 4:12

Juan [3] - 1:10, 4:10, 17:16

July [1] - 6:5

June [1] - 6:3

jurisdiction [9] - 6:2, 6:9,

8:13, 8:18, 12:24, 13:3,

13:6, 14:17, 18:18

jurisdictional [1] - 15:23

Kkind [9] - 8:21, 14:5, 16:1,

26:4, 26:8, 26:12, 29:6,

29:22, 30:22

Llack [2] - 14:16, 18:17

land [1] - 13:10

last [3] - 26:2, 31:13, 32:6

law [3] - 7:11, 14:2, 15:5

Lazaro [3] - 1:22, 4:1, 34:12

learned [2] - 6:11, 6:13

lease [1] - 15:6

leases [1] - 13:10

least [1] - 33:4

leaving [1] - 30:16

legal [5] - 8:24, 9:1, 9:11,

12:23, 13:2

let' [1] - 29:12

level [1] - 26:1

liability [1] - 23:9

limited [1] - 10:18

listen [2] - 16:19, 26:2

logistically [1] - 27:21

look [2] - 13:12, 29:25

looked [1] - 15:8

MMagistrate [4] - 13:12, 13:15,

14:1, 14:8

Magistrates [5] - 2:8, 5:12,

14:22, 32:1

Magistrates' [1] - 2:14

mail [4] - 6:4, 7:17, 10:7,

11:16

Manager [2] - 1:23, 4:19

MANDLER [2] - 2:4, 20:9

Mandler's [3] - 13:22, 20:3,

20:4

Manuel [2] - 1:15, 4:16

Mark [1] - 4:20

MARK [1] - 2:3

Martinez [2] - 1:18, 4:20

MARTINEZ [5] - 2:3, 3:22,

4:20, 5:16, 34:15

martinez [1] - 3:23

Martinez-Esteve [1] - 1:18

MARTINEZ-ESTEVE [2] -

3:22, 5:16

martinez-Esteve [1] - 3:23

math [1] - 23:3

matter [1] - 22:17

mean [4] - 3:16, 15:7, 15:19,

28:6

means [2] - 7:2, 8:5

meet [4] - 9:2, 14:6, 27:4,

29:19

MEETING [1] - 1:6

meeting [20] - 3:4, 10:22,

15:21, 18:14, 18:16, 25:1,

25:3, 27:8, 29:13, 30:1,

30:25, 31:2, 32:7, 32:16,

32:23, 33:1, 34:14, 34:21,

34:23, 35:10

Member [6] - 1:11, 4:8, 4:15,

17:22, 17:25, 18:3

MEMBER [61] - 4:5, 4:7,

4:14, 4:22, 8:14, 8:21,

9:22, 12:22, 13:1, 14:12,

14:15, 15:2, 15:11, 16:4,

16:6, 17:8, 17:10, 17:23,

18:1, 18:4, 18:15, 18:21,

20:22, 21:7, 21:9, 21:11,

22:20, 22:25, 23:10, 23:14,

23:19, 24:5, 24:7, 24:9,

25:12, 25:15, 25:19, 25:23,

27:2, 27:20, 28:2, 28:10,

28:18, 28:24, 29:9, 29:15,

29:21, 29:24, 30:7, 30:12,

31:5, 31:17, 31:22, 32:3,

32:11, 32:24, 33:5, 33:15,

33:24, 34:1, 34:3

MEMBERS [2] - 1:9, 18:23

Members [2] - 3:16, 9:1

memo [1] - 6:1

memorandum [1] - 12:7

memorandums [1] - 13:14

merits [2] - 7:6, 10:1

Metrorail [2] - 12:20, 15:12

Miami [4] - 1:2, 3:25, 4:4,

35:17

MIAMI [1] - 35:5

Miami-Dade [4] - 1:2, 3:25,

4:4, 35:17

MIAMI-DADE [1] - 35:5

MICHAEL [1] - 2:3

mill [1] - 23:7

miswritten [1] - 12:10

moment [2] - 8:6, 9:25

month [1] - 27:5

months [3] - 27:23, 28:6,

30:18

morning [1] - 11:18

Most [1] - 29:5

motion [11] - 16:11, 16:24,

17:6, 17:13, 18:6, 20:19,

23:11, 24:23, 25:5, 25:9,

28:1

move [5] - 3:11, 15:18,

16:19, 25:6, 33:14

moved [9] - 17:9, 17:10,

18:19, 20:20, 23:14, 23:16,

31:7, 31:11, 33:16

moves [1] - 26:24

MR [88] - 3:7, 3:13, 3:17,

3:22, 4:1, 4:3, 4:16, 4:18,

4:20, 4:24, 5:3, 5:7, 5:16,

7:3, 8:8, 9:15, 9:24, 10:6,

10:12, 10:18, 11:14, 12:4,

12:7, 12:18, 12:25, 13:4,

14:14, 15:1, 15:10, 16:10,

16:13, 16:15, 16:22, 17:3,

17:16, 17:19, 17:21, 17:24,

18:2, 18:9, 19:4, 19:7,

19:21, 20:1, 20:9, 20:12,

21:2, 21:4, 21:6, 21:8,

21:10, 21:17, 21:19, 21:20,

21:23, 22:1, 22:2, 22:3,

22:13, 22:16, 22:22, 23:12,

23:23, 23:25, 24:2, 24:4,

24:6, 24:8, 24:10, 25:18,


3

28:8, 28:13, 28:16, 28:22,

30:8, 31:24, 32:5, 32:10,

32:21, 33:9, 33:18, 33:21,

33:23, 33:25, 34:2, 34:9,

34:15, 34:18

muddy [1] - 11:14

Nname [1] - 22:6

necessary [1] - 19:13

need [26] - 3:5, 4:22, 8:4,

9:11, 9:12, 10:9, 10:14,

11:15, 11:21, 17:1, 17:6,

17:13, 18:16, 19:1, 21:15,

22:11, 22:16, 23:10, 23:12,

23:21, 28:2, 31:3, 33:12,

33:17, 34:13, 34:17

needs [2] - 9:10, 11:7

new [3] - 31:16, 31:17, 32:1

next [15] - 18:14, 19:1, 25:1,

25:3, 25:18, 25:19, 27:8,

28:13, 28:14, 29:12, 30:25,

31:2, 32:16, 32:23, 33:1

nine [1] - 28:6

Notary [1] - 35:8

notes [1] - 35:14

nothing [2] - 8:23, 34:15

Notice [3] - 2:18, 19:11,

33:13

Number [8] - 19:2, 19:24,

20:7, 20:9, 20:15, 21:13,

21:14, 24:11

number [2] - 5:20, 12:11

numbered [1] - 35:13

numbers [2] - 12:12, 23:1

NW [1] - 1:2

Oobjecting [1] - 16:25

objection [3] - 5:22, 31:8,

31:10

observer [1] - 11:9

obviously [1] - 27:5

October [4] - 2:13, 28:17,

29:4, 35:16

OF [5] - 1:1, 35:1, 35:3, 35:5

office [3] - 13:16, 13:17,

13:21

Office [9] - 1:22, 13:5, 13:16,

13:22, 20:3, 20:4, 27:14,

30:22, 34:13

OFFICE [1] - 1:17

office's [1] - 34:11

once [1] - 31:25

one [11] - 7:3, 10:17, 12:11,

12:14, 14:23, 19:19, 20:2,

28:22, 30:8, 32:10

open [6] - 24:21, 27:15,

29:10, 29:11, 29:12, 30:21

opens [2] - 27:9, 29:4

opinion [3] - 8:24, 9:1, 9:11

opportunity [1] - 20:16

order [3] - 3:4, 3:21, 8:15

organizational [3] - 10:22,

15:21, 18:16

original [1] - 12:14

ourselves [2] - 3:14, 3:18

outside [1] - 11:9

ownership [3] - 5:25, 13:7,

13:9

owns [1] - 13:9

Pp.m [2] - 1:3, 34:23

PA's [1] - 8:11

PAGE [1] - 2:6

pages [1] - 35:13

parcel [1] - 30:1

part [4] - 7:14, 7:21, 7:22, 9:5

particular [1] - 25:17

pay [1] - 23:6

Pedro [2] - 1:22, 4:3

people [4] - 8:6, 22:19,

26:25, 30:3

Pepe [3] - 1:11, 4:12, 17:19

period [1] - 27:9

perpetual [1] - 13:11

personal [1] - 23:9

pick [1] - 27:18

pieces [1] - 32:9

places [1] - 4:25

plenty [1] - 29:19

point [5] - 8:15, 14:19, 16:15,

16:19, 27:24

politicized [1] - 26:9

position [11] - 7:18, 8:11,

11:18, 13:6, 24:16, 26:14,

26:17, 26:21, 27:23, 30:4,

30:14

possible [3] - 26:14, 26:21,

29:2

possibly [1] - 12:13

preferably [1] - 17:3

preparing [1] - 6:15

Present [1] - 1:9

PRESENT [1] - 2:1

present [1] - 17:18

presented [1] - 13:19

privy [1] - 14:1

procedurally [1] - 8:25

procedure [1] - 6:20

proceedings [2] - 3:1, 35:10

process [12] - 24:21, 24:25,

25:20, 26:5, 26:8, 26:11,

26:12, 26:18, 27:15, 29:10,

30:18

proper [1] - 6:18

properly [1] - 2:15

Property [15] - 1:22, 1:22,

3:24, 4:2, 4:4, 5:17, 5:21,

6:1, 6:5, 6:10, 6:17, 7:25,

13:5, 13:15, 34:6

property [5] - 2:9, 5:14,

15:12, 18:8, 19:16

provide [1] - 33:3

Public [1] - 35:8

publication [3] - 19:10,

31:15, 33:13

publications [1] - 2:17

puppy [1] - 32:18

put [6] - 10:20, 15:22, 18:13,

30:2, 32:17, 32:19

putting [1] - 11:8

Qquestions [3] - 11:2, 16:13,

19:6

quick [2] - 8:15, 11:4

quorum [2] - 5:5, 18:6

Rraise [1] - 5:18

raised [1] - 5:22

raises [1] - 7:20

Raquel [3] - 1:11, 4:7, 17:21

rather [1] - 29:17

read [1] - 21:15

real [1] - 5:4

really [2] - 8:15, 26:6

received [2] - 6:3, 6:4

recommendations [3] - 2:8,

2:14, 5:12

reconsideration [1] - 8:5

record [3] - 3:5, 27:3, 35:14

refrained [1] - 14:4

Regalado [10] - 1:11, 4:8,

10:12, 17:21, 20:24, 21:6,

23:17, 24:4, 32:19, 33:23

REGALADO [49] - 4:7, 4:22,

8:14, 8:21, 9:22, 12:22,

13:1, 14:12, 14:15, 15:2,

15:11, 16:6, 17:10, 17:23,

18:15, 18:21, 20:22, 21:7,

22:20, 22:25, 23:10, 23:14,

23:19, 24:5, 25:12, 25:15,

25:19, 25:23, 27:2, 27:20,

28:2, 28:10, 28:18, 28:24,

29:9, 29:15, 29:21, 29:24,

30:7, 30:12, 31:5, 31:17,

31:22, 32:3, 32:11, 32:24,

33:5, 33:15, 33:24

regard [1] - 5:19

regarding [3] - 8:18, 12:10,

19:8

regards [1] - 24:12

regular [2] - 11:2, 29:20

remaining [3] - 2:9, 5:14,

19:9

remind [1] - 9:5

renewable [1] - 28:9

report [1] - 35:10

REPORTER [2] - 10:16, 35:1

reporter [1] - 3:8

Reporter [2] - 35:7, 35:24

representation [1] - 16:1

representing [1] - 4:8

request [2] - 16:1, 20:2

requesting [1] - 13:13

required [1] - 7:11

resolution [2] - 22:16, 23:13

response [1] - 16:9

responsibilities [1] - 26:16

restated [2] - 17:7, 17:14

result [1] - 15:13

results [1] - 6:21

resumes [2] - 27:14, 30:23

Robert [2] - 1:23, 4:18

Roll [1] - 23:24

roll [14] - 7:10, 7:12, 7:24,

11:21, 11:23, 11:24, 17:1,

17:5, 17:15, 19:9, 20:25,

23:22, 23:23, 33:17

rolls [2] - 2:12, 21:15

Room [1] - 1:2

rule [1] - 6:19

Ssatisfy [2] - 16:12, 18:7

School [3] - 1:11, 4:8, 17:21

screening [2] - 27:10, 29:3

second [14] - 9:4, 16:3, 16:4,

16:6, 17:8, 17:11, 18:20,

20:22, 23:15, 25:5, 25:8,

27:25, 31:6, 33:15

seconded [7] - 16:24, 20:23,

23:17, 25:10, 31:7, 31:12,

33:16

see [3] - 8:16, 9:13, 26:15

select [1] - 31:25

Senior [2] - 2:3, 4:20

sent [5] - 6:1, 12:8, 13:24,

13:25

September [3] - 1:3, 2:14,

35:12

seriously [2] - 31:23

seven [1] - 12:19

several [3] - 14:17, 14:25,

15:1

shoe [1] - 30:11

show [4] - 21:12, 22:8, 34:4,

34:21

Show [1] - 31:9

shuffles [1] - 26:25

side [1] - 14:3

sides [2] - 13:14, 13:15

sign [4] - 21:25, 22:9, 22:12,


4

22:18

signed [1] - 21:18

signing [2] - 22:5, 23:5

simple [2] - 11:15, 15:7

single [1] - 19:19

sit [2] - 5:1, 5:2

six [1] - 27:23

solicitation [2] - 24:15, 24:21

SOLIS [15] - 4:1, 7:3, 8:8,

9:15, 9:24, 10:6, 10:12,

10:18, 11:14, 16:10, 16:13,

16:15, 16:22, 18:9, 19:21

Solis [4] - 1:22, 4:1, 6:12, 7:1

sort [1] - 30:1

speaking [4] - 8:25, 13:21,

13:25, 27:21

Special [3] - 2:8, 2:13, 5:12

spent [1] - 13:20

SS [1] - 35:4

STAFF [1] - 1:21

Staff [1] - 2:3

stand [1] - 12:6

start [4] - 3:14, 3:20, 25:20,

28:3

starts [2] - 27:23, 28:5

STATE [1] - 35:3

state [1] - 7:11

State [1] - 35:8

stating [4] - 7:17, 8:10,

11:17, 13:4

Stations [1] - 12:21

stenographic [1] - 35:14

still [3] - 8:3, 19:1, 32:8

straight [1] - 9:20

Street [1] - 1:2

stuck [1] - 8:22

stuff [1] - 16:8

submitted [1] - 2:14

subsequent [1] - 6:10

subtle [2] - 9:20, 9:23

suggest [1] - 20:6

support [1] - 14:3

supposed [1] - 32:14

TTax [3] - 2:17, 19:11, 33:13

tax [15] - 2:10, 2:11, 5:15,

5:21, 7:10, 7:11, 7:24,

11:21, 11:23, 11:24, 19:9,

21:15, 21:17, 22:5, 22:19

taxpayer's [1] - 13:17

taxpayers [2] - 6:6, 6:18

Taylor [1] - 35:7

TAYLOR [1] - 35:23

Taylor-Brown [1] - 35:7

TAYLOR-BROWN [1] - 35:23

technical [1] - 10:1

term [1] - 13:10

terms [5] - 7:5, 8:11, 10:25,

11:4, 11:20

THE [3] - 1:1, 10:16, 18:23

therefore [1] - 14:4

Thereupon [2] - 3:1, 34:23

three [2] - 12:14, 28:8

throat [2] - 9:17, 9:21

throw [1] - 30:10

Thursday [1] - 1:3

timeline [2] - 27:4, 27:19

timing [3] - 9:14, 27:6, 27:7

today [4] - 7:10, 13:22, 14:5,

29:3

took [1] - 13:12

top [1] - 25:2

transcriber [1] - 3:6

transcript [1] - 35:12

true [1] - 35:13

try [2] - 7:23, 14:7

trying [1] - 9:18

turn [1] - 6:11

two [4] - 4:22, 13:21, 14:18,

19:7

type [2] - 5:24, 12:13

Uunadjusted [1] - 2:12

unanimously [1] - 34:5

uncertified [2] - 2:9, 5:14

underlying [1] - 13:9

units [1] - 15:17

unless [1] - 14:10

up [11] - 7:4, 11:14, 18:12,

20:5, 27:15, 29:4, 29:12,

30:4, 30:17, 30:21

VVAB [13] - 1:14, 1:23, 2:9,

4:6, 4:15, 4:17, 4:18, 5:13,

7:9, 8:12, 10:25, 11:3,

24:15

vacated [2] - 7:20, 11:19

VALUE [1] - 1:6

Value [8] - 5:23, 6:8, 6:14,

7:25, 8:9, 8:17, 15:15,

35:11

values [1] - 15:16

venue [1] - 7:7

VIERA [5] - 4:5, 18:1, 21:9,

24:7, 34:1

Viera [6] - 1:12, 4:6, 17:24,

21:8, 24:6, 33:25

voice [1] - 23:22

vote [6] - 9:3, 9:11, 22:14,

23:22, 33:17

Wwants [1] - 16:2

waters [1] - 11:14


5

week [2] - 33:5, 33:7

whole [1] - 26:10

window [2] - 28:3, 28:25

wise [1] - 27:7

wishes [1] - 6:20

wishing [1] - 20:15

words [1] - 14:9

written [3] - 2:8, 5:13, 20:2

wrote [1] - 12:9

XX" [1] - 22:10

Yyear [8] - 2:10, 5:15, 5:21,

25:18, 25:19, 28:13, 28:15,

28:22

years [1] - 28:8

yesterday [2] - 13:20, 13:22

ZZapata [8] - 1:10, 4:10,

17:17, 21:2, 21:21, 22:23,

23:25, 33:19

ZAPATA [76] - 3:3, 3:9, 3:15,

3:19, 4:10, 4:25, 5:6, 5:8,

6:25, 10:4, 10:9, 10:17,

11:12, 12:2, 12:5, 12:16,

16:7, 16:11, 16:14, 16:18,

16:23, 17:4, 17:12, 17:18,

18:5, 18:10, 18:24, 19:5,

19:14, 19:23, 20:7, 20:14,

20:20, 20:23, 21:3, 21:12,

21:22, 21:24, 22:8, 22:11,

22:14, 22:18, 23:2, 23:8,

23:16, 23:21, 23:24, 24:1,

24:11, 25:6, 25:10, 25:14,

25:22, 26:2, 26:22, 27:13,

29:8, 29:11, 29:16, 29:22,

30:20, 31:7, 31:13, 31:20,

32:8, 32:19, 32:22, 32:25,

33:7, 33:10, 33:16, 33:20,

34:4, 34:10, 34:16, 34:19

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