Miami-Dade Commission Watch
Board of County Commissioners · October 20, 2026
Plain-language purpose and context for all 68 numbered agenda items, with sponsors and links to official sources.
01 Item 1D1
Chen Moore anniversary recognition
Sponsor / origin: Keon Hardemon
What it does
Honor Chen Moore on its 40th anniversary through a ceremonial presentation.
Context
The item recognizes the firm's service and does not propose a policy change or funding allocation.
Sources: Official record 261808
02 Item 2B1
Hurricane Irma reimbursement report
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review outstanding reimbursements for Hurricane Irma recovery.
Context
As of June 30, the County had collected $244.4 million against $267.8 million expected, leaving approximately $23.35 million unpaid or under review nine years after the storm.
Sources: Official record 261663 | Supporting packet
03 Item 2B2
County job vacancies
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review 2,896 vacant full-time positions, including 750 associated with the General Fund, as of July 31.
Context
The report explains how hiring restrictions and budget assumptions affect whether departments can fill authorized positions.
Sources: Official record 261664 | Supporting packet
04 Item 2B3
Employee hiring preference
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Receive an implementation report on the hiring preference adopted in 2024.
Context
Eligible current employees receive five additional interview points and former employees three, provided they pass the interview and meet minimum qualifications.
Sources: Official record 261669 | Supporting packet
05 Item 2B4
Legal-related positions outside the County Attorney
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review 16 legal-related job classifications across five departments outside the County Attorney's Office.
Context
The administration proposes reinforcing consultation with County attorneys while retaining departmental administrative, support and specialized program roles.
Sources: Official record 261702 | Supporting packet
06 Item 2B5
Housing Advocacy services
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review Housing Advocacy's 2025 activity after emergency rental assistance ended.
Context
Resident inquiries rose from 4,892 in the first half to 7,101 in the second; the figures describe service demand rather than confirmed numbers of households avoiding eviction.
Sources: Official record 261703 | Supporting packet
07 Item 2B6
MIA infrastructure needs
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review airport infrastructure and recertification needs, including a recommendation to relocate the main terminal data center.
Context
The estimated $16.18 million relocation would replace a $7.84 million improvement-in-place option; this report does not approve the expenditure.
Sources: Official record 261402 | Supporting packet
08 Item 2B7
Development fee collections
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review approximately $41.69 million collected across seven development-fee categories during April-June 2026.
Context
The report tracks development-related revenue and the geographic restrictions governing its use, rather than approving specific infrastructure projects.
Sources: Official record 261752 | Supporting packet
09 Item 2B8
Construction bidding technology
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Receive the administration's recommendation to use eBuilder for lowest-bid construction procurement while retaining INFORMS as the County's system of record.
Context
It responds to an earlier direction to consolidate bidding in INFORMS by identifying construction-specific technology needs.
Sources: Official record 260155 | Supporting packet
10 Item 2B9
County IT service model
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Review the administration's recommendation to retain a hybrid IT model, combining centralized security, infrastructure and standards with department-focused support teams.
Context
The report responds to the Board's request to evaluate decentralization and improve departmental responsiveness.
Sources: Official record 261343 | Supporting packet
11 Item 2B10
Procurement Academy training
Sponsor / origin: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (administrative report)
What it does
Receive a report on the County's procurement training and certification program launched in 2023.
Context
The December 2025 report records 287 sessions and 139 certificate completions, providing an earlier snapshot of efforts to strengthen purchasing expertise.
Sources: Official record 252499 | Supporting packet
12 Item 3A1
District 13 event services and rescission
Sponsor / origin: Sen. René García
What it does
Approve $34,650 in Parks equipment and services for District 13 events, including stages and generators.
Context
The item also cancels an earlier $5,000 Immaculate Conception Church outreach allocation.
Sources: Official record 261760 | Supporting packet
13 Item 3A2
District 1 community support
Sponsor / origin: Oliver G. Gilbert III
What it does
Approve $25,500 in cash support for five organizations and $8,650 in Parks services for festival and alumni events.
Context
The allocations use district reserves from two fiscal years.
Sources: Official record 261758 | Supporting packet
14 Item 3A3
District 11 community support
Sponsor / origin: Roberto J. Gonzalez
What it does
Approve $7,500 in grants for four community programs and $17,420 in Parks services for eleven events.
Context
The item directs existing district reserves to named local activities.
Sources: Official record 261761 | Supporting packet
15 Item 3A4
District 3 event services
Sponsor / origin: Keon Hardemon
What it does
Approve $28,030.25 in district-funded event services.
Context
Most covers off-duty Sheriff services for the WestFest Alumni Picnic; the balance pays for stages and showmobiles at other events.
Sources: Official record 261759 | Supporting packet
16 Item 3A5
District 5 community support
Sponsor / origin: Vicki L. Lopez
What it does
Approve $24,000 for nine health, family-service and community-event recipients, plus $4,880 in event equipment services.
Context
Supported activities include cancer-related assistance, disability-family support and cultural events.
Sources: Official record 261762 | Supporting packet
17 Item 3A6
District 6 grants and event services
Sponsor / origin: Natalie Milian Orbis
What it does
Approve $8,500 in cash allocations and $10,385 in Parks services.
Context
The cash support includes $7,500 for a Coral Gables American flag installation and $1,000 for Cuban Freedom March.
Sources: Official record 261763 | Supporting packet
18 Item 3A7
District 7 community support
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Approve $14,500 for four organizations, including $10,000 for Girl Scouts Council of Tropical Florida, and a separate $90 fundraiser reimbursement.
Context
The item distributes existing district funds to specific community uses.
Sources: Official record 261764 | Supporting packet
19 Item 3A8
District 10 events and conservation support
Sponsor / origin: Anthony Rodriguez
What it does
Approve $14,800 in event and facility services and $10,000 for Endangered Species Trust.
Context
The item combines support for District 10 activities with a separate conservation-organization allocation.
Sources: Official record 261768 | Supporting packet
20 Item 3A9
District 12 holiday and movie events
Sponsor / origin: Juan Carlos Bermudez
What it does
Allocate $100,000 for the district's annual holiday event and $30,000 for community movie nights.
Context
The movie-night allocation uses Arena Naming Rights funds and requires a waiver of their existing use restrictions.
Sources: Official record 261774 | Supporting packet
21 Item 3A10
District 2 event and facility services
Sponsor / origin: Marleine Bastien
What it does
Approve $60,734.59 in Parks equipment, event and facility charges across 32 entries.
Context
Supported activities include cultural programs, youth events, eviction-rights education and a job fair; the funding purchases services rather than unrestricted grants.
Sources: Official record 261789 | Supporting packet
22 Item 3A11
District 8 community support
Sponsor / origin: Danielle Cohen Higgins
What it does
Approve $22,500 in grants to four organizations and $5,275 in event equipment services.
Context
The largest grant is $15,000 to the University of Florida Foundation for One Night in the Tropics.
Sources: Official record 261786 | Supporting packet
23 Item 3A12
District 4 event equipment
Sponsor / origin: Micky Steinberg
What it does
Approve $2,400 for Parks stage and showmobile services at three community events.
Context
The allocation covers specific services through district in-kind reserves.
Sources: Official record 261788 | Supporting packet
24 Item 4A
Economic Advocacy Trust mission and board
Sponsor / origin: Oliver G. Gilbert III
What it does
Introduce changes redirecting the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust from a Black-specific mission toward lower-income and economically distressed residents.
Context
The proposal also removes the majority-African-American board requirement, resets trustee terms and broadens reporting mandates.
Sources: Official record 261706 | Supporting packet
25 Item 4B
South Dade History Center changes
Sponsor / origin: Kionne L. McGhee
What it does
Introduce an ordinance removing "Black" from the South Dade Black History Center's name and related board and fund names.
Context
It also broadens the board's mission, qualifications and duties from Black history to South Miami-Dade communities generally.
Sources: Official record 261711 | Supporting packet
26 Item 4C
Sponsorship of state and municipal namings
Sponsor / origin: Natalie Milian Orbis
What it does
Introduce a requirement that County approvals of state or municipal property and road namings have the local district commissioner's sponsorship.
Context
The proposal extends existing County-property rules and clarifies the Commission Auditor's background-research duties.
Sources: Official record 261769 | Supporting packet
27 Item 4D
PortMiami borrowing program
Sponsor / origin: Mayor / Office of Management and Budget
What it does
Introduce a replacement for PortMiami's expired commercial-paper program, increasing permitted short-term debt outstanding from $200 million to $400 million.
Context
Up to $500 million in refunding bonds would refinance those notes as capital projects move from temporary to longer-term financing.
Sources: Official record 261750 | Supporting packet
28 Item 4E
Downtown Doral district expansion
Sponsor / origin: Juan Carlos Bermudez
What it does
Introduce an 18.82-acre expansion of Downtown Doral's Community Development District to cover 135 additional homes.
Context
The expansion brings new properties into the district's infrastructure-financing system, with approximately $4.506 million in associated infrastructure costs.
Sources: Official record 261741 | Supporting packet
29 Item 4F
Epmore district expansion
Sponsor / origin: Mayor / Regulatory and Economic Resources
What it does
Introduce a 39.75-acre expansion of Epmore's Community Development District, adding 185 homes for a projected total of 300.
Context
Added properties would help finance approximately $13.905 million in infrastructure through district assessments.
Sources: Official record 261745 | Supporting packet
30 Item 4G
Upland Park streetlighting district
Sponsor / origin: Mayor / Regulatory and Economic Resources
What it does
Introduce an assessment district and FPL agreement for 18 LED streetlights serving Upland Park's proposed 578 apartments.
Context
The district creates a mechanism for ongoing lighting costs; the memorandum identifies the County as the sole owner and developer.
Sources: Official record 261742 | Supporting packet
31 Item 4H
Sandero Landing maintenance district
Sponsor / origin: Mayor / Regulatory and Economic Resources
What it does
Introduce a dormant maintenance district as a fallback if Sandero Landing's homeowners' association or development district fails to maintain common infrastructure.
Context
Homestead could activate services and assess benefited properties after the planned transfer of responsibility.
Sources: Official record 261746 | Supporting packet
32 Item 4I
Tregor North streetlighting district
Sponsor / origin: Mayor / Regulatory and Economic Resources
What it does
Introduce a district to provide six LED streetlights for 15 planned homes.
Context
The developer would fund the first year, with future owners paying annual frontage-based assessments for ongoing service.
Sources: Official record 261748 | Supporting packet
33 Item 4J
Boat-tour amplified sound proposal
Sponsor / origin: Vicki L. Lopez
What it does
The withdrawn proposal would restrict amplified boat-tour commentary, allow personal headsets and expand County noise enforcement within municipalities unless they adopt their own rules and formally opt out.
Context
The agenda marks the item withdrawn, so its listing does not establish a new enforceable restriction.
Sources: Official record 261288 | Supporting packet
34 Item 4K
Workforce-housing notice and appeals
Sponsor / origin: Natalie Milian Orbis
What it does
Introduce advance notice to nearby owners and the district commissioner before administrative workforce-housing approvals, including density bonuses.
Context
It adds a 500-foot notice area, a 15-day advance-notice period and an express 15-day appeal period after online approval posting.
Sources: Official record 261795 | Supporting packet
35 Item 4L
SW 288 Street and Krome land use
Sponsor / origin: 288 Street, LLC (private applicant)
What it does
Introduce a private application to redesignate 10.15 acres from Estate Density Residential to Business and Office and add a restrictive covenant to the comprehensive plan.
Context
First reading advances the request toward a later hearing, rather than approving construction.
Sources: Official record 261801 | Supporting packet
36 Item 4M
Seaquarium planning district
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado; County Parks application
What it does
Introduce a comprehensive-plan amendment creating a Seaquarium Activity Area Special District for approximately 36.51 acres.
Context
The County Parks application establishes a new planning framework for the waterfront site; it does not itself approve redevelopment or a lease.
Sources: Official record 261798 | Supporting packet
37 Item 4N
Billboard replacement variances
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Introduce a narrow administrative variance process for billboard applicants affected by annexation-era permit disputes and later competing signs.
Context
The proposal allows qualifying replacement signs under state height and spacing standards and is linked to the Road.Space settlement in 11A7.
Sources: Official record 260972 | Supporting packet
38 Item 5A
Coach Richard Stuart Boulevard
Sponsor / origin: Juan Carlos Bermudez
What it does
Add the honorary name Coach Richard Stuart Boulevard to part of SW 127th Avenue.
Context
The designation recognizes more than four decades of service at Belen Jesuit, including 34 years as head football coach, and requires special approval for honoring a living person.
Sources: Official record 261765 | Supporting packet
39 Item 5B
South Miami redevelopment plan
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Approve the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency's plan and interlocal framework for a 30-year redevelopment program.
Context
Together with 5G, it governs how future property-tax growth funds qualifying redevelopment projects, transit, streets and infrastructure.
Sources: Official record 261671 | Supporting packet
40 Item 5C
SW 63 Avenue duplex subdivision
Sponsor / origin: Regulatory and Economic Resources; applicant 6301 SW 27th Street, LLC
What it does
Approve a waiver of plat creating two parcels for two duplexes near SW 63 Avenue and SW 27 Street.
Context
The subdivision must connect to public water and use specified onsite sewage systems while remaining subject to existing zoning requirements.
Sources: Official record 260443 | Supporting packet
41 Item 5D
Reto West townhouse plat
Sponsor / origin: Regulatory and Economic Resources; applicant TPG EHC E (LEN) MULTI STATE 1, LLC
What it does
Approve a plat for 106 townhouses under existing RU-3M zoning and accept dedicated streets and rights-of-way.
Context
The subdivision must connect to public water and sewer; the item implements subdivision requirements rather than changing the site's zoning.
Sources: Official record 261737 | Supporting packet
42 Item 5E
SW 42 Terrace brownfield designation
Sponsor / origin: Regulatory and Economic Resources; applicant AF R. Estate, LLC
What it does
Hold the second required hearing on designating 3.19 acres at 7248 SW 42 Terrace as a brownfield area.
Context
Documented contamination and proposed industrial redevelopment underpin the request, which enables rehabilitation-program eligibility and potential state incentives rather than approving a final cleanup plan.
Sources: Official record 261579 | Supporting packet
43 Item 5F
Entertainment district minimum acreage
Sponsor / origin: Oliver G. Gilbert III
What it does
Reduce the minimum site size for the Retail Entertainment District Planned Area Development District from 50 to 30 gross acres.
Context
The sponsor cites scarcity of suitable large sites; the amendment broadens eligibility without rezoning a particular property or approving a venue.
Sources: Official record 261580 | Supporting packet
44 Item 5G
South Miami redevelopment trust fund
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Create the fund receiving South Miami redevelopment tax increments and establish annual City and County contributions from property-tax growth above a frozen base.
Context
Companion item 5B governs refunds and project exceptions that shape the County's net commitment.
Sources: Official record 261649 | Supporting packet
45 Item 5H
County septic permitting authority
Sponsor / origin: Anthony Rodriguez; co-sponsors Vicki L. Lopez and Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Adopt state statutory provisions needed for County administration of delegated septic permitting and inspections.
Context
The ordinance implements the legal framework for the FDEP delegation agreement approved October 6, shifting duties currently handled locally by the state Department of Health.
Sources: Official record 261728 | Supporting packet
46 Item 5I
Procurement code consolidation
Sponsor / origin: Anthony Rodriguez
What it does
Consolidate procurement law into a new Code chapter and master implementing order.
Context
Beyond reorganizing existing rules, the proposal changes single-responsive-proposer evaluation and professional-services scoring, adds action deadlines and vendor reviews, and requires an electronic protest portal.
Sources: Official record 261735 | Supporting packet
47 Item 6B1
Stormwater plan discussion
Sponsor / origin: Micky Steinberg
What it does
Provide a forum for commissioners and staff to discuss the County's stormwater plan and possible follow-up work.
Context
The discussion item identifies no specific contract, appropriation or regulatory change for approval.
Sources: Official record 261807
48 Item 7A
Long-term overnight anchoring restrictions
Sponsor / origin: Vicki L. Lopez; co-sponsor Sen. René García
What it does
Consider limits on repeated overnight anchoring, with the sponsor requesting deferral until January 2027.
Context
The proposal targets vessels anchoring during the specified nighttime window on more than 30 days in six months; the requested postponement remained pending at the research cutoff.
Sources: Official record 261278 | Supporting packet
49 Item 7B
SW 47 Avenue right-of-way changes
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Reduce the specified SW 47 Avenue right-of-way standard from 80 to 50 feet; the substitute also exempts specified SW 86 Street properties from an interior-street rule.
Context
BCC consideration is conditional on committee forwarding; the changes concern development standards rather than road construction.
Sources: Official record 261721 | Supporting packet
50 Item 8J1
PortMiami Berth 10 interim agreement
Sponsor / origin: PortMiami (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Approve an $18.22 million interim agreement with Fincantieri Infrastructure Florida and waive competitive bidding to advance Berth 10 design and early work.
Context
The berth supports the MSC terminal complex; full construction would require a separate comprehensive agreement.
Sources: Official record 261787 | Supporting packet
51 Item 8N1
SW 183 Avenue corner dedication
Sponsor / origin: Danielle Cohen Higgins
What it does
Accept a corner property interest at SW 183 Avenue and SW 295 Street from Perez Aguila Investment LLC.
Context
The dedication satisfies the County's rounded-corner requirement for development, rather than authorizing a separate road-widening project.
Sources: Official record 261733 | Supporting packet
52 Item 8N2
Emergency streetlight contract
Sponsor / origin: Transportation and Public Works (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Ratify the existing $29.41 million, two-year emergency contract with Horsepower Electric after the prior contractor's termination.
Context
It maintains and repairs the streetlight system while the County prepares a long-term competitive replacement.
Sources: Official record 260941 | Supporting packet
53 Item 8O1
North District wastewater pump station
Sponsor / origin: Water and Sewer (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Ratify an already executed $184.27 million construction contract for facilities serving five municipal injection wells.
Context
The project supports the transition away from normal ocean-outfall wastewater disposal and carries an estimated $4 million in annual operating and maintenance costs.
Sources: Official record 261751 | Supporting packet
54 Item 8O2
Red Road water-main change order
Sponsor / origin: Water and Sewer (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Ratify a $2 million increase and 106-day extension for Lanzo Construction's water-main project, bringing the contract to approximately $31.40 million.
Context
The main is operating, pavement work remains, and staff document a substantial construction small-business participation shortfall.
Sources: Official record 261754 | Supporting packet
55 Item 10A1
Golden Lakes housing bonds
Sponsor / origin: Housing Finance Authority (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Approve up to $61 million in Housing Finance Authority financing to acquire and rehabilitate approximately 424 Golden Lakes rental units.
Context
This federal tax-law approval facilitates private financing; repayment rests with the borrower rather than a County debt guarantee.
Sources: Official record 261709 | Supporting packet
56 Item 10A2
Magnolia Point housing bonds
Sponsor / origin: Housing Finance Authority (no commissioner sponsor listed)
What it does
Approve up to $70 million in Housing Finance Authority financing for approximately 409 new Magnolia Point rental homes.
Context
The proposal supports housing for low-, moderate-or middle-income households through borrower-repaid conduit debt, rather than a County cash grant.
Sources: Official record 261710 | Supporting packet
57 Item 11A1
Inspector General reappointment
Sponsor / origin: Oliver G. Gilbert III
What it does
Reappoint Felix Jimenez as Inspector General under a contract ending November 2, 2028.
Context
The term runs from November 2024 and includes holdover service, so the proposal does not grant four additional years beginning in October 2026.
Sources: Official record 261730 | Supporting packet
58 Item 11A2
Federal small-business hotline support
Sponsor / origin: Juan Carlos Bermudez
What it does
Urge Congress to enact the DUMP Red Tape Act or similar legislation preserving the SBA Office of Advocacy's Red Tape Hotline.
Context
The resolution seeks a statutory basis for an existing federal service that receives small-business regulatory complaints.
Sources: Official record 261708 | Supporting packet
59 Item 11A3
Miami Realtors Way
Sponsor / origin: Natalie Milian Orbis
What it does
Approve and urge Miami Springs to add the honorary name Miami Realtors Way to part of Oakwood Drive.
Context
The recognition honors the Miami Association of Realtors, with municipal action still needed to implement the designation.
Sources: Official record 261715 | Supporting packet
60 Item 11A4
Metro Grande lease extension
Sponsor / origin: Natalie Milian Orbis
What it does
Extend the Metro Grande ground lease from 75 to 99 years, subject to federal transit approval.
Context
The developer seeks the longer term to pursue a property-tax exemption and close financing for the project's second housing phase.
Sources: Official record 261805 | Supporting packet
61 Item 11A5
West Flagler housing negotiations
Sponsor / origin: Anthony Rodriguez
What it does
Authorize expedited negotiations for 800 rental homes and 800 County parking spaces on public land.
Context
A proposed 99-year lease offers in-kind benefits instead of monetary ground rent; the item waives specified reviews and outreach requirements but requires final Board approval of the lease.
Sources: Official record 261810 | Supporting packet
62 Item 11A6
2027 state legislative platform
Sponsor / origin: Anthony Rodriguez
What it does
Approve the County's advocacy positions and funding requests for the 2027 Florida legislative session.
Context
The package covers housing, infrastructure, environment and other priorities while waiving the usual separate ten-priority list; it authorizes advocacy rather than appropriating project funds.
Sources: Official record 261809 | Supporting packet
63 Item 11A7
Road.Space billboard settlement
Sponsor / origin: Raquel A. Regalado
What it does
Approve settlement of two Road.Space Media lawsuits through mutual releases and linked billboard zoning relief, with no stated cash damages.
Context
Implementation depends on the companion ordinance in 4N becoming effective in an acceptable form before the lawsuits are dismissed.
Sources: Official record 260973 | Supporting packet
64 Item 15B1
Future ordinance hearing dates
Sponsor / origin: Clerk of the Board
What it does
Set public-hearing dates for ordinances introduced on October 20.
Context
The item is the scheduling step between first reading and later substantive consideration; the preliminary agenda indicates that proposed dates would be supplied separately.
Sources: Official record 261523
65 Item 15B2
Advisory-board training compliance
Sponsor / origin: Clerk of the Board
What it does
Receive a roster of 264 advisory-board members without completed mandatory sexual-harassment-prevention training as of September 30.
Context
The report enables compliance follow-up by appointing entities; it reports incomplete training rather than findings of harassment.
Sources: Official record 261576 | Supporting packet
66 Item 15B3
Prior meeting minutes
Sponsor / origin: Clerk of the Board
What it does
Approve summary minutes from seven earlier regular, special and land-use Board meetings.
Context
Approval authenticates the written record of those proceedings rather than reconsidering the underlying policy decisions.
Sources: Official record 261753
67 Item 15B4
2027 meeting calendar
Sponsor / origin: Clerk of the Board
What it does
Approve the proposed 2027 schedule for Commission meetings, committee weeks, land-use sessions, transportation bodies and budget hearings.
Context
The calendar supports advance planning, with some carryover meetings conditional and certain transportation-committee times tentative.
Sources: Official record 261528 | Supporting packet
68 Item 15C1
Environmental Quality Control Board appointment
Sponsor / origin: Mayor recommendation / Clerk of the Board
What it does
Appoint FIU ecologist Christopher Baraloto to the Environmental Quality Control Board's environmental-science seat.
Context
His appointment would bring membership to six of seven seats on the body hearing environmental variances, compliance extensions and appeals.
Sources: Official record 261755 | Supporting packet