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The single biggest action Tuesday was the Board's approval of the FY 2026 Action Plan, locking in roughly $22.6 million in federal HUD funds (CDBG, HOME, and ESG) for distribution across low- and moderate-income Miami-Dade communities. That number includes $1.6 million in Commission District Funds, meaning individual commissioners steered specific allocations to their districts, which is the real power play buried inside a routine HUD compliance vote. Once approved, those allocations are binding and the county can draw down from HUD, so the nonprofits and developers on the receiving end now have their funding certainty for the fiscal year. The Board also amended a resolution governing five District 9 properties previously conveyed to Building Better Communities of South Florida, allowing the nonprofit to transfer those parcels to its LLC affiliate, Javon Gardens. That structural shift matters: county deed restrictions travel with the land, but moving assets into an LLC changes the financing and liability architecture for the development, and the amendment status signals the Board did not rubber-stamp the original terms. Separately, a second amendment to the grant agreement with 1109 NW 2nd Ave LLC was on the table, proposing to increase a county grant from $8.6 million to nearly $13 million, a $4.36 million addition, though that item remained pending with no recorded outcome. Two surplus-property conveyances to Habitat for Humanity and Elite Equity Development, and an 18-month construction extension for Housing Programs Inc., also stayed pending. The AMI methodology study directive and the data-sharing amendment with the Property Appraiser are informational or administrative housekeeping.

AI-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

1. FY 2026 Action Plan: $22.6 Million in HUD Funds (CDBG, HOME, ESG)

   Approved

   Locks in the full federal HUD allocation for the fiscal year, including $1.6 million in commissioner-directed district funds, giving nonprofit and developer grantees binding funding authority to begin drawdowns.

2. Amended Deeds to Building Better Communities / Javon Gardens LLC for Five District 9 Properties

   AMENDED

   Allows transfer of five county-conveyed properties from a nonprofit to its LLC affiliate, shifting the development's financing and liability structure while keeping county deed restrictions in place.

3. Second Amendment to Grant Agreement with 1109 NW 2nd Ave LLC: Increase from $8.6M to $12.96M

   Pending

   Proposes an additional $4.36 million in county grant funds to the same developer, with no recorded Board action yet, meaning the increase is unresolved and the item will return.

4. Surplus Conveyance of County Properties to Habitat for Humanity and Elite Equity Development for $10

   Pending

   Would transfer county-owned land at nominal cost for affordable housing development under Section 125.379, Florida Statutes, but no action was taken and the conveyance is not yet authorized.

5. HUD Demolition Application for 147 Units at Arthur Mays Villas Public Housing

   Pending

   Seeks authorization to submit a federal demolition application after a physical needs assessment found rehabilitation costs of $35.7 million exceed HUD thresholds, which would permanently remove 147 public housing units from the county's inventory pending HUD approval.

6. 18-Month Construction Extension for Housing Programs Inc. on Three Infill Properties

   Pending

   Would extend the deadline for certificate-of-occupancy completion to February 2028 on three county-owned infill sites, delaying the point at which the county can verify covenant compliance and recapture rights.

7. SHIP Homebuyer Education and Counseling Funding: Up to $750,000 to Four Nonprofits

   Pending

   Proposes state SHIP fund awards to four nonprofits providing pre-purchase counseling countywide, with no Board action recorded, leaving the awards unconfirmed for FY 2025-26.

8. AMI Methodology Assessment Directive to County Mayor

   Pending

   Directs the Mayor to produce a written report on how HUD calculates Area Median Income for Miami-Dade and whether alternative methodologies exist, a study directive that changes no current affordability thresholds.

9. Surplus Conveyance of 560 Square Feet to City of Miami for NW 7th Avenue Right-of-Way

   Pending

   Would convey a small county parcel to the City of Miami for $10 to satisfy a right-of-way dedication requirement tied to the Claude Pepper affordable housing development, a prerequisite the project cannot close without.

10. Amended Data-Sharing Agreement with the Property Appraiser's Office

    Pending

    Revises a memorandum of agreement governing data exchange between the Housing and Community Development Department and the Property Appraiser, an administrative update with no direct programmatic change recorded.

Agenda items

11 items on the agenda, 2 with recorded outcomes.

1. Resolutionpassed$12.7MAPPROVED
   RESOLUTION APPROVING, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 ACTION PLAN FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS CONSISTING OF $12,657,029.00 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDES $1,645,410.00 OF COMMISSION DISTRICT FUNDS (CDF), $4,722,449.45 IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) PROGRAM FUNDS, $1,096,830.00 IN EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS, $1,278,185.36 OF CDBG PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS, AND $1,671,077.57 OF HOME PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS; APPROVING SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 2013-2017 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AS EXTENDED THROUGH 2019, THE FY 2020-2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, THE FY 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND THE CORRESPONDING FY 2013 THROUGH FY 2025 ACTION PLANS IN ORDER TO RECAPTURE AND REALLOCATE $1,174,556.59 OF CDBG FUNDS, $694.09 OF ESG FUNDS, $2,211.55 OF CDBG-CV FUNDS, AND $3,984.46 OF ESG-CV FUNDS; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO: (1) SUBMIT SAID ACTION PLAN, ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE FY 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; (2) ADMINISTRATIVELY RECAPTURE CDBG, HOME, AND ESG FUNDS FROM STALLED ACTIVITIES OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COMPLETE AND HAVE REMAINING UNUSED BALANCES; (3) ADMINISTRATIVELY ALLOCATE $579,990.00 OF CDBG FUNDS, INCLUDING CDF, TO PUBLIC SERVICE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES LATER IN THE 2026 PROGRAM YEAR; (4) EXECUTE CONDITIONAL LOAN COMMITMENTS, STANDARD SHELL CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND AMENDMENTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND SHIFT FUNDS AND FUNDING SOURCES AWARDED TO A PROJECT TO ANY NEW AFFILIATED ENTITIES CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT A PROJECT; (5) UPON A DETERMINATION THAT SUCH ACTIONS ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTY, SUBORDINATE AND/OR MODIFY THE TERMS OF CONTRACTS, AMENDMENTS AND LOAN DOCUMENTS SO LONG AS SUCH MODIFICATIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY AND ARE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; AND (6) EXERCISE TERMINATION, WAIVER, ACCELERATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN SAID AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS
   Sponsors: Housing and Community Development
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2. ResolutionpendingAMENDED
   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE AMENDED AND RESTATED COUNTY DEEDS TO BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION (“BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES”); AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED COUNTY PROPERTIES BY BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES TO ITS AFFILIATE, JAVON GARDENS LLC; AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF ONE TWO-YEAR EXTENSION TO OBTAIN THE FINAL CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL UNITS THAT ARE TO BE RENTED TO VERY LOW- LOW- OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAME AND TO EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS SET FORTH THEREIN
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3. Resolutionpending$13MOutcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION APPROVING OF AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND 1109 NW 2ND AVE LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“COMPANY”), WHICH SUCH AMENDMENT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT FROM $8,600,000.00 TO $12,957,876.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE COMPANY’S ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES IN THE OVERTOWN AREA WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, INCLUDING CANCELLATION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT PROVISIONS; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO ALLOCATE AND DISBURSE TO THE COMPANY THE ADDITIONAL $4,357,876.00 FROM THE FUNDS RECEIVED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-860-13 FOR PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE OVERTOWN AREA
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4. Resolutionpending$2MOutcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A DEMOLITION APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR A PORTION OF THE ARTHUR MAYS VILLAS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITE CONSISTING OF 147 UNITS LOCATED WITHIN A SINGLE SITE BOUNDED BY SW 214TH STREET TO THE NORTH, SW 113TH AVENUE TO THE EAST, SW 216TH STREET TO THE SOUTH, AND SW 114TH COURT TO THE WEST; AUTHORIZING THE DEMOLITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY HUD; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO COMPETITIVELY SELECT AND AWARD A DEMOLITION CONTRACT THROUGH THE MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (“MCC”) 7360 PLAN OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,000,000.00, WITHOUT FURTHER BOARD APPROVAL, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, INCLUDING TERMINATION PROVISIONS; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, RELEASES FROM DECLARATIONS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY HUD, AND EXERCISE AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, CANCELLATION, AND TERMINATION CLAUSES CONTAINED THEREIN
   Sponsors: Housing and Community Development
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5. Resolutionpending$750KOutcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $750,000.00 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND COUNSELING REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA); AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO AWARD FUNDS TO THE APPLICANTS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL LETTERS OF COMMITMENT, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO THE PROPOSED SHIP FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND TO SHIFT FUNDS AND FUNDING SOURCES AWARDED TO AN ACTIVITY TO ANY NEW AFFILIATED ENTITIES CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT A PROJECT, AND EXERCISE THE TERMINATION, WAIVER, ACCELERATION, OR OTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN
   Sponsors: Housing and Community Development
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6. Resolutionpending$26,124Outcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO ALLOCATE AND DISBURSE A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,124.00 TO OVERTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, FROM THE FUNDS RECEIVED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-860-13 FOR PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE OVERTOWN AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1119 NW 3RD AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SUCH ENTITY, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS, INCLUDING CANCELLATION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN
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7. Resolutionpending$10Outcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTIES AS SURPLUS, AND REVISING THE INVENTORY LIST OF REAL PROPERTIES, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, TO INCLUDE SUCH PROPERTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES; AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES, OF SUCH PROPERTIES, TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND ELITE EQUITY DEVELOPMENT, INC., A FLORIDA FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, AT A PRICE OF $10.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING SUCH PROPERTIES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE SOLD TO VERY LOW-, LOW-, OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.379, FLORIDA STATUTES; DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PERFORM DUE DILIGENCE AND TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTIES; AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE COUNTY DEEDS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUCH COUNTY DEEDS, TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE RECORDED COUNTY DEEDS AND THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS REQUIRED THEREIN TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND TO ENSURE PLACEMENT OF APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-407-19 REQUIRING FOUR WEEKS ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO BOARD CONSIDERATION; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-376-11, REQUIRING PROVISION OF CERTAIN BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTIES; AND WAIVING IMPLEMENTING ORDER NO. 8-4 REGARDING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR SALE, LEASE AND CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY REAL PROPERTY
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8. Resolutionpending$10Outcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION DECLARING AS SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NW 7TH AVENUE/US-441 AND NW 18TH TERRACE AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NW 8TH AVENUE AND NW 18TH STREET TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.38, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE II, SECTION 54-58 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR $10.00, FOR THE PURPOSE OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION RELATED TO THE CLAUDE PEPPER TOWER PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON OR VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE A COUNTY DEED FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAME AND EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS SET FORTH THEREIN
   Sponsors: Housing and Community Development
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9. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN INSTRUMENT GRANTING AN 18-MONTH EXTENSION FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, TO OBTAIN FINAL CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR HOMES TO BE BUILT ON CERTAIN PROPERTY, AND TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO EFFECTUATE SAME
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10. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSING THE METHODOLOGY UTILIZED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO CALCULATE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE METHODS
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11. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. R-38-26, TO APPROVE THE TERMS OF AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A REVISED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT PROVISIONS
    Sponsors: Housing and Community Development
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Attendance

Present:

Juan Carlos Bermudez, Kionne L. McGhee, Raquel A. Regalado, Vicki L. Lopez, Marleine Bastien