Meeting

The only citywide policy item with real downstream effect was the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee incentives report. Council was asked to approve the AHAC recommendations report and authorize sending it to the State of Florida. That is not a shovel in the ground, but it is the formal step that puts Homestead's affordable housing incentive package on the record and frames what developers, landlords, and employers should expect the city to prioritize next in housing policy. The only concrete development action on the agenda was Kingston 328, LLC's three part land use package: site plan, tentative plat, and a special exception for a gas station within a neighborhood services retail center with two freestanding buildings. Read together, those items are the real entitlement stack. If they move, the applicant gets not just a retail concept but a subdivided four tract layout and the special exception needed for the fuel use, which is usually the most sensitive piece because it fixes the tenant mix and traffic profile early. The trolley item matters less today than later. Adopting final route alignments and stop locations and transmitting them to Miami Dade County is a routing decision, not service on the street, but it tells property owners and retailers where the city wants future transit visibility. Everything else here was either procedural or informational in effect.

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

Key decisions

1. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Incentives Review and Recommendations Report

   Pending

   Would approve the AHAC report and send it to the State of Florida, formally positioning the city's affordable housing incentive recommendations for state review and future local policy follow through.

2. Site Plan Approval for Kingston 328, LLC

   Pending

   Would grant site plan approval for a neighborhood services retail center with two freestanding buildings, moving the project from concept toward buildable form.

3. Tentative Plat Approval for Kingston 328, LLC

   Pending

   Would subdivide the property into four tracts, which is the land division step that lets the retail center be structured and developed as separate pieces.

4. Special Exception Approval for Kingston 328, LLC

   Pending

   Would allow a gas station use within the retail center, locking in the most consequential use approval in the Kingston 328 package because it shapes traffic and tenanting.

5. Adoption of Final Trolley Route Alignments and Stop Locations

   Pending

   Would approve final trolley routes and stop locations and transmit the recommendations to Miami Dade County, setting the city's preferred transit map before county level follow through.

Agenda items

7 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. 4824ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   PH2025-20 Site Plan Approval for Kingston 328, LLC TAB 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, GRANTING SITE PLAN APPROVAL, AS REQUESTED BY KINGSTON 328, LLC., FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL CENTER INCLUDING TWO (2) FREESTANDING BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND 3,859 SQUARE FEET OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL OR RESTAURANT USES, A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL BUILDING, AND A GAS STATION CONSISTING OF A 4,853 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENC
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2. 4825ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   PH2025-21 Tentative Plat Approval for Kingston 328, LLC TAB 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, GRANTING TENTATIVE PLAT APPROVAL, AS REQUESTED BY KINGSTON 328, LLC., FOR THE SUBDIVISON OF THE PROPERTY INTO FOUR (4) TRACTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL CENTER INCLUDING TWO (2) FREESTANDING BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND 3,859 SQUARE FEET OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL OR RESTAURANT USES, A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL BUILDI
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3. 4826ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   PH2025-22 Special Exception Approval for Kingston 328, LLC TAB 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, AS REQUESTED BY KINGSTON 328, LLC., TO PERMIT A GAS STATION USE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL CENTER INCLUDING TWO (2) FREESTANDING BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND 3,859 SQUARE FEET OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL OR RESTAURANT USES, A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RETAIL BUILDING, AND A GAS STATION CON
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4. 4866ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Incentives Review and Recommendations Report TAB 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AHAC) REPORT; AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL OF THE REPORT TO THE FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION (FHFC); PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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5. 4867ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Adoption of Final Trolley Route Alignments and Stop Locations ADDENDUM 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FINAL TROLLEY ROUTE ALIGNMENTS AND STOP LOCATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE TRANSMISSION OF THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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6. 4872ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Prohibiting Election-Period Use of Council Discretionary Funds by Incumbent Candidates TAB 1 Special Call Meeting Page 1 of 2 December 17, 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY PROHIBITING THE EXPENDITURE OF COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS BY AN INCUMBENT OFFICEHOLDER WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN ELECTION DAY AND THE DATE UPON WHICH NEWLY ELECTED OR RE-ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SWORN INTO OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR
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7. 4873ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Resolution Implementing City Charter Section 3.03(b) TAB 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A POLICY CLARIFYING COUNCIL COMMUNICATION WITH CITY EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 3.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER; AFFIRMING THE AUTHORTY OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO INQUIRE, ENGAGE AND SEEK INFORMATION FROM CITY STAFF IN GOOD FAITH AND FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES; CLARIFYING THE DUTY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE PERTINENT AND PRUDENT INFORMATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING F
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