Meeting

The real action on this agenda was structural, not ceremonial: Homestead lined up a cluster of land use, housing, and infrastructure framework items that would change how growth gets approved and paid for. The biggest single move on paper is the FVPP, LLC request to amend the Future Land Use Map for about 0.75 acres from Medium Residential Use to Light Commercial Use. That is small in acreage but important in precedent, because it converts residential entitlement into commercial entitlement and signals where the city is willing to trade housing capacity for business use. Right behind it, the city teed up two affordable housing governance items, one to create an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and another to establish a Local Affordable Housing Assistance Trust Fund, which means housing policy is being formalized through standing bodies and dedicated funding channels rather than handled ad hoc. The other consequential bucket was how the city wants future growth to pay for itself. The proposed Parks and Roadway Trust Fund is the clearest sign of that. It creates a named mechanism for park and roadway money, which usually means future development and capital planning get tied more tightly to dedicated infrastructure funding instead of general budgeting. The code enforcement rewrite also matters more than it looks, because changing Chapter 7 across multiple articles is an operating rules change, not a one off cleanup. The rest was mostly implementation: public art for Homestead Commerce Park, a bond referendum process item, a playground replacement bid, post design services for the admin offices building, radio battery replacement, and routine consent items including ARPA ratification, police vehicles, disaster recovery consulting, and claim settlements.

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. FVPP, LLC Future Land Use Map amendment from MRU to Light Commercial Use

   Pending

   Would redesignate an approximately 0.75 acre parcel from Medium Residential Use to Light Commercial Use, shifting that site from housing oriented entitlement to commercial use and setting a small but meaningful land use precedent.

2. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

   Pending

   Would add a new committee to the city code, giving affordable housing policy a permanent advisory structure that can shape recommendations before projects and funding decisions reach council.

3. Local Affordable Housing Assistance Trust Fund

   Pending

   Would establish a dedicated affordable housing trust fund, separating housing assistance money into a defined mechanism instead of leaving it inside general city budgeting.

4. Parks and Roadway Trust Fund

   Pending

   Would create a new finance division for parks and roadway funding, a sign that the city wants a dedicated channel for growth related infrastructure costs.

5. Chapter 7 code enforcement amendment

   Pending

   Would amend Articles I, II and III of Chapter 7 and change terminology within the code, which is an operational rewrite of enforcement rules rather than a narrow housekeeping edit.

6. Guidelines for educational qualifications and professional development

   Pending

   Would set educational and professional requirements for department directors and assistant directors, tightening hiring and retention standards for senior city management.

7. General obligation bond referendum process

   Pending

   Would direct staff to initiate the process for placing a general obligation bond referendum on the upcoming municipal election ballot, moving a borrowing question toward voters rather than approving debt outright.

8. Homestead Commerce Park public art installation

   Pending

   Would grant the requested public art installation for Homestead Commerce Park, clearing one of the project level compliance steps tied to that development.

Agenda items

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

1. 4407OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   City of Homestead Municipal Code Amendment - Chapter 7 Code Enforcement TAB 9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED "CODE ENFORCEMENT," BY AMENDING ARTICLES I, II AND III OF THE CODE, CHANGING THE TERM "CODE ENFORCEMENT" TO "CODE COMPLIANCE, CLARIFYING THE CITY'S CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND COURTESY NOTICES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR
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2. 4460Legislative MatterspendingOutcome not recorded
   Solid Waste Franchise Ordinance TAB 8
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3. 4468ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   PH2024-49 Homestead Commerce Park, LLC. Public Art Installation TAB 13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, GRANTING INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC ART, REQUESTED BY BERKOWITZ DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC., AS PART OF THE HOMESTEAD COMMERCE PARK, LOCATED SOUTH OF SE 8TH STREET, NORTH OF ALEX MUXO JR. BOULEVARD, WEST OF PARK OF COMMERCE BOULEVARD, AND EAST OF SW 152ND AVENUE, AS LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A;" AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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4. 4484Consent AgendapendingOutcome not recorded
   CIP#2529 Unmarked Police Vehicle TAB 4
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5. 4489OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   PH2024-51 FVPP, LLC. FLUM Amendment from MRU to Light Commercial Use (LCU) TAB 7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION, AS REQUESTED BY FVPP, LLC., OF AN APPROXIMATELY 0.75 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND FROM MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL USE (MRU) TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL USE (LCU) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1351 NORTH KROME AVENUE, AS IDENTIFIED BY MIAMI DADE COUNTY FOLIO NO. 10-7907-022-0130 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A;" PROVIDING FOR CONFLIC
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6. 4493Consent AgendapendingOutcome not recorded
   RFP# 202427-Disaster Recovery Management Consulting Services TAB 3
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7. 4498Consent AgendapendingOutcome not recorded
   Ratification of ARPA Projects Over Manager Threshold TAB 2
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8. 4511OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   Parks and Roadway Trust Fund TAB 12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CREATING DIVISION 6 "PARKS AND ROADWAY TRUST FUND" OF ARTICLE IX "FINANCE" OF CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CITY CODE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR A DEDICATED FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY PARKS AN ROADWAYS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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9. 4512Consent AgendapendingOutcome not recorded
   Settlement of all Claims made by Manuel Torres Ramirez and Violeta E. Labderas Oruna TAB 6
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10. 4513OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
    Establishing Guidelines for Educational Qualifications and Professional Development TAB 10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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11. 4514ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Placement of a General Obligation Bond Referendum on the Upcoming Municipal Election Ballot TAB 14 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO TAKE THE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF ISSUING A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY PARKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING REQUESTING THAT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION TO RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CITY'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION ON
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12. 4515Consent AgendapendingOutcome not recorded
    Settlement of all Claims made by Diego Chay Chay TAB 5
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13. 4518ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    License Agreement for Youth Arts in the Park Program TAB 17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA; APPROVING REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA AND THE ARTS FOR MIAMI/ LEARNING, INC; FOR THE USE OF THE WILLIAM F. BILL DICKINSON COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE YOUTH ARTS IN THE PARKS PROGRAM: AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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14. 4519ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    ITB# 202507 Ernestine Jackson Seymour Park Playground Replacement TAB 16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD INVITATION TO BID, ITB# 202507 FOR ERNESTINE JACKSON SEYMOUR PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, LANIER PLANS INC. D/B/A KORKAT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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15. 4523ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Establishing the Local Affordable Housing Assistance Trust Fund &
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16. 4528ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Post Design Services During Construction - Admin Offices Building TAB 18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING PROPOSAL AND APPROVING A WORK AUTHORIZATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND BERMELLO, AJAMIL & PARTNERS, PURSUANT TO RFQ# 201502, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, FOR BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR CITY'S CODE COMPLIANCE BUILDING; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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17. 4534OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
    Ordinance to establish the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee TAB 11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS" TO INCLUDE DIVISION 12, TITLED "AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE", PURSUANT TO SECTION 420.9076, FLORIDA STATUTES; CODIFYING THE COMMITTEE'S FUNCTIONS, POWERS, DUTIES, COMPOSITION, APPOINTMENT QUALIFICATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP; PROVIDING FOR OFFICERS, MEETINGS, QUORUM, LEGAL SUPP
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18. 4537ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Radio Infrastructure Battery Replacement TAB 19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF UNINTERUPTED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES; EXEMPTING THE PURCHASE FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-411.1(a)(5) OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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