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Pinecrest

Meeting

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

What happened

Statura summary

The real action on this agenda was transportation buildout, not ceremony. Pinecrest lined up the pieces for two separate shared use path efforts by moving the Kendall Drive path into construction with a bid award to Parsa Corporation and pairing it with construction engineering and inspection services through Metric Engineering, while also authorizing Kimley Horn for the Ludlam Road right of way and shared use path design. Read together, that is the Village shifting from talking about bike and pedestrian connectivity to assembling the contractor, inspector, and designer stack needed to deliver it. The other binding items were smaller but still consequential in who benefits. The interlocal agreement with Miami Dade County for on demand transit services keeps Pinecrest tied into a county run mobility mechanism rather than building its own standalone service, which matters most to riders and destinations that depend on short local trips. The ordinance to convey about 6,085 square feet of dedicated right of way along SW 128th Street and SW 57th Avenue to Armando and Silvia Diaz is a land disposition, and those are worth watching because they permanently move public right of way into private hands. Council also had a determination of need to amend the Comprehensive Development Master Plan, which is procedural but important because it authorizes transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce and signals that a land use policy change is being formally advanced. Sidewalk flag replacement, a community center food and beverage concession negotiation, the 2025 strategic plan, minutes, proclamations, plant of the month, Buster, and routine reports were the rest of it.

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. Kendall Drive Shared Use Path construction bid to Parsa Corporation
    Pending

    Awards the construction contract for the Kendall Drive shared use path, moving that corridor improvement from planning into actual buildout.

  2. Kendall Shared Use Path CEI services contract with Metric Engineering, Inc.
    Pending

    Authorizes construction engineering and inspection services for the Kendall shared use path, which is the oversight mechanism that lets the Village manage and verify the work once construction starts.

  3. Agreement with Kimley Horn for the Ludlam Road ROW and SUP design project
    Pending

    Authorizes design work for Ludlam Road right of way and shared use path improvements, putting that corridor on the project pipeline before construction money is committed.

  4. Interlocal agreement with Miami Dade County for on demand transit services
    Pending

    Approves a county interlocal for on demand transit, keeping Pinecrest's local mobility service tied to a county delivery structure instead of a separate Village run model.

  5. Conveyance of approximately 6,085 square feet of dedicated right of way along SW 128th Street and SW 57th Avenue to Armando and Silvia Diaz
    Pending

    Would transfer a piece of dedicated public right of way to named private owners, a permanent land action that changes control of that frontage.

  6. Determination of need to amend the Village's Comprehensive Development Master Plan
    Pending

    Approves the finding needed to start a master plan amendment and authorizes transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce, which is the procedural gateway for a broader land use change.

  7. Sidewalk Flags Replacement 2nd Phase project bid to SC Contractors
    Pending

    Awards the second phase of sidewalk flag replacement, a basic but visible infrastructure maintenance item that affects pedestrian conditions and contractor activity.

  8. Negotiation with HZIP, LLC. for the Pinecrest Community Center food and beverage concession
    Pending

    Authorizes the Village Manager to negotiate a concession agreement, giving HZIP a path to secure an operating position at the community center before final contract terms come back.