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Miami-Dade County

Board of County Commissioners

May 19, 2026

What happened

Statura summary

The biggest real move was the $300 million revolving line of credit for the Public Health Trust, approved to give Jackson working capital and secured by pledged Trust revenues. That is the meeting’s clearest money decision: the county is backstopping the hospital system’s cash flow, and the cost is not just interest and issuance expenses but the leverage that comes with pledging future revenues. For business readers, that is the item that changes the county’s financial posture, not the ceremonial noise around it. The other consequential actions were mostly land and infrastructure: the board amended a long-term lease for 92.95 acres at 20000 NW 47 Avenue to keep a mixed-use affordable housing and warehouse project moving, ratified emergency work at the Alexander Orr Water Treatment Plant, and ratified a pavement restoration contract tied to the Water and Sewer consent decree program. It also created or advanced several special taxing districts and preliminary assessment rolls, which is the county’s way of shifting long-term maintenance costs onto the properties inside those boundaries. The board also sent a school tax renewal question to voters, approved a Little Haiti TOD planning grant, and directed staff to coordinate on Ocean Drive pedestrianization. The ceremonial resolutions and informational reports were just that: theater and paperwork.

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. Revolving line of credit for the Public Health Trust
    Adopted

    Approved a $300 million revolving credit line secured by Public Health Trust revenues to provide working capital for Jackson Health System and cover its cash flow needs.

  2. Fourth amendment to Landmark QOZB lease and development agreement
    Amended

    Reworked the long-term lease for about 92.95 acres at 20000 NW 47 Avenue to keep a mixed-use affordable housing and warehouse project on track under the county lease structure.

  3. Ratify emergency work at Alexander Orr Water Treatment Plant
    Adopted

    Ratified a $268,298 emergency contract to Industrial Divers Corp. to restore flow to Contact Basin 4 after calcium buildup disrupted the plant.

  4. Ratify pavement restoration contract under Water and Sewer acceleration program
    Adopted

    Ratified the mayor's award of a three-year, up to $6,563,835 pavement restoration contract to H and R Paving, tying road restoration to the county's water and sewer capital program.

  5. Sandero Landing Community Development District
    Adopted

    Created a new CDD for D.R. Horton so the development can finance and manage infrastructure through a special-purpose district that shifts future costs onto the district.

  6. Surplus county property conveyance for affordable housing
    Forwarded

    Declared county-owned properties surplus and moved forward a $10 conveyance to private developers for very low, low, or moderate income housing, clearing the way for the property transfer.

  7. Call countywide election for School Board tax renewal
    Adopted

    Placed the School Board's millage renewal question on the November 3, 2026 countywide ballot, sending the tax decision to voters instead of the board.

  8. Ocean Drive pedestrianization directive
    Adopted

    Directed staff to coordinate with FDOT and Miami Beach on future pedestrianization of Ocean Drive and to expedite the related traffic study, which starts the process rather than finishing it.

  9. Little Haiti Commuter Rail Station TOD planning grant
    Adopted

    Ratified acceptance of a $1,250,000 FTA grant for transit oriented development planning around the Little Haiti Commuter Rail Station with no county match required.