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Miami-Dade County

Board of County Commissioners

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

What happened

Statura summary

Broward County’s April 28 commission agenda was heavy on setting up future policy fights rather than taking final action. The biggest business-facing moves were procedural: the board queued multiple May public hearings on Broward County Land Use Plan amendments, including one for May 26 and others for May 12, and separately advanced a County Attorney review of code changes needed after the 2026 legislative session. Commissioners also teed up an ordinance draft on County Business Enterprise reserve solicitations, a notable procurement-policy item for firms competing on county work. On transportation and capital operations, the agenda included a contract for 54 standard cutaway and minibus chassis transit vehicles, continuing roadway and traffic engineering consultant services, and an FDOT cybersecurity grant for transit systems. Land use and real estate items were a steady undercurrent. The board considered releasing a 1982 restrictive covenant tied to the Shell at I-95 plat, amending long-standing covenants for the Inverrary Golf Course property, and taking up a Hollywood request for commission review of a Planning Council land-use interpretation for 1301 S. Ocean Drive. It also moved a proposed lease for Tax Collector operations in District 8 and a first public hearing on amending a lease with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an 11,585-square-foot building. Other action included a proposed five-year hearing-officer agreement, a small-business sign grant pilot for underserved commercial corridors, and the usual proclamations and board appointments. The most politically significant regular-agenda items were the proposed November 2026 referendum for a five-year 0.25% health care sales surtax and the companion Broward County Health Care Plan laying out initial uses of the proceeds if voters approve it. Also on the ballot track: a School Board referendum item and a charter amendment proposal allowing alternative methods for approving county ordinances. Several items explicitly return soon: watch the land-use public hearings on May 12 and May 26, the second Fish and Wildlife lease hearing on May 12, and ALS transfer certificate hearings scheduled for June 9.

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. Publish notice for a May 26 public hearing on a proposed Broward County Land Use Plan amendment
    Pending

    Would formally set a May 26, 2026 public hearing to consider a Broward County Land Use Plan amendment, putting a land-use change on the board’s near-term calendar.

  2. Publish notice for a May 26 public hearing on a District 8 resolution
    Pending

    Would schedule a May 26, 2026 public hearing for a District 8 resolution, advancing a location-specific item to formal board review.

  3. Award contract to Nations Bus Corporation for 54 transit vehicles
    Pending

    Would let Broward purchase 54 standard cutaway and minibus chassis transit vehicles through a Florida Department of Transportation contract vehicle.

  4. Direct County Attorney to draft 2026 state-session conforming ordinances or resolutions
    Pending

    Would start county code and administrative-code updates needed in response to the 2026 Florida legislative session.

  5. Draft ordinance on County Business Enterprise reserve solicitations
    Pending

    Would have the County Attorney prepare an ordinance revising Chapter 1 procurement rules governing solicitations that use CBE reserves.

  6. Review of Planning Council land-use interpretation for 1301 S. Ocean Drive
    Pending

    Would bring the City of Hollywood’s challenge to a Broward County Land Use Plan interpretation for 1301 S. Ocean Drive before the commission for direction.

  7. Lease with Cypress West, LLC for Tax Collector office operations
    Pending

    Would approve a lease for Tax Collector operations and occupancy in Commission District 8.

  8. Health care surtax referendum for November 3, 2026
    Pending

    Would place a proposed 0.25% sales surtax for five years on the November 3, 2026 ballot for voter approval.

  9. Broward County Health Care Plan for proposed surtax proceeds
    Pending

    Would establish the initial uses and allocation framework for proceeds from the proposed five-year 0.25% health care surtax if voters approve it.

  10. Small business Sign Grant Pilot Program
    Pending

    Would direct the County Administrator to implement a sign-grant pilot aimed at underserved commercial corridors, creating a new small-business assistance program.