What happened
Statura summaryThe biggest move was the County’s approval of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA budget, a $280,997,692 package that keeps the redevelopment machine funded for FY 2025-26 and locks in the interlocal money flow between the County and City. That is not just bookkeeping. It preserves the CRA’s spending authority at a very large scale, which means the real fight is over how that redevelopment cash gets deployed, not whether it exists. The other consequential action was the directive to start a CDMP amendment process on text changes that could facilitate urban land uses outside the Urban Development Boundary. That is the policy signal to watch: it does not change land use today, but it opens the door for a future zoning and planning push that will be fought by the usual UDB defenders and welcomed by anyone trying to unlock developable land. On the regulatory side, the County moved to rewrite fee schedules in Regulatory and Economic Resources and Environmental Resources Management to comply with HB 803 and HB 399, which strips out percentage based fee structures and resets the cost burden for permit applicants. The Opa Locka CRA budget amendments were also approved, the debris removal MOU template was advanced for municipal opt in, and the landline cleanup directive, the fare collection rebid withdrawal, and the charity list update were all administrative or ceremonial 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
- Approving the Fiscal Year 2025 2026 Budget for the Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency and AreaForwarded
Advanced a $280,997,692 CRA budget that keeps the redevelopment funding stream in place for FY 2025 26 and preserves the County City interlocal spending framework.
- Directing the County Mayor to File a CDMP Amendment Application on Text Amendments Affecting Urban Land Uses Outside the Urban Development BoundaryForwarded
Started the process for a future Comprehensive Development Master Plan change that could make it easier to place urban land uses outside the UDB.
- Amending Implementing Orders 4 42, 4 63, and 4 111 to Modify Regulatory FeesForwarded
Reworked County regulatory fee schedules to comply with HB 803 and HB 399, including eliminating percentage based fee structures that affect permit and regulatory costs.
- Approving the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 2024 and Fiscal Year 2024 2025 Budgets for the Opa Locka Community Redevelopment Agency and AreaAmended
Ratified amended Opa Locka CRA budgets totaling $7,013,081 and $7,392,025, keeping the redevelopment accounts aligned with the revised fiscal plan.
- Approving a Standard Memorandum of Understanding for Debris Removal, Staging and Reduction, Long Range Hauling, and Monitoring ServicesForwarded
Created a standard opt in MOU so municipalities outside the current solid waste service area can use the County's competitively procured debris services.
- Directing the County Mayor to Eliminate Obsolete Telephone Lines and Related EquipmentForwarded
Ordered staff to phase out unnecessary County funded landlines and dispose of surplus equipment, a small but real operating cost cleanup.
- Rejecting All Proposals for Fare Collection Application RFP EVN0001148Withdrawn
Scrapped the fare collection software procurement after objections exposed ambiguities in the RFP, forcing a revised solicitation.
- Amending the Employee Contribution Charitable Organization List to Add Friends of the Miami Dade Public Library and Parks Foundation of Miami DadeAmended
Expanded the County employee payroll contribution list to include two additional nonprofits, changing where employees can direct donations.
Agenda items
9 items on the agenda, 8 with recorded outcomes.
- Resolutionpending$281MForwarded 4–0RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $280,997,692.00 FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREASponsors: Office of Management and Budget · Moved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Resolutionpending$7.4MAMENDED 4–0RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AND AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGETS FOR THE OPA-LOCKA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE OPA-LOCKA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA TOTALING $7,013,081.00 AND $7,392,025.00, RESPECTIVELYSponsors: Office of Management and Budget · Moved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- ResolutionpendingForwarded 4–0RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO ELIMINATE OBSOLETE TELEPHONE LINES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT; TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO PHASE OUT COUNTY-FUNDED LANDLINE SERVICES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONALLY NECESSARY; TO IDENTIFY AND SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF UNUSED OR SURPLUS DESK TELEPHONES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT; AND TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE SAMEMoved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- ResolutionpendingForwarded 4–0RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO FILE, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN TO ADDRESS THE USE OF TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT MAY FACILITATE URBAN LAND USES ON PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARYSponsors: UDB · Moved by: Roberto J. Gonzalez · Seconded: Danielle Cohen Higgins
- ResolutionwithdrawnWithdrawnRESOLUTION REJECTING ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. EVN0001148, FARE COLLECTION APPLICATION, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKSSponsors: Strategic Procurement
- ResolutionpendingForwarded 4–0RESOLUTION RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING ORDER NOS. 4-42, 4-63, AND 4-111; AMENDING SAID IMPLEMENTING ORDERS TO MODIFY CERTAIN FEES ASSOCIATED WITH REGULATORY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN STATE LAWSponsors: Regulatory and Economic Resources · Moved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- ResolutionpendingAMENDED 4–0RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. R-1026-23, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. R-635-24, TO ADD FRIENDS OF THE MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY, INC., AND PARKS FOUNDATION OF MIAMI-DADE, INC., TO THE LIST OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONMoved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- ResolutionpendingForwarded 4–0RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A STANDARD FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PROVISION OF DEBRIS REMOVAL, STAGING AND REDUCTION, LONG-RANGE HAULING, AND MONITORING SERVICESSponsors: Solid Waste Management Department · Moved by: Danielle Cohen Higgins · Seconded: Roberto J. Gonzalez
- 6AReportpendingOutcome not recordedAPPROVAL OF THE CLERK�S SUMMARY OF MINUTES FOR THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT COMMITTEE MEETING(S) [AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD DEPARTMENT]: � FEBRUARY 4, 2026 � MARCH 11, 2026Sponsors: Clerk of the Board
Attendance
- Present:
- Danielle Cohen Higgins, Roberto J. Gonzalez, Vicki L. Lopez, Natalie Milian Orbis
- Excused:
- Sen. Rene Garcia