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Miami-Dade Housing Committee Meeting – June 10, 2025

BCC Committee Meetings — Tuesday, June 10, 2025

BodyMiami Dade County, Florida

SessionBCC Committee Meetings

DateTuesday, June 10, 2025

StatusFILED

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0:28

Led by Commissioner Higgins, do you mind?

0:30

No, I don't mind at all.

0:32

Awesome.

0:33

If we would all rise um for just a bit of reflection and prayer.

0:38

Um, dear Heavenly Father, we ask you to blast this commission, this government, our entire county, particularly as we work to make the lives of our residents better.

0:52

We ask you for your blessings and your grace and to guide us in our decision making.

0:56

Amen.

0:57

Beautiful.

0:58

And Commissioner Regalado, would you lead us in the pledge?

1:02

To the flag of the United States of America.

1:19

Awesome.

1:20

So county attorney, do we have any uh speaker cards?

1:26

Can we open reasonable opportunity to be heard?

1:29

It's the appropriate time.

1:31

Yes.

1:32

Okay, so let's go ahead and open that.

1:33

Do we have any speaker cards?

1:35

Two.

1:45

And if there's anybody who hasn't filled out a card that wishes to speak, right now would be a really good time to fill out that card.

2:05

Okay.

2:19

Committee members, Commissioner Regalado, nice to see you.

2:24

Commissioner McGee, nice to see you.

2:26

My name is Sharon Fraser Stevens, 163.

2:29

I mean 6324, Northeast, first place, Miami, Florida.

2:35

I'm up here speaking about reasonable opportunity and about housing.

2:41

This is a housing committee.

2:42

I was sitting down there since 1230 because I brought a senior citizen with me.

2:46

So you see you hear me out of breath because I have COPD and asthma and I have SAC in my back.

2:52

So I was trying to get here in time so I can get the agenda and speak.

2:56

But I'm speaking on.

3:50

And all the housing that's up and down 36th Street from 7th Avenue all the way down to 30.

3:56

None of them is on that list.

3:59

But seeing how none of them, we don't see.

4:01

They're giving us something back from 2009, 08, 06.

4:05

We need the updated list because I cannot advocate for these disabled seniors and some of these disabled people because we don't have the up-to-date list.

4:14

The last list I had was 2009.

4:17

So I went through that list while I was home.

4:19

So please, can you instruct the new director of housing to give us a real copy of the real list in real time?

4:27

Thank you, Chairman, and God bless you.

4:31

Aline Higgins for Mayor City of Miami.

4:33

I'm sorry.

4:39

Yeah, so please don't leave.

4:41

And I think once we're done with a reasonable opportunity to be heard, I think that we can maybe uh put together a motion to make sure that we have that information.

4:51

I don't have any other speaker cards.

4:53

Do we have speaker cards?

4:55

They're gonna fill them out now.

4:56

They're gonna fill them out after that.

4:59

Go ahead, ma'am.

5:00

If you could please state your name and your address for the record.

5:02

My name is Paula Darrow, 2422, Northwest 12th Avenue.

5:08

Reasonable.

5:10

My focus is this housing again.

5:13

Because the people who live in public housing, the income are highly limited.

5:20

And so they have many sites that they they are destroying.

5:27

And site 291 is where I reside.

5:30

I've been there for years.

5:33

And so I want to know what's the time limit on that site.

5:38

And so I'm asking, could you be so kind and give me that in black and white?

5:45

I want to thank all of you guys for the work that you're doing to help the community.

5:52

It means a lot to me.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

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Summary of Proceedings

Miami-Dade Housing Committee Meeting – June 10, 2025

The Miami-Dade Housing Committee met on June 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM (local time) in Commission Chambers. The meeting included a public hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025 Action Plan, consideration of several resolutions, and a deferral request. The committee voted to approve most items and directed the administration to provide an updated public housing list to a resident.

Public Comments & Testimony

Sharon Fraser Stevens (resident) requested an up-to-date list of public housing units, noting the last list she had was from 2009. She advocated for disabled seniors and asked the new housing director to provide a current list.
Paula Darrow (resident) asked about the timeline for redevelopment at Site 291, where she lives, and requested the information in writing.
Representative Roy Hardman (Model City Advisory Board Chair, Liberty City Democratic Club) spoke during the public hearing on Item 1G1. He opposed the Consolidated Plan, stating that it failed to address the needs of Black communities in urban areas like Liberty City and Brownville. He noted the closure of over 3,000 public housing units in Liberty City and criticized the use of FIU for community assessments. He urged the committee not to approve the plan without community input.

Discussion Items

Deferral of Items 3B and 3C: The administration requested deferral of resolutions for the rejection of proposals for the redevelopment of Palmetto Gardens and Opa-Locka Elderly developments (Item 3B) and the Annie Coleman 16 development (Item 3C) to the July committee meeting, to align with other items from the same developer. Commissioner Higgins expressed concern about delays but supported the deferral on the condition the items return in July and are scheduled for full commission approval before the summer break. The committee voted 4-0 to defer.
Request for Updated Housing List: Commissioner Gonzalez directed the Housing Director to provide Sharon Fraser Stevens with an updated public housing list within 48 hours. The director agreed.
Item 2A (FPL Easement): Commissioner Higgins noted that these one-off easement approvals for utilities on affordable housing properties would be replaced by a comprehensive item in July granting authority for non-exclusive easements. The committee then voted to approve Item 2A and Item 3A (Older Adults Home Modification Grant) together.
Public Hearing – Item 1G1 (Consolidated Plan and Action Plan): After the public hearing, the committee approved the resolution for the FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, FY 2025 Action Plan, and related amendments. The vote was 4-0.

Key Outcomes

Items 3B and 3C deferred to the July Housing Committee meeting, with a commitment to bring them to the full Board of County Commissioners in July before the recess.
Item 2A (FPL easement for Jose Marti Villas Phase One) approved 4-0.
Item 3A (Older Adults Home Modification Grant) approved 4-0.
Item 1G1 (Consolidated Plan and Action Plan) approved 4-0 after a public hearing.
The Housing Director committed to providing an updated public housing list to Ms. Fraser within 48 hours.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned after all business was concluded.

Meeting Transcript

Led by Commissioner Higgins, do you mind? No, I don't mind at all. Awesome. If we would all rise um for just a bit of reflection and prayer. Um, dear Heavenly Father, we ask you to blast this commission, this government, our entire county, particularly as we work to make the lives of our residents better. We ask you for your blessings and your grace and to guide us in our decision making. Amen. Beautiful. And Commissioner Regalado, would you lead us in the pledge? To the flag of the United States of America. Awesome. So county attorney, do we have any uh speaker cards? Can we open reasonable opportunity to be heard? It's the appropriate time. Yes. Okay, so let's go ahead and open that. Do we have any speaker cards? Two. And if there's anybody who hasn't filled out a card that wishes to speak, right now would be a really good time to fill out that card. Okay. Committee members, Commissioner Regalado, nice to see you. Commissioner McGee, nice to see you. My name is Sharon Fraser Stevens, 163. I mean 6324, Northeast, first place, Miami, Florida. I'm up here speaking about reasonable opportunity and about housing. This is a housing committee. I was sitting down there since 1230 because I brought a senior citizen with me. So you see you hear me out of breath because I have COPD and asthma and I have SAC in my back. So I was trying to get here in time so I can get the agenda and speak. But I'm speaking on. And all the housing that's up and down 36th Street from 7th Avenue all the way down to 30. None of them is on that list. But seeing how none of them, we don't see. They're giving us something back from 2009, 08, 06. We need the updated list because I cannot advocate for these disabled seniors and some of these disabled people because we don't have the up-to-date list. The last list I had was 2009. So I went through that list while I was home. So please, can you instruct the new director of housing to give us a real copy of the real list in real time? Thank you, Chairman, and God bless you. Aline Higgins for Mayor City of Miami. I'm sorry. Yeah, so please don't leave. And I think once we're done with a reasonable opportunity to be heard, I think that we can maybe uh put together a motion to make sure that we have that information. I don't have any other speaker cards. Do we have speaker cards? They're gonna fill them out now. They're gonna fill them out after that. Go ahead, ma'am. If you could please state your name and your address for the record. My name is Paula Darrow, 2422, Northwest 12th Avenue.

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