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Miami-Dade Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee Meeting - October 14, 2025

BCC Committee Meetings — Tuesday, October 14, 2025
BodyMiami Dade County, Florida
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DateTuesday, October 14, 2025
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0:23

Steinberg, Vice Chairwoman Higgins.

0:28

And Chairman Gilbert.

0:29

Five members present, we have a quorum.

1:19

All right, Mr.

1:20

Turnees.

1:22

Reasonable opportunity to be heard.

1:24

Let's do it.

1:24

Reasonable opportunity to be heard.

1:26

If you uh want to address the committee on an attempt, please uh turn your card.

1:32

Come to the podium, give me your name, your address, and you'll have to this microphone is going in and out.

1:41

So what Mr.

1:47

Chair, you can use my microphone.

1:50

Well, I I'm just curious about what's how we yeah.

1:54

Scratchy.

1:55

All right.

1:56

Anyone coming up?

1:57

No one coming up, reasonable opportunity beers now.

1:59

Oh, yes.

2:04

It's the system.

2:06

It might be the system.

2:08

Mine's working fine.

2:08

If you want to move over here.

2:12

First of all, uh divine jest is if Raquel's regular micro mic her mic isn't working fine.

2:18

We don't need to give her her mic should stay broke.

2:22

But okay.

2:28

Mr.

2:28

Attorney, I mean Mr.

2:29

Chair, the matters um for consideration today are those on your official printed agenda.

2:34

Um changes memo.

2:36

Uh motion to set the agenda is now in order.

2:39

Second.

2:40

It's been moved by Cohen Higgins, seconded by Steinberg, all those favorite by saying aye.

2:46

Those opposed show the agenda set.

2:48

Where are we?

2:50

Let's go through it.

2:51

Um, we'll get we is Commissioner Bastion joining us.

2:59

He's not um yeah.

3:08

Ms.

3:08

Mr.

3:09

Chair, I'll I'll move all the items with the exception of that one, because I presume we want to have a short discussion on that.

3:14

Second, yes.

3:15

I I will only say um on the record um for 3B.

3:19

Um the staff is going to be going out to South Miami, so I'll only say that on the record for South Miami, but happy to move it.

3:26

So we'll together.

3:28

Everything's moved and seconded.

3:30

All those in favor, sign by saying aye.

3:31

Aye.

3:32

Those opposed?

3:33

So all the items adopted and reported favorably from this committee except for 2A and now on to A.

3:42

Um, I I don't know what the pledge of the committee is.

3:45

I I reviewed this and talked to staff about it.

3:47

Some of these don't really jive with me.

3:50

I don't they don't make sense to me, but um Regulato, you're recognized.

3:54

Thank you.

3:55

Um and and I want to thank staff for for putting the information together.

3:59

I know that some of you got it, but we're still missing information from uh North Miami Beach, so we we we could use the time to do that.

4:08

Um with the waiv of this rezo, which I which I brought is like I said when we passed it unanimously.

4:17

The last thing you want to do is give someone that has affordable housing a septic tank.

4:22

Uh, because it's really expensive and it's very complicated.

4:25

And a lot of these, some of these properties can be connected, uh, which they obviously they should, but um there's also a large part of them that could be connected in the next like eight to nine months.

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Summary of Proceedings

Miami-Dade Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee Meeting - October 14, 2025

The Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee met on October 14, 2025, at 11:00 AM in the Commission Chambers. The committee considered several items, including a resolution on affordable housing and sewer access, interlocal agreements, and contract awards. All items were addressed with votes and recommendations.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public came forward during the reasonable opportunity to be heard.

Discussion Items

  • Item 2A (Resolution 252042): Prime Sponsor Commissioner Marleine Bastien proposed a resolution to waive a moratorium on the conveyance of county-owned property without sanitary sewer access for certain affordable housing properties. Commissioner Regalado raised concerns about the necessity of connecting these properties to sewers, noting that septic tanks are expensive and complicated. She requested additional time for the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (Durham) to perform a feasible distance analysis and for the Water and Sewer Department (WASD) to obtain information from North Miami Beach regarding connectivity. She recommended that if properties can connect, they should, and that permitting could be tied to a tie-down period. The item was deferred to the next committee meeting by a vote of 5-0.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 2A: Deferred to the next committee meeting (5-0).
  • Item 3A (Resolution 251783): Interlocal agreement with Town of Cutler Bay for stormwater bond payments – forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) with a favorable recommendation (5-0).
  • Item 3B (Original): Resolution on solid waste management interlocal agreement – withdrawn.
  • Item 3B Substitute (Resolution 251786): Same subject as 3B – forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation (5-0).
  • Item 3C (Resolution 251899): Contract for transmission force main replacement, total amount $10,838,698.44 – forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation (5-0).
  • Item 3D (Resolution 251905): Change order increasing contract for sanitary sewer rehabilitation by $1,000,000 (total $5,000,000) – forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation (5-0).
  • Item 6A (Report 252004): Approval of Clerk’s summary of minutes for July 7, 2025 meeting – approved (5-0).
  • The meeting was adjourned after all items were addressed.

Meeting Transcript

Steinberg, Vice Chairwoman Higgins. And Chairman Gilbert. Five members present, we have a quorum. All right, Mr. Turnees. Reasonable opportunity to be heard. Let's do it. Reasonable opportunity to be heard. If you uh want to address the committee on an attempt, please uh turn your card. Come to the podium, give me your name, your address, and you'll have to this microphone is going in and out. So what Mr. Chair, you can use my microphone. Well, I I'm just curious about what's how we yeah. Scratchy. All right. Anyone coming up? No one coming up, reasonable opportunity beers now. Oh, yes. It's the system. It might be the system. Mine's working fine. If you want to move over here. First of all, uh divine jest is if Raquel's regular micro mic her mic isn't working fine. We don't need to give her her mic should stay broke. But okay. Mr. Attorney, I mean Mr. Chair, the matters um for consideration today are those on your official printed agenda. Um changes memo. Uh motion to set the agenda is now in order. Second. It's been moved by Cohen Higgins, seconded by Steinberg, all those favorite by saying aye. Those opposed show the agenda set. Where are we? Let's go through it. Um, we'll get we is Commissioner Bastion joining us. He's not um yeah. Ms. Mr. Chair, I'll I'll move all the items with the exception of that one, because I presume we want to have a short discussion on that. Second, yes. I I will only say um on the record um for 3B. Um the staff is going to be going out to South Miami, so I'll only say that on the record for South Miami, but happy to move it. So we'll together. Everything's moved and seconded. All those in favor, sign by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed? So all the items adopted and reported favorably from this committee except for 2A and now on to A. Um, I I don't know what the pledge of the committee is.

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