Miami-Dade Aviation and Seaport Committee Meeting – February 2, 2026
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Miami-Dade Aviation and Seaport Committee Meeting – February 2, 2026
The Miami-Dade Aviation and Seaport Committee held its first meeting of the new committee structure on February 2, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Commission Chambers. Chairwoman Danielle Cohen Higgins presided. The meeting included invocation, pledge, and a brief agenda with several items. Item 3A was deferred to no date certain, and all other items were approved unanimously (4-0).
Consent Calendar
- Item 3B: Resolution rejecting sole bid and awarding non-competitive contract for pavement repairs to General Asphalt Co, LLC for $45,304,855.69. Forwarded to BCC with favorable recommendation (4-0).
- Item 3C: Resolution awarding construction contract for Cruise Terminal J seawall repairs to Quality Construction Performance, Inc. for $12,743,000.00. Forwarded to BCC (4-0).
- Item 3D: Resolution awarding contract for telecommunications and network management services to Norstan Communications, Inc. for $138,302,535.00 (10-year term). Forwarded to BCC (4-0).
- Item 3E: Resolution ratifying Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to telecommunications contract with Norstan Communications for $1,133,637.00. Forwarded to BCC (4-0).
- Item 6A: Approval of Clerk's Summary of Minutes for Port and Resiliency Committee meeting of November 13, 2025. Approved (4-0).
- Item 6B: Approval of Clerk's Summary of Minutes for Airport Committee meeting of December 10, 2025. Approved (4-0).
- Item 7A: Report – Aviation Capital Program Report for January 2026. Received (4-0).
- Item 7B: Report – Aviation Capital Program Report for February 2026. Received (4-0).
Key Outcomes
- Item 3A (Foundry Meek VI lease amendment) was deferred to no date certain upon motion by Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III, seconded by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, carried 4-0.
- All other agenda items were approved without discussion or objection, and the meeting was adjourned.
Note: There were no public comments or testimony.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon, everyone. Please take your seats. We are starting our committee hearing. Please take your seats. Please close the doors. Commissioner Gilbert, please lead us in prayer, followed by Commissioner Milian Orbis, leading us off with the Pledge of Allegiance. Please pipe down with the conversations. There we go. I have a mittens, yes. Um bow your head. God, our father, thank you for the stay. Thank you for giving us enough opportunity to just borrow a little bit of your sunshine, a little bit of your oxygen in our lungs, and to make your will present on this earth. Order our steps, our words, our thoughts. Make us wise. Amen. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our very first aviation and seaport committee. We have new committee assignments and new changes. I want to thank our chairman for entrusting myself and this committee. Um with joining also the airport and our port Miami. I think it makes a lot of logical sense, and I look forward to working with everyone under our new uh committee structure. At this time, we will open the reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard. This is your opportunity to address the body. To my colleagues, are there any bifurcations, comments, or discussions on any of our agenda items before us on this committee? I think that I am uh I think we're deferring an item of mine to no date certain. Yes, yes, Commissioner. Uh Madam Chair. Um there are no changes to your agenda today. Uh, but Commissioner Gilbert would like to have item 3a deferred to no date certain. Good morning. If the record can reflect that Commissioner Gonzalez is present and joining us. And Commissioner Gilbert, I have no objection. I'm happy to move 3A for deferral. If it'll entertain a second, a deferral on 3A, second by Commissioner Milian Orbis. All in favor of deferring 3A signify by saying aye. Anyone wish to be recorded? No. And just to be clear, is that to no date certain? Commissioner Gilbert. 3A is deferred to no date certain. I'll entertain a motion to set the agenda. It's been moved. It's been second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Anyone wish to be recorded? No. Our agenda is set. Commissioner Gonzalez, as you were walking in, I was asking whether anyone wanted to bifurcate or discuss any of our items on this morning's very first airport and Port Miami Commission agenda. And welcome. Thank you, Madam Chair. No bifurcations.
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