The Miami-Dade Appropriations Committee met on February 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM in Commission Chambers. The meeting included a discussion on fiscal strategies for Community-Based Organization (CBO) funding, a public hearing on the Bond Committee ordinance, consideration of CRA budgets, and a deferred ordinance to create a CBO Trust Fund. Key decisions included deferring the CBO Trust Fund ordinance and forwarding several budget resolutions to the full Board of County Commissioners (BCC).
Mr. Clerk, if you could please call the roll. Sure thing. Good morning. Commissioner Gonzalez. Commissioner Milian Orbis. Commissioner Steinberg. Vice Chairwoman Gwen Heems. Chairwoman Regalado. Present. Every members present. We have a quorum. Wonderful. And with that, we'll start the appropriations committee. Commissioner Steinberg do the prayer. Perfect. Perfect. And then we'll do the pledge. One nation undergoing individual liberty and justice for all. All right, everyone. So, Mr. Attorney. I do not see any cards. Okay. So the So we're gonna open the reasonable opportunity for the public to be heard. We don't have any cards, so if there's anyone that wants to speak, um please come on down and state your name and address for the record. Yeah, we did we did have a yeah, we did have a public hearing um already on one of the items, and there hasn't been a change to 2A. But there's not a lot of people here, so if you want to speak on that, go ahead. Just let's not get going. Hello, good morning. My name is Thema Campbell, and I'm here on behalf of the um trust legislation. Can you hear me? Yes, we can, but we need your name and address for the record before you begin. We could before we start. Yes, address. Uh 1600 Northwest Third Avenue, Overtown. Miami Dade County 64 Safety Net Community Based organizations collectively serve tens of thousands of residents every year across every zip code and every commission district. Our services reach seniors aging alone, people with disabilities, individuals experiencing homelessness, young families struggling to make ends meet, children in crisis, survivors of trauma and abuse, low-income residents requiring mental health and legal services support, Holocaust survivors, immigrants, and residents facing and surviving trauma and crisis. Our doors are open in many cases, 24-7, 365 days per year through storms and other severe weather events. These organizations are often the first call, the first call, and the last line of defense for people who have nowhere else to turn. The work provided is frontline and care that keeps people alive, housed, fit, safety, and with dignity and a chance to survive and thrive. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Good morning, Beatrice Gonzalez, 217 Northwest 15th Street, Overtown, 33136. First of all, I'd like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners for its leadership and for restoring the full 25.6 million dollars fiscal year 2526 funding for Miami Dade safety net of community-based organizations. This investment sends a clear message that the county recognizes the essential role that we play in our decades and sometimes centuries long relationships in protecting the health, safety, and dignity of our most frail and vulnerable residents at the time of their greatest needs. We also urge that you each make a public commitment that should future budget challenges arise, funding for community-based organizations, the backbone of Miami Dade's human services system, be treated as a last resort for reductions. Together, we can ensure that Miami Dade remains a community where no one is left without support when they need it most. Thank you so much.