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Miami-Dade Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee Minutes
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
10:30:00 AM
Sen. Ren� Garc�a (13), Chairman; Micky Steinberg (4), Vice Chairwoman; Commissioners Marleine Bastien (2), Kionne L. McGhee (9), and Raquel A. Regalado (7)
Disclaimer Minutes Definitions    

Members Present: Marleine Bastien; Raquel A. Regalado; Micky Steinberg
Members Absent: None
Members Late: Kionne L. McGhee
Members Excused: Sen. Rene Garcia
Members Absent County Business: None

         
1 MINUTES PREPARED BY:  
  REPORT: Zorana Milton, Commission Reporter
305-375-3570
 
1A INVOCATION AS PROVIDED IN RULE 5.05 (H)  
1B ROLL CALL  
1C PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
1D REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD AS PROVIDED IN RULE 6.06  
1E SPECIAL PRESENTATION(S)  
1F DISCUSSION ITEM(S)  
1F1  
  261234 Discussion Item      
  DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING THE PROPOSED FY 2026-27 BUDGET PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: � DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS � DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT � MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT � MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM � PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACES DEPARTMENT Presented
1G PUBLIC HEARING(S)  
1G1  
  260878 Ordinance     Vicki L. Lopez
Sen. Rene Garcia
       
  ORDINANCE RELATING TO BOATS AND WATERWAYS IN THE INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS; CREATING SECTION 7-40.1 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; ADOPTING OVERNIGHT ANCHORING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PENALTY AND OTHER REMEDIES; AMENDING SECTION 8CC-10 OF THE CODE; UPDATING SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE Withdrawn
  REPORT: See Agenda Item 1G1 Substitute; Legislative File No. 261278.  
  5/14/2026 Requires Municipal Notification by the Board of County Commissioners  
  6/2/2026 Adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners  
  6/2/2026 Tentatively scheduled for a public hearing by the Board of County Commissioners  
  6/12/2026 Municipalities notified of public hearing by the Board of County Commissioners  
1G1 Supplement  
  261296 Supplement      
  FISCAL IMPACT AND SOCIAL EQUITY STATEMENT TO ORDINANCE RELATING TO BOATS AND WATERWAYS IN THE INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS; CREATING SECTION 7-40.1 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; ADOPTING OVERNIGHT ANCHORING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PENALTY AND OTHER REMEDIES; AMENDING SECTION 8CC-10 OF THE CODE; UPDATING SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE Forwarded to BCC
1G1 Substitute  
  261278 Ordinance     Vicki L. Lopez        
  ORDINANCE RELATING TO BOATS AND WATERWAYS IN THE INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS; CREATING SECTION 7-40.1 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; ADOPTING OVERNIGHT ANCHORING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PENALTY AND OTHER REMEDIES; AMENDING SECTION 8CC-10 OF THE CODE; UPDATING SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE [SEE ORIGINAL ITEM UNDER FILE NO. 260878] Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing
Mover: Kionne L. McGhee
Seconder: Marleine Bastien
Vote: 3 - 1
No: Regalado
Excused: Garc�a
  REPORT: Commissioner Regalado requested this item be placed on the October 21, 2026 BCC agenda.  
  7/9/2026 Requires Municipal Notification by the Board of County Commissioners  
  7/13/2026 Municipalities notified of substitute, alternate, or amended ordinance pursuant to Rule 5.06(f)(4) by the Board of County Commissioners  
2 COUNTY COMMISSION  
2A  
  261141 Resolution     Roberto J. Gonzalez        
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AGRICULTURE REPORT AND FILE AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN (CDMP) TO PROVIDE FOR OR ENCOURAGE, AS APPROPRIATE, GREATER ALLOWANCES INSIDE THE URBANIZED AREAS FOR HIGH-INTENSITY, CLOSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, SUCH AS VERTICAL FARMING Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
2B  
  261255 Resolution     Micky Steinberg
Natalie Milian Orbis
Raquel A. Regalado
Anthony Rodriguez
       
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO COORDINATE WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (�FDEP�) TO SEEK MODIFICATION OF FIELD PERMIT NO. 8042676-DA, RELATED TO MECHANICAL BEACH CLEANING, TO GRANT THE COUNTY DISCRETION TO SELECT ADDITIONAL SARGASSUM HOT SPOTS TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SAID PERMIT, AS NEEDED AND WHENEVER FEASIBLE, AND WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER APPROVALS BY FDEP Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
3 DEPARTMENT(S)  
3A  
  261115 Resolution     Sen. Rene Garcia        
  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING OF 22 GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $139,366.00 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM � FOURTH QUARTER FOR VARIOUS ENTITIES; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-130-06; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS, INCLUDING THE CANCELLATION PROVISIONS, CONTAINED THEREIN Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
3B  
  261154 Resolution     Sen. Rene Garcia        
  RESOLUTION APPROVING 19 GRANT AWARD AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA CULTURAL CONSORTIUM (�CONSORTIUM�), AND SOUTH FLORIDA ARTISTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM�S FY 2025-2026 GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT OF $285,000.00 FOR THE VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTISTS GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING $165,000.00 ON BEHALF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AS APPROVED IN THE FY 2025-2026 COUNTY BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS AND TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN; WAIVING RESOLUTION NO. R-130-06 Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
3C  
  261161 Resolution     Kionne L. McGhee        
  RESOLUTION ACCEPTING ''ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION TO PURCHASE'' APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LANDS PROGRAM SOUTH DADE WETLANDS PROJECT WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AS ASSIGNOR, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AS ASSIGNEE, AND TIMOTHY H. NOTO AND ELLEN C. NOTO, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF RACHEL M. NOTO, AS SELLER, FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF $3,500,000.00 TO BE FUNDED FROM BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUNDS, WHICH ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE ASSIGNMENT OF OPTION TO PURCHASE, TO EXERCISE ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, TO PERFORM ALL ACTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS TRANSACTION, AND TO ACCEPT CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY BY GENERAL WARRANTY DEED; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO RECORD SUCH DEED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS AND TO PROVIDE A RECORDED COPY TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD WITHIN A TIME CERTAIN, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO ATTACH AND STORE A RECORDED COPY OF SUCH INSTRUMENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-974-09 Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
3D  
  261095 Resolution     Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces
  RESOLUTION RATIFYING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-9 AND 2-10 OF THE CODE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENCY, FOR A ONE YEAR TERM AND ESTIMATED PAYMENT OF $216,320.00 FOR USE OF THE TRAIL GLADES RANGE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING PURPOSES; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND TO EXERCISE ALL RIGHTS CONTAINED THERE IN. DELEGATING TO THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO FUTURE AGREEMENT FOR US CUSTOMS TO UTILIZE THE TRAIL GLADES RANGE Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
4 COUNTY MAYOR  
5 COUNTY ATTORNEY  
6 CLERK OF THE BOARD  
6A  
  261129 Report     Clerk of the Board
  APPROVAL OF THE CLERK�S SUMMARY OF MINUTES FOR THE RECREATION, TOURISM, AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE MEETINGS [AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD DEPARTMENT]: � MAY 12, 2026 � JUNE 9, 2026 Approved
Mover: Marleine Bastien
Seconder: Raquel A. Regalado
Vote: 3 - 0
Absent: McGhee
Excused: Garc�a
7 REPORT(S)  
8 ADJOURNMENT  


8/21/2026       Agenda Key: 5538

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