BBEETF DISBURSEMENT OF $650K FOR MOORING BUOY PROGRAM

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

The document is a legislative item for Miami-Dade County, file number 260942, a resolution (R-658-26) adopted on 7/21/2026. It authorizes the disbursement of up to $650,000.00 from the Biscayne Bay Environmental Enhancement Trust Fund (BBEETF) for the installation, maintenance, and management of mooring buoys through the Miami-Dade County Mooring Buoy Program. The program protects offshore natural and artificial reefs, with buoys located offshore of Commission Districts 4, 5, and 7. The program was established in 2009 and expanded in 2023, with 54 mooring buoys placed at 14 sites from Golden Beach south to the northern border of Biscayne National Park. The resolution was introduced on 5/20/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The sponsor is Vicki L. Lopez. The requester is the Department of Environmental Resources Management. The unencumbered balance of the BBEETF as of December 31, 2025, is $9,908,471.94. A previous disbursement of $350,000.00 was authorized in 2018 via Resolution No. R-1172-18 and has been fully utilized. The Manager of the Restoration & Enhancement Section within DERM, Laura Eldredge, will monitor activities. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or folio. The document does not state a specific project size in acreage or number of units/lots, but it states 54 mooring buoys at 14 sites. The document does not state a change in zoning or land use. The document does not state an applicant or developer name; the requester is the Department of Environmental Resources Management. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.