BBEETF DISBURSEMENT OF $650K FOR MOORING BUOY PROGRAM

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

Resolution R-658-26, adopted by the Miami-Dade County Commission on 7/21/2026, authorizes the disbursement of up to $650,000.00 from the Biscayne Bay Environmental Enhancement Trust Fund for the installation, maintenance, and management of mooring buoys through the Miami-Dade County Mooring Buoy Program. The program covers 54 mooring buoys at 14 snorkeling/diving sites offshore from Golden Beach south to the northern border of Biscayne National Park, in the coastal waters of Miami-Dade County. The buoys are located offshore of Commission District 4 (Commissioner Micky Steinberg), District 5 (Commissioner Vicki L. Lopez), and District 7 (Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado). The program was established in 2009 and expanded in 2023. A previous disbursement of $350,000.00 was authorized in 2018 under Resolution R-1172-18 and has been fully utilized. The unencumbered balance of the trust fund as of December 31, 2025, is $9,908,471.94. The resolution was introduced on 5/20/2026, forwarded with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 6/9/2026, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The prime sponsor is Commissioner Vicki L. Lopez. The requester is the Department of Environmental Resources Management. The manager of the Restoration & Enhancement Section within DERM, Laura Eldredge, will monitor activities. The item was assigned to Roy Coley on 5/20/2026 and to the County Attorney on 7/21/2026. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel or folio number, or acreage. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.