UM OPERATING AGREEMENT

Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · 2026-09-09 · resolution

The document is a legislative item for a resolution to waive competitive bidding and approve a non-competitive Programming Partnership Operating Agreement between Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami (UM) for the operation of a coral production facility and educational programming on a portion of County-owned park land on Virginia Key. The site is a 0.556-acre portion of County-owned park land at 4441 Rickenbacker Causeway, Folio: 30-4217-001-0020, in County Commission District 7. The agreement is for UM to fully fund, construct, maintain, and operate the Coral Production Facility, with no fiscal impact to the County. The agreement expires June 30, 2050. The item was introduced on 8/18/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 9/9/2026, and is scheduled for the BCC agenda on 10/6/2026 as item 8H1. The resolution requires a two-thirds vote. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.