DCIP STATION 77

Safety and Health Committee · 2026-09-08 · resolution

Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the County Mayor or designee to apply for, receive, and expend up to $7,736,674.00 in grant funds from the United States Department of War's Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) for the construction of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 77 in close proximity to the Homestead Air Reserve Base. The resolution also authorizes the use of up to $5,018,217.00 in Fire District Funds to satisfy the local cash match funding requirements. The item was introduced on 8/18/2026, was before the Safety and Health Committee on 9/8/2026 where it was forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation, and is scheduled for the Board of County Commissioners on 10/6/2026 as agenda item 8E3. The file number is 261457. The applicant is Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Department. The sponsor is Kionne L. McGhee. The status is 'Before the Board' with a pending BCC assignment. The final action is not stated. The exact street address, parcel or folio, acreage, and zoning or use change are not stated. The project is described as being in District 9 and will provide services to the Homestead region of Miami-Dade County and HARB. The land is described as previously owned by the base but now owned by Miami-Dade County. Approximately 54,000 residents live within a five-mile radius of the installation. The document does not contain public comment or stakeholder sentiment.