FDEP CLASS 8 TRUCK PROJECT

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

Miami-Dade County resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the County Mayor or designee to apply for, receive, and expend $800,000.00 in grant funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) through Volkswagen (VW) Settlement funds and the VW Environmental Mitigation Trust for the Class 8 Municipal Service Truck/Port Drayage Truck Project, for the replacement of two 2003 Class 8 Fire Attack Pumpers with Diesel Powered Engines used by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR). The estimated total cost of the new vehicles is $2,400,000.00, with the remaining $1,600,000.00 funded through MDFR Fire District funds. The project must be completed by December 31, 2027. The equipment will be used countywide. The resolution also authorizes applying for and expending additional funding if available, using Fire District funding for additional costs, and executing agreements and amendments. The agenda date is 10/6/2026, agenda item number 8E. The file number is 261487. The prime sponsor is Roberto J. Gonzalez. The requester is the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Department. The item was introduced on 8/19/2026. The final action is not stated. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.