EEL OPTION TO PURCHASE SOUTH DADE WETLANDS

Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee · 2026-07-14 · resolution

Miami-Dade County resolution to accept an Assignment of Option to Purchase approximately 10 acres of freshwater wetlands within the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program South Dade Wetlands Project, from The Nature Conservancy as Assignor, Miami-Dade County as Assignee, and Timothy H. Noto and Ellen C. Noto as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Rachel M. Noto as Seller, for a purchase price of $3,500,000.00 funded from Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond funds. The property is located at SW 344 Street and SW 169 Avenue, inside the Urban Development Boundary. The item was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Recreation, Tourism, and Resiliency Committee on 7/14/2026, and is scheduled for the Board agenda on 9/1/2026. The purchase price is below the average of two appraisals ($4,356,000.00 appraised March 12, 2025, and $4,000,000.00 appraised April 5, 2025), so no extraordinary vote is required. The EEL Program intends to seek partial reimbursement of $350,000.00 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Resilient Florida Grant Agreement 22SRP45. The property is in Commission District 9, represented by Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.