DCIP STATION 77

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

The document is a legislative item for a resolution to retroactively approve and authorize the application, receipt, and expenditure of grant funds of up to $7,736,674.00 from the United States Department of War's Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation through its Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) for the construction of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) Station 77 in close proximity to the Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB). 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 forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) with a favorable recommendation by the Safety and Health Committee on 9/8/2026, and is scheduled for the BCC agenda on 10/6/2026. The applicant is Miami-Dade County through the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. The file number is 261457. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel number, acreage, or square footage for the project. The project is described as being in District 9, providing services to the Homestead region of Miami-Dade County and HARB, on land previously owned by the base but now owned by Miami-Dade County. The document states that approximately 54,000 residents live within a five-mile radius of the installation, and that the station will benefit approximately 1,200 Reserve members, more than 250 Active Guard and Reserve staff, roughly 800 civilian and contractor personnel, and an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 military family members. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.