Housing committee adopts agenda, adds items and records waiver request; staff developing standard agreement for RAD projects

The Miami-Dade County Housing Committee approved a revised agenda and recorded on the public record a department request to waive one item to the Nov. 18 board meeting while noting public-hearing requirements for other items.

The county attorney announced that item 2c (Cline Nunn, Little River Plaza and Little River Terrace public housing developments) and item 3A (a resolution selecting a fiscal agent to administer county rental-assistance funding) had been added to the agenda. A member moved to set the agenda as revised; the motion was seconded and the committee approved it by voice vote.

A department representative asked that item 3A be waived to the Nov. 18 board meeting. The county attorney recorded that any waivers are subject to the chair's approval and reminded the committee that items 2a and 2c are public-hearing items that require sufficient advertising.

During questions about contracting forms, a commissioner asked whether today's items would use a standardized agreement. Nathan Hogan of Housing and Community Development said staff is developing a standardized lease and development agreement and recommended using it for RAD redevelopment projects, saying, "we would use that standard agreement for RAD redevelopment," while noting that for-sale products would look different.

After procedural motions and a voice vote the committee moved the agenda items forward and later adjourned. The transcript does not record a formal county decision on the requested waiver; the record shows the waiver request was made and that further chair approval and required advertising will be handled before any public hearing is held.

Next procedural steps recorded on the record were staff site visits and follow-up outreach to residents; the transcript does not set final decision dates for the added or moved items.