11.12.2026 - Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee Meeting

The Miami-Dade BCC Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee met on November 13, 2026. The committee considered infrastructure and building-regulation matters, but the transcript shows no contract award, solicitation, vendor selection, or spending authorization. Public commenters supported a resolution to advance development planning for the county’s designated spaceport territory near Homestead Air Reserve Base, citing aerospace, defense, manufacturing, infrastructure, and workforce opportunities; the resolution was included in the agenda balance approved by the committee. A Chariot Living representative also promoted a proposed rail-and-cable transport technology and discussed seeking county engagement, but no procurement decision was made. Another speaker referenced sole-source contracting in connection with a transport study, also without a recorded action on a contract.

In the public-hearing portion, the committee approved an ordinance concerning sign-height requirements unanimously and approved an item reducing minimum street-width requirements on part of Southwest 47th Avenue; the vote details for the latter are unclear in the transcript. Members discussed a proposed rewrite of building-official and inspector qualifications, including staffing challenges and the balance between flexibility and maintaining experience standards; the transcript ends before its final disposition. Speakers also asked to defer a separate road-closure item to the November 17 BCC meeting. Other comments addressed product-approval testing requirements and marine construction experience, but no related procurement award or expenditure was identified.