Recaps

The covenant for the MiMo Bay Apartments 2 project will wait two more weeks. At a commissioner's request, the Commission deferred items PZ 1 and PZ 2 to its next meeting without discussion.

The Ludlam Trail's City of Miami stretch has its money: $5 million for design and construction, approved unanimously as amended after a long line of supporters, including county parks leadership and trail advocates, asked for a yes. The advance is to be repaid from district or other funds at $1 million a year starting in five years, subject to the October closeout. One commissioner backed the trail but voted yes "reluctantly," saying district advances have become a "constant competition"; another called for guardrails on borrowing for district projects.

A Shenandoah lot zoned for a house is now zoned for a park. The Commission approved on second reading, without discussion, two ordinances for 2293 SW 17th Terrace: one changes the land-use map from single-family residential to public parks and recreation, and the other rezones the lot from T3-R (suburban, restricted) to CS (civic space).

A billboard on property the city is buying in Little Havana is headed for removal. The Commission approved a resolution letting the city manager take over the seller's role in an existing billboard lease with Clear Channel Outdoor at 1702 and 1714 W. Flagler St., property the city is already authorized to acquire, so the city can give 90 days' notice to end the lease. The manager can extend that date in writing.

A budget-adjustment resolution that moves capital money among projects passed in a block vote with no discussion from the dais, after three residents raised concerns during public comment.

Allapattah's new redevelopment agency now has a bank account. The Commission approved on second reading, as amended, an ordinance creating the Allapattah Community Redevelopment Trust Fund, which collects tax-increment money from taxing authorities within the district.

Barricades and signs that outlive a job may soon have a deadline. The Commission approved on first reading an ordinance requiring prompt removal of construction-related materials, equipment, devices and signs from the public right-of-way once they're no longer authorized or reasonably necessary.

Big borrowing should get an outside look before it reaches the dais, several commissioners said. The discussion centered on the $450 million bond going to voters, which did not go to the Finance and Audit Committee first; a $150 million lease did. The sponsor plans legislation requiring all proposed debt to go to the committee before the Commission votes, and colleagues asked to co-sponsor.