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A staff member explained the timing complication with the Local Intel contract: “Local Intel has always been $10,000,” staff said, and because the contract’s payment schedule falls across fiscal years, the committee still faces a partial charge for the current fiscal year even if it votes to stop the service next year.

Committee members reiterated their previous direction to discontinue the Local Intel subscription and discussed options to reallocate the funds to marketing and events. The staff explanation clarified that one payment of $2,500 falls in the current fiscal year (the contract cycle starts July 1), and the remaining payments would fall in the next fiscal year unless the council formally terminates the contract.

On specific line items, Romy asked for $5,000 for a business boot camp; members agreed to place $5,000 on the wish list for seminars. The committee also moved to reallocate a $2,020 line item currently labeled for a chamber membership to seminars; a member moved and another seconded that reallocation and members signaled assent.

During the discussion one member proposed a $100,000 request for a dedicated, townwide marketing campaign to “advertise Miami Lakes to bring people to town.” That larger request was discussed as an aspirational figure; the transcript records the motion to request $100,000 but does not record a committee vote or final decision on that $100,000 ask.

Staff and committee members also discussed how town communications and the Greater Miami Chamber membership relate to EDC funding, noting that some items previously in the EDC budget have been moved to town accounts and that committee members want clarity on membership benefits before committing funds.

Why it matters: The committee’s choices will determine whether marketing funds are used for targeted business events, broader town advertising, or memberships; those allocations affect local businesses’ promotion and the EDC’s programming for the coming year.

Decisions taken at the meeting were limited to reallocations and line-item placements; staff will carry forward the committee’s preferred priorities to the council and to the town’s budget process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Economic Development Special Call Meeting | June 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Economic Development Committee discussed canceling a $10,000 Local Intel subscription, reallocating an approximately $2,020 membership line to seminars, and considered a $100,000 marketing request for Miami Lakes.","taxTitle","Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",55516,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6197847,"Miami Lakes transportation staff launch Vision Zero safety study, committee signs freight-safety recommendation",240,78000,318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3850050-0d97a33d1b09dd51921580bb9925a7b0&start=78&end=318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3850050-0d97a33d1b09dd51921580bb9925a7b0/thumbnail_78000.jpg","/articles/6197847/Miami-Lakes/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Miami-Lakes-transportation-staff-launch-Vision-Zero-safety-study-committee-signs-freight-safety-recommendation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6197847-a5890b68b17172abc1c192fdc9c4d103/orig.mp4?Expires=1775621628&Signature=HasrUVCCfUTnTb0CYUzU-Q6ZB0q~I9b1PoHQ~O2oURK50KDSK6sIJuB83AbtUcp4rKC9iqdGk02ERoBXBS6ZQxdmVplki5bXp~BwuG0NE1eYiC74m~upKTXDtYHZEjXjU80~JgTNo-u5xR44uDBiuEdCLney9uWwZoXZIz-b84UaXEmcaVxuQjXVtjaZV1uesuGSmLI1v~-qN2uCQa5U5fb8Z0DozRVfhB6umDIYujHb0htFv8B6kZiUZ8k8rrhnEhc0fmRbLMdszmYmT7VB4FOFOCT~XWxEh6PygGvds5oqMBsCIcHl-Kwy3eHX3HRixyJM8scZPKKuqrPh9f3Dlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Susana Alonso, a Transportation Department staff member, told the Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee that her office has started a Vision Zero-style safety study of the town’s transportation infrastructure and is seeking business input on where to focus audits and freight-route work.

“We're starting to study all of our transportation infrastructure from the point of view of safety,” Alonso said, describing walking and bicycle audits and a public map where businesses can “drop pins” and add short comments such as “the sidewalk is not wide enough here.”

The Transportation Department said it already has funding and a consultant in place for the study and asked the committee and individual businesses for letters of support for a follow-on freight-focused study and additional grant funding. Alonso said the freight study application is time-sensitive and that staff would provide a template letter businesses could adapt.

Committee members discussed coordination with county and regional partners. Transportation staff said they regularly attend county and transit planning meetings, that the county’s transportation organizations (TPO) and the Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC) have expressed support, and that the project will be used to shape funding requests to agencies such as FDOT and other grant programs.

The committee voted to approve signing a letter titled “Miami Lakes comprehensive freight safety action plan.” A committee member moved to approve the letter; Rudy seconded the motion and members verbally indicated assent. The motion passed.

Following the vote, staff said they would leave a copy of the template letter with committee staff and would email the text so members and individual businesses could adapt and submit letters to support the freight-funding application.

Why it matters: Miami Lakes’ transportation and industrial areas are central to regional freight movement, and the study seeks to align local safety priorities with county and state funding decisions.

Staff next steps include collecting business recommendation letters, conducting on-the-ground audits at pinned locations and coordinating with county and regional agencies on funding applications.","Transportation staff asked Miami Lakes businesses to help map safety problems as part of a Vision Zero study and won committee approval to sign a freight-safety recommendation letter seeking additional funding and a freight study.","actionData","errors"]

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Miami Lakes EDC debates FY2025–26 budget priorities; committee moves to reallocate membership fee and considers $100,000 marketing ask

Miami Lakes transportation staff launch Vision Zero safety study, committee signs freight-safety recommendation