The North Miami City Council on July 8 authorized a series of grants, interlocal agreements and program authorizations including federal and state grant applications, Miami-Dade Rescue Plan interlocal funding for parks and cultural facilities, a state environmental grant for flood mitigation, and other administrative actions. The council also placed the tentative millage rate at up to 7.4 mills and scheduled budget workshops and two public hearings in September.

Key actions summarized by City Clerk Vanessa Joseph included:

- Authorization to submit and execute a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for $38,616 to support law-enforcement equipment, training and public-safety improvements.

- Authorization to accept a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) grant of $9,687 to support a comprehensive health and wellness platform for law enforcement personnel.

- Authorization to negotiate and execute two interlocal agreements with Miami-Dade County through the Miami-Dade Rescue Plan Fund: $2,000,000 to support upgrades and improvements at Cagney Park and $1,000,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami.

- Authorization to execute a $400,000 grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for a flood mitigation project at Northeast Third Court.

- Approval of the 2023 statewide mutual aid agreement between the City of North Miami and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), enabling formal coordination and resource sharing during emergencies.

- Establishment of the City of North Miami Residential Hazardous Tree Removal Program, including eligibility requirements, application procedures and priority for senior residents.

- Adoption of the City's five-year consolidated plan for 2025'2029 and the annual action plan for fiscal year 2025'2026 under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs; the housing and social services department reported public input sessions and surveys were used to solicit resident input.

- Authorization of the evaluation committee's recommendation to award Performance Services Inc. for guaranteed energy, water and wastewater performance savings contracting services and to negotiate an agreement to upgrade the city's water meter system to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

- Passage on first reading of an ordinance amending the procurement code to raise the approval threshold the city manager can authorize from $30,000 to $50,000 (the ordinance will return for a second reading).

- A council vote to place the tentative millage rate at up to 7.4 mills; the city clerk announced budget workshops in August and two budget hearings scheduled for Sept. 11 and Sept. 25, 2025.

Vanessa Joseph reported a quarterly finance update from Chief Financial Officer Angela Reyes showing the general fund at 51% of projected revenue and 48% of expenditures through the second quarter.

The meeting summary noted several special presentations and committee appointments but did not include roll-call vote tallies for the items listed. The city clerk's summary also announced a summer recess for council meetings and that regular meetings will resume Aug. 26, 2025 at 7 p.m.

No individual speaker motions, roll-call votes or opposing votes were provided in the summary. The transcript did not include full grant agreements, interlocal agreement texts, or vendor contract documents; those items will require review of staff reports and executed agreements for full terms.