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Homestead council unanimously approves public mural, $2M CDBG boost for wastewater generator and $12M water‑and‑sewer budget increase
Summary
At a Feb. 3 special call and committee meeting, the City of Homestead council unanimously approved a public-art mural at 1088 West Mallory Drive, accepted a $2,000,000 increase (and one-year extension) to CDBG subrecipient agreements for a wastewater plant backup generator, and adopted a second-reading ordinance increasing the water-and-sewer fund budget by $12,000,000; the council also approved festival support and a wetland mitigation item.
The City of Homestead council on Feb. 3 approved a slate of items including a public-art mural, grant amendments for wastewater resiliency and a sizeable water-and-sewer budget increase.
A staff resolution (Addendum 1) granted approval for a public mural requested by Greater Miami Youth for Christ for property at 1088 West Mallory Drive. An unnamed presenter described a roughly 148-foot wall design intended to be interactive for community members. The council opened a public hearing, heard no public speakers and approved the mural resolution on a roll-call vote recorded as unanimous by the clerk.
Separately, the council authorized the city manager to execute amendments to three federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) subrecipient agreements to add $2,000,000 in grant funding for the city’s wastewater treatment plant backup generator project and…
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