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James Reyes, city manager, speaks during a Miami city commission meeting on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Miami City Hall in Coconut Grove.<\/p>\n
Alie Skowronski<\/p>\n
askowronski@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
Miami officials have agreed to spend up to $150 million to lease dozens of new city vehicles \u2014 from street sweepers to motorcycles and ambulances \u2014 to address the city\u2019s aging fleet.<\/p>\n
The City Commission voted 5-0 on Thursday to approve the proposal from Mayor Eileen Higgins, who is also the champion of a $450 million public safety bond going to voters in November that would create a new public safety building, replacing the current Miami police headquarters, as well as new fire stations.<\/p>\n
Higgins said Thursday that the city\u2019s police and fire vehicles are outdated, and that four out of 10 sanitation trucks \u201care broken and unusable every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked myself the question: All municipalities have to save money, but how could we be in a predicament where our vehicles are so much older than anyone else\u2019s?\u201d Higgins said.<\/p>\n
The city has opted to go the leasing route rather than purchasing a new fleet. In May, the city solicited bids from financial institutions that would finance the leasing of vehicles, selecting Regions Capital Advantage as the winner.<\/p>\n
Records obtained by the Herald show the city\u2019s first planned order includes 27 fire rescue vehicles for about $14.8 million; 53 solid waste vehicles, including trash trucks and automatic side loaders, for about $16.8 million; and 232 marked police vehicles for $16 million.<\/p>\n