President Trump is one step closer to getting his own presidential library in the place he calls home: South Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who's spearheading the plan, announced Tuesday that he and the Florida Cabinet would take up the proposal during an upcoming meeting to build the Trump presidential library on a parking lot in Downtown Miami.

This comes after Miami Dade College's Board of Trustees voted Monday to transfer ownership of a Downtown Miami parking lot to the state of Florida, making it possible to dedicate the land to the project.

The parking lot's site, next to Miami's iconic Freedom Tower and across the street from MDC's Wolfson Campus, opens up 2.63 acres to build the library if approved by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, a body created under Florida law that serves as the legal owner and manager of state-owned lands.

The board is set to meet to discuss the proposal on Sept. 30.

"President Trump has achieved results for the American people and made a lasting impact on our nation's history," DeSantis said in a statement. "No state has better delivered the President's agenda than the Free State of Florida, and we would be honored to house his presidential library here in his home state."

MDC board unanimously approves land transfer

CBS News Miami spoke with Robert Alonso, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Miami Dade College, who said board members voted 7-0 to approve the transfer of the land.

"I think this is very exciting. How many communities can say that they get to have a presidential library? I think it means a lot to this community that we will be able to host a presidential library here in downtown Miami," Alonso said. 

"As a board of trustees member, I do not have a lot of details, as it was just last week that we received a letter from the governor asking that we convey the property back to the state. We are looking forward to working with the state as well as the Trump administration."

Some MDC students not in favor

Some Miami Dade College students said they were not in favor of such a library.

Joscelyn Tellez, a freshman from Miami, said, "It's not going to have true, unbiased educational materials that are backed by science. It is not going to be diverse. It is going to set us back. I am all in favor of public libraries and we need to support public libraries, but I just know that a Trump library is not going to be a library that we all know and love."

Alonso disagreed, saying, "I think when we look at presidential libraries across our country, take the Reagan Presidential Library in California just for example, it's not about political values or ideologies. It's about the office of the president and something that would be here in Miami for students and the community to go visit and to learn about the office of the president."

FAU and FIU were also interested in housing the Trump library

According to a report by the Miami Herald, Mr. Trump had previously been interested in Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton as the location for the library. 

Florida International University had also expressed interest in providing space for the project. The Herald said Mr. Trump's son, Eric, helped vet sites earlier in the year and visited the parking lot next to the Freedom Tower.

Funding for the Donald J. Trump presidential library

Over the summer, Mr. Trump's efforts to direct millions of dollars to his future library drew criticism.

"Many of the donations to Trump's future library are coming straight from companies and special interests that need a favor from Trump," Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said. "Right now there are no rules."

She and Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduced a bill that would regulate fundraising for presidential libraries.

The proceeds from four large legal settlements with the president are also reportedly going to be used to fund the library if the plan by the state of Florida is approved. They include multi-million-dollar payouts from Meta, ABC News, X and Paramount (the parent company of CBS).

Florida Trump presidential library vote outlook

After the announcement, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was quick to show his support for the plan.

"Next week, the Florida Cabinet will vote to dedicate land at Miami Dade College to house the Presidential Library of Donald J. Trump. I'll be voting yes," Uthmeier wrote on X after the college board's vote. "Surviving two assassination attempts, securing the border, and rebuilding our nation's military are just a few stories this great library will tell." 

Uthmeier referred to the Freedom Tower as the "Ellis Island of the South." Alonso said his parents were processed there after coming here from Cuba in 1963.

"Back in the 1950s, Cuban families arrived here fleeing the fear of communism. This location serves as a symbol of freedom, a beacon of light for the rest of the country. Florida will be blessed to house the presidential library for one of our very own state residents and to be a part of this means history. I am voting yes," Uthmeier said.