City Commission, mayor, and local government news
The City of Miami Beach is rolling out a sweeping series of events to mark the nation's 250th birthday, spanning from May through November 2026.
The Miami Beach City Commission is set to vote today on agenda item C2C, a resolution accepting City Manager Eric Carpenter's recommendation to short-list three tied top-ranked firms for architectural design services for the Byron Carlyle Cultural Center with Workforce Housing project — a centerpiece of the city's $159 million General Obligation Bond for Arts and Culture approved by voters in November 2022.
A resolution set to come before the Miami Beach City Commission on April 22, 2026 would dramatically curtail the independent settlement authority of City Manager Eric Carpenter and City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico — cutting their power to resolve insurance claims from $200,000 down to $50,000 per claimant, and inserting the full Commission into the decision-making process for any settlement above that threshold.
A proposal set to come before the Miami Beach Planning Board on April 7, 2026, would dramatically reshape the development landscape along a stretch of Lincoln Road and its surrounding blocks, offering property owners the ability to build taller and denser — but only if they permanently surrender their rights to operate hotels, short-term rentals, and other transient uses.
A city advisory committee is pushing back after the City Commission quietly pulled the plug on a voter-approved mobility project last month.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee takes up a proposal Monday to relocate the historic North Beach Log Cabin to its original site on the West Lots at 8128 Collins Avenue, despite a recommendation against the move from City Manager Eric Carpenter. The item, originally sponsored by Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt and co-sponsored by Commissioner Laura Dominguez, was referred to the committee during the Sept. 17, 2025, City Commission meeting.
When Miami Beach's Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee convenes on March 30, 2026, Item 14 will ask members to do something the city hasn't done before: craft the framework for a first-of-its-kind Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) Pilot Program
The Committee is set to convene on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM for a wide-ranging session covering some of the city's most pressing planning and development questions. With 10 items on the docket, committee members will tackle everything from neighborhood-scale residential planning along Washington Avenue to the future of underutilized land in North Beach, alcohol retail policy on Lincoln Road, and transit improvements.
The Committee convenes on Monday, March 30, 2026, at 9:00 AM for a wide-ranging session covering 13 agenda items that touch on transportation safety, micromobility regulation, community spaces, affordable housing, and neighborhood improvements.
A corridor that has long been described as stagnant, deteriorating, and underperforming is on the verge of a dramatic transformation. When the Land Use and Sustainability Committee met on March 24, 2026, members received a critical status update on the 41st Street Corridor Revitalization Project — a $15 million General Obligation Bond-funded streetscape overhaul that has been in various stages of planning, design, and regulatory negotiation since 2018.
A proposed shift in revenue strategy could see corporate logos on city parks and facilities, but the Commission is divided on how far to go — and a Norwegian Cruise Lines ghost still haunts the room.
The Miami Beach City Commission on March 18, 2026, approved a resolution directing the administration to close Ocean Drive to vehicular traffic during the FIFA World Cup 2026 games in Miami. The resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Monica Matteo-Salinas and co-sponsored by Commissioners Joseph Magazine and Tanya K. Bhatt, stems from a February 20, 2026, Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee recommendation.