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A reference of the week's public city meetings
A reference of the week's public city meetings
Miami Beach's Historic Preservation Board meets Tuesday to weigh demolition and new construction at three Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road properties, with staff recommending approval with conditions on all three items.
Miami Beach's Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee voted May 6 to recommend amending the city's trolley advertising contract to allow full-vehicle wraps, while directing staff to negotiate stronger terms for a new advertising deal.
Miami Beach's Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee advanced a proposal to help condo owners absorb crushing special assessment bills, voting to send the unfunded program framework to the full City Commission for a final decision on eligibility rules.
A reference of the week's public city meetings
A reference of this week's public city meetings
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.