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City of Miami Beach

Meeting

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

What happened

Statura summary

The real mover on this agenda was the Resiliency Code and LDR overhaul. It is the citywide zoning rewrite, and everything else in the land use stack this month sits in its shadow because it resets the baseline rules developers, property owners, and neighborhood opponents will be arguing from. The practical read is simple: if you own, lease, build, finance, or challenge projects in Miami Beach, this is the item that changes the rulebook rather than just tweaking one block. Close behind it were the Alton Gateway amendments, including the companion comprehensive plan change and the FAR, parking, and height ordinance, which signal the city is still using targeted corridor exceptions even while rewriting the broader code. The other binding items with real money attached were more surgical. The city moved to modify the Bayshore Park construction contract with Buslam and separately amend the Savino Miller design agreement, which tells you that project is still absorbing scope and delivery adjustments. The commission also teed up a $950,000 settlement with Ric Man International tied to the Central Bayshore project, which is less about policy than cleaning up an old project dispute with cash. On the policy side, the 500 Alton development agreement amendment matters because it ties a major private site to a new community health center, public library, Canopy Park expansion, and additional public benefits, while the related referrals on overlays, pharmacy rules, and health center relocation show the entitlement path is not finished. The rest was mostly referrals, traffic messaging, and symbolic urging resolutions.

Statura-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

  1. Resiliency Code and LDR Update
    Pending

    This ordinance would establish a comprehensive new zoning ordinance for Miami Beach, replacing the current framework with a citywide resiliency based code that will affect future development, approvals, and land use fights across the city.

  2. Alton Road Gateway Regulations, Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    Pending

    This ordinance would amend Comprehensive Plan Policy RLU 1.1.6 for the Alton Road gateway area, setting the policy basis needed for later zoning changes and making the corridor a special case inside the broader land use framework.

  3. Alton Gateway Development Regulations, FAR, Parking, and Height Amendments
    Pending

    This ordinance would change FAR, parking, and height rules for the Alton Gateway area, directly affecting project economics there by altering how much can be built and how it must be parked.

  4. Modification to Bayshore Park contract with Buslam Company and Partners
    Pending

    This resolution would modify the contract awarded in December for Bayshore Park construction, a sign that the city is still adjusting scope or delivery terms on a major capital project already in motion.

  5. Settlement agreement with Ric Man International for Central Bayshore project claims
    Pending

    This resolution would pay $950,000 to resolve all outstanding claims tied to design build services for the Central Bayshore project, converting project dispute risk into a defined cash cost.

  6. 500 Alton Road development agreement amendment for health center, library, and park expansion
    Pending

    This resolution would amend the 500 Alton Road deal to add a new community health center, a public library, an expansion of Canopy Park, and other public benefits, linking a private development agreement to major civic facilities.

  7. South Beach Wine and Food Festival sponsorship extension
    Pending

    This resolution would approve a 5 year extension for the festival's use of Lummus Park and other areas, along with fee waivers and community benefits, locking in a recurring event footprint on public space.

  8. Job Order Contracting RFP for horizontal, vertical, and seawall or coastal construction
    Pending

    This procurement item would authorize a new RFP for job order contracting across general construction and seawall or coastal work, creating a faster delivery vehicle for recurring capital and resiliency projects.