Meeting

The real mover here was the city stepping toward redevelopment of its own parking lots by authorizing negotiations with two firms that answered the RFP for mixed use projects with Class A office space. That is the item with the clearest economic development consequence because it shifts city owned land from parking inventory toward office led development, and it does so at the negotiation stage, where leverage sits with the administration and the shortlisted bidders, not the broader public. If you care about where new office product lands in Miami Beach, this is the file to watch because the commission is not approving a finished deal yet, it is choosing who gets to shape one. The other substantive land use move was the amended ground lease for the Collins Park Artist Workforce Housing Project, which changes the required mix of income eligible tenants. That matters because changing the tenant mix is not cosmetic, it reallocates who the project is built to serve within the workforce housing framework. On the regulatory side, the alcohol hours ordinance and the historic preservation code amendment were both still in play, alongside the broader Art Deco Cultural District vision discussion, which is where the city is trying to connect land use, mobility, and economic development in the entertainment district. Traffic items aimed at FDOT and county road impacts were the loud politics of the day, while the Spring Break high impact period resolution was the operational one. Board appointments and the garbled SR 112 control plan item were background noise compared with the development and district shaping items.

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. Authorize negotiations with two firms for mixed use development on city owned parking lots

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   Would let the administration begin talks with two RFP respondents for projects that include Class A office space, moving city land from parking use toward negotiated redevelopment.

2. Amended and restated ground lease for the Collins Park Artist Workforce Housing Project

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   Would approve an updated lease that changes the required mix of income eligible tenants, which directly resets who the workforce housing project is structured to serve.

3. Amendment to alcoholic beverage hours of sale regulations

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   Would change the city code governing alcohol hours, a direct operating rule for nightlife and hospitality businesses rather than a planning level discussion.

4. Historic preservation code amendment in Chapter 118

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   Would revise administration and review procedures under the historic preservation rules, affecting how regulated properties move through approvals.

5. Art Deco Cultural District Vision Plan

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   Would frame the city's next land use, mobility, and economic development choices in the entertainment district, making it the policy map for later binding actions.

6. Traffic issues on state and county owned roads, including legal and enforcement options

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   Would direct discussion and action on congestion impacts to residents, including authorizing the City Attorney to pursue legal remedies against outside transportation agencies.

7. High Impact Period for Spring Break 2022 from March 3, 2022 through March 29, 2022

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   Would formally accept the City Manager's declaration and operational plan for Spring Break, setting the city's special enforcement posture for that period.

8. Urge FDOT Inspector General to investigate possible contract plan violations on 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue

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   Would press FDOT to investigate contractors and or consultants over unauthorized lane closures, a political escalation on project management rather than a direct city infrastructure approval.

Agenda items

11 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. R5 AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "IN GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 6-3 THEREOF, ENTITLED "HOURS OF SALE/VIOLATIONS," TO PROHIBIT THE SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M. AND 8:00 A.M. EACH NIGHT AT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED SOUTH OF 16TH ST
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   AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 118 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES,” ARTICLE X, ENTITLED “HISTORIC PRESERVATION,” DIVISION 1, ENTITLED “GENERALLY,” BY AMENDING SECTION 118-503 THEREOF, ENTITLED “SCOPE, POLICIES, AND EXEMPTIONS,” TO CORRECT A SCRIVENER’S ERROR; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. First Reading Office of the City Att
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3. R7 AResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FOLLOWING A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT (THE “GROUND LEASE”) BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND CFC-MB I, LLC, AN ARIZONA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR THE COLLINS PARK ARTIST WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT (THE “PROJECT”), SAID GROUND LEASE MODIFYING, ON A LIMITED BASIS, THE REQUIRED MIX OF INCOME-ELIGIBLE TENANTS OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS AT THE COL
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO COMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH TWO OF THE FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED BIDS IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) 2021-173-KB FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS INCORPORATING CLASS A OFFICE SPACE WITH RESPECT TO CITY-OWNED PARKING LOTS P25, P26, AND P27; AND FURTHER, REFERRING THE PROPOSED PROJECTS AND ANY ACCOMPANYING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER'S DETERMINATION THAT A "HIGH IMPACT PERIOD," AS DEFINED IN SECTION 82-443(1) OF THE CITY CODE, SHALL EXIST FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 3, 2022 THROUGH MARCH 29, 2022 ("SPRING BREAK 2022") AND, ACCORDINGLY, APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S SPRING BREAK 2022 PLAN (AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPOSE THOSE HIGH IMPACT MEASURES, AS SET FORTH IN THIS RES
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   A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT), OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, TO COMMENCE AN INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL VIOLATION(S) OF THE CONTRACT PLANS, BY FDOT CONTRACTOR(S) AND/OR SUBCONTRACTOR(S), WITH REGARD TO UNAUTHORIZED, OR POSSIBLY IMPROPERLY AUTHORIZED, LANE CLOSURES CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION DEVICES ON 41ST STREET AND JEFFERSON AVENUE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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7. R9 ADiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT VISION PLAN (LAND USE, MOBILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31388). Economic Development Supplemental updated on 2/19/2022 (Memorandum and Attachment)
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8. R9 BDiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. Office of the City Clerk
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9. R9 CDiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - CITY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. Office of the City Clerk
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10. R9 DDiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC ISSUES ON STATE AND COUNTY-OWNED ROADS WITHIN THE CITY, AND ANY AND ALL LEGAL AND ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS, INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST FDOT AND/OR FDOT CONTRACTORS. Commissioner Steven Meiner Deferred from February 9, 2022 - R9 AA Addendum added on 2/23/2022 Notices 1. NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION HYBRID MEETING - FEBRUARY 23, 2022 AT 4:00
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