Meeting

The Town Council’s June 11 meeting was dominated by a cluster of land-use, transportation, and fee-setting items that would reshape how development pays for infrastructure. The biggest policy moves on the agenda were first-reading ordinances to create transportation, parks, and police impact fees, plus a separate toll-rate increase and a developer parking agreement requirement for new private projects. Those items sit squarely in the cost-of-doing-business lane: they shift more of the burden for roads, parks, police, and parking compliance onto future development and users. The council also had a micromobility age restriction, a vessel-noise ordinance, and a resolution aimed at improving enforcement of vessel noise across jurisdictional lines. On the spending side, members were set to weigh a $425,000 passive-park design, a $50,000 July 4 celebration with Bal Harbour and Surfside, a $36,155 emergency bridge repair ratification, five new police vehicles, and a new police vessel. Procurement and governance items included selecting Brown & Brown as health insurance broker of record and discussing the process for choosing Town Attorney services. Watch for the transportation impact fee, toll-rate, parks fee, police fee, developer parking agreement, and vessel-noise items returning at the next reading cycle if they were deferred or left pending.

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. Transportation Impact Fee

   Pending

   Would establish a new transportation impact fee and adopt the supporting findings and impact fee study, raising future development costs to help fund roadway capacity.

2. Increase Toll Rates Per Year

   Pending

   Would authorize a scheduled annual toll-rate increase, directly affecting recurring transportation costs for users.

3. Design of Passive Park at 94th Street and 103rd Street

   Pending

   Would approve the park design and authorize spending up to $425,000 for a passive park project at the site.

4. Ratification of Emergency Work for Broad Causeway Intracoastal Waterway Bridge

   Pending

   Would ratify $36,155 in emergency bridge repairs to pedestal #3 at pier cap #9 on Bridge #875101.

5. Special Use Application for Jewish Educational Leadership Institute Infant Daycare

   Pending

   Would allow an infant daycare facility for children newborn to 18 months at 1065 Kane Concourse West if approved.

6. Micromobility Ordinance Amendment

   Pending

   Would amend Ordinance No. 1100 to prohibit micromobility use by individuals under age 13.

7. Extended Interior Working Hours at 10141 E. Bay Harbor Drive

   Pending

   Would allow extended interior working hours for the project in exchange for a $200,000 contribution to the Padel Court initiative.

8. Developer Parking Agreement Ordinance

   Pending

   Would require new private developments to enter into a Developer Parking Agreement, including provisions for handicap-accessible parking.

9. Vessel Noise Ordinance Amendment

   Pending

   Would amend Chapter 12, Article II of the Code to regulate vessel noise.

10. Purchase of Five New Police Department Vehicles

    Pending

    Would authorize the purchase of five new police vehicles to expand or replace fleet capacity.

Agenda items

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

1. 2026-218Discussionpending$425KOutcome not recorded
   Discussion and possible action on the approval of a design of the passive park at 94th Street and 103rd Street at a cost of up to $425,000.00.
2. 2026-260Discussionpending$200KOutcome not recorded
   Discussion and possible action for extended interior working hours for project located at 10141 E. Bay Harbor Drive in exchange for $200,000 contribution for Padel Court initiative. Sponsored by Vice Mayor Stephanie Bruder.
3. 2026-219Discussionpending$50KOutcome not recorded
   Consideration and approval setting an expenditure for the proposed July 4th Independence Day Celebration with Bal Harbour and Surfside in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
4. 2026-234Discussionpending$36KOutcome not recorded
   <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;" data-pasted="true">Ratification of 4^th Emergency work in the amount of $36,155 to repair pedestal # 3 at pier cap # 9 at Broad Causeway Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Bridge #875101)</span>
5. 2026-159DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading establishing a Transportation Impact Fee and adopting the findings and the impact fee study. Town Manager.
6. 2026-160DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading establishing a Parks Impact Fee Schedule and adopting findings and the impact fee study. Town Manager.
7. 2026-161DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading establishing a police impact fee schedule, adding Section 26-3 ("Police Impact Fees") to the Town Code of Ordinances. Town Manager
8. 2026-164DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
   Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading increasing the toll rates per year.- Town Manager
9. 2026-199DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
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10. 2026-215DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    May 13, 2026 Regular Town Council Meeting Minutes
11. 2026-216DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Police Officer Joan Smith
12. 2026-256DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration, approval and authorization of the expenditure of the funds previously approved to purchase a new Police Department Vessel.
13. 2026-257DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    <span style='font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' data-pasted="true">Consideration and Approval of a Special Use Application by Jewish Educational Leadership Institute to Operate an Infant Daycare Facility for Children Ages Newborn to 18 Months at 1065 Kane Concourse Within the B-1 Zone </span>. Sponsored by Council Member Elchonon Shagalov.
14. 2026-258DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading amending Ordinance No. 1100 regarding micromobility to prohibit the use of said devices by individuals under the age of 13. Sponsored by Council Member Eric Rappaport.
15. 2026-259DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Discussion and possible action  on the selection process for Town Attorney Services.</span>
16. 2026-261DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    <p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' data-pasted="true">Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading requiring all new private developments to enter into a Developer Parking Agreement, including provisions for handicap-accessible parking, through the addition of Chapter 23, Article II, Section 23-24.1 of the City Code.  Sponsored by Vice Mayor Stephanie Bruder.</p>
17. 2026-262DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    <p style='margin:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' data-pasted="true">Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading amending Section 12-26 regarding the removal of designated parking authority and the prohibition of on-site worker vehicle congregation before 8:30 a.m. and after 6:30 p.m.  Sponsored by Vice Mayor Stephanie Bruder.</p>
18. 2026-263DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration, approval and authorization for the purchase of five (5) new Police Department vehicles.
19. 2026-267DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Discussion and possible action concerning the scheduling of meetings, including workshops and special council meetings. Sponsored by Council Member Robert Yaffe and Co-sponsored by Council Member Joshua Fuller.
20. 2026-268DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration and possible action to select Brown & Brown as the Town's Health Insurance Broker of Record
21. 2026-269DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Discussion and possible action regarding Kayak and Paddleboard rental and storage at new waterfront park.  Sponsored by Council Member Joshua Fuller and co-sponsored by Council Member Robert Yaffe.
22. 2026-273DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration and approval of an ordinance on first reading amending and adding provision to Chapter 12, Article II of the Code regarding vessel noise. Sponsored by Council Member Joshua Fuller.
23. 2026-274DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Consideration and approval of a resolution directing staff to negotiate with adjacent jurisdictional entities for purposes of enforcing noise violations that originate from vessels. Sponsored by Council Member Joshua Fuller.
24. 2026-275DiscussionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Discussion and possible action regarding Town Council Press Policy. Sponsored by Council Member Joshua Fuller.