|
Mark your calendar for October 19th
MBU’s Fall Members Only Cocktail Reception at the Betsy Hotel from 6:30 to 8:30.
| | |
The Thursday, September 10, 2026 Commission Meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. with the Sutnick Hour where residents may speak on any topic. The meeting will be held at: Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Commission Chamber or
Zoom at https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/81392857671
or Telephone: 1.305.224.1968 or 888.475.4499 (Toll-Free)
Webinar ID: 813 9285 7671
February 5, 2026 - 8:30 AM
Please visit any of the below platforms to watch future meetings.
City website: miamibeachfl.gov/MBTV
YouTube: youtube.com/cityofmiamibeachtv
Zoom: https://miamibeachfl-gov.zoom.us/j/81392857671
MBTV: Breezeline channel 660 or 2004/AT&T U-verse channel 99/Hotwire Fision channel 395/Roku
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM DURING THE MEETING:
Via Zoom, please click the “raise hand” button on the screen to raise your hand as soon as the item is called. This will pull you to the top of the list and make it easier for the team to find you in the list of attendees. Or via phone, press *9 to raise a hand to be placed in queue to speak.
| | |
Want to read the proposed Commission agenda items and get info about the Commission meeting? Click HERE
Want to contact your elected officials directly? Click HERE.
| | |
C7AI Sponsored by Fernandez
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO CONVENE ONE OR MORE INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS AMONG THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DEPARTMENT, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“FDOT”), MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, UTILITIES,
INCLUDING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (“FPL”), AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AGENCIES, OR STAKEHOLDERS, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE INTERAGENCY COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION, AND ADVANCE NOTIFICATION CONCERNING MAJOR ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY WITH THE
GOAL OF MINIMIZING CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROJECTS AND REDUCING DISRUPTIONS TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND VISITORS.
| | |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS better coordination among all affected agencies on major capital projects to eliminate conflicts, avoid unnecessary disruptions, and to help construction and infrastructure projects proceed smoothly.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| | |
C7AP Sponsored by Salinas, Bhatt, Dominguez, Magazine
RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE AND OTHER MATERIALS ON CONCESSION EQUIPMENT ON THE BEACHFRONT, AND POSSIBLY ON OTHER CITY PROPERTY, IN CONNECTION WITH A MARKETING CAMPAIGN COMMENCING OCTOBER 15, 2026, TO PROMOTE THE RELEASE OF GRAND THEFT AUTO VI BY ROCKSTAR GAMES WHICH FEATURES MIAMI BEACH
AS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE GAME.
| | |
Miami Beach United OPPOSES permitting commercial advertising signage on City
concessions, public property, or other City-controlled spaces for general product
marketing. Public property should serve positive civic, recreational, and community
purposes, not function as a platform for private commercial promotion. Expanding
advertising in these spaces would increase visual clutter, further commercialize the
public realm, and create a precedent for more pervasive advertising throughout Miami
Beach.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| | |
C7AV Sponsored by Bhatt
A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE EARLY APPARENT SUCCESS OF THE SOUTH OF FIFTH QUIET ZONE PILOT PROGRAM, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A SIMILAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE COLLINS AVENUE/INDIAN CREEK CORRIDORS FROM 41st STREET TO 71st STREET.
| | |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS extension of the South of Fifth Quiet Zone Pilot Program to other areas of the City. We note that enforcement is key and must be ongoing.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| | |
R5E, R5F Sponsored by Private Applicant – 9:20 AM Second Reading Public Hearing
ALTON CITY CENTER OVERLAY -- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LDR ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO CREATE FAR AND DENSITY INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT OF DORMANT COMMERCIAL PARCELS INTO MIXED-USE PROJECTS ON PROPERTIES THAT MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND ARE
LOCATED BETWEEN THE WEST SIDE OF ALTON ROAD AND THE EAST SIDE OF WEST AVENUE BETWEEN LINCOLN ROAD AND 17TH STREET
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS this project. We recognize the need for redevelopment of this important site, but still have serious concerns about the overall height, ability to fulfill promise for additional public parking, and insufficient setback on Alton Road beginning at 75 feet which is too high to benefit pedestrians. We are concerned, however, with the cumulative impact this and other current projects and proposals will have on our infrastructure, most specifically traffic and sewage. We urge the City to
undertake a comprehensive study of our infrastructure capacity before approving new developments.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5I, R5J Sponsored by Private Applicant -- 9:25 AM Second Reading Public Hearing
URBAN CORE RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES PLAN - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LDR AMENDMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FAR INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES FOR APPLICABLE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM 16TH
STREET TO LINCOLN ROAD
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS this Residential Incentives Plan to redevelop this block of Washington Avenue. We are concerned, however, with the cumulative impact this and other current projects and proposals will have on our infrastructure, most specifically traffic and sewage. We urge the City to undertake a comprehensive study of our infrastructure capacity before approving new developments.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5L Sponsored by Bhatt -- 9:30 AM First Reading Public Hearing
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD EXEMPT FLAMINGO PARK, COLLINS PARK AND COLLINS CANAL PARK FROM THE PROHIBITION OF MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN CITY PARKS
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS banning of E-mobility devices in all City parks. We are concerned with the exemption of certain paths in Flamingo Park and other parks. Flamingo Park in particular has very busy paths, and we recently observed an elderly man being knocked down by a e scooter that did not even stop.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5AF Sponsored by Fernandez – 9:40 AM First Reading Public Hearing
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR PROSPECTIVE BULK OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS, TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF UNDER STATE LAW; AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENCES TO FLORIDA STATUTES
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS this amendment, as we did the original ordinance. Expanding the required information in this way provides more transparency, protects Residents Right To Know, and helps to mitigate miscommunication or confusion.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5AK, R5AL Sponsored by Suarez, Magazine -- 4:00 PM First Reading Public Hearing
WASHINGTON AVENUE RESIDENTIAL PLAN - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO PROVIDE FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) AND DENSITY INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON WASHINGTON AVENUE FROM 5 TH TO 17 TH STREETS.
| |
Miami Beach United recognizes the need to improve this stretch of Washington Avenue. We will wait to see if there are any changes ahead of Second Reading before taking a position.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5AM, R5AN Sponsored by Suarez – 4:15 PM First Reading Public Hearing
LINCOLN ROAD WEST RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES PLAN -- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LDR AMENDMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) AND OTHER ZONING INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-TRANSIENT RESIDENTIAL USES FOR APPLICABLE PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY WEST AVENUE TO DREXEL AVENUE AND FROM LINCOLN LANE TO 17TH STREET
| |
Miami Beach United is not taking a position at this time and will be waiting to see if there are further changes ahead of second reading. We are concerned with the permissible heights, the parking requirements, and the traffic impacts on already congested Alton Road.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R5AP Sponsored by Dominguez – 4:35 PM Second Reading Public Hearing
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TOBACCO AND VAPE DEALERS IN NORTH BEACH. THIS AMENDMENT WILL APPARENTLY ONLY BENEFIT A SINGLE PROPRIETER AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSED BY THE PLANNNG BOARD.
| |
Miami Beach United OPPOSES the proposed ordinance, which would weaken existing safeguards intended to restrain access to tobacco and vaping products, particularly for children and adolescents. The ordinance also undermines ongoing efforts by the Commission to address the over- concentration of these businesses, which are already prevalent throughout the city. There is a strong potential for a precedent that could encourage future requests for additional exceptions and other special favors.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R7P Sponsored by Fernandez
“TRUTH IN TRANSPARENCY"; RESOLUTION – A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ANALYZE AND PRESENT A WRITTEN PLANT O LIMIT THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF PERSONNEL COSTS AND TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE SHOWING EMPLOYEE PAY
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS this effort as part of a larger move to control spending, to limit the burden on taxpayers, and to promote transparency by informing taxpayers how their tax dollars are spent.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R7Q Sponsored by Suarez
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AT ITS MAY 6, 2026, MEETING, TO AMEND THE CITY’S TROLLEY ADVERTISING AGREEMENT WITH OUTFRONT MEDIA TO ALLOW FULL VEHICLE WRAP ADVERTISING ON CITY TROLLEYS.
| |
Miami Beach United OPPOSES full vehicle wrapping as it limits visibility into the interior of trolleys, which presents a safety issue as well as making the trolleys unattractive.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R7W Sponsored by Bhatt
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR EACH CITY COMMISSIONER TO IDENTIFY UP TO THREE PRIORITY ITEMS ON EACH REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA THAT THE COMMISSIONER WISHES TO PRESENT; PROVIDING THAT EACH COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE A RANKED LIST OF PRIORITY ITEMS IN WRITING TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION
MEETING; PROVIDING THAT THE MAYOR SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO CALL EACH COMMISSIONER’S PRIORITY ITEMS, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE TIME LIMITS IN THE CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ORDER IN WHICH PRIORITY ITEMS SHALL BE CALLED.
| |
Miami Beach United OPPOSES this approach to ensuring that every commissioner’s items get a fair chance to be heard. We support the notion that every commissioner should have an opportunity to have their items called but do not believe this requires codification or a specific number of items from each commissioner.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R7AL Sponsored by Bhatt, Fernadez, Magazine, Dominguez
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COORDINATE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI AND EVALUATE THE CITY’S POTENTIAL LEGAL OPTIONS TO CHALLENGE THE LIVE LOCAL ACT
| |
Miami Beach United SUPPORTS joining with the City of Miami to explore a potential challenge to the Live Local Act. Live Local has usurped local prerogatives in zoning matters that should be left to localities.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| |
R7AN, R7AO Sponsored by Meiner, Dominguez
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE & ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY & NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE TO MODERNIZE THE CITY’S BOARD AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK TO DRAFT THE NECESSARY ENABLING LEGISLATION, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE, TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
| |
Miami Beach United DOES NOT SUPPORT either item in its current form.The proposals significantly reduce residents’ engagement with no dollar valuation or estimated savings in the record
We OPPOSE the sunsetting of the North Beach CRA Advisory Committee and the Mayor’s 41st Street Committee. Adopting the CRA Master Plan begins implementation rather than ending it, and 41st Street projects remain incomplete or unstarted. South Pointe shows what the current CRA structure can accomplish.
Read the Commission document by clicking HERE
| | |
Monday, October 19th
6:30-8:30 pm
Save the date for MBU’s Fall Cocktail Reception at The newly reopened trattoria, The Alley at The Betsy Hotel
Appetizers and drinks will be served.
This event is free and open to all members of Miami Beach United
Please RSVP
info@miamibeachunited.org
Not a member? Need to renew your membership?
click here
Just $50 gives you access to a full year of member events like this, including an annual dinner celebration.
Your support makes MBU's publications and events possible.
Thank you!
| |
There’s no MBU without you!
Mami Beach United advocates for residents’ voices in major city-wide policy issues; that remains the core of the organization.
- Hosting educational forums on major issues facing the City
- Advocating on key issues on residents’ behalf at City Hall
- Creating engaging events where like-minded activist residents can meet and connect with peers from around the city at unique venues.
As a 501(c)4 non-profit, your paid membership is our strength. It is our only source of funds to produce high-quality events, and to ensure your voice is heard at City Hall – even if, and especially when, you can’t be there yourself. Annual membership starts as low as $50. As an all-volunteer organization, 100% of your dues goes right back into ensuring that residents’ voices are heard.
Membership
As a member, you will become better informed about issues that affect all our neighborhoods. Members are encouraged to get involved with the organization to join forces and work with residents throughout Miami Beach on issues that can affect us all.
JOIN NOW
| | |
2026 MBU Board of Directors
Officers
Robert Selsam, President
Ron Starkman, VP Government Affairs
Saul Gross, Treasurer
Adam Kravitz, Recording Secretary
Committee Chairs
Gayle Durham, Strategic Advocacy:
Elizabeth K. Latone, Strategic Advocacy:
Roger Goldblatt, Communication & Engagement
Clare McCord, Communication & Engagement
Hugo Sanchez, Technology
Directors
Bruce Backman
Scott Needelman
Valerie Navarrete
| | | | | | |
