Surfside meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Surfside Commission Weighs Rate Hike, Ordinance Repeals; Minutes Pending

Surfside's Town Commission and advisory boards met over the past two weeks on items including a water and sewer rate adjustment, a health insurance renewal, and the repeal of several local ordinances. However, minutes from these meetings have not yet been published, so no final decisions are confirmed.

Town Commission

The Town Commission met on August 10 to consider a consent agenda that included a water and sewer rate adjustment for fiscal year 2027, effective October 1, 2026. The agenda also included renewal of employee health, dental, and vision insurance with Cigna for FY 2026/2027, youth soccer and tennis program agreements with Alves Sports Group LLC and GM Sports Tennis, LLC, and authorization to purchase critical pumps and motors for community center aquatics facilities from CES. No vote totals or dollar amounts were listed.

Special Town Commission Meeting

On August 21, the commission met to consider rescinding or modifying four ordinances. The agenda included repealing Ordinance 2024-1779, which would reinstate the previous version of the Town Code of Ethics; repealing Ordinance 2025-1789, which had created rules for sand removal or digging on the dune or beach; repealing Ordinance 2025-1795, which had replaced rules regarding commissioner usage of offices in Town Hall; and rescinding or modifying Ordinance 2024-1782, which amended rules for public participation and decorum in town meetings. The agenda contained no new proposals, contracts, or budget items.

Cancelled Special Meeting

A special commission meeting scheduled for August 18 was cancelled. Its agenda had included a resolution to rescind Resolutions No. 2026-3518 and 2026-3519 and cancel the November 3, 2026 special election on two charter amendments regarding Town Commission powers. The agenda also included notification to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections.

Planning and Zoning Board

The Planning and Zoning Board met on August 20. The board considered a proposed ordinance to repeal Ordinance 2026-1804, which currently requires the board's advice on municipal projects. It also reviewed an application for a new single-family home at 8826 Hawthorne Avenue and discussed a protocol for placing items on the agenda and an amendment to Code Sec. 90-16 to allow special call meetings. The board also approved minutes from its July 30 meeting.

Sustainability and Resiliency Committee

The Sustainability and Resiliency Committee met twice, on August 12 and August 20, for organizational matters. Both agendas included approval of February 23, 2026 minutes, introduction of committee members, appointment of a chair and vice chair, and setting 2026 meeting dates and agenda deadlines. No substantive policy decisions were on either agenda. The next meeting is scheduled for September 17, 2026.

Coming Up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.

Surfside commission set to act on Champlain Towers South memorial and FY 2027 budget; planning board reviews six residential applications

Surfside's Town Commission and Planning and Zoning Board held several special meetings in late July, but minutes have not yet been published for any of them, so outcomes — including votes and dollar figures — are not yet part of the public record. The agendas indicate the commission was scheduled to act on the Champlain Towers South Memorial design and construction contract, hear the FY 2027 budget presentation, and select an executive recruitment firm.

Champlain Towers South Memorial

A special Town Commission meeting on July 27 was scheduled to include approval of revised drawings and scope for the Champlain Towers South (CTS) Memorial. The agenda also listed authorization to negotiate and finalize a construction contract with Shiff Construction & Development, Inc. Acting Town Manager was listed to present the FY 2027 budget and proposed operating millage rate. Because minutes are not yet published, it is not confirmed whether these items were approved or what vote tallies, if any, were recorded.

Executive recruitment firm

A special Town Commission meeting on July 23 at Town Hall, 9293 Harding Avenue, was scheduled to consider a resolution selecting an executive recruitment firm and authorizing the town manager to negotiate a contract for those services. The agenda included a public hearing on agenda items. Minutes are not yet published, so the selection and any authorization cannot be confirmed.

Planning and Zoning Board: six residential applications

The Planning and Zoning Board met July 30 with six applications on the agenda:

• Three new single-family home applications: 9156 Emerson Avenue, 9017 Harding Avenue, and 9164 Carlyle Avenue.
• A variance request at 8925 Dickens Avenue.
• A home addition at 8801 Dickens Avenue.
• A project at 9040 Abbott Avenue (details unspecified in the agenda).

The board was also scheduled to approve minutes from June 25 and discuss new benches for Plastic Fisherman Park at the beach, SD-B40 district wall signs, and a potential future item on revisions to the 2026 Design Guidelines. Minutes for the July 30 meeting are not yet published, so actions taken on these items are not confirmed.

What residents should watch

The FY 2027 budget and proposed operating millage rate presentation is the item most likely to affect residents' property tax bills and town services, though no figures were included in the available agenda summaries. The CTS Memorial drawings and construction contract authorization, if approved, would advance a project of broad public interest. The executive recruitment firm selection relates to hiring of senior town staff. Residents seeking confirmed outcomes should watch for posted minutes on the town's official website.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days (through August 17, 2026), according to the available data. Residents should check the town's official calendar for any newly scheduled meetings.

Surfside meetings: Solid waste rate, residential applications, and executive recruitment firm on recent agendas

Town Commission — July 16

The Surfside Town Commission agenda for July 16, 2026 listed several items for consideration, including a preliminary rate resolution establishing the solid waste management service assessment for fiscal year 2026–2027. If adopted, this would set the rate residents pay for solid waste services beginning Oct. 1, 2026.

Other items on the agenda included Amendment No. 9 to a memorandum of understanding funding a Nurse Enhancement Initiative for the 2026–2027 school year, and ratification of a $19,316.17 expenditure to Diamonette Party Rental for the Fifth Annual CTS Remembrance Event.

The commission was also scheduled to consider an expenditure to Life Scan Wellness Centers for updated physicals for Town Police Department employees, adopt the 2025 Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy, ratify amendments to the Youth Council charter, and approve a settlement agreement with Joel Zelik Lusky.

Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published, so it is not confirmed which items were approved.

Planning and Zoning Board — July 23

The Planning and Zoning Board agenda for July 23 included six residential development applications. Three were for new single-family homes at 9156 Emerson Ave, 9017 Harding Ave, and 9164 Carlyle Ave. The board was also scheduled to hear a variance request at 8925 Dickens Ave, a home addition at 8801 Dickens Ave, and a project at 9040 Abbott Ave.

Discussion items included new benches for Plastic Fisherman Park at the beach, SD-B40 district wall signs, and a potential future item on revisions to the 2026 Design Guidelines. The board was also set to approve minutes from June 25.

Minutes have not yet been published, so outcomes for these applications are not confirmed.

Special Town Commission Meeting — July 23

A special Town Commission meeting was scheduled for July 23 at Town Hall, 9293 Harding Avenue. The agenda included a resolution to select an executive recruitment firm and authorization for the town manager to negotiate a contract for those services. A public hearing on agenda items was also listed.

Minutes have not yet been published.

What this means for residents

All three meetings from the past two weeks are listed as agenda-only, meaning the official minutes have not been released. The items described above are what was scheduled for consideration, not confirmed decisions. Residents should check the town's official records once minutes are published to see what was actually approved.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.