Surfside public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Tourist Board
The Tourist Board voted 3-0 to reinstate Sara Liss' contract for the September 3 event and to recommend the Town Manager terminate the contract with Festival & Event, Inc. It also approved an additional $12,500 for promotional items and deferred several agenda items. The Board approved the Surfcastle Royale event recap and recorded a 16% drop in food‑beverage and a 14% drop in accommodation vacancies compared with 2019.
- Deferred items 6C-6H (Art Market, Monument Sign, Consultant, Letters Installation, Food Trucks) – 3-0
- Approved Surfcastle Royale event recap – 3-0
- Reinstated Sara Liss' contract for September 3 event – 3-0
- Recommended Town Manager terminate contract with Festival & Event, Inc. – 3-0
- Approved additional $12,500 from discretionary funds for promotional items – 3-0
Planning and Zoning Board
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended two zoning code amendments to the Town Commission and approved a new single-family home application. The board also approved the minutes from the May 24, 2023 meeting.
- Approved May 24, 2023 meeting minutes (4-0)
- Recommended approval of synthetic turf ordinance for single-family districts (4-0)
- Recommended approval of ordinance allowing accessory restaurants in H120 districts (4-0)
- Approved new single-family home at 9433 Byron Avenue with staff recommendations (3-1)
Parks and Recreation Committee
The Committee approved the minutes from the May 15, 2023 meeting. Members discussed updates on the 96th Street Park project and the potential naming of the new sports center after Arnold "Coach" Notkin.
- Approved May 15, 2023 meeting minutes (3-0)