Surfside meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

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.