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Staff summary and conditions
Development Services Director Debbie Love told the council the project was previously granted conditional-use entitlements allowing increased height and bonus units; the site-plan approval before the council includes conditions required by the Development Review Committee: a six-foot sidewalk along North Bayshore Drive, underground utilities, enhanced on-site stormwater retention (an additional 10% above code), and an 18-month deadline to apply for a building permit. The staff report also requires a traffic study to be approved by Miami-Dade County and the city’s transportation department before a building permit may be issued.

Community benefits and developer commitments
Applicant counsel and project representatives said the project will deliver nearly $2 million in community benefits. Those benefits listed in the package and discussed on the record include contributions to police equipment and youth activities, park improvements (including a $100,000 contribution to Lehman Park), shoreline/bridge and boulevard beautification, a food pantry contribution and funds earmarked for community transit improvements and neighborhood beautification.

Public opposition and council response
A number of adjacent residents and condominium owners spoke in opposition, citing concerns about traffic congestion, inconsistencies in application materials, construction impacts on a narrow local street with one primary access, proximity to a pump station, and skepticism about enforcement of promised community benefits. Petition packets and written objections were submitted and noted on the record; speakers urged the council to require stronger guarantees (for example, escrowed funds or recorded instruments) to ensure community benefits are delivered and to require clearer construction management plans to limit neighborhood disruption.

Applicant counsel responded that the community-benefit commitments will be memorialized in recorded instruments and that the project meets the requirements of the code and the previously approved CUP. When asked about communication obligations, the applicant’s attorney agreed to provide timely updates to the council and to coordinate with city staff on construction sequencing and site management. Council members also pressed staff and the applicant to ensure the traffic study and other pre-permit conditions are satisfied before any building permits are issued.

Vote and recusal
The council voted to approve the site plan. One council member recused herself from the item before the vote; the final vote on the record was recorded as 3–0 in favor. Staff and the applicant emphasized the requirement that the community-benefits agreement be recorded prior to building-permit application and that the traffic study must be accepted by Miami-Dade County and the city transportation department prior to permit issuance.

Next steps
Before construction may begin the applicant must: (1) record the community benefits agreement; (2) obtain approval of the traffic study by Miami-Dade County and the city’s transportation staff; (3) submit building-permit application materials that demonstrate compliance with the DRC conditions, including stormwater measures and underground utilities; and (4) satisfy any bonding, insurance and performance-security requirements required by city procedures.

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The development, proposed on roughly two-thirds of an acre in the city’s planned corridor overlay, requests 37 floating bonus units from the city’s pool; staff reported the project proposes lower height and density than the overlay permits. The council’s approvals included standard conditions: utilities must be placed underground, the applicant must obtain all permits within 18 months, and the development must meet enhanced stormwater requirements outlined in the staff and DRC reports.

Developer commitments and community benefits
Developer Federico Zapata, the project’s representative, described the design as a modest, “low-scale infill” with unit types geared toward families — 52% of units will be two-bedroom — and said the building is intended to be an \"investment to the city\" that includes a public plaza and an art installation zone. Zapata also told council members his team would pursue making a portion of the units workforce-affordable and said they would engage the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to explore funding or other support.

During council questioning, the applicant agreed to consider a 20% affordable set-aside for the building and confirmed a design feature that will provide a 10-foot-wide sidewalk along Northeast Sixth Avenue and improvements to an existing transit stop. Staff said the DRC had recommended approval and noted expected local economic impacts during construction, including job creation and anticipated ad valorem tax revenue.

Procedural conditions and next steps
The approvals are conditional on the applicant meeting the development-review conditions recorded in the council report and on executing the site plan: utilities must be undergrounded, stormwater must be retained on site to enhanced standards, and the applicant has 18 months to obtain a building permit. The council voted to approve the conditional-use permit and the site plan together.

What the council said
Debbie Love, Development Services Director, described the site as an infill location that has been vacant and “an eyesore” and told the council the proposal promotes transit use and pedestrian experience while conforming to the overlay’s rules. The council took the vote following the staff and applicant presentations and public record review.

What’s next
If the developer secures required permits and completes conditions, construction can move forward. The applicant also said it will continue discussions with the CRA about potential funding or incentives for affordable units. The council recorded the approval and staff will monitor permitting milestones and building-permit application deadlines.

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The items approved included a $270,600 contract award for resurfacing courts at the Penny Sugarman Tennis Center, purchase orders to add 25 vehicles to the city fleet at an aggregate not to exceed $1,560,000, and several information-technology purchases including cloud backup hardware and Microsoft licensing. Council members also approved an audio upgrade for council chambers and the purchase of replacement laptops for city staff. Council members reappointed three special magistrates for code enforcement and confirmed multiple volunteer board appointments listed on the agenda.

Taken together, the votes were intended to keep scheduled maintenance, security and daily operations moving. The council voted to table one high-profile item: a proposed agreement to hire Reuben Turnbull and Associates Inc. for lobbying services at up to $7,500 per month was tabled indefinitely at the request that the mayor be present for further discussion.

Details of key approvals
- Penny Sugarman Tennis Center resurfacing: A resolution awarded a contract to Sports Surfaces LLC as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder under IFB 07-24-25, authorizing the interim city manager to execute agreements in an amount not to exceed $270,600. The city expects work to take about 60 calendar days from issuance of a notice to proceed; vendor CEO Paul Gold said completing the entire project at once could shorten the schedule by roughly 10–15 days but weather could extend it. Motion: Councilman Pierre Franz Charles; second: Councilwoman Esta May Irvin. Outcome: approved, vote recorded as 4–0.

- Fleet additions: The council authorized issuance of purchase orders to acquire 25 vehicles (23 SUVs and 2 pickups) for a total not to exceed $1,560,000 and declared certain vehicles surplus. Motion: Councilwoman Esta May Irvin; second: Councilman Kevin A. Burns. Outcome: approved, 4–0.

- IT and chamber audio purchases: The council authorized (1) up to $174,000 to Blue Allied Technology Solutions LLC for cloud backup hardware/software/service; (2) up to $85,794 annually to Land Infotech LLC for Microsoft licensing; and (3) up to $73,794 for laptops from Computers at Work Inc. The council also approved an $84,378 purchase order to Maritime Mobile Communications LLC to upgrade the council-chamber audio system. Motions were made and seconded by council members; all passed unanimously (listed on the record as 4–0 votes).

- Appointments and reappointments: The council approved several volunteer board appointments (planning commission, senior citizens board, commission for women, advisory committee for persons with special needs and others) and reappointed three attorneys as special magistrates for code enforcement per Section 21-51 of the North Miami Code of Ordinances. Motion to approve the board appointments: Councilwoman Esta May Irvin; second: Councilman Kevin A. Burns. Outcome: approved, 4–0.

- Tabled item: Tab H — a proposed agreement to hire Reuben Turnbull and Associates Inc. for professional lobbying services at a monthly cost not to exceed $7,500, waiving competitive bidding pursuant to Section 7-120(b) of the North Miami Code of Ordinances — was tabled indefinitely at the request that the mayor be present. Motion to table indefinitely: Vice Mayor Cassandra Timothy; second accepted on the record. Outcome: tabled indefinitely, 4–0 on the motion to table.

Why this matters
These approvals fund city maintenance, daily operations and core IT services; the vehicle and resurfacing contracts affect public facilities and service capacity, while the IT and audio upgrades follow recent incidents that prompted an increased emphasis on data and chamber audio resiliency. Tabling of the lobbying contract leaves the city's external advocacy arrangements unresolved pending mayoral participation.

What the council said
Paul Gold, CEO of Sports Surfaces LLC, told the council that doing the resurfacing in one continuous operation could reduce the project timeline by 10 to 15 days but that weather and tropical-storm risk could affect the schedule.

What’s next
Contract execution, delivery of bonds/insurance and procurement routing to the city attorney precede notice to proceed; staff said the resurfacing work would be sequenced to keep some courts open where feasible and will include community outreach about timing and closures. The tabled lobbying item will return to a future meeting when the mayor is present.

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