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Lisette Regante, director of tourism and culture, told the committee the host committee's initial request included a $1.5 million contribution tied to deliverables such as a kickoff concert, watch parties and a media staging area that could produce national and international media impressions. \"The 1.5 was the amount that the host committee requested,\" Regante said, adding staff has been negotiating deliverables with the host committee.

Commissioners acknowledged the outsized media and economic reach of the World Cup while urging staff to continue negotiations. Several commissioners said they expected the host committee to accept a lower city contribution; others argued the event's branding and broadcast value justified a large one-time investment.

\"For an investment of up to $1,500,000 ... we are getting untold millions, but a huge multiplier of that in branding and media,\" one commissioner said in favor of keeping the placeholder.

On a separate resort-tax line, commissioners debated a proposed $25,000 allocation to the South Beach Seafood Festival. After members described complaints from some local restaurants and residents about event impacts, the commission agreed by consensus to remove the $25,000 allocation from the recommended budget and asked staff to consider alternative uses for those dollars, including support for cleanliness programs and mobile mammography for uninsured residents.

Staff made clear that most of the event-related resort-tax items shown in the preliminary budget were framed as one-time allocations and that final decisions will be made later if revenues permit. The commission asked staff to continue negotiations with the FIFA host committee and to keep a $1.5 million placeholder in the budget while further clarity is sought about the host committee's commitments and fundraising.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee 7.11.2025","oneSentenceSummary","City tourism officials said the FIFA host committee requested $1.5 million and a fee-waiver package; commissioners kept a $1.5M placeholder while staff continues negotiations and removed a separate $25,000 seafood-festival subsidy.","taxTitle","Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2893,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6745697,"Commission keeps senior events funding, directs tighter rules on campaign activity and weighs transit support for seniors",495,2518000,3013000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f&start=2518&end=3013","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f/thumbnail_2518000.jpg","/articles/6745697/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Commission-keeps-senior-events-funding-directs-tighter-rules-on-campaign-activity-and-weighs-transit-support-for-seniors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6745697-175cd73599fa3c64d076f67838df5ad5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153187&Signature=BfSTW1iJc~WdksYh~UsIavNwa267Z~Mnt8kGLLqKJHbNJFwlhvHEw3ULtq0~~c9mQ2aG3VYEcUBNHipm2KKaPKPYPT2Qa8IqFOlZu4CZGMV1tAaOMT8Kkybd1CCChDxrTEovcDE~F8ksGdZnBPgLd8FUZZ3lXbZonYnrQhwnB32SezmEoNJtp~KIq7wVCv~~UUhtxVGmKiHwnFmNdBNA4eGs4rKccblUtjbGqWtaPr56ieiU8Xv2KN0apuyu3DxtnrPigo1UPdf5OyIQF~Y~dfWWBH74JrObEyv18AuKtovikBQo4yZOXExjGu~pu17CWfvBYQwD9bXoqnnk-iMgnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners debated the future of large, city-funded senior events at the Miami Beach Convention Center and whether the events had become venues for political campaigning.

Several commissioners described the events as a highlight for many seniors and a critical opportunity for socialization. \"It's literally the highlight of our year to come together,\" the mayor said while urging the commission not to remove funding. Other commissioners said the events had sometimes been used for electioneering and supported narrowing or stronger rules to preserve the events' intent.

By consensus the committee retained funding for three convention-center senior events (administration recommendation) and directed staff to implement stricter limits on candidate or campaign materials at city-sponsored events. Some commissioners also volunteered to explore private fundraising to supplement or replace city funding in future years.

Separately, commissioners discussed recurring transportation and service requests for seniors. The administration included a recurring $39,000 request for a midsize senior bus to support grocery and appointment trips, and commissioners identified another request of about $41,000 for daily ride services by Jewish Community Services (JCS) to supplement existing transit. Staff said they could show an option to reallocate funds and make those items priorities if further efficiencies are found during the September hearings.

Commissioners also approved a modest set of recurring enhancements to meal programs and summer camp at the South Shore Community Center that the staff recommended after offsetting cuts in other areas. Those items were funded in part by reallocated general-fund savings.

The conversation repeatedly drew a distinction between items that provide recurring services to residents (transportation, meals) and one-time or event spending. Commissioners asked staff to return with options to fund recurring senior services if additional efficiencies are located before final adoption.","Commissioners voted by consensus to retain funding for three city-funded senior events, while directing stronger limits on campaign activity; they also discussed recurring transit and meal service requests for seniors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6745707,"Miami Beach staff present balanced 2026 budget proposal while urging more cuts and prioritization",10630,493000,11123000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f&start=493&end=11123","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f/thumbnail_493000.jpg","/articles/6745707/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Miami-Beach-staff-present-balanced-2026-budget-proposal-while-urging-more-cuts-and-prioritization","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6745707-6be31e1738ea7b0e41af2737b4b17de3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153187&Signature=iL8Za0YuZSbCTaE5ODxJVhk3iUpD8FVxTnUFBr1Ro2u3kl7PogTP7lU7b-eOGYqmNWLsI~Bh4wPpmOAjZ7jna9F4jRaM6pCDdkf4xW1wZO32D1mJvqBcgD3Lk7L9ya2gbU81fk98JV2SJFhO~A5GmpUlKS8wlZ~ptSdWBMvHirg8Vip1oSIYT8AxAt2Gu0-T75UA-zBI1exs81FE5yZVlvBJ3m0jnl4Xs4bw8TRE-r7pdrjCo6oNsqiRGEjGCG4p4mNtRWjttbIFmWcnOq~JC3t4grryEUogXlnHKrCif~01TdcKjYcFs4isY8D1kUqtEQBb8DjWxZa~Qcsvs5slQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented a preliminary operating and capital budget update Wednesday that keeps the city's combined millage flat for a third consecutive year while reallocating some of the growth in taxable value into capital projects.

The administration said July 1 property valuations held at a 6.9% increase overall, with much of that driven by new construction rather than existing values. The report showed an additional $1.6 million flowing into the general fund because community redevelopment areas increased at a lower rate than the citywide value.

\"This budget shows public safety ... continues to be amongst our highest priorities,\" Commissioner Magazine said in opening remarks. The administration also reported the general fund and resort tax reserves exceed the commission's goal (three months and six months, respectively) and said it was presenting a balanced budget after identifying a mix of onetime and recurring reductions and enhancements.

The staff presentation listed roughly $55 million in possible enhancements considered this year and said it located about $5.2 million in operating enhancements to recommend. To balance recurring pressures the administration proposed roughly $1.34 million in general-fund recurring reductions, a mix of position eliminations, program right-sizing and cuts to outside professional services.

\"We actually gave direction, and you went out and found reductions in efficiencies that actually allowed us to have more enhancements,\" Commissioner Magazine said, praising staff for early work. Several commissioners said they would ask the manager to test whether the administration could find still more efficiencies before the September budget hearings.

Not every commission priority was funded. The staff list showed about $22 million in commission-endorsed operating priorities and noted only about one-quarter of that total could be included this year.

The city will formally set the maximum millage later this month. Staff outlined the schedule that will send the certification to the property appraiser after the July commission meeting and bring two public hearings in September (Sept. 17 and Sept. 30) for final adoption.

Discussion about the budget extended into capital funding. With additional transfers and a state appropriation, staff recommended funding for several renewal and one-time projects including roofing and HVAC work at fire stations, a property-evidence off-site storage contract for police, additional funding for a central training unit, and the above-ground portion of West Avenue Phase 3, while noting an unfunded remainder on the water-and-sewer side to be addressed later.","City staff presented a balanced preliminary 2026 budget that keeps millage flat for a third straight year, preserves multi-month reserves and shifts more dollars to capital. Commissioners pressed administration to find additional recurring efficiencies and debated which commission priorities to fund in a tight year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6745692,"Building department seeks private-provider staffing to meet new state review timelines",316,7233000,7549000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f&start=7233&end=7549","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5366577-17aa7fde23280d56327e0d6570bdee4f/thumbnail_7233000.jpg","/articles/6745692/Miami-Beach/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Building-department-seeks-private-provider-staffing-to-meet-new-state-review-timelines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6745692-72417bab225c39882a23fe7978a6fede/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153187&Signature=ElqD7QrELi8Uta9P~2rV-XkPhoxbEUV97f-7FtM6Y6-tSC9RxbwYK8t7MyHaana37Ouy27f6NyluG51iPcZF5vhrVBEVEyYknwOAkOpWhFcYPQRmG6hnTZ-bbe74FYl0DuRAuQ1GCYvcERikJnmTE~yP40zNFA5NQZlCzyfwnYMBp2MuDh1W2q-kByfsbN~n5vGpD~X4IYBTl1EBKZkWfdhZ-OJ77GpW-IxxiCSkTHx-hQarc2uqJ~okJF1vUNYZO~4Mh0Ii~GDiHTuduujmprqYdcjFT9HlMO4SzYoXU4QjVMa47hHuIUMyVcUetKljXYWkU1G~IXd~ZmzNyhxXDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Building department staff told the finance committee they expect increased work and tighter state-imposed review deadlines and proposed a private-provider program to speed plan review and inspections.

Vince, a building official, said the city must respond to a recent change in state law that shortens plan-review timelines and creates an operational need for additional reviewers. \"The reason why we arrived at the number of 4 ... 1 reviewer, 1 senior inspector per discipline,\" he said, describing roles for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing review capacity.

Staff recommended five positions to create a private-provider inspection and review division and additional support roles for roofing and flood‑mitigation plan review. Commissioners asked whether the program could be phased in; staff said the pace of permit activity and the July 1 statutory timeline make additional capacity likely necessary.

The committee also discussed floodplain and CRS (Community Rating System) work. Staff said funding a flood-mitigation specialist and public information efforts would support higher CRS scores and potentially lower flood insurance premiums for residents.

No formal vote was taken; commissioners asked staff to refine costs and return with options as the budget is finalized.","City building officials told the committee that new state rules have reduced plan-review timeframes and recommended adding private-provider plan reviewers and inspectors. The administration proposed a private‑provider inspector division of several positions to accelerate reviews and comply with the new five‑day review standard.","actionData","errors"]

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Miami Beach keeps $1.5 million FIFA placeholder, removes $25,000 seafood-festival subsidy

Commission keeps senior events funding, directs tighter rules on campaign activity and weighs transit support for seniors

Miami Beach staff present balanced 2026 budget proposal while urging more cuts and prioritization

Building department seeks private-provider staffing to meet new state review timelines