Miami City Commission Meetings Guide

The Miami City Commission meets at 9:00 a.m. on scheduled Thursdays at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, and the last three regular dates of 2026 are October 22, November 19 and December 10.

The city calendar states that all City of Miami Commission meetings take place at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive (City Commission Meetings 2026). The year opened with meetings on January 8 and January 22, and most months carry two Thursday sessions, with none in August and one each in November and December. The calendar books each Miami City Commission meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

The city officials list names the five district commissioners: Miguel Angel Gabela (District 1), Damian Pardo (District 2), Rolando Escalona (District 3), Ralph 'Rafael' Rosado (District 4) and Christine King (District 5), alongside Mayor Eileen Higgins, City Manager James Reyes and City Clerk Todd B. Hannon (City of Miami officials list). Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the City of Miami website.

Dates in the table come from the Miami City Commission calendar, the PZAB 2026 calendar (PZAB Meetings 2026) and the city public comment page (Public Comment Instructions).

Miami City Commission meetings stream live on miami.gov/tv and Miami TV and air on Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99 for City of Miami residents.

For the October 22, 2026 meeting the city lists the website stream, Miami TV, X, YouTube and Facebook, plus Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99, and it notes that both cable channels are only for residents living in the City of Miami (October 22, 2026 meeting instructions).

Recordings follow quickly: the city usually posts Commission meetings within 24 hours of the event, and a copy of a City of Miami meeting video that is not online can be requested through a form, after which the requester waits for a notification (Request a Video of a City Meeting).

The Office of the City Clerk lists live, upcoming and archived City Commission, board and committee meetings from November 15, 2018 to the present on the current Miami system, with archived video from January 1, 2017 to November 7, 2018 listed separately (City Clerk).

A practical point for viewers: the city calendar blocks each meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Miami City Hall, so a single agenda can fill most of the day (City Commission Meetings 2026). Following the live Miami TV feed, or the recording the next day, avoids a long wait in the chambers on Dinner Key.

Public comment on Miami City Commission agenda items can be filed through the online form at miamigov.com/public-comment or given in person at Miami City Hall, starting at approximately 9:00 a.m.

Comments sent through the online form are distributed to the elected officials and the City of Miami administration and become part of the public record; every field on the form is required, and the form stays open only until the Chairperson closes public comment for the meeting (meeting instructions). In person, comment is given live at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, under the rules the city sets for that meeting.

State law sits behind both channels. Florida Statutes 286.0114 says members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard on a proposition before a board or commission, and it allows the Miami City Commission to set rules on how much time each speaker gets (Florida Statutes 286.0114). Florida Statutes 286.011 declares meetings at which official acts are taken to be open to the public at all times and requires reasonable notice (Florida Statutes 286.011).

Accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act are arranged with the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (voice), or through 711 Florida Relay for TTY users, no later than three business days before the Miami City Hall meeting (meeting instructions). Anyone who plans to appeal a commission decision is responsible for making sure a verbatim record of the proceedings exists, under F.S. 286.0105, since the City of Miami notice puts that duty on the appellant.

Miami City Commission agendas, minutes and legislative files from October 14, 2016 onward are on the city Legislative Hub, kept by the Office of the City Clerk at Miami City Hall.

The Miami City Clerk's office records, transcribes and safeguards commission minutes and legislation, handles lobbyist registration and administers the city boards and committees (City Clerk). Ordinances, resolutions, motions, minutes of Commission meetings, agreements, election files and lobbyist files are all kept there.

Paper records can be inspected at the clerk's office at 3500 Pan American Drive, Dinner Key, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Photocopies cost 15 cents per single-sided page and 20 cents per double-sided page, CDs cost $15.75 each and certificates $1.00 each. The office answers at (305) 250-5360, TTY 711, fax (305) 858-1610 and [email protected] (City Clerk contacts).

General city questions that are not about a meeting go to 311 or 305-468-5900, and the city contact address is the Miami Riverside Center at 444 SW 2nd Ave (City of Miami contact footer).

For research across years, the Miami Legislative Hub covers everything after October 14, 2016, while ordinances, motions, marked agendas and verbatim minutes for Miami City Commission meetings can also be viewed on the clerk's archived website (City Clerk).

The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board is the main City of Miami land use board, meeting at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of every month at Miami City Hall.

PZAB has eleven members, one alternate and one school board member (Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board). It acts as the local planning agency under section 163.3174 of the Florida Statutes and decides applications for variances and exceptions in the City of Miami. Its 2026 calendar lists October 21, November 4, November 18, December 2 and December 16 as the remaining dates, each at 6:30 p.m. (PZAB Meetings 2026).

In mid October 2026 the city also listed the Climate Resilience Committee meeting of October 19, 2026 and the Urban Development Review Board meeting of October 21, 2026 as open for public comment, the Climate Resilience Committee as an in-person meeting. For the Urban Development Review Board a comment can be filed as an online written public comment or given in person on the day of the meeting in the City Commission Chambers at Miami City Hall (Public Comment Instructions).

County business goes to a different body: the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, which consists of members elected in 13 districts (Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners).

The biggest item now in front of Miami voters came out of a commission meeting: on July 9, 2026 the Miami City Commission voted to put a $450 million Safe and Ready Miami bond on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

The measure, co-sponsored by Commissioner Rolando Escalona, would authorize up to $450 million in General Obligation Bonds for police and fire-rescue facilities with no increase to the current debt millage rate (City of Miami, July 9, 2026). The same November 3, 2026 City of Miami Bond Referendum and Special Election asks whether the city may lease approximately 27.5 acres on Virginia Key to Virginia Key, LLC for a 45-year initial term with two 15-year renewals (City of Miami elections page). Early voting runs Monday, October 19 through Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

A make-up rule matters if a meeting falls through. Under Miami City Code Section 2-33(o), a City Commission meeting that is cancelled or not held for lack of a quorum or another emergency is automatically rescheduled for the Tuesday immediately following; for the October 22, 2026 meeting that fallback date is October 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers (meeting instructions).

One stale page is worth flagging: the City of Miami election page for November 3, 2026 still carries a notice that a District 5 vacancy will occur on November 17, 2020 (City of Miami elections page). That notice belongs to the 2020 cycle and does not describe the current Miami City Commission.