A development proposal for 303 Galen Drive, more than half a million dollars in stormwater and beach resilience contracts, and a $2.4 million road rebuild are all on the table as the Key Biscayne Village Council meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, for the first time since June.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 560 Crandon Blvd., and will air live on VKB-TV, according to the Key Biscayne Portal.
The Galen Drive question
The most closely watched item may be a discussion of a development plan for 303 Galen Drive, submitted by Galen Drive MW, LLC. Building, Zoning, and Planning Director Jeremy Calleros Gauger will present the proposal alongside a Zoning and Overlay Review Committee update.
The site is zoned for high-density multi-family residential use. Its redevelopment potential has worried residents since at least 2005, when then-Mayor Robert Oldakowski reacted to a staff finding that existing zoning would allow a 15-story tower there: "The idea that a 150-foot building could appear in the neighborhood is startling, to say the least," he told the Council at the time, according to Islander News reporting republished July 23.
No formal vote is expected. The item is listed as a discussion, and details of the current proposal have not been publicly released.
Resilience spending
Three consent-agenda resolutions would commit the Village to more than $520,000 in climate-resilience work, sponsored by Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer Dr. Roland Samimy or Public Works Director Christopher Miranda:
- $284,858 to FloTech Environmental, LLC for stormwater system CCTV inspection and asset data collection, awarded through Invitation to Bid No. 2026-02. Miranda sponsors the item.
- $235,559.25 to Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. for design, permitting, and project support for the 2027 Beach Renourishment Project. The Village already approved a separate $112,215 work order to Moffatt & Nichol in June for post-construction monitoring of the 2024 renourishment cycle.
- An agreement with Florida International University's Board of Trustees for a coastal subsurface groundwater monitoring program on Village property. No dollar amount is listed in the agenda.
The spending comes as voters prepare to weigh in on a Nov. 3 referendum that would require public approval for any stormwater or flood-prevention projects collectively exceeding $50 million over three fiscal years.
Other major items
The Council will hold a public hearing and second-reading vote on the Harbor Drive milling, resurfacing, and reconstruction project, selecting V&G Construction Solutions Corp. at a cost not to exceed $2,384,688. Miranda sponsors that item as well.
A separate public hearing will consider a site plan for a stormwater pump station and backup generator at the northwest corner of Beach Park. The Council approved a consent-to-use agreement with the Ocean Club Community Association for that installation in June; Tuesday's vote is the next formal step.
The agenda also includes an interlocal agreement with Miami-Dade County to enforce regulations on e-bikes and motorized scooters within the Village, a police lieutenants' collective bargaining agreement for 2026-2029, and first readings of ordinances on swale landscaping and construction parking standards.
Presentations
Mayor Joe I. Rasco will recognize the Key Biscayne girls U-13 soccer state championship team and proclaim the 30th anniversary of the Academy of Martial Arts. Education Advisory Board Chair Robert Duzoglou will deliver an EAB update.
The next Council meeting is the first budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Residents who wish to speak Tuesday night must submit a blue request form to the Village Clerk before the meeting. Each speaker gets three minutes.
