The Key Biscayne Village Council approved more than $520,000 in stormwater and beach resilience contracts at its Tuesday, Aug. 25, meeting, according to the meeting agenda.

The session was the Council's first since June, as the Islander News reported.

Three items passed on the consent agenda. A $235,559 work order to Moffatt & Nichol covers design, permitting, and project support for the 2027 beach renourishment project. A $284,858 contract with Flotech Environmental, LLC funds stormwater system camera inspections and data collection, awarded through Invitation to Bid No. 2026-02. The Council also entered an agreement with the Florida International University Board of Trustees for a coastal groundwater monitoring program on Village property; no dollar amount was listed in the agenda for that item.

Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer Dr. Roland Samimy sponsored the FIU agreement and the Moffatt & Nichol work order. Public Works Director Christopher Miranda sponsored the Flotech contract.

The Council also approved a site plan for a stormwater pump station and backup generator at the northwest corner of Beach Park, following a required public hearing. Building, Zoning, and Planning Director Jeremy Calleros Gauger and CIP and Grants Manager Colleen Durfee sponsored that resolution. The pump station advances the Village's flood mitigation project; the Council approved a consent-to-use agreement with the Ocean Club Community Association for the installation in June.

The Moffatt & Nichol work order is separate from a $112,215 contract the Council approved in June for post-construction monitoring of the 2024 beach renourishment cycle. The two work orders cover different phases of the island's beach renourishment program.

The resilience spending comes as voters prepare for a Tuesday, Nov. 3, referendum that would require public approval for any stormwater or flood-prevention projects collectively exceeding $50 million over three fiscal years. The Council unanimously approved the ballot language at a special meeting in July. The Key Biscayne Neighbors Association gathered 913 verified signatures in 44 days to place the question on the ballot, as Key Biscayne Portal reported.

The agenda also included a discussion of a development plan for 303 Galen Drive, submitted by Galen Drive MW, LLC. The site is zoned for high-density multi-family residential use. No vote was taken; the item was listed as a presentation by Gauger. Details of the proposal have not been publicly released.

A second-reading public hearing on a $2.38 million contract with V&G Construction Solutions Corp. for the Harbor Drive milling, resurfacing, and roadway reconstruction project was also on the agenda.

Official minutes from the Aug. 25 meeting had not been published as of Sunday, Aug. 30.

The next Council meeting and first budget hearing is Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chamber, 560 Crandon Blvd. A Resilience Infrastructure Action Plan workshop follows Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m.