C7BV - Commend Staff, Plan Spring Break 2026

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING ALL CITY STAFF AND PERSONNEL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CITY’S OUTSIDE AGENCY PARTNERS, FOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS OBSERVED DURING SPRING BREAK 2024 AND SPRING BREAK 2025, PARTICULARLY IN CONTRAST TO SPRING BREAK PERIODS IN PRIOR YEARS, MOST NOTABLY SPRING BREAK 2021, 2022 AND 2023, WHICH WERE MARKED BY PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENTS INCLUDING MASS OVERCROWDING, PUBLIC MAYHEM, AND INSTANCES OF GUN VIOLENCE; AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE CORRESPONDING IMPROVEMENTS IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY, ROOM RATES, REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM (“REVPAR”), AND THE OVERALL RESIDENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE; AND FURTHER, APPROVING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY, SIMILAR TO SPRING BREAK 2024 AND SPRING BREAK 2025, FOR SPRING BREAK 2026, AS DIRECTED AND SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ORDER TO PROACTIVELY STEM THREATS AND CONTINUE PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY TO SECURE A POSITIVE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL; AND FINALLY, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION WITH, AT A MINIMUM, QUARTERLY LETTERS TO COMMISSION (“LTCs”), AS WELL AS QUARTERLY UPDATES ON CITY COMMISSION AGENDAS, REGARDING ITS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS, BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2025.