City names three spots for pop-up mini-parks, at a cost of about $19,000

Miami Beach parks staff have picked three neighborhood spots for small, removable “mini-parks” and pop-up seating, and estimate the cost at about $19,000, according to a memo on an addendum to the agenda of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee, which meets Monday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m.

The three sites, chosen by the Parks, Facilities, Fleet and Beaches Department with Public Works, according to the memo:

• Mid-Beach, 34th Street and Chase Avenue: an outdoor fitness station, at no cost to the city. The memo says a contractor agreed to add it for free.
• North Beach, an Indian Creek Drive street end: picnic tables and trash cans, estimated at $8,000 to $10,000. The memo does not say which street end.
• South Beach, Commerce Street and Jefferson Avenue: benches and trash cans, estimated at $7,000 to $9,000.

The idea, sponsored by Commissioner Joseph Magazine and referred to the committee in September 2025, is to try low-cost, temporary seating and play features in underused public spaces before the city spends on anything permanent. At a February meeting, the committee told staff to find three to five locations and to favor residential neighborhoods over busy corridors, the memo says.

The administration isn’t recommending money now. It asks the committee to weigh the cost against the city’s budget pressures, which it lists as the property tax measure Amendment 3, a projected general fund deficit in fiscal 2028 and an underfunded capital program, and says any funding should be considered in the fiscal 2028 budget.

The item was sent to residents Saturday as a Residents Right to Know notice. The committee’s agenda and the memo, with images of each site, are on the city’s meeting portal.