North Beach satellite City Hall and North Shore center's future up for discussion Nov. 18

North Beach could get its own satellite City Hall under a discussion item on the Miami Beach City Commission’s Nov. 18 agenda, which also takes up what should happen to the North Shore Community Center after the new 72nd Street Community Complex opens.

Commissioner Monica Matteo-Salinas asks the commission to discuss building a satellite City Hall in North Beach or reusing a city-owned building for one. Her memo asks colleagues to consider where it should go, how long the project would take, and how often commission or committee meetings would be held there. It lists no cost estimate. The item grew out of an Oct. 21 committee discussion on the future of the North Shore Library site, which is moving to the 72nd Street complex, the memo says; that committee recommended adding the library site and Altos del Mar Park to a design firm’s master-plan study of the city’s West Lots along Collins Avenue from 79th Street to 87th Terrace.

A second item, from Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt, asks the commission to direct the city manager to study the North Shore Community Center’s current programs and demand, present reuse options with their operating and budget costs, consult residents, nonprofits and nearby schools, and return with recommendations and a timeline. Options her memo lists include consolidating or moving programs, expanded senior and youth hubs, nonprofit partnerships, interim uses, and selling or redeveloping the property.

Bhatt’s item has been on the agenda since March and was not reached at seven meetings since then, the agenda shows.

The commission meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the City Hall commission chamber, 1700 Convention Center Drive. Agenda items and backup are on the city’s meeting portal.