The Administration has been working on an additional noise related discussion item referred to the NQLC at the October 14, 2020 Commission meeting; the Discussion Regarding Noise Concerns in the City of Miami Beach.  At the NQLC meeting on December 16, 2020, the Code Compliance Department (CODE) received direction to explore decibel readers to track noise levels in the City.  The NQLC motioned to return to the committee and to add then Vice-Mayor Meiner as a co-sponsor.

Code has since procured four Extech Digital Sound Level Meters (Model 407732) which were received on February 18, 2021 and one Extech Sound Calibrator (Model 407744) that was just received on March 8, 2021.  These are the same decibel meters purchased by the Marine Patrol.

Assistant City Manager Eric Carpenter, Assistant Code Compliance Director Thomas Curitore along with Code Compliance Administrator Kenneth Varela conducted a site visit at Mangos Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive to conduct a test of the noise meters from the surrounding areas including Lummus Park, the center line of Ocean Drive as well as the curb line of Ocean Drive to ascertain decibel levels for use a reference point.