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John C. Herbst

Commissioner, District 1month-level start: December 2022 per 2022 election coverage (won D1; swearing-in delayed by residency challenge); month-level end: May 2026 per Miami Herald report via NewsBeep (resigned; D1 special election Nov 3 2026, Res. 26-88)

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending May 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
34
Total speaking time
6:26:44
Avg per meeting
11:22
Segments
5892

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Filtered to Parks Rec

Top issues during term (14)(Parks Rec)

high↓Mar 2026[16]

Limiting outdoor events on the Barrier Island

Limiting events would reduce special event revenue the city collects.

high↑Apr 2026[16]

Sunrise Middle School Phase II Turf Field

$690,520 from the joint-use parks program budget.

high↓Feb 2026[13]

Parks Bond and Master Plan Contract Expansion

The city has already had to return some grant funding because projects didn't move fast enough.

high↓Jan 2026[11]

Holiday Park Parking and Interim Agreement

Roughly $41 million in construction the city would fund largely through its parking fund, partially offset by potential vertiport lease revenue.

medium↓Apr 2026[8]

Sailboat Bend streetscape master plan

State funding previously covered roughly 25 miles of road improvements; additional resurfacing funding is unknown.

high↓Jan 2026[7]

International Swimming Hall of Fame Complex

The city guarantees the project's debt, so weak attendance driven by parking friction hits taxpayers.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Metal detecting and artifact looting at the beach

Signage is being installed within weeks; 24/7 enforcement was floated but called unrealistic.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Joseph C. Carter Park Grant Award

Total project now about $30.8 million, with $4 million newly appropriated including a $2 million grant.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Historic Preservation Board quorum problems

low↓Apr 2026[1]

School-City Reciprocal Parks Agreement

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Youth swim initiative

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Fireworks vs. drone shows for July 4th and Downtown Countdown

A combined July 4th fireworks-plus-drone show could cost $225,000-$245,000 versus $140,500 for fireworks alone; sponsorships could offset the difference.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Pickleball courts proposed near Bahia Mar

low↓Mar 2026[1]

Beach Event Grants and Closures

$280,000 in BBID grant funds ($275,000 plus $5,000).

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Herbst was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Parks Rec.