The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee voted to fund a January 16, 2026 Main Street Live concert with $2,700 from its Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) budget after staff reported sponsors had not fully covered the event series.

Staff told the committee that invoices show a $1,200 band fee for a single concert plus roughly $1,500 in additional event costs, leaving about $2,500 needed for the January date. Staff said the committee had previously approved five events conditioned on sponsorship covering January and February. With time running short, a member moved to fund the Jan. 16 date from the CAC budget and another member seconded the motion.

The committee discussed alternatives including moving funds previously allocated for an April concert, updating promotional materials, and notifying the series sponsor (the transcript refers to a title sponsor providing $2,500 for the series). Staff summarized budget figures from prior minutes: earlier allocations for three concerts totaled about $7,800 and the committee’s concert line item was cited as $10,500, leaving an estimated cushion of $2,700. Committee members said the change would require coordination with sponsors and ticketing and could require finding additional lower-tier sponsors for the remaining dates.

After discussion the chair called a voice vote and the motion passed. The transcript records the committee’s approval by voice but does not provide a roll-call tally.

Next steps: staff said they will update the event flyer to reflect the confirmed January date and continue outreach for lower-tier sponsors (roughly $600 per single event, per staff comments) to cover February and other dates.