He partnered up with Larry Spring in November
Oh, look. City Hall’s revolving door is spinning again.
Before Art Noriega even finished clearing out his desk as Miami’s city manager — his last day at work is the next meeting Thursday — he had already lined up his next hustle. And not quietly, either. Paperwork doesn’t lie.
Filed November 12, 2025 — while Noriega was still very much in charge of the City of Miami — Kairos Development Advisors, LLC pops up in Tallahassee’s corporate records like a neon sign flashing conflict pending. Active status. Two managers. Two familiar names: Noriega and Larry Spring.
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Yes, that Larry Spring. The former chief financial officer who supposedly left, but didn’t really leave, because Miami taxpayers are still paying him as a consultant. You know, the guy who already knows where all the financial bodies are buried — and where the 
development landmines aren’t.
Same Bayshore address. Same inner circle. Same playbook.
And here’s where the optics go from bad to audacious.
This wasn’t formed after Noriega left office. This wasn’t some retirement-day paperwork filed by a guy finally free of public service constraints. No. This was formed before he was out, while he still had the keys to the executive offices, while he still oversaw departments, contracts, negotiations, and — let’s not be coy — development interests that make Miami go round.
So what exactly is Kairos Development Advisors advising on?
Development? Obviously. Timing? The name literally means “the opportune moment for decision or action.” Access? Don’t insult the intelligence of anyone who’s ever watched Miami politics for more than five minutes.
Because here’s the thing about “advisory firms” in this town: they don’t sell expertise you can Google. They sell proximity. They sell institutional memory. They sell who to call, when to call, and how to make a problem quietly go away before it becomes a public meeting item.
And when one of the partners is a city manager who just oversaw Miami’s machinery — and the other is a CFO still billing the city — the question isn’t whether this raises ethical red flags. Springs already has another company, Achievement Real Estate Advisors LLC, since 2023.
The question is: for whom will they work first? Or have they started already?
Developers who just happen to have projects stalled at zoning? Vendors who recently lost bids? Firms looking to get back in the 
city’s good graces under a new mayor? Or worse — firms that were already doing business with the city while this consultancy was being quietly assembled? The Miami Freedom Park people? The Watson Island developers?
Because optics matter. And this looks less like coincidence and more like choreography.
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It doesn’t matter if the city has any rules restricting lobbying for a period of time after he leaves the city. That doesn’t cover “consulting” or “advising.”
Miami residents were told Noriega was a steady hand, a professional manager, above politics. But nothing says “I was planning my exit while running the place” quite like forming a private consulting firm with the city’s money guy — before you leave.
And Larry Spring? Still consulting for the city while simultaneously running a private firm positioned to benefit from everything he knows about Miami’s finances? That’s not just awkward. That’s a textbook case study waiting to be taught in an ethics seminar titled How Not to Do This.
Nobody is accusing anyone of a crime. This is Miami — we don’t need crimes for scandals. We just need optics, timing, and the same familiar names showing up on the same familiar addresses.
Kairos, indeed.
Because if this is what the “right moment” looks like for City Hall insiders, then the rest of us are left wondering whether Miami government is a public service — or just the longest job interview in town.
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