In 1988 and 1989, the Mayor and Commission of the City of Miami Beach and the Miami-Dade County (“County”) Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) approved the creation of the Biscayne Beach Security Guard Special Taxing District (“Special Taxing District”) through City Resolution No. 88-19368 and County Ordinance 89-126, in order to provide 24-hour security guard service to the Biscayne Beach neighborhood.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2018-30576, The City of Miami Beach (“City”) requested the transfer of control of the Special Taxing District from the County to the City; and subsequently approved the execution of an interlocal agreement to the Special Taxing District from the County to the City by Resolution No. 2019-30749.
On February 12, 2020, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31146, ratifying and accepting the Resolution passed by Miami-Dade County approving the execution of an Interlocal Agreement for the transfer of control from Miami-Dade County to the City of Miami Beach of the Special Taxing District.
Simultaneously, the Association of the Special Taxing District, requested from the City the installation of security cameras and selected license plate readers within their boundaries. In order for the City to install the security equipment while the transfer of control of the Special Taxing District is pending, the County has requested that the City approve and execute the attached Interlocal Agreement, pursuant to Section 163.01 of the Florida Statutes and Sections 2-9 and 2-10 of the Code of Miami-Dade County which permits the County and the City to enter into interlocal agreements.
Pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement, the City shall be responsible to acquire, install, maintain, repair and replace the security cameras and related equipment as necessary. The County shall reimburse the City within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the City’s final itemized invoice for the costs associated with the purchase installation of the license-plate recognition cameras, and video surveillance equipment, in the amount of $42,559.12.
The City and the County desire to complete this project as expeditiously as possible, which will provide safety and security for the residents within the boundaries of the Biscayne Beach Special Taxing District.