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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Rafael Paz, Acting City Attorney 
DATE:March  17, 2021
 

First Reading

SUBJECT:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES," BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, ENTITLED “PUBLIC PLACES,” BY AMENDING DIVISION 2, ENTITLED “BICYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, MOTORIZED MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 70-70.1 THEREOF, ENTITLED "RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS AND BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING RENTALS OR LEASES OF MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES," TO EXPAND THE CITY MANAGER’S AUTHORITY TO ORDER THE IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION AND CLOSURE OF THOSE BUSINESS ENTITIES RENTING OR LEASING CERTAIN VEHICLES UPON THE CITY MANAGER’S DECLARATION OF A HIGH IMPACT PERIOD; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


RECOMMENDATION

Pursuant to the request of Commissioner David Richardson, and Co-Sponsors Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioner Mark Samuelian the above-referenced Ordinance is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the March 17, 2021 Commission meeting for 1st reading.

SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA

N/A

Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
No No 
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner David Richardson & Co-sponsored by Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioner Mark Samuelian

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Commission Memo - 1st Rdg. - Amend Sec. 70-70.1 - City Manager's Authority to Suspend or Close Certain Rental Vehicle Businesses upon Declaration of a High Impact Period (2021)
Ordinance - 1st Rdg. - Amend Sec. 70-70.1 - City Manager's Authority to Suspend or Close Certain Rental Vehicle Businesses upon Declaration of a High Impact Period (2021) - Form Approved