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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Alina T. Hudak, City Manager | | | DATE: | October 27, 2021 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, EXTENDING, ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, THE CURRENT TOWING PERMITS WITH THE CITY'S TWO (2) TOWING PERMITTEES, BEACH TOWING SERVICES, INC. AND TREMONT TOWING, INC., RESPECTIVELY, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 28, 2021, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) MONTHS, OR UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| The City Administration continues to incorporate, within the towing permits, those essential terms, conditions and provisions necessary to ensure compliance with state law and provide the most protection, regarding the towing of vehicles, for the City, its residents and visitors.
In order to enable the Police and Parking Departments to tow vehicles on public property, as deemed necessary and required, allow the Administration to address pending issues, and to update the Administrative Rules and Regulations pertaining to Police and Parking towing, the Administration recommends continuing to extend both towing permits, on a month-to-month bases, for up to three (3) additional months, or until February 28, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/HISTORY
| On January 15, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31147, urging the City's Inspector General (IG) to take the following actions regarding the audits previously performed on the City's two (2) towing permittees, Beach Towing Services, Inc., and Tremont Towing Services, Inc.: (1) transmit the draft audit reports to the towing permittees, and allow the permittees to provide any comments, in writing, to the IG; and (2) following the "comment period" deadline, requesting that the IG take such action(s) as necessary to finalize the audits, (incorporating, as the IG deems necessary, any comments provided by the towing permittees); and (3) requesting the IG to place a follow-up discussion item regarding the final towing audit reports on the City Commission agenda. The City Commission also extended the towing permits, which were set to expire on February 28, 2020, on a month-to-month basis for up to six (6) months, or until August 28, 2020.
On July 29, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31371, continuing to extend the towing permits, on a month-to-month basis, up to three (3) months after the expiration date of August 28, 2020 (or November 28, 2020), to allow for updated permits incorporating the IG’s recommendations (September 24, 2020 report).
On November 18, 2020, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31501, further extending the towing permits on a month-to-month basis, up to three (3) months after the expiration date of November 28, 2020 (or February 28, 2021), to allow for updated towing permits incorporating the IG’s recommendations, as well as other recommendations including, without limitation, from Miami Beach United (MBU).
On February 10, 2021 the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2021-31579 extending, on a month-to-month basis, the towing permits with the City’s two (2) towing permittees for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or until May 28, 2021.
On May 12, 2021 the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2021-31700 extending, on a month-to-month basis, the towing permits with the City’s two (2) permittees, for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or until August 28, 2021.
On July 28, 2021 the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2021-31780 extending, on a month-to-month basis, the towing permits with the City’s two (2) permittees, for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or until November 28, 2021.
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| | | | | | | | SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
| SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
Results from the 2019 Resident Survey show that 61.5% of residents rated the availability of on-street Parking in Miami Beach as too little.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends further extending the towing permits of both towing permittees, on a month-to-month basis from November 28, 2021, for up to three (3) months, or until February 28, 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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