A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF NEW TOWING PERMITS AND THE ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE POLICE AND PARKING DEPARTMENT TOWING PERMITS, TO (1) BEACH TOWING SERVICES, INC. AND (2) TREMONT TOWING, INC., WITH SAID PERMITS HAVING A THREE (3) YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2022, WITH A RENEWAL OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS, SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION. 

This item was referred to the Mayor and City Commission on June 15, 2022 by the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee.

On February 11, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2015-28918, issuing new Towing Permits to Permittees commencing on March 1, 2015, and expiring on February 28, 2018. 

On February 14, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission approved extending the towing permits for a period of one (1) year and directed the Administration to work with the Permittees to improve service and tow yard enclosures and further referred the item to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee.

On or about December 2018, the City of Miami Beach Internal Auditor and his staff undertook an audit of the City's two (2) towing permittees, and the Mayor and City commission authorized a one (1) year extension of the permits with added requirements through March 1, 2019.

In 2020, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2020-31147, urging the City's Inspector General (IG) to finalize audit reports on the towing companies, and extending the current towing permits on a month-to month basis up to six (6) months after expiration date.

Since then, permits have been extended in three (3) to six (6) month increments, with the last extension expiring on August 28, 2022. 

The Permittees are the only two service providers which satisfy all the requirements in the Miami Beach City Code and Administrative Rules and Regulations for Police and Parking Towing Permits, including the requirement to provide vehicle storage facilities within the City limits.

The removal of improperly parked  and  disabled  vehicles is a necessary tool for the Police Department and Parking Department to properly manage traffic and parking throughout the City.