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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney | | | DATE: | January 31, 2024 | | | | 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 I, ENTITLED “IN GENERAL,” BY AMENDING SECTION 70-1 THEREOF, ENTITLED “STATE MISDEMEANORS,” BY REPEALING SUBSECTION (b) THEREOF, WHICH PROVIDES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE POSSESSION OF CANNABIS (MARIJUANA) IN AN AMOUNT OF 20 GRAMS OR LESS AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; SEVERABILITY; CODIFICATION; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/HISTORY
| Was Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481, includes a principal engaged in lobbying? __Yes X No
If so, specify name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s): N/A |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
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Please see attached Commission Memorandum. |
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| | | | | | | | SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
| | N/A. |
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| | None. |
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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? | | | No | | No | |
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| | | | | | | | Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Commissioner Alex Fernandez and Co-sponsored by Mayor Steven Meiner and Commissioner David Suarez |
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