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TO: Jorge Exposito, City Commissioner
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: March 11, 2013
SUBJECT: VALET PARKING AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT
The following is in response to your inquiry regarding the Parking Department's enforcement of
valet parking regulations and the related effectiveness of part-time and full-time parking
enforcement specialists. Moreover, the following provides insight into valet parking permitting of
public property, including related enforcement of the valet parking regulations in the City Code
as well as the effectiveness of part-time (and full-time) positions.
Valet Parking - Use of Public Property:
Over the years, valet parking has become an essential component to the viability and survival of
the hospitality industry. However, this must be tempered with the fact that public parking spaces
should primarily remain available for public use. Most, if not all, valet parking operators are for
profit entities and while there is a need for public parking spaces for valet use, their use must be
balanced with the need for spaces available to the general public.
There are predominantly two mechanisms by which public parking spaces are permitted for
valet use. These are: (1) long-term contractual use as a component of a development
agreement or condominium or (2) short term parking space rentals to accommodate valet
ramping, an industry term for passenger loading at curbside parking spaces, typically, for hotels,
restaurants, bars, clubs, etc.
Section 18, of the City Code, entitled, Valet Parking Permits for Use of Public Property provides
regulations for the valet parking industry and its operations. The intent is to promote public
safety; ensure proper operations; and serve the public interest in the preservation of public
parking spaces.
Development agreements providing for long-term valet use of public parking spaces are based
on a public purpose and approved by the Mayor and Commission. These include: the Anchor
Shops Garage (development agreement with the Loews Hotel
and Royal Palm Hotel, respectively); South Pointe Park Parking Lot (lease agreement with
Smith and Wollensky); Pier Park Parking Lot (lease agreement with Nikki Beach); and the Miami
Beach Marina.
Under these agreements, the City has granted the use of public parking spaces for valet parking
storage and/or ramping by each respective leasee. The leasee is granted a broader range use
and remuneration for this use varies contingent upon the agreement. These include flat rates
and/or revenue sharing formulas. Therefore, valet operators may use prescribed public spaces
for storage and/or passenger loading.
Alternatively, short term space rentals, are provided to valet parking operators that must rely on
the City's curbside parking spaces for passenger loading in order to service businesses. This
type of valet parking use is licensed to an operator to provide valet parking service and the
contractual relationship is between the valet parking operator and the business contracting the
operator. The City's role is to regulate the valet parking service and provide spaces for ramping.
Almost without exception, valet parking ramps are comprised of two (2) parking spaces. The
Parking Department is very judicious in the provision of only two (2) parking spaces in order to
minimize private use of public parking spaces. In regards to short term vehicle storage, the valet
parking operator must demonstrate a hardship and are only granted at municipal facilities with
low parking demand thus ensuring sufficient parking supply for public use. All storage space
rentals are temporary in nature.
Exceptions:
In regards to short term space rentals for valet, historically, there have been two exceptions for
the use and payment of curbside parking spaces by valet operators. These are
hotels/restaurants on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets and Joe's Stone Crab. Valet
parking operators' have used these curbside parking spaces, at no charge, since the late 1980's
which is prior to the passage of any valet parking regulations. In 2003, the Finance and Citywide
Projects Committee contemplated requiring these locations to pay for their valet parking space
rentals; however, the FCWPC deferred the item with the understanding that the deferral was not
in perpetuity and that there should be compliance in the future.
To this end, the Administration developed the following thresholds to trigger compliance for
payment of curbside parking spaces. The triggers include businesses that have: (1) a change in
ownership; or a change in use; or a change in valet parking operator. At the time, there were 27
exceptions, ten of which had one or more of the aforementioned triggers and are now in
compliance. These include: The Victor Hotel, The Clevelander, and the Betsy, to name a few.
Most recently, Joe's Stone Crab changed their valet parking operator. A new BTR (business tax
receipt) was issued triggering a change in valet parking operator as well as compliance for
payment of the curbside parking spaces. This now leaves 16 exceptions, all of which are
located on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets.
Valet Parking Enforcement:
Valet parking regulations are enforced by the Code Enforcement Division; Police Department;
and the Parking Department's Parking Enforcement Unit. The Parking Enforcement Unit takes a
lead role in enforcement of these regulations with assistance from either Code Enforcement
and/or the Police Department. The following are the most common types of valet parking
citations and respective fine schedules:
• No Valid Permit: $ 50.00
• No Valid Insurance: $150.00
• No Name Tag: $ 25.00
• No Uniform: $ 25.00
• No Valid Driver's License: $ 25.00
• Illegal Ramping: $150.00
• Illegal Storage: $250.00
The Parking Enforcement Unit issued 261 valet parking citations in FY 11/12, an increase of
47% over the previous year (177 in FY 10/11). The following is a listing of types of violations
issued; amount per violation type; and its respective percentage of the total. For further detail,
please refer to Exhibit 1 for a listing of valet parking citations issued per operator and their
respective number of locations.
Valet Parking Citations by Violation Code:
Violation Type: No. Issued %
• No Valid Permit: 11 5%
• No Valid Insurance: 6 2%
• No Name Tag: 37 14%
• No Uniform: 6 2%
• No Valid Driver's License: 10 4%
• Illegal Ramping: 55 21%
• Illegal Storage: 139 52%
Total: 261 100%
Parking Enforcement Unit:
The Parking Enforcement unit is comprised of 49 Parking Enforcement Specialists I positions.
In FY 08/09, part-time employee positions were implemented in an effort to increase efficiencies
through flexible scheduling and deployment. The increase in part-time employee positions
continued through the current fiscal year with 28 full-time positions and 21 part-time budgeted
positions. The augmentation of part-time employees in the parking enforcement unit is
anticipated to continue until there is a balanced distribution of full-time and part-time positions in
the parking enforcement unit. It is important to note that the following incentives are either
implemented or will be in the near future for part-time employees.
• Incentives for PTE
Initially, PTEs were temporary status employees and were not entitled to any benefits.
Given that these employees often work in these positions for many years. These
temporary PTEs were converted to regular status PTE qualifying them to receive 50% of
accrued leave (vacation, sick, holiday, and floater) time. In addition, effective
immediately, the filling of vacancies will alternate between full-time and part-time through
attrition until such time that there is an equal distribution of FTE and PTE. In other
words, alternating full-time vacancies will be filled. This will increase morale in the unit
by establishing a viable career path for all employees.
• PTE Performance
PTE are scheduled during peak times (Thursdays to Sundays and holidays) to
enhance coverage and deployment. PTE performance and productivity in all facets of
parking enforcement, including parking citations; towing; and valet parking citation
issuance has been excellent. It should be noted that PTE have done an outstanding
job and performed at a very high level. Please refer to Exhibit 2 for a listing of valet
parking citations issued in FY11/12, by officer [full-time employees (FTE) and part-time
employees (PTE)]:
Policies and Procedures:
A policies and procedure manual has been developed for the parking enforcement unit and it
will be distributed at upcoming Labor/Management meeting. Various policies and procedures
are included. I have attached the procedures for the more relevant functions of the unit,
including: parking citations, valet parking, towing, and traffic control.
If you should any further questions and/or inquiries, please contact Saul Frances, Parking
Director at 305.673.7000, extension 6483.
KGB/PDW/SF
C: Mayor and City Commission
Patricia Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Jorge Gomez, Assistant City Manager
Max Sklar, Acting Assistant City Manager
Saul Frances, Parking Director
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EXHIBIT 1
VALET PARKING CITATIONS BY OPERATOR/LOCATION - FY 11/12
Number of Citations Number of Locations
Operator 1 77 19
Operator 2 22 6
Operator 3 20 2
Operator 4 16 7
Operator 5 14 4
Operator 6 14 6
Operator 7 12 4
Operator 8 12 1
Operator 9 11 8
Operator 10 8 3
Operator 11 8 1
Operator 12 5 4
Operator 13 5 4
Operator 14 5 1
Operator 15 4 2
Operator 16 4 1
Operator 17 3 2
Operator 18 3 1
Operator 19 3 1
Operator 20 2 2
Operator 21 2 1
Operator 22 2 1
Operator 23 2 1
Operator 24 1 1
Operator 25 1 1
Operator 26 1 1
Operator 27 1 1
Operator 28 1 1
Operator 29 1 1
Operator 30 1 1
Totals: 261 89
EXHIBIT 2
VALET PARKING CITATIONS BY FTE/PTE IN FY 11/12
Full-Time Employees Citations Part-Time Employees Citations
FTE 1 16 PTE 1 61
FTE 2 14 PTE 2 48
FTE 3 6 PTE 3 35
FTE 4 6 PTE 4 31
FTE 5 4 PTE 5 6
FTE 6 3 PTE 6 4
FTE 7 3 PTE 7 4
FTE 8 3 PTE 8 2
FTE 9 3 PTE 9 1
FTE 10 2
FTE 11 1
FTE 12 1
FTE 13 1
FTE 14 1
FTE 15 1
FTE 16 1
FTE 17 1
FTE 18 1
FTE 19 1
Sub-total: 69 (26%) Sub-total: 192 (74%)
Grand Total: 261 (100%)
Note: There are 28 full-time positions and 21 part-time budgeted positions;however, not all officers in either
category issue valet parking citations.
MIAMBEACH
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE SOP NO. 2012-012
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PARKING ENFORCEMENT
PARKING
PARKING ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
PURPOSE: To establish Parking Enforcement procedures and guidelines for parking,
valet parking enforcement, towing, and traffic control.
POLICY: It is the policy of the Department to take appropriate enforcement actions to
promote efficient flow of traffic; compliance with parking and valet parking
laws and regulations; provide traffic control duties when necessary; tow
(impound) vehicles; and other duties, as necessary. Authority to enforce
parking laws and regulations is contained in Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
The objective of parking enforcement is to promote public safety through
voluntary compliance of parking laws and regulations. The Department seeks
to achieve this objective through a combination of education and
enforcement. The Department seeks to educate the public regarding parking
regulations through outreach, signage, and issuance of warnings. Any
change in regulations shall require 24 hour notification prior to taking
enforcement action.
Enforcement action will be taken upon detection of a parking or valet parking
violation without regard to such factors as attitude, intent, or excuse.
Enforcement action may consist of a warning, parking citation, valet parking
citation, or tow. Parking citation issuance is one of many tasks performed by
officers. In many cases, this is perceived as a nuisance and/or frustrating
experience for violators. Officers should strive to make each contact
educational and help the violator understand that the officer has enforced the
parking law/regulation in a professional manner. The following procedures
ensure that officers take appropriate enforcement actions; correct violators'
parking behaviors through outreach and education; and minimize conflict
between officers and violators. To facilitate a professional process during
communication with violators, officers shall:
• Exhibit a professional image through actions and appearance;
• Address violators as required by City's Customer Service
Excellence Standards and with appropriate titles;
• Request compliance prior to any enforcement action;
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• Discuss violations and required actions with the violators, such as
administrative or court appeals; and,
• Completed forms or required reports.
Unknown risk violator interactions occur in a variety of circumstances,
ranging from casual encounters with customers to irate violators and may
pose potential risks to officers. Contact must be conducted with caution and
forethought. Routine parking enforcement may develop into serious
confrontations and officers must be prepared to react accordingly. Officers
should be cognizant of the various tactical options available.
• Officers shall make every reasonable effort to diffuse any
confrontation with members of the public;
• Officers shall always provide their name and court identification
number when requested by a member of the public;
• When conducting enforcement patrols, officers must make every
attempt to park legally, safely, and without impeding traffic. The
safety of the officer, the violator, and other roadway users is a
prime concern; and,
• While issuing citations, officers shall maintain a watchful eye of
their immediate surroundings and whenever possible position
themselves in a manner that minimizes their exposure to unknown
risk interactions and/or violators.
Officers shall be notified of newly enacted laws or regulations upon receipt
by the City or regulatory department(s) of the City. New laws may be
enforced upon receipt or as otherwise noted. Enforcement action shall be
taken when violations of state, county, or municipal laws are observed.
Employees may use discretion only when the violator cures the violation,
examples of these include:
• Overtime Parking - violator immediately pays for parking in the
presence of the officer;
• Restricted Parking — violator produces evidence that they are
an authorized user of the restricted space; and,
• Prohibited Parking — violator voluntarily relocates vehicle to
cure the violation.
PROCEDURES:
I. PARKING ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS
A. Types of Violations
1. Overtime parking violations are those which either payment for
parking is not satisfied and/or the posted maximum time limit has been
exceeded.
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2. Prohibited parking violations are those which have the
immediate potential for bodily injury and property destruction; e.g.,
obstructing traffic/sightlines or fire lanes/hydrants.
3. Restricted parking violations are those not likely to expose
persons to injury or result in property damage. However, it deprives
rightful users of the ability to park in duly authorized parking spaces;
e.g., residential parking zones, disabled parking spaces, loading zones.
4. Valet parking violations are referenced in Chapter 18 of the
Miami Beach City Code.
B. Parking Enforcement Actions
1. Parking enforcement action will be taken upon detection of a
violation, without regard to such factors as quantitative enforcement
activities (ticket quotas), attitude, intent or excuse. Both qualitative and
quantitative emphasis is integral to the Department's parking
enforcement program. Enforcement action consists of a verbal or
written warning, citation, valet parking citation, or tow.
a. Warning: The Department utilizes a written warning;
however, officers may accomplish the same departmental
objective by issuing a verbal warning. When the violation is
minor, a verbal warning may be given upon immediate
compliance. For example: a permit, hang-tag, or disabled
parking placard has inadvertently fallen from the rearview
mirror and the violator immediately cures the violation.
b. Parking or Valet Parking Citation: When it becomes apparent
that voluntary compliance to parking regulations may not be
accomplished through issuing a verbal or written warning, a
parking citation or valet parking citation shall be issued.
Officers shall issue either parking citations or valet parking
citations at the direction of a superior, including but not limited
to: Supervisors, Parking Operations Managers, Assistant
Parking Director, Parking Director, or law enforcement officers.
Officers need not witness violations in order to issue parking
citations; valet parking citations, or tow vehicles. Superior(s)
shall provide a written witness statement attesting to their
witness account of the violation.
C. Public Tows:
1. Prohibited or Restricted Parking: Any and all prohibited
and restricted parking violations, such as no parking anytime,
fire lanes/hydrants, sidewalks, crosswalks, blocking driveways,
obstructing traffic, restricted residential parking zones, disabled
parking, commercial and passenger loading zones, etc., that
result in a tow shall require the issuing officer to document the
circumstances of each tow with photographic evidence. Each
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officer shall be required to download all photographic evidence of
each tow at the end of their tour of duty at headquarters.
2. Scofflaw/Court Order Tow: Vehicles confirmed by the Miami-Dade
County Clerk of Courts as having an impound order" shall be
confirmed by the Officer and Dispatch. Upon confirmation the
vehicle shall be towed.
3. Single Family Home Neighborhoods/Islands/Areas Outside of
Established Patrol Zones: Prior to any action, parking enforcement
personnel shall contact the Dispatcher or a Supervisor and shall
reference one or more of the following circumstances when towing
a vehicle from single family home neighborhoods, islands, and
areas outside of established patrol zones:
➢ Citizen/resident complaint;
➢ After an initial determination has been made by the Officer that
the vehicle may be eligible to be towed, one of the following
parking department personnel must approve the tow: POS
(Parking Operations Supervisor), PEM (Parking Enforcement
Manager); and/or Assistant Parking Director.
➢ Requests for tows by the Police Department or Law
Enforcement Officer (LEO) shall be subject to this policy.
Failure to meet the criteria described herein shall be referred to
the Police Department for their action.
The following procedures will be followed by officers when towing a vehicle:
1. A citation will be issued to the vehicle, unless an impound order is in
effect.
2. Photographic evidence will be taken with a city issued camera and
Autocite device. An Autocite is an automated citation issuance device,
herein referred to as, "Autocite".
3. Officer will contact dispatch to request a tow truck and provide
location.
4. While the officer is waiting for the tow truck, the towing storage receipt
shall be completed.
5. Upon tow truck arrival, the officer shall request a Metered Parking
Tow Number from dispatch.
6. Once the vehicle has been towed, the officer shall again contact
dispatch and provide all pertinent information required from the tow
receipt.
7. At the end of the shift, officer shall submit all of the original tow
receipts to the on-duty dispatcher and shall download all photographic
evidence to a prescribed electronic file.
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II. PARKING ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
A. Walking/Mobile Patrol Procedures
Any tendency of motorists to knowingly violate parking laws is
deterred by open and visible patrols. However, when there is an
unusual or continuing enforcement problem at a particular location,
with a supervisory approval, employees may observe parking
behaviors from a conspicuous location. This function includes the
aggressive enforcement of traffic related violations with high priority
given to prohibited parking, including, obstructing traffic, fire hydrants,
and bus zones.
Officers shall adhere to the following procedures when taking
enforcement action on foot patrol. If on mobile patrol, the officer shall
follow the same procedure after parking their vehicle and placing their
hazard and warning lights to identify a stopped/parked vehicle and
caution other drivers to avoid the vehicle. The officer shall make
every reasonable effort to stay out of a lane of traffic and not obstruct
vehicular or pedestrian access:
1. Each officer is assigned an Autocite. The officer must sign in
and out their device at the start/end of their shift. In the rare
circumstance that the Autocite system is not available, officers shall
utilize manual citations provided by Miami-Dade County, Clerk of
Courts/Parking Violations Bureau.
2. Officers shall familiarize themselves with all residential and
commercial parking areas throughout the City, including metered
areas; restricted residential parking zones, and valet parking location.
3. Officers shall inspect each vehicle by circling it twice, looking
for a city issued parking permit, pay station receipt; disabled parking
permit; valid iPark device; valid license plate; and/or parked in
accordance with signage and pavement markings, if applicable.
4. By circling the vehicle twice prior to any enforcement action,
this allows for a prudent period of time for the violator to return, if
within close proximity (such as retrieving a pay station receipt), to cure
the violation. It also serves to address any perceptions of "stealth
enforcement". Stealth enforcement is defined as any enforcement
action taken in a manner to purposely avoid detection.
5. Officers shall make every effort to patrol all areas within their
daily zone assignments, whether on foot or mobile patrol.
B. Citation Issuance (Autocite) Instructions
1. The Autocite device automatically enters data into all fields with
the exception of vehicle information; violation code; location; and any
public or private comments the officer may include.
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2. Vehicle Information, including make, model, color, license
plate, decal number, and any other information helpful in providing a
description of the vehicle should be input.
3. Violation codes, including state statutes and county code
sections are available in the Autocite by scrolling through the menu of
codes. The applicable code should be selected.
4. Location should be identified by street address, when readily
available. In the absence of a street address, a block number and
cross street/avenue shall suffice.
5. Public comments should be included by the officer to provide
any additional information that supports the citation. It should be
noted that "Public Comments" are printed on the face side of the
citation.
6. Private comments are available for the officer to note any
comments that may assist them in recalling any particulars of the
citation. It may also serve to jot down any specific interaction with the
violator, such as, "used profanity" or "used threatening language or
gestures".
7. Upon completing all fields, the officer should confirm all
information one last time prior to saving the information. If the
information is correct, the officer shall save the information and print
the citation.
8. Upon printing the citation, the officer shall place the citation in a
conspicuous location on the vehicle, such as the under the driver or
passenger windshield wiper.
9. Voided citations shall have all supporting information stapled
together with the word VOID printed in large letters across the front
and be submitted with the Request for Administrative Dismissals
(RAD) for approval by the Parking Enforcement Manager and
Assistant Parking Director. The RAD from must be completed with
detailed information supporting the request.
10. Officers shall submit a completed a Daily Activity Report (DAR)
prior to the end of their shift. Officer must complete their DAR as they
progress through their tour of duty. In other words, officer shall not
wait until their end of shift to complete and submit their DAR.
III. Valet Parking Enforcement
1. Officers are assigned to the valet enforcement details at Roll
Call.
2. Parking Operations Supervisors (POS), Parking Enforcement
Specialists II (PESII), and/or officers observing any illegal valet
parking activity shall investigate.
a. If only one officer is assigned to the valet parking
enforcement detail, he/she could request additional
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units or PESII/POS.
b. Officer shall request the valet operator employees to
provide a valid Florida Driver's License. If the valet
operator refuses, officers shall request assistance of a
police officer for compliance.
C. Officers may issue the following valet parking fines:
1. No Valid Permit: $ 50.00
2. No Valid Insurance: $150.00
3. No Name Tag: $ 25.00
4. No Uniform: $ 25.00
5. No Valid Driver's License: $ 25.00
6. Illegal Ramping: $150.00
7. Illegal Storage: $250.00
d. Officer shall take photographs as evidence for appeals
at Special Master. This shall include but is not limited to:
1. No key box.
2 No valet tickets on dashboard and the space
number and license plate no. of the illegally
stored vehicle.
3. Illegal ramping.
4. No uniform.
5. No name tag.
e. Officers shall request a valet parking citation case
number from Dispatch.
f. Officers shall present valet parking citation to the valet
parking operator for signature. If the valet parking
employee refuses to sign, the officer shall note on the
citation "refused to sign" and provide the valet parking
employee with the golden rod copy.
3. Officers shall submit all valet parking citations and related
documentation to the on-duty POS for distribution. POS shall
send documentation via interoffice mail to the Administrative
Office (white and yellow copies) and pink copies are filed in the
Parking Enforcement Office.
IV. Traffic Control
1. All employees assigned or authorized to direct traffic shall
utilize uniform signals and gestures as trained to enhance driver and
pedestrian recognition of the direction given. Officers shall wear
reflective vests when directing traffic.
affic.
2. Decisions concerning the use of traffic control shall be
the responsibility of the Assistant Parking Director. Traffic control shall
be based upon traffic conditions and may include signal malfunction,
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facilitating movement of traffic at accident scene, emergency
situations, and to expedite entry/exits of parking facilities.
3. Procedures for Traffic Direction and Control
a. Position: Officers should select a position to direct traffic
which provides a full view of the intersection or incident scene
and its approaches thereby making the officer readily visible to
drivers and pedestrians and affording maximum safety.
b. Stance: Employees shall assume a posture at the
control position which reflects confidence, command, and
courtesy.
C. Command responsibility: When more than one
employee is involved in direction of traffic within the same area,
the first employee on the scene shall assume the responsibility
of coordinating traffic control.
4. Signals
a. Whistle signals shall be coordinated with hand signals of
sufficient volume as to be audible with respect to surrounding
conditions. Use one long whistle blast to command "Stop", two
short whistle blasts to command "Proceed or Go" and a series
of short whistle blasts to command "Attention".
b. Hand signals
1. Stop Signal — Arm extended, hand up and palm
outward pointed at approaching traffic.
2. Proceed Signal — Point at the driver or pedestrian
you want to move and establish eye contact. Bend arm at
elbow indicating "proceed" in the direction intended.
3. Left Turn — Insure conflicting traffic is stopped.
Point at the driver you want to move and establish eye contact.
Indicate the turn by exhibiting a proceed signal and pointing to
the left turn directions.
5. Natural/Man-made Disasters and Adverse Weather Conditions
a. During natural and man-made disasters, the Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) shall ensure employees are
coordinating serious traffic problems through the established
emergency command post. This coordination will ensure all
emergency relief effort safety of travel regarding downed
electrical wires, streets flooded, and bridges which are out of
service.
b. Officers who are required to conduct traffic direction and
control during adverse weather and road conditions will:
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1. Use extreme caution while operating a
Department vehicle to insure their safety; and that
of others.
2. Wear protective garments, raincoats, hats, and
reflective vest;
3. Direct traffic away from any road hazard such as
flooded streets, down power lines, fallen trees,
etc.
4. Use flares, traffic cones, barricades, portable stop
signs as needed;
5. Use manual control of traffic control devices as
necessary;
6. Remain aware that high winds will cause flying
debris, particularly from construction sites and
traffic should be redirected away from any such
potential hazard even if the road is passable.
6. Special Events
a. Requests for traffic control and direction during a
large scale special event shall be coordinated through
the Police and Tourism and Cultural Development
Departments.
7. Temporary Traffic Control Devices
a. Temporary devices such as portable signs, barricades,
flashing lights, and cones may be used to expedite the
flow of traffic and promote safety.
8. Adverse Road and Weather Conditions
a. Officer Safety— Hazardous Conditions
Officer safety shall be the primary consideration when
the normal control of traffic is impaired due to flooding
conditions, hurricanes, downed power lines or other
hazardous conditions. The EOC shall maintain a
coordinated effort with the Public Safety
Communications Unit (PSCU) regarding flooded areas,
road or bridge closures and other traffic problems.
b. Officer Safety— Normal Conditions
The same procedures for traffic direction and control
shall apply as specified in this procedure.
C. Additional Officers
Additional officers or equipment should be used, if
necessary, to adequately perform the traffic control duty
in a safe and efficient manner.
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9. Other Assistance
a. Officers shall provide assistance as required regarding
first aid, obtaining medical assistance, or requesting
police or fire rescue to respond should an emergency
exist.
V. Forms Usage and Preparation Instructions
A. General
1. Parking related incidents brought to the attention of the
Department will be recorded as appropriate.
B. Use of Forms
1. Miami-Dade County Uniform Parking Citation: Utilized for all
parking violations.
2. CMB Valet Parking Citation: Utilized for violations of the City
Code Section 106.
3. Tow Receipt: Utilized for towing vehicles from public property.
4. Daily Activity Report (DAR): Used in conjunction with CADD
report to document officers activities during their tour of duty.
5. Vehicle Log: Used to report vehicles parked prior to posting of
space rental notices.
6. City of Miami Beach Incident Report: Used to document any
incident that occurs during the officer's tour of duty.
7. City of Miami Beach Vehicle Accident Report. To be
completed by the driver of any City vehicle involved in an
accident, and their supervisor.
8. City of Miami Beach Vehicle Damage Report: To be
completed by any employee who finds unreported damage to a
City vehicle when taking possession of the vehicle.
PRE ED
Saul Pran ces, Parking Director
T WER BV:
Patricia D. Walker, Chief Financial Officer
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