LTC 048-2024 Spring Break 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 048-2024 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Manag�
DATE: February 12, 2024
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SUBJECT: Spring Break 2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission {L TC) is to provide a comprehensive update on the City's
preparations for Spring Break 2024. Pursuant to City Commission direction, our Spring Break 2024
strategy will focus on public safety, including high-impact measures that will be imposed along with
traffic and staffing plans. Multiple City depar tments have been meeting weekly to ensure we will
implement a coordinated major event plan to maintain safety and resident quality of life.
Based on college schedules, all of March 2024 has been identified as a high-impact period for
Miami Beach. March 7-10 and March 14-17 are expected to generate the largest crowds and
highest impacts. As such, additional measures will be taken during these two periods.
For the entire month of March, the following high-impact measures will be in place every
Thursday through Sunday:
•A flat parking rate of $30 will be in effect at city parking garages and surface lots in the
Entertainment District, including the garages at 7 Street and Collins Avenue (G1 ), 12
Street and Washington Avenue (G2), 13 Street and Collins Avenue (G3), and 16 Street
between Collins and Washington avenues (G4).
The flat parking rate and 6 p.m. entrance restriction does not apply to residents, access
card holders or authorized employees. The flat parking rate is expected to increase to
$100 on the two higher-impact weekends as detailed on the following page.
•The nonresident towing rate will be $516 -double the normal rate -for vehicles
towed in South Beach within the boundaries of 23 Street and Dade Boulevard on the
north (including properties fronting the north side of 23 Street or Dade Boulevard),
Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the
east.
•Beach entrances on Ocean Drive will be limited to 5, 10 and 12 streets and will have
security checkpoints to ensure prohibited items do not enter the beach. These
entrances will also close at 6 p.m.Coolers, inflatable devices, tents, tables and similar
objects will not be permitted on the beach. Amplified music without a city-issued permit
will also be restricted. As a reminder, alcohol and cigarette smoking are always prohibited
on our beaches.
•Packaged liquor stores in the Entertainment District are always required to close at 8
p.m.
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• T h e M ia m i B e a c h P o lic e D e p a rt m e n t (M B P D ) w ill im p le m e n t a traffic plan beginning at 6
p.m. each Friday through Sunday to reduce traffic impacts around the South of Fifth
(SOFI), West Avenue and Flamingo Park neighborhoods. Motorists can access the SOFI
neighborhood via Alton Road, Washington Avenue and Collins Avenue. The Flamingo
Park neighborhood can only be accessed via Alton Road. Local access restrictions will be
enforced on some city streets to limit traffic and improve mobility for residents and
business patrons.
Additionally, during March 7-10 and March 14-17, the following high-impact measures will
be implemented:
• An amendment to the high-impact ordinance regarding increasing parking rates to
$100 for March 7-10 and March 14-17 was approved at first reading on January 31
for city parking garages and surface lots in the Entertainment District, including the
garages at 7 Street and Collins Avenue (G1 ), 12 Street and Washington Avenue (G2), 13
Street and Collins Avenue (G3) and 16 Street between Collins and Washington avenues
(G4). Second reading will be heard on February 21.
Entry to the aforementioned parking garages will also be restricted from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The parking garage closures will not apply to residents, access card holders and
authorized employees. MBPD will be present at each city-owned parking garage during
these high-impact weekends.
• Sidewalk cafes on Ocean Drive will be closed on March 8-10 and March 15-17.
• The Miami Beach Police Department will implement a License Plate Reader (LPR)
detail on the eastbound lanes of the MacArthur and Julia Tuttle causeways on March 8-
10 and March 15-17 at 6 p.m. with set up commencing at 5 p.m. Motorists should
expect significant traffic as eastbound travel lanes will be reduced on the
MacArthur and Julia Tuttle causeways. MBPD will also have an LPR detail along the
5th Street corridor on March 22-24 starting at 6 p.m. with set up commencing at 5:30 p.m.
• A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) sobriety checkpoint will be in place along the 400
block of 5 Street starting at 5 p.m. over March 8-9 and March 15-16.
• Businesses renting or leasing golf carts, low-speed vehicles, autocycles (i.e.
slingshots), motorized scooters, mopeds, motorcycles powered by motors of 50cc or
less and motorized bicycles will be suspended from operating on March 7-10 and
March 14-17.
• Ocean Drive will only be accessible to vehicles via 13 Street with a sole exit at 5
Street on March 7-10, March 14-17 and March 21-24. Barricades will line both sides of
Ocean Drive to reduce the potential of pedestrians coming into contact with motor
vehicles.
City Staffing
Department staffing levels for Miami Beach Police, Fire Rescue, Ocean Rescue, Code
Compliance, Park Rangers, Parking and Sanitation will be significantly enhanced throughout
March as detailed below. Goodwill Ambassadors will be deployed each weekend to provide
information and welcome visitors.
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T h e fo ll o w in g p ro v id e s a d d itio n a l d e p a rt m e n ta l in fo rm a tio n :
P o lic e
Residents, business owners and visitors can expect a heightened police presence throughout the
month of March. MBPD will operate with extended hours and augmented staffing, using an
enhanced Alpha/Bravo scheduling configuration to deploy more officers during peak days and
times.
Police staffing will be reinforced with support from various external law enforcement agencies,
including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol, Miami-Dade Police
Department, Miami-Dade Schools Police Department and other municipal law enforcement
agencies.
Uniformed officers will proactively patrol in vehicles, on ATVs, bicycles and on foot. Additionally,
in a continued collaborative effort with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Commission, MBPD's Marine Patrol will enforce all applicable laws along the City's waterways.
Goodwill Ambassadors wearing branded "Take Care of Our City" pink t-shirts will be deployed
throughout the Entertainment District to answer visitor questions, provide directions and give tips
on how to enjoy the city.
We are also prepared to implement special event zones, as outlined in section 316.1891 of
Florida's Statutes, provided certain criteria are met. These designated zones target unpermitted
temporary activities or events drawing 50 or more attendees, which pose disruptions to normal
traffic flow. Within these zones, the city holds the authority to impose doubled fines for traffic
infractions and has the option to impound vehicles for violations. Furthermore, law enforcement
retains the ability to temporarily enforce occupancy limits within special event zones, with
associated costs potentially recoverable from event promoters or organizers.
Fire
The Miami Beach Fire Department will have augmented staffing throughout South Beach. Fire
Inspectors will conduct nightly inspections on weekends throughout the Entertainment District.
Ocean Rescue will double staff lifeguard towers between 4 and 14 streets as needed. The 911
Call Center will have additional dispatchers on duty dedicated to South Beach calls. Emergency
Management will monitor activities at a Level 2 activation.
Code Compliance
The Code Compliance Department will have enhanced staffing to include foot patrols, ATVs and
bicycle patrols in addition to proactive patrols citywide, including our dedicated Short-Term Rental
(STR) team. Coverage at the Miami Beach Marina will be increased to seven days with 12-hour
shifts. Teams will also be conducting outreach to nightclub owners to remind them of regulations
on promoted and self-promoted events. Scooter shops will also receive outreach visits regarding
scooter regulations. The City's Noise Ordinance will be aggressively enforced subject to provisions
in any Conditional Use Permits or Temporary Injunctions.
Parking
We will have enhanced parking enforcement and increased towing of illegally parked vehicles
throughout March with priority given to residential areas.
Parking will be restricted on Collins Avenue from 5 Street to Espanola Way and Washington
Avenue from 5-16 streets starting at 5 a.m. from March 7-11, March 14-18 and March 21-24.
Parking along the 100 blocks from 6-14 streets will be restricted 24 hours per day from March 7-
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11, M arch 14-17 and March 21-24. Residential Zone 5 parking perm it holders are exempt from
these restrictions, unless noted w ith posted signage.
Parking along the 200 blocks from 6-15 st reets will be restricted nightly from 6 p.m .- 7 a.m. from
M ar c h 7-10, March 14-17 and March 21-24. Residential Zone 5 parking perm it holders are
exem pt from these restrictions, unless noted w ith posted signage.
Transportation and Mobility
T ransportation and Mobility Departm ent staff will monitor throughout each weekend traffic flows
and pro vide tim ely traffic updates. They w ill work with the Police Departm ent and Office of
M arketing & C om m unications to help manage congestion and disseminate inform ation on major
traffic incidents thro ughout the City.
A dditionally, the City's traffic m onitoring and managem ent contractor will monitor major
thoro ughfa res to detect incidents creating congestion using available resources and equipment,
incl uding existing closed-circuit television and portable cameras in the city, the W AZE mobile
application, pro gram m ing portable variable message signs for traffic/event messaging, and
modifying traffic signal tim ing as necessary to help manage congestion. Traffic Monitors will
operate at an enhanced level of serv ice, 16 hours a day, from 9 a.m. to 1a.m. from March 7-11
and M ar ch 14-17. Beyon d those dates and tim es, the traffic m onitoring services will continue from
7 a.m . to 9 p.m . every day during the high-im pact period.
T raffic m onitoring personnel will be located at the Miam i Beach Traffic Managem ent Center (TMC)
co-located at the Florida Departm ent of Transportation (FO O T) TM C . The City's traffic monitors
will coordinate w ith FO O T TM C staff on any incidents affecting traffic flow along the causeways to
pro m ptly dispatch R oad Rangers and pro gram real-tim e traffic messages on the overhead digital
message boards on I-95, State Road 836 / 1-395 / MacArthur Causew ay, and State Road 112 / 1-
195 / Julia Tuttle C ausew ay.
The M iam i Beach free cityw ide tro lley service will operate an enhanced service, with one additional
vehicle operating on the South Beach Loops A and B and tw o additional vehicles operating on the
C ollins Express (fo r a total of fo ur additional vehicles in serv ice). The enhanced trolley service will
operate from 8a.m . to 1a .m . from March 8-11 and March 15-17.
Parks and Recreation Department
Miam i Beach Park R angers, maintenance and janitorial staff will have expanded service hours and
increased personnel assignm ents. The core areas of focus will be the Lummus Park/South Pointe
Park corridor, O cean Drive and the Beachw alk south of 21 Street. Park Rangers will pro vide
assistance on the beach as needed along w ith enforcem ent partners (MBPD, O cean Rescue,
C ode, etc.).
Sanitation
S anitation w ill have enhanced staffing each Thursday thro ugh Sunday in March, with additional
pressure w ashing and mobile street sw eeping being conducted on weekends as needed. In
coordination w ith Miam i-Dade County, Sanitation staff will also be assisting in shoreline cleanups
each Thursday thro ugh Sunday during the Spring Break period.
Resident and Business Outreach
A com prehensive public outreach plan is underw ay and began in O ctober 2023 with a m ailed letter
to all South Beach businesses w ith a valid Business Tax Receipt (BTR)- info rming of a potential
curfew and other anticipated spring break-related im pacts (refer to attached). A business-focused
info rm ation w ebinar was held virtually on Thursday, February 8.
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Miam i Beach Police will be hosting their annual hotel sym posium focused on public safety on
T uesday, February 13 at 1 p.m . at the Loew s M iam i Beach Hotel.
A resident-fo cused info rm ation w ebinar to share spring break traffic impacts and public safety
measures w ill be held virtually on Thursday, February 22 at 6 p.m .
Marketing and Communications
T he O ffice of Marketing & Com m unications, in close collaboration with the G MCVB and their
agency of recor d VM L, has launched a marketing campaign aim ed at notifying potential spring
breakers that Miam i Beach will not tolerate disorderly behavior. The cam paign, "Miami Beach is
Breaking up with Spring Break," is underw ay with targeted digital advertising throughout Florida
f ocusi ng on our tri-count y area, in-state college tow ns, G eorgia and other popular college fly-in
m arkets. The message is clear that Miam i Beach is no longer a place for raucous behavior, and
that our law s and regulations w ill be fully enfo rced. The communications plan will amplify the
additional measures being taken during the high-im pact period in an effort to dissuade college-age
spring breakers from com ing to M iam i Beach during this tim e.
C oncurrently, the city has relaunched the "Take Care of Our City" safety campaign for Miami
Beach visitors - highlighting various offerings thro ughout the City and reminding visitors to obey
local rules w hile enjoying Miam i Beach responsibly. The campaign features a netw ork of local
residents, celebrities and business ow ners, including DJ Irie, Romero Britto, Michael Schwartz,
P urple and Kellie W illiam s. The m arketing collateral includes QR codes linking to
www .O urC ityM B .com . The G M C V B also hosts www .TakeCareM B.com, which pro vides similar
info rm ation and messaging fo r consistent com m unications acro ss the County.
T he "Take Care of O ur City" cam paign is using m ultiple channels to deliver our m essage, including
digital w eb banners, targeted social m edia posts, bus shelters and tro lley wraps that engage our
visitors at various points of interaction. Barricade covers along with beach and park entrance
signage w ill be branded to reflect the campaign.
Conclusion
Understanding that many spring breakers will continue with their Miami Beach travel plans
regardless of our efforts, law lessness will not be tolerated. Please note that pursuant to Resolution
No. 2024-32899 (ref er to attached), a curfew w ill be sw iftly implem ented if necessary .
W e feel confident th at our pro active measures will help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
City departm ents will be ready to m ake any necessary adjustm ents as needed to the
afo rem entioned plan. W e plan to host a press conference to reiterate our message to the news
media on Thursday, February 15 at Miami Beach Police Headquarters at 3:30 p.m. and hope
you w ill attend.
T hank you fo r your ongoing support.
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A ttachm ents:
• Letter to South Beach businesses
• Curfew R esolution No. 2024-32899
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
October 9, 2023
RE: Advance Planning for Businesses for March 2024
Dear Business Owner:
As every established business owner knows, the City of Miami Beach experiences significant
crowd control challenges during spring break every year. This time period places an extraordinary
strain on public safety personnel and businesses alike, with the same public safety challenges, in
the same area, on the same weekends - year after year.
Please find enclosed a copy of Resolution No. 2023-32557 and Ordinance No. 2023-471 that
were approved by the Mayor and City Commission.
Resolution No. 2023-32557, approved on March 27. 2023. endorses any action on the part of the
City Manager to declare a State of Emergency, in accordance with Florida law, for the entire area
south of Dade Boulevard/23rd Street. This endorsement is in advance of March 2024 and
includes, if necessary, the imposition of a curfew from March 8, 2024 through March 18,
2024 (or portions thereof). This period is one during which the City has historically experienced
threats to public safety due to excessively large crowds and life-threatening violence on the City's
streets.
Ordinance No. 2023-4571, effective September 23, 2023, updated the city's existing high impact
ordinance, granting the City Manager exclusive authority to safeguard the City during periods of
significant visitor influx, known as high impact periods. A high impact period is defined as either
an unpermitted event, activity, or period of time within a zone with expected attendance to exceed
10,000 people or permitted special event which is expected to result in attendance by more than
25,000 people within a zone. Since its implementation, the ordinance has played a vital role in
preserving the well-being and safety of our residents, businesses, and visitors.
To assist you in your planning, contracting, and staffing decisions for March 2024, this letter and
the attached resolution and ordinance shall serve as advance notice to you that the City of Miami
Beach may declare a State of Emergency and/or high impact period for all areas south of Dade
Boulevard/23 Street during the above-referenced period.
While we want to assure you that any emergency measures (such as a curfew) or high impact
measures will only be imposed if the circumstances require it, as assessed nearer to or during
this period, we also want to remind you that similar declarations have been imposed over each of
the past four years, in order to maintain public safety and order in our City.
Should you have any questions, please email outreach @miam ibeachfl.gov.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32557
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY CO M M ISSIO N OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING, IN ADVA NCE OF SPRING BR EA K
2024, THE CITY MANAGER'S INTENT TO DEC LARE A STATE OF
EM ERGENCY FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF DA DE BOULEVA RD/23R D STREET
IN ACCORDANCE W ITH CHAPTER 252 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR A
TOTAL POSSIBLE PERIOD UP TO THE STATUTORILY ALLOW A BLE 42 DAYS
IF AUTHORIZED BY THE MAYOR AND CIT Y COMM ISSION AT THAT TIM E,
INCLUDING ANY DETERMINATION ON THE PART OF THE CITY MA NA GER
THAT THE IMPOSITION OF A CURFEW FO R LIM ITED PERIODS IN MA RCH OF
2024 IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLI C SA FETY A ND ORDER IN THE
CITY, IN PARTICULA R DURING THE PERIOD W HIC H MA Y PO TENTIA LLY
INCLUDE MARCH 7, 2024 THRO UG H MA RCH 18, 2024 OR PORTIO NS
THEREOF, W HICH IS THE PERIOD THE CITY HA S HISTORICA LLY
EXPERIENCED THREATS TO PUBLI C SA FETY DUE TO EXCESSIVELY
LA RGE CROW DS AND LI FE-THREATENING VIO LENCE; AND FURTHER ,
DIRECTING THE ADM INISTRA TION TO MAIL A CO PY OF THIS RESOLUTIO N
TO ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREA , AND URGING
ESTABLI SHMENTS TO GOVERN THEMSELVES ACCO RDING LY, IN
ANTICIPATION OF PO TENTIAL CURFEW S IN MA RCH , 2024.
W HEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") is an internationally renowned
tourist destination that is famous for its beautiful beaches, world-class shopping,
entertainment, fine dining, and vast array of artistic and cultural events; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the City has seen an increasingly large number of
visitors during the Spring Break period, which has posed significant challenges including,
but not limited to, extreme traffic and congestion, and severe impacts to the City's Police,
Fire, Sanitation, and Code Compliance services; and
WHEREAS, many of the visitors to the City during high impact periods, such as
Spring Break, are under the influence of alcoholic beverages and have demonstrated a
blatant disregard for the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, in 2021, unruly crowd control issues during Spring Break resulted in
the imposition of emergency measures, including an 8:00 pm. curfew in the area between
5" Street and 16" Street, from Pennsylvania Avenue to Ocean Drive; and
WHEREAS, in March 2022, the City also experienced massive crowds and several
shootings in a concentrated tourist area over a period of a few days, resulting in the
declaration of a state of emergency and imposition of a weekend midnight curfew for the
last weekend of March, 2022, based upon the excessively large crowds and violence
occurring on the [second and] third weekend of March, 2022; and
W HEREAS, such 2022 incidents included the shooting of 5 different innocent
pedestrians and created stampedes and mayhem in the public streets and rights-of-way;
and
WHEREAS, also in 2022, the Police Department and its law enforcement partners
impounded one-hund red (100) firearm s from February 18, 2022 - March 21, 2022, with
approximately thirty-seven (37) of such firearms having been impounded during the third
weekend in March spanning March 18- 20; and
WHEREAS, in March 2023, the City experienced multiple fights, shootings, and
various other incidents and police calls for service-for example, for the period betw een
February 27, 2023 and March 18, 2023, there were four (4) aggravated assault arrests,
three (3) aggravated battery arrests, seven (7) robbery arrests, twenty (20) arrests for
carrying a concealed firearm, thirty-seven (37) felony drug arrests, twelve (12) arrests for
battery on a law enforcement officer, and eighty-two (82) arrests for other felonies; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the Police Department and its law enforcement partners
have impounded over seventy (70) firearm s from February 27, 2023 - March 19, 2023;
and
WHEREAS, such March 2023 incidents include tw o (2) shootings that occurred
the weekend of March 1 71h, which resulted in two (2) fatalities and injuries to others, and
which also created stampedes that caused injuries to several people, including two (2)
volunteer goodwill ambassadors, and all of which pose a danger to public safety and order
in the public streets and rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, in response to each of the two (2) deadly shootings, officers were able
to arrive on the scene within a matter of seconds, but nevertheless were unable to prevent
the shootings (and were, themselves, endangered by their close proximity to the
shootings); and
WHEREAS, if each of the shootings had occurred only moments earlier or later,
police officers in the area could have been caught in cross-fire; and
WHEREAS, despite the vast and highly-visible police presence in the City,
criminals and their illegal behavior continued undeterred; and
WHEREAS, there is a clear pattern of unreasonably large and uncontrollably
unruly crowds, general mayhem, and violence (including deadly violence) that takes place
in the City during every recent Spring Break season; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire for the City to be proactive in
preventing mayhem, violence, and uncontrollably unruly crowds that have statistically
occurred in the City every March Spring Break period; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26-31 of the City Code, if the City Manager
determines that there has been an act of violence or a flagrant and substantial defiance
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of or resistance to a lawful exercise of public authority and that, on account thereof, there
is reason to believe that there exists a clear and present danger of a riot or other general
public disorder, widespread disobedience of the law, and substantial injury to persons or
to property, all of which constitute an imminent threat to public peace or order and to the
general welfare of the City, the City Manager may declare that a state of emergency exists
within the City's territorial jurisdiction; and
W HEREAS, the City Manager is authorized, pursuant to Section 26-33 of the City
Code, to order and promulgate any (or all) of those discretionary emergency measures
set forth therein, in whole or in part, with such limitations and conditions as the City
Manager may deem appropriate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26-35 of the City Code, the duration of such
discretionary emergency measures is limited to a period of seventy-two (72) consecutive
hours, unless an extension is authorized by the City Commission by duly enacted
ordinance or resolution in a regular or special session; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 252 of the Florida Statutes and, more specifically,
Florida Statutes 252.38 and 252.46, the City also has the power and authority to declare
a local state of emergency and promulgate emergency orders to protect the health and
safety of persons and property, and to make, amend and rescind such orders and rules
as are necessary for such purposes; and
W HEREAS, Florida Statute 252.38 also requires that any such emergency order
enacted by the City, pursuant to Chapter 252, must be narrowly tailored to serve a
compelling public health or safety purpose, and must also be limited in duration (of no
more than 7 days, except that an emergency order may be extended by a majority vote
of the governing body of the political subdivision, as necessary, in 7-day increments for a
total duration of not more than 42 days), applicability, and scope in order to reduce any
infringement on individual rights or liberties to the greatest extent possible; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to endorse, in advance of Spring
Break 2024, the City Manager's intent to issue a State of Emergency for the area south
of Dade Boulevard/23rd Street, including a curfew, spanning the two busiest, high impact
weekends (the second and third weekends of March) that the City has historically
experienced during March Spring Break; and
W HEREAS, the exact time and area of the curfew shall be professionally
determined by the City Manager in consultation with the Chief of the Police Department
and the City Attorney's Office; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission recognize that the City Manager has
the authority and discretion, pursuant to Section 26 of the City Code and Chapter 252 of
the Florida Statutes, to determine and impose measures as may be determined
necessary for public welfare and safety: and
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WHEREAS, this proactive endorsement is based on the clear factual record of the
same issues with crowd control, arrests, and deadly violence that have occurred in the
same geographic area and same time period for three consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, the actual Declaration of Emergency for the specific period of March
2024 Spring Break shall be issued at a later date, in accordance with Section 26-31 of
the City Code and Chapter 252 of the Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, City staff shall take steps to send the notice of the City Manager's
intent to declare a state of emergency during March 2024 Spring Break to all affected
establishments as early as possible to give them the opportunity to prepare for the
emergency measures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby endorse, in advance of Spring Break 2024, the City Manager's intent
to declare a state of emergency for the area south of Dade Boulevard/23rd Street in
accordance with chapter 252 of the Florida Statutes, for a total possible period up to the
statutorily allowable 42 days if authorized by the Mayor and City Commission at that time,
including any determination on the part of the City Manager that the imposition of a curfew
for limited periods in March of 2024 is necessary to provide for public safety and order in
the City, in particular during the period which may potentially include March 7, 2024
through March 18, 2024 or portions thereof, which is the period the City has historically
experienced threats to public safety due to excessively large crowds and life-threatening
violence; and further, direct the Administration to mail a copy of this Resolution to all
establishments in the affected area, and urge establishments to govern themselves
accordingly, in anticipation of potential curfews in March, 2024.
PASSED and ADOPTE D this 2l _day¢ /harccl I 2023.
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
(sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
APPROVED AS TO
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ORDINANCE NO.
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2023-4571
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "PUBLIC PROPERTY," BY AMENDING
ARTICLE V, ENTITLED "BEACHES," BY AMENDING DIVISION 1, ENTITLED
"GENERALLY," BY AMENDING SECTION 82-443 THEREOF, ENTITLED
"HIGH IMPACT PERIODS WITHIN HIGH IMPACT ZONES," IN ORDER TO
MODIFY THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF A HIGH IMPACT ZONE, AND
TO CLARIFY AND DELINEATE THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER
TO IMPOSE IMMEDIATE MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO HIGH IMPACT
PERIODS IN HIGH IMPACT ZONES; AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX "A" OF
THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED "FEE SCHEDULE," TO PROVIDE FOR HIGH
IMPACT PARKING AND TOWING RA TES CONSISTENT WITH THE
AMENDMENTS IN SECTION 82-443; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is an internationally renowned tourist destination
that is famous for its beaches, shopping, arts and entertainment, which are among the best in
the world; and
WHEREAS, due to its domestic and international popularity as a resort destination,
many large-scale events and activities, both authorized by City permits and otherwise, occur on
the beaches and on the City's property; and
WHEREAS, the City has seen an increasingly large number of visitors during these
large-scale events and activities, and the sizeable number of individuals attending these
events/activities has posed numerous challenges for the City; and
WHEREAS, authorized and unauthorized uses of the beaches and City property during
these events and activities have caused extensive damage, personal injury, property
degradation, and have dramatically affected the quality of life of the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, these supplemental measures will authorize the City Manager to implement
additional specific and immediate measures to protect the beaches and the City's property; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to adopt those additional measures,
set forth herein, to further protect the beaches, City property and to ensure the public health,
safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Division 1 of Article V of Chapter 82 of the Code of the City Miami Beach is
hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 82
PUBLIC PROPERTY
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A R T IC L E V . B E A C H E S
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DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
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Sec. 82-443. High impact periods within high impact zones.
( a) Definitions.
High impact zone m eans:
(1) The public beach prop erty betw een th e m ean hi gh water m ark and the ero sion contro l
line, w hich is the subj ect of th e Managem ent Agre em ent for Certain Lands No. 750
006 betwe en th e Ci ty of Miam i Be ach-an d the Trust ees of the Inter nal -Improvem ent
Trust Fund of the State of Florida, and/or
Th e area(s) of the city, which may include the public beach pro perty , that the city
manager designates as subject to a high im pact period.
(2) The MXE mi xe d use entertainm ent district, excluding that portion of the MXE distri ct
located betwe en 73rd and 75th Stre ets; an d/or
(3) Tha t portion of the CD 2 commercial, me di um intensity district bet we en Pennsylvania
A venue and Collins Court, from 5th Street to 16th Street
High impact period m eans:
(1) An event, activity or period of tim e w ithin a high im pact zone fo r which no city issued
speci al event perm it has been granted, and eithe r (i) in the prior calendar year,
generated attendance of more than 10,000 people; or (ii) if it is the first occurrence of
an event, activity or period of tim e, it is expected to generate attendance of more than
10,000 people, as determ ined by the city manager, in his or her reasonable discretion;
or
(2) An event that is held pursuant to a city -issued special event perm it, which is expected
to result in attendance by more than 25,000 people within a high impact zone, as
determ ined by the city m anager, in his or her reasonable discretion.
N ote(s)-The city m anager's determ ination of a high impact period should be limited to a finite
period ("72 96 hours"), unless oth erwi se ext en ded by the mayor and city commission.
(b ) City manager's authority to impose immediate measure(s) during high impact periods.
W henever the city m anager determ ines that a high im pact period in a high impact zone will
occur, or is in pro gress, one or more of the fo llowing imm ediate m easures may be imposed
to pro tect the public health, safety and welfare including, without limitation, the protection of
public and private property from dam age, degradation, and/or unauthorized uses:
(1) The pro hibition of any direct or indirect consum ption of alcohol on public beach
prop er ty.
The im plem entation of a high im pact parking rate equal to double the event flat rate
otherw ise in effect.
(2) Th e lim itation of live or am plified m usic, including those exemptions sot forth in section
46 157 of this Code.
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T he im plem entation of a high im pact. non-resident tow ing rate equal to double the
non-resident tow ing rate otherw ise in effect.
(3) The lim itation of traffi c routes to pro hibit vehicular access to non-residents, and perm it
access only fo r residents and those patrons and em ployees of businesses located in
the specific area w here traffic ro utes have been lim ited.
(4) The establishm ent of occupancy lim its for different segm ents of public beach pro perty
and prohibiting access to those areas that have reached such occupancy lim its.
(5) The pro hibition of coolers and inflatable devices on public beach pro perty.
(6) The pro hibition of tents, tables, and sim ilar structures.
(T) Th e impl em ent ation of a licen se pl at e re ader police detai l, which ma y be util ized on
eastbound traffi c lan es of the MacAr th ur Causeway, Julia Tuttle-Ca usewa y, an d on
any other access points into the city.
T he closure of any segm ent(s) of the public beach property at 6:00 p.m., unless any
such area is utilized fo r a ticketed special event.
(8 ) T he suspension, or the issuance, of a business tax receipt to pro m oters pursuant to
section 102-360 of this C ode.
(9) The suspension and closure of all or part of sidewalk-caf~operations (including,
without limitation , the- re m ova l of all or any sidewalk af~ furniture}, pursuan t-to
subse cti on 82 381(e )(i) of th e C ode.
The requirem ent that all sound am plification devices, other than cellular telephones,
sm art w atches and those devices contained w ithin a motor vehicle, must obtain a
perm it from the city prior to the use of any such sound am plification device on public
pro perty.
(c) Notification of high impact period measures. W hen one or m ore im m ediate measures are
im plem ented by the city m anager pursuant to subsection (b) above, the city manager shall
pro vide w ritten notice to the mayor and city com m issioners of the m easures he or she
intends to take, including their intended duration; pro vided, how ever, that the city manager
shall not im plem ent such m easures for a consecutive period of m ore th an 72 96 hours
w ithout calling an em ergency meeting of the city com m ission and getting the city
com m ission's appro val to extend. Notice shall also be pro vided to appropriate news media
for publica tion and to local radio and television stations for broadcast, as well as posted on
the city's w ebsite. If practicable, signs m ay be posted in the im pacted area(s) advising of
the m easures during the duration of such measures.
(d) Enforcement; penalty. Any violation of the m easures im posed pursuant to subs ection 82-
443(b) above shall be punished as provided in sect ion 1-14 of this Code.
SECTION 2. Appendix A, entitled "Fee Schedule," is hereby am ended as pro vided in "Exhibit A"
to this O rdinance.
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S E C T IO N 3 . R E P E A L E R .
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 5. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made part of the
Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered
or relettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to
"section," "article," or other appropriate word.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect on the 3 aay or >palm6
PASSED AND AD OPTED this _l2_ day or_Sp/mbe _,2023.
, 2023.
ATTEST:
7a6 SEP 2 0 2023 Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
Underline denotes additions
Strikethrough denotes deletions
(Sponsored by Mayor Dan Gelber)
AP PRO VED AS TO
FORM & LAN GUAGE-
& FOR EXECUTION
A"ju
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EXHIBIT "A"
APP EN DI X A - F E E S CH ED UL E
FEE SCH EDUL E
P ursu ant to se ction 1-15 of this C o de, this app en dix incl udes all fees an d char g es est ab lish ed
b y th e city com mi s sio n th a t a re refer r ed to in th e indi c ated sections of th e C ode of O rdinan c es.
C er t ai n sp e ci fied fee s and ch arg e s, as identifi ed herein, shall be sub j ect to annual adjustm ent
by th e ci ty m an a g er, pursuant to th e provi si on s of s ection 1-15 and this Ap pend ix "A". A
sch ed u le of all curre nt city fee s an d char g es as set forth in Ap pen dix "A" shall b e m aintai ne d on
th e ci ty's website. .·
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S e c tion of this D e scripti on A m ount. An nual
C o d e '' (S al es tax A djustm en t
or oth er (R eference
taxes m ay s show n . ' ap ply) are define d
at the end
of this
App en dix
A)
Chapter 82._ Traffic and_ Veh icles
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Article V. Beaches
DiVISION 1. GENERA LLY
82-443(b )1) H igh imp a ct parking rate D oub le th e
event flat
rate
.. otherw ise
. ' in effect
82-443(b )2) High impact, non -r e sid ent toyi ng rate Do ubl e th e
event flat
ra te ..
oth erwi se
in effect
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