2010-27406 ResoA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION •OF THE
CITY OF ~ .MIAMI .BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO INCREASE THE
FFNE FOR VEHICLES ILLEGALLY PARKED IN BUS STOPS AND 1N .
TAXI'-CAB STANDS FROM $23:00 TO $100.00 PER VIOLATION.
WHEREAS, bus stops and taxi-cab stands provide a valuable and necessary function by
facilitating the safe loading and unloading of passengers that utilize these transportation
. services in Miami-.Dade County;. and
WHEREAS, vvhen a person is illegally stopped or,parked in a bus stop or taxi-cab stand,
it interferes with- the orderly provision of transportation services, .impedes traffic flow,. and
creates unsafe traffic conditions; and
- WHEREAS, the current penalties for the violation of illegal parking in bus stops or taxi-
cab. stands .in Miami-Dade County is currently $23.00, which is an insufficient penalty given the
.gravity of these types of violations; and
WHEREAS, the.-Mayor and City Commission deem it to be in the best interest of the
public health, safety, ahd welfare to discourage,' illegal parking in bus stops and taxi-cab stands,
as prohibited in Section 30-388.27 of the Miami-Dade County Code, and hereby urge the Miami-
-Dade County Board of County Commissioners to increase the .fine; #or these offenses from
- $23.00 to $100.00 per violation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
'COMMISSION OF -THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Board of County
Commissioners for Miami-Dade County is hereby .urged to increase the fine for illegal parking in
bus stops and. taxi-cabstands from:. $23.00 to $100.00 per violation.
PASSED and ADOPTED this /ate day of,d~~ 2010. ~ '
ATTEST:
A R MA I HERRE A BOWER
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. `~ ROBERT PARCHER, CITY CLERK
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