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2010-3698 Ord_ _: i 2010-3698 ! ORDINANCE NO.~____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING, RESPECTIVELY, APPENDIX A TO SECTION 82- 383(a), AND APPENDIX A TO SECTION 50-3(z) OF THE CITY CODE, TO MODIFY THE SIDEWALK CAFE OCCUPANCY FEE AND THE SIDEWALK CAFE PROPANE TANK HEATER FEE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, sidewalk cafes provide a unique environment for relaxation and food. and beverage consumption; and WHEREAS, sidewalk cafes encourage pedestrian traffic to these areas; and WHEREAS, sidewalk cafes can impede traffic flow in these areas; and WHEREAS, there is a need for regulations and standards for the existence and operation of sidewalk cafes to facilitate and ensure a safe environment; and WHEREAS, the City charges fees to offset the cost of staff who review sidewalk cafe permit applications and who conduct inspections. WHEREAS, 'staff from .Fire, Public Works, Planning, and the Building Departments performed a Cost Recovery Analysis for both sidewalk cafe fees and propane tanks; and WHEREAS, this Cost Recovery Analysis indicated that the ,City should charge approximately $20 per square foot for sidewalk. cafes, and create an additional fee for establishments with propane tank heaters to recover costs related to these items; and WHEREAS, the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee, at its July 7, 20.10 Meeting, recommended increasing sidewalk cafe permit fees from $15 per square foot to $20.00 per square foot, over atwo-year period, and recommended that sidewalk cafes that use propane tanks should also incur an annual compliance inspection fee. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that Miami Beach City Code Chapter 82, "Public Property," and Chapter 50, "Fire Prevention and Protection" are hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 1. Appendix A Fee Schedule 82-383(a) Annual fee, per square foot of usable sidewalk area, including the area between tables and chairs ............. egg effective October 1 2010 $17 50 ive October 1, 2011 ............ $20.00 c~r_-rin~ ~ i . Appendix A Fee Schedule 50-3(z) Sidewalk Cafes -Propane Tank Heaters per establishment effective October 1, 2010 . ~ 25.00, effective October 1, 2011 ..~~-A9 25.00 SECTION 3. REPEALER All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. 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 a 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 the 1st day of October , 2010. PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of .September , 2010. ATTEST: MAYOR '\ APPROVED AS T~O~ ~= :FORM & LANGUAGE ~ FOR EXECUTION . q ~ ~D Cafe Ordinance - reso.doc *, - Data I~ IAt~~- -~~.~~t COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, amending the Sidewalk Cafe fees. Key Intended Outcome Supported: Increase resident satisfaction with the level of services and facilities. Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): According to the 2009 Customer Satisfaction Survey, approximately 40% of retail businesses surveyed ranked Miami Beach as one of the best places to do business and 61 % of the same group would recommend Miami Beach as a place to do business Issue: Shall the City Commission approve the amendment to the Ordinance on second reading? Item Summa /Recommendation: The City Commission has determined that sidewalk cafes provide a unique environment for relaxation and food and beverage consumption. They encourage pedestrian traffic in the areas in which they are located. However, these sidewalk cafes could impede the flow of traffic. As a result, there is a need for regulations and standards for the existence and operation of sidewalk cafes to facilitate and ensure a safe environment. The City charges fees to cover the cost of staff who review sidewalk cafe permit applications and who conduct inspections. The City has a staff member dedicated to reviewing applications for sidewalk permits and inspecting sidewalk cafes. Additional members of the staff assist in the sidewalk cafe permit application reviews. These costs are covered by assessing a fee based upon the square footage of the sidewalk cafe. The City last changed the fee to $15.00/square foot on October 1, 2004. The City's Finance and Citywide Projects Committee has agreed to a $5.00/square foot increase over the next two years. Therefore, it is proposed to increase the fee to $17.50/square foot for Fiscal Year 2010, beginning October 1, 2010, and to $20.00/square foot for Fiscal Year 2011, beginning October 1, 2011. In addition, the City needs to assess a fee to offset the cost of inspecting propane tank heaters. As recommended by the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee, the proposed fee is $25.00/sidewalk cafe that uses propane tank heaters. The ordinance amendment was approved on first reading at the City Commission Budget Hearing of September 15, 2010. THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING. ~-aviso rsoara rcecommenaation: Finance and Ci ide Projects Committee Jul 7, 2010 Financial Information: Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: ~ ~2 3 14 OBPI Total Financial Im act Summa ~~< <.ierK s vrr~ce Le is~ative i racKin Fernando Vaz uez, Public Works, x6399 Sign-Offs: Department Dire ~ Assistant City Manager City Manager FHB JGG JMG , ~ •v1vL~gIJr'\\LV I V\JC~.JlC111UC1 cuviceyuiar~~iaewaiK c,aTe~ainance - summary.doc A+C~EtVE~A tT`LM ~ ~~ .~.: t3ATE -+a(~- m MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager September 20, AN ORDINAN MIAMI BEAC SECTION 82• CODE, TO N SIDEWALK REPEALER,1 The Administration recd reading. BACKGROUND 10 / J ~~ SECOND READING v PUBLIC HEARING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FLORIDA, AMENDING, RESPECTIVELY, APPENDIX A TO ~(a), AND APPENDIX A TO SECTION 50-3(z) OF THE CITY IIFY THE SIDEWALK CAFE OCCUPANCY FEE AND THE FE PROPANE TANK HEATER FEE; PROVIDING FOR )IFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ends that the City Commission approve the ordinance on seco The City Commission recognizes that sidewalk cafes provide a unique environment for relaxatio and food and beverage consumption. They encourage pedestrian traffic in the areas in which they are located and are part and parcel to the successful economic development of the City. However, these sidewalk cafes are located in areas of high pedestrian volume and their co-existence with various stake holding interests within the right-of--way must be properly regulated. ANALYSIS This year, as part of a budget process that needed to identify ways to address a $32 million budget gap and still maintain services, the City has evaluated all components of the budget including employee salaries and benefits, potential efficiencies, and revenue enhancements. At the July 7! 2010 Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC), the sidewalk cafe permit fee was recommended to be increased. .I The City Commission last increased sidewalk cafe fees through Ordinance 2003-3423, which raised the fees from $10.00 per square foot to $12.50 per square foot effective October 1, 2003 ands increased it to $15.00 per square foot effective October 1, 2004. ,I At the July 7, 2010 meeting, the FCWPC discussed and recommended increasing sidewalk cafe permit fees from $15.00 per square foot to $20.00 per square foot. In order to soften the impact of this fee increase, the Committee believed, the increase should be implemented over atwo-year period. Thus, effective October 1, 2010, the fee should increase to $17.50 per square foot. Thei second $2.50 increase, to a full fee of $20.00 per square foot, should take effect October 1, 2011.; The FCWPC also recommended that sidewalk cafes that use propane tanks should also incur an ~ annual compliance inspection fee. For the year beginning October 1, 2010, the fee should be $25 per establishment. ~ ; i Commission Memorandum -Sidewalk Cafe Fees ~ September 20, 2010 ~ ' Page 2 of 2 For Fiscal Year 2010, it is estimated that the City will collect approximately $1.2 million in sidewalk cafe permit fees.. This is projected to increase to approximately $1.4 million in Fiscal Year 2011 and $1.6 million in Fiscal Year 2012. The ordinance amendment was approved on first reading at the City Commission Budget Hearing of September 15; 2010. ~ i CONCLUSION The Administration recommends approval of the ordinance amendment on second reading. 1 JMG/JGG/FHB/FV T:\AGENDA\2010\September 20\ iegular\Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance - 2nd Reading memo.doc -. . - _ - NOTICE~IS HEREBY,given that a Special Commission Meeting will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miam~Bea_ch,:Florida,~on MondayrSeptemtier 20, 2010 commencing-at 5:~ P.M., for the following Second ~. .Reading Public Hearings.in tfie:Commission Chambers, 3rd floor,-City Ha11,1700 Convention.CenterDrive,Mlami t:: -:Beach,~Flonda to adtlition, tFie _City Commission will be discussing.other C'rty:business at`this'r~eeting ~~~ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE~CffY.OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,.~AMENDING, 'RESRECTNELY; APPEi~DIX"ATb SEGT1bN 82 38.3(a), ANl) APPENDIX A TO~ SECTION'~50 3(z) O,F7HE CIl'Y' BODE, "'T'0 MQDIF~( THE ~IDEINALK-~CAF~ ~OCEUpANG~f FEE. AND THE SIDEWALK .CAF~'PROP~ANETA~1K ~HEAT~E~t-FEE; . ~.- ,, :. .: ~ PROVIDING FOR REPEALER.; £ODJFICATION,,SEVERABILiTY,AND AN EFFECTIVE:DATE' _ ,_ :. _ ..~ .: :LL . . ;Ingrlmes may tie directed to~Pubiic Works Department at (305) 673-7080. 'ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0.78.9, THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES' $AIARY ORDINANCE;~PROVIDING ` - :~.. • _ =FOR THE GROUP 1 GLASSIFIC_ A710NS, BEING THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS COVERED: BYTHEAMERICAN FEDERATION O.F ~.$TATE;-COUNTY ,AND .MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES/LOCAL N0.,1554 (AFSCME), BY TRANSFERRING THE CLASSIFICATIONS- OF BUILDING SERVICES TECHNICIAN, CONCESSION ATTENDANT, CUSTOMER SERVICE = REPRESENTATNE;`ICE_RINKTECHNICIAN, RECREATION`LEADER I; RECREATION.CEADER'II, SGHOOL GUA~D.;~AND STOREKEEPER' 111 FROM GROUP VI, BEING- CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE GLASSIFI RVICE NOT °GOVEREQ .BY - A BARGAINING UNIT ~"OTHERS': TO GROUP. I, AND BY ABOLISHING THI: CLAS-TLON~OF STORES :CLERK `~ ..FROM GROUP I; PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATIONS IN GROUP V,-BEING THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS COVERED - ~~ BY THE GOVERNMENT SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDAIOPIEIt LOCAL .100.(GSAj; BY ABOLISHING~'FHE~ ~,: ' CLASSIFICATI~NS`OE PARKING FACILITIES SUPERVISOR, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT;OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AND- TENNIS' CENTER ~SUPERVISOR'EROM GROUP 11; PROVIDING FOR CLASSIFICATIONS., IN .GROUP 111, ,BEING CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE NOT COVERED. ~ BY A~ BARGAINING ,UNIT ("OTHERS"), BY- ESTABLISHING THE-CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIRE INSPECTOR I AND SEASONAL RECREATIONAL AIDE, AND~BY ' TRANSFERRING THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDING SERVICES TEGHNICIAN~ CONCESSION .ATTENDANT, y { '' Z ~ CUSTOMER~SERVICE REPRESENTATNE, ICE RINK TECHNICIAN, RECREATION LEADED 1; RECREATION LEADER II, ~- SCHOOL GUARD, AND STOREKEEPER III FROM GROUP VI TO GROUP I; PROVIDING-FOR REPEALER; SEVERABILITY, . _-- AND AN EFFECTIVE GATE, : ~ ~- ~.: - - .. _ . Inquiries rnay'be directed~to Human Resources at.(305) 673-7520. ~ - •~ - ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR.AN~'CITY COMMISSION~OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE.OF. THE,CITY OF. MIAMI BEACH, `BY`AMENDING CHAPTER ~1.Ofi, -ENTITLED "TRAFFIC`ANU VEHICLES;" $Y ' ~ AMENDING~,ARTICLE~II, ~NTITLED=`'METERED PARKING," BY AMENDING>.DMSION 1, ENTITLED "GENERALLY,° ' = _- ~ BY-AMENDING SECTION 106=55, ENTITLED "PARKING RATES; FEES, AND ,PENALTIES;"-BY~AMENDINGPARKING ~: METER RATES AND TIME OMITS IN THE SOUTH BEACH PARKING ZONE AND AMENDING THE' FEES FORTHE HOTEL - ~ HANG TAG.I?ROGRAM;PROVIDING=FOR CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE ;DATE. Inquiries~mey-be directed ~to~the Parking Department at (305) 673-7275. - .. ,~a . - - INTERESTED ~ PARTIES ~ are invited to appear _at this meeting or : be represer>ted by~ an agent ,or to •express their viewsrin °writing addressed to the City Commission c% the City Clerk; 1700:Convention Center Drive, , ~1~~Floor'City~HaII;~MamBeach=Florida 33139. This meeting~,may be opened and continued and.under such - „circumstances~additional-legal notice would not be provided. - .• -- _ - r- ~.. 3 '~ _ ~ - ~ ~ Robert E. Parcher, City Clerk ~~': :. R i.- ~ _ -.. - City of Miami.Beach • _. Pursgant. to` Section ~286:0~.05, .FL:,Statutes, .the City,heieby ~ad~ises the pufJlic~'that. 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