Resolution 78-15616 - RESOLUTION NO. ,78-15616
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE
TO AMEND THE PRESENT STATE STATUTE SO AS TO EXEMPT
MUNICIPALITIES FROM ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSING RE-
QUIREMENTS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO PRIVATELY OWNED
ESTABLISHMENTS.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has implemented a regulatory
system in order to monitor and control the sale of alcoholic beverages
in the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, through its Division of
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, licenses the various establishments
which sell alcoholic beverages within the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, the licensing regulations of the Division of _
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco make no distinction between privately-
owned and municipally-owned establishments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach, a Florida municipal
corporation, owns several golf courses and concessions which it
leases out by way of concession contracts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach, by owning and providing
these golf courses, as well as the Miami Beach Convention Center and
the other concessions, is providing services to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, a municipality leasing out its various concessions
is in a unique position and in a situation totally different from
privately-owned establishments; and
WHEREAS, the licensing regulations governing the sale of
alcoholic beverages causes substantial difficulties and hardships
for the City of Miami Beach, a Florida municipal corporation, in the
letting of its various concession contracts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach desires a simpler and more
easily administered licensing system for the operation of its conces-
sions; and
WHEREAS, such a simpler and more easily administered
licensing system would benefit all of the municipalities in the
Statecof Florida;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that Legislature of the State of
Florida be and hereby is urged to amend the present State statute so
as to exempt municipalities from alcoholic beverage licensing require-
ments that are applicable to privately owned establishments.-
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of May , 1978.
Attest: ayor
City Cierk
BES/rcp
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139
ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 78-15616
(Requesting the State Legislature to amend
present State statute so as to exempt
municipalities from licensing require-
ments that are applicable to privately
owned establishments)