R7I-Amend Citys Special Events Requirements And Guidelines To Prohibit PolystyrCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission Amending the Special Events Requirements and
Guidelines to Prohibit the Sale, Use, and Offering of Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Articles by
ial Event Permittees.
lntended Outcome S
Enhance the Environmental Sustainability of the Community.
Supporting Data: 2o/o of residential respondents indicated trash and litter is an area that the City
needs to improve. ln the 2014 Community Satisfaction Survey, residential respondent and business
owner satisfaction with canal/waterwav cleanliness 4o/o and 2o/o from 2012,
Item Summary/Recommendation :
At the May 22,2014 Sustainability Committee meeting, the Committee discussed restricting the sale
and use of expanded polystyrene (commonly known as Styrofoam) products, to reduce litter and
pollutants in the City's waterways and to enhance the environmental sustainability of the City.
The Sustainability Committee unanimously passed a motion recommending that the City Commission
approve an ordinance drafted by the City Attorney's Office, which would (1) prohibit the carrying of
expanded polystyrene products into City parks; (2) prohibit the sale or use in public facilities and on
public property of expanded polystyrene food service articles by City contractors, vendors, lessees,
concessionaires, operators of City facilities and properties, and special event permittees; and (3)
prohibit expanded polystyrene food service artlcles on the right-of-way and prohibit sidewalk caf6
permittees from providing expanded polystyrene food service articles to sidewalk caf6 patrons. On
June 11,2014, the City Commission approved the Ordinance on First Reading. The Ordinance is
before the Commission on Second Reading at the July 23,2014 Commission meeting.
ln order to provide corresponding provisions in the City's Special Event Requirements and Guidelines
following the adoption of the above-referenced Ordinance, the Administration has proposed a
resolution amending the Special Event Requirements and Guidelines. The proposed Resolution
reconciles Section J of Part lV Special Event Requirements and Guidelines with the proposed
Ordinance (Attached).
The Administration recommends approval of the resolution amending the Special Events
Requirements and Guidel ines.
On May 22, 2014, the Sustainability Committee recommended that the City Commission approved
the related Ordinance unanimouslv.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
IO Mayor Philip Levine and Members f the Ci mrsston
FRoM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 23,2014
SUB]ECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYORhND CITY COMMISSTON OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART IV OF THE CITY'S SPEGIAL EVENTS
REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES, ENTITLED "CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
AGENGIES," BY AMENDING SEGTION J, ENTITLED "PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT," BY INSERTING A PARAGRAPH, BETWEEN THE PARAGRAPH
ENTITLED "BEACH IMPACTS (OTHER)" AND THE PARAGRAPH ENTITLED
..RIGHT.OF.WAY PERM!T," ENTITLED "EXPANDED POLYSryRENE FOOD
SERVICE ARTICLES," PROHIBITING THE SALE, USE, AND OFFERING OF
EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE ARTICLES BY SPECIAL EVENT
PERMITTEES.
BACKGROUND
At the May 22,2014 Sustainability Committee meeting, the Committee discussed restricting the sale and
use of expanded polystyrene (commonly known as Styrofoam) products, to reduce litter and pollutants in
the City's waterways and to enhance the environmental sustainability of the City.
The Sustainability Committee unanimously passed a motion recommending that the City Commission
approve an ordinance drafted by the City Attorney's Office, which would (1) prohibit the carrying of
expanded polystyrene products into City parks; (2) prohibit the sale or use in public facilities and on public
property of expanded polystyrene food service articles by City contractors, vendors, lessees,
concessionaires, operators of City facilities and properties, and special event permittees; and (3) prohibit
expanded polystyrene food service articles on the right-of-way and prohibit sidewalk caf6 permittees from
providing expanded polystyrene food service articles to sidewalk caf6 patrons. On June 11,2014, the City
Commission approved the Ordinance on First Reading. The Ordinance is before the Commission on
Second Reading at the July 23,2014 Commission meeting.
ln order to provide corresponding provisions in the City's Special Event Requirements and Guidelines
following the adoption of the above-referenced Ordinance, the Administration has proposed a resolution
amending the Special Event Requirements and Guidelines. The proposed Resolution reconciles Section
J of Part lV Special Event Requirements and Guidelines with the proposed Ordinance (Attached).
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends approval of the attached Resolution amending the Special Events
Requirements and Guidelines.
Attachment: Special Event Recycling Guidelines Proposed Amendments
JMJ/MVF/ESW/MKW
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Attachment
Proposed Special Events Requirements and Guidelines Amendment
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AGENCIES
J. Public Works Department
Environmental Resource Management
Beach Impacts (other)
. Special Events occurring during hurricane season shall have an emergency evacuation
plan that will go into effect within eight (8) hours of a hurricane warning and be
completed within twenty-four (24) hours - all equipment, material, staff, staging, vehicles
and associated appurtenances shall be removed from event site within the allotted time=
Expanded Polvstvrene Food Service Articles
. Expanded polysfyrene food service arflcles means plates. bowls, cups. containers, lids.
travs. coolers, ice chests. and all similar articles that consist of expanded polvstvrene.
. Special event permittees shall not sell. use, provide food in, or offer the use of expanded
polvstvrene food service articles in Citv facilities or on Citv propertv. A violation of this
paraqraoh is qrounds for revocation of a special event permit. This paraqraph shall not
applv to expanded polvstvrene food service articles used for prepackaqed food that have
been filled and sealed prior to receipt bv a special event permittee.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING PART IV OF THE CITY'S
SPECIAL EVENTS REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES, ENTITLED "CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH AGENC!ES,'' BY AMENDING SECTION J THEREOF,
ENTITLED "PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,'' BY CREATING A PARAGRAPH TO BE
ENTITLED "EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE ARTICLES,"
PROHIBITING THE SALE, USE, AND OFFERING OF EXPANDED
POLYSWRENE FOOD SERVICE ARTICLES BY SPECIAL EVENT
PERMITTEES.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach ("City") declares that it is in the interest of the
public health, safety, and welfare of its residents and visitors to reduce litter and pollutants on
the land and in the waters of the City; and
WHEREAS, expanded polystyrene, a petroleum by-product commonly known as
Styrofoam, is neither readily recyclable nor biodegradable and takes hundreds to thousands of
years to degrade in the environment; and
WHEREAS, expanded polystyrene is a common pollutant, which fragments into smaller,
non-biodegradable pieces that are ingested by marine life and other wildlife, thus harming or
killing them; and
WHEREAS, due to the physical properties of expanded polystyrene, the EPA states
"that such materials can also have serious impacts on human health, wildlife, the aquatic
environment and the economy"; and
WHEREAS, disposable food service articles constitute a portion of the litter in the City of
Miami Beach's streets, parks, public places, and watenrvays; and
WHEREAS, the City's goal is to replace expanded polystyrene food service articles with
reusable, recyclable, or compostable alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the City encourages the use of unbleached, non-coated, recycled-content
paper food service articles and other fiber-based food service articles as the most
environmentally preferable alternatives when the use of reusable food ware is not feasible; and
WHEREAS, on July 23,2014, the Mayor and City Commission adopted an ordinance
prohibiting the carrying of any expanded polystyrene product into any park; prohibiting the sale,
use, and offering of expanded polystyrene food service articles by City contractors and special
event permittees in City facilities and on City property; and prohibiting expanded polystyrene
food service articles on the right-of-way and prohibiting sidewalk cafes from providing expanded
polystyrene food service articles to sidewalk caf6 patrons; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission deem it in the best interest of the City to
amend the City's Special Events Requirements and Guidelines to incorporate provisions to
prohibit the sale, use, and offering of expanded polystyrene food service articles by special
event permittees.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section J of Part lV of the City's Special Events Requirements and
Guidelines is hereby amended as follows:
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AGENCIES
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Public Works Department
Environmental Resource Management
Beach lmpacts (other). Special Events occurring during hurricane season shall have an emergency
evacuation plan that will go into effect within eight (8) hours of a hurricane
warning and be completed within twenty-four (24) hours - all equipment,
material, staff, staging, vehicles and associated appurtenances shall be removed
from event site within the allotted time.
Expanded Polvstvrene Food Service Articleso Expanded polysfyrene food seruice arficles means plates. bowls. cups.
containers. lids, travs. coolers. ice chests. and all similar articles that consist of
exoanded polvstvrene.
r Special event permittees shall not sell. use. provide food in. or offer the use of
expanded polvstvrene food service articles in Citv facilities or on Citv propertv. A
violation of this paraqraph is qrounds for revocation of a special event permit.
This paraoraph shall not applv to exoanded polvstvrene food service articles
used for preoackaoed food that have been filled and sealed prior to receipt bv a
special event permittee.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this the _ day of
ATTEST:
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
2014.
Philip Levine
Mayor APPROVED AS TO
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