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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Outside Counsel
DATE: April 22, 2021
RE: City Commission Meeting — March 25, 2021
Resolution directing the City Manager to propose a text amendment to
Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended, to effectuate a ban on gambling, subject to certain
exceptions.
File No.: 8705
The attached proposed Resolution directs the City Manager to place on two (2)
subsequent City Commission agendas an ordinance adopting a text change to
Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("Miami 21 Code") to effectuate a ban on gambling, subject to certain exceptions, all in
a form acceptable to Outside Counsel.
Outside Counsel has approved the recommendation of this proposed Resolution
as to form and legality.
cc: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Miriam Santana, Agenda Coordinator
OC
Attachment(s)
8705 Exhibit A
Attachment(s)
8705 Exhibit A
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Enactment Number: R-21-0173
File Number: 8705
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:4/22/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PLACE ON TWO (2) SUBSEQUENT CITY
COMMISSION AGENDAS AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TEXT CHANGE TO
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TO EFFECTUATE A BAN ON GAMBLING, SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has an interest in regulating prospective
gambling activities in the City to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City has additional concerns regarding the State of Florida's efforts
to explicitly preempt local governments with respect to the regulation of permissible
gambling activities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution
are adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to place on two (2) subsequent
City Commission agendas an amendment to Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Miami 21 Code"), to effectuate a ban on
gambling within City limits, subject to certain exceptions, containing language substantially
in the form as Exhibit "A".
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
OUTSIDE COUNSEL 3/16/2021
Outsode Counsel
Outside Counsel 3/1612021
Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.