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Resolution: R-21-0242
File Number: 9222
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 6/10/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SET UP A REWARD PROGRAM OF $500.00 PER CASE AND A
HOTLINE FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO PROVIDE TIPS
ON ILLEGAL DUMPERS THAT LEAD TO EITHER A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION AND CONVICTION.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, the City of Miami (City") provides excellent sanitation services for its
residents; and
WHEREAS, residential properties receive two (2) pick-ups of binned garbage, one (1)
pick-up of recycling, and one (1) pick-up of bulky trash each week from the Department of Solid
Waste ("Solid Waste"); and
WHEREAS, other areas in Miami -Dade County, including unincorporated Miami -Dade
County, do not provide such a high level of service to their residents, and
WHEREAS, the City also picks up dumped trash and garbage left along streets,
alleyways, and in empty lots on a regular basis to keep our City clean; and
WHEREAS, because the City's services are effective and reliable, contractors, lawn
services, multi -unit residential owners and tenants, and others who are working or living in the
City and even those who are outside the City's limits have used City streets as their dumping
grounds rather than through the approved methods; and
WHEREAS, these actions are not acceptable and although the City uses the 311 system
to track and respond to illegal dumping, catching the culprits and fining and/or arresting them for
their illegal acts is the best way to curb these activities and to clean up the City's streets, and
WHEREAS, the materials dumped illegally are often hazardous chemicals, construction
materials, landscaping remnants that provide harbor for vermin, and other debris that is required
to go to landfills or to specialized disposal sites; and
WHEREAS, Section 22-6 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), and Section 403.413, Florida Statues ("Florida Litter Law"), provide for both civil and
criminal punishments for violators; and
WHEREAS, although Crimestoppers is an effective tip line for criminal activity, it is not
used for enforcement of violations of the Florida Litter Law; and
WHEREAS, illegal dumping creates a hazard and is a blight on our streets for all to see
and taking a stronger stance against these illegal activities by enlisting the help of our residents
and business owners to call in the violations and report who is illegally dumping is in the best
interests of the City; and
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File ID: 9222
Enactment Number: R-21-0242
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the City Code, the City Commission,
by a majority vote, hereby deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature;
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission hereby directs the City Manager to set up a
reward program of $500.00 per case and a hotline for members of the general public who
provide tips on illegal dumpers that lead to either a civil or criminal prosecution and conviction.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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