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Ordinance: 14043
File Number: 11136
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 1/13/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION;"
MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-33 TO EXEMPT THE
MOTORIZED SCOOTER PILOT PROGRAM FROM THE DURATION
REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO PILOT PROGRAMS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla
WHEREAS, Chapter 2/Article II/Section 2-33(c)(9) of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended ("City Code"), provides that pilot programs are limited to one (1) year and
can be reinstated for one (1) additional year; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of the City of Miami and its
residents to amend Section 2-33(c)(9) of the City Code to exempt the Motorized Scooter Pilot
Program as described in Chapter 8/Article II of the City Code from such time limitations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 2/Article II of the City Code is amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE II. IN GENERAL
Sec. 2-33. - Order of business and rules of procedure.
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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File ID: 11136
Enactment Number: 14043
(c) After approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s), all business that shall come before
the city commission shall be taken up in the order as such items of business appear on the city
commission agenda in accordance with the following provisions:
(9) The City Commission may, when it deems necessary, create legislative pilot
programs for a limited period of time not to exceed one (1) year regulating any area
within the City Commission's powers set forth in Section 4 of the City Charter. Any such
pilot program may be reinstated for one (1) additional year. The Motorized Scooter Pilot
Program established in Chapter 8, Article II of the City Code is hereby exempted from
the duration requirements of this Subsection.
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Section 3. This Ordinance shall retroactively apply to the Motorized Scooter Pilot
Program in order to eliminate any gap in service due to the time limitations pertaining to pilot
programs in Section 2-33 of the City Code.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i ria i ndez, Cify Nttor iey 1/18/2022
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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