HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #36 - First Reading Ordinance8/15/88
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 53-1 OF THE
CODE OF TIIE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS TO TI1F, TICKET
SURCIIARGE ON PAID ADMISSIONS FOR SPI:CIrw
TYPES' OF EVENTS IIELD IN CITY OF MIAMI V11111,TC
FACILITIES; FURTHER ADOPTING A NEW SECTION
53-2 OF SAID CODE ASSERTING TIIE RIGHT OF TIIE
CITY COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL CIIARGF,S,
TERMS AND/OR CONDITIONS !'OR t'ili? USR of A1.1,
CITY PUBLIC FACII.TTIFS; CONTAINING A RFPFAI.F.R
PROVISION AND A SEVERALB11,ITY CT,A09r.
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 18439 on
May 19, 1988 which created a new Section 53-1 of the City Code
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and established a ticket surcharge on paid admissions to events
held in City public facilitieft aril barks; and f /�
WHEREAS, the City Manager, Chie Depu t� Attorney and
Directors of the Departments of Par reation and Public
Facilities and Conferences a d Conve t ns have subsequently
reviewed said ordinance for i �lementation; and
WHEREAS, during s c iew, it was determined that the
surcharge was no an f ve revenue tool for certni►1 I.Y1les of
events; and
WHEREAS, conve tions, conferences, trade shows, and banquets
are events which are not normally attended by the public at
large, but by particular, restricted groups; and
WHEREAS, consumer shows, in addition, are of an education'Al
and commercial nature geared to specific segments of the huying
public and arp more participatory that other gated events; anal
WHEREAS, the imposition of a surcharge on admissions to
these types of events places City facilities in an unfa'r market
position 1)Pr,Ri18e competing local facilities for these events have
no surcharge; and
WHEREAS, the loss of ticket surcharge revenue from these
specific events can be recouped throilgh .ratst restructuring; and
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