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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: The Mayor & Honorable Members DATE. December 31, 1984 OnLII:
of the City Commission
SUBJECT: 1985 Legislative Issues
FROM: lark Mer ill REFERENCES:
Assistant to the City Manager for Legislative Issues
Intergovernmental Affairs/Cable ENCLOSURES: Dade Delegation
Each year the City Commission reviews legislative issues that
affect the City of Miami in preparation for the legislative
session that meets for sixty days each year beginning in the
month of April.
The Commission should establish several important City issues as
legislative priorities while others can become part of a policy
statement to guide our legislative lobbying efforts in
Tallahassee.
In 1984 Miami was represented by Mr. Rick Sisser, Mrs. M. Athalie
Range, and Mrs. Marilyn Reed. It is recommended that this team
be continued through 1985. These representatives work closely
with members of the Dade Legislative Delegation, and receive
administrative support from the Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs and the Legislative Review Task Force which is made up of
cognizant department directors and administrative staff.
A list of the newly elected Dade Delegation is provided for your
assistance, along with a schedule of their pre -legislative
meetings.
In December 1984, the legislature repealed the troublesome
Unitary Tax without providing replacement revenues for the
Educational Trust Fund. The legislature also addressed the child
abuse problem with what some feel is only partial funding. These
and other issues dealing with growth management, Industrial
Development Bonds legislation and other issues, will be on their
agenda.
Please review the attached list of legislative items and choose
what you feel are the most important issues for the City to
pursue on a priority basis. New issues can be added to the list
at any time, although the later they are developed reduces our
ability to have them addressed by the legislature.
In order to further develop this list, it would be very helpful
to meet with each Commissioner personally after this list has
been reviewed.
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CITY OF MIAMI
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
1985 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
1. Support Metro -Miami Action Plan to create a $35 million
venture capital program, with $15 million set aside for
Black business development.(MMAP)(E000N/REVEL)
2. Provide adequate safeguards for operating child care
centers by competent, licensed personnel.
3. State appropriation in support of the Miss Universe Pageant
($1,0009000).
4. Support legislation whose purpose is to achieve racially
balanced Petit and Grand Juries.(LAW/DEPT)
5. State support for the Miami Grand Prix ($500,000).
6. Provide for a guaranteed priority allotment for the
issuance of Industrial Development Bonds (IDB's) for
cities' allocation and use.
7. Prohibit any city or county in the State of Florida from
using Industrial Development Bonds (IDB's) to entice
businesses to move from another area of the state unless it
results in a substantial increase in employment.
8. Support a State operated lottery.
LEGISLATIVE POLICIES
POLICE ISSUES
9. Revision of F.S. 376.15, "Derelict Vessels", to authorize
counties and municipalities to remove derelict vessels from
public waters. (LAW)
10. Legislation allowing all police and fire departments to
appropriate "high ground" in the private sector, whenever
necessary, for the installation of microwave or other
communication transceiver towers designed to improve radio
reception in the interest of public safety. (Would prevent
owners of "skyscrapers" from prohibiting the installation
of transmitters upon the tops of their buildings.(POLICE)
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1985 LEGESLATIVE ISSUES, Continued
11. Impose a minimum sentence for those persons convicted of
the felony, "battery upon a police officer."(POLICE)
12. Reinstate vehicle safety inspection (S.H. 43).(POLICE)
13. Helmet law to be expanded to include mandatory chin straps
on all motor -driven cycles (mopeds).(POLICE)
14. Mandatory blood samples on all Driving Under Influence
(D.U.I.) cases, thereby doing away with breath
testing.(POLICE)
15. Upgrade the prostitution statute (FS: 796.07) to a third
degree felony after the third conviction.(POLICE)
16. Include "dwellings" in the list of personal property to be
confiscated in the Forfeiture Statute (FS: 932.703). Also
expand the powers of this statute to include the
confiscation of "dwellings" if such domicile was purchased
with proceeds from the sale of contraband articles.(POLICE)
17. Changes in Chapter 39, "Juveniles": Judicial treatment,
which would make it easier to indict a juvenile repeat
offender as an adult for the commission of felony
crimes.(POLICE)
18. To include in the State Statutes a provision similar to the
one in Federal Court, which allows prosecutors to question
defendants as to the source of bail money. This would be
used primarily on defendants in narcotic trafficking cases,
and would force them to disclose from where and how they
obtained monies to post bond.(POLICE)
19. Readdress Florida Statute 934.02(2)(c), which allows law
enforcement personnel to intercept oral communications when
the officers are a party of the conversation, and they are
conducting a criminal investigation. The Florida Supreme
Court has ruled that officers are not allowed to wear a
transmitting device into a private residence, even though
they may be conducting a criminal investigation.(POLICE)
20. Legislation requiring uniformed security guards to wear a
standard uniform designation, which makes them easily
recognizable as security guards, e.g.,d13tinctively
different from City, County, and State police uniforms with
badges to be in the shape of a circle and/or the words,
"Private Security" to be embroidered on the front and back
of shirts.(POLICE)
21. Make it a felony for someone impersonating a police officer
while committing a felony crime.(POLICE)
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1985 LEGESLATIVE ISSUES, Continued
22. Revise the Florida Counterfeit Drug Statute, (817.563 and
831.31) to include POSSESSION of a counterfeit
drug.(POLICE)
23. Florida Statute 119, Public Records, needs to be more
restrictive. A suspect under investigation can demand from
a law enforcement agency, a copy of all reports relating to
an investigation. If the investigation is closed, a copy
may be provided. If, however, an investigation is active,
then the subject under investigation must be told that the
information is not available.(POLICE)
24. Make legal the towing of abandoned vehicles from private
property. In 1983, Chapter T05 of Florida Statutes was
ruled unconstitutional in part, concerning the towing of
abandoned vehicles from private property.(POLICE)
25. Make sound supressors on guns (silencers) illegal (Florida
Statute 790, Firearms).(POLICE)
26. Adopt a Statute that would hold cities harmless when
providing emergency medical services.(FIRE)
FINANCE AND TAXATION - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
27. Remove the Downtown Development Authority and other special
taxing districts from the City's ten mill cap.(DDA)
(MGT&BGT)
28. Amend F.S. 163.231 to extend the City's 10% Utility Service
Tax to include sewer services.(MGT&BGT) (FINANCE)
29. Increase the Statewide ten mill cap applied against non-
exempt real and personal property, as a result of increases
in governmental service delivery costs.(MGT&BGT)
30. Extend the Public Service Tax currently charged customers
of Southern Bell to customers of privately owned phone
service companies, e.g., M.C.I.(MGT&BGT)>
31. Expand the Public Service Tax Authority to include long
distance telephone calls and state-of-the-art
telecommunication services in the taxable revenue base upon
which the tax is applied.(IGA)
32. Require the Public Service Commission to include the City's
911 equipment costs in the subscriber service rate.(IGA)
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1985 LEGESLATIVE ISSUES, Continued
33. State adoption of a "First Source Hiring Agreement Policy"
to ensure the priority hiring of individuals who are
economically disadvantaged to fill job positions created by
the use of State programs and revenue.(E000N/DEVEL)
34. Amendment to current Enterprise Zone legislation, as passed
in 1984 and as to be adopted in 1986, amending said
legislation to increase the population cap for densely
populated urban areas.(ECCON/DEVEL)
35. Remove 50 sales tax from local Public Works
projects.(POLICY)
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
36. Support Growth Management principles that provides for the
greatest local self control of municipal zoning and
permitting, and fully funds any State mandates.(POLICY)
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
COUNTY -WIDE ISSUES
Require the State to assume the burden of Article V, Courts
(Constitutional mandate(approx. $20 million).(DADE COUNTY)
Provide for the State to assume its appropriate share of
County medical costs for the elderly, indigent, refugees,
etc.(DADE COUNTY)
Provide for the State to provide additional funding for
mass transit costs in Dade County.(DADE COUNTY)
METRO-MIAMI ACTION PLAN ISSUES
Allow the use of supplemental lists in addition to voter
registration lists for expanding the base of jury pools.
(Metro -Miami Action Plan)
Authorize judges to expand felony juries from six to twelve
persons in high profile or racially sensitive cases.
(Metro -Miami Action Plan).
Request State appropriation for Community Education
Facility.(MMAP)
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,Lack Gordon
Busy Jacobs(Set-)
Mismi Ssae_p, 33139
36
Opal Jomea(Aide)
093-0330
149 Y. Maa, 244 Worthside
Carrie Meek
Cynthia lea(Sec.)
Sbonima Mr., Miamd. 33147
37
Sondra Laat(Aide)
%9-4341
1891 R.I. 164th Street
GWen Margolis
lose Marie Rishel(Sec.)
No. Miaml (each. 33162
39
Susan Minor(Aide)
66S-3939
6001 S.Y. 40th Street
Larry Flumrer
Lordes Cervers(Sec.)
Miami, 33155_______
40
Tom Zamorsoo(Aide)
279-4040
7700 No. Kendall Drive, 0612
Roberta Fox
tedva Fernandrt(Coe_)
Miami, 33156
100 Joy Thailer(Aide) 653-3190 19501 R.E. lOtA Avenue, /JVE
Ron Silver Barbara Rudenw(See.) _ — M_ M, 331_71
101 Kelly Flood(Aide) 633-0960 1520 R.E. 163rd Street, mr301
Mke Abrame Deli- Silbort(St:c_.) (12/15)M46-6814 Pa. Mod Bach._ 33162
102 Nits Jacob(Aide) 593-1066 12100 N.Z. 16th Avenue
Barry Rutun
Dave Briass(Sec.)
Miami. 33131
105
Irene Farins(Aide)
285-2383
324"A- S.W. I:th Avenue
Alberto Outman
Chris Maine(Sec.)
Miami 311'4P
106
Rosa Houston(Aide)
633-4866
2741 N.W. 49th street
Jefferson Reaves
Joan Russell(Slc.)
Miami, 33150
107
Vance Jones(Aide)
757-3683
710 N.Y. 62nd Stree.
.lames C. Burke
Joyce Johnson(Sec.)
Miami. 33150
103
Ruby Morton(Aide)
620-5600
1825 R.W. 167th Street, Pill
Willie Lo an
Clifford Ss1I!!Z(S*c.j
Maul, 33169
109
Otto Valdes Castillo(Aide)
693-1323
3761 East 8th Avenue
Rodolfo Garcia, Jr.
lialeah. 33013
110
Mauricio TamarBo(Aide)
226-8081
12260 S.Y. Bth Street. l�
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mercy Va nes Sec.
MIES, 33184
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Maria Elena Sanchez(Aide)
5-5300
2900 West 12th Avenue. 023
Roberto Cease
"pill" Cadavid(Sec.)
Bialeah, 33012
112 Arnhilda
Eddy Labardor(Aide)
554-2805
6800 S.W. lath Street
Gonsaies-0uevedo
Mimi, 33155
113
Tere Gavalda(Aide)
5�A62
K07 S.W. 250 Avenue. 'IC2
Luis Morse
Amelia Caetan (Sec.)
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114
Susie Guber(Aide)
646-5015
201 Sevilla Avenue
Dexter Lobtimm gm k e .
119 Carol lsammock(Aide) 238-6022 l.D. Box 570310
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220 Debbie James(Aide) 305 294-3902 T.O. Box
Jag "lem Rn Yest. 3304, 0
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Coordinator -Assistant_ Win&, 33130
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rotor C1o1a(A1de)
689-2355
Z16 Senate t7911te Building
John 11111
34
Robert* talisya(Aida)
486-2263
240 Senate Office Building
Joe Rersten
Frank Mbrro(See.)
35
Florence Oncay(Aids)
488-3497
308 Senate Office Building
Jack Rordon
Suar Jacobs Sec.
36
Opal Jones(Alde)
4B7-3358
210 Senate Office Building
Carrie Meek
Cynthia Allen See.
37
Sondra Last(Aida)
488-8862
316 Senate Office Building
Men MnrA2lls
Rose Marie 11shei See.
39
Susan Minor(Aide)
487-3348
204 Senate Office Building
I.-irry Plummer
Lordes Cervera(See.)
40
Tom taswrano(Afde)
487-3354
200 Senate Office Building
Roberta roc
Ledvs rernandet(Sec.)
100
Ron 5flver
Joy Thailer(Aide)
2,23 Capitol
101
Kelly Flood(Aide)
468-1028 223 Capitol
,like Abrams
102
Nita Jacob(Aide)
420 Capitol
Lleine Cordon
103
Melds Barron(Aide)
324 House Office Building
`:frtinel Friedman
104
Bob Krantz(Aide)
404 House Office Building
]tar Kutun
105
Iran@ Farina(Aide)
4WY930 14 Howe Office Building
Alberto Gutman
1
Pose Houston Aide
18 House Office Building
Jefferson Reaves
107
Vence Jonas(Aide)
434 House Office building
Jaeea C. Burke
lOR
Ruby Horton Aide
41R Noire a Office Buildint
Willie Loan"
109
Otto Valdes Costillo(Aide)
4W1653 232 House Office Building
RoAolfn C:arria Jr.
110
Mnuricio TamarAo(Aide)
411 House Office Auilding
Manna Rna
III
Maria Elena Sanchez(Aide)
487-ZI97 26 House Office Building
Roberto Cases
312 Arnhildn
Eddy Labardor(Aide)
212 Capitol
C'•ontales-Ouevedo
113
Tore Gavalda(Aide)
; 29 House Office Building
Luis Morse
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114
Susie Guber(Aide)
424 House Office Building
Betty Metcalf
115
Carlos Manrique(Aide)
221 Capitol
Javier Souto
116
Barbara Miller(Aide)
18 Howe Office Building
Art Simon
117
Holly Mlagursky Wds)
486-606 300 Haws Office Building
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119
Carol Brannock Aid@
48645 32 souse Office Buildins
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120
Debbie Jams(Aide)
48&9965 207 House Office Building .
Joe Allen
Bath Pickens, Jodi Gruber,
Coordinator Assiscaat
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December 7, 1984
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DISTRICT/REGIONAL PUBLIC BEARINGS
There shall be seven (7) district/regional public hearings
to be held in the twos -week period of January 21st through
February lot 1984.
KEYS DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Key West, Upper and Lower Keys (Monroe County)
Senator Larry Plummer (39)
Representative Joe Allen (120)
SOUTH DADE DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Cutler Ridge, Florida City, Goulds, Homestead,
Naranja, Perrine, Princeton and Richmond Heiqhts
Senators Larry Plummer (39) and Roberta Fox (401
Representatives Dexter Loh t 1 ne-n (1 1 R
and Joe Allen (120)
S0I"1'11V,7EST DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Coral Gables, Gables by the Sea, Kendall,
West Miami and Westchester
Senators Joe Gersten (34) , Jack Gordon (35) and
Roberta Fox (40)
Representatives Ileana Roo (110), Arnhilda Gonzalez-Quevedo (112),
Betty Metcalf (114), Javier Souto (115), Art Simon (116)
and Tom Gallagher (117)
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CENTRAL DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Coconut Grove, Downtown Miami, Key Biscayne,
Liberty City and Little Havana
Senators Joe Gersten (34) , Jack Gordon (35) and Carrie Meek (36)
Representatives Barry Kutun (104) , Alberto Gutman (105) ,
Jefferson Reaves (106) , James Burke (107) , Luis Morse (113)
and Tom Gallaqher (117)
bISTRICT/REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued)
BEACHES DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Sal Harbour, Golden Beach, Miami Beach,
South Beach, Sunny Isles and Surfside
Senators Jack Gordon (35) and Gwen Margolis (37)
Representatives Michael Friedman (103), Barry Kutun (104)
and Alberto Gutman (105)
NORTHWEST DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Carol City, Country Club of Miami, Fountainebleu
Park, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Medley, Miami Lakes,
Miami Springs, ORa-Locka, Palm Springs North,
Sweetwater and virginia Gardens
Senators John Hill (33), Carrie Meek (36) and
Roberta Fox (40)
Representatives Ron Silver (100), Willie Logan (108),
Rodolfo Garcia, Jr. (109), Ileana Ros (110),
Roberto Casas (111) and Arnhilda Gonzalez-Quevedo (112)
NORTHEAST DISTRICT/REGIONAL
Biscayne Park, El Portal, Keystone Point,
Little River, Miami Shores, North Bay Village,
North Miami and North Miami Beach
Senator Gwen Margolis (37)
Representatives Ron Silver (100) , Mike Abrams (101) ,
Elaine Gordon (102) and Michael Friedman (103)
District/Regional public hearings will be co-chaired by
a senator and a representative from the region.
Time/Date/Place shall be determined by co-chairs with
reference to members and availability in coordination
with the Delegation Office.
Meetings shall be open agenda; speaker time limits
to be set by co-chairs.
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FULL DELEGATION PUBLIC HEARINGS
There shall be three (3) full Delegation public hearings.
1) February 14, 1984: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(place to be determined)
Public Forum -- citizens/boards/businesses/
chambers of commerce/
community & fraternal
organizations
2) February 19, 1984: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(place to be determined)
Public Forum -- citizens/boards/businesses/
chambers of commerce/
community & fraternal
organizations
3) February 21, 1984: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(place to be determined)
universities/colleges/school board/
local & state ,governmental entities
Miami -Dade Community College campuses have been suggested
locations for the three hearings; a hearing would be held
in each of the North, South and Central regions.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES, 1985
The Delegation Executive Commitee shall meet (suggested
dates: February 25th or 26th) after the full Delegation
public hearings, to draft the Goals & Objectives, 1985.
The Full Delegation shall meet (suggested date: March 2nd)
to amend and finalize the Goals & Objectives, 1985.
Broadcast of the Goals & Objectives Meeting has been
suggested with Channel 17 (Public -Television) and in
that case, the meeting would be held in Channel 17's
Auditorium.
DADE DELEGATION
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CITY OF MIAMI
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
1985 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
(revised 1/9/85,
I. Support Metro -Miami Action Plan legislative issues listed
below.
2. Provide adequate safeguards for operating child care
centers by competent, licensed personnel.
3. State appropriation in support of the Miss Universe Pageant
($10000,000).
4. State support for the Miami Grand Prix ($500,000).
S. Remove the Downtown Development Authority and other special
taxing districts from the City's ten mill cap.(DDA)
(MGTABGT)
6. Industrial Devlopment Bonds
a. Provide for a guaranteed priority allotment for the
issuance of Industrial Development Bonds (IDB's)
for cities' allocation and use.
b. Prohibit any city or county in the State of Florida
from using Industrial Development Bonds (IDB's) to
entice businesses to move from another area of the.
state unless it results in a substantial increase
in employment.
7. State adoption of a "First Source Hiring Agreement Policy"
to ensure the priority hiring of individuals who are
economically disadvantaged to fill job positions created by
the use of State programs and revenue.(E000N/DEYEL)
S. Amendment to current Enterprise Zone legislation, as passed
in 1984 and as to be adopted in 1986, amending said
legislation to increase the population cap for densely
populated urban areas.(E000N/DEYEL)
9. Support a State operated lottery.
10. Support Growth Management principles that provides for the
greatest local self control of municipal zoning and
permitting, and fully funds any State mandates.(POLICY)
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LEGISLATIVE POLICIES
METRO-MIAMI ACTION PLAN ISSUES
11. Support Metro -Miami Action Plan to create a $35 million
venture capital program, with $16 million set aside for
Black business development.(MMAP)(ECCON/DEVEL)
12. Jury Selection
a. Support legislation whose purpose is to achieve
racially balanced Petit and Grand Juries.(LAW/DEPT)
b. Allow the use of supplemental lists in addition to
voter registration lists for expanding the base of
Jury pools. (Metro -Miami Action Plan)
13. Authorize judges to expand felony juries from six to twelve
persons in high profile or racially sensitive cases.
(Metro -Miami Action Plan).
POLICE ISSUES
14. Revision of F.S. 376.15, "Derelict Vessels", to authorize
counties and municipalities to remove derelict vessels from
public waters. (LAW)
15.
Legislation allowing all
police and fire departments to
appropriate "high ground"
in the private sector, whenever
necessary, for the installation of microwave or other
communication transceiver
towers designed to improve radio
reception in the interest
of public safety. (Would prevent
owners of "skyscrapers" from
prohibiting the installation
of transmitters upon the tops
of their buildings.(POLICE)
16.
Impose a minimum sentence
for those persons convicted of
the felony, "battery upon
a police officer."(POLICE)
17.
Reinstate vehicle safety inspection
(S.B. 43).(POLICE)
18.
Helmet law to be expanded
to include mandatory chin straps
on all motor -driven cycles
(mopeds).(POLICE)
19.
Require mandatory blood
samples on all Driving Under
Influence (D.U.I.) cases,
thereby doing away with breath
testing.(POLICE)
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LEGISLATIVE POLICIES (continued)
POLICE ISSUES (continued)
20. Upgrade the prostitution statute (FS: 796.07) to a third
degree felony after the third conviction.(POLICE)
21. Include "dwellings" in the list of personal property to be
confiscated in the Forfeiture Statute (FS: 932.703). Also
expand the powers of this statute to include the
confiscation of "dwellings" if such domicile was purchased
with proceeds from the sale of contraband articles.(POLICE)
22. Change Chapter 39, "Juveniles": Judicial treatment, which
would make it easier to indict a juvenile repeat offender
as an adult for the commission of felony crimes.(POLICE)
23. Include in the State Statutes a provision similar to the
one in Federal Court, which allows prosecutors to question
defendants as to the source of bail money. This would be
used primarily on defendants in narcotic trafficking cases,
and would force them to disclose from where and how they
obtained monies to post bond.(POLICE)
24. Readdress Florida Statute 934.02(2)(c), which allows law
enforcement personnel to intercept oral communications when
the officers are a party of the conversation, and they are
conducting a criminal investigation. The Florida Supreme
Court has ruled that officers are not allowed to wear a
transmitting device into a private residence, even though
they may be conducting a criminal investigation.(POLICE)
25. Legislation requiring uniformed security guards to drive an
appropriately marked vehicle and wear a standard uniform
designation, which makes them easily recognizable as
security guards, e.g. , distinctively different from City,,
County, and State police vehicles and uniforms with badges
to be in the shape of a circle and/or the words, "Private
Security" to be embroidered on the front and back of
shirts.(POLICE)
26. Make it a felony for someone impersonating a police officer
while committing a felony crime.(POLICE)
27. Revise the Florida Counterfeit Drug Statute, (817.563 and
831.31) to include POSSESSION of a counterfeit
drug.(POLICE)
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LEGISLATIVE POLICIES (continued)
POLICE ISSUES (continued)
28. Florida Statute 119, Public Records, needs to be more
restrictive. A suspect under investigation can demand from
a law enforcement agency, a copy of all reports relating to
an investigation. If the investigation is closed, a copy
may be provided. If, however, an investigation is active,
then the subject under investigation must be told that the
information is not available.(POLICE)
29. Make legal the towing of abandoned vehicles from private
property. In 1983, Chapter 705 of Florida Statutes was
ruled unconstitutional in part, concerning the towing of
abandoned vehicles from private property.(POLICE)
30. Make sound supressors on guns (silencers) illegal (Florida
Statute 790, Firearms).(POLICE)
31. Adopt a Statute that would hold cities harmless when
providing emergency medical services.(FIRE)
FINANCE AND TAXATION - ECONOMIC DEVELOPNENT ISSUES
32. Amend F.S. 163.231 to extend the City's 10% Utility Service
Tax to include sewer services.(MGT&BGT) (FINANCE)
33. Increase the Statewide ten mill cap applied against non-
exempt real and personal property, as a result of increases
in governmental service delivery costs.(MGT&BGT)
34. Extend the Public Service Tax currently charged customers
of Southern Bell to customers of privately owned phone
service companies, e.g., M.C.I.(MGT&BGT)>
35. Expand the Public Service Tax Authority to include long
distance telephone calls and state-of-the-art
telecommunication services in the taxable revenue base upon
which the tax is applied.(IGA)
36. Require the Public Service Commission to include the City's
911 equipment costs in the subscriber service rate.(IGA)
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1985 L(AD6tAWN)ISSUES, Continued
37. Remove 5t sales tax from local Public Works
projects.(POLICY)
COUNTY -WIDE ISSUES
38. Require the State to assume the burden of Article V. Courts
(Constitutional mandate(approx. $20 million).(DADE COUNTY)
39. Provide for the State to assume its appropriate share of
County medical costs for the elderly, indigent, refugees,
etc.(DADE COUNTY)
40. Provide for the State to provide additional funding for
mass transit costs in Dade County.(DADE COUNTY)