HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-81-0156RESOLUTION NO. 8 1 - 1 5 6
_ A RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY
AND THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE THE NECESSARY
STEPS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH FISH-
ING FROM THAT PORTION OF THE VENETIAN CAUSEWAY
LYING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI IS SUBJECT TO LAWFUL PROHIBITION,
AND TO REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE CITY
COMMISSION AT ITS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach presently has an
ordinance (Code Section 25.41) prohibiting fishing from via-
ducts and bridges within its city limits; and
WHEREAS, that portion of the Venetian Causeway lying
within the city limits of Miami Beach is patrolled by members
of the Miami Beach Police Department enforcing the aforesaid
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, persons fishing from the Venetian Causeway
create a detriment to traffic safety and a danger to human
lif e; and
WHEREAS, Florida State Law (F.S. 339.27) provides
for the prohibition of fishing from state road bridges; and
WHEREAS, at one time it is believed that fishing from
said Venetian Causeway was prohibited by a Dade County
Ordinance which prohibition is apparently no longer enforced;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Attorney and the City Manager are
hereby instructed to take the necessary steps to determine
the extent to which fishing from that portion of the Venetian
Causeway lying within the corporate limits of the City of
Miami is subject to lawful prohibition, and to report their
findings to the City Commission at its next regularly scheduled
meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6 day of FEBRUARY , 1981.
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