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Home My WebLink AboutO-08897RPC/rb 1/16/78 Ago ORDINANCt No, 88g7 AN ORD/NANCE ARENDING SECTION Sfo.30 Or THt CODE OP THt CITY Or MIAMI, rtORIDA, At AMENDED, t REOUIRINO INSTAttAT/ON OP A tONTA/NEk Or STEtt cONSTRUCT/ON POP. HOtb1NC MONEY, OTHERWISt XNOWN AS A "DROP SAVE" OR "DtPOSITORY", IN ALL TAXICAtA -WHICH OPERATt UNDER A CERTIVICAtt ISSUED tY THt C/TY, IN THt FRONT PORTION tHtRtOri AND PROV/DING VIDA THt DIMNSIONS Or SAID CONTAINER; RtOUTAING THAT THt tOck PROVIDNO ACCtS8 TO SA/b CONTAINtR HAVE DUAL RV/ CONTROtS; RtOU/RING THAT THt CONTAINER DOOR i EQU/PPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC RtLOCK bEV/CE; PURTHtR REQUIRING DRAT ALL PAX/CAS tXHItIT btCALS OR SIGNS ON THt tXT8RIoR or gAcH Or THt VEHICLE'S RtAR boons NOTIFYING THt PUttIC THAT TH8 TAXICAB HAS A DROP SAVE AND THAT THE DRIVER HAS NO REY; CONTAIN/NO A REPtAtER PROVISION, A StVtRABILITY CLAUSE AND AN ErrtCTIVt DAM WHEREAS, taxicabs are partipularly vulnerable to robberies and thereby subject taxicab drivers to great personal and physical danger; and WHEREAS, it is physically impossible to provide complete continuous police protection to cab drivers; and WHEREAS, the use of drop safes in Other.businesses, such as filling stations, conveniencestores and other delivery trucks has significantly decreased the incidence of robbery; and WHEREAS, a drop safe may also be utilized by taxicabs to discourage robbery of taxicab 'drivers; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; Section 1. Section 56-30 of the Code: of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows; "Sec, 56-30., Requirements for vehicles, A, No perm4 under this article shall be issued,for the operation of any vehicle the condition of which would interfere with or detract from the comfort, cenveniOrloo or safety of the passengers transported thprein. In the event AnY motor vehicle for which a permit has been issued becomes unsafe for operation or if ita body or seating facilities Are so .damaged, deteriorated or unclean 4$ to render such vehicle unfit for public use. the permit therefor rny susPerd04 by th chief of neliOe until the vobile is natio safe for operation and its body is repaired And painted And its seating facilities reeondi- tioned or:replapeci as reeemmended by the phipf polipe, h,() Each to)tidab which is operated under a Certificate iastted by the City shall be equipped with a device knoWn as a 'drap safe', lie drop safe, shall be a i!Oht8i11er fot mo1eV with a minimuti nap'actty of 216 cubit inches „and with a slot 'or opening of nbt more that 1/8 inches by 5 ittchts iti the top. cr side of said container, Minimuh requirements for the eonstruction of the drop safe shall be as, follows! ' (i) the sides,.top and bottom, sha11 be Made of 1/4 inch steel, 'it,shall have a 1/2 inch steel door bearing'a lock with dual key crintrols for the operation of said lock. To open the locked door, inset, tion and turni.tng,of both. keys is required. The action of the bolt or prima'ty-locking mechanism aha11 not -be dependent upon any spring .device or systet . Movement of the bolt shall only take -place when direct force or pressure is applied through the turning action of an inserted key. (iil.) It shall also be equipped with a relocking mechanism that locks the door of the safe automatically by means of a spring -loaded relocking steel bar no less than 3/8 inches in width, which bar will be thrust into a locking position if the lock or primary - locking mechanism is forcibly moved from the interior of the safe door. (2) The drop safe, shall be bolted to the floor of the taxicab in the front portion of the vehicle. The bolts will. be' installed'frotn the vehicle interior using a minimum of three,stovehead bolts of 1/2 inch dimension, with accompanying nut. The 'stovehe.ad bolts shall also have a 1/6 inch hole through the same in which a cotter key shall be placed from the vehicle interior. (3) Each such taxicab shall exhibit a decal or. sign on the exterior of each rear door. The sign Or decal shall contain the following in red luminous letters 2 inches in height on..a white background: DROP SAFE ,EQUIPPED DRIVER HAS NO KEY (4) (i) It shall be unlawful for any person, to operate or ,permit anyone to operate any taxicab for which a certificate has been issued by the city without said vehicle being equipped with a drop safe, as set forth herein. (ii) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit anyone to operate any taxicab for which a certificate has been issued by the city without said vehicle displaying the herein ,described decal or Section 2.. All ordinances, code sections or parts, thereof in conflict herewith, insofar as they are in conflict, ar.e he ' by Settion is tt any sectIotq settetcol claose5 plirasei or word of this orditatce is for any 'reason held or declared to he uncotatitutiotal inoperative or void, stch invatidity shall tot affect the tetaititg portion of this ordinatce. Sectiot 4, The provisiofts of this orditatet shall become effective Oh JUtle, 11 19/9, PASSED ON MST READING tAt TITLt ONLY, :thia JL :of , 1979, PASSED AND ADoPTEO ON SECoND AND P/NAL READING IV TITLE ONLY this 22rtd day of February 1979. MAURIC A, PERRE MAURICE A4 'FERRE, MAW ATTEST: PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPRO AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: GEORGE NOX, JR, CITY AT DRNEY *. Becky Caske' t SEAL) Noti4tbflt.atef iGionk_ai My Commission expire Ltemoer &IVO, •0,.49( 'cumuli" MP-50 •nr IneW It green th tiytstabl SetAds?, Sunday- itul Ladal fttoliattit , Watt% -Bado toufily, ttAtt of 'Lt5ttibA tOUP4tY � bAOL:. -kite -ilia unifertigaed Adtherlty (*Psi-9111y Ap- PeAred SAPAh Will larrit, Wad oft 'Oath -SOS that Pre Itine Diree ot Legal AbaftItitigtf Ina Mlartilltavie* find ballY ltattird, A eally, letterit Saturafty, Sunday Ana Legit114611dAyt) lieWSPAPar, Publithed At Milani( in - -bade tbUflty, Plorlda; Y11, -flie itiadied tbriy Of adY6?- titement being A Legal Adteartitattient be Notite the Matter of ITY MtAiqt Re: Orditiatite Nth 8897 RXXX ih trip our, viat Oublithed lh tald 'fietivtOaDet in the Mutt of reb fl, •1 Affiant further siiyt that the said Mitini.Reyiewo and batty Record Ia newspaPerpublithed &Mien', in taid bade -County, Florida; and that the taid newspaper hat heratofbre ()eel tehtinuously published in taid bade County. Florlditi:Citth day (except Saturday; Sun- day and -Legal Holidays) and hat been .entered at setond tlitts Mail 'Matter at the (300 OHIO in MIAMI, in said bade County, Florida; for a period alone year next preceding the first publitation'Of the .attached toy of adyertitethent; and &tient further tayt that she hat neither - id hor promited any Oertbh, fIrrn or C•orharti- tion aify Mount. rebate, cOrnrnittion or refund or the DurDOIe �f Securing thitady rtltement for DublicatiOn in th d newspaper - t itttlit01 1" " • •tt Stoorn te-.vtd tyPittlibnl lihre rra this • v-4 2701 - • * rebruary * i9 ay o5 A.D. ,. • P-• ..... Large ' VT, IP MI AMII, ?JADE 'count,. PLOAIDA LIOAL Neriti;E 'All inlet Will nMi ijffi d blPobitt6tV, t4/0 04,tityttifififfilktionbtM,mI!larlaa paittd shd486196111tY6t6lieM,.,; irt§ lifted btellnAlitef - - ORDINANCE NO.110 . , AN bilt1INANCt AMENIii NO SECTION SWOOP THE eObt OP THE tit" OP MIAMI:PU:1R 115A, ASAMENDECIAIY QUIIN INSTALLATION OP A CONTAINER OP STEEL CONSTRUCTION Po* HOLDINO MONEY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A "DROP SA' OR "bEPOSITORY", IN ALL tAXICAISS WHICH OPERATE liNbER A CERTIPICATE It. Web THE OM', IN THE PRONt 'PORTION THEREOF, ANC) PROVIOINO:POR THE DIMENSIONS br SAID tONtAINER) REQUIRINO THAT THE LOCK PROVINNG ACCESS TO SAID CONTAINER HAVE DUAL REY et:St./TOOLS; REDUIRINO THAT tHE CONTAINER DOOR BE EQUIPPED WITH AN AutoMATIC RELOCK 15EVIet; PURTHER REQUIRIND tHAt ALL TAXICABS ExtHeit - bEtALS OR SION5 ON THE ExtEttIOR OF EACH OP -THE vEHICLE'S REAR BOORS NOTIFYINO THE PUBLIC THAT THE TAXICAB HAS A DROP SAPE-AN b THAI' THE DRIVER HAS NO KEY: tONtAININO A REPEALER PROViSION; A SEVERADiLltY CLAUSE ANO AN EPPECIVE bAfit. RALPH O. ONDIe ern, tLERK WY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA Publitatton of this Notite Ofl tha 27 day at Fabl-ultfy: WC, 2/27 Mt4.022?27 15 Joseph R. Grassie City Manager 4) t_1C._f-n -1 �I(,% t. � m.,3 Kenneth I. Harms Chief of Police JAN 1 0 1978 Proposed New City Ordinance Drop Safes LEG 9-2 Whereas taxicabs are particularly vulnerable to robberies and thereby subjecting taxicab drivers to great personal physical danger, it is physically impossible to provide complete police protection to cab drivers. The Police Department would recommend passage of the ordinance covering the installment of the drop safe in City of Miami taxicabs for the following reasons: After evaluating the use of drop safes in several other large cities it is concluded that the most feasible method for reducing robberies and injuries to the taxicab drivers is the use of drop safes. The use of drop safes in beer trucks and whiskey trucks travelling the streets of Miami and also in convenient food stores has proven to reduce the robbery rate a tremendous amount. The cost of installment of a drop safe in a taxicab would be of a minimal amount and could be transferred from one cab to another at a• very small cost. KIH:ms NOTE: On Second Reading, all references to "case hardened" material to be used in the construction of drop safes have been removed on the advise of technical experts and the Chief of Police. p ■ IIIIIII111111 11111 UNI7 '1,10 CAB DRIVERS ASS .IATION 1388 North Wert.55th Street Florida 33142 CHAIRMAN DAVID KENYATTA SECRETARY SONNI ALI TREASURER TIROS AFRIK PUBLIC RELATIONS HANNIBAL SGT. AT ARMS KAN KAN MUSA December 22, 1978 Mayor Maurice Ferre Office of the Mayor 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mayor Ferre: Eddie Smith, a cab driver of Magic City and Harlem Cab Company was murdered on the 14th day of October while he was working. We believe that if -the cab had been equipped with a bullet proof shield, his death could have been prev=nted. Within two and ,a half weeks in the month of October, three (3) cab drivers were killed. We hold the governs-nt and comnanias responsible for these murders indirectly, because there is no safety device within the cab to protect the drivers. The taxicab companies are e::plo?.tin-� the leases and the drivers, because theris no ben -fit or any assistance given to them. The situation is very deplorable and something must be done about it. As you know, Mr. Mayor, this is a very bad reflection on the government. Sincerely, dE-c-/Z• I-04P nii%ii9a*- David Kenyatta 1