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CITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Julie 0. Bru, City Attorney r�
DATE: February 17, 2010
RE: Proposed First Reading Ordinance
February 25, 2010 City Commission Meeting
Amending City Code Sections 42-121 and 42-122
(File 10-00191)
The attached ordinance has been drafted in anticipation of the reinstitution of the vehicle
impoundment program ("VIP Program"). The amount of the civil penalty was one of the issues
that was litigated from the very beginning of the lawsuit challenging the VIP Program, and while
the court in City of Miami v. Welllman, 976 So.2d 22 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) did not specifically
indicate that the amount of the penalty must be changed, this Office has determined that it would
be in the best interest of the City of Miami to reduce the amount of the civil penalty from $1000
to $500.
This ordinance has been submitted for consideration on the February 25, 2010 agenda.
Cc: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinantor
Enclosure(s)
Doc. No.: 213514.doc