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File Number: 07-00573
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
50/ARTICLE VI DIVISION 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "SHIPS, VESSELS, AND WATERWAYS/CITY
MARINAS/ RATES, CHARGES, BILLING, AND COLLECTION," BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR A SUSTAINED FUNDING SOURCE FOR
MARINAS' CAPITAL REPAIRS AND CAPITAL RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, TO BE
APPROPRIATED FROM ANNUAL DOCKAGE REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE
CITY OF MIAMI TO BE DEPOSITED IN A SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF GROSS ANNUAL DOCKAGE
REVENUES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; A REPEALER
PROVISION AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission recognizes that our City marinas serve as stewards of the
environment and safe, family -friendly gateways to boating and water based recreational and
commercial activities, and
WHEREAS, our City marinas provide the vital infrastructure, facilities, and equipment necessary to
facilitate these commercial and recreational opportunities for over one thousand City marina
customers while. providing a positive economic impact to our community, and
WHEREAS, the proper repair, upkeep, and improvement to these facilities is vital to the City's
ability to safely operate and maintain same in first-class condition; and
WHEREAS, currently there is no dedicated or sustained funding source to provide for these
necessary functions, nor is there a dedicated source of grant funding match for worthwhile facility
capital improvements at City marinas;
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems It
advisable and necessary for the best interests of the citizens of Miami to create a dedicated, sustained
source of funding for capital repair and improvement projects, and as a source of funding for federal,
state, and other agency grant applications, in order to continue to provide for the public safety and
welfare of our marina customers and maintenance of these facilities in first-class condition; h.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 50/Article V/Division 4 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
entitled: "Ships, Vessels, and Waterways/City Marinas/Rates, Charges, Billing, and Collection," is
amended in.the following particulars: {1}
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File Number:: 07-00873
"CHAPTER 50
SHIPS, VESSELS, AND WATERWAYS
ARTICLE V. CITY MARINAS
DIVISION 4. RATES, CHARGES, BILLING; AND COLLECTION
Sec. 50-344. Capital improvement Fund.
Recognizing that our city marinas serve as stewards of the environment and as family -friendly
gateways to water based recreational and commercial activities, it is vital to the best interests of the
city to provide a dedicated and sustainable source of funding for vital capital repair and improvement
proiects, and as a source of match funding for capital grant opportunities. Toward that end, ten
percent (10%) of the Gross dockage monies received each fiscal year shall be set aside into a special
account that shall be dedicated to funding necessary capital repairs and capital related improvements
to city marinas and mooring facilities and for the provision of matching funds for grant opportunities.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is
declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty {30) days after final reading and adoption
thereof.{2}
APPROVIFD AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JQ GE L. F NDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY ��� ►"'
City of Miami
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Footnotes:
{1] Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added.' The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
{2) This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date
stated herein, whichever is later.
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