HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-10-0036 Cover Memo 4-26-2010Omni Board of Commissioners Meeting
April 26, 2010
OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
Date: April 16, 2009 File: 10-00523
Subject: Resolution Urging the Miami City Commission
to Enact an Ordinance Amending Chapter
4/Article 1 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as Amended, Entitled "Alcoholic
Beverages/In General."
From: James H. Villacorta References:
Executive Director
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissions of the Omni Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution urging the Miami City Commission
to enact an ordinance amending Chapter 4/Article 1 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended,
entitled "Alcoholic Beverages/In General." More particularly, by amending Section 4-2 to create new definitions
and amending Section 4-3 to limit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages from convenience stores located in the
Omni Redevelopment Area.
Convenience stores may currently sell beer and wine in sealed containers for consumption off the premises
during such hours as their stores legally remain open for the sale of other goods within the Omni
Redevelopment Area. Most of the convenience stores located in the Redevelopment Area are open twenty-four
(24) hours a day and seven (7) days a week, meaning that alcoholic beverages are offered for sale at all hours
of the day and night, which has caused an increase in illicit activity originating from the convenience stores (i.e.
drug sales, the sale of individual cigarettes, etc.).
The CRA has met with City of Miami police officers that patrol the Redevelopment Area, and they have
expressed that under the current ordinance, they are limited in the investigative measures they can use in order
to effectively address the criminal activity that is originating from the convenience stores throughout the night.
The purpose of the proposed amendment to curtail the hours of sales of alcoholic beverages from convenience
stores in the Redevelopment Area is:
(1) to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the Redevelopment Area and its
inhabitants, visitors, property owners, and workers;
(2) to establish, maintain, and preserve property values and preserve and foster the development
of attractive neighborhood and business environments;
(3) reduce crime rates and the opportunities for the commission of crime; and
(4) to provide improvements in neighborhoods so they are defensible against crime.
The proposed hours of operation for convenience stores within the Redevelopment Area are as follows:
• 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight daily, except that the convenience store may remain open through Saturday
night to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday; and
• No alcoholic beverages may be sold or dispensed between the hours of:
12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and Saturday; and
1:00 a.m. Sunday and 7:00 a.m. Monday.
Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff and
Members of the CRA Board
April 26, 2010
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JUSTIFICATION:
The CRA wishes to promote the health, safety, and welfare of residents within the Redevelopment Area.
This Resolution carries out this objective.
FUNDING: NO FISCAL IMPACT.