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RESOLUTION NO. 031/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 13114,
AS AMENDED, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, MORE SPECIFICALLY BY REQUIRING THAT ANY PROPOSED
GAMBLING USE OR SIMILAR USE REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF
THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO
OPERATE; DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FORWARD A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2009, the City of Miami ("City") adopted Ordinance No. 13114 as
the City's Zoning Ordinance ("Miami 21"); and
WHEREAS, Miami 21, as currently drafted, allows Entertainment Establishments by right
throughout Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, Entertainment Establishments include uses such as gambling uses; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission is scheduled to consider a Resolution directing the City
Administration to amend Miami 21 in order to require gambling uses to be approved by a 4/5ths
affirmative vote of the City Commission at its meeting on July 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, while the Board of Directors of the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the
City of Miami, Florida ("Miami DDA") agrees that an amendment to Miami 21 is required, the Board of
Directors believes that a unanimous vote of the City Commission is more appropriate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
refernlice and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Board of Directors of the Miami DDA urges the City to amend Miami 21 to
require that any proposed gambling use or similar use require a unanimous vote of the City Commission
after a public hearing in order to operate in the City.
Section 3. The Executive Director is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Mayor
Francis X. Suarez, the members of the Miami City Commission, City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez,
Planning Director Francisco J. Garcia, Zoning Administrator Devin Cejas, and City Attorney Victoria
Mendez.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 20h day of July, 2018.
Ivonne de la Vega
Secretary to the Board of Directors
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Chairman
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