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Ordinance 13810
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 4894 Final Action Date: 11/15/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
38/ARTICLE III/SECTION 38-113 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/BAYFRONT
PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST/RESERVATION OF PARK USE," INCREASING
THE RESERVATION OF FREE ACCESS PARK USE BY THE GENERAL
PUBLIC TO EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT (85%), REMOVING THE RESERVATION
OF EXCLUSIVE USE BY THE BAYFRONT PARK TRUST; AND EXCLUDING
SPECIAL PURPOSE FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE AMPHITHEATER AND
VESSEL DOCKS, AND CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, Bayfront Park ("Park") is a showcase municipal park centrally located in
Downtown Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Park is managed by the Bayfront Park Management Trust ("Trust"),
created for the purpose of ensuring maximum community utilization and enjoyment; and
WHEREAS, in the past decade more residents have moved into Downtown Miami and
they are desirous of increasing the community use of Bayfront Park; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the public health, safety, recreation, and general
welfare to make Bayfront Park available to the community for most days of the fiscal year as
specified in this ordinance amendment; and
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 13 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
amended in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
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.
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ARTICLE III. BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST
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Sec. 38-113. Reservation of park use.
Bayfront Park shall be reserved for community use 50 percent eighty-five percent (85%)
of the days of each fiscal year for free access and use by the general public. A+4
existing commitments for scheduled events on the requested day(s). The trust shall be
30 day period when the amphitheater user is a bona fide nonprofit group, pursuant to
Florida's General Nonprofit Corporation Act, which is exempt from federal taxation by
vi section 501 (c)(3) of th�Tte�-nnai Reyen e Code as amended ac being
organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, testing for public safety,
literary or education uses, or to foster national or international amateur sports
competition or for the prevention of cr uelty to children or animals This reservation of
park use applies to Bayfront Park but not to any special purpose facility within it such as
the amphitheater or vessel docks. This increase in reservation of park use shall not
impair previously executed contracts. This reservation of park use may be reduced or
waived by the City Commission for temporary events or for specific events when the City
Commission determines such reduction or waiver is in the City's best interests.
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Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 1/24/2019
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
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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