HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Donald Wolfe III-Managers Office-2023 Legislative PrioritiesCITY OF MIAMI
2023 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
STATE SPECIFIC PRIORITIES
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AFFORDABLE/ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
• SUPPORT legislation expanding a municipality's ability to fund, expand, and self -regulate affordable housing.
• SUPPORT legislation that requires all money from the Sadowski State and Local Housing Trust Fund be used only for
Florida's affordable housing programs targeted to meet the needs of workforce housing, including low income, very low
income, and disabled persons, for both home ownership and rental unit availability.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUND
• SUPPORT legislation to widen the scope of how the City's Building Restricted Funds can be utilized.
ENTERPRISE FUND TRANSFERS
• SUPPORT the preservation of municipal authority to manage municipal revenue sources and realize a reasonable rate of
return on their proprietary assets, investments, and services.
FUNDING REQUESTS
• SUPPORT funding for reoccurring operational dollars for Judge Leifinan's Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery
Project.
LEGAL / PUBLIC BUSINESS
• SUPPORT legislation allowing an arbitrator's decision to be vacated if it's not supported by competent substantial evidence
of fails to follow established caselaw.
• REQUEST change to Section 286.011, FL Statutes, to allow for shade meetings for imminent or anticipated litigation.
• SUPPORT legislation extending reverter provisions past the 21-year statutory limit for affordable housing developments up
to 30 years.
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2023 Legislative Priorities
POLICE & FIRE
• SUPPORT legislation amending Section 934.50, Florida Statutes, to explicitly provide for new exceptions to allow for the
use of a drone to assist a law enforcement with traffic management; facilitate a law enforcement agency's collection evidence
at a crime scene or traffic crash for evidentiary value to subsequent prosecutions; allow law enforcement agencies to use a
drone during large scale special events in public areas (locations where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy) to
maintain the peace and respond to incidents quicker.
• SUPPORT legislation restricting the purchase and possession of firearms by individuals who had been "adjudicated mentally
defective" or have been "committed to a mental institution. See Section 790.065, Florida Statutes.
• SUPPORT amendments to Section 901.15, Florida Statutes, to add the Florida Litter Law to the list of misdemeanor
exceptions that allow police officers to make lawful warrantless misdemeanor arrests for offenses not committed in the
presence of the officer.
• OPPOSE legislation amending Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, that would require discussions between the Manager or a
representative thereof and the City Commission regarding disciplinary measures for municipal law enforcement officers
which are proposed for inclusion in a collective bargaining agreement to be subject to public meetings requirements.
• SUPPORT amendment to Section 166, Florida Statutes, to provide relief to municipalities that permit their law enforcement
officers to perform off-duty/extra duty employment.
• OPPOSE legislation extending compliance dates for the requirement of minimum radio strength for fire department
communications and two-way radio system enhancement communications in existing high-rise buildings, which would
further prolong firefighters' ability to effectively communicate in these structures during emergency incidents, which further
increases dangers associated with poor communications and notification of hazards and threatens the safety of firefighters.
PREEMPTION
• OPPOSE legislation that would preempt local governments; Protect Home -Rule.
• OPPOSE legislation that would preempt local governments' purview over energy and utilities projects within the City limits.
• SUPPORT legislation that amends Chapter 556, Florida Statutes, to allow local governments to act on Utility/Pavement
Markings on public streets (pavements and sidewalks).
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RESILIENCE
• SUPPORT funding for projects that will keep the City of Miami resilient.
RESERVE FUND PLANNING
• SUPPORT legislation requiring Condominium Associations to maintain a cash reserve for repairs / recertification.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS
• SUPPORT legislation that restores authority to local governments for the regulation of short-term rental properties as
necessary for quality of life, public safety, and the creation of fair lodging standards.
• SUPPORT legislation clarifying that existing, grandfathered municipal short-term rental ordinances can be amended without
penalty.
• OPPOSE legislation that preempts municipal authority as it relates to the regulation of short-term rental properties.
TRANSPORTATION
• SUPPORT legislation directing the Florida Department of Transportation to provide financial assistance and incentives to
develop and implement multimodal transportation plans that optimize different modes of combined transport and are tailored
to municipal transportation demands.
• SUPPORT identifying additional transportation revenue to fund innovative infrastructure (e.g., electric vehicles) and transit
projects to meet the surging transportation demands driven by growth in population throughout Florida.
WATER PROJECTS
• SUPPORT funding for potential water, sea -level rise, and flood prevention projects city-wide.
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