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Ordinance 14454
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 19005 Final Action Date: 4/9/2026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING, IN ITS
ENTIRETY, ORDINANCE NO. 14382, ADOPTED ON JULY 10, 2025, AS
AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO.14422 ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025,
PRIOR TO ITS SCHEDULED EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 15, 2026, SAID
ORDINANCE HAVING ABOLISHED THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT
TRUST ("TRUST") AND AMENDED VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING:
CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE III OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "PARKS AND
RECREATION/BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST," CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 2 TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS,
COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STANDARDS FOR CREATION AND REVIEW
OF BOARDS GENERALLY," CHAPTER 18/ARTICLE III/SECTION 18-72
TITLED "FINANCE/CITY OF MIAMI PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE/APPLICATION AND EXCLUSIONS," AND CHAPTER 54/ARTICLE
I/SECTION 54-9 TITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/IN GENERAL/
PLACING SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENT, OR DISPLAYS ON ANY PORTION OF
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, STREET OR SIDEWALK SURFACE"; CONTAINING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela
WHEREAS, the Bayfront Park Management Trust ("Trust") is a limited agency and
instrumentality of the City of Miami ("City"), established under Section 38-101 of the Code of the
City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), for the purpose of directing, operating,
managing and maintaining all aspects of the City -owned property known as Bayfront Park, for
the purposes of ensuring maximum community utilization and enjoyment; and
WHEREAS, the City previously adopted Resolution No. R-94-204, which provided for
the Trust to assume control and take responsibility for the operation and maintenance of
Maurice Ferre Park; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2025, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 14382,
which provided for the abolishment of the Trust and amended various provisions of the City
Code to reflect that abolishment, including repealing Chapter 38/Article III of the City Code, titled
"Parks and Recreation/Bayfront Park Management Trust," and amending Chapter 2/Article
XI/Division 2 titled "Administration/Boards, Committees, Commissions/Standards For Creation
and Review of Boards Generally," Chapter 18/Article III/Section 18-72 titled "Finance/City of
Miami Procurement Ordinance/Application and Exclusions," and Chapter 54/Article I/Section 54-
9 titled "Streets and Sidewalks/In General/ Placing Signs, Advertisement, or Displays on Any
Portion of Public Right -of -Way, Street or Sidewalk Surface"; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 14382 was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026; and
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WHEREAS, on December 11, 2025, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 14422
amending Ordinance No. 14382 to become effective on July 15, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission now desires to repeal Ordinance No. 14382, as
amended, in its entirety prior to its effective date, thereby preserving the continued existence of
the Trust and its continued management of Bayfront Park and Maurice Ferre Park;
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. Ordinance No. 14382, adopted on July 10, 2025, as amended by Ordinance
No, 14422, adopted on December 11, 2025, and scheduled to become effective on July 15,
2026, is hereby repealed in its entirety prior to its effective date and shall be of no force or
effect.
Section 3. If any section, part of a 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 immediately, following final reading
and adoption thereof.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 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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