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No. 09-01-17401 ORDINANCE NO.9-01=1740 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE 4 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA RELATING TO THE CREATION 5OF SECTION 15-59,TAMPERING WITH AN ESCALATOR,MOVING 6 SIDEWALK OR ELEVATOR;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, 7 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 8 9 WHEREAS,inmanystructureslocated within the City of SouthMiamithere exist 10 elevatorsand moving sidewalks called escalators;and 11 12 WHEREAS,safetyrequiresthateach of thesedevicesbeequippedwithan 13 emergency"stop"button;and 14 15 WHEREAS,theunnecessaryactivation of anemergencystopbuttononeitheran 16 escalatororelevatorcan needlessly expose passengerstoharm;and 17 18 WHEREAS,itisthedesire of theCityCommissiontoenact ordinances which 19 protect innocentmembers of society;and 20 21 NOW,THEREFORE,BEITORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 22 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA: 23 24 Section 1.Section 15-59 of theCode of Ordinances of the City of South Miami 25 be created as follows: 26 27 15-59 Tampering withamoving sidewalk or elevator prohibited. 28 29 a.No person shall interfere withthe safe operation of an elevator,escalator or 30 other moving sidewalk inanyway,except inanemergency. 31 b.No person shall stop,or cause tobe stopped any elevator,escalator or other 32 moving sidewalk by pushing a "stop"button or other deactivation device when 33 no legitimate reasons exists to cease the operation of said elevator,escalator or 34 other moving sidewalk. 35 36Section2.If any section,clause,sentence,or phrase of this ordinance is for any 37 reason heldinvalidorunconstitutionalbyacourt of competent jurisdiction,theholding 38 shall notaffectthevalidity oftheremainingportions of thisordinance. 39 40Section 3.Allordinancesor parts of ordinancesinconflictwiththeprovisions 41 of thisordinancearerepealed. 42 Additions shown hv nnderlinina and deletions shown hv ovflrstrilfing Page2 of Ord.No.9-01-1740 43 Section 4.This ordinance shallbe effective immediately afterthe adoption 44 hereof. 45 46 47 48 PASSED AND ADOPTED thislOthday of April ,2001. 49 50 ATTEST: 51 52 53 CITY CLERK £/MAYOR 54 55 1stReading-3/6/01 56 2ndReading-4/10/01 57 COMMISSION VOTE:5-0 58 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:MayorRobaina:Yea 59 Vice Mayor Feliu:Yea 60 ;^^JL/<£>>^&C//*yl.Commissioner Russell:Yea 61 CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Bethel:Yea 62 Commissioner Wiscombe:Yea 63 Additions shown hv nnderlinina and deletions shown hv ovftrstriking City of South Miami INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO:Honorable Mayor,Vice Mayor Date:"April 6~,2001 and City Commission f ' \&S 'Re:Agenda Item #OFROM:Charles Scurr,/8 II J^Re:Agenda Item #%J City Manager/jyO^Comm.Mtg AdH1 1q 2001 Creation of Section 15-59 REQUEST Request forthe creation of Section 15-59 ofthe Code of Ordinances oftheCityof South Miamitoprohibittamperingwithan escalator,moving sidewalkor elevator,exceptinan emergency. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Many buildings locatedwithintheCityare equipped with elevators.TheShopsatSunset Placeisequippedwith several setsof escalators.Asmore buildings areerectedmore escalatorsandelevatorswillbeinstalled.Theseunitsare equipped withanemergency "stop"button when an emergency arises necessitating their immediate shutdown. Unfortunately,thereexistsacertainelementwithinsocietywhofinditamusingto activatethese emergency buttonsforno reason.Especiallyonanescalatorthese activations cause the immediate cessation of function which can lead to persons falling and being injured. Thereexistsnocurrentstatelaw,countyorlocalordinancespecificallyaddressingthis issue.Enactment of this ordinance willallowthePolice Department totakethe appropriateenforcementactionwhenthistype of incidentoccurs. Section15-59,enactedin1954anddeletedandsupercededin1970bySection15-55has beenreservedtomaintaincodeformat.Theplacing of thisnewordinanceunderSection 15-59woulduseavalid,yetvoidnumbercompatiblewiththefollowingnumbered sections. RECOMMENDATION Yourapprovalisrecommended. CS/GF/sh MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW PublishedDailyexceptSaturday.Sundayand Legal Holidays Miami.Miami-Dade County,Florida. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Octelma V.Ferbeyre,who on oath says that she is the Supervisor,Legal Notices of the MiamiDaily Business Review f/k/a Miami Review,adaily(exceptSaturday,Sunday andLegalHolidays)newspaper,published atMiamiinMiami- Dade County,Florida;thatthe attached copy of advertise ment,being aLegal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI PUBLIC HEARINGS 4/10/01 ORD.CREATION OF SECTION 15-59,ETC. in the was published in said newspaper in the issues of Mar 30,2001 .3£XXXXXX Court, Affiant further says that the said MiamiDaily Business Review isa newspaper published atMiamiin said Miami- Dade County,Florida,and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published insaidMiami-Dade County,Florida,each day (except Saturday,Sunday and Legal Holidays)and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Miami-Dade County,Florida,foraperiodofoneyearnextprecedingthe firstpublicationofthe attached copy of advertisement;and affiantfurther says thatshehasneitherpaidnor promised any person,firm "or corporatiojumv discount,rebate,com missionor refupa for theoarpose ofsecuring this advertise ment for publication,irj^rJ^said new/paper. ((SEAL) OctelmaV.Ferbeyre 3AL NOTARY SEAL #.NS7T LLERENA rIPUBNDSOTATE OF FLORIDA COMMISSIONNO.CC 912958 MYCOMMISSION EXP.IUNE 23.2004 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami,Florida will conduct a Public Hearing during its regular City Commission meeting Tuesday,April 10,2001 beginning at 7:30 p.m.,in theCityCommissionChambers.6130 Sunset Drive,toconsiderthe fol lowing described ordinance(s): ANORDINANCEOFTHEMAYORANDCITYCOMMISSIONOF THE CITYOF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TOTHE CREATION OF SECTION 15-59,TAMPERING WITH AN ESCALA TOR,MOVING SIDEWALK OR ELEVATOR;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ANDAN EFFEC TIVE DATE.(1 st Reading -March 6.2001) ANORDINANCEOFTHEMAYORANDCITYCOMMISSIONOF THECITYOFSOUTH MIAMI.FLORIDA.RELATING TOTHE AMENDINGOFSECTION15-6.CARNIVALS,SIDE SHOWS STREETSHOWS.ETC.,PROHIBITED WITHIN CITY LIMITS;OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OFTHECITYOF SOUTH MIAMI; PROVIDINGFOR SEVERABILITY,ORDINANCES INCONFLICT AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.(1st Reading -March 20,2001) AN ORDINANCE OFTHEMAYORANDCITY COMMISSION OF THECITYOFSOUTHMIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATINGTOIMPROVE MENTSTO MURRAY PARK.AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1-01-1732,AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATIONS OFALOANIN ANAGGREGATEAMOUNTNOTTOEXCEED$2,500,000FROM THEFLORIDA MUNICIPAL LOAN COUNCIL;APPROVINGTHE EXECUTIONAND DELIVERY OFALOAN AGREEMENT WITH THEFLORIDAMUNICIPALLOANCOUNCIL;APPROVINGTHE EXECUTIONANDDELIVERYOFABOND PURCHASE AGREE MENT;APPROVING THEEXECUTIONANDDELIVERYOFADIS CLOSURE AGREEMENT;PROVIDINGCERTAINOTHERMAT TERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAKING OF SUCH LOAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.(1st Reading -March 20. 2001) Said ordinances canbe inspected inthe City Clerk's Office,Monday - Fridayduringregular office hours. Inquiries concerning these items should be directed tothe City Manag er's office at:663-6338. ALL interested partiesareinvitedtoattendandwillbeheard. Ronetta Taylor,CMC CityClerk Cityof South Miami Pursuant to Florida Statutes 286.0105,theCity hereby advises the pub lic that ifa person decides to appeal any decision madeby this Board, AgencyorCommission with respecttoanymatterconsideredatitsmeet ing orhearing,heorshe will needa record ofthe proceedings,andthat for suchpurpose,affectedpersonmayneedtoensurethataverbatimrecord qf the proceedings ismade which record includes the testimony andevi dence uponwhichthe appeal istobe based. 3/30 ....01-3-18/14868M