Ord No 14-22-2435ORDINANCE NO.14-22-2435
An Ordinance of the Mayor and the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida
relating to the fee schedule, amending the Parking Division Fee Schedule, increasing
some parking fees, adding new fees and deleting some fees from the schedule.
WHEREAS, in April of 2022, the City obtained the management rights and operation of
the City of South Miami Parking Garage, which is located at 5829 SW 73 rd Street, right in the
middle of South Miami Downtown. This newly obtained asset has given the City the ability to
better manage the Parking Operation for the entire City; and
WHEREAS, usage of the Garage should increase by the City's charging a lower rate within
the Parking Garage, hence more parking will be available for customers throughout the City and
parking will become more accessible for all. The South Miami Parking Garage will have the lowest
rate in the City, making it the most attractive option for the City's parking patrons; and
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami Parking Division anticipates that raising the street
parking fee from $1.50 per hour to $1.50 per half-hour and charging $1.50 per hour in the City's
Parking Garage will help to manage the parking supply by making parking more convenient and
ensuring that parking is generally available where and when people want it; and
WHEREAS, currently, parking patrons are required to purchase a minimum of GO-minutes,
so that the City can at a minimum cover the cost of the credit card processing charge. The
recommended change would permit the City to allow parking patrons to purchase increments of
30-minutes, while still having the City cover the cost of credit card processing; and
WHEREAS, the City is looking to increase the hourly parking rate, overall, due to inflation
and to help continue to cover the costs of operating the parking division and the required
technology. On July 20 th, 2021, the City adopted Res No 083-21-15703, which provides Miami-
Dade County Clerk of Courts the right to deduct a Cost Recovery Fee from the City equaling one
dollar and twenty-five cents (Sl.25) per each citation issued by the City and processed through
the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts System, for the purpose of cost recovery by the Clerk's
Office for administration of the System. This fee was a new fee that is costing the City
approximately, $50,000 per year in parking revenues collected.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. The Schedule of Fees and Fines for the Parking Division Fee Schedule is
hereby amended to read as follows:
PARKING DIVISION FEE SCHEDULE
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Ord. No. 14-22-2435
Description
Half an Hour l=lourly Meter Parking Rate, 4-hour limit
Hourly Rate South Miami Parking Garage -5829 SW 73 ST, 4-hour
limit
Library, 2 hour limit, hourly
Metef Daily Parking Space Rental Fee Per Meter Per Day
Daily Valet Parking Metef Space Rental Fee Per Meter Per Day
Monthly Parking Permits per Month (Includes Sales Tax)
Annual l y Residentia l Parking Deca l Annually (Maximum of 2)
Annually Residentia l Parking Visitor Annually (Maximum of 1)
Current Proposed
Fees Fees
$1.50 $1.50
$1.50
S±
~ $100
~ $100
$65 $65
$20 $20
~ $100
Section 2. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3 . Severability. If any section, clause, se ntence, or phrase of this ordinance
is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding
will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance will become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this 7 th day of June, 2022.
A TTEST:
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l5 1 Reading: 5/17/22
2nd Reading: 6/7 /22
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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APPROVED: d~~ /MAYOR ~ /
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Philips:
5-0
Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Gi l : Yea
Commissioner Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Corey: Yea
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