C7AS - End Resident Tows, Enhance Parking Enforcement

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, IMPLEMENTING THE “END RESIDENT TOWS” REFORM DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2026-34237 THAT DIRECTED THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PRESENT A READY TO IMPLEMENT PLAN TO REFORM RESIDENTIAL TOWING PRACTICES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE (“PSNQLC”) AT ITS MAY 13, 2026 MEETING; AND FOLLOWING SUCH PRESENTATION AT THE MAY 13, 2026 PSNQLC MEETING, ADOPTING THE DEFINITIVE COMPREHENSIVE “END RESIDENT TOWS” REFORM (A) TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY TOWING OF MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS’ VEHICLES AND (B) TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS IN RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONES BY NON-RESIDENTS, FREIGHT LOADING ZONES, COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONES, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS, BY ESTABLISHING A TWELVE MONTH PARKING ENFORCEMENT DETAIL PILOT PROGRAM, TO COMMENCE NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2026, TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS, 24/7 CITATION AND TOWING ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS BOUNDED BY 1ST STREET AND 23RD STREET, AND 63RD STREET AND 87TH STREET, WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, PER ZONE, PER SHIFT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, IF APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES (“FLHSMV”), TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) TO PROVIDE PARKING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ACCESS TO THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE (“DAVID”) SYSTEM FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING DRIVERS AND VEHICLES FOR ENFORCEMENT AND COURTESY NOTIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE DIRECTIVES.