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p r fLp4t S TO: FROM: DATE: RE: City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Fabiola Stuyvesant, Commissioner March 19, 2026 Resolution Directing the Drafting of an Ordinance to Eliminate the Discriminatory "Upland Property Owner" Beach Event Requirement for Residents RECOMMENDATION: This resolution is presented for your consideration. REASONS: Adoption of this Resolution directs the City Manager and the City Attorney to draft a municipal Ordinance within thirty (30) days that abolishes the current Code requirement forcing residents to obtain an "upland property owner" sponsor to host an event on the public beach. The drafted Ordinance shall ensure that all residents of Sunny Isles Beach have equal, direct access to apply for public beach event permits, regardless of which side of Collins Avenue they reside on. The beaches of Sunny Isles Beach are a public asset, maintained and protected by the tax dollars of every single resident in this City. However, under the City's current Special Event permitting procedure, event permits for the public beach are not issued directly to individuals. Any resident seeking to host a simple gathering —such as a family birthday party on the sand —is legally required to have an "upland property owner" (specifically, an oceanfront condominium or hotel) co-sign, sponsor, or approve their application. This bureaucratic requirement creates a discriminatory, two -tiered system of residency. It effectively bans every single resident living on the West side of Collins Avenue from utilizing their own public beach for private family events, simply because they do not own oceanfront real estate. It grants oceanfront condominium boards the arbitrary power to act as gatekeepers over public land. Item Number: 9.0 418