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Home My WebLink AboutR-99-0836J-99-948 11/3/99 RESOLUTION NO.*J a A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, OFFICIALLY ACCEPTING THE ATTACHED CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1, HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1999, IN WHICH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A "STRONG MAYOR -COMMISSION" FORM OF GOVERNMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Clerk's Certification and Declaration of the Results of the Special Election for Charter Amendment No. 1, attached hereto and made a part hereof, held on November 2, 1999, in which a charter amendment to provide for a "Strong Mayor -Commission" form of government was approved by the electorate are hereby officially accepted. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of November , 1999. This mini tive Ac hall b o eff cti .m iate y. WALTER EMAN, CITY CLERK :)r, A Y T 9Rc� Eva "N� €� 2 N�R.� R 7 (C N r 1LF CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF RIP 9 1 1999 Resolution No. eY 0 e3 6 , 10 CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS SPECIAL REFERENDUM CITY OF MIAMI ELECTION November 2, I999 STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF DADE ) CITY OF MIAMI ) I, Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, do hereby certify that all necessary, legal steps were taken in connection with the conduct of a City of Miami Special Referendum Election held on November 2, 1999, including, though not limited to, the following Logic and Accuracy Tests: I. On Monday, November 1,1999: A) Commencing at approximately 2:30 p.m., the City of Miami Canvassing Board (hereinafter referred to as "Canvassing Board") convened and the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment located in the Elections Department. Stephen P. Clark Center, tested to ascertain that the equipment would correctly tabulate the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all City of Miami candidates and Charter Amendments Numbers 1. 2. and 3. B) Pursuant to Florida Statutes 101.5612 entitled, "Testing of Tabulation Equipment," the test was conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so produced as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and each measure and included one or more ballots which had votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulation equipment to reject such votes. C) Test results were compared with the predetermined totals for each question. and pursuant to requirements established in Section 101.5612. Florida Statutes. I witnessed and observed the performance and results of all required tests and verified the correctness of the program, precinct header cards and test ballots, as well as any replacement of said materials required by and subject to said tests. D) At the completion of the preelection test of the automatic tabulation equipment. approximately 4:15 p.m., sealed boxes (#78425) were appropriately identified by Miami -Dade County Elections Department to secure the testing materials and the program microdisks, which would ensure the inviolability of the materials in question. E) The Canvassing Board set the time for opening of the valid absentee ballots starting at 2:30 p.m.. and at 5 p.m. began the canvass of the presumed invalid absentee ballots cast. t II. On Tuesday, November 2, 1999 (election day): A) Commencing at 5 p.m., the Canvassing Board resumed the canvassing of the absentee ballots. At approximately 6 p.m., the Miami -Dade Count• Supervisor of Elections had.the tabulation equipment located in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment had not been tampered with, and that it would correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all City of Miami candidates and Charter Amendment questions. B) At the completion of the precinct and absentee ballot count the preelection test of the automatic tabulating equipment was again tested at approximately 7:25 p.m., before the official count of ballots to ascertain that the equipment correctly counted the precinct and absentee votes cast for all Cite of Miami candidates and Charter Amendment questions. C) At the completion of the election, followed by the post -count Logic and Accuracy test, all voted ballots, together with their precinct header cards, the duplicated and the spoiled ballots were appropriately stored in containers which were sealed (seal #A 0078422, C 0078224,E 0078410, F 0078333) and signed off by the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk. III. I further certiA, that all documents concerning these Logic and Accuracy Tests showed the tabulating equipment to be functioning correctly and that said documents are presently in the possession of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami - Dade County, in containers which were sealed (# 0078425) and signed off by the Supervisor of Elections and the City Clerk. IV. I further certify and declare that the results of the City of Miami Special Election held on November 2, 1999 are as follows: U a CITY OF MIAMI SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS November 2, 1999 (97 Precincts Processed, plus absentees) Total Registered Voters in Miami: 122.674 100% Ballots Cast: 29.005 23.64% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.1, PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR - COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND MAYORAL ELECTION: YES: 14,153 53.19% NO: 12,455 46.81 % CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.2, PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS: YES: 16,491 72.52% NO: 6.248 27.48% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.3, ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL: YES: 14.560 58.89% NO: 10.164 41.11% 3 � _ C)e96 3 @ ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNT TOTAL ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST: 1.346 CHARTER AMENDMENT NO..1, PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR - COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND MAYORAL ELECTION: YES: 614 51.99% NO: 567 48.01 % CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.2, PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS: YES: 750 71.56% NO: 298 28.44% CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.3, ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL: YES: 624 55.81 % NO: 494 44.19% V. I further certify that the total number of ballots cast. including total number of absentee ballots counted for said Special Election was 29.005. VI. I further certify that Charter Amendment No. 1: providing for a strong mayor - commission form of government and mayoral election was approved by the electorate. VII. I further certiA, that Charter Amendment No. 2: providing for tenn limits for mayor and cit. commissioners was approved by the electorate. VIII. I further certiA, that Charter Amendment No. 3: establishing the . Office and position of Independent Auditor General was approved by the electorate. 14 4 WITNESS MY HAND and the official Seal of the City of Miami. Florida, this 8`' of' November. 1999• i Walte . Foe —man. City Clerk Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 8`h day of November. 1999, by Walter J. Foeman, personally known to me, who did take an oath. ylvia Lo% an, Notary public Oojty A`, OFFlGALWOTM, � �O +1"LVL1lOSNAiAN w 0CAM1631CNNUMBER CCO23644 FOFFL MY00MMUIONEMRM APR. 29 2003 5 e�i 00 METROPOLITAN DAD fir" O, M dAbE j OFFICE OF THE sUPER fiso OF ELECTIONS METRO-DADE CENTER SUITE 1910 Mailing Address: 111 N.W. 1st STREET P O. Box 012241 MIAMI. FLORIDA 33128.1962 Miami, Florida 33101.2241 (305) 375.5553 CERTIFICATION STATE OF FLORIDA) COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE) I, David C. Leahy, Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, do hereby certify that the hereby attached is a true and correct copy of the precinct and absentee ballot counts of the votes cast for the municipal candidates and questions below at the November 2, 1999 City of Miami Nonpartisan Primary and Special Elections. COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER — DISTRICT 4 CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR STRONG MAYOR -COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND MAYORAL, ELECTION CHARTER AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE AND POSITION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL, AT MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON THIS 2nd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1999. DCL:zd David C. Leahy Supervisor of Elections Miami -Dade County METROPOLITAN DAL - f OUNTY, FLORIDA iNDDADF- ga 01wil - OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS METRO DADE CENTER SUITE 1910 Matting Address: 111 N.W. 1st STREET P. O. Box 012241 MIAMI. FLORIDA 33128.1962 Miami. Florida 33101.2241 (305) 375-SS83 CITY OF MIAMI MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NONPARTISAN PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2, 1999 and GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOVENMER 9, 1999 CERTIFICATION I, the emdersigned, City of Miami City Clerk, member of the Citof Miami Canvassing Board, do hereby order that all valid absentee ballots for these elections may y be opened starting at 2:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to each election. CITY OF MIAMI CA.NV SING BOARD: f Walter Foeman City Clerk � w o � C) •Ic = �� .* m - -� -- r > ch 0 u e:i 1999 Fall Municipal bons Miami -Dade County, lorlde November 2, 1999 CERTIFICATION PUBLIC LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST OF THE TABULATION EQUIPMENT We, the undersigned City Canvassing Boards' representatives appointed to act during the municipal elections to be held on November 2, 1999, do, by our signatures hereto, certify that to the best of our knowledge: 1. On November 1, 1999, commencing at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment based in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all candidates and questions. 2. The undersigned compared the test results with the predetermined totals for each choice and pursuant to the requirements established in Section 101.5612, Florida Statutes, observed the performance and results of all required tests and verified the correctness of the program, precinct header cards and test ballots, as well as any replacement of said materials required by said tests, subject to said tests. 3. At the completion of this public logic and accuracy test, the verified logic and accuracy report, ETNet log, program microdisk (seal and test ballots with precinct header cards were placed in the custody of the Supervisor of Elections under seal number ANVASSING BOARD REPRESENTATIVES: City lerk aniel F. De oach City of ialeah City Clerk Walter Foeman City of Miami City Clerk Robert Parcher City of Miami Beach Page I of 3 06 1999 Fall MunicipalcLions 0 Miami -Dade County, Florida November Z, 1999 CERTIFICATION LOGIC AND ACCURACY TEST PERFORMED PRE- AND POST- PRECINCT AND ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNTS We, the undersigned City Canvassing Boards' representatives appointed to act during the municipal elections to be held on November 2, 1999, do, by our signatures hereto, further certify that to the best of our knowledge: 4. On November 2, 1999, commencing at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Supervisor of Elections had the tabulating equipment based in the Elections Department at the Stephen P. Clark Center tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the precinct and absentee ballot votes cast for all candidates and questions. Seal number oy 7 g .? !U , used to secure the testing materials and seal ®_o 7 9: L! a S` , used to seal the program microdisk, were broken in our presence and the contents were used following the procedures of paragraph (2), to complete this pre -count logic and accuracy test. 5. At the completion of this pre -count logic and accuracy test, all precinct and absentee ballots cast were counted. Except as otherwise specifically set forth and declared in this Certification, in our presence and sight, no ballot card was removed from or added to any ballot card container, ballot card tray or other segregation of ballots, and no ballot card was in any manner altered or tampered with by any person, and no person touched any ballot card container, ballot card tray or ballot card, except a person authorized to do so pursuant to Section 101.5614, Florida Statutes. 6. At the completion of the precinct and absentee ballot counts, the automatic tabulating equipment was again tested to ascertain that the equipment correctly counted the precinct and absentee votes cast for all candidates and questions. 7. At the completion of this post -count logic and accuracy test, all voted ballots with their precinct header cards, and duplicated and spoiled ballots, were stored in cabinets with seal numbers _ 00�8� a. a c oo� g ice}. 4— oO7$V io , Page 2 of 3 1999 Fall Municipal w; s tlons Miami -Dade County, A;rida November 2, 'ggg Similarly consigned and sealed were the verified logic and accuracy reports, ETNet log, program microdisk (seal-,cg ), broken seals, and the test ballots with Precinct header cards and stored under seal number Ll] a3 S s All items, sealed as described above, were placed in the custody of the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for subsequent delivery to the respective City Clerks. CANVASSING BOARD REPRESENTATIVES: City Clerk D niei F. DeLo ch CI Hi ea City Clerk Walter Foeman Ci of Miami 4CiCleLrk Robert Parcher City of Miami Beach Page 3 ®f 33 05 u CUMULATIVE FINAL MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL EL DNS 10.02pm Nov 2 1999 , MIAMI-DAOE COUNTY, FLORIDA ;,fie: Page 1 NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CITY OF HIALEAH Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots cast COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP II Rene Garcia Evelio Medina Luis M. Sorondo COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP IV Carmen Caldwell Roly More Julio Ponce COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP V Raymundo Barrios Esteban Bovo Angel "Omar" Fajardo HIALEAH QUESTIONS CHARTER AMENDMENT Yes No NON -BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION Yes No CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted Registered Voters Ballots Cast MAYOR Mike Calhoun Neisen Kasdin Leslie Martinez-Botet Martin Shapiro COMMISSSIONER - GROUP V Joe Fontana Luis Garcia Charles Schaab Richard L. Steinberg Manny warszayski Lee Weiss COMMISSIONER - GROUP VI Matti Herrera Bower Liliam Lopez Mike Thompson MIAMI BEACH QUESTIONS RENAMING OCEAN BEACH PARK Yes NO BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE For bonds Against bonds BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS AND BEACHES For bonds Against bonds BOND ISSUE FOR FIRE SAFETY 39 100.00% FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 1 100,00% For bonds S,379 68.51% 68.709 100.00% Against bonds 2,472 31 49% 16,38S 23.8S% CODE AMENDMENT REDUCING RESORT TAX ALLOCATION 9.438 6634% 4,145 29.22% Yes 5,117 66 .3 5% 665% 602 4.24% No 2,595 . CHARTER AMENDMENT INCREASING 6,032 41.32% SALARIES OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR 74.9% Yes No 3,260 41.52% 7,839 53.69% 4,592 S8.48% CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PENSION FUNDS 3,280 22.69% FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN 8,024 55.51% Yes No 5,341 69.33% 3,152 21.80% 2 ,363 30.67% GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION BOARD PRUDENT PERSON STANDARD 4,47.89% Yes No 3,967 54.84% 5,374 74 52.1]SK 3,267 45,16% CITY OF MIAMI 8,797 61.69% 5,462 38.31% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts Counted 21 100.00% Registered Voters 1 100.00% Ballots Cast 20,740 100.00% 32 100.00% 4,891 23.58% 1 100.00% 32,977 100.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 9,876 29.95% wifredo (Willy) Gort Liliana .% Res 1,66 ,527 27 33.69% 269 2.86% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 4,693 49.94% Precincts Counted Absentee Precincts 32 100.00% 543 5.78% Counted Registered Voters 1 100.00% 3,893 41.42% Ballots Cast 28,433 100.00% 7,332 25.79% 2,1.77 24.54% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 Rene Diaz 3,091 34.84% J. L. Plummer, Jr. S29 7.52% 1,062 11.97% Jason Walker 2,411 34.28% 1,678 18.91% Johnny Winton 33S 4.76% 62S 7.04% 3,758 S3.43% 239 2.69% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Precincts Counted 4,S45 SO.57% Absentee Precincts Counted Registered voters 20 100.00% 1 100.00% 2,960 32.93% Ballots Cast 28,S49 100.00% 1,483 16.SD% 8,964 31.40% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 Agustin "Gus" Garcia Tomas Regalado 1,247 14.42% 4,719 59.86% Manolo Reyes 4,458 S1.SS% 3,165 40.14% 2,943 34.03X MIAMI QUESTIONS Precincts Counted 4,283 54.18% Absentee Precincts counted 97 100.0D% 3,622 45.82% Registered Voters Ballots 4 100.00% 122,674 100.00X Cast 29,005 23.64% CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR STRONG MAYOR 4,507 56.94% Yes No 14,153 53.19% 3,408 43.06% 12,455 46.8.IX " CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR TERM LIMITS Yes No 16,491 72.S2X 6,248 27.48% e} � O -+ b C9 CUMULATIVE FINAL MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL E.� DNS Page 2 10:02PM Nov 2 1999 MIAMI-DARE COUNTY, FLORIDA , ?^ 9 NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL Yes No 14,S60 S8.89% 10,164 41.11% � -- v CUMULATIVE !2 0114 UNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL DNS Paae 07:240M NOV 2 1999 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 2,,11999 ABSEN [ITY OF HIALEAH BOND FOR FIRE SAFETY Precincts Counted 0 0.00% FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Absentee Precincts Counted 0 0.00% For bonds 228 70.81i Registered Voters 0 0.00% Against bonds 94 29.19% Ballots Cast 0 0.00% CODE AMENDMENT REDUCING RESORT TAX COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP II ALLOCATION Rene Garcia 0 0.00% Yes 226 68.28% Evelio Medina 0 O.OD% No 105 31.72% Luis M. Sorondo 0 0.00% CHARTER AMENDMENT INCREASING COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP IV SALARIES OF COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR Carmen Caldwell 0 0.00% Yes % Roly More 0 0.00% No 0S 205 3. 6.08% Julio Ponce 0 0.00% CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PENSION FUNDS COUNCILMEMBER - GROUP V FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN Raymundo Barrios 0 0.00% Yes 213 67.41% Esteban soyo 0 0.OD% No 103 32.59% Angel "Omar" Fajardo 0 0.00% GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION BOARD HIALEAH QUESTIONS PRUDENT PERSON STANDARD CHARTER AMENDMENT Yes 134 45.42% Yes 0 0.00% No 161 S4.58% No 0 0.00% NON -BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION CITY OF MIAMI Yes 0 0.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 No 0 0.00% Precincts Counted 0 0.00% Absentee Precincts Counted 1 100.00% CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Registered Voters 0 0.00% Precincts Counted 0 0.00% Ballots Cast 243 -- --% Absentee Precincts Counted 1 100.00% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1 Registered voters Ballots 0 0.00% Wifredo (Willy) Gort 155 72.77% Cast 484---.--% Liliana Ros S8 27.23% MAYOR Mike Calhoun MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 Neisen Kasdin 22 5.02% Precincts Counted 0 0.00%1 Leslie Martinez-Botet 176 40.18% Absentee Precincts Counted 100.00% Martin Shapiro 15 3.42% Registered Voters 0 0.00%225 51.37% Ballots Cast 310 -- .--% COMMISSSIONER - GROUP V Joe Fontana MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 2 Luis Garcia 89 20.79% Rene Diaz 18 Charles schaab 103 24.07% J. L. Plummer, Jr. 101 .4]% 36 Richard L. Steinberg18 51 11.92% 91 Jason Walker .94% 6.41% Manny Warszayski 21.26% S4 12.62% Johnny Winton 144 51.25% Lee Weiss 40 9.35% MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER - GROUP VI Precincts Counted 0 0.OD% Matti Herrera Bower 215 51.07% Absentee Precincts Counted 1 100.00% Li1iam Lopez 96 22.80% Registered Voters 0 0.00% Mike Thompson Ballots Cast 437 ---.--% 110 26.13% MIAMI BEACH QUESTIONS MIAMI COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 4 RENAMING OCEAN BEACH PARK Agustin "Gus" Garcia 47 11.SS% Yes 186 S9.62% Tomas Regalado 205 50.37% No 126 40.38% Manolo Reyes 1 55 38.08% BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MIAMI QUESTIONS NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE Precincts Counted 0 0.00% For bonds 1 Absentee Precincts Counted 4 100.00% Against bonds .% 153 483 Registered Voters 0 0.00% .42% Ballots Cast 1,346 -- BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO .--% PARKS AND BEACHES CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR STRONG MAYOR For bonds 1. Yes No 614 51.99% Against bonds 145 43.28% % 567 48.01% CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR TERM LIMITS Yes 4 750 71.56% No 298 28.44% �� 0ij6 CUMULATIVE #2 eta- MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL IONS Paac 07:24pin Nev 2 1999 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 2, 1999 CHARTER AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GENERAL Yes 624 5S. M No 494 44.19% 1 u a