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Home My WebLink AboutR-89-0724J-89-719 7/27/89 RESOLUTION NO. 89-724, A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, APPROVING, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING THE DRAFT OF A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AT WHICH THE REQUIREMENT OF OBTAINING SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS IN THE PROCUREMENT OF CITY GOODS, SUPPLIES AND COMMODITIES BECOMES APPLICABLE BE RAISED FROM $4,500 TO $10,000 WITH THE CITY COMMISSION BEING EMPOWERED BY ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE SUCH BIDS IN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS FOR LESSER DOLLAR AMOUNTS; FURTHER CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1989 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ELECTORATE AT SAID ELECTION MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 29-A OF SAID CHARTER; FURTHER DIRECTING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. WHEREAS, on July 27, 1989, the City Commission directed the City Attorney to prepare the herein proposed Charter Amendment by its adoption of Resolution No. 89-693; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney's draft of the proposed charter amendment is set forth in its final form in this Resolution, said draft being submitted to the electors of the City this date by means of the herein Resolution; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electorate at a special municipal election on November 7, 1989 as called for and provided herein, and shall become effective upon its approval by the electors; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUL 27 1989 No. Section 2a. Chapter 10847, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, 1925; as amended, the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is hereby amended as follows: I/ "Sec. 29-A. Contracts for personal property, public works or improvements, unified development projects, and real property; safeguards. (a) Personal property. Any personal property, including but not limited to supplies, equipment, materials, and printed matter, may be obtained by contract or through city labor and materials, as provided by ordinance. All contracts for more than four thousand five huridred dellars • #III thousand dollars (S10,000.00) shall be awarded by the commission to the lowest responsible bidder, after public notice and using such competitive sealed bidding methods as may be prescribed by ordinance, which ordinance may also require that contracts for a lesser amount be awarded by the commission; provided, however, that if the amount of a bid or proposal submitted by a vendor whose primary office is located in the City of Miami is not more than ten (10) percent in excess of the lowest other responsible bidder or proposer, such local vendor may be awarded the contract, but the city manager or designee shall have the power to reject all bids and proposals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the city manager may waive competitive sealed bidding methods by making a written finding which shall contain reasons supporting the conclusion that competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or not advantageous to the city, which finding must be ratified by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the commission after a properly advertised public hearing. When competitive sealed bidding methods are waived, other procurement methods as may be prescribed by ordinance shall be followed. All invitations for bids, requests for proposals, or other solicitations shall contain a reservation of the foregoing right to reject all offers. All contracts for personal property in excess of = thousand dollars ($10,000.00) shall be signed by the city manager or his designee after approval thereof by the commissioner which may, by ordinance, require that such contracts in excess of a lesser amount be signed by the city manager or designee only after commission approval. This section shall not apply to transfers to the United States or any department or agency thereof, to the State of Florida, or to any political subdivision or agency thereof. b. The charter amendment proposed in this Section shall be known as Charter Amendment No. 1. Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. -2- , 724 Section 3. A special municipal election is hereby called and directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, from 7t0O A.M. until 7100 P.M. on Tuesday, November 7, 1989, for the purpose of submitting the qualified electors of the City of Miami for their approval or disapproval the measure known as Charter Amendment No. 1. Section 4. Said special municipal election shall be held at the voting places in the precincts designated, all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1, or as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State. The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said election date shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County for such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the state. A description of the registration books and records which pertain to election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is hereby adopting and desires to use for holding such special municipal election is as follows: all registration cards, books, records and certificates pertaining to electors of the City of Miami and established and maintained as official by the - Supervisor of Elections of Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida, are hereby adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as, official registration cards, books, records and certificates of the City of Miami. Section 5. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein resolution and of the provisions hereof, at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week in which the aforesaid special municipal election is to be held, in the following newspapers of general circulation published in the City of Miami, which notice shall be substantially in the following forms "NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1989 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 89-724 A special referendum election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 1989, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County, Florida, as set forth herein, unless otherwise provided by law, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following question: "Shall Charter Amendment No. 1 be adopted to provide for an increase from $4,500 to $10,000 in the dollar amount at which the requirement of obtaining sealed competitive bids in the procurement of City goods, supplies and commodities becomes applicable, with the City Commission being empowered by x ordinance to require such bids in purchases for lesser dollar amounts?" charter Amendment No. 1 provides for the City suction 6. The official ballot to be used at said election shall be in full compliance with the laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots and to the use of the mechanical voting machines or the Computer Election System (CES), and shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1989 FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ------------------------------------------------------------ CHARTER AMENDMENT MODIFYING REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS IN CITY PROCUREMENT OF GOODS. "Shall Charter Amendment No. 1 be adopted to provide for an increase from $4,500 to $10,000 in the dollar amount at which the requirement of obtaining sealed competitive bids in the procurement of City goods, supplies and commodities becomes applicable, with the City Commission being empowered by ordinance to require such bids in purchases for lesser dollar amounts?" Section 7. Electors desiring to vote for the amendment, in approval of said Question described above, shall be instructed to punch straight down with the stylus through the hole next to the word "YES" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to said Question. Electors desiring to vote against the amendment, in disapproval of said Question, shall be instructed to punch straight down with the stylus through the hole next to Section 9. All qualified electors of said City shall be permitted to vote in said special municipal election and the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City of Miami, a list of all qualified electors residing in the City of Miami as shown by the registration books and records of the Office of said Supervisor of Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated to serve at the respective polling places in said election precincts. Section 10. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in said municipal election to be held on November 7, 1989, and who have not registered under the provisions of the general laws of Florida and Chapter 16 of the code of the City of Miami, Florida, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another in the City, they may register Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Metropolitan Dade County Election Department located at 111 Northwest 1 Street, Miami, Florida. In addition to the above place and times, qualified persons may register at such branch offices and may also use any mobile registration van for the purpose of registration in order to vote in the herein described election during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County. Section 11. MATTY HIRAI, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or her duly appointed successor, is hereby designated and appointed as the official representative of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Dade County in relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said special municipal election. -6- °1 Soction 12. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy 3 t� h this.. Resolution:: to the Supervisor of Elections of MetrGPblitti�t Dade a tty not less than forty - the herein special municipal election. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27thday of 1989. VIER.L._SUAPBZ, PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: �ParG ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY LEGISLATION/SPECIAL PROJECTS DIVISION CHIEF APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: J G'E LA FERWDEZ CITY ATTORNEY RFC,/bss/M1126 q .. yMA li jl {r �.. �+�R u4 FIS�iY� � i�+'y-` (i,� . F. �t n,��,fk � �i♦ i ! re a r i — r�4?! x� t A✓ t f 1 ,ST" p s T Of POLLING PLACES NTY-WIDE ELECTIONS PCT. LOCATION ADDRESS •iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii{iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii * 049 ST AGNES ACADEMY 122 HARBOR DRIVE 601 LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST CH 495 NW 77 ST 602 CANAAN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 7610 BISCAYNE BD 503 HARVEY W SEEDS AMERICAN LEGION 6445 NE 7 AV 504 HARVEY W SEEDS AMERICAN LEGION 6445 NE 7 AV 505 GRACE UTO METHODIST CHURCH 6501 N MIAMI AV SOS GRACE UNITED METHODIST CH 6501 N MIAMI AV 507 THENA CROWDER ELEMENTARY 757 NW 66 ST SOS NEW MT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH 6700 NW 14 AV 609 LIBERTY SQUARE COMMUNITY CTR 6306 NW 14 AV 510 CHARLES R. DREW MIDDLE SCHOOL 1801 NW 80 ST 511 CHARLES R DREW ELEMENTARY 1775 NW 60 ST 512 ORCHARD VILLA ELEMENTARY SCH 6720 NW 13 AV 613 BELAFONTE TACOLCY CTR 6161 NW 9 AV 514 ATHALIE RANGE PARK 525 NW 62 ST 515 LEMON CITY BRANCH LIBRARY 430 NE 61 ST 516 MORNINGSIDE PARK 780 NE 55 TR 517 ARCHBISHOP CURLEY HIGH SCHOOL 300 NE 50 ST 518 CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY •1 4528 NW 1 AV 519 SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY 149 NW 49 ST 520 ST PAUL INSTITUTIONAL AME CHURCH 1892 NW 61 TR 521 CHARLES HADLEY PARK 1300 NW 60 ST 522 MOORE PARK 765 NW 36 ST 523 MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH 1751 NW 36 ST 524 LORAN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6180 NW 31 AV 526 CURTIS PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 1901 NW 24 AV 627 COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2420 NW 18 AV 528 GREATER MIAMI ACADEMY 3100 NW 18 AV 529 CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCH 795 NW 32 ST 530 ROBERT A. BALLARD ARMORY 700 NW 28 ST 531 MIAMI-DADE COMM COLLEGE 950 NW 20 ST 532 CULMER PLACE 610 NW 10 ST 533 ST JOHN INSTITUTIONAL MISS BAPT CH 1328 NW 3 AV 534 CULMER NEIGH SERVICE CTR 1600 NW 3 AV 535 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY 1801 NW 1 PL 536 DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCH 505 NW 20 ST 537 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CTR 2902 NW 2 AV 538 YWCA 210 NE 16 ST 639 YWCA 210 NE 18 ST 640 TRINITY CATHEDRAL HALL 464 NE 16 ST 541 MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 300 NE 2 AV 542 JACK ORR SENIOR CENTER 660 NW 6 ST 643 THE SALVATION ARMY 901 IN FLAGLER ST 644 METROPOLITAN SENIOR CTR 1407 NW 7 ST 545 HUD - CONFERENCE RM 1407 NW 7 ST 546 MUSA ISLE SENIOR CENTER 2501 NW 16 ST RD 547 MIAMI FIRE STATION *7 314 BEACOM BD 648 ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH 2987 W FLAGLER ST 649 INTERAMERICAN MILITARY ACADEMY 3525 NW 7 ST 550 MIAMI FIRE FIGHTER BENEVOLENT ASSOC 2980 NW S RIVER OR 651 STEPHEN P CLARK SLOG 1650 NW 37 AV 652 HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY 6222 NW 1 ST 653 FLA13AMI COMMUNITY HOUSE 7121 SW 3 ST 654 ROBERT KING HIGH COMMUNITY HOUSE 7025 W FLAGLER ST 656 WEST END PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 250 SW 60 AV • consists of vacant and unimproved land on Virginia Key ono City registered voters). EXHIBIT NO. 1 8' 9 - 724, T_OF#,MOLLINO PLACES NVA4TY-WIDE tUCTIONS OCT . LOCATION AGGRESS set MIAMI DIRE STATION •11 6020 W ►LAGLER ST •67 IGLESIA CRISTIANA REF EL BURN SAM 686 :65 W FLAGLER ST KINLOCH PARK OOIIMUNITY HOUSE NW 47 AV 666 KINLOCH PARK JR HIGH SCM 4340 N* 3 ST 6S0 FLAGLER GREYHOUND TRACK 401 NW 39 CT 661 WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CH 133 PONCE OR LEON BD 662 KOUSEK 27TM AVENUE CTR 2705 SW 3 ST $63 SHENANDOAH PRESSYTERIAN CHURCH 2160 SW 8 ST $94 LITTLE HAVANA •1 MOUSING PROJECT 1769 SW 6 ST 665 RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCH 221 SW 12 AV 668 MANUEL ART IME COMMUNITY CYR 900 SW 1 ST 667 MIAMI FIRE STATION •4 1105 SW 2 AV 666 SIMPSON PARK -RECREATION BLDG 66 SW 17 RD $69 UTO TOWERS 1809 BRICKELL AV 670 STS PETER i PAUL CATH SCH 1436 SW 12 AV 571 CORAL WAY PRESSYTERIAN CH 2O91 SW 14 AV 672, SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY 1023 SW 21 AV 673 SHENANDOAH PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE 1800 SW 21 AV 674 WILLIAM MCALLISTER POST 01608 2760 SW 16 ST 675 CORAL GATE PARK COMMUNITY BLDG 1416 SW 32 AV 676 WILLIAM MCALLISTER POST 01608 2760 SW 16 ST 577 DOUGLAS PARK COMMUNITY HOUSE L 2766 SW 37 AV 679 BOYS CLUB OF MIAMI 2808 SW 32 AV 579 SILVER BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCH 2609 SW 25 AV 690 CORAL WAY ELEMENTARY 1950 SW 13 AV 68t MUSEUM OF SCIENCE 3280 S MIAMI AV 682 ELIZABETH VIRRICK BOXING GYM 2600 S BAYSHORE OR 683 MIAMI FIRE STATION •8 2975 OAK AV 584 ELIZABETH VIRRICK PARK 3230 HIBISCUS ST 685 GRAND AVENUE PARK 236 GRAND AV 686 MIAMI DADE WATER i SEWER AUTHORITY 3675 S LEJEUNE RD 587 PEACOCK PARK 2820 MCFARLANE RD