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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit AEXHIBIT A CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF THE AFFIDAVIT PROCESS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE WYNWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA ) COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE ) CITY OF MIAMI I, Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, do hereby certify that all necessary legal steps were taken in connection with the conduct of the affidavit process to re-establish the Wynwood Business Improvement District (hereinafter referred to as "Wynwood BID"). The Wynwood BID opted to obtain approval of affected property owners through an affidavit process that included having property owners, or their authorized designee, execute an affidavit(s) in support of re- establishing the Wynwood BID. All affidavits were required to be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 18, 2023. I. On June 8, 2023, the Miami City Commission passed Resolution R-23-0256, to re-establish the Wynwood BID; in addition to authorizing the levy and collection of a special assessment for a period of ten (10) years subject to the approval of a majority (50% plus one vote) of affected property owners within the established boundaries of the Wynwood BID as identified in Composite Exhibit A of Resolution R-23-0256. II. The affidavit process, per agreement between the Wynwood BID, Office of the City Attorney and Office of the City Clerk, involved the Wynwood BID providing all affected property owners with an affidavit to register their support of the re-establishment of the Wynwood BID. Furthermore, the affidavits were required to be notarized and filed with the Office of the City Clerk for the property owners, or their authorized designee, vote to be counted. Affected property owners were entitled to submit a valid affidavit per individual folio before the deadline. All affidavits were either to be hand delivered or mailed to the Office of the City Clerk and received no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 18, 2023. Finally, a non -vote by any affected property owner was to be considered a "no" vote. III. I further certify that on Friday, August 18, 2023, at 5:00 P.M., the agreed upon deadline for the City Clerk to have received all affidavits from owners of the three hundred and eighty-nine (389) affected properties of the proposed re- establishment of the Wynwood BID, a total of two hundred and fifty-six (256) affidavits in support of the re-establishment had been filed with the Office of the City Clerk and are open to inspection by the public. Page 1 of 2 IV. Two hundred and twenty-eight (228) of the two hundred and fifty-six (256) filed affidavits received by the deadline were determined to be properly executed and deemed valid. Twenty-eight (28) of the two hundred and fifty-six (256) filed affidavits received by the deadline were deemed invalid. The invalid affidavits consisted of duplicate affidavits and incorrectly executed affidavits. Furthermore, of the three hundred and eighty-nine (389) properties eligible to vote in the affidavit process, one hundred and fifty-three (153) properties did not submit an affidavit, and therefore were considered to be non -votes and thus deemed "no" votes. V. I further certify that the two hundred and twenty-eight (228) affidavits deemed valid equals 58.6% of the properties located within the boundaries of the Wynwood BID and therefore represents approval of a majority of the affected property owners required for the re-establishment of the Wynwood BID as stipulated in Resolution R-23-0256. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 31st day of August, 2023. City Clerk Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of August, 2023, by Todd B. Hannon, who is personally known to me and did take an oath. r of Notary Public SANDRAFORGES ,-- Notary Public - State of Florida Commission # I-1H 132700 o F.°°.•` My Comm. Expires May 23, 2025 Bonded through National Notary Assn. Name of Notary Typed, Printed or Stamped Page 2 of 2