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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation- SUBCity of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-14-0225 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 14-00476a Final Action Date: 6/12/2014 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT, AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2; AMENDING SECTION 29-B, ENTITLED "CITY -OWNED PROPERTY SALE OR LEASE -GENERALLY", TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL VOTER REFERENDUM APPROVAL FOR A DEVELOPMENT ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS NOT OBTAINED THE NECESSARY BUILDING PERMITS WITHIN FOUR (4) YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE LEASE WITH FORCE MAJEURE AND LITIGATION EXCEPTIONS; CALLING FOR AND PROVIDING THAT CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 26, 2014; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: z 0 ▪ Z.) h Z 2o 021 0 z_ < w J LLI Vl Y h Q w m¢ Zf_ o a:cc) a s: 0L��� Q O f- F-- U Co Section 1. Section 29-B of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is proposed to be amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHARTER AND CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA SUBPART A. THE CHARTER Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Charter or the City Code, and except as provided below, the city commission is prohibited from favorably considering any sale or lease of property owned by the city unless there is a return to the city of fair market value under such proposed sale or lease. The city commission is also prohibited from favorably considering any sale or lease of city -owned property unless (a) there shall have been, prior to the date of the city commission's consideration of such sale or lease, an advertisement soliciting proposals for said sale or lease published in a daily newspaper of general paid circulation in the city, allowing not less than ninety (90) days for the city's receipt of proposals from prospective purchasers or lessees, said advertisement to be no less than one-fourth ('/) page and the headline in the advertisement to be in a type no smaller than 18-point and, (b) except as provided below, there shall have been at least three (3) written proposals received from prospective purchasers or lessees; however, if there are less than three (3) such proposals received and if the guaranteed return under the proposal whose acceptance is being considered is equal to fair market value the city commission determines that the contemplated sale or City of Miami Page 1 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 4) Printed On: 8/14/2014 File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 lease will be in the city's best interest then, subject to the approval of a majority of the votes cast by the electorate at a referendum, the sale or lease may be consummated. Any lease for the development of improvements of city -owned property which has been approved by voter referendum shall require additional voter referendum approval for a development on City -owned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) years of the effective date of the lease. Such section shall not be applicable when the delay in the performance of any obligation is as a result of force majeure, or litigation that questions the validity of the vote, or the City Commission action to place the question for referendum, then the performance of such obligation shall be extended by the length of the delay. In the case of city -owned property which is not waterfront, when the value of such property to be sold or leased (individual leaseholds within a single city -owned property shall not be considered as a single parcel of property for such valuation purposes) is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less, based on an appraisal performed by a state -certified appraiser, the city commission, by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, may sell or lease said city -owned property after compliance with the advertisement requirements set forth above but without the necessity of a referendum. The Charter Amendment proposed in this Section shall be known as Charter Amendment No. 2. f= 1-' G. LL Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 29-B of the City Charter, as amended a) C) and §6.03 of the Miami -Dade County Home Rule Charter, and Section 2-112 of the Code of the City im ° w of Miami, Florida, as amended, a Special Election is called and directed to be held in the City of < Y Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for the purpose of z m F submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami for their approval or disapproval the measure ; 7 known as Charter Amendment No. 2. D z w Z () to w 0 E2 m -,I Section 3. The Special Election shall be held at the voting places in the precincts designated, v, a -1 all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1 or as 1- ? i ° may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -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 Special Election date shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the State. A description of the registration books and records which pertain to Special election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting and desires to use for holding such Special 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 Miami -Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of the general laws of the State of Florida, are 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 4. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the City Clerk is 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 Election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the City of Miami, Florida, which notice shall be substantially in the following form: "NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO AMEND THE MIAMI CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 4) Printed On: 8/14/2014 File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: .R-14-0225 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 14-0225 A Special Election will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several Special election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, Florida, as set forth herein, unless otherwise provided by law, and submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following question: "Shall Miami Charter Section 29-B be amended to require additional voter referendum approval for a development on City -owned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) years of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation exceptions?" Charter Amendment No. 2 will amend Section 29-B of the Miami Charter by requiring additional voter referendum approval for a development on City -owned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) years of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation exceptions. By order of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida. City Clerk A list of City of Miami polling places follows: (Insert list of City of Miami Polling Places.) YES (For the Measure) NO (Against the Measure) THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION Section 5. The official ballot to be used at said Special 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, and shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: "OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINA CAN BE SEEN AT THE END OF THIS City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 4) Printed On: 8/14/2014 File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 Charter Amendment requiring referendum approval when construction has not commenced within certain timeframe YES NO (For the Measure) (Against the Measure) "Shall Miami Charter Section 29-B be amended to require additional voter referendum approval for a development on City -owned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) years of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation exceptions?" Section 6. Electors desiring to vote in approval of the Question described above, shall be instructed to vote their selection next to the word "YES" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to the Question. Electors desiring to vote to disapprove the Question, shall be instructed to vote their selection next to the word "NO" within the ballot frame containing the statement relating to the Question. Once individuals are satisfied with their choice, they shall press the "Vote" button and the ballot shall be cast. Section 7. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared absentee ballots containing the Question set forth in Section 5 above for the use of absentee electors entitled to cast such ballots in said Special Election. Section 8. All qualified electors of said City shall be permitted to vote in said Special Election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, is requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at 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 Special election precincts. Section 9, For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in said Special Election to be held on August 26, 2014, 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 Miami -Dade County Elections Department located at 111 Northwest 1st Street, Miami, Florida, within such period of time as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida. Section 10. Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, is 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 Miami -Dade County, Florida, related to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said Special Election. Section 11. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, not less than forty-five days prior to the City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 4) Printed On: 8/14/2014 File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 date of the Special Election. Section 12. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor-{-1 APPROVED AS TO C WAND CORRECTNESS: VICTORIA MENDEZ CITY ATTORNEY Footnotes: {1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. THIS DOCUMENT IS A SUBSTITUTION TO ORIGINAL. BACKUP ORIGINAL CAN BE SEEN AT THE END OF THIS City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 4) Printed On.: 8/14/2014 SUBSTITUTED ly! City of Miami 9Z !II Legislation Resolution: R-14-0225 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Nu i er: 14-00476a Final Action Date: 6/12/2014 A RE` •LUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPRO , NG, SETTING FORTH AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A PROPOS: I CHARTER AMENDMENT, AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ORIDA, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2; AMENDING CTION 29-B, ENTITLED "CITY -OWNED PROPERTY SALE OR LEASE -GENE LY", TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL VOTER REFERENDUM APPROVAL FOR DEVELOPMENT ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS OT OBTAINED THE NECESSARY BUILDING PERMITS WITHIN FOUR (4) Y `.RS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE LEASE WITH FORCE MAJEURE AN ITIGATION EXCEPTIONS; CALLING FOR AND PROVIDING THAT CHA RAMENDMENT NO. 2 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE SP' IAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 26, 2014; DESIGNATING AND APPOI NG THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE C Y COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOK ND RECORDS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSER CERTI D COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISs" OF ELECTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THA 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING AN I EDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF TH• CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Section 29-B of the Charter of the City of iami, Florida, as amended, is proposed to be amended in the following particulars:{1} "CHARTER AND CODE OF THE CITY OF MI I, FLORIDA SUBPART A. THE CHARTER Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Charter or t City Code, and except as provided below, the city commission is prohibited from favorably considering . y sale or lease of property owned by the city unless there is a return to the city of fair market val under such proposed sale or lease. The city commission is also prohibited from favorably considering sale or lease of city -owned property unless (a) there shall have been, prior to the date of the city co i mission's consideration of such sale or lease, an advertisement soliciting proposals for said sa : or lease published in a daily newspaper of general paid circulation in the city, allowing not less t . n ninety (90) days for the city's receipt of proposals from prospective purchasers or lessees, said adve isement to be no less than one-fourth ('/) page and the headline in the advertisement to be in a type ' smaller than 18-point and, (b) except as provided below, there shall have been at least three (3) writt proposals received from prospective purchasers or lessees; however, if there are less than thr- - (3) such proposals received and if the guaranteed return under the proposal whose acceptance is b g considered is equal to fair market value the city commission determines that the contemplated sale •r City of Miami Page 1 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/14/2014 SUBSTITUTED File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 ase will be in the city's best interest then, subject to the approval of a majority of the votes cast by t - electorate at a referendum, the sale or lease may be consummated. Any lease for the de lopment of improvements of city -owned property which has been approved by voter referendum shall -quire additional voter referendum approval for a development on City -owned property where the de •loper has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) years of the effective date of t - lease. Such section shall not be applicable when the delay in the performance of any obligation i as a result of force majeure, or litigation that questions the validity of the vote, or the City Commission . ction to place the question for referendum, then the performance of such obligation shall be extended b he length of the delay. In the case of city -owned property which is not waterfront, when the value o uch property to be sold or leased (individual leaseholds within a single city -owned property shall not • • considered as a single parcel of property for such valuation purposes) is five hundred thousand d. ars ($500,000) or less, based on an appraisal performed by a state -certified appraiser, the city com ission, by a 4/5ths affirmative vote, may sell or lease said city -owned property after compliance with the: dvertisement requirements set forth above but without the necessity of a referendum. The Charter Amendm t proposed in this Section shall be known as Charter Amendment No. 2. Section 2. In accordance wit the provisions of Section 29-B of the City Charter, as amended and §6.03 of the Miami -Dade County .me Rule Charter, and Section 2-112 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, a Spe :l Election is called and directed to be held in the City of Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:01 -.M., on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the C. of Miami for their approval or disapproval the measure known as Charter Amendment No. 2. Section 3. The Special Election shall be h all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of the provisions of the general laws of the State. The Pre at said polling places on said Special Election date shall Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, for such purpose i State. A description of the registration books and records whi wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting Special Election is as follows: all registration cards, books, rec electors of the City of Miami and established and maintained as offi of Miami -Dade County, Florida, in conformity with the provisions of t Florida, are adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recogn registration cards, books, records and certificates of the City of Miami. at the voting places in the precincts designated, rt hereof and referred to as Exhibit No. 1 or as ami-Dade County, Florida, in conformity with ct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve e those designated by the Supervisor of ccordance with the general laws of the pertain to Special election precincts nd desires to use for holding such ds and certificates pertaining to I by the Supervisor of Elections general laws of the State of d and accepted as, official Section 4. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, the ity Clerk is authorized and directed to publish notice of the adoption of the herein resolution and of t provisions hereof, at least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the week i hich the aforesaid Special Election is to be held, in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the Cit •f Miami, Florida, which notice shall be substantially in the following form: "NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO AMEND THE MIAMI CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA City of Miami Page 2 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/14/2014 SUBSTITUTED File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 14-0206 Special Election will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 from 7:00 A.M. un 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several Spec election precincts designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-R. de County, Florida, as set forth herein, unless otherwise provided by law, and s► emitting to the qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida, the following que on: "Shall Miami Charter ' -ction 29-B be amended to require additional voter referendum approval for a development on City-o 'ed property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits within four (4) yea . of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation exceptions?" Charter Amendment No. 2 will a end Section 29-B of the Miami Charter by requiring additional voter referendum approval for a develo• ent on City -owned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building permits withi four (4) years of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation exceptions. By order of the Co mission of the City of Miami, Florida. Ci Clerk A list of City of Miami ,oiling places follows: (Insert list of City of Mi. i Polling Places.) YES (For the Measure) NO (Against the Measure) Section 5. The official ballot to be used at said Special Election sha •e in full compliance with the laws of the State of Florida with respect to absentee ballots and to th; use of the mechanical voting machines or the Computer Election System, and shall be in substantially the following form, to wit: "OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: City of Miami Page 3 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/14/2014 SUBSTITUTED File Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 Cha -r Amendment requiring referendum appro -1 when construction has not commenced within c ain timeframe YES NO (For the Measu (Against the Measure) "Shall Miami Charte development on City - permits within four (4) exceptions?" ection 29-B be amended to require additional voter referendum approval for a ned property where the developer has not obtained the necessary building y:: rs of the effective date of the lease with force majeure and litigation Section 6. Electors d instructed to vote their selecti statement relating to the Questi instructed to vote their selection statement relating to the Question. the "Vote" button and the ballot shall be ring to vote in approval of the Question described above, shall be next to the word "YES" within the ballot frame containing the . Electors desiring to vote to disapprove the Question, shall be xt to the word "NO" within the ballot frame containing the ce individuals are satisfied with their choice, they shall press ast. Section 7. The City Clerk shall causto be prepared absentee ballots containing the Question set forth in Section 5 above for the use of bsentee electors entitled to cast such ballots in said Special Election. Section 8. All qualified electors of said City hall be permitted to vote in said Special Election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade Coun Florida, is requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at cost and expense of the City of Miami, a li of all qualified electors residing in the City of Miami as shown by the registration books and records • the Office of said Supervisor of Elections and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the : ection officials designated to serve at the respective polling places in said Special election precincts. Section 9. For the purpose of enabling persons to regis -r who are qualified to vote in said Special Election to be held on August 26, 2014, and who have no egistered under the provisions of the general laws of Florida and Chapter 16 of the Code of the Cit of Miami, Florida, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another the City, they may register Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Miami -Dads aunty Elections Department located at 111 Northwest 1st Street, Miami, Florida, within such period of e as may be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida. Section 10. Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Flon•l, is designated and appointed as the official representative of the Commission of the City of Mi. i, Florida, in all transactions with the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, r- ted to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said Special Election. Section 11. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution . the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, not less than forty-five days prior the City of Miami Page 4 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/14/20 SUBSTITUTED Fie Number: 14-00476a Enactment Number: R-14-0225 date of the Special Election. Section 12. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and sig ture of the Mayor.{1} Footnotes: {1} If the Mayor do- not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it .s passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately un override of the veto by the City Commission. City of Miami Page 5 of 5 File Id: 14-00476a (Version: 3) Printed On: 8/14/20