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") pursuant to Chapter 170, Florida Statutes. 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) to re-establish the Wynwood BID.
I. On April 13, 2023, the Miami City Commission passed Resolution R-23-0157,
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 of affected property owners within the established
boundaries of the Wynwood BID as identified in Composite Exhibit A of
Resolution R-23-0157.
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 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 designees, vote to be counted. Affected
property owners were entitled to submit a valid affidavit per folio before the
deadline. All affidavits were either to be hand delivered or mailed to the Office
of the City Clerk and received by Friday, May 5, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. Finally, a
non -vote by any affected property owner was to be considered a "no" vote.
III. I further certify that on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 5:00 P.M., one hundred ninety-
five (195) affidavits were submitted by the deadline. One hundred ninety-four
(194) of the one hundred ninety-five (195) affidavits submitted were
identified on the property assessment roll provided by the Wynwood BID. The
one (1) affidavit that was not identified on the property assessment roll could
not be located using either the folio number or property address listed on the
affidavit. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, an email was sent by the Wynwood BID
Executive Director to the Office of the City Clerk indicating that this affidavit
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was associated with a multi -family home and not part of the property
assessment roll associated with the Wynwood BID. As a result, the affidavit
was deemed invalid.
IV. Of the remaining one hundred ninety-four (194) affidavits that were identified
on the property assessment roll, one hundred eighty-five (185) were deemed
valid and therefore accepted. Nine (9) affidavits were deemed invalid for the
following reasons:
Six (6) of the affidavits were deemed invalid because the property associated
with each affidavit was owned by multiple owners and the affidavit submitted
for each property did not reflect every owner.
Three (3) folios had two (2) affidavits submitted for each folio. As a result,
there were three (3) duplicate affidavits that were deemed invalid.
V. Furthermore, of the three hundred eighty-four (384) properties listed in the
property assessment roll provided by the Wynwood BID as eligible to vote in
the affidavit process, one hundred ninety (190) properties did not submit an
affidavit, and therefore were to be considered non -votes and thus deemed "no"
votes.
VI. Therefore, I certify that the one hundred eighty-five (185) affidavits deemed
valid represents 48.18% of the properties eligible to vote in the affidavit
process and therefore does not represent a majority of the affected property
owners required for the re-establishment to be approved as stipulated in
Resolution R-23-0157.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Miami, Florida, this 12th day of
May, 2023.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of Ma
who is personally known to me and did take an oath.
4Y P4•., SANDRA FORGES
_°; ., Notary Public - State of Florida
•,, ! i o`; Commission # HH 132700
` .„pt. ..... My Comm. Expires May 23, 2025
Bonded through National Notary Assn.
annon
City Clerk
2023, by Todd B. Hannon,
re of Notary Public
Name of Notary Typed, Printed or S.amped
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