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File ID: #17911
Date: 07/15/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 07/24/2025
Requesting Department: City Manager's
Office
Sponsored By:
District Impacted:
Type: Resolution
Subject: Ballot Question - City Owned Property
Purpose of Item:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. ;
AMENDING SECTION 29-B OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
SALE OR LEASE —GENERALLY," TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COMMISSION TO
APPROVE THE SALE OR LEASE OF CITY -OWNED NON -WATERFRONT
PROPERTY BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IF FEWER THAN THREE
PROPOSALS ARE RECEIVED FOLLOWING PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITING
PROPOSALS, PROVIDED ALL OTHER SAFEGUARDS, INCLUDING FAIR MARKET
VALUE AND VOTER APPROVAL FOR WATERFRONT PROPERTY, REMAIN IN
EFFECT; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER
AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM
SPECIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2025; 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 FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND
PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
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Xavier Alban
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0320
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17911 Final Action Date:7/24/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"); AMENDING SECTION 29-B OF THE CHARTER,
TITLED "CITY -OWNED PROPERTY SALE OR LEASE —GENERALLY," TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE SALE OR LEASE OF
CITY -OWNED NON -WATERFRONT PROPERTY BY A FOUR -FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE IF FEWER THAN THREE (3) PROPOSALS ARE RECEIVED FOLLOWING
PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITING PROPOSALS, PROVIDED ALL OTHER
SAFEGUARDS, INCLUDING FAIR MARKET VALUE AND VOTER APPROVAL FOR
WATERFRONT PROPERTY, REMAIN IN EFFECT; CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM
AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR
NOVEMBER 4, 2025; 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 FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE
OF SUCH ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR
THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns various parcels of real property, the sale or
lease of which is governed by the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("Charter");
and
WHEREAS, Section 29-B of the Charter currently requires public notice soliciting
proposals for the sale or lease of City -owned property and, among other provisions, mandates
that "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 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;" and
WHEREAS, Section 29-B of the Charter further creates an exception to the above -
referenced referendum requirement when the subject land to be sold or leased is non -waterfront
and valued at five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that incorporating clarifying revisions and
modifying the requirement to receive at least three (3) proposals for the sale or lease of non -
waterfront property is in the City's best interest, provided that such sale or lease is approved by
a four -fifths (4/5ths) vote of the Commission, and all other safeguards set forth in Section 29-B
remain in effect, including public advertisement, open solicitation of proposals, and the
requirement to obtain fair market value; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the recommended revisions will promote the
efficient, transparent, and fiscally responsible management and disposition of City -owned non -
waterfront property, particularly in instances where market interest is limited; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2025, the Miami City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-25-
0319, directing the City Attorney to prepare a proposed amendment to Section 29-B of the
Charter to authorize the City Commission to approve the sale or lease of City -owned non -
waterfront property by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote if fewer than three (3) proposals are
received following public notice soliciting proposals, provided all other safeguards, including fair
market value and voter approval for waterfront property, remain in effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to submit the proposed amendment of the
Charter to the electorate for approval or disapproval at the Referendum Special Election
scheduled for November 4, 2025;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section and represent findings of
the City Commission.
Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 6.03 of the Miami -Dade County
Home Rule Charter, a Referendum Special Election is to be called and directed in the City of
Miami, Florida, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their approval or disapproval of the proposed
Charter Amendment to amend the language of the Charter to authorize the City Commission to
approve the sale or lease of City -owned property by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote if fewer
than three (3) proposals are received after public notice soliciting proposals.
Section 3. Section 29-B of the Charter is proposed to be amended in the following
particulars:'
"CHARTER AND CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
SUBPART A. THE CHARTER
Sec. 29-B. City -owned property sale or lease —Generally.
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
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.
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 (1/4) 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 and the city commission determines that the contemplated sale or
lease will be in the city's best interest then, subject to the approval by 4/5ths of the city
commission of a majority of the votes cast by the electorate at a referendum, the sale or lease
may be consummated, and (c) in the case of waterfront property, the sale or lease has also
been approved by a majority of the votes cast by the electorate at a referendum. 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 cage 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 a, a singlc
parcel of property for such valua4e-n-p-61-9peses) is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or
less, based on an appraisal performed by a state certified appraiser, the city commission, by a
'l/5ths affirmative vote, may sell or lease said city owncd property aftcr compliancc with the
advertisement requirements yet forth above but without the necessity of a referendum.
The above provisions and any other city requirements for competitive bidding shall not
apply when:
(a) conveying property to implement housing programs or projects which are intended to
benefit persons or households with low and/or moderate income, the criteria of which to
be provided for by federal and/or state law or by the city commission;
(b) conveying property to implement projects authorized under the Florida Community
Redevelopment Act of 1969, as amended;
(c) conveying property to implement projects of any governmental agency or
instrumentality;
(d) disposing of property acquired as a result of foreclosure;
(e) disposing of property acquired in connection with delinquent taxes which properties
were conveyed to the city by the Miami -Dade board of county commissioners under the
provisions of Section 197.592 Florida Statutes, as amended; and
(f) disposing of non -waterfront property to the owner of an adjacent property when the
subject property is 7,500 square feet or less or the subject non -waterfront property is
non -buildable.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the city commission, by a 4/5ths
affirmative vote, may:
(a) grant a lessee of city -owned property a one-time extension during the last five years
of its lease, without the necessity of a referendum, for the purpose of funding additional
capital improvements. The extended term shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the
original term or ten years, whichever is less. The granting of such an extension is subject
to the lessee paying fair market rent as determined by the city at the time of such
extension and not being in default of its lease with the city nor in arrearage of any
monies due the city; and
(b) amend the Lease Agreement between the City of Miami and Biscayne Bay
Restaurant Corp., d/b/a Rusty Pelican, dated February 13, 1970, as amended, to (i)
extend the lease for an additional term of fifteen (15) years, with the option to renew for
two (2) additional five (5) year periods, (ii) increase the amount of the minimum
guarantee to the City to at least $360,000 per lease year effective upon execution of the
lease amendment, and (iii) require Rusty Pelican to complete capital improvements to
the property, including a public baywalk, in the amount of not less than $3 Million, within
twenty-four (24) months of the effective date of the lease amendment; and
(c) waive competitive bidding and execute a lease with Dade Heritage Trust, Inc. for the
City -owned building located at 190 Southeast 12th Terrace, for a term of thirty (30)
years, with two (2) thirty (30) year renewals, for minimum annual rent of $600.00 with
Consumer Price Index adjustments, with restrictions, reversions, and retention by the
City of all other rights; and
(d) waive competitive bidding and execute a Fifth Amendment to the Lease Agreement
with Aligned Bayshore Marina, LLC, also known as Monty's, to extend the current lease
term by an additional term of approximately thirty-two (32) years (to expire May 31,
2067), with two (2) ten (10) year options to renew for a total term of fifty-two (52) years
(to expire May 31, 2087); which will increase minimum rent payment by an additional two
hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) per lease year, for a minimum of ten million
dollars ($10,000,000.00) over the base term of the amended Lease Agreement, or one
and three quarters percent (1.75%) of gross rent receipts from the Property, whichever is
greater, as additional rent due to the City and, commencing January 1, 2019, minimum
annual total rent (inclusive of the additional minimum rent) shall be one million five
hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00), plus an additional twenty five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) to be paid on an annual basis for the full amended term to a special
fund to be established by the City for the benefit of low income housing renovation;
further providing capital improvements to the Property of a minimum of seven million five
hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00) to be spent within three (3) years of the
electorate's approval of the Fifth Amendment to the Lease Agreement; further creating a
capital account requiring a minimum additional investment in the Property of four million
dollars ($4,000,000.00) over the amended Lease term, inclusive of the renewal options;
requiring a Transfer Fee payment to the City if the Property is transferred or assigned;
and further requiring a Refinancing Fee payment to the City should the Property be
refinanced after the initial refinancing.
(e) waive competitive bidding and approve the Fifth Modification to the Lease with ESJ JI
Leasehold, LLC, which modifies the remaining term of approximately forty three (43)
years and extends the Term from the year 2060 to the year 2099 and includes a Fifteen
(15) year option to extend the Lease to the year 2114; providing an additional annual
rent payment of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) increasing, once the
proposed hotel has stabilized, to the greater of One Million Two Hundred Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($1,220,000.00) or Five Percent (5%) of annual hotel gross revenues
from a new privately funded hotel development with a minimum cost of Fifty Million
Dollars ($50,000,000.00) with a maximum of Three Hundred (300) rooms and a
maximum height of One Hundred Thirty (130) feet, at ESJ's expense and option, and a
design subject to City approval and successful land use and zoning changes, as
necessary, with said rent being in addition to the currently received greater of annual
rent of Five Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($502,168.00) and
percentage rent from Jungle Island revenue; with parking spaces sufficient to meet
zoning ordinance requirements; ancillary improvements consisting of retail and/or
restaurant space of up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet and meeting room space of
up to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet; with an aggregate payment of Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) towards the Ichimura-Miami Japanese
Gardens for construction of a walkway to Jungle Island and necessary repairs and
maintenance of the Ichimura-Miami Japanese Gardens; payments totaling Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) over a ten (10) year period to be used for
affordable housing; establishing a reserve account for capital repairs of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year; implementing a transfer fee of Three Percent
(3%) of gross sales proceeds if the Property is transferred or assigned; implementing a
refinancing fee of One Percent (1 %) of refinancing loan proceeds if the Property is
refinanced after the initial refinancing.
(f) waive competitive bidding to negotiate and execute a Ground Lease and Master
Development Agreement with Miami Freedom Park, LLC, for a total lease term of ninety-
nine (99) years, for approximately seventy-three (73) acres of City -owned property
located generally at 1400 Northwest 37th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33125, also known as
Melreese County Club, with a minimum annual base rent payable to the City equal to the
greater of (a) fair market value as determined by state certified appraisers or (b) five
percent (5.0%) of rent from the retail, office, and hotel development within the Demised
Property, but annual base rent of no less than three million five hundred seventy-seven
thousand three hundred sixty-five dollars ($3,577,365.00), in addition to a contribution to
the City of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) payable over thirty (30) years in
annual installments, and any rent increases and/or additional rents negotiated by the
parties; authorizing the use of the Demised Property for a soccer stadium; with at least
one (1) million square feet of art and entertainment center including food and beverage
venues, offices, retail, and a hotel with at least 750 units and conference center with
ancillary commercial uses, guaranteeing a living wage for all on -site employees, further
requiring MFP to undertake the remediation and Site development for a public park of
approximately fifty-eight (58) acres to be developed on property adjacent to the Demised
Property as MFP's sole cost, with any restrictions, reversions, and retention by the City
of all other rights including at least a one (1 %) transfer fee payable to the City, with such
Lease and Master Development Agreement requiring City Commission approval by a
four -fifths (4/sths) vote.
(g) waive competitive bidding and approve an amendment to the Lease with Riverside
Wharf LLC, to grant Riverside Wharf LLC one or more renewal options to extend the
existing term by an additional term not to exceed fifty (50) years, to increase rent by fifty
percent (50%) or, if greater, fair market rent, to require a private investment of at least 30
Million Dollars ($30,000,000), and also requiring that the tenant construct the project
consistent with zoning, and resiliency requirements and construct a new seawall and
publicly accessible riverwalk at its sole expense and at no cost to the city.
(h) waive competitive bidding and approve an amended and restated Lease with HRM
Owner LLC, to grant HRM Owner LLC a term not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years, to
include the adjacent James L. Knight Center property, for fair market value rent,
including the greater of participation rent of 2.5% of gross revenues and increased
annual rent from $250,000.00 to $2,500,000.00, and also requiring that the tenant
redevelop the property and include, at minimum, a 615-key hotel, 188,000 square feet
convention/meeting space, 682 apartments, parking, a $25,000,000.00 affordable
housing contribution to the City, additional public green space and an expanded
Riverwalk at its sole expense and at no cost to the City.
Notwithstanding anything in this Charter to the contrary, the City may enter into leases or
management agreements, for any City -owned submerged lands, with entities having a
possessory or ownership interest in the abutting riparian uplands for building marinas, docks or
like facilities, using methods adopted by ordinance on the condition that such leases or
management agreements result in a return to the City of at least fair market value."
Section 4. The Referendum Special Election shall be held at the polling places in the
precincts designated, all as shown on the list attached hereto and made a part hereof and
referred to as Exhibit "A" or as 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 of Florida
("State"). The Precinct Election Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said
Referendum 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 Referendum
Special Election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting and
desires to use for holding such Referendum Special Election is all voter information cards,
registration books, records and certificates pertaining to electors of the City 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, 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.
Section 5. In compliance with Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, regarding any Special
Election not otherwise provided for, there shall be at least thirty (30) days' notice of the Special
Election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City or publication on Miami -
Dade County's website as provided in Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, the City's website, or
the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida website. The City Clerk is authorized
and directed to publish notice of the adoption of this 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 Referendum Special Election is to be held, which notice shall be substantially in the
following form:
"NOTICE OF REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION
TO AMEND THE MIAMI CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-25-0320
A Referendum Special Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from
7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the
several Referendum Special Election precincts designated by the Supervisor of
Elections 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 THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE CITY
COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS VOTE, TO APPROVE THE SALE OR
LEASE OF NON -WATERFRONT CITY -OWNED PROPERTY WHEN
FEWER THAN THREE PROPOSALS ARE RECEIVED AFTER PUBLIC
NOTICE, PROVIDED THAT OTHER SAFEGUARDS, INCLUDING FAIR
MARKET VALUE AND VOTER APPROVAL FOR WATERFRONT
PROPERTY, REMAIN IN EFFECT?"
This Charter Amendment will amend Section 29-B of the Charter to allow the City
Commission, by a four -fifths vote, to approve the sale or lease of City -owned
non -waterfront property when fewer than three proposals are received after
public notice soliciting proposals, and further clarifies that any sale or lease of
waterfront property will require voter approval.
By order of the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida.
Section 6. The official ballot to be used at said Referendum Special Election shall be in
full compliance with the laws of the State with respect to vote -by -mail ballots and to the use of
the mechanical voting machines or the Computer Election System, and shall be in substantially
the following form: "Official Ballot" Referendum Special Election, November 4, 2025 Miami,
Florida:
Charter Amendment to Authorize Non -Waterfront Property Sales or Leases With Limited
Market Interest
"Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the
City Commission, by a four -fifths vote, to approve
the sale or lease of non -waterfront City -owned
property when fewer than three proposals are
received after public notice, provided that other
safeguards, including fair market value and voter
approval for waterfront property, remain in effect?"
YES
NO
Section 7. The form of the ballot shall be in accordance with the requirements of general
election laws. 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 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 containing the statement
relating to the Question.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared vote -by -mail ballots containing the
Question set forth in Section 6 above for the use of vote -by -mail electors entitled to cast such
ballots in said Referendum Special Election.
Section 9. All qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote in said Referendum
Special Election and the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida, is hereby
requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City, a list of all
qualified electors residing in the City 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 Referendum Special
Election precincts.
Section 10. For the purpose of enabling persons to register who are qualified to vote in
said Referendum Special Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and who have not registered
under the provisions of the general laws of the State 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 Office of the Supervisor of Elections located at 2700 Northwest 87th Avenue,
Miami, Florida, within such period of time as may be designated by the Supervisor. In addition to
the above place and times, qualified persons may register at such branch offices and may also
register to vote online for the purpose of voting in the herein described Referendum Special
Election during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor.
Section 11 Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida, or his 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 related to
matters pertaining to the use of the registration books and the holding of said Referendum
Special Election.
Section 12. The City Clerk shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Supervisor not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Referendum Special
Election.
Section 13. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
2 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.