A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING AND APPROVING EARLY VOTING FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SPECIAL ELECTION.

During the July 29, 2020 City Commission meeting, the City Commission called for a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in conjunction with the General Election, to submit to the electorate of the City of Miami Beach the following six ballot questions:

Referendum 1

Approval of use of $55,000,000 from sale of City property for Marina Park Project

If voters approve City’s sale to Marina Park Residential, LLC of 0.3 acres of property and air rights over 300-390 Alton Road for the residential component of the Marina Park Project, shall the City Commission use the $55,000,000 in sale proceeds, solely for the following public purposes:

• resiliency and sustainability initiatives, 
• affordable/workforce/teacher housing,

• programs to benefit the elderly, or
• increasing City’s budgetary reserves, impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Referendum 2

City Charter approval of sale of City property and air rights for Marina Park Project

Should City sell 0.3 acres of property, and air rights over, 300-390 Alton Road, to Marina Park Residential, LLC, to develop the 275,000 square foot residential component of Marina Park Project, requiring, per Resolution 2020-31344:

• $55,000,000 payment to City,

• $22,500,000 in new marina facility improvements and additional public benefits, including 1.0 acre public park and resiliency enhancements, and
• Project restrictions of 385 feet in height and maximum of 60 residential units?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Referendum 3

City Charter approval of lease of City property for operation of Miami Beach Marina

Should City lease 3.51-acre property at 300-390 Alton Road, and 38-acre submerged lands in Biscayne Bay south of 5^th Street, to MB Marina Park, LLC, for 99 years, requiring, per Resolution 2020-31345:

• $40,000,000 in new improvements for marina operations,
• delivery of 1.0 acre public park to City, and
• rent to City, greater of: guaranteed rent ($16,400,000 in first ten years, adjusted thereafter) or percentage of marina’s revenues annually?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Referendum 4

Ordinance authorizing reconstruction of original floor plates within interior of historic buildings

Floor area ratio (“FAR”) is used by City to regulate the overall size of a building.

Currently, new floor area cannot be added to the interior of historic buildings that have no available floor area, unless City's voters approve an FAR increase, under Charter Section 1.03(c).

Shall City adopt Ordinance authorizing reconstruction of original interior floor plates as part of restoration of historic buildings, if such floor plates were removed prior to June 4, 1997?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Referendum 5

Floor Area Ratio Increase from 1.5 to 3.25 for Proposed Wolfsonian Arts District

Floor area ratio (“FAR”) is used by City to regulate the overall size of a building. Any increase to a property’s zoned FAR requires voter approval under Charter Section 1.03(c).

Shall City adopt ordinance increasing FAR from 1.5 to a maximum of 3.25, and limiting maximum height to 75 feet, for properties within proposed Wolfsonian Arts District, generally located at northeast corner of Washington Avenue and 10th Street, and located within CD-2 zoning district?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Referendum 6

Ordinance excluding certain areas of a building from calculation of “floor area”

“Floor area” is used by City to regulate the overall size of a building. Any increase to a property’s maximum floor area requires voter approval under City Charter Section 1.03(c).

Shall City adopt an ordinance excluding the following areas from the calculation of a building’s floor area:

• Secured bicycle parking spaces,
• Stairwells / elevators located above main roof decks,
• Electrical transformer vault rooms, and
• Fire control rooms / related life-safety equipment?

___________  YES

___________  NO

Section 101.657(1)(d), Florida Statutes, which governs Early Voting, requires that each County’s Supervisor of Elections commence early voting on the 10th day before an election that contains State or Federal races and end on the 3rd day before the election; providing early voting for no less than 8 hours and no more than 12 hours per day at each site during the applicable period. In addition, early voting may be offered at the discretion of the Supervisor of Elections on the 15th, 14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, or 2nd day before an election that contains State or Federal races for at least 8 hours per day, but not more than 12 hours per day.

Inasmuch as Florida’s Election Code states that municipalities may provide early voting only in municipal elections that are not held in conjunction with County or State elections, the County will be responsible for conducting the early voting activities related to the City’s Special Election on November 3, 2020. Accordingly, the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections has designated the following early voting schedule for the November 3, 2020 City Special Election, and has designated Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, and the North Shore Branch Library, 7501 Collins Avenue, as the early voting locations within the City of Miami Beach:

Attached is the Miami-Dade County Elections Department's final early voting schedule and locations for the November 3, 2020 General Election.

SECURE BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATED AT ALL EARLY VOTING LOCATION

Please note that Vote-by-Mail ballots can be dropped into a secure Ballot Drop Box located outside any of the 33 Miami-Dade County Early Voting locations, including the two Early Voting locations in Miami Beach: Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive and North Shore Branch Library, 7501 Collins Avenue. Just look for the “Official Ballot Drop Box!” banner. Drop boxes are drive-up and are safe.