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Resolutions - R7  G




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney 
DATE:July  20, 2016
 



SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AN ADVISORY, NON-BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION ASKING WHETHER THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION SHOULD ADOPT AN ORDINANCE STOPPING THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT 2:00 A.M., INSTEAD OF 5:00 A.M., FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED ON OCEAN DRIVE BETWEEN 5TH AND 15TH STREETS, EXCEPT FOR INDOOR PORTIONS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED AND LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN HOTELS.

ANALYSIS

Pursuant to the request of Mayor Philip Levine, the following advisory, non-binding straw ballot question has been prepared for a Special Election to be held in the City of Miami Beach on November 8, 2016. The proposed ballot question asks whether the Mayor and City Commission should adopt an Ordinance stopping the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at 2:00 a.m., instead of 5:00 a.m., for alcoholic beverage establishments located on Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets, except for indoor portions of alcoholic beverage establishments that are completely enclosed and located entirely within hotels.
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Sponsor
Mayor Philip Levine

ATTACHMENTS:
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Exhibit A - Miami Beach Precincts List - March 15, 2016