Notice of Special Mail Ballot Election and Canvassing Board Schedule
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MAIL BALLOT ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
FROM JUNE 29, 2015 TO JULY 24, 2015,
TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MAJORITY OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY
OWNERS APPROVE THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS THE
LINCOLN ROAD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
AND NOTICE OF CANVASSING BOARD SCHEDULE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to City of Miami Beach Resolutions 2014-28881, 2015-
28992, 2015-29025 and 2015-29026, a Special Mail Ballot Election will be held in the City of Miami
Beach, from June 29, 2015 to July 24, 2015, for the purpose of submitting to the affected property
owners the following question:
Shall a special assessment district known and designated as the Lincoln Road
Business Improvement District (the “District”) be created for a term of ten (10)
years, with an estimated annual budget of $1,426,237, to stabilize and improve the
Lincoln Road retail business district, which is located within a nationally
recognized historic district, through promotion, management, marketing, and
other similar services, which District is to be funded by special assessments
against benefited properties?
____ Yes
____ No
The form of the ballot shall be a paper ballot, which shall be mailed to affected property owners. The
Office of the City Clerk shall mail the Official Ballots to the affected property owners on June 26, 2015.
Completed ballots from affected property owners may be mailed or hand delivered to the Office of the
City Clerk, Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
from June 29, 2015 through July 24, 2015. Mailed or hand delivered ballots MUST be received by the
Office of the City Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on July 24, 2015 to be counted.
The Canvassing Board for this Special Mail Ballot Election consists of Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk;
Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney; and Nick E. Kallergis, Assistant City Attorney. On July 24, 2015,
commencing at 6:30 p.m., the Canvassing Board members will meet at the Office of the City Clerk,
Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139 to: 1) Open
and process the received ballots; 2) Canvass received ballots; and 3) Tabulate results. Interested
parties or their agents are invited to appear.
Copies of Resolutions 2014-28881, 2015-28992, 2015-29025 and 2015-29026, as well as the Lincoln
Road Business Improvement District (“District”) Proposed Budget; Preliminary Assessment Roll;
Proposed District Map; Assessment Methodologies; Memorandum of Understanding Between the City
of Miami Beach, Florida and the Lincoln Road Property Owners Association, Inc., to Conduct the
Election; Lincoln Road Business Improvement District Special Mail Ballot Election Procedures; and a
regularly updated tally of the number of ballots received can be accessed via:
http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/cityclerk/elections/default.aspx?id=83356.
Further information can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, Miami Beach City Hall, 1700
Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139 or by calling 305.673.7411.
To request this material in alternate format, a sign language interpreter (five-day notice required),
information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document
or participate in any City-sponsored proceedings, call 305.604.2489 and select 1 for English or 2 for
Spanish, then option 6; TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service).
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
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