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6NE THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 2017NEIGHBORSMIAMIHERALD.COM
CITY OF MIAMIBEACH,FLORIDA
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 7,2017
Notice is hereby giventhat aSpecial Election has been called by the Mayorand Cit yCommissionofthe CityofMiami Beach,Florida,pursuant to Cit yResolutions
2017 -29908 and 2017 -29961,and will be heldinthe Cit yofMiami Beachfrom7:00 a.m.until 7:00 p.m.onTuesday,November 7,2017,atwhichtime thereshall be
submitted to the dulyregistered and qualified voters of the CityofMiami Beachthe followingquestions:
Changingalcoholicbeverage sales/consumption termination timeonOcean Drive from 5th to 15 th Streets
Cit ylaw currentlyallows the sale and consumptionofalcoholic beverages on privateproperty at alcoholic beverage establishments locatedonOcean Drive
from 5th to 15 th Streetsfrom8:00 a.m.until 5:00 a.m.the followingday.Shall an Ordinance be adopted changingthis current 5:00 a.m.termination time to
2:00 a.m.,exemptingfromthis time change those indoorportions of alcoholic beverage establishments that arecompletely enclosed and located entirely
within hotels?
YES80
NO 81
FARIncrease ForTC-1,TC-2 andTC-3 to 3.5 FAR
Floor area ratio (FAR)is the measurethe Cit yutilizestoregulatethe overall size of abuilding.Shouldthe Cityadopt an ordinance increasingFAR in the To wn
Center (TC)zoningdistricts (Collins and Dickens AvenuestoIndian Creek Drive between 69 and 72 Streets)to 3.5 FA Rfromcurrent FA Rof2.25 to 2.75 for
the TC-1 district;from 2.0 forthe TC-2 district;andfrom1.25 forthe TC-3 district?
YES82
NO 83
All qualified electors of the Cit yofMiami Beachmay vote YESorNOonthese proposals.
Miami-DadeCounty election officials shall conduct the Special Election,with acceptance of the certificationofthe results of the Special Election to be performed
by the Miami BeachCit yCommission.The official returns foreachprecinct shall be furnished to the CityClerkofthe CityofMiami Beachassoonasthe ballots
from all precincts have been tabulated.
Thevotingprecincts in the Cit yfor the Special Election shall be asestablished by Miami-Dade County electionofficials.OnElectionDay,electors shall vote at the
pollingplaces and the votingprecincts in whichthe official registrationbooks showthatthe electors reside.Allquestionsconcerningpollingplaces andvoting
precincts shouldbedirected to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department,2700 NW 87 Avenue,Doral,Florida33172;Te lephone:305.499.VOTE(8683)or
TTY:305.499.8480.
Registration of persons desiringtovoteinthe Special Election shall be in accordance with the general law of the StateofFlorida governingvoter registration.
Qualified persons mayobtain registrationforms to vote at theOfficeofthe Cit yClerk,CityHall,1700 ConventionCenter Drive,First Floor,Miami Beach,Florida,
3313 9,duringnormalbusinesshours,andatsuchother voterregistration centers andduringsuchtimes as maybeprovided by the SupervisorofElectionsof
Miami-DadeCounty.The Miami-Dade County SupervisorofElectionswill register voters forthe Special Election untilTuesday,October10,2017 .All persons
eligibletovoteinthe Special Election must be registered beforethe date setforth herein or have registered previouslyasprovided by law.Eachpersondesiring
to become aregistered votershall be responsiblefor properlyfillingout the registrationformand returningittothe Miami-Dade CountyElectionsDepartment.
All questions concerningvoter registrationshouldbedirected to the Miami-Dade Count yElections Department,2700 NW 87 Avenue,Doral,Florida 3317 2;
Te lephone:305.499.VOTE(8683)or TTY:305.499.8480.
Voters participatingvia aVote-by-Mail ballot inthe Special Election shall be entitled to cast their ballots in accordance with the provisions of the Laws of the State
of Florida with respect to such voting.Thedeadline to request aVote-by-Mail ballot from the Miami-Dade CountyElections Department is 5:00 p.m.,Wednesday,
November1,2017.All questions concerningVote-by-Mail shouldbedirected to the Miami-Dade CountyElectionsDepar tment,2700 NW 87 Avenue,Doral,
Florida 3317 2;Te lephone:305.499.VOTE(8683)or TTY:305.499.8480.
TheSpecial Election will be conducted in accordance with the applicableprovisions of the Florida Statutesand the Charterand Code of the
CityofMiami Beach,Florida.CopiesofResolutions 2017 -29908 and 2017 -29961are availableatthe Office of the CityClerkand online at:
http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/cit yclerk/elections/default.aspx?id=90612
Rafael E.Granado,Cit yClerk
Cit yofMiami Beach
17 00 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach,FL 3313 9
305.673.7411
www.miamibeachfl.gov
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