2012-28004 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2012-28004
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,ADOPTING THE
CERTIFICATION OF THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE
AUGUST 14, 2012 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH BALLOT QUESTIONS, AND DECLARING
THE RESULTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Certification of the Official Results of the City of Miami Beach
Special Election ballot questions have been received and are attached hereto as
Composite Exhibit "A" and are incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, said Certification reflects that:
Question "A" as set forth below was 'Approved by the electorate of the City of Miami
Beach'; and
Question "B" as set forth below was Approved by the electorate of the City of Miami
Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that having had canvassed
the returns of the August 14, 2012 Special Election of the City of Miami Beach, the City
hereby adopts the Certification of the Official Results of said Special Election and it is
hereby ordered that the Certification of the Official Results and this Resolution be recorded
in the minutes of the City Commission meeting as a permanent record of the results of said
Special Election; and be it further resolved that, as a result of the City of Miami Beach
August 14, 2012 Special Election, the votes upon the questions presented reflect the
following results:
Question "A":
ALLOWING UP TO ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN ROOM RENT
PORTION OF RESORT TAX.
SHALL SECTION 5.03 OF THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO
ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO INCREASE, UP TO ONE PERCENT,
THE RESORT TAX ON ROOM RENT, TO EXPAND, ENLARGE,
1 The two ballot questions have been lettered "A" and`B" for ease of reference herein and were
not so lettered on the ballot.
RENOVATE, AND/OR IMPROVE THE CONVENTION CENTER,
INCLUDING PAYMENT OF DEBT SERVICE RELATED THERETO,
AND PROVIDING THAT THE EXCESS OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TAX
BE USED, AFTER PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL DEBT
SERVICE AND RELATED OBLIGATIONS, TO ESTABLISH A
CAPITAL RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE
CENTER?
'4,786 YES
2®335 NO
Question "B":
MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF CITY COMMISSION MAY CALL
SPECIAL MEETINGS.
SHALL SECTION 2.04 OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHARTER BE
AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ADDITION TO BEING CALLED
BY THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER, SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION MAY BE CALLED BY A MAJORITY OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO
THE CITY CLERK AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COMMISSION?
5,212- YES
1,680 NO
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND DETERMINED that Question "A" was
Approved , and Question "B" was Approved ,
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2012.
ATTEST: MAY R
Matti Herrera Bower
CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO
Rafael Granado FORM&LANGUAGE
&FOR EXECUTION
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
JOSE SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM-
TO: MAYOR MATTI HERRERA BOWER
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
INTERIM CITY M GER THIS BROOKS
FROM: JOSE SMITH
CITY ATTO
DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING RESULTS OF THE CITY'S AUGUST 14, 2012
SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT QUESTIONS AND DECLARING ELECTION
RESULTS
Attached hereto is a Resolution adopting the Certification of Official Results of the August 14,
2012 Special Election for the City of Miami Beach, and declaring the election results. The passage of
this Resolution will effectively conclude acceptance of election results for the City of Miami Beach's
August 14, 2012 Special Election. The Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Election's Certification of
the Official Results is attached to the Resolution and reflects the details of the election results.
JS/DT/mem
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Date 9-42-12
EXHIBIT A
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CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
STATE OF FLORIDA
Miami-Bade County
We, the undersigned, SHELLEY J. KRAVITZ, County Judge,
Chairperson, PENELOPE TOWNSLEY, Supervisor of Elections,
ANDREW S. HAGUE,County Judge, Substitute Member, constituting
the Board of County Canvassers in and for said County, do hereby_ . .
certify that we met on the Seventeenth day of August, 2012 A.D.,
and proceeded publicly to canvass the votes given for the several
offices and persons herein specified at the Nonpartisan Election
held on the Fourteenth day of August, 2012 A.D., as shown by the
returns on file in the office of the Supervisor of Elections. We do
hereby certify from said returns as follows:
For Circuit Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit,Group 8,the whole
number of votes cast was 197,895 of which number
David C.Miller received 123,117 votes
Mauricio Padilla received 74,778 votes
For Circuit Judge, 1 Ith Judicial Circuit,Group 15,the whole
number of votes cast was 196,487 of which number
Robert Coppel received 95,399 votes
Maria Elena Verde received 101,088 votes
For Circuit Judge, 11 th Judicial Circuit,Group 47,the whole
number of votes cast was 189,805 of which number
Alex Jimenez Labora received 91,968 votes
Maria de Jesus Santovenia received 97,837 votes
For Circuit Judge, 11 th Judicial Circuit,Group 49,the whole
number of votes cast was 197,750 of which number
Victor H.De Yurre received 85,837 votes
Teresa Mary Pooler received 111,913 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 1,the whole number of votes cast
was 186,155 of which number
Frank A.Hernandez received 80,997 votes
Patricia Marino-Pedraza received 105,158 votes
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For County Court Judge,Group 10,the whole number of votes
cast was 192,769 of which number
Diana Gonzalez received 97,943 votes
Ana Maria Pando received 94,826 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 20,the whole number of votes
cast was 185,257 of which number
Michelle Alvarez Barakat received 131,317 votes
Fleur Jeannine Lobree received 53,940 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 24,the whole number of votes
cast was 193,271 of which number
Arthur Spiegel received 47,054 votes
Greer Elaine Wallace received 52,747 votes
Andrea R. Wolfson received 93,470 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 27,the whole number of votes
cast was 189,258 of which number
lvonne Cuesta received 127,418 votes
Jacci Suzan Seskin received 61,840 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 28,the whole number of votes
cast was 188,459 of which number
Tanya J. Brinkley received 115,111 votes
Enrique"Rick"Yabor received 73,348 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 33,the whole number of votes
cast was 190,701 of which number
John"Johnny"Rodriguez received 94,717 votes
Teretha Lundy Thomas received 95,984 votes
For County Court Judge,Group 40,the whole number of votes
cast was 190,439 of which number
Lourdes T. Camb6 received 93,234 votes
Don S.Cohn received 97,205 votes
For School Board,District 5,the whole number of votes cast was
19,305 of which number
Susie Castillo received 12,381 votes
Daniel "Dan" Espino received 6,924 votes
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For Property Appraiser,the whole number of votes cast was
206,921 of which number
Pedro J. Garcia received 100,971 votes
Carlos Lopez-Cantera received 105,950 votes
For County Commissioner,District 1,the whole number of votes
cast was 21,876 of which number
Shirley Gibson received 7,600 votes
Wade Jones received 1,337 votes
Barbara Jordan received 12,939 votes
For County Commissioner,.District 3,the whole number of votes
cast was 16,241 of which number
Alison Austin received 2,538 votes
Audrey M.Edmonson received 6,965 votes
Keon Hardemon received 32243 votes
Michael Jackson Joseph received 1,373 votes
Eddie Lewis received 629 votes
Nadia Pierre received 1,493 votes
For County Commissioner,District 5,the whole number of votes
cast was 15,612 of which number
Bruno A.Barreiro received 7,798 votes
Calixto Garcia received 1,630 votes
Luis Garcia received 5,160 votes
Carlos E. Munoz Fontanills received 1,024 votes
For County Commissioner,District 9,the whole number of votes
cast was 15,251 of which number
Damn E.McGillis received 1,166 votes
Dennis C.Moss received 9,043 votes
Alice Pena received 3,540 votes
Loretta Riley received 1,502 votes
For County Commissioner,District '11,the whole number of
votes cast was 16,195 of which number
Manny Machado received 5,955 votes
Javier MufYoz received 2,454 votes
Juan C.Zapata received 7,786 votes
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For MAYOR,the whole number of votes cast was 233,319 of
which number
Edna Diaz received 5,589 votes
Carlos Gimenez received 126,525 votes
Gary Delano Johnson received 5,759 votes
Farid Khavari received 1,978 votes
Joe Martinez received 71,814 votes
Helen Barbary Williams received 14,754 votes
Denny Wood received 6,900 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 5,AT-LARGE,the whole
number of votes cast was 5,130 of which number
Jessica"Jessie" Fortich received 3,189 votes
Ira J.Paul received 1,941 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 10,AT-LARGE,the whole
number of votes cast was 23,761 of which number
Johnny G.Farias received 9,022 votes
Miriam"Mimi" Planas received 14,739 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 10, SUBAREA 106,the whole
number of votes cast was 23,043 of which number
Miguel Martinez received 5,892 votes
Roberto"Bobby" Suarez received 4,235 votes
Victoria E.Tomas received 62339 votes
Manuel "Manny" Valdes received 6,577 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 11, SUBAREA 112,the whole
number of votes cast was 15,786 of which number
Daniel Ojeda received 9,382 votes
Jeff Wander received 6,404 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 1 I, SUBAREA 116,the whole
number of votes cast was 15,570 of which number
Carolina Blanco received 10,621 votes
Ileana Petisco received 4,949 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 12, SUBAREA 122,the whole
number of votes cast was 10,236 of which number
Matthew Larsh received 6,003 votes
Anthony F.Petisco received 4,233 votes
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For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 12, SUBAREA 124,the whole
number of votes cast was 10,574 of which number
Joe Sanchez received 4,877 votes
Angela"Angie" Vazquez received 5,697 votes
For COMMUNITY COUNCIL 12, SUBAREA 126,the whole
number of votes cast was 10,373 of which number
Alex Duran received 6,777 votes
Jorge Luis Garciga received 3,596 votes
For MIAMI GARDENS:MAYOR,the whole number of votes
cast was 15,998 of which number
Oliver Gilbert received 10,108 votes
Tanya Y.James received 794 votes
Willie B.Kelly II received 222 votes
John D.Pace,Jr. received 506 votes
Andre Williams received 2,173 votes
Katrina Wilson received 1,849 votes
Darin Woods received 346 votes
For MIAMI GARDENS:COUNCILMEMBER-DIST I.the
whole number of votes cast was 3,144 of which number
Lillie Q. Odom received 2,006 votes
Sardebra Wright received 1,138 votes
For MIAMI GARDENS: COUNCILMEMBER-DIST 3,the
whole number of votes cast was 4,799 of which number
Rodney Harris received 1,747 votes
Ulysses "Buck"Harvard received 1,761 votes
Erhabor Ighodaro received 1,291 votes
For REPEAL OF COUNTY'S PIT BULL DOG BAN,the whole
number of votes cast was 222,637 of which number
Yes for Approval received 81,758 votes
No for Rejection received 140,879 votes
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For MIAMI BEACH: INCREASE ROOM RENT RESORT
TAX,the whole number of votes cast was 7,121 of which number
Yes for Approval received 4,786 votes
No for Rejection received 2,335 votes
For MIAMI BEACH: CITY COMM CALL SPECIAL MTGS,
the whole number of votes cast was 6,892 of which number
Yes for Approval received 5,212 votes
No for Rejection received 1,680 votes
For MIAMI GARDENS:BOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONS,the
whole number of votes cast was 13,436 of which number
Yes for Approval received 6,118 votes
No for Rejection received 7,318 votes
For MIAMI SPRINGS:COUNCIL MEMBER. TERMS,the
whole number of votes cast was 1,858 of which number
Yes for Approval received 678 votes
No for Rejection received 1,180 votes
For MIAMI SPRINGS: STAGGERED TERMS,the whole
number of votes cast was 1,769 of which number
Yes for Approval received 752 votes
No for Rejection received 1,017 votes
For NORTH MIAMI: MUSEUM TERMS(MOCA),the whole
number of votes cast was 4,151 of which number
Yes for Approval received 1,998 votes
No for Rejection received 2,153 votes
For OPA-LOCKA:DEFERRED COMPENSATION,the whole
number of votes cast was 1,127 of which number
Yes for Approval received 425 votes
No for Rejection received 702 votes
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We Certify that pursuant to Section 102.112, Florida Statues, the
canvassing board has compared the number of persons who voted
with the number of ballots counted and that the certification
includes all valid votes cast in the election.
COUNTY JUDGE,.CHAIRP_ _ SON
SUPERVISOR OF El I oft
COUNTY JMGP,, ST1T "MBER
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Election Results Miami-Dade County August 14,.2012 1 SOE Software Page 1 of 1
Miami-Dade Count y Elections
August 14, 2012 Primary Election Registered Voters: 1,242,973 Precincts Completely Reported:829 of 829
Website last updated 8/17/2012 Ballots Cast: 248,605
8:59:20 PM EDT Voter Turnout: 20.00%
Results are official.
There was a recount for State Representative 107th House District.
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MIAMI BEACH: INCREASE ROOM RENT RESORT TAX
36 of 36 Precincts Reporting
Percent Votes
YES 67.21% 4,786
NO 32.79% 2,335
7,121
MIAMI BEACH: CITY COMM.CALL SPECIAL MTGS
36 of 36 Precincts Reporting
Percent Votes
YES 75.62% 5,212
NO 24.38% 1,680
6,892
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