13439 RESOLUTION NO. 13439
WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, the Certificate of two members of said City Council and the City
Clerk-Finance Director, of the result of the canvass of the returns of the Primary
and Special Election held in said City on November 2, 1971 , and
WHEREAS the said City Council has canvassed said returns and Certificate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, that it hereby adopts the said Certificate as to the results of
said Election and it is hereby ordered that the same be recorded in the minutes
of this meeting as a permanent record;
AND IT IS FURTHER FOUND, DETERMINED AND RESOLVED that the names of the candi-
dates for election to the office of Councilman in Group V, who placed first and
second in said primary election are as follows:
GROUP V
Dr. Leonard Haber
Dr. Simon J. Wikler
and their names shall be placed on the ballot in the General Election to be held
in said City on the 16th day of November, 1971 .
AND IT IS FURTHER DULY FOUND, DETERMINED AND RESOLVED that the following
candidates for Mayor and Councilmen received a majority of votes cast, and are
hereby declared elected:
FOR MAYOR
Chuck Hall
FOR CITY COUNCILMEN
GROUP IV
Harold Rosen
GROUP VI
Leonard 0. Weinstein
AND IT IS FURTHER DULY FOUND, DETERMINED AND RESOLVED that QUESTIONS NOS. 1 ,
2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were approved.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of November, 1971 .
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
We, the undersigned, two members of the City Council and the City Clerk-
Finance Director of the City of Miami Beach, do hereby certify that we have made
a canvass of the returns of the certificates of the Inspectors and Clerks who held
and conducted a Primary and a Special Election in Miami Beach, Florida, on
November 2, 1971 , such canvass having been made solely, exclusively and entirely
from such returns; and DO HEREBY CERTIFY that as a result of said canvass we have
found and do hereby declare the result of said elections to be as follows:
That there was a total of 25,763 votes cast.
That
FOR MAYOR
2,800 votes were cast for Max M. Feldman
19,704 votes were cast for Chuck Hall
760 votes were cast for Chuck Schieler
1 vote was cast (write in) for Mickey Mouse
2 votes were cast (write in) for Jay Dermer
FOR CITY COUNCILMEN
GROUP IV
4.685 votes were cast for Abraham J. Marcus
14.034 votes were cast for Harold Rosen
GROUP V
4,868 votes were cast for Robert H. Burns
906 votes were cast for Sid Gersh
9,407 votes were cast for Dr. Leonard Haber
527 votes were cast for Moe Hyman
489 votes were cast for Cathi A. Taylor
6,702 votes were cast for Dr. Simon J. Wikler
GROUP VI
11 ,641 votes were cast for Leonard 0. Weinstein
2 votes were cast (write in) for Jay Dermer
1 vote was cast (write in) for Betty Goldman
2 votes were cast (write in) for Leonard Helfand
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THAT UPON THE QUESTIONS: SHALL THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED?
QUESTION 1 :
Shall the City of Miami Beach, Florida, issue
negotiable coupon bonds in the amount of
$10,500,000, with interest at a rate to be
hereafter determined and not exceeding 8% per
annum, for the purpose of installing, extending,
constructing and reconstructing all necessary
facilities for the collection of sewage and
waste water in the City of Miami Beach, and
tributary areas, and for the transmission
thereof to a new sewage treatment plant on
Virginia Key to be constructed as a joint
project by the City of Miami Beach, the City of
Miami and the City of Miami Department of Water
and Sewers?
11 ,931 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
2,246 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
QUESTION 2:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT BE ADOPTED?
1 . SHALL THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
THERETO, TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 7-A, AND TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
In order to preserve for all the citizens of Miami Beach the
City's natural scenic beauty and its open waters and to pro-
tect the ecology of Biscayne Bay, the City of Miami Beach
shall not dredge, or fill or issue any permit to permit anyone
else to dredge or fill any area of any kind in Biscayne Bay,
or its adjoining canals within the City boundaries to or above
the mean low water line, or establish a bulkhead line which
would permit such dredging and filling, except where such fill
will be less than one-half acre in area in the aggregate, and
is required as an addition to an already existing land mass
for the purpose of improving or repairing a shoreline or sea-
wall , and such fill or dredging will not have an adverse
effect on the ecology of the Bay, and is not for the purpose
of creating a new island or land mass; anything in this Charter
or the Ordinances of the City to the contrary notwithstanding.
The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to
any bulkhead and fill rights already acquired by ISLAND VIEW
HOSPITAL CORPORATION on the date this amendment is adopted
for the purpose of building a Hospital on lots fronting on
Purdy Avenue, in Miami Beach, provided such bulkheading and
filling are completed by December 31 , 1978; nor to any Marina
on municipally owned property between MacArthur Causeway and
Government Cut, nor on municipally owned property at the
westerly portion of Normandy Golf Course bordering Biscayne
Bay, nor to the rerouting of Collins Canal , in accordance with
the Gruen plan, or any modification thereof.
10,747 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
2,632 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
QUESTION 3:
Shall Chapter 23414, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1945, being
a part of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
be amended so as to provide a service retirement allowance
equal to three per cent (3%) of the average monthly salary
or wages of the member multiplied by the number of his
years of creditable service not in excess of twenty (20)
plus two and three-quarters per cent (2-3/4%) of his
average monthly salary or wages multiplied by the number
of his years of creditable service in excess of twenty
(20) , provided that the monthly pension shall not exceed
eighty-five per cent (85%) of his average monthly salary
or wages; and further provided that all employees who
become members of the System after December 1 , 1971 shall
contribute eight per cent (8%) of their salary or wages
and that those who become members of the System on or
before December 1 , 1971 shall have until December 31 ,
1971 within which to elect to pay said increased contri-
butions or shall be deemed to have elected irrevocably
not to increase his contributions and not to receive the
above described benefits.
10,001 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
3, 115 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
QUESTION 4:
Shall Chapter 26024, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1949, being
part of the Charter of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
be amended to provide as follows:
(a) That the assistant city manager be a member
of said board of trustees, rather than the city manager.
(b) That the board of trustees have the power to
invest the monies of the fund in dividend paying stocks,
common or preferred, of any corporation created and
existing under the laws of the United States or of any
State, provided that the amount so invested shall at no
time exceed thirty-five per cent (35%) of the total
funds invested.
(c) That the board of trustees shall have the
power to invest monies of the fund in bonds, notes or
other interest-bearing obligations of any solvent
corporation organized under the laws of the United States
or any State, territory or possession of the United States,
9, 176 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
3,475 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
QUESTION 5:
SHALL THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED:
ORDINANCE NO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 : That there is a pressing need for the City of
Miami Beach to provide facilities to protect
the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, and that such
need can be met in part by the providing of Emergency Service
with a duly licensed physician to accompany all ambulance calls.
SECTION 2: That all calls for emergency treatment of
persons of Miami Beach shall be responded to
by such emergency squad as may be provided, with a licensed
physician to be a part of such emergency squad.
SECTION 3: That there shall be included and provided on
vehicles responding to emergency calls adequate
lifesaving equipment to treat emergency heart patients and to
evaluate the condition of such heart patients.
SECTION 4: That adequate equipment shall be acquired by
the City of Miami Beach, and adequate personnel
shall be employed or contracted with to accomplish the life-
saving service necessary for emergency treatment of persons
on Miami Beach.
SECTION 5: That all funds necessary to accomplish the
purposes of this Ordinance shall be made
available out of emergency funds and/or from the regular
budget of the City of Miami Beach.
SECTION 6: The provisions of this Ordinance shall become
operative and effective ninety (90) days after
this Ordinance shall be ratified and approved by a majority
of the qualified electors voting in an initiative election to
be held in the City of Miami Beach under applicable provisions
of law and pursuant to Section 26 of the Charter of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, and pursuant to the Election Laws
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida.
9,803 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
3,671 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
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QUESTION 6:
SHALL THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE GENERAL
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA" BE ADOPTED?
8,733 votes were cast FOR THE QUESTION, and
3,441 votes were cast AGAINST THE QUESTION.
WITNESS our hands and seals this 3rd day of November, 1971 .
(Signed) Robert Goodman
Councilman
(Signed) Jerome G. Greene
Councilman
(Signed) Ruth B. Rouleau
City Clerk-Finance Director
(SEAL)
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