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AMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach Office of the City Clerk
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 3317 331,23€4711AR 27 pfri
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FORM (,'I r t' •
Lobbyist means all persons employed or retained, whether paid or not, by a principal who seeks to encourage/`t(ie , p ss9g ,defeat or
modification of any ordinance, resolution, action or decision of any commissioner; any action, decision, recommend fidn of the
City Manager or any city board or committee; or any action, decision or recommendation of any city personnel during the time period
of the entire decision - making process on such action, decision or recommendation that foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by
the city commission, or a city board or committee. The term specifically includes the principal as well as any employee engaged in
lobbying activities. The term "Lobbyists" has specific exclusions. Please refer to Ordinance 2004 -3435.
NAME OF LOBBYIST:
Choeff
(Last)
Ralph
(First)
Choeff & Levy, PA 8425 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami
(M.I)
Florida 33138
BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS (Number and Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code)
(305) 434 -8338
(305) 892 -5292 rchoeff anchoefflevy.com
TELEPHONE NUMBER: FAX NUMBER:
EMAIL:
Please notify this office if your contact information changes: address, phone, or e-mail address.
LOBBYIST RETAINED BY:
Irving E. Miller
NAME OF PRINCIPAL/CLIENT:
2305 Lake Avenue Miami Beach
BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS (Number and Street) (City)
(786) 208 -2113
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER: (Optional)
Florida 33140
(State) (Zip Code)
Tmgeng64(a aol.com
EMAIL: (Optional)
Fill out this section if principal is a Corporation, Partnership or Trust [Section 2 -482 (c)]
• NAME OF CHIEF OFFICER, PARTNER, OR BENEFICIARY:
• IDENTIFY ALL PERSONS HOLDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, A 5% OR MORE OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN SUCH CPORAION,
PARTNERSHIP OR TRUST: ;--: N.3
°.SPECIFIC LOBBY ISSUE:
Lot Split and Design Approval for Property at 2305 Lake Avenue
Issue to be lobbied (Describe in detail):
III. CITY AGENCIES /INDIVIDUALS TO BE LOBBIED:
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Pursuant to City Code Section 2- 482(a)(4) include the commissioner or personnel sought to be lobbied, and whether the lobbyist has entered
into any contractual relationship (paid or unpaid) with said city commissioner or personnel from 12 months preceding such
person's commencement of service with the city to the present date, stating the general nature of the subject contractual relationship.
Sec 2- 482(a)(4) Full Name of Individual and
title of person to be lobbied
Contractual Relationship (Explain)
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Pursuant to City Code Section 2- 482(g) Every registrant shall be required to state the extent of any business, financial, familia or professional
relationship, or other relationship giving rise to an appearance of an impropriety, with any current city commissioner or city personnel who is
sought to be lobbied as identified on the lobbyist registration form filed.
Sec 2- 482(g) Any Financial, Familial or Professional Relationship
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IV: DISCLOSURE OF TERMS AND AMOUNTS OF LOBBYIST COMPENSATION (DISCLOSE WHETHER HOURLY, FLAT RATE OR
OTHER):
A) LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE: (Required) $
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B) PRINCIPAL'S DISCLOSURE (OF LOBBYIST COMPENSATION):
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The following information must be answered:
1) Pursuant to Miami Beach City Code Section 2 -488 Entitled "Prohibited Campaign Contributions By Lobbyists On Procurement
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Are vou Iobbvina on a present or oendina bid for goods. eauipment or services. or on a present or pending
award for aoods. eauipment or service?
uant to Miami Beach City Code 2 -490 Entitled "Prohibited Campaign Contributions By Lobbyists On Real Estate
eve pment Issues ":
€Yes € N Are vou Iobbvina on a pendina application for a Development Aareement with the Citv or application for
chanae of zonina map designation or chanae to the Citv's Future Land Use Mao?
3) Pursuant to Miami Beach City Code 2 -484 (h) Any person (except those exempt from the definition of "lobbyist" as set forth in
Section 2 -481 above) who only appears as a representative of a not- for - profit corporation or entity without special
pensation or reimbursement for the appearance, whether direct, or indirect, to express support of or opposition to
item, shall register with the clerk as required by this section but, shall not be required to pay any registration fees.
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Are vou representina a not - for - profit corporation or entity without special compensation or reimbursement. .
V. SIGNATURE UNDER OATH:
ON FEBRUARY 28th OF EACH YEAR. EACH LOBBYIST SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CITY CLERK A SIGNED STATEMENT UNDER
OATH. LISTING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES. AS WELL AS % PENSATION RECEIVED. IN THE CITY OF MIAMI B ACH
JE.Qf @ THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. A STAT- ' SHALL BE FILED EVEN IF THERE HAVE BEEN NO
PENDITURES OR COMPENSATION DURING THE R R R'OD.
I do solemnly swear that all of the foregoi
in Section 2 -482 of the Miami Beach Ci
Signature of Lobbyist:
Signature of Principal /Client:
VI. LOBBYIST IDENTIFICATION:
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are true and correct and that I have read or am familiar with the provisions contained
nd :II r-.orting requirements.
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VII. SIGNATURE AND STAMP OF NOTARY:
State of Florida, County of Miami -Dade
Sworn 9 d subscrib o e
This Lt daxof Vir 2011.
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Signature of Public Notary — State of Florida
Notarization of Lobbyist's signature
PRINCIPAL IDENTIFICATION:
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TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERK'S STAFF ONLY
Annual Registration fee: [ ] Yes [ o Amount Paid $ t 11.3 M - - # Date Paid
Lobbyist Registration Form receiv d and verified by: —.4147
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City of MiamiBeach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
CITY CLERK Office CityClerk @miamibeachfl.gov
Tel: 305.673.7411 , Fax: 305.673.7254
LOBBYIST NAME: Ralph Choeff
I understand that no later than February 28th of each year, I must file the following
form, pursuant to Section 2 -485 of the Miami Beach City Code, with the City Clerk's
Office for all active lobbying issues.
1) Lobbyist Expenditure and Compensation Form
Failure to file these forms on a timely basis will result in my name being transmitted to the
Miami -Dade County Commission on Ethics and for code violation evaluation.
In addition, once an issue I have registered to lobby on has been resolved, I am required
to immediately notify the City Clerk's Office of lobbyist withdrawal in writing.
Pursuant to Section 2 -485 (d), the City Clerk shall notify any lobbyist (or principal) who fails to
timely file a Statement and in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed as
provided in Section 2- 485.1, a fine of $50.00 a day shall be assessed for all Statement(s)
filed after the due date. The City Clerk shall notify the Miami -Dade County Commission on
Ethics and Public Trust of the failure of a lobbyist (or principal) to file the Statement or pay the
assessed fines after notification.
Any lobbyist, who fails to file the required Statement by April 30th, 2012, shall be
automatically suspended from lobbying until all fines are paid, unless the fine has been
appealed to ti l iami -Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust.
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