LTC 344-2022 AUGUST 23, 2022 SPECIAL ELECTIONS - VOTES TABULATED AS OF AUGUST 23, 2022MI A MI B E A CH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No. 344-2022 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor Dan Gelber and Members~ Commission
Ratael E. Gr an a do, city Clerk /Q [
August 24, 2022
SUBJECT: AUGUST 23, 2022 SPECIAL ELECTIONS - VOTES TABULATED AS OF AUGUST 23,
2022
Attached please find the votes tabulated as of Tuesday, August 23, 2022, for the August 23, 2022 City
of Miami Beach Special Election. These results include Vote-by-Mail, Early Voting, and Election Day
ballots cast.
On Friday, August 26, 2022, upon the Canvassing Board canvassing Vote-by-Mail and provisional ballots
the Certification of Unofficial Results will be issued. On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the Canvassing Board
will issue the Certification of Official Results.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 305.673. 7 411.
Attachment
c: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
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We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work, and play in our vibrant,
tropical, historic community
M i a m i B e a c h R e fe r e n d u m 1
N a m i n g P a r k B e t w e e n A lt o n R o a d /W e s t A v e n u e , F r o m 6 t h t o 8 t h S t r e e t a s "C a n o p y P a r k "
In April 2022, the City took ownership of a 3.0-acre public park generally located between Alton Road
and West Avenue, from 6th Street to 8th Street, constructed by TCH 500 Alton, LLC as part of a
development agreement, at no cost to the City. The new park includes a botanical garden, dog park, a
play and fitness area, and other elements around a central lawn.
Shall the new public park be named "Canopy Park"?
Yes 82.27% 7,989
No 17.73% 1,722
Miami Beach Referendum 2
RSA Article I: Board of Adjustment - Changing "Architecture" Membership Category from
Permissible to Required Membership
City's Related Special Acts Article I, establishes a Board of Adjustment ("BOA") appointed by City
Commission, composed of two citizens at-large and five persons each representing one of these
professions: Law, architecture, engineering, real estate development, certified public accounting,
financial consultation, general business.
Article I thus permits, but does not require, appointment of architect to BOA.
Shall Article I be amended for limited purpose of requiring appointment of one member from the
architecture profession?
Yes 78.87%
No 21.13%
7,552
2,023
Miami Beach Referendum 3
Charter Section 6.03: Creating Additional Qualification Requirement for City Commission
Candidates: Proof of Residency Documents
Shall Charter Section 6.03 regarding "qualifying" for City elected office, be amended to create an
additional qualifying requirement that candidates submit one (1) or more proof of residency documents
upon which candidates rely to evidence their compliance with the Charter's existing requirement that
candidates reside in the City for at least one year prior to qualifying for office?
Yes 94.31 % 9,039
No 5.69% 545
M ia m i B e a c h R e f e r e n d u m 4
R P S 1 D is t r ic t / R P S 2 D is t r ic t F A R In c e n t iv e t o C o n v e rt R e m a in in g A p a rt m e n t H o t e l U s e s to
R e s id e n t ia l U s e
City Charter requires voter approval before increasing a property's floor area ratio ("FAR") (City's method
of regulating building size).
In certain residential zoning districts south of 5th Street, apartment-hotels are now prohibited, but
previously approved properties may continue such uses.
Shall City increase FAR from 1.25 to 1.50 in RPS1 District, and from 1.50 to 1. 75 in RPS2 District, to
provide bonus FAR incentive only for properties converting apartment hotel uses to residential use?
Yes 71.26%
No 28.74%
6,811
2,747
Miami Beach Referendum 5
Alton Road Gateway Area Increase Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 2.0 to 2.6
City Charter requires voter approval before increasing a property's floor area ratio ("FAR") (City's method
of regulating building size).
The Alton Road Gateway Area, located between 5th and 8th Streets, from Alton Road to West Avenue,
has maximum FAR of 2.0.
Shall City increase maximum FAR in above area from 2.0 to 2.6, only if existing community health center
at 71 O Alton Road is relocated to another site, with new health facilities and public library?
Yes 62.03%
No 37.97%
5,985
3,664
Miami Beach Referendum 6
Charter Section 1.03(c): Voter Approval to Aggregate Floor Area When Vacating
Streets/Conveying Public Property
Charter Section 1.03( c) requires voter approval before increasing a property's "floor area ratio" (how City
regulates building size).
The Charter has been interpreted to not require voter approval to aggregate (combine) the floor area of
unified abutting parcels (adjacent properties touching/not separated by a lot under different ownership)
arising from vacating a street or other sale/conveyance of public property.
Shall the Charter be amended to require voter approval of such floor area aggregations?
Yes 77.59%
No 22.41%
7,393
2,135