LTC 465-2022 November 8, 2022 CMB Special Elections Votes TabulatedMIAMI BEACH
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S U B J E C T: NOVEMBER 8, 2022, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SPECIAL ELECTIONS - VOTES
TABULATED AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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B e a ch S p ecial E le ctio ns. The se results incl ude V ote-by-M ail, Early V oting, and Election D ay
ba llo ts ca st.
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pro vis io n a l ba llo ts the C e rt ification of U no ffi cia l R esults w ill be issued. O n Friday, N ovemb er 18,
20 2 2, the C a n va ssin g Bo a rd w ill issue the C e rt ificatio n of O ff icial R esults.
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M ia m i B e a c h - G r o u p II - Commissioner
(Vote for 1)
Sabrina Cohen
Stephen Cohen
Laura Dominguez
Isaiah Mosley
Mitch Novick
Percent
31.31%
13.91%
41.39%
4.32%
9.07%
Votes
7,000
3,111
9,255
965
2,029
North Beach Oceanside Resort Overlay District (the "Overlay") Floor Area Ratio ("FAR")
Increase
Floor area ratio ("FAR") regulates building size. Under the City Charter, FAR increases require
voter approval.
Shall City increase FAR in Overlay (oceanfront properties from 6605-6757 Collins Avenue) from
2.25 to 3.0, where not already permitted, and provide FAR incentive from 3.0 to 4.5 for projects
meeting following criteria:
• hotel with minimum 150 rooms,
• 150,000 square feet minimum lot size,
• 50% reduction from maximum density,
• owner provides public recreational facility and beach access?
Yes
No
Percent
46.59%
53.41%
Votes
10,639
12,195
General Obligation Bond Issue For Arts and Cultural Facilities
To improve facilities for resiliency of arts and cultural institutions throughout the City, including
museums, performance venues, artistic playgrounds, senior/cultural centers, botanical garden,
aquatic sculpture park, and related artist/workforce housing, shall City be authorized to issue
general obligation bonds, from time to time, not exceeding $159,000,000 aggregate principal
amount, payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes, bearing interest not exceeding maximum legal
interest rate, maturing no later than 30 years from issuance date?
For Bonds
Against Bonds
Percent
64.80%
35.20%
Votes
15,130
8,218
Amend Charter Section 1.03(b): Require Voter Approval of Sale/Lease of Certain City-
Owned Property
Charter Sections 1.03(b)1 and (b)2 require majority voter approval for the sale or lease of ten
years or more of waterfront, park, and certain other City-owned properties.
Shall Charter be amended to also require such majority voter approval for any sale or lease of
ten years or more of City-owned property located between West 43rd Street and West 40th Street,
from Pine Tree Drive on the east to Alton Road on the west?
Y e s
N o
P e r c e n t
8 1 .4 4 %
1 8 .5 6 %
V o te s
1 8 ,9 3 1
4,3 1 3
Approval of Use of Rent Payments Received by City from Lincoln Road Parking Lot Leases
If voters approve the leases of City-owned surface parking lots with 1664 Meridian, LLC and/or
Lincoln Road Property Owner, LP to diversify the Lincoln Road corridor with additional Class-A
office projects, shall City dedicate the guaranteed rent payments received by City under the
leases, totaling up to $355,793,085, in equal portions, solely for the following public purposes:
• Resiliency and Sustainability Infrastructure Initiatives,
• Workforce Housing, and
• Public Safety and Crime Prevention Measures?
Yes
No
Percent
57.90%
42.10%
Votes
13,511
9,825
City Charter approval: Lease of City Property at 1664 Meridian Avenue
Should City lease parking lot at 1664 Meridian Avenue (1.36 acres) to 1664 Meridian, LLC, for 99
years, requiring, per Resolution 2022-32245:
• replacing all existing public parking, plus additional parking,
• Class-A office, retail, and residential project near Lincoln Road,
• 0.40 acre (approximately 30% of site) of landscaped public space,
• 6-story building, restricted to height of 100 feet,
• no City funding, and
• $145,704,144 minimum guaranteed rent to City, among other revenues?
Yes
No
Percent
46.01%
53.99%
Votes
10,513
12,337
City Charter Approval: Lease of City Property at 1080 Lincoln Lane North/1688 Lenox
Avenue
Should City lease parking lots at 1688 Lenox Avenue (0.86 acres) and 1080 Lincoln Lane North
(1.1 O acres) to Lincoln Road Property Owner, LP, for 99 years, requiring, per Resolution 2022-
32242:
• additional parking and replacement of all existing public parking,
• 0.79 acres of landscaped public space,
• 2 Class-A office/retail buildings, restricted to height of 100 feet,
• minimum guaranteed rent to City $210,088,941 (both leases), plus other revenues, and
• no City funding?
Yes
No
Percent
46.72%
53.28%
Votes
10,635
12,127
R P S 4 D is tr i c t - S o u th o f F ift h S t r e e t F A R In c e n t iv e t o C o n v e rt E x is t in g H o t e ls in t o
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).
The RPS4 District lies within the South of Fifth Neighborhood, which is predominantly residential.
Shall City increase maximum FAR from 2.0 to 2.75 in RPS4 District as an incentive for the
conversion of existing hotel properties into residential use, if the property owner records a
covenant prohibiting short-term rentals on the property?
Yes
No
Percent
65.66%
34.34%
Votes
14,879
7,781
FAR Incentive for Residential and Office Uses on Washington Avenue Between 1st and
2nd Street
City Charter requires voter approval before increasing a property's floor area ratio ("FAR") (how
City regulates building size).
FAR in 1st Street Overlay (located east side of Washington Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets)
is 1.0, although previously FAR was 2.0.
Shall City increase FAR from 1.0 to 2.0 in 1st Street Overlay, with FAR incentive from 2.0 to 2. 7
for redevelopments that include residential or office uses, and prohibit hotels and short-term
rentals?
Yes
No
Percent
55.13%
44.87%
Votes
12,369
10,066