LTC 220-2022 AUGUST 23, 2022 SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT QUESTIONS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND CREOLE.MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO. 220-2022 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk ~
DATE: June 7, 2022
SUBJECT: AUGUST 23, 2022 SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT QUESTIONS
TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND CREOLE.
Attached for your information are the August 23, 2022 Special Election ballot questions
translated into Spanish and Creole.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673. 7 411.
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Miami Beach Special Election
Elecciones Especiales de Miami Beach
Eleksyon Espesyal Miami Beach
Official Special Election Ballot
August 23, 2022
Miami Beach, Florida
Boleta Oficial de las Elecciones Especiales
23 de agosto del 2022
Miami Beach, Florida
Bilten Vot Ofisyel Eleksyon Espesyal
23 dawout 2022
Miami Beach, Florid
Referendum 1
Referenda 1
Referandom 1
Naming Park Between Alton Road/West Avenue, From 6th to 8th Street as "Canopy Park"
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"?
Nombramiento del parque entre Alton Roady West Avenue, desde la calle 6 hasta la calle 8, como
"Canopy Park"
En abril del 2022, la Ciudad tom6 posesi6n de un parque publico de 3.0 acres, ubicado de modo general
entre Alton Road y West Avenue, desde la calle 6 hasta la calle 8, construido por TCH 500 Alton, LLC
como parte de un acuerdo de urbanizaci6n, sin costo alguno para Ciudad. El nuevo parque incluye un
jardin botanico, un parque para perros, un area de juegos y acondicionamiento fisico y otros elementos
alrededor de un area verde central.
lDebera el nuevo parque publico llamarse "Canopy Park"?
Nonmen Pak Ant Alton Road/West Avenue, Soti 6th rive 8th Street kom "Canopy Park"
Nan mwa avril 2022, Vil late vin pwopriyete yon pak piblik 3.0-kawo ki jeneralman lokalize ant Alton Road
e West Avenue, soti nan 6th Street rive nan 8th Street, ke TCH 500 Alton, LLC te konstwi nan kad yon
ak6 devlopman, san Vil la pat peye anyen. Nouvo pak la gen ladan yon jaden botanik, pak pou chen, yon
z6n amizman ak kondisy6nman fizik, ak lot eleman alantou yon gazon santral.
Eske yo ta dwe rele nouvo pak piblik la "Canopy Park"?
Yes/Sf/Wi
No/No/Non
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Referendum 2
Referenda 2
Referandom 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?
Articulo I de las RSA: Junta de Ajuste -Cambia de la categoria de membresia de "arquitectura",
de membresia permisible a membresia obligatoria
El Articulo I de las Leyes Especiales Relacionadas (RSA, por sus siglas en ingles) de la Ciudad
establece una Junta de Ajuste (BOA, por sus siglas en ingles), designada por la Comisi6n de la Ciudad y
compuesta por dos ciudadanos en general y cinco personas que representen cada una de estas
profesiones: derecho, arquitectura, ingenieria, desarrollo inmobiliario, contabilidad publica certificada,
asesoria financiera, y negocios en general.
Asi, el Articulo I permite, pero no exige, que se nombre a un arquitecto para integrar la BOA.
lDebera enmendarse el Articulo I con el unico objetivo de exigir el nombramiento de un representante de
la profesi6n de arquitectura?
Atik I RSA: Ajisteman Konsey -Chanjman "Achitekti" Kategori Manm soti nan Admisyon Pemisib
ale nan Admisyon Obligatwa
Atik I Lwa Espesyal ki Gen Rape ak Vil la, etabli yon Ajisteman Kensey ("BOA") ke Komisyon Vil la
nonmen, ki gen ladan de (2) sitwayen an jeneral ak senk moun kote yo chak reprezante youn nan
pwofesyon sa yo: Lwa, achitekti, jeni, devlopman byen imobilye, kontablite piblik setifye, konsiltasyon
finansye, biznis jeneral.
Alo atik I pemet, men Ii pa egzije, nominasyon achitek nan BOA.
Eske yo ta dwe amande Atik I an pou rezon limite pou egzije yo nonmen yon manm nan pwofesyon
achitek la?
Yes/Si/Wi
No/No/Non
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Referendum 3
Referendo 3
Referand6m 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?
Secci6n 6.03 de la Carta Constitucional: Creaci6n de un requisito adicional relativo a cualificaci6n
para los candidatos de la Comisi6n de la Ciudad -Documentos como prueba de residencia
lDebera enmendarse la Secci6n 6.03 de la Carta Constitucional, relativa a la "cualificaci6n" para un
cargo electivo en la Ciudad, a fin de crear un requisito adicional de cualificaci6n para que los candidatos
presenten un (1) documento, o mas, como prueba de residencia, en el que los candidates se basen para
demostrar su cumplimiento del actual requisite de la Carta Constitucional, que establece que los
candidatos deben residir en la Ciudad durante un ano, como minima, antes de cualificar para un cargo?
Seksyon 6.03 Konstitisyon an: Kreye Kondisyon Kalifikasyon Adisyonel pou Kandida Komisyon
Vil: Dokiman Prev Rezidans
Eske yo ta dwe amande Seksyon 6.03 Konstitisyon an konsenan "kalifikasyon" pou biwo moun ki eli nan
Vil la, pou kreye yon egzijans kalifikasyon adisyonel pou kandida yo soumet youn (1) oswa plis dokiman
prev rezidans ke kandida yo itilize pou pwouve konfomite yo ak egzijans aktyel Konstitisyon an pou
kandida yo abite nan Vil la pou omwen yon ane anvan yo kalifye pou yon pos?
Yes/Si/WI
No/No/Non
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Referendum 4
Referendo 4
Referandom 4
RPS1 District I RPS2 District FAR Incentive to Convert Remaining Apartment Hotel Uses to
Residential Use
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 distri cts 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?
lncentivo del FAR en el Distrito RPS1 / Distrito RPS2 para convertir los apartamentos restantes de
uso de hotel a uso residencial
La Carta Constitucional de la Ciudad exige la aprobaci6n de los electores antes de incrementar el
coeficiente de utilizaci6n del suelo (FAR, por sus siglas en ingles) (la manera en la que la Ciudad regula
el tamario de las edificaciones) de una propiedad.
En estos mementos, en determinados distritos de zonificaci6n residencial, al sur de la calle 5, se
prohiben los hoteles de apartamentos, pero las propiedades aprobadas anteriormente pueden continuar
con tales usos.
lDebera la Ciudad incrementar el FAR, de 1.25 a 1.50 en el Distrito RPS1 , y de 1.50 a 1.75 en el Distrito
RPS2, para proporcionar un incentive adicional del FAR solo a las propiedades que conviertan el uso de
hotel de apartamentos a uso residencial?
Ensitatif FAR Distrik RPS1 / Distrik RPS2 pou Konveti ltilizasyon Apatman Otel ki Rete yo an
ltilizasyon Rezidansyel
Konstitisyon Vil la egzije apwobasyon vote yo anvan ogmantasyon rape sipefisi planche yon pwopriyete
("FAR") (meted Vil la pou kontwole dimansyon bilding).
Nan seten zonaj distrik rezidansyel nan Sid 5th Street, yo entedi apatman otel kounyeya, men pwopriyete
ki te deja apwouve yo kapab kontinye itilizasyon sa yo.
Eske Vil la ta dwe ogmante FAR soti 1.25 rive 1.50 nan Distrik RPS1 an, epi soti nan 1.50 rive 1.75 nan
Distrik RPS2, pou bay bonis ensitatif FAR selman pou pwopriyete ki ap konveti itilizasyon apatman otel
an itilizasyon rezidansyel?
Yes/Si/Wi
No/No/Non
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Referendum 5
Referenda 5
Referandom 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?
lncremento del coeficiente maximo de utilizaci6n del suelo (FAR) de 2.0 a 2.6 del area de Alton
Road Gateway
La Carta Constitucional de la Ciudad exige la aprobaci6n de los electores antes de incrementar el
coeficiente de utilizaci6n del suelo (FAR, por sus siglas en ingles) (la manera en la que la Ciudad regula
el tamario de las edificaciones) de una propiedad.
El area de Alton Road Gateway, ubicada entre las calles 5 y 8, desde Alton Road hasta West Avenue,
tiene un FAR maxima de 2.0.
lDebera la Ciudad incrementar el FAR maxima de 2.0 a 2.6 en el area antes mencionada, unicamente si
se reubica a otro lugar el centro medico comunitario en 710 Alton Road, con nuevas instalaciones
medicas y una biblioteca publica?
Ogmante Rapa Sipefisi Maksimom Etaj (FAR) Zon Alton Road Gateway soti nan 2.0 rive 2.6
Konstitisyon Vil la egzije apwobasyon vote yo anvan yo ogmante rap6 sipefisi planche yon pwopriyete
("FAR") (met6d Vil la pou kontwole dimansyon bilding).
Z6n Alton Road Gateway, lokalize ant 5th e 8th Street, soti nan Alton Road rive nan West Avenue gen
yon FAR maksim6m 2.0.
Eske Vil la ta dwe ogmante maksim6m FAR nan z6n anwo a soti nan 2.0 rive 2.6, selman si sant sante
kominote ki egziste deja nan 710 Alton Road la relokalize sou yon lot sit, avek nouvo etablisman sante ak
bibliyotek piblik?
Yes/Si/WI
No/No/Non
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Referendum 6
Referendo 6
Referandom 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?
Secci6n 1.03(c) de la Carta Constitucional: Aprobaci6n de los electores para agregar un area de
desarrollo al ceder la propiedad de una via/transferir propiedad publica
La Secci6n 1.03(c) de la Carta Constitucional exige la aprobaci6n de los electores antes de incrementar
el coeficiente de utilizaci6n del suelo (la manera en la que la Ciudad regula el tamar'io de las
edificaciones) de una propiedad.
Se ha interpretado que la Carta Constitucional no exige la aprobaci6n de los electores para agregar
(combinar) un area de desarrollo en parcelas contiguas unificadas (propiedades adyacentes que colindan
con/no estan separadas por una parcela de duer'ios diferentes), que se produce al ceder la propiedad de
una via o al vender/transferir una propiedad publica.
lDebera enmendarse la Carta Constitucional a fin de exigir la aprobaci6n de los electores para agregar
tales areas de desarrollo?
Seksyon 1.03(c) Konstitisyon: Apwobasyon Vote yo pou Rasanble Sipefisi Total Planche le w ap
Kite Lari/Transmet Pwopriyete Piblik
Seksyon 1.03(c) Konstitisyon an egzije apwobasyon vote yo anvan ogmantasyon "rap6 sipefisi planche"
yon pwopriyete (fason Vil la kontwole dimansyon bilding).
Yo te enteprete Konstitisyon an komkwa Ii pa egzije apwobasyon vote yo pou rasanble (konbine) sipefisi
planche pasel adjasan inifye (pwopriyete adjasan ki touche/ ke yon teren ki pou yon lot pwopriyete pa
separe) ki rive apati liberasyon yon ri oswa lot vant/transmisyon pwopriyete piblik.
Eske yo ta dwe amande Konstitisyon an pou mande apwobasyon vote yo pou rasanble sipefisi planche
sa yo?
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