21 RESOLUTION NO. ___ _
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3 A Resolution of the City of South Miami, Florida, placing a non-binding
4 ballot question on the Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Presidential Election
5 ballot, to determine whether the voters support the use of the value of the
6 existing Library and/or City HalllPolice Station property to fund the
7 building of a new Library and/or City Hall and Police Station and possibly
8 other improvements in the City.
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10 WHEREAS, several developers/firms have made offers to acquire some
11 properties owned by the City including the South Miami City/Hall/Police Station, and
12 library properties; and
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14 WHEREAS, some have offered to rebuild South Miami City HalllPolice Station,
15 library, and if necessary, to relocate the Sylva Martin building to be repurposed for use by
16 the public; and
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18 WHEREAS, City Hall is 61 years old and in need of repair; and
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20 WHEREAS, the 2nd floor of the main building is not ADA accessible, making it
21 nonconforming under current Federal standards for such structures and therefore
22 inappropriate for public use; and
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24 WHEREAS, redesign and reconstruction of the South Miami City Hall complex
25 was first proposed in the 1994 Hometown Plan Area 2 ("Hometown Too" plan), and has
26 been considered by the City and its residents ever since; and
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28 WHEREAS, due to the current economic strengthening, and the multi-million
29 dollar repairs and retrofitting needed for the City Hall complex, this is an opportune time
30 to investigate a redevelopment of the City Hall campus including, the City Hall, the Police
31 Station, and the Library; and
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33 WHEREAS, a proposed transaction might will provide additional resources to
34 fund the connection of residents in low-lying areas of the City to municipal sewer, at a
35 savings of tens of millions of dollars to the taxpayers; and
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37 WHEREAS, some feel that the Commission would benefit from knowing whether
38 the residents agree that the City should build a new City Hall campus including, the City
39 Hall, Police Station, and the Library, using the value of the existing property as a tool for
40 funding the construction so taxpayers do not have to pay tens of millions of dollars for this
41 purpose.
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43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
44 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
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46 Section 1. A non-binding straw ballot question shall be placed on the Tuesday,
47 November 8, 2016, Presidential Election ballot for the purpose of submitting to the
48 qualified electors the question as set forth below.
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Section 2~
election laws.
Notice of such election shall be published in accordance with the
Section 3. The result of such election shall be detennined by a majority of the
qualified electors of the City of South Miami voting upon the proposal at the Tuesday,
November 8, 2016, Presidential Election. All qualified electors of the City of South
Miami shall be entitled to vote at said election. The question shall appear on the ballot in
substantially the following fonn:
Title: Non-binding ballot question concemmg financing of a new City Hall
campus and other improvements.
BALLOT QUESTION:
Should the City use the value of the existing library and/or City Hall and
Police Station property to fully fund, at no cost to the taxpayers, the
construction of an environmentally sound and more efficient City Hall
campus including, City Hall, the Police Station, and the Library, and other
possible improvements to the City, such as sewer connections for
residences in low-lying neighborhoods currently on septic tanks.
YES
NO
Section 4. The fonn of the ballot shall be in accordance with the requirements
of general election laws.
Section 5. Early voting shall be conducted m accordance with the
requirements of general election laws.
Section 6. Vote-by-mail ballot may be used by qualified electors of the City of
South Miami for voting on this question. The fonn of such absentee ballot shall be in
accordance with the requirements prescribe4 by general election laws.
Section 7. A sample ballot showing the marmer in which the question or
proposal aforesaid will appear at this election shall be published and provided m
accordance with the applicable provisions of general election laws.
Section 8. This election on the proposal aforesaid shall be held and conducted
in accordance with applicable provisions of the general laws relating to elections and the
provisions of the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter. The City Manager or the
manager's designee, the Finance Director, and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and
directed to take all appropriate actions necessary to carry into effect and accomplish the
provisions of this resolution.
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Section 9. Severability: If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this
resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconsti~utional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the' holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
resolution.
Section 10. Effective Date: This resolution shall become effective immediately
upon adoption by vote of the City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ t_h day of _____ , 2016.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY,
AND EXECUTION THEREOF:
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Liebman: