City of Miami special municipal election, Tuesday, March 13, 1984

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Charter Amendment #1
Police
Headquarters and Crime Prevention Facilities
Storm Sewer Improvements
Park and
Recreation
Facilities
Orange Bowl
Stadium
Modernization
Southeast
Overtown/
Park West Redevelopment
On March 13,1984 electors in the City of Miami will be asked to authorize the City Commission to proceed with five bond issues as described herein. Each of these bond issues is targeted for a different municipal improvement project and will be voted on separately
The projects are:
—Police Headquarters and Crime Prevention Facilities; —Storm Sewer Improvements;
—Park and Recreation Facilities;
—Orange Bowl Stadium Modernization; and —Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment.
The decision to place these issues plus one Charter Amendment on the election ballot was made at a City Commission meeting in January in order to utilize the Florida Presidential Preference Primary Election, thereby saving the cost of a Special City election. All City of Miami registered voters may vote in this election.
Charter Amendments
City of Miami voters will be asked to cast their ballot on the following “Charter Amendment” during the March 13th Special Municipal election.
Charter Amendment #1
Charter Amendment Number 1 amends the Charter of the City of Miami by making “nonsubstantive changes” in the document to correct “grammatical, syntactical and linguistic errors, eliminating obsolete or redundant provisions and restructuring and renumbering charter sections and parts thereof.”
Miami Police Headquarters and Crime Prevention Facilities Bonds
PURPOSE: The Police Headquarters and Crime Prevention Facility Bond Issue is designed to help the City of Miami Police Department meet the challenges of today’s law enforcement requirements and tomorrow’s expectations in an area where crime and population have increased dramatically in recent years. This bond program is expected to provide for future needs of the Police Department.
AMOUNT: $20 million HIGHLIGHTS:
-Upgrading of the police radio system in order to eliminate radio blind spots and improve officer and citizen safety
-Computer enhancement and refinement of mobile digital computer terminals which provide direct and rapid police inquiry
-An outdoor firearms range to ensure that officers maintain proficiency with their weapons in a safe environment.
-A combination property unit and auto pound facility to house confiscated motor vehicles and other impounded items.
-Full service police substations in Liberty City and Little Havana to bring the police services closer to the communities they serve.
-Facility expansion and remodeling for Police Headquarters building to provide for more efficient and expedient police services.
COST TO HOMEOWNER:
Police Headquarters and Crime Prevention
Estimated Millage.................................0600
Estimated Average Weekly Cost
to Single Family Home.............................16<£
Introduction
Sample Ballots
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 PROVIDING FOR NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN THE CITY CHARTER
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF $20,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR MIAMI POLICE HEADQUARTERS/
CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES
Shall the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, be amended by correcting grammatical, syntactical, and linguistic errors; eliminating obsolete or redundant provisions; and restructuring and renumbering Charter sections and parts thereof for clarity?
YES	241	
NO	242	
Shall the City of Miami, Florida, issue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $20,000,000 under Ordinance #9787 to pay the cost of POLICE HEADQUARTERS and CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES, at one time or from time to time and to mature in annual installments 2 to 20 years, inclusive, after the date of issuance of the respective bonds, with interest at lawful statutory rates, payable from unlimited ad	_________________________
valorem taxes?	FOR BONDS	285	
	AGAINST BONDS	286