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A RE S O L U T IO N O F T H E V IL L A G E C O UN C IL O F T H E
V IL L A G E O F K E Y B IS C A Y N E , F L O RI D A , S U P P O R T IN G
T H E P R O V IS IO N S O F O RD IN A N C E 20 12 -10 RE L A T IN G
T O T H E V IL L A G E 'S D E N S IT Y C A P ; A N D P R O V ID IN G
F O R A N E F F E C T IV E D A T E .
W H E R E A S , on June 26, 2012, the Village of Key Biscayne ("Village") Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2012-10 amending the site plan review procedures to provide that no site plan shall
be approved which would permit any development which would result in an increase in residential
density in excess of the density previously approved for the subject property by a valid
development order (the "Density Cap"); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2012-10, codified in Section 30-33(3) and 30-73 of the Village
Code of Ordinances, was adopted in response to the Village's recognition of the constraints on the
availability of infrastructure and services to serve new developments, as supported by the
Comprehensive Plan and 2007 Evaluation and Appraisal Report; and
WHEREAS, the constraints on infrastructure and services that existed when the Density
Cap was adopted through Ordinance No. 2012-10 not only continue to exist, but have intensified,
and accordingly, the Density Cap remains in the best interest of the residents of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to support the provisions of Ordinance No. 2012-
10 related to the Village's Density Cap, attached hereto as Exhibit "A;" and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that this Resolution is in the best interest and
welfare of the residents of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
S e c t io n 1. Recitals Adopted. That each of the above stated recitals are hereby
adopted, confirmed and incorporated herein.
Section 2. Supporting the Village's Density Cap. That the Village Council hereby
supports the provisions of Ordinance No. 2012-10 related to the Village's Density Cap.
Section 3. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of June 2023.
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JOE I. RASCO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JOQ%•B~\~ o<AC)
VILLAGE CLERK
S TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENC
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WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN, P.L.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY
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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA, AM ENDING SECTIONS 30-33(3) AND 30-73(G) OF
THE VIL LAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING THE
SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES TO PROHIBIT THE
APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL DENSITY IN EXCESS OF
DENSITY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PURSUANT TO A
VALID DEVELOPMENT ORDER; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVENESS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne (the "Village") has adopted Zoning and Land
Development Regulations in order to promote the health, safety, order, convenience, comfort, and
general welfare of the public, and to promote and preserve the character and ecological quality of
the Village as articulated in the Village's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, during the preparation of the Village's Comprehensive Plan in 1995, Village
residents were surveyed concerning their opinions on major planning issues affecting the Village,
and 84% of residents responding to this survey answered yes when asked the question of whether
"development on Key Biscayne should be completed at the lowest density that would be legally
consistent with protection of reasonable private property rights;" and
WHEREAS, Goal 1 of the Future Land Use Element ("FLUE") of the Comprehensive Plan
provides, in part, that "future residential development should be at the lowest densities consistent
with protection ofreasonable property rights," and Objective 1.1 of the FLUE includes an objective
to "maintain existing development and achieve new development and redevelopment which is
consistent with the community character statement articulated as Goal 1 ;" and
WHEREAS, the Community-Wide Assessment of the 2007 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
of the Village's Comprehensive Plan found that the Village's population is expected to increase as
"many existing, modestly-sized residential structures are being redeveloped into substantially larger
homes containing additional bedrooms," with "potentially dire consequences on the demand for
infrastructure and services;" and
W HEREAS, Policy 1.2.1 of the Recreation and Open Space Element of the Village's
Comprehensive Plan provides that "the Village shall maintain a Level of Service (LOS) standard of
at least 2.5 acres of local public parkland per 1,000 persons (permanent population) based on U.S.
Census population estimates;" and
W HE RE AS, based on the current inventory of Village public parkland (25.1 acres) and the
Village's 2010 United States Census population estimate (12,344 residents), the Village has a Level
of Service deficit of 5.76 acres of public parkland; and
WH ERE AS, Policy 3.5.5 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element provides
that "permitted population density maximums shall be reduced in accordance with the Future Land
Use Map of this plan to better coordinate with the 1991 Metropolitan Dade County Emergency
Operations Plan, which is the local hurricane evacuation plan for Key Biscayne, and the 1991 lower
Southeast Florida Hurricane Evacuation Plan, the regional hurricane evacuation plan;" and
W HERE AS, the Comm unity-Wide Assessment of the 2007 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
of the Comprehensive Plan found that children under the age of 18 years now represent 24.2% of the
total population of the Village, an increase which has resulted in deficiencies in classroom capacity
in school facilities serving Village students; and
W HEREAS, in recognition of the constraints on the availability of infrastructure and
services to serve new Development, as supported by the Comprehensive Plan and 2007 Evaluation
and Appraisal Report, the Village Council recommends amendment of the site plan review
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p ro c e d ur es o f th e V ill a g e C o d e o f Or din an ces, to p ro v id e that n o S ite P lan sh all be app ro v ed w hich
w o u ld p e rmi t an y D e v e lo p m en t w hi ch w o u ld resu lt in an in crease in D ensity in ex cess of the D ensity
p re v io u s ly ap p ro v ed fo r a p ro p e rty b y a v a lid D ev elo p m ent O rder; an d
WHEREAS, the Village Council intends that the proposed limitation on increases in Density
of Development will directly further the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the FLUE of the
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council further finds that the limitation on increases in Density of
Development proposed in this Ordinance will, in accordance with Goal 1 of the FLUE, be consistent
with the protection of reasonable property rights; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council, sitting in its capacity as the Local Planning Agency, has
reviewed this Ordinance and recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is in the best
interest of the residents of the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS1:
Section 1. The preceding "Whereas" clauses are ratified and incorporated as the legislative
intent of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 30-33(3) of the Villa~e Code Amended. That Section 30-33 of the
Code of Key Biscayne, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30-33. - Maximum allowed Density.
Density is used to determine the maximum number of Units allowed on a site based upon the
1 Coding: underlined words are additions to existing text, stmek thtottgh words are deletions from existing text.
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m ax im u m all ow ed D en sity as set fo rt h in th e zon in g d istri ct an d as d eterm in ed b elo w :
(1 ) E asem en t areas lo cated w ith in th e site ar e calc u lated in th e ar ea u sed fo r determ in in g
D en sity ;
(2) D en sity fr o m o n e site sh all n ot be tran sfe rr ed to an o th er site; an d
(3) T h e m ax im u m all o w ed D en sity o n a site sh all no t ex ceed th e li m it as estab li sh ed in th e
zo n in g distri ct R egu latio n s ex cep t as p ro v id ed fo r in th e C o m p reh en siv e P lan , an d in accordan ce
w ith section 30 - 73 (~)(7 ). In such cases, where the maximum Density may be exceeded, the repair
or reconstruction of a Building shall only occur within the same building envelope as was originally
permitted and approved at the time the certificate of occupancy was issued. This exception only
applies to multiple Family Buildings that are consistent with the land use element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
* * *
Section 3. Section 30- 73(~ of the Village Code Amended. That Section 3 0- 73 of the Code
of Key Biscayne, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30- 73. - Site Plan review procedures.
* * *
(g) Review criteria. In order to approve a project, the Village Council must find that it is consistent
with each of the below review criteria. The Council may require conditions that are necessary to
minimize any adverse impacts on Adjacent Properties.
* * *
(7) Density standards. No Site Plan shall be approved which would permit any
Development which would result in an increase in residential Density in excess of the
Density previously approved for the subject property by a valid Development Order.
ffl (ID Other requirements. Requirements and recommendations as provided in the Village
tree and landscape Regulations shall be observed as will the requirements of all applicable
standards and Regulations.
(h) Resolution. The resolution that memorializes the approval of a Site Plan shall be
recorded in the public records of Miami-Dade County at the applicant's expense. A copy of
the proof of recordation shall be submitted to the Building, Zoning, and Planning Department
prior to the issuance of any building permits.
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Sectio n 4. Vested Ri ghts Procedure. That the following procedure for determination of
vested rights from the application of this Ordinance shall apply:
( 1) Nothing shall be construed or applied to abrogate the vested right of a property
owner to complete development of a parcel in accordance with the Village Code in
effect prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, where the property owner demonstrates
vested development rights under Florida law.
(2) Any property owner claiming to have vested rights must file an application with
the Village for a vested rights determination within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the effective date of this Ordinance.
(3) The application for a determination of vested rights shall contain a completed
application form, as prescribed by the Village Manager, including a sworn statement
as to the basis upon which vested rights are asserted, a description of the nature and
scope of the vested rights claimed, and any supporting documentation. The
application shall be accompanied by a processing fee of $500.00.
( 4) The Village Council shall hold a quasi-judicial hearing within one hundred
twenty (120) calendar days of the Village's receipt of a complete application for a
vested rights determination, and based upon the evidence submitted, shall make a
determination as to whether and to what extent the property owner has established
vested development rights under Florida law, and the nature of such vested rights.
Upon completion of the hearing, the Village Council shall enter a written decision
specifying the reasons for its decision to either grant or deny a finding of vested
rights, and the scope and extent of the vested rights determined, if any.
(5) Any property owner which has been granted a vested rights determination under
this section shall not be subject to the specific regulations of this Ordinance, to the
extent provided in the vested rights determination of the Village Council. Once the
application is granted, the applicant shall be authorized to apply for development
orders and permits in accordance with the vested rights determination. If the Village
Council denies the applicant's request for a finding of vested rights, the applicant
shall be subject to all requirements of this Ordinance.
(6) Appeals from decisions by the Village Council under this section shall be by the
filing of a Petition for Certiorari in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
in and for Miami-Dade County in accordance with the Florida Rules of Appellate
Procedure for the review of the quasi-judicial decisions of municipal commissions
or boards.
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Section 5. Effectiveness. The amendments to the Village Code of Ordinances
shall become effective in accordance with Section 8 below.
Section 6. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections,
sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall remain in effect, it being the
legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 7. Conflicts. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts
of resolutions, in conflict herewith, are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 8. Effective Date. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon adoption on second reading.
PASSED on first reading this 26th day of June , 2012.
PASSED AND AD OPTED on second reading t .
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIEN
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.I o h n s o n b a c k s m e d ic a l-m a r iju an a d riv e
:i, The marijuana
legallzot1on proposal
faces tough challenges
in Florida So does
L1berta11an prosldenttal
candidate Gary
Johnson
BY HAIK CAPUTO
mc t.l)JIO~r~1~,H "'a d co rr,
Gary Johnson. whose Llb·
ertarian pecndeenal bid has
already spooked RepublJ
cans, nu.gbt get a few Demo
crauc voters as well thanks
to his support for a sleeper
issue tn Florida medical
DlM IJUa.u.a..
''Johnson u ezpected to
endorse the curre nt effort to
put a consntuuonal
Amendment to Icgahze me
dtcmal man1uaua on the
rlonda ballot ltl 2014,'' £aid
Johnson's 1-'londa pohllcal
advisor, Roger Stone, a one
time GOr operauve who
Lives Ln Mwru Beach
The man1u.:in11. proposal
faces a senes of tough clul
leoges Ill Flonda And so
does Johnson.
A s a thi.r d -p arty can d t-
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
date, the tulle-known for
mer Repubbcan governor of
New Me:uco doesn t have
the IWJ\.C tecognanon or ma-
1or fma.ncul support th.at
Repubhca.n Milt Romney
and r'resrdem Barnclc Oba
m a en1oy
Johnson's campaign says
lhc sys tem IS ngg cd against
other pames He filed a fed
eral lawsuu tlus week lb.at
claimed the Federal Elec
uon Comrmsnon owes the
cam.p;ugn $747,llS.34 ut pub
he carnpasgn-Jrueucmg
money
The FEC dechned 10
comment
l.n August, the FEC re
ported that LI. had awarded
Johnson's can1p;u,gn a total
of $303,751 20 The Dcmo
ctauc and Ke})',.lbbcan par
uea each received
$18,248,300 for their con
ventions The two major
party candidates are cnn
rled to .u much as
$92,241,400, Johnson's sun
says MITTortng Johnson's up-
Johnson has fought or lS lull struggle The People
fightmg Republicans with United for MedtcaJ Maniua-
Future speaker excels
at getting lobby funds
a State Rep Chrn
Dorworth's personal
nnences ere a
shambles, but he has
no trouble raising and
spending pol1tlcal
mone~
SY STEVE seuseurr
-lNJ&llir.mt\fJllit<<1S-.e1'iu,r1u
TAUAHAS SEE - State
Rep Chris Do rw ort h 1s a
study in poJJtlcal
contradicuons
His personal finances
ar e a sha mbles, but lus abil
ity to raise and spend polit
seal money iJl the e.ap1tal ts
ne.ul y t:nma tch ed
He bu an MBA from
Duke Uruverslty, yet JS
racked by busmess f.ulu~
Hehstsanetworthofnega•
11ve $56,290 on lw current
financial d1SClosure form,
m aluog him, on paper,
among the poorest mem•
hers of the Flonda
Legislatul"l'-
Hl5ownhousr.is m fore
closw-e, but he's poised to
become speaku or the
Flonda Howe LR two yean
Dor.....orth use, }us pow
er base m the Capitol and
his skill at ra1S1ng special
Lntere$t money to sust.a.J.n a
nearly $1 nullion personal.
pohttcal fund called Cltl•
z.eos for an Enterpnsmg
Oemoa-acy
Supcr-s1icd campaign
contnbutmns allow Dor•
worth to employ a travel
aide, c:m:apaign &trateg.ist,
fund•uumg con~ultant
and media advuoc.
Ile pays for 11rplanc
tnpsand.c.a.teredmeals, us•
m g unrestricted pol.meal
donations fro m an arr.ty of
mterestslhatcovetlussup
port, from ('.ltrus growers
to healthcare wsurers to
law firms to Intern et C.Ues
The lawmaker from Lake
Mary in Central Florida
s;cys 1l's ceoual to lus ma.s
s1on to support ieUow Re•
publicans, and tba l he tnes
to avoid the appear..nce of
subm11zing his lifestyle
wllh what be calls "my"
money "l'm no\ a man tif
unluwted means, You do
your best to balance them
bo th ," Doiwnrth S3ys
"People wut to know
1hatthemoney they'regiv
mg 1s being used to ad
vance the overall House
Republican cauC\IS"
When Oorwot1h flew to
San franCLSCO last yeu -
to nuse money, be says -
and then to Tuwan for a
goodwlll. DllSSl.00 with oth·
er legislators, the fund pa.id
for 1t (The fund's webs ite
15 wwwc~cce co m. A sec •
ood lawmaker, Rep Jason
Brodeur, R•San(ord, also
raucs money for 1L)
The fund has paid for
pboocs, office supplies and
peuo nallled Oorw orth po,
loshuts ltracicdupS.l,300
m btlll U\ a three-month pe
riod at 101 Restaurant &
Lounge, a Tallahassee wa ·
termg hole where Dor
worth is a presence during
Dorwort.h'~ biggest donors Palm Beach County file~ wben they meant to vote for
t100s Supervisor Susan Gore
1y ofeJecuons,H RNC Com- Bucber·sstaffnottceds1gna- The subsequen1 ques•
murucat10ns D1rector Sean lures that looked ah.kt: and tJoas tha t arose about how
Spicer :;a.id HWben we were mcnmplete forms subrwt- b:allots should be tabulated
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SSHiOO Medical bllr.i~- ! ttcs to the company" Ducherm.etW1thprosecu• tied the buter contest ma
The slate party reac1ed tors on Monday to request S-4 rulmg barnng mounw.-
surularh· an mvesttgallon. lion of the ballot reoou.nt
B 2 500 rnrus giol't~f "We unmed1ately In· Palm Beach Co unty wa.s Strategic Allied Co ns ulL•
1 fonned the Ri:,Pubhcm Na- at the cenleroflhcballot re- ing previously worked for
t10 nal Committee tba1 w e coun t m 20 00 , With George Ro mn ey's campaqp1. but tis
!.ou-ct! CibuM ror arw:l foll'fpmmg Oemoc rac t {www ced cce com) were terrrunaung the con- W Bush and Al Gore both spokeswoma.n., Sarah Pom-
tract Wilh the voter-rcgistra- cont~tmg the reaul1s that pe1, said 1t had not used the
lion vendor we lured at t.bw seemed to give Reform Par- company swce 2011, when 1t
req ues t because there lS no ty nom.m ec Pat Bucbauan au coUected signatures lo get
place for vo1er-registr3t1cn unusually strong showing Romaey onto pnmuy
fraud lI1 Flondat s1a:e Re · Cnhcs - and legions cif at· ballots
publtcan Party Executive lomeys - said the Kbutter- The deadline to rcy;:u:1er
Dll'Cctor ihke Grusom said fly ballot~ deSl&fl led mar.y tn F1ondaforthe Nov 6 elec-
in a Slatement peopletovoteforBuchanm 110n LS Oct 9
StraiegicAlhedConrulung
said the suspect forms came [f ::p':/:::::,~~: 11 VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
'~~=;'~111~;.,-t01• NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
i~~1~:r,',~~ ,~:J>\:.~t~ OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
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0~J.~\'~~:: am we SECTION 30-33(3) AND
:!';."J!0£:~ .. ~~:t:; 30-73(6) OFTHE CODE ~,::.;~:::'d~:::, ;;;~:: OF ORDINANCES AND
:.:;;,~.:f:::t:~~!1~: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
t10nsh.tp with the tndlVuiual
'"1'~~1;0o~p,ny dtd not HOTEL RESORT (HR) DISTRICT
idenufy the individual NOTICE IS tE\EBY GIVE N THAT THE VIiiage Coone~ s111K111 as
rolls show Obama lead- ltie Local Pboolng Agency (LPA), wlll hold a public meeting on
1ng Rornoey 1n Flonda, a October 9, 2012 al 7 00 pm In the V~Jage Cout1e~ Ollmber,
closely dmded state that 560 Crandon Boulevard, Key Blsctyne, Ronda, to consider
hosted the GO P's conven- makmg a recommendaUan to !ht ~llilV' Couricd on the p,oposed
uoc last month. 0rd1r1ances The Village Council shall then con:sdot adoption ol
If Rollllley were lo lose the proposed Ordinances on secoodreadin11, ala publiche.aring.
F1onda md its 29 electoral 11'1\mediately foHoWlflO tlls compleuon of Ille LPA HealioJ ~:~:sp !th;:ob:lt~l;gar~~d AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLA GE OF KEY BISCAYNE.
st3tes of Ohio, V1rg1nia, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 30-33(3) AND 30--73(G)
\V1.SC'Onsl11, Colorado. Iowa, OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING
Nevada and New Hamp- THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES TO PROHIBIT
shire to WlJl. THE APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL DENSITY IN EXCESS OF
DEIISITY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PURSUANT TO A VALID
HALLANDALE BEACH ~:~i~•;;EN~:DE:i::~~i~r';;D~~~~~~H~:~
CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Th~ largest ,ndw1dual dom11s to Rep Cllr1s Do<wcrth s pohti·
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LIBERTARIAN PARTY CANDIDA.TE Gary Johnson speaks
at Macalcster College 1n St Paul. Minn last week
legalchallengestogeton the
ballot 111 Vupn1a, Ptnnsy\•
varua, Iowa, M1ch1gan and
Oklahoma. He also LS swng
to get anio the presid.enllal
debates The first LS sched
uled for next Wednesday,
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SET TO BECOME HOUSE
SPEAKER IN 2014 Chm
Dorworth R-Lnke Mary
legi.sla1J.vesess1ons
Dorworth also reim
bursed lumself nearly
$32,000 tn out-of-pocket
eIJlenses from tru! fund at a
tune when h1s personal net
worth was plummeting
Most expenses were in
2009and 2010wbeo be was
ruruung fox speaker, md he
said he has never personal·
ly benefited from the fund.
"II IS a dutiful and dth
gent CJ:ercae," Dorworth
says. "I am ever nund.ful of'
the watchfuleyt:oftbepeo
ple md the press"
Cnucs say Dorworth 15 a
pnme example of why the
Legislature 1s unpopular
and viewed as a tool of
moneyed mt eres ts.
"Re p Oorworth 1S feed
mg at the trough of a lcgi.s
lat1vely created monster
that allows corptiranons
and special we rests to give
unlumted contnbul1011S,"
sa.id Oeudre Macnab, pres•
1dent of the League of
Women Voter~ of Florida.
"These 'legal' contr1hu•
uons make MaUl Stn.-cc vot·
en' cootnbut1ons, ltmtted
strictly to no more than
S500, look hkc a speck of
sand"
Dorworth.lG,1S:ireales
tate mvestor aod busut.ess
consultant wbo faced ma•
ior flnanc1al tosses on a
couple of big proJ ect s
The father of two IS m
the mulst of a contcnuous
divorce
He used the student bo
dy presidency at the Uru
vers1ty of Florida as a
launctung pad to elecllve
office [n lus thll'd tcnu lll
the House , he ealll y defeat•
ed two ~pubhcan cbal
leogers lJ1 the Aug 14 pri•
mary and f'aces Dtmocrat
Mike Clelland, a lawyer
and former Cu:cfighter, m
November.
UDorworth w m s reelec•
lion, he will become more i
powerful m the state
House He'll be nexl Lil lme
when Rep Will Weather
fo rd of Wesley Cb:lpel be·
comes speaker ln Novem•
~i;andwilloontrolca.nd.J
date recn.uung and fun d
ram.og for House races for
201 4 l
Lik e dozens of legula- I
tors, he is ta.Jung a<tvantage 1
~~f~'~tc=~~ I
a political fun d. known as a I
conuruttee of contln\\OUS
enstence or CCE, that's es.
empt Crom tbe $500 contn•
bunon luru t that applies to
candidates
Oorworth's pohllcal
fund b.\S few restnct1ons
on how money can be 1 spent as long as 11 advances
the comm1ttce's broadly
worded ob1ectwe "to pro
mote effecuve leadership
to maintun a slroog and
enterpnsmg democracy"
"How and where I
choose lo spend ray money
LS not somethmg I neces
sanly want aared,'" he says
By contrast, Sen Jack
u:tvala. R-Cle:trw:1ler, who
cootrnls a fond hke nor
wortb's, allowed hn ac•
countant, Nancy Watklru,
to show a reporter receipts
for hu expeoses Wat.hns
saiJ she uJ.51Sts that every·
thing be documented,
downloaSI SO receipt fora
M.1ami par king IOl
"Every dollar th.al goes in
and ou t of th.LS comm.Jttee
goes through here,'" Wat•
lnD!, sa,d, s1Hmg m her
Tumpaoffict
In August alone, Dor
worth's fund received 1
$88,000 in contnbutlons,
mcludmg S20,000 each
from Geo[!Dg, lhe New
York firm seelung to ex
pand casino gambl.J.ng m
Plortda, aod FOCUS, a
comnuttcc tepresentmg
ophth.almologuts, a group
perenwally mvolved 10 lcg
u.lal.1Ve battles wuh optom
etruls mvolvmg scope-of
practicc usues
DoJWorch says con.sul•
tan.t s help cnsu.r e that con•
tr,buuoru 10 the fund keep
nowmg
''The spectflc ask' 1s
prob.ab1ydo11ebyme."Dor
worthsays "But the follow
up, I doa't h,we hme for all
Iha.I stuff.~
Steve Dousquer COil be
rea("hed af bousquet@
rmnpabay com.
na committee, called
PUFMM, a largely hberal
group It has ra1Sed S-40,628
and spent $33,470 :unce 2009
to ge t J11edical man1uan:1 on
the Flonda ballot It needs
676.811 vahd voter s1goa•
tures but has colk-cted JUSI
100,000 so Car, said
PUFMM's Flonda Cha1~
woman Kun Russell
lfthe rr.easure makes 1he
ballot. 11 would th.en face the
daunta.ogrequuemcot that 1t
pass wt lh 60 percent of the
vote
Russell said she hoped
{~~C:r::1th~!el~
mani uaoa campalgn.
"Hopefully 1l'U make a big
d.JITerence," she said "He's
awesome"
Johnson doesn't have
much support Ul Flonda He
pull ed 1ust 1 percent m The
M1aou Heraldifampa Bay
News ' latest poU.
But, as Ralph Nader
proved m 2000, a percent
mea.nsalotmallght Flonda
election. Nader received J.6
percent of the vote, and ma
oy liberals blamed George
Bush's 537-vote victory m
Florid.a on Nader
The Libcrlanan c::iod1•
date 1n 2008, Bob Batt, won
0 21 percent of the Flonda
vote
Stone, Johnson's advuor,
bellC\·es he'IJ do better tbai:i
B,rr
He pomts out 1h.at Jolm-
son ts appealwg to the nght
for his stances on tu.es :ln d
regulauon. An d ltbera.!s !tu
tuspc.muononmedicaltnar-
11uana, which JS decruwn.a.1-
i.zed m 17 states and the DJS·
tnct of Columbta Seven
rnore states could decide
rhJS ye ar whether to foUow
,wt
Meanwne, the Oba.mo ad
mlnmrauon bas begun to
more aggressively use fed•
era! authority to keep pol
tUegal
lb get the Johnson mes
sage out, allies have passed
out packs of}ohnson~mbla
zoncd ''I.we Free~ rolling pa •
pers that ue prmled by .i
group calling itself ~be
Thomas Jefferson Coahtinn,
which features an 3pparen t
ly apocryphal quote from
the founding father Folks
pass them out at Johnson
rallies W.:e a gay-nghts dis
cus s10 n m Orlando.
"Pardons to all first l1me
non-v1oleo.tdru.guffenden,"
1he packs say on one side
hHaven't Amencan fam.1.hes
suffered eno ugh ?''
CAMPAIGN 2012
Irregularities spur GOP
to fire voter sign-up firm
• REGISHIAflON, FROH 18
Water is safe
to use again
Mi111To11-W<l'1olSS.IMfRtpo1\
A boll-water advuory for
Hall8lldale Beach restdenu;
east of the lntra.coaslal Wa
terw.1.y v,.is Wled Thursday,
accordm g to cny spokes
man Peter Dobcns
The ;t.lert was usued
Wednesday aOer a water
own break at 1980 S Ocean
Or left 8,000 customers
without water for su bou.rs
An eight•mch water line
broke a.1 a subcontractor
placed a fiber-opuc !Ulc w
the nght of way "l'he break
sent water aaoss two of the
three northbound lanes of
South O<;ean Duve
The aJcxt was hfted at 4
pro. Thunday aft er waler
samples came back clear
The city's CodeRtd re•
verse9llsystem-wbichdl·
aJs every telephone land lme
wi thm a designated area lo
deliver a recorded message
- letrestdents Ill the area
know Lhe alen was W'ted
AN DROl'IAIICE Of IBE VILLAGE m:- KEY BISCAYNE, FLOI\IOA,
AMENDING SECTION 30-103 •Ham RESO RT OISfBICT;"
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTION J0-103{,Al
RElATINli TO TIIE PURPOSE A1fJ USES; PROVIDING FOR
AMENDNEHT S TO SECTlON ~103(11) RELA TING IO lliE
OEVn.OfflElfT REGULATIONS, PROW)U(G FOR AMENDMENTS TO
SEC110N 30-184 wAMOUNT OF REOllRfD OFF-STREET PARKING"
RELA TING TO TIIE REQUIRED OFF•SIRHT PARIO NG FOR HOT ELS
AHO MOTllS , PftOYIOING fOR SfVEAABI.ITY, PROVIOIN6 roo
COHf\JCfS; AND PROVIOING FOfl AN EFFECTIVE DATf.
The proposed Ordinances may be 11.spe ctad by !he public
at the Village Clelk's Ofhce, 118 WB1t Mclnt)'f'!I Street,
Su!IJ 220, Key SlKayrlt, F1 331,49 lmenist,d pa,1ID.1 are
,nvlted lo atlttld lhe public hearlflg ot provide writ1flfl commooU
to the Vllla i,e Counc H
All pe1$0/IS wflo aro disablod and who l!ecd special
a.cwlTVTlodlltloru to p.-ticlpate In 011!1 prnoeedlng should
conuict the VINag, Cleft's Office (306-365-5506 } not later !nan
lour (4j business diiys poor to such proceeding (Amnfeans with
DlsaDtliU83AciOl 1900)
H a person decides lo aweal any deeislon made by the 1/i!laga
Cooocil,wfltlrespecttoanyrnatt«c:ons!dertdata~e,&igor
heat,)g,.ltlalperson w"nee6 11eicord olh proc eedlngsand,
for 5UCh purpo se, may neod to n1Sld 1\1 1 a viwwtJm record of
theprocatd1ng,llmadr,suchRICOfdlnclude11flatest11nonyand
evidence upon wNd'I the appeal Is to be based (FS. 21160105)
Conctuta Nvare1, MMC
VIHaO(ICl!rk
PUBLISHED DAILY
MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared:
TEDDY GONZALEZ II
Who on oath says that he/she is
CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS
of The Miami Herald, a daily newspaper published at
Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement was published in said
newspaper in the issues of:
September 28, 2012
Affiant further says that the said The Miami Herald
is a newspaper published at Miami, in the said
Miami-Dade County, Florida and that the said
newspaper has heretofore been continuously published
in said Miami-Dade County, Florida each day and has
been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami, in said Miami-Dade County, Florida,
for a period of one year next preceding the first
publication of the attached copy of advertisement;
and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor
promised any person, firm or corporation any discount,
rebate, comm ission or refund for the purpose of
securing this advertisement for publication in the said
newspapers(s).
My Comm ission
Expires: __ August 1, 2014 _
Silvia Sendra