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21November2014
NelsonBellido,Esq.,Chairman
MIAMIDADECOMMISSIONONETHICSANDPUBLICTRUST
viaemail
FollowUp:InformationFiledreLobbyistLawViolationsinCityofMiamiBeach
DearMr.Bellido:
Greetings!
AttachedyouwillfindaselfexplanatorycopyofanunacknowledgedInformationfiled
on15OctoberwithCommissiononEthics(COE)directorJoeCentorino,Esq.regardingcauseto
believethatfivelobbyistsviolatedthelobbyistordinanceoftheCityofMiamiBeach.
I understand that the COE has jurisdiction over lobbyist issues, and, upon information
foundorprovided,theCOEmay,withoutacomplaintbeingfiledbyanymemberofthepublic
or public official, proceed with an investigation if the information includes reason to suspect
thatlobbyistshaveviolatedrelevantcodes.
Please advise in writing whether the COE has taken or will take any action on the
Informationfiled,and,ifso,thenatureofthataction.
IfIreceivenoresponsebydeadlineon1December,Ishallassumethatsilenceconfirms
thatithasnotandwillnotactontheInformation(Quitacetconsentirevidetur).
Verytrulyyours,
DavidArthurWalters
Cc:
JoeCentorino,Esq.Director
MiamiDadeCommissiononEthicsandPublicTrust
RaulAguila,Esq.,CityAttorney
CityofMiamiBeach
RafaelGranado,Esq.,Clerk
CityofMiamiBeach
15October2014
JoeCentorino,Director
MIAMIDADECOUNTYCOMMISSIONONETHICSANDPUBLICTRUST
19WestFlagler,Suite820
Miami,Florida33130
INFORMATION:ProbableLobbyistLawViolationsinCityofMiamiBeach
Mr.Centorino:
PleasefindattachedinformationregardingprobablelobbyistlawviolationsoftheCityofMiami
BeachsLobbyistCodebythefollowingpersons:
20120501
BillEagerfor
forTRGAlaskaIIILLC
FailuretoidentifyChiefPersonand5%orMoreOwnershipInterest(s)
20120501
CharlesSieger
forTRGAlaskaIIILLC
FailuretoidentifyChiefPersonand5%orMoreOwnershipInterest(s)
20140408
MichaelJ.Marrero
forSeaSprayDevelopmentLLC
FailuretoregisteraslobbyistyetpermittedtolobbybeforetheHistoricPreservationBoard
20140708
MichaelJ.Marrero
forSeaSprayDevelopmentLLC
FailuretoidentifyChiefPersonand5%orMoreOwnershipInterest(s)
(Exampleprovidedofhiscomplianceelsewhere)
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20110517
JoshuaM.Benaim
for321OceanHoldingLLC
FailuretoidentifyChiefPersonand5%orMoreOwnershipInterest(s)
20120709
JamesW.Carse
for321OceanHoldingLLC
FailuretoidentifyChiefPersonand5%orMoreOwnershipInterest(s)
TheCityofMiamiBeachhasevidentlybeenremissindiligentlyenforcingitslobbyistordinance
in crucial provisions, at least in respect to these lobbyists and their principals. It may also be
negligent in providing for effective penalties and adequate remedies so that the goal of
compliancewillmorelikelybeobtainedinthefuture.
ThiscommunicationcomprisesanInformation,andnotaComplaint,thereforeyouareleftto
act on your own initiative according to your conscience while the lobbying industry and the
publicwatches.
Respectfullysubmitted,
DavidArthurWalters
Cc
NelsonBellido,Chairman
MIAMIDADECOMMISSIONONETHICSANDPUBLICTRUST
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30September2014
RafaelGranado
CityClerk
CITYOFMIAMIBEACH
Subject:LobbyistRegistrationandOurGoal
DearMr.Granado:
Thank you for allowing an ordinary person to participate in your government. It is for that
reasonthatIhaveagreatdealofrespectforyourofficeunderyoursupervisionaswellasthat
of your predecessor, the good Mr. Parcher, whom was known for his dogged independence
despitethecitysbranchlessormonolithicconstitution.
2014-09-29 Email: Rafael Granado to David Arthur Walters. Mr. Walters. Thank you for
bringing this matter to our attention. Our goal is to have the form(s) completed accurately
by the applicant, lobbyist and/or principal, As soon as that is done, they will be scanned
and posted. Rafael Granado
ItiswithindependenceinmindthatImustsaywithallduerespectthatIdonotknowwhom
ourmeanswhenyoustatethatourgoalistohavethefatallydefectivelobbyistregistration
formscompletedbysomeoneatsomeunspecifieddate.Isuspectthatourexcludesmostof
thecommunity.IhadaskedwhenyouwillreferthemattertotheEthicsCommission,asour
lobbyingordinanceprovidesyouwiththediscretiontodothat.
Icertainlyamlookingforwardtobeingalertedonthearrivaloftheinformationastowhoowns
10%ofmoreofthisAlaskanmemberoftheRelatedGroupcontrolledbybillionaireJorgeM.
Perez,thedeveloperbehindthehugeSouthPointedevelopmentsgobblingupthelastacresof
scarceopenspaceforthebenefitofwealthyinternationalclientele.
I hope that I and anyone else interested do not have to search the records everyday of the
workweektodiscoverthatinformationsomeday.
IfIwereclerk,Iwouldsetafivedaycompliancedeadline.Complianceisminimalornilwithout
punishment. The natural persons involved here know better. They know why the community
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wantstoknowwhoisbehindrealestatedevelopersfaades,andyettheyhavescoffedatthe
lawexpressedclearlyonthelobbyistregistrationformitself.Theyknewbetter,andnowisthe
timeforthecitytoshowthatittakesthepeopleswillexpressedinlawsseriouslyenoughto
enforcethem.
Weareplaguedbynoncomplianceinthiscity.Thefaultliesnotonlywithcityofficialsbutwith
the ethics commission and the county board of commissioners, not to mention the state
attorneyandattorneygeneralandgovernor.Ipraythatyoumayincludeeveryonewithinyour
our,andactindependentlyofthewillofJimmyMorales,PhilipLevine,JorgeM.Perez,and
theClintons.
Sincerely,
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10:58 AM
<RafaelGranado@miamibeachfl.gov>
Thankyou.Iwillaskmystafftoreviewandfollowup
Regards,
MIAMIBEACH
Rafael E. Granado, Esq., CityClerk.
From: David Arthur Walters [mailto:miamimirror@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:27 AM
To:Granado, Rafael
Cc:Centorino, Joseph (COE); Aguila, Raul
Subject: TRG ALASKA Defective Lobbyist Registration
Granado, Rafael <RafaelGranado@miamibeachfl.gov>
To: David Arthur Walters <miamimirror@gmail.com>
Cc: "Centorino, Joseph (COE)" <CENTORI@miamidade.gov>, "Aguila, Raul"
<RaulAguila@miamibeachfl.gov>
Thankyou.Iwillaskmystafftoreview.
Regards,
MIAMIBEACH
Rafael E. Granado, Esq., CityClerk
Lobbyist Registration Form giving TRG ALASKA III as principal in the 801
South Pointe (MAREA) project but without identifying those with a greater than 5%
ownership interest and who is in charge of the company as required by law.
If there is no correction on file for this fatally defective registration, please follow the
provision set forth in our lobbying ordinance and forward it to the Miami Dade
County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust for disposition.
This will make a half-dozen I have referred to you. There are probably many more,
and from lobbyists who know better.
Thank you for your usual excellent service.
David Arthur Walters
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:26 AM, David Arthur Walters
<miamimirror@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Mr. Granado:
Attached please find Bill Eager's 2012-05-01 Lobbyist Registration Form giving TRG
ALASKA III as principal in the 801 South Pointe (MAREA) project but without
identifying those with a greater than 5% ownership interest and who is in charge of
the company as required by law.
I have already remarked, in previous submissions of defective registrations, on the
importance of providing the information.
If there is no correction on file for this fatally defective registration, please follow the
provision set forth in our lobbying ordinance and forward it to the Miami Dade
County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust for disposition.
Thank you for your usual excellent service.
David Arthur Walters
MIAMI
City of Miami Beach Office of the City Clerk
1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach FL 33139
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FORM
Lobbyist means all persons employed or retained whether paid or not by a principal who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or
modification of any ordinance resolution action or decision of any commissioner any action decision recommendation of the City
Manager or any city board or committee or any action decision or recommendation of any city personnel during the time period of the
entire decision making process on such action decision or recommendation that foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by the city
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change of zoning map designation or change to the City s Future Land Use Map
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forth in Section 2 481 above who only appears as a representative of a not for profit corporation or entity without special
compensation or reimbursement for the appearance whether direct or indirect to express support of or opposition to any
item shall register with the clerk as required by this section but shall not be required to pay any registration fees
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ON FEBRUARY 28 OF EACH YEAR EACH LOBBYIST SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CITY CLERK A SIGNED STATEMENT UNDER
OATH LISTING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES AS WELL AS COMPENSATION RECEIVED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR
THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR A STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED EVEN IF THERE HAVE BEEN NO EXPENDITURES OR
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City of Miami Beach Office of the City Clerk
1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach FL 33139
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FORM
Lobbyist means all persons employed or retained whether paid or not by a principal who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or
modification of any ordinance resolution action or decision of any commissioner any action decision recommendation of the City
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FILE:321OCEANENRIQUENORTEN
August19,2014
To:DavidArthurWalters
Cc:"Aguila,Raul""Prieto,Silvia""Hatfield,Liliam"
Thankyou.WewillreviewandcontactLobbyisttoupdate.
Regards,
MIAMIBEACH
RafaelE.Granado,Esq.,CityClerk
CITYCLERK'SOFFICE
1700ConventionCenterDrive,
MiamiBeach,FL33139
19August2014
RafaelGranado,Clerk
CITYOFMIAMIBEACH
Subject:2011JoshuaBenaimDefectiveLobbyistRegistration
Mr.Granado:
AttachedpleasefindPDFoflobbyistregistrationformnamingJoshuaBenaimaslobbyist.
Bysomestrangecoincidence,hisprincipalhappenstobethesameasMr.Carse's,namely,the
Delawareentity321OceanHoldingLLC.AlthoughithasanaddressonBrickell,itapparentlyhas
nolegalstandinginFloridasinceitisnotlistedonourSecretaryofState'swebsiteasoftoday.
Would you please ask this lobbyist to amend his application to name the persons with
controllingandownershipinterests?Irealizethesameentityisprincipalforbothlobbyists,but
I wish to compare their separate answers with the information I have for consistency before
publication.
Thankyou!
DavidArthurWalters
August15,2014
To:DavidArthurWalters
Cc:"Aguila,Raul""Prieto,Silvia""Hatfield,Liliam"
GoodmorningMr.Walters,
Thankyouforbringingthismattertoourattention.
Wewillrequestthelobbyisttoamendhisapplicationtoanswerallquestions.
Regards,
MIAMIBEACH
RafaelE.Granado,Esq.,CityClerk
15August2014
RafaelGranado
CLERK
CityofMiamiBeach
Subject:PRRre9July2012JamesW.CarseLobbyistRegistration
DearMr.Granado:
GoodDay,Sir.
Attached please find the sworn Lobbyist Registration Form executed by lobbyist James W.
Carse,an architect employed by Enrique Nortens New York firm, TenArquitectos, and by an
officeroftheprincipal,321OceanHoldingLLC,aDelawareentitythenunregisteredinFlorida,
beingthemanagingmemberoftheownerofthepropertyat321OceanDrive,knownbythe
projectnameof321OceanEnriqueNorten.Theidentitiesofbothpersonswereverifiedbythe
notarybytheirNewYorkdriverslicenses.
Asyouknow,theMiamiBeachCodeofOrdinances,Sec.2482(c),Registration,mandatesthat,
If the lobbyist represents a corporation, partnership or trust, the chief officer, partner or
beneficiary shall also be identified. Without limiting the foregoing, the lobbyist shall also
identifyallpersonsholding,directlyorindirectly,afivepercentormoreownershipinterestin
suchcorporation,partnership,ortrust.
For all intents of purposes of this clause, a limited liability company is considered as a
corporationorpartnershipsinceitisasortofhybridofthetwotypesofbusinessentity,and
DelawarelistsLLCsasatypeofcorporation.
TheLobbyistRegistrationFormitselfdoesnotidentifythechiefofficer,partnerorbeneficiary
andallpersonsholding,directlyorindirectly,afivepercentormoreownershipinterestinsuch
corporation,partnership,ortrust,eventhoughtheformitselfclearlydemandstheinformation,
andtheoathunderpenaltiesofperjuryassertsfamiliarityofthesignatorieswiththelobbying
code:IdosolemnlyswearthatalloftheforegoingfactsaretrueandcorrectandthatIhave
readoramfamiliarwiththeprovisionscontainedinSection2482oftheMiamiBeachCityCode
and611reportingrequirements.
It appears to me that an incomplete form absent that information of great public interest is
tantamounttoafailuretoregistereventhoughitwasacceptedandinitialedbyacityclerk.
WhereforethisismyChapter119requestforanyswornLobbyistRegistrationFormthathasall
theinformation,trueatthattime,asrequiredbytheordinanceandtheformitself.
Intheeventthatyouhavenosuchform,andifIamnotmistakenastothelaw,Iwillappreciate
youradviceaswhatactionyouwilltaketoobtainaproperlyfilledoutformposthaste,orto
refer the matter to the Miami Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust as per Sec. 2485
Listofexpenditures;feedisclosure;reportingrequirements,(e)Thecityclerkshallnotifythe
MiamiDade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust of the failure of a lobbyist (or
principal)tofileeitherofthereportsreferenced above[registrationandexpenditure]and/or
paytheassessedfinesafternotification.
Although I am not required to disclose my identity or intent for making this request, please
knowthatmyinterestissimplythepublicityoftheinformation.Ihadadvocatedthepublication
ofthatkindofinformation,notknowingthatlegislationalreadymandatedit.
BestRegards,
DavidArthurWalters
IAMIBEACH
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City of Miami Beach Office of the City Clerk
1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach FL 33139
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION FORM
Lobbyist means all persons employed or retained whether paid or not by a principal who seeks to encourage the passage defeat or
modification of any ordinance resolution action or decision of any commissioner any action decision recommendation of the City
Manager or any city board or committee or any action decision or recommendation of any city personnel during the time period of the
entire decision making process on such action decision or recommendation that foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by the city
commission or a city board or committee The term specifically includes the principal as well as any employee engaged in lobbying
activities The term Lobbyists has specific exclusions Please refer to Ordinance 2004 3435
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Pursuant to Miami Beach City Code 2 490 Entitled Prohibited Campaign Contributions By Lobbyists On Real Estate
Dev opment Issues
Yes
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Are you lobbying on a pending application for a Development Agreement with the City or application for
change of zoning map designation or change to the City
s Future Land Use Map
Pursuant to Miami Beach City Code 2484 h Any person except those exempt from the definition of lobbyist as set forth in
Section 2
481 above who only appears as a representative of a not for profit corporation or entity without special
comp
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item shall register with the clerk as required by this section but shall not be required to pay any registration fees
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SIGNATURE UNDER OATH
ON FEBRUARY 28th OF EACH YEAR EACH LOBBYIST SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CITY CLERK A SIGNED STATEMENT UNDER
OATH LISTING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES AS WELL AS COMPENSATION RECEIVED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR
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modification of any ordinance resolution action or decision of any commissioner any action decision recommendation of the City
Manager or any city board or committee or any action decision or recommendation of any city personnel during the time period of the
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Are you lobbying on a pending application for a Development Agreement with the City or application for
change of zoning map designation or change to the City s Future Land Use Map
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compensation or reimbursement for the appearance whether direct or indirect to express support of or opposition to any
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ON FEBRUARY 28 OF EACH YEAR EACH LOBBYIST SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CITY CLERK A SIGNED STATEMENT UNDER
OATH LISTING LOBBYING EXPENDITURES AS WELL AS COMPENSATION RECEIVED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR
THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR A STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED EVEN IF THERE HAVE BEEN NO EXPENDITURES OR
COMPENSATION DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
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City of Miami Beach 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach Florida 33139 www miamibeochfl gov
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City
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LOBBYIST NAME
I understand that no later than February 28 of each year I must file the following form
pursuant to Section 2 485 of the Miami Beach City Code with the City Clerk s Office for
all active lobbying issues
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Failure to file these forms on a timely basis will result in my name being transmitted to
the Miami Dade County Commission on Ethics and for code violation evaluation
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