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File Ref. #001 I CITY OF MIAMI BEACH City Manager's Office Interoffice Memorandum 6 0 l - 0<:, T I 0 I !<ten-" ~'''-f_, To: Patricia Walker Finance Director Date: October 1 0, 1997 From: Jose Garcia-Pedrosa City Manager Subject: Flood Insurance Dis ount for Miami Beach Property Owners It has become clear to me that, despite our earlier press release and one or two media notes following that release, our property owners have not been adequately informed about the flood insurance discount to which they are entitled beginning October 1, 1997. Those discounts will affect 33,022 current policy holders and save them approximately $840,000 annually. All this is a result of the fact that our City Community Rating System was upgraded from a Class 9 to a Class 8 as a result of an application made by the Building Department. Accordingly, I am attaching a copy of the Press Release and would appreciate your reproducing it and including it, effective immediately, with all water bills going out. In the case of condo associations, please add a request that copies be made available to individual property owners. Thank you. c: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Sergio Rodriguez, Deputy City Manager Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli, Assistant City Manager Joe Pinon, Assistant City Manager Harry Mavrogenes, Assistant City Manager Richard Bender, Executive Assistant to the City Manager Ronnie Singer, Special Assistant to the City Manager Robert Parcher, City Clerk \rrub\data60\memos\walker.IO o \D -t -oJ -< <::) ('""') (1 ..... I rn ,." ?J ..- ~ -0 (j) :J: o _ -n .. ""!'1 _ n (.0) f"r1 ;0 rn (") rn - <: rn o J ') m __0" CITY OF MIAMI~ BEACH PIi(SS RelEASE For Immediate Release Date: September 30, 1997 Contact: Nannette Rodriguez Phone: 305-673-7575 http://ci.miami-beach.fl.us MIAMI BEACH PROPERTY OWNERS ENTITLED TO FLOOD INSURANCE DISCOUNTS -- As a Result of City's CRS Rating -- Miami Beach h The City of Miami Beach's rating in the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been upgraded from a Class 9 to a Class 8 and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a result, City of Miami Beach Property owners are entitled to a 10 percent discount on flood insurance policies issued or renewed on or after October 1, 1997. This translates into approximately $840,000 annual discount for 33,022 current flood insurance policy holders within the City of Miami Beach. The upgraded rating will remain valid for a period of five years until the next verification visit by FEMA. The savings on flood insurance premiums for the residents of Miami Beach would total far over $4,200,000 for this rating period, considering the addition of new flood insurance policies for all new developments that have not been completed. On October 31, 1995, the administration instructed the Building Department in initiate the application process for participation in the Community Rating System. Subsequently, the Building Department staff planned, organized and implemented all activities that were required to achieve a Class 8 rating in the CRS program. The Building Department also initiated an ongoing public awareness campaign as part of the requirements for participation in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on flood zones, contact the City of Miami Beach Building Department at 673-7000, ext 6708,6770 or 6801. In addition, the Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami Beach branch, 2100 Collins A venue, provides flood protection information and maintains copies of Miami Beach Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Ii ,'I /.' ~ ~ ~ 'to.t>1- 11'1 ;1 Call 673-7575NOICE to request material in accessible format, sign language interpreter (5 days in advance), or information on access for persons with disabilities. i'l ',y, 'J: /" ~ ,'" ,~ - ~ ~ , \: r-~ ~'.,_I . 'J'" ,~... i'~ r I ~ ~ v ~'.' '-~:...;. Jt":. "./1 td\', L~\.~ . ~. VUl iV( Ult: i'<vv. ,. lUY t:it:lUVil. A 1990 census claimed that out of 39,330 registered voters in MiaIrii Beach, 13,688 are of Hispanic origin - about 35 percent. Non-Hispanic voters. mean- while, amounted to 23,523 - about 65 percent. Yet Hispanics amount to more than half of the beach's total population. The group will listen to this issue as well as other concerns Hispanic Miami Beach residents may have at a public symposium held at the First Floor lVlljt:i Of<.l..oi<.lVSil.YI Ul<.lHH1<.lH lH lilt: committee, said one important issue is how Hispanics feel about their status - not just in the community, but in gov- ernment. "Everyone should get out and vote - especially the Hispanic community," said Brazlavsky. "The Hispanic commu- nity feels there is no representation in the commission. Hopefully in this [upcoming] election, with so many Spanish candidates, we will get a ,"illlu/)t:i Jt"O"V i'VUill:>Ut:..o lIVi) "l::d1::' ago. The committee sat with each of the candidates - both Hispanic and non- Hispanic - for 15 minutes and asked them questions dealing with both city and Hispanic issues. Lillian Lopez. vice-chairwoman of the group, said the recommendations they made to the city truly helped in the final decision for both positions. "All the candidates were qualified, but we all agreed with Garcia-Pedrosa NEWS IN BRIEF ( "\ , '-., Miami Beach property owners entitled to flood insurance discounts Property owners in Miami Beach who received or renewed new flood insur- ance policies after Oct. 1, 1997 are enti- tled to a 10 percent discount on their policies. This news comes after the City of Miami Beach announced its rating in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program had been upgraded from Class 9 to a Class 8 and approved by Federal Emergency Management Agency. As a result, City of Miami Beach property owners are entitled to the 10 percent discount. This translates into approximately $840/000 annual discount for 33,022 cur- . rent flood" insurance policy holderS' within the City of Miami Beach. The upgraded rating will remain valid for a period of five years until the next verification visit by FEMA. The savings on flood insurance premiums for the residents of Miami Beach would total far over $4.2 million for this rating period. considering the addition of new flood insurance policies for all new developments that have not been com- pleted. On Oct. 31, 1995. the administration instructed the Building Department to initiate the application process for par- ticipation in the Community Rating System. Subsequently, the Building Department staff planned, organized and implemented all activities that were .. required to achieve a Class 8 rating in the CRS program. The Building Department also initiated an ongoing public awareness campaign as part of the requirements for participation in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program. "",- national support organization for con- dominium board members, managers and industry professionals, planned for Oct. 23 through Oct. 25. Condominium and homeowner asso- ciation board members and profession- als will converge at Registry Resort & Spa. in Weston. for three days of educa- tional seminars and a golf tournament. There will be sessions for condomini- um board members and managers, attorneys, accountants, builders and developers. Classes include: Insuring Community Associations witl, Difficult Exposure; Communications For and Witll tile Accountant; Managing Conflict; Making Meetings Matter; and Replacement Reserves, Evall/ation and Funding. CAI also will offer several manage- ment courses on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 for community association managers studying to achieve the designation of professional community association manager. Full registration is $500 for CAI members, $200 for CAI homeowner category members, $650 for nonmem- bers. For more information. call (954) 782-9236. Cokeroft named WinterNational parade director The City of North Miami has retained Orange Bowl Parade producer Gene Cokeroft as parade director for the 22nd Annual WinterNational Thanksgiving Day Par.olde. "Gene Cokeroft will bring our parade to a more professional, exciting level," said Jean Fountain, City of North Miami director of parks and recreation. Cokcroft was a full time employee of the Orange Bowl Committee from 1978 to 19971 and continues as an indepen- dent consultant/producer of the Orange major concert halls and theaters allover the U.S., including Carnegie Hall He is a certified music judge for S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.' (Barbershop Harmony "SOCifity) 'events. The 22nd Annual WinterNational FREE ~ SUI Dyna1 ~~ n 51 ....