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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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City of Miami Beach
Telephone 305-673.7010
Facsimile 305-673.7782
G.O. BOND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Normandy Shores Neighborhood
March 28, 2000 at 6:30 p.m.
Golf Clubhouse
AGENDA
I. WELCOME
II. INTRODUCTIONS
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Ill. WATER, SEWER, DR<\I;'I;AGE
PRESENTATION
IV. NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS CAPE
IMPROVEMENTS PRESENTATION
V. WORKSHOP
V.I. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
VII. ADJOURi"\TMENT
NEXT MEETING: May 2000 (TBA)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD FLOODING
My community has flooding and is not illustrated as a priority drainage area. Why aren't our stormwater
issues being addressed in this program?
A In 1997, the City and its Consulting Engineer, CH2MHILL, completed a Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan.
One of the components of the plan was to identify and rank areas in the City where stormwater issues were critical.
Criteria for ranking included components of both flood level of service (reducing flooding) and water quality level
of service (improving the quality of the water being discharged into Biscayne Bay),
Four major criteria were used to rank each of the 172 stormwater basins including pollutant loading, flooding
potential, citizens' complaints, and city staff rank. In addition, other issues including potential for property damage
and critical evacuation corridors were also considered. After reviewing each of these criteria and assigning a ranking
factor, each of the 172 stormwater basins was ranked to identify locations requiring storm water improvement The
top 37 drainage basins (areas) were identified as the priority areas where the City could accomplish the most flooding
and pollution reduction. The 37 "priority drainage basins" are shaded tan on the infrastructure improvement figure.
The City recognizes that drainage is an issue in virtually every community. If a community has not been identified
as being a "priority drainage basin" it does not mean that drainage is not of concern. Additionally, some drainage
improvements will occur in non-priority areas during future phases of work.
Q. My street has storm sewers and we still have puddles when it rains. Why?
A. The City of Miami Beach is faced with very difficult stormwater issues including the following:
The elevation of the island is less than 7 feet above average sea level, while high tide can be as high as 3 feet
(marginal storms can produce tide elevations in excess of 4 feet above average sea level).
Groundwater is located within 2 to 3 feet below ground surface.
The City experiences very intense rainfall (Storms with rainfall in excess of 2 to 3 inches per hour occur weekly
during the summer).
The City is virtually impervious -- most of the rainfall puddles rather than soaking into the ground.
The island is nearly flat with little grade or changes in elevation to assist with the movement of storm water runoff.
New laws require "treatment" or on-site disposal rather than discharging stormwater directly into Biscayne Bay.
Because of these factors, puddles and some standing water must be looked upon as a nuisance rather than ?flooding?
or serious drainage problems.
The City of Miami Beach adapted Flooding Level of Service (LOS) criteria developed by the Florida Department
of Transportation and Miami-Dade County. Based on these criteria, three classifications of roadways are considered
including Principal Arterial (Level A), Minor Arterial (Level B), and Residential (Level C). The Flood LOS criteria
mandates that roads remain passable under design conditions. Using the Flooding LOS criteria adopted by the City,
each road within Miami Beach was classified as a user Level A, B, or C. Flooding LOS is considered to be met if
the roadway remains passable (less than 8-inches of water above the crown of the road) for a 5-year storm on a Level
A road, a IO-year storm for a Level B road, and a IOO-year storm for a Level C road. Design storm designation refers
to the anticipated return frequency of a storm of a specific magnitude (Le., larger storms return or occur less
frequently). Future design improvements to the City's storm drainage system consider the roadway classification
and the meeting the Flooding LOS criteria. The primary goal of the drainage system improvements is to keep the
roadways passable as defined by the Flooding LOS criteria.
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Despite meeting the Flooding LOS, it would be considered unacceptable to have stormwater above the
crown-of-road for an extended period oftime. The newly designed storm sewers will meet the Flooding LOS and
facilitate the ultimate removal of the stormwater from the roadways. Unfortunately, it may take many hours to
completely remove the stormwater because of high groundwater or tide elevations.
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Some standing water, puddles, and saturated swales must therefor be considered part of living on the island and
nuisances that can not be overcome. Given the serious drainage challenges and a finite amount of money, some
drainage issues will always exist even after drainage improvements have been constructed,
Q. What can we expect after drainage improvements are made in the priority areas?
A. In the priority areas, the stormwater collection and disposal system is being completely reconstructed. New
collection systems including catch basins and pipes will be replaced or supplemented. In addition, the existing
disposal systems currently consist of pipes leading to the bay. These systems will be totally redesigned to incorporate
drainage wells, exfiltration trenches, and swales to provide on-site disposal and to reduce the pollutants being
discharged into the bay. It should be realized that even after the improvements are completed, the new system will
operate under the Flood LOS Criteria previously explained. The new system will provide for vehicular passage under
design storm condition and will not insure that standing water never exists. The goal of the new systems will be to
prevent stormwater from endangering lives and personal property and to keep the roads passable for the design
conditions.
Q. In areas not identified as priority stormwater areas will any drainage improvements be implemented?
A. Yes, Two scenarios exist for communities that are not considered priority drainage basins and include providing
localized drainage relief or installing a totally new drainage system. If a specific neighborhood has only minor
infrastructure improvements (water & sewer) and if the roadways will receive minimal streetscape improvement,
only limited drainage improvements will be considered. In such areas, drainage improvements will address localized
flooding issues. Examples of this type of improvement may consist of adding or moving catch basins or adding a
drainage well to address flooding at a single intersection.
In areas that are not stormwater priority areas, there is still a possibility that an entirely new drainage system will be
installed. If infrastructure improvement activities are extensive and lor if roads will be reconstructed, an entirely new
drainage system may be installed. This type of improvement may not be identified until the middle of a project and
will be motivated by issues other than drainage.
Q. If I observe standing water that makes roads impassable, what should I do?
A. Call the Public Works Department of the City of Miami Beach. The City will send a crew to investigate the reasons
behind the problem. Resolving the flooding may consist of cleaning a catch basin or eliminating debris from an
outfall pipe. To prevent maintenance issues like this from creating flooding problems, take the initiative to keep the
catch basins & grates clcan in front of your house; never blow lawn trimmings or leaves into the storm drains, and
don't regrade swales along road right-of-way. If you have "shedding trees" in your community and you observe
clogged catch basin inlets call the Public Works Department to perform the necessary maintenance.
Q. We have just recently re-Iandscaped the swale area of our home. Will stormwater construction projects effect
our beautification project?
A. Potentially. The swales in front of your home may be part of the road right-of-way and legally belong to the City.
Ideally, stormwater accumulates in the swale areas and percolates or soaks into the ground. Using these systems,
stormwater is ?disposed? on site and does not impact the quality of the water in Biscayne Bay. Many homeowners
have encroached onto the swales and have mounded the areas to keep them dry and to permit parking even during
rainstorms. Additionally, some residents have extensively planted these areas which prevent stormwater from
collecting or soaking into the soil. In either scenario, if the swales are not functioning to assist the drainage system,
the City may regrade the right-of-way to restore the storm water storage and disposal functions. This may result in
the removal of existing plantings, walls, or parking areas.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
estimate of probable cost
( 400 feet - city block)
( 70 feet right-of-way)
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
SIDEWALK: (5 feet x 2 sides)
CURB/GUTTER/VALLEY
STREET LIGHTING: (new - 4 each side)
HANDICAP RAMPS: ( 4 )
MILLING & STREET RESURFACING:
PAVEMENT MARKING:
TREES / LANDSCAPING: ( 4 trees each side)
ENGINEERING / SURVEYING / PLANNING:
TOTAL:
15 % CONTINGENCY:
GRAND TOTAL (approx:)
Note:
infrastructure improvement or other utilities costs
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$ 24,000.
$ 13,600.
$ 48,000.
$ 4,000.
$ 12,000.
$ 3,000.
$ 10,000.
$ 10.000.
$ 124,600.
18,690.
$ 143,290.
Overhead to Underground Conversion Procedures
. Request is usually generated from Homeowner's Association (HA). The HA makes a written
request to the City indicating the specific location for the desired underground.
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. The City then forwards the request to the utilities (FPLlBellSouth/CA TV) with a site plan or any
maps associated with the area specified.
. FPL will submit a non-binding ballpark estimate, a non-refundable deposit amount necessary to
secure the binding cost estimate, and a copy of the FPL tariff 6.300-6.330 to the City.
(Approximately 4-6 weeks) This estimate will not include streetlights (FPL can provide standard
or decorative streetlights) nor will it include landscape restoration (this will be the residents' and the
City's responsibility).
. At this point, the City needs to determine if there are any future projects that are scheduled for this
area that might cause a conflict. (Ex. Drainage projects, water and sewer projects, etc.)
. Once the City has received a response from all the utilities, they will submit them to the HA in a
package and copy each of the utilities.
. If the HA decides to proceed with the undergrounding, then they will contact the City. The City will
then schedule a pre-design meeting and invite all the parties involved. In this meeting, it is
important to review the FPL tariff and stress the HA responsibility to obtain and record easements
from the residents affected.
. Once FPL, BeIISouth and Cable TV have received the non-refundable deposit, the design will
commence (Approx. 3-6 months).
. In the design stage if any of the utilities have questions, they should be directed through the City's
project manager. (This is the time to discuss the location of the facilities.)
. Binding cost estimates by the utility companies will be submitted in writing to the City.
. The City will then prepare the total estimate based on the utility companies' estimates and any
additional works required by the HA, and will provide this to the HA as a total cost not to be
exceeded in the assessment of the properties. These costs are calculated based on the assumption
that each utility is working independently; therefore, each utility needs to present a cost including
trenching. Joint trenching should only be pursued once the HA has agreed to go forth with the
undergrounding. The credit will be determined later on.
. The HA will need to determine how they plan to assess the residents and take any measures
necessary to receive the approval from their residents. d--
. The HA will need to submit in writing to the City the acceptance to proceed and the commitment
to pay by the property owners, through a signed petition or County administered vote.
. When a majority vote or petition is presented to the City, with a commitment by the HA to
implement the undergrounding of existing services by the property owners, the City will pass a
Resolution to approve the project and establish the special assessment and identifY the funds to
commence the undergrounding project.
. The work will then be scheduled and construction will begin. COMMUNICATION will playa
major role in ensuring that everyone's needs are met.
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G.O. Bond Neighborhood Meeting Report
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Normandv Shores
Meeting: Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Location: Normandy Shores Golf Course Clubhouse
Presenter: Joyce Meyers
Number of Attendees: See Attached Lists
Break-out Group: Normandv Shores Homeowners (sinl!:le familv)
Priority 1: Underground wires - FPL; telephone & cable.
Landscaping - develop a comprehensive landscape and decorative lighting plan
for the entire island, including the 3 entrances and the swale of the golf course
parking lot
Sidewalks - Extend all sidewalks to the street comers, handicapped access, add
new sidewalk along west side N. Shore near the park, add new sidewalks on
Sarazen, Mitchell, and Vardon Streets
Lighting - increase lighting throughout the island - use white lights, not sodium
Other:
Widen .entrance gate at Fairway
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Traffic calming - reduce speeding on long stretches of streets (speed humps or
stop signs preferred) also study ways to reduce accidents at curve in front of
clubhouse
Repair or replace sod in swales
Street ends - Add lights and fence along canal at Jones, Hagan and Ray Streets;
Remove tree and add light on Jones at Golf Course
Improve water pressure - in specified locations
Park - additional enhancements to clubhouse; resurface tennis courts; add squash
court; sand in tot lot
Security - add cameras; repairs to guard house
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Priority 1: Parking - add angled parking where appropriate, push back sidewalks on park
side
Priority 2: Lighting - increase lighting for security - low cobras on South Shore Drive and
add lights on bridge (same as other bridge)
Priority 3: Street end enhancements - (Ray Street & no-name street) lighting, paving,
landscaping, and parking
Other: Landscaping in paved areas - help with parking on North Shore
Paint bridge, especially water pipe
Sidewalk repairs
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City mov,es forward
Rebuilding water and
sewer systems
Abov,e. b,elow ground
Bonds buy
improvements
Miami B~a(h Commissioners
want you to picture what (ould
happen If YOU turned on your
faucet and no water came out. Or
your toilet couldn't flush.
That's what they saw when the
clty's Year 2000 Comprehensive
Plan, updated In 1994, revealed
water and waslewatersyslems dan-
gerously aged, inadequate and
fragile.
The Commission took action
and in 1995
passed a.l59 mil-
lion bond issue to
begin the first
phases of the
work. The second
bond issue, to be
50ld sometime
within the next
few months, will
pay for ongoing
work on the
water and waste.
water systems to
be phased In
gradually in order
to minimize
disruptions to
service.
"The master
plan identified
about S10S million
of critically needed
improvements, so
we always knew lhere would be
addillonal bond Issues," explains
Finance DlreClor Trlsh Walker.
"We Just didn't want to borrow more
money than we needed at the time,
bul we're ready 10 launch inlo lhe
nelll phase,"
Work is nearing completion or
all funds are committed for projects
identified in the first bond Issue,
which addressed the most crucial
problems in the water and waste-
water systems, Improvements to
the drinking water system include
replacing under-sized pipes to
accommodate adequate water pres-
sure for fire flow, the amount of
Deteriorated pump station con-
trol equipment is being replaced by
above ground state-of-the an elec-
trical controls. This change will
ensure that drinking water is avail-
able in almost any situation. Failing
fifty-year old welded-steel waler
tanks are also being replaced with
pre-cast concrete tanks.
Repairs to the city's waste-
water system include upgrading
pipes, pumps and telemetry at
pump stations_
An important and
cost-saving meas.
ure is a program
to reduce inflow
and infiltration of
rainwater through
cracks or open
seams into the
city's wastewater
system. That
"wasteful waste"
amounted to
about eight mil-
lion gallons of
water per day and
had been costing
the city an addi-
tional n million
annually for
wastewater treat.
ment. The work
completed 10
dale already
shows an annual savings of
$2 million to the city, because
the amount of Inflow/infiltration
has already been reduced by 3_5
million gallons a day.
repaid on a pro rata basis from lhe
fees charged to ulillty customers. The /f.i
second bond issue for continUed,' j~;
work on critical water and sewer....;. ..:.....
ects is expected 10 come before city ',' , :
commissioners early In 2000,' CSee .
related stories Inside.) ';J~4:'
Citizens will have the opportunity
at public meetings in their neighbor. ':,
hoods to discuss alternatives for :~1;-"
slreetSCapes and other improvements. 3~';
The city will then coordinate the :;,~
above and below ground work Into ,~It::~
one project, including streetscape.:~.,"" .
water, sanitary sewer and stonnwacer-;!,.'~
improvements. The process will;, ,I
assure that major above ground' ,
improvements can be put In place as;.
soon as work is completed on under-
ground utilities. It will also' preWIW
duplication of effort and cause leSs
disruption on the clty's streets. .. "
In the November 2, 1999 election,
voters gave resounding approval to
three general obligation bond
issues totaling S92 million. Those
funds are to be used for above ground
projects that Include:
. renovations to fire stations and
new fire trucks and rescue equipment
. Improved recreation faciUties,
equipment, access and hghtlng at our
parks and beaches
. neighborhood improvements such as
streetscapes, traffic calming, lighting,
sidewalks and traffic control devi<::es
These general obligation
bonds are repaid from ad valorem
millage dediCated specifically to pay
for the new principal and interest on
the bonds_ Bonds to pay for under-
ground improvements to the water,
wastewater and stormwater systems
are revenUll! bonds, and they are
Mayor Nelsen Kasdin
Commissioner Nancy Liebman
After 80 years we
Commissioners had no choice,
For the health and safety of our
residents we were compelled to fix
problems that were never
addressed. Due to our climate and
the age of those underground
pipes, the systems could have
failed_ We are raking action before
that can happen.
Committing to the program was
a big undertaking. bwt we knew It
was our responsibility [0 act proac-
tive/y for the good of our residents
and business owners rather than
retroactively in a crisis, So in /995
we issued 159 million in bonds and
launched a comprehensive program
of improving and strengthening our
water and sewer systems.
water needed at fire hydrants to
extinguish a fire. Water pipes
throughout the city will be rehablli-
tatedto remove mineral build-up and
prevent bacterial contamination.
The Drinking Water System
The Sanitary Sewer System
Chances are, you don't use 40-
year-old pots and pans to cook with.
And you wouldn't want your neigh-
borhood fire department using 40-
year-old trucks and hoses. aut did
you know that the water you drlnk
and the water that stands f('ady to
put out fires in your home or business
is traveling through pipes thaI are <It
least fourdetades old?
Improving the system by
replacing those old pipes and ehm-
inating the threats they pose to our
drinking water supply and our
safety is well under way. Since
1995 the til)' has aggressively
made improvements to insure
that homes, hotels and other busi-
nesses never go without water or
have their water use reSlricted.
The problems exist because the
city's water System deteriorated over
the years. Results of the antiquated
water system range from reduced
water pressure which threatens fire-
flow to discoloration and possible
bacterial contamination of water. The
aging, unlined cast iron pipes have
developed heavy coatings of mineral
deposits that contribute to deteriora.
tion of the pipe walls, leaVing them
vulnerable to rupture at any time.
"Miami Beach Is
a barrier Island sur-
rounded by saltw.
ter, so h can't sink
Its own wells,"
explains Assistant
City Manager
Matthew Schwartz.
"We need to buy
our fresh drinking
water from the
Miami-Oade County
Waler &. Sewer
Department, or
WASO."
Water travels Tbe city's rusted steel water tanks are being
from the mainland to replaced by low.maintenance pre-stressed
Miami Beach through c~ncrete tanks. T~s .and other measures
four huge city-owned will assure your drlnkmg water supply.
mains, pipes that cross the MacAnhur, maintenance costs and can be built
Venetian, Julia Tuttle, and 79th Street for slightly more than the cost of
Causeways. Miami Beach also owns repainting and repairing the rust.
and maintains the system of pipes the ing 40-year-old tanks that were in
water travels through to reach homes service. All of these improvements
and businesses. will assure that CUffent and future
Older pipe tends to become needs are met.
"tuberculated," or lined with mineral
deposits on the interior wall, caus-
ing corrosion and loss of water
pressure. The oldest sections of
pipe, which are six-inches in diame-
ter, are being replaced with eight-
and 12-inch pipes which meet mod.
ern engineering standards, thereby
relieving the city's water pressure
problems and assuring adequate
fireflow, the water pressure needed
to douse a major fire.
Remedie$ for the problems
These pipes, plus the water stor.
age tanks and pumping stations that
contain motors and emergency gen-
erators were in danger of failing.
Continuing Improvements include
modernization of water booster
pump stations, and replacement of
obsolete storage tanks.
Wherever possible, Instead of
digging up and replacing pipe, min.
eral build.ups inside will be routed
out and pipes will be relined with
cement. New water mains will be
installed in places where pipes are
too corroded to be cleaned and
relined. An estimated 15 miles of
galvanized iron mains will be
replaced with newer materials such
as ductile iron and PVC pipes.
Pump stations present different
challenges. Many of them are
located below the ground, making
them vulnerable to flooding. All
have out-of-date electronic circuit.
ry. To remedy these problems, new
electrical systems and emergency
generators are being installed in
aboveground buildings to assure
operation under any circumstance
and in all weather conditions. A new
water booster station is also pro.
posed for Terminal Island. It will
improve pressures and fireflow
capabilities in the central and south
sections of the city during normal
operating conditions ;and will func-
tion as a back-up in case other sta-
tions become non-operational.
The city's four 50-year-old
water tanks had deteriorated and
were on the brink of failure. Two of
the old welded steel tanks have
already been replaced by tanks
made of pre,slfessed concrete.
TheSE! new tanks require low~r
You probably don't think about
the water you flush down the toilets
and drains in your house each day.
After all, that's the idea behind
indoor plumbing. Wastewater that
leaves your house or business flows
down the drain into larger under.
known as "inflow/infiltration" or
"1/1," had been causing losses to
the city of some 53 million dollars
a year. {Please see Stoppii1g
wasteful waste, back page.} The
major overhaul of the city's waste-
water system to reduce the worst
1/1 problems is
well on Its way,
providing the
most immediate
dollar savings to
the city.
T h ,
trouble Is that the
citywide network
of 170 miles of
sanitary sewer
pipes is decaying
due to Its age. In
fact, more than
half the pipes are
40 years old or
older, and some
are more than 70
years old. Cenain
areas of the city are still using mains
laid during the Fisher-Collins era.
Those old pipes, many of which lie
below sea level, have corroded and
deteriorated.
Equipment out-of.date
The electronic equipment In the
pump stations Is also out-of-date, as
some of it has been in place since
the 1940s. Since most homes didn't
have TV in the decades when the
sewer system was first installed, it's
easy to imagine how outdated all
the electronic equipment is in the
pump stations.
The threat of
flooding presents fur-
ther problems.
Electrical and elec.
tronic equipment
housed underground
means pump stations
can shonout, causing
serious and extensive
disruption of service.
Such a silnitarysewer
system failure could
mean a backup of raw
sewage in the streets.
Cracks in sewer mains
could also allow
sewage to escape.
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Leaks like this in our sanitary sewer system
cost the city $3 million a year in unnecessary
sewage treatment charges.
ground pipes. From there it travels
through several pumping staUons,
preventing raw sewage from back-
ing up. Eventually that wastewater
travels to the Miami.Dade County
treatment plant on Virginia Key.
In Miami Beach, however, our
wastewater or sanitary sewer sys-
tem is facing critical problems
that won't easily go away. Without
the aggressive citywide work pro.
gram that's taking place, the
wastewater could become a
health nuisance and an offensive
aboveground presence.
In the wake of a 1994 study that
exposed the deteriorated state of
the city's wastewater system, updat-
ing obsolete pump stations and
pipes is underway. Still more needs
to be done. The second phase
includes the building ofa new mas.
ter booster station in the South
Pointe area required to improve the
function of the entire system.
Inflow/Infiltration
More of thE! critical repair need.
ed for the wastewater system
involves reducing the amount of
rain and groundwater that seeps in
through broken pipes or open
seams and cracks. This problem,
Th
...f outdated and underground
electrical control systems al Ihe
pump stations are flooded, the
city's pumps could be out of
order for an extended time," says
Armando Perez, Vice President of
Camp Dresser & McKee, the firm
in charge of program manAge-
ment for the infrastructure
improvement program.
Additionally, the communica-
tions system that runs the pump sta-
lions ;s almost inoperable. The old
system was, by the nature of the 3(}"
year-old equipment, at the end of its
useful life.
The City of Miami Beach tooka crit.
ical look at the entire system. New
pumps and electronics will be added,
but maybe most importantly, the elec.
trical equipment will be brought
aboveground and housed in structure,' ""1'
so it won't be underwater in case 0 a ..
mCljor storm surge. Now, the pumps
will be able to move the wastewater to :
take care of any situation. They will be .
state.of.the an to function well into the'
future and the flows can be adjusted to
fit an area's wastewater demands. ~
Those upgrades are coming
none too soon. Miami Beach often
faces unique threats from ourtrop~<
cal weather patterns. Pumps dam;'
aged by a hurricane storm su~
could stop working duringemergtn;
cies. Last year's devastating hu,,*
calles served as a reminder that
Miami Beach was lucky to have
escaped a storm surge once agal
But the city needs to be preparedl
St,
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busim
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of stc
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to fon
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city 0
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utility
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area,
bills. [
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he Storm water System
Street flooding after a heavy
in makes some residential and
~iness areil5 nearly impassable
a result, we're generally aw.ue
gf storm sewers only when they
n't operate as they should. Yet
hen the sun comes out and the
aofrainwater subsides we tend
taforget about the problem.
Before 1996, even though the
~jty operated the stormwater sys-
tem, it came under the umbrella
utility managed by Miami-Dade
County. Improvements to the sys-
tem were on a pay as you go basis
funded by stormwater fees, which
are a component of monthly utility
bills. [See related story Where does
yallrmoney go? below.]
Then it became apparent that
major improvements were neees-
- sary which would require passage
ofa bond issue 10 pay for them. In
order to be able to sell those
bonds, Miami Beach needed to
establish its own independent
stormwater utility. The (ity peti.
tioned Miami.Dade County to be
removed from the county's system,
which was a(complished In 1996.
late in 1997 authority was granted
for Miami Beach to create its own
. stormwaterutility.
Since that time a
Comprehensive Master Plan has
been prepared to address the man.
agement of stormwater. The plan
identified 37 miljor areas, or
dr,linage basins. within the (ity
where flooding is excessive and pol-
lutants are being carried into
Biscayne Bay. In addition, the plan
idenlifil.'d improvements to the
maintenilnce of the existing system,
calculated costs associated with sys-
tem modifi(ations and prioritized
the proposed improvements.
After the study was completed
the cost of ne(essary improve.
ments was ascertained to be over
$40 million, exceeding the funding
raised from the pay as you go
model. In order to implement
these improvements, a dedicated
storm water bond will be issued
later this year that will be repaid by
the storrnwater ulility user fee.
As with other improvements to
the drinking water and wastewater
systems, a purpose of bolstering
the storm water system is to main-
tain the quality of life in Miami
Beach. Yel like the rest of Miami.
Dade County, Miami Beach Is
also under a mandate imposed
by the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System
(enforced by the U.S.
Environmental protectiqn
Agency) 10 improve Ihe quall'ty
of waler being discharged inlo
surrounding waterways.
Miami Beach really has no
(hoi(e but to make these improve.
Flooding like this will be greatly reduced by long-needed stormwaler improvements.
",*-;.iif-'
ments. However, other benefits will
be more immediately apparent to
citizens. In addition to decreasing
the concentration of pollutants
entering Biscayne Bay by providing
on.site disposal, flooding in our
streets wilt be greatly reduced.
Reduced flooding also improves
public safety. Emergency vehicles
will be better able to get through
and evacuation routes will be pass.
able and not under water.
Despite the proposed improve.
ments, some standing water will
always exist. The goal Is to make
flooding a mere annoyance
Where does your money go?
When you send off a check
ea(h month for the utility bill that
comes to your single family home,
you generally think of it as paying
the water bill. Actually, you are
paying for four separate services.
They are:
Water
Miami Beach is a barrier Island
and has no freshwater wells of its
own. As a result, the city must
purchase its water from Miami.
Dade County. The water that
flows out of our taps travels
through big mains across the four
causeways from the mainland.
The average homeowner in Miami
Bea(h uses about 11,000 gallons
of drinking water per month.
Miami Beach buys its water at
the rate the county charges its
wholesale customers, and the city
has no say in this price. Because
the cost of water must be indud-
ed in our rate, the largest portion
of city utility fees goes to Miami.
Dade County for the purchase of
drinking water.
YOUR WATER FEE
J;O.27Ik~'~'t.~&'
"Miami Beach charges ils utility
(Ustomers $2.16 for each thousand
gallons of water you use," says
Miami Beach finance Director
Patricia Walker. "Of this amount, we
pay the. county a total of 91
cents 'or 42 percent of Ihe cost.
Seventy-seven cents is the cost of
the water department operations
and 14 cents is for the environmen-
tal fee the county charges to man-
age the quality of our water.
"Ninety-eight cents of the
amount is used to operate and
maintain the water utility system
within Miami Beach and 27 cents
15 used to pay the debt service,
whi(h is the principal and interest
on the bonds for the improve.
ments to the system."
Sewer, or wastewater
As with drinking water, most of
the fee (harged for wastewater -
52% - goes to Mlaml.Dade
County for (realment and dis-
posal. The city pays the county 'to
treat its wastewater after pumping
it under Government Cut to the
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sewage treatment plant on
Virginia Key.
Says Walker, "The city charges
its utility customers $3.65 for
ea(h thousand gallons of waste.
water treatment and disposal. Of
this amount, a total of $ 1.92 goes
to Miami.Dade County. The charge
for wastewater treatment and dis-
posal is $1.66, and 26 cents is the
environmental fee the county
charges to manage the treatment
of our wastewater.
.One dollar and sixteen cents of
this amount is used to operate and
maintain the sewer utility, and 57
cents is used to pay for the princi-
pal and interest on the bonds for
the cost of improvements to the
system," she says.
Storm Water
This flat fee has been a separate
(harge on utility bills since 1993
and has not changed since then.
The monthly fee current IV charged
is $2.50 per residence, or a multi.
pie of $2.50 for businesses. The
system carries away rainwater
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through a series of
catch basins and
pipes. Miami
Beach recently
formed its own
stormwater utili.
ty so It could
control the use
of its funds and
use them to
secure long
term financing
for system
imprOVements.
After approxi-
mately $40
million of
bonds are
sold to
imp r 0 v e
drainage
and allevi-
ate flood-
ing, the fee
will ri~e in inuements over the
next few years to about $4.90.
Waste, or garbage
The charge for single family res.
idential garbage pickup is agreed
by contract between the city and
the garbage hauler.
Plans for the future
City utillty fees were raised late
In 1998 by 1 I percent to build a
reserve needed to sell additional
bonds. That money will go to (On.
tinue the update of the water and
wastewater systems in Miami
Beach. The bonds should be issued
some time in early 2000, and the
cost of those improvements Is
~'1.':J:..~
.~
rather than a physical or finan-
cial threat. Because Miami Bea(h is a
barrier island surrounded by water,
short of raising its elevation or
installing a berm around its perimeter
-neither of which are realisticsolu-
tions - some shalt duration flooding
will (Ontinue to be a nuisance.
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expected to raise the average
monthly residential bill by $3.00 to
$4.00 over the next few years.
However, the.re are no plans to
Increase rates before October
2000.
Walker says, "The City of Miami
Beach has worked to keep the oper-
ating and maintenance costs of
both these utility systems as low as
possible. As a result, the charges
for these utilities are less than we
estimated when the improvemeflts
were planned." '
The Drinking Water System
The Sanitary Sewer System
installed in places where pipes are
too corroded to be c1eanl!d and
relined. An estimated 15 miles of
galvanized iron mains will be
replaced with newer materials such
as ductile iron and pve pipes.
Pump stations present different
challenges. Many of them are
located below the ground, making
them vulnerable to flooding. All
have out-or-date electronic <::ircuit-
ry. To remedy these problems, new
electrical systems and emergency
generators are being installed in
aboveground buildings to assure
operation under any circumstance
and in all weather conditions. Anew
W(ller booster station is also pro-
posed for Terminal Island. It will
improve pressures and fireflow
<:<Ipabilities in the central and south
sections of the city during normal
operating conditions and will func-
tion as a back-up in case other sta-
tions become non-operational.
The city's four 50.year-old
water tanks had deteriorated and
were on the brink of failure. Two of
the old welded steel tanks have
already been replaced by tanks
made of pre-stressed concrete.
These new tanks require lo~er
You probably don't think about
the water you flush down the toilets
and drains in your house each day,
After all, that's the idea behind
indoor plumbing. Wastewater that
leaves your house or business flows
down the drain into larger under.
known as "inflow/infiltration" or
"1/1," had been causing losses to
the city of some B million dollars
a year. (Please see Stopping
wQsteful WQste, back page.) The
major overhaul of the city's waste-
water system to reduce the worst
1/1 problems is
well on its way,
providing the
most immediate
dollar savings to
the city.
T h .
trouble is that the
citywide network
of 170 miles of
sanitary sewer
pipes is deuying
'due to its age, In
fact, more than
half the pipes are
40 years old or
older, and some
are more than 70
years old. Certain
areas of the city are still using mains
laid during the Fisher-Collins era.
Those old pipes, many of which lie
below sea level, have corroded and
deteriorated.
Equipmenl oUI-of-dale
The electronic equipment In the
pump stations is also out-of.date, as
some of It has been In place since
the 1940s. Since moslhomes didn't
have TV in the decades when the
sewer system was first installed, it's
easy to imagine how outdated all
the electronic equipment is in the
pump stations.
The threat of
flooding presents fur.
ther problems,
Electrical and elec-
tronic equipment
housed underground
means pump stations
can short out, causing
serious and elltensive
disruption of service,
Such a sanitary sewer
system failure could
mean a backup of raw
sewage In the streets.
Cracks in sewer mains
could also allow
sewage to escape.
Chances are, you don't use 40-
year.old pots and pans to cook with.
And you wouldn't want your neigh-
borhood fire department using 40-
year.old trucks and hoses. BUI did
you know that the water you drink
and the water that stands ready to
put out fires in your home or business
is traveling through pipes that are at
least four decades old?
Improving the system by
replacing those old pipes and elim-
inatlngthe threats they pose 10 our
drinking water supply and our
safety is well under way. Since
1995 the city has aggressively
made improvements to Insure
that homes, hotels and other busi.
nesses never go without water or
have their water use restricted_
The problems ellist because the
cltys water system deteriorated over
the years. Results of the antiquated
water system range from reduced
water pressure which threatens flre-
flow to discoloration and possible
bacterial contamination of water. The
aging, unlined cast iron pipes have
developed heavy coalings of minerai
deposits that contribute 10 deteriora.
tion of the pipe walls, leaving them
vulnerable to rupture at any time.
"'Miami Beach is
a barrier Island sur'
rounded by saltwa.
ter, so it can't sink
Its own wells,"
explains Assistant
City Manager
Matthew SchwartL
'"We need to buy
our fresh drinking
water from the
MiamHlade County
Water &. Sewer
Department, or
WASD."
Water travels
from the mainland to
Miaml Beach through
four huge city-owned will assure your drinking water supply.
mains, pipes that cross the MacArthur, maintenance costs and can be built
Venetian, Julia Tunle, and 79th Street for slightly more than the cost of
Causeways. Miami Beach also owns repainting and repairing the rust-
and maintains the system of pipes the Ing 4o-year.old tanks that were in
water travels through to reach homes service. All of these improvements
and businesses. will assure that current and future
Older pipe tends to become needs are met.
"tuben:ulated," or lined with mineral
deposits on the interior wall, caus-
ing corrosion and loss of water
pressure. The oldest sections of
pipe, which are sill.lnches in diame-
ter, are being replaced with eight-
and 12.lnch pipes which meet mod.
ern engineering standards, thereby
relieving the city's water pressure
problems and assuring adequate
fireflow, the water pressure needed
to douse a major fire.
Remedies for the problems
These pipes, plu5 the w,ater stor.
age tanks and pumping stations th,at
contain motor5 and emergency gen.
erators were in danger of f,ailing.
Continuing improvements include
modernization of water booster
pump stations, and repl.H;ement of
obsolete storage tanks.
Wherever possible, instead of
digging up and replacing pipe, min.
eral build-ups Inside will be routed
out and pipes will be relined with
cement. New w,ater mains will be
leaks like this in our sanitary sewer system
cost the city $3 million a year in unnecessary
sewage treatment charges,
ground pipes. From there it travels
through several pumping stations,
preventing raw sewage from back.
ing up. Eventually that wastewater
travels to the Miami-Dade County
treatment plant on Virginia Key.
In Miami Beach, however, our
wastewater or sanitary sewer sys.
tern is facing critical problems
that won't easily go away. Without
the aggressive citywide work pro-
gram that's taking place, the
wastewater could become a
health nuisance and an offensive
aboveground presence.
In the wake of a 1994 study that
exposed the deteriorated state of
thecity'swastewatersystem,updat.
ing obsolete pump stations and
pipes is underway. Still more needs
to be done. The second phase
Includes the building of a new mas.
ter bOOSler station in the South
Pointe area required to improve the
function of the entire system.
Inflow/Infiltration
More of the critical repair need-
ed for the wastewater system
involves reducing the amount of
rain and groundwater that seeps In
through broken pipes or open
seams and cracks. This problem,
Tbe dty's rusted steel water tanks are being
replaced by low-maintenance pre-stressed
concrete tanks. This and other measures
...f outdated and undelll
electrical control systems at
pump stations are flooded, ,
city's pumps could be out:'
order for an extended time,"
Armando Perez, Vice President
Camp Dresser &. McKee, the
in charge of program m
ment for the infrastructu'
improvement program.
Additionally, the cammunica
tions system that runs the pumps
tlons Is almost inoperable. The 01
system was, by the nature of the 3
year.old equipment, at the end of I
useful life.
The City of Miami Beach took a crit-
ical look at the entire system. New
pumps and electronics will be added,
but maybe most importantly, the elec~,'
trical equipment will be brought:
aboveground and housed in structures
so it won't be underwater in case of a"'
major storm surge. Now, the pumps
will be able to move the wastewaterto'
take care of any situation. They will be
state.of.the an to function well into the
future and the flows can be adjusted to "
fit an areas wastewater demands.
Those upgrades are coming
none too soon. Miami Beach often'
faces unique threats from our tropi-
cal weather patterns. Pumps dam-
aged by a hurricane storm surge
could stop working during emergen-
cies. Last years devastating hurri-
canes served as a reminder that,
Miami Beach was lucky to have \
escaped a storm surge once again. "',
But the city needs to be preparedl
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Two Presentations Tonight
D ABOVE GROUND
$57-million G.O. Bond Funds Approved
11/2/99 for neighborhood street
improvements
D BELOW GROUND 0 0 0 0
$50-million Water and Sewer Bonds
$43-million Stonnwater Bonds
both proposed for City Commission authorization in
May 2000
Coordinated Together
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G.O. Bond
Proposed Water & Sewer Bond
Proposed Storm Water Bond
$57-million
$50-million
$43-lIIjIliul1
$150-million
Implementation from the Year 2000 through 2006
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Neighborhood Improvements
Planning Workshop
City of Miami Beach to
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Normandy Shores Neighborhood
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We are here tonight to review:
previously funded projects which are
completed or under construction.
General Obligation Bond Program projects
which are being planned for your
neighborhood.
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. . . to ask what you want for your
neighborhood.
The City is about to hire
architectS/consultants for these projects.
Before doing so we need your help because
you are the "real client",
We want to make sure that:
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\\'e understand existing conditions in your
neighborhood.
\\" e know which projects are most important
to you.
\Ve coordinate all projects-.street
improvements, drainage, utilities.. to ensure
that we do not cause unnecessary
disruptions.
Project Updates
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Design Underway
Fairway Park
Design Underway
Normandy Shores Golf Course Clubhouse &
Community Center
Previously Completed
Normandy Shores entrance sign
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Neighborhood Improvements
Eligible Costs for $3,400,000
Street pavement
Sidewalks
Curb & Gutter
Grass swales
Parking
Crosswalks
Bikeways
Traffic calming
Landscaping
Lighting
Neighborhood
entrance signs
Pathfmder signs for
attractions and special
districts
. Existing NeedsIDeficiencies
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Repairs
EnhanearTlllnts
Streelscape
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Existing N eedsIDeficiencies
Water, Sewer, Drainage
_Walfl:r
_ Sewer
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Example - Moderate Deficiencies
North Shore Drive
enhancement
drainage
pavement
sidewalk
swales
street trees
crosswalks
Example - Moderate Deficiencies
enhancement
South Shore Drive
drainage
pavement
sidewalk
swales
street trees
crosswalks
Example - Moderate Deficiencies
F ailVlay Drive
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enhancement
drainage
pavement
sidewalk
swales
street trees
crosswalks
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Example - Major Deficiencies
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North Shore Drive
Streetscape Example
Biarritz Drive
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Electric, Telephone, Cable TV
Work not eligible for G.O. Bond funds
. Property owners must pay for underground
. Complex process
. Must be coordinated with other
improvements
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What are your needs and priorities?
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Step 2 - Groups Identify Needs
20 minutes discussion
Street pavement
Sidewalks
Curb & Gutter
Grass swales
Parking
Crosswalks
Traffic calming
Bikeways
Landscaping
Lighting
Neighborhood
entrance signs
Pathfinder signs for
attractions & districts
Drainage
Step 3 - Groups identify priorities
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Step 4 - Groups report back to full
meeting 5 minutes each group
Step 5 - Discussion & conclusions
15 minutes
What happens after tonight?
1. City staff will study neighborhood
priorities:
* compare with timetables for
underground utilities
. prepare cost estimates
2. Return to neighborhood meeting in May
with answers to:
What? Why? Where? and When?
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We hope to see you at the next
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March 18, 2000
Dear Friends and Neighbors.
Please make every effort to attend our next quarterly neighborhood association meeting, which
will be held at the Normandy Shores Golf Clubhouse on Monday. March 28th at 6:30 p.m. I have
enclosed a notice from the City with respect to this meeting. which will be for the specific purpose
of giving ideas to the G.O. Bond Oversight Committee for the improvements we want in our
neighborhood.
As per the public vote held last November, we have $3.4 million set aside specifically for
improvements in our Normandy Shores Neighborhood. In addition, we will receive $750,000
which will be added to the renovation of the Golf Clubhouse. when the City begins the redesign
of the golf course. Those improvements will be funded from a separate source. which has
already been found, and will include approximately $4.5 million for our golf course.
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I tlave enclosed a list of projects that the Board of Directors voted on at our last meeting, held on
December 2. 1999 for you to review prior to Monday's meeting. This list, along with any and all
of your suggestions will be considered on Monday night. It is very important that we receive your
input at this stage, so that a comprehensive plan can be developed over the summer, and work
can begin as soon as is feasible thereafter. Keep in mind that all of the work will be coordinated
with other Municipal projects already on the drawing board, such as the drainage improvements
($5 million) and street resurfacing scheduled for our neighborhood
I look forward to seeing all of you at this initial meeting, as we begin to formulate our
consolidated neighborhood plans.
Sincerely, _
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NORMANDY SHORES H.OA BOARD MTG.
DECEMBER 2, 1999
BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR G.O. BOND PROJECTS
G.O. Bond Issue- Jerry gave a brief overview of the structure of the G. O. bond Oversight
Committee's responsibility, and he announced that he was appointed to a two year term by 6 of
the 7 City Commissioners to serve a one of 2 North Beach Residents on this Committee. Jerry
told the Board that once the committee started to meet next week that he could no longer discuss
issues that might come before the committee unless it was in a public meeting, due to the Florida
Sunshine Law. He therefore suggested that the purpose of tonight's meeting would be to gain a
consensus of the items that the Board wanted to consider for funding with the $3.4 million that
our neighborhood will receive.
Jerry also reported that we are scheduled to receive an additional $750,000 to renovate the golf
clubhouse and that the City Commission has voted to completely redesign the two pUblic golf
courses. spending as much as $12 - $15 Million for that purpose. Part of those funds will include
an additional $750,000 f~r the improvements to the clubhouse.
The following items were suggested for consideration by the entire neighborhood at a future
quarterly meeting, with a special emphasis on the first 4 projects listed as the major priorities:
1. Underground all of the utilities (FPUCablefTelephone)
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2. Develop a comprehensive landscape and decorative lighting plan for the
entire Island, including the 3 entrances and the swayle of the golf course parking lot.
3. Extension of all sidewalks to the street corners so that children do not have to
walk, bike. skate over grass, or into the street. In addition, to provide handicap access at curbs,
and to repair, or replace cracked and broke sidewalks. We also want to create a sidewalk to
permit children to walk to the tot-lot from N. Shore, and Fairway Dr. along the swayle of the Wet
side of N. Shore across from the Parking lot to the Park.
4. Increase lighting on Island, particularly along Fairway Dr. It was suggested
that we use Vapor lights, not sodium.
Other Ideas:
Widen the entrance to the gate at Fairway Dr. to accommodate
two lanes Of traffic, and to replace the bar that drops after each car passes once we have a
security camera system which will permit us to monitor any vandalism to the bar.
Purchase of the security camera system for the Island at the
Guard House and at the two remote gate access entry points.
Repair poor water pressure for the homes with this problem on
N. Shore Terrace and Shore Lane. Ivan Ho will take a census of the homes involved that may
need help with this problem.
Additional enhancements to the Golf Clubhouse to permit the
addition of a first class restaurant, and a nice community room for functions. It was also
suggested to look into the possibility of creating an exercise room.
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Resurface of the three tennis courts at the tot-lot across from the
golf course parking lot. In addition, look into the possibility of creating a squash court.
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