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2016-29502 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29502 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING PRELIMINARY PREFERRED FUNDING APPROACHES FOR THE MIAMI BEACH LIGHT RAIL/MODERN STREETCAR PROJECT. WHEREAS, on December 9, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2015-29236, approving an Agreement with Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc., for preparation of an environmental analysis for the Miami Beach light rail/modern streetcar project or"The Project"; and WHEREAS, Phase 1 of The Project is in the vicinity of the 5th Street from Alton Road to Washington Avenue, and in the vicinity of Washington Avenue from 5th Street to the Miami Beach Convention Center; and WHEREAS, Phase 2 of The Project alignment in the vicinity of Alton Road and 17th Street; and WHEREAS, The Kimley-Horn team scope of work for the Miami Beach Light Rail/Modern Streetcar Project includes development of the project funding plan for the City Commission's consideration; and WHEREAS, capital costs for the "Project" are preliminarily estimated at $388 million (including costs for Phase 1, Phase 2, and the Vehicle Systems Maintenance and Operating Facility), and annual operating costs between $14 million and $16 million per year for a term that could potentially extend for up to 35 years; and WHEREAS, raising streets to meet resiliency standards is estimated to cost an additional $25 million and is proposed to be funded from the $14 million in Storm water bond proceeds in 2018 and $11 million in 2014 Miami-Dade County Interlocal agreement funds to be received in 2017; and WHEREAS, the City is currently in the initial stages of selecting a developer to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the Project, pursuant to a public-private partnership ("P3") approach under Fla. Stat. 255.065, with the goal of entering into an interim agreement with a recommended firm by September, 2016, to advance the preliminary development of the Project and establish the process for negotiating a Comprehensive Agreement for the delivery of the Project; and WHEREAS, once the City enters into a Comprehensive Agreement with the concessionaire for the Project, it is anticipated that, during the construction of the Project and prior to the commencement of revenue operations, the City will make certain Milestone Payments to the concessionaire for the achievement of key Project deliverables (such as delivery of the Vehicle Systems following the successful conclusion of applicable vehicle safety certifications), and such Milestone Payments may cover more than 50 percent of the capital costs of the Project, in an effort to lower overall Project financing costs; and WHEREAS, there are advantages to having a portion of the Project capital costs paid through "Availability Payments" to the concessionaire (i.e., payments for performance after the completion of the Project), as Availability Payments are subject to the concessionaire satisfying performance standards once the Project is in revenue operations and in full use by the public, and accordingly, such a payment structure protects the City by transferring technology and other capital risks to the developer until such time as the City receives the Project's intended benefits; and WHEREAS, all of the concessionaire's operating costs will be paid through Availability Payments, as payments for operations are also subject to developer's compliance with the specified performance standards that will be delineated in the Comprehensive Agreement; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that State and County funding sources will fund approximately 50 percent of the Project capital costs through a combination of Milestone Payments and Availability Payments; and WHEREAS, the remaining approximately 50 percent of capital costs will be funded by City funding sources through a combination of Milestone Payments and Availability Payments; and WHEREAS, as part of the City's ongoing discussions with the State and County with respect to funding for the Project, the City is exploring the possibility of working with the State and County to establish one-way tolls at entrances to the City of Miami Beach, with the proceeds of such tolls used to support the maintenance of the toll roads, as well as to fund a portion of the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, approve the following local funding sources, subject to implementation requirements, and endorse the further evaluation of special assessment, tolling and other options. Capital Milestone Payments Resort Tax 2% $10.0 million City Center Parking Garage/Sops Surplus Funds* 13.0 million City Center RDA Other Non-Tax Increment Funds* 8.0 million Transportation Concurrency Management Funds 5.0 million Total $36.0 million *These funds are not tax increment funds and are not part of the interlocal agreement with Miami Dade County, however, they must be used for portions of the project within the City Center RDA Availability Payments Resort Tax 2% $1.5 million/year Resort Tax 1% South Beach Quality of Life Funds 1.0 million/year People's Transportation Tax (PTP) Funds 3.0 million/year Ridership Fares and Advertising 5.0 million/year Total , $10.5 million/year Resiliency Program Funding 2018 Storm Water Bond Proceeds $14 million 2014 Miami-Dade County Inter local Agreement 11 million Funds Total $25 million PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of July, 2016. . 40.,... ... ,. . . ATTEST: ..................-.1 k / , ,A,/ ' ' , ._ , . S: \ 1 ....CI- /./ ‘ , / .; / „...----.1....ft„ : ., * 7' 1/1"/, INCORP ORATED: r $ Philip evi ig, " ayor .■41 .11111 7 2A IA, ,. ..... \ • .... .--.eNt •• 4 '.•. .....••-' ., ..).; Rafael E. Granado, City Cle 'N, CF:/ 2C, T:1 AGENDA12016\July\Transportation\A resolution approving funding plan approaches for the Miami Beach Light Rail-M,•e i.-treelcar Project RESO v2 06 28 16.doc 1 . APPROVED AS TO FORM &LANGUAGE &FOR EXECUTION / . 11,4 .., .4...A ,..• C .Attorney n„o Date ifI-N'sT