96-21894 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 96-21894
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING
TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND
OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED, THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR
THE PROPOSED SOUTH BEACH ELECTRIC SHUTTLE
DEMONSTRATION SERVICE PROGRAM; STATING THE
CITY'S INTENT AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE
APPROXIMATELY $650,000 IN LOCAL FUNDS,
ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 1996-97, TO
MATCH PRESENT AND FUTURE STATE, FEDERAL AND
OTHER GRANTS, WHEN RECEIVED; AND, FURTHER,
STATING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO IDENTIFY THE
APPROPRIATE SOURCES OF LOCAL FUNDING AS PART
OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
WHEREAS, a circulator/shuttle service supporting park-and-ride activities has
been long overdue and desired by the City to help alleviate the parking, congestion and
mobility problems in South Beach; and
WHEREAS, approximately $2.8 million is needed to implement and operate the
Electric Shuttle Demonstration Service Program from its proposed November 1996
inception date, through December 1997; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Miami Beach Transportation Management
Association (MBTMA) are jointly developing the Electric Shuttle Service Program and
have received commitments of $1.3 million in State Corridor and Service Development
grants, and $200,000 in equipment and consulting services from the Florida Power &
Light Company (FPL); and
WHEREAS, in addition, the City and MBTMA have applied for $1.25 million in
other Federal, State and County grants, and will continue applying for future grants;
and
WHEREAS, the State's $1.3 million, as well as decisions regarding subsequent
grant awards, depend on an expressed City commitment to provide local funds to
match present and future grants; and
WHEREAS, the local match/operating monies will be funded by sources to be
identified during the annual budget process; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VIiD BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Florida Department of
Transportation and the Metropolitan Plar'.ning Organization, as well as other State,
Federal and County agencies involved in this project, be hereby assured of the City's
support for and commitment to the proposed South Beach Electric Shuttle
Demonstration Service Program, which is being jointly developed by the City and
MBTMA; that the City hereby states its intent and ability to provide approximately
$650,000 in local funds, annually, beginning in Fiscal Year 1996-97, to match State,
Federal, and other present and future grants, when received; and, further, stating the
City's commitment to identify the appropriate sources of local funding as part of the
annual budget process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 1996.
ATTEST:
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. -9 4 -C) ~
Mayor Seymour Gillber and
Memben ofthe City Commission
DATE: February 20, 1996
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa tl
City Manager . '
A RESOLUTION Ollli' HE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEAeH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED, THE CITY'S
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED SOUTH BEACH ELECTRIC SHUTTLE
DEMONSTRATION SERVICE PROGRAM; STATING THE CITY'S INTENT
AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY $650,000 IN LOCAL
FUNDS, ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 1996-97, TO MATCH
PRESENT AND FUTURE STATE, FEDERAL AND OTHER GRANTS, WHEN
RECEIVED; AND, FURTHER, STATING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO
IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE SOURCES OF LOCAL FUNDING AS PART
OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The City and the Miami Beach Transportation Management Association (MBTMA) are
presently developing a circulator/shuttle service which will support park-and-ride
activities in South Beach. Approximately $2.8 million is needed to purchase six
electric vehicles, implement and operate the transit service during the first 14 months
of operation, The joint application for funding has received a commitment of $1.3
million from the Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT), which requires a local
match, plus $200,000 in battery recharging equipment and consulting services from
the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Additionally, the City/MBTMA are waiting
on decisions regarding $1.25 million in other grant request submissions, and will
continue applying for funding through the years. Please refer to the 'Funding Status
Review,' prepared by MBTMA and attached to this memorandum.
AGENDA ITEM
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ANAL YSIS
If the City and MBTMA are to initiate Electric Shuttle operations prior to the 1996-97
tourist season, as scheduled, the vehicles need to be ordered as soon as possible. A
request for proposals for the vehicles cannot be issued without the assurance of grant
funding, and actual grant monies will not be disbursed to the shuttle program without
City Commission approval of the attached Resolution, which states the following:
1 . City Commission support for the proposed South Beach Electric Shuttle
program, plus the City's demonstration of intent and ability to keep the shuttle
service in operation and fulfilling its intended purposes through the years; and
2. City commitment to provide approximately $650,000 in local funds, annually,
beginning FY 1996-97, to match State and Federal grants, when received. The
City match would be used toward the $800,000 to $1 million annual estimated
cost of operating the shuttle service.
At least for the first year of operations, the Administration suggests the City's
Resort Tax collections as a potential source of local funding for consideration
during the 1996-97 budget process. This is due to the fact that, in the first
quarter of FY 1995-96, Resort Tax collections were up by 24 percent, which
lead the Finance Department to forecast an average 1 2 percent growth for the
year. The intent of this proposed Resolution is not to identify a single source
of local funding, but to demonstrate the City's support for the Electric Shuttle
program and ability to keep it ooerating. so that grants - the largest portion of
the funding package - are obtainable. Through the annual budget process and
as the new transit program becomes successful, a funding package of various
local sources should be identified. Some of these potential sources are listed
in the next page of this memorandum.
The proposed City Commission Resolution would also support the following actions
to be taken by FOOT and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO):
*
Creation of a specific Work Program Item (WPI) for the South Beach Electric
Shuttle System in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) of Dade
County. The FOOT Work Program is a major component of the TIP; and
*
Allocation of the $1.3 million in State grant funding under the newly created
WPI Number, as follows: $650,000 in 1995-96, and $650,000 in 1996-97.
The first half of the monies could be disbursed immediately, the other, after July
1, 1996.
The $1.3 million in grants from FOOT will only be segregated from the lump-sum,
Countywide allocations in the TIP (for Transit Corridor and Service Development
purposes) and dedicated to the South Beach Electric Shuttle program, if this City
Resolution is adopted.
For the subsequent years of successful Electric Shuttle service, other sources of local
matching/operating funds could be generated by the following initiatives and/or
programs:
*
Parking revenues generated by park-and-ride activities in present and future
parking facilities should be earmarked for transit operations. A successful
transit service will minimize the need for the City to provide capital to create
more parking spaces.
*
Farebox revenues potentially generated by the Electric Shuttle service will be
dedicated to the subsequent year's operating budget. Only a minimal fare of
10/25 cents may be charged, due to the short nature of trips offered within
South Beach and the desire to encourage ridership.
*
Advertising panels will be marketed inside the six vehicles and revenues will be
designated for Electric Shuttle advertising and promotion.
*
Product and special project revenues will also be earmarked to cover advertising
and promotional costs.
*
Revenues from a potential debt-service-free garage would also fund shuttle
operating costs. The possibility of obtaining Federal and/or State funding to
build an outlying parking garage/intermodal transit station, as a joint project with
the City, will be explored after the first phase (South Beach) of the transit
service has been deemed successful. Revenues from this source have been
funding a large portion of the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation
Authority ( CARTA), which uses electric shuttle vehicles for their highly
successful downtown park-and-ride/circulator service.
CONCLUSION
The Administration emphasizes the importance of this proposed Resolution. Without
its approval, the City/MBTMA will not obtain the substantial grants needed to purchase
the vehicles, implement the service, and fund a portion of the first fourteen months of
operations of this long overdue park-and-ride/shuttle service to South Beach. Once
again, after CARTA's downtown service became successful, grant funding has become
easier to obtain.
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SOUTH BEACH ELECTRIC SHUTTLE
FUNDING STATUS REVIEW
(Effective: January 8, 1996)
PRIORITY \FUNDIN
USE
MATCH \IMPLEMENTINEEDED
%AGE YEAR ACTION
FUNDS
REQUESTED
FUNDING
SOURCE
OP/CAP
1
TIP Amendment
(City Miami Beach/FOOT)
95/96
-0-
650,000
(Corridor Funds
FDOT/MPO
OP/CAP
II
TIP Amendment
(City Miami Beach/FOOT)
Commission Adoption
96/97
50%
650,000
(Service Dev
650.000
FDOT/MPO
OP
4
CAP
96/97
Match
City Miam
Beach
Clean Cities
CAP
2
Approva
Pending
1 /96?
12/95
Grant Application
(TMNGCCS)
Application submitted
95/96
95-96
-0-
50%
200.000
200,000
F.E.O
CAP
Approval
Pending
11/95
Application submitted
95-96
-0-
50.000
POLLUTION
RECOVERY
TRUST FUND
F. T.A. Section 3
CAP
OP
3
Pending
APPROVED- For Charge Station and
Consulting Services
96/97
95/96
20%
-0-
200.000
F.P&L