Resolution 2020-31187 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31187
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION
TO PREPARE A CAPITAL BUDGET FOR ALL PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S STORMWATER SYSTEM, WATER &
SEWER SYSTEM, AND PUBLIC SEAWALLS ANTICIPATED TO BE
PERFORMED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN (10) YEARS OR MORE (THE
"INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE BUDGET"), WITH SUCH BUDGET
LISTING EACH PROJECT, THE ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES FOR
EACH PROJECT BY YEAR, AND THE PROPOSED AND POTENTIAL
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR EACH PROJECT; FURTHER,
REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE ITS PROPOSED
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE BUDGET VIA LETTER TO
COMMISSION, AT LEAST TWO (2) WEEKS PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT ANY CITY
COMMISSION MEETING OR COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEETING;
AND FURTHER REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE BUDGET, PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF
ANY INCREASES IN FEES TO FUND THE PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING STORMWATER SYSTEM FEES OR
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM FEES.
WHEREAS, a capital budget for infrastructure resilience projects with a long-term
outlook over a period of ten years or more (the "Infrastructure Resilience Budget") would
enable the City Commission to better understand the long-term impacts of its decision-
making, and such a planning level budget will assist the City Commission in making
difficult decisions regarding prioritization of projects, timing of projects, and scope of
projects, while taking into account the City's limited and finite available financial
resources; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission have taken a leadership role in
addressing and planning for the City's response to climate change issues, and has
committed to City-wide infrastructure resilience projects, including road elevation projects
and new stormwater infrastructure incorporating pump systems, reducing flood risk due
to sea level rise, high tides, rainfall, and storms; and
WHEREAS, the goals for the City's infrastructure resilience projects include (1)
reducing risk from storms, high tides, groundwater, and sea level rise by continuously
improving our sea level rise adaptation and integrated stormwater program; to utilize the
best science and technology, including green and blue infrastructure and mobility
priorities while minimizing construction disruption, optimizing design aesthetics, and
community engagement, keeping the entire stormwater program on-time, on-budget, and
moving forward with adequate financing; (2) working regionally and nationally to protect
Biscayne Bay water quality and to maintain a healthy dune and beach system that
provides storm protection, recreation and vital habitat for the public good; (3) reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and heat by strategically increasing energy efficiency, green
space, tree canopy and pedestrian greenways, encouraging walkability and increasing
stormwater retention; and (4) improving our aging drinking water and sewer infrastructure
to protect drinking water quality, public health and fire protection; and
WHEREAS, the City currently maintains 47 pump stations, 10 of which were added
in the past year, and the City anticipates adding an additional 55 pump stations in the
future, and the costs for which need to be fully identified and evaluated; and
WHEREAS, in 2013-2014, the City estimated that its stormwater budget would be
approximately$300 million, and in 2017, the AECOM Engineers Report estimated a total
stormwater budget at $658 million dollars; and
WHEREAS, Jacobs Engineering has been tasked by the City to help create a
concept plan for integrated water management that will include project size and
sequencing; the City anticipates that the Jacobs Engineering report will recommend
prioritization of projects which will result in changes to the costs and timing of the 2017
AECOM Engineers Report; the Administration's capital and funding update, as presented
to the City Commission at the January 27, 2020 resiliency workshop,is attached to this
Resolution as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the neighborhood improvement projects, the City has
successfully undertaken other infrastructure resilience projects, including raising portions
of the City's public seawalls, which will include seawall projects funded by the General
Obligation Bond, with much more work anticipated in the next decade requiring significant
additional funding; and
WHEREAS, separate from the AECOM Engineers Report identifying the City's
stormwater needs, the City engaged Hazen and Sawyer to develop a report identifying
projects and the capital required in order to make our water and sewer infrastructure more
resilient; and
WHEREAS, currently, the total costs and timing of the City's infrastructure
resilience projects are uncertain; and
WHEREAS, based on the latest timing of implementation provided by Jacobs
Engineering, stormwater and/or water and sewer rate increases would be required in
Spring 2020, otherwise projects may be delayed due to lack of funding; and
WHEREAS, at the January 27, 2020 City Commission resiliency workshop,
multiple Commission members inquired about the total costs of the infrastructure
resilience projects, echoing concerns previously raised by Commissioner Samuelian
during the September 12, 2018 City Commission Meeting, who had sponsored a referral
to the Budget Advisory Committee, Agenda Item No. C4G (attached as Exhibit "B" to this
Resolution), to review the City's forthcoming stormwater management budget due to the
lack of clarity on the total costs for the City's stormwater management budget following
projected dramatic increases in stormwater management costs; and
WHEREAS, the planning of the General Obligation Bond projects, with a total
program budget of $439 million, has demonstrated the benefits of a disciplined and
transparent approach for the planning and prioritization of projects, which approach
should be followed for the City's infrastructure resilience projects, the costs of which will
be significantly higher than the General Obligation Bond program; and
WHEREAS, in the past, the City's budget process has generally focused on a one-
year budget horizon, with the City recently adopting a fiscal impact ordinance requiring
agenda items to specify fiscal impacts of proposed measures, not only in current fiscal
year, but the next two fiscal years; and
WHEREAS, the Infrastructure Resilience Budget should include, at a minimum, an
itemized list of all the proposed improvements to the City's stormwater system, water and
sewer system, and public seawalls, providing the Administration's best estimates for
anticipated expenditures for each project by year(based on all available information, such
as the costs of prior similar projects), and concisely identifying the proposed and potential
sources of funding for each of the projects; and
WHEREAS, a long-term Infrastructure Resilience Budget for the. City's
infrastructure resilience projects will serve as a roadmap to guide future decision making
and ensure funds are allocated to the projects and areas with the greatest need and
greatest return on investment; and
WHEREAS, the Resilience Program Budget is intended to represent planning
estimates which will inevitably be based on current data that will include significant
uncertainties inherent in allocating resources for complex projects over such a long period
of time, and the Resilience Program Budget will require modifications over time; and
WHEREAS, to promote sound budgetary decision making, development of the
Infrastructure Resilience Budget would assist the City Commission in assessing the City's
infrastructure needs, and aid in the decision making process regarding prioritization of
projects, timing of projects, and scope of projects, based on the limited resources
available; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the implementation of the Infrastructure Resilience
Budget, in an effort to aid the Commission's decision making process, the Administration
should circulate its proposed Infrastructure Resilience Budget via letter to commission, at
least two (2)weeks prior to consideration of the proposed budget at any City Commission
Meeting or Commission Committee meeting; and
WHEREAS, to further promote informed decisions regarding the City's
infrastructure resilience budget and funding sources, City Commission approval of the
Infrastructure Resilience Budget should be required prior to the adoption of any increases
in fees to fund the proposed improvements, including stormwater fees or water and sewer
fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, the administration is
directed to prepare a capital budget for all proposed improvements to the City's
stormwater system, water and sewer system, and public seawalls anticipated to be
performed within the next ten (10) years or more (the "Infrastructure Resilience Budget"),
with such budget listing each project, the anticipated expenditures for each project by
year, and the proposed and potential sources of funding for each project;further, requiring
the administration to release its proposed Infrastructure Resilience Budget via letter to
commission, at least two (2) weeks prior to consideration of the proposed budget at any
City Commission Meeting or Commission Committee Meeting; and further requiring City
Commission approval of the Infrastructure Resilience Budget, prior to adoption of any
increases in fees to fund the proposed improvements, including stormwater system fees
or water and sewer system fees.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 101 day of February, 2020.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J.Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: February 12, 2020
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
PREPARE A CAPITAL BUDGET FOR ALL PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE CITY'S STORMWATER SYSTEM, WATER & SEWER SYSTEM,
AND PUBLIC SEAWALLS ANTICIPATED TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN
THE NEXT TEN (10) YEARS OR MORE (THE "INFRASTRUCTURE
RESILIENCE BUDGET"), WITH SUCH BUDGET LISTING EACH PROJECT,
THE ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES FOR EACH PROJECT BY YEAR,
AND THE PROPOSED AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR
EACH PROJECT; FURTHER, REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
RELEASE ITS PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE BUDGET
VIA LETTER TO COMMISSION, AT LEAST TWO (2) WEEKS PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT ANY CITY
COMMISSION MEETING OR COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEETING; AND
FURTHER REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE BUDGET, PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF
ANY INCREASES IN FEES TO FUND THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS,
INCLUDING STORMWATER SYSTEM FEES OR WATER AND SEWER
SYSTEM FEES.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Mark Samuelian, the attached Resolution is submitted
for consideration by the City Commission.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 2-12 of the City Code, the development of a proposed Infrastructure
Resilience Budget would not in and of itself result in an anticipated increase or decrease in the
budgeted revenues or expenditures of the City.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
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City Code Section 2-14?
Yes No
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner Mark Samuelian
ATTACHMENTS:
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