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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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L.T.C. No. //0 - :l000
LETTER TO COMMISSION
May 16, 2000
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Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
Lawrence A. L7-,vy .~
City Manager
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SUBJECT: LEGISLA TIVEPRIORITIES
Attached please find the final outcome ofthe 2000 State Legislative session on the City's legislative
priorities provided by our State Lobbyists. Important to note is the third (3rd) initiative identified,
the Fast Track Grant, that was removed from the recommended funding list by the Secretary of the
FDOT. The lobbying team was able to include $450,000 allocation in a separate transportation bill
that may be susceptible to the Governor's veto. It is important to communicate the importance of
this funding line item to the Governor to avert a potential veto.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
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c: Assistants City Managers and Executive Assistants to the City Manager
Randolph Marks, Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development
Kevin Crowder, Economic Development Specialist
Amelia Johnson, Transportation Coordinator
RUTLEDGE. ECENIA. PURNELL & HOFFMAN
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
KEi'IIIETM A. MOFFMAN
POST OFFICE BOX 551. :>2302.055'
215 SOUTH MONROE STREi:T. SUITE 420
TALLAHASSEE. FLORIDA 32301.1841
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iZOVEANt..1eNTAL corJSULTANTS:
PA.TRICK R. MALOY
AMY J. 'fOlJNG
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BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
TO:
Christina Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
City of Miami Beach
FROM:
Gary R. Rutledge
Bob Levy
Fausto Gomez
Margie Menduni
DATE:
May 9, 2000
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Final Report on Priority Legislati~e Issues
A most tumultuous 2000 Legislative Session ended at
approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2000. The following ~s a
report on the priority issues for the City. We will follow up
with an additional report on other issues of interest to the
City.
We are glad to report that many of the funding priorities
for the City were met and are in secured positions, unlikely to
be vetoed.
FUNDING PRIORITIES
1. Fir~ Station Number 2 Historic Preservation Grant--
$?70,000
We are pleased to inform the City that this grant was
covered in the final budget for restoration of the old fire
station.
2. Colony Theater Cultural Facilities Grant--S500,OOO
We are pleased to report that this grant was covered in the
final budget for renovations to the Colony.
R"C"TLEDGE. ECE~rA. PURNT<:T,L & HC)l<'!"),!AN
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3.
Fast Track Grant--North Beach Recreational Corridor--
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As you are aware, the Miami Beach project was not part of
the final approved Fast 7rack list by the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation. However, the lobbying team working
very diligently with Senator Silver and others for legislation
which provides $450,000. Senate Bill 862 which passed the
Session is a transportation funding bill. As you can see from
the enclosed page from the bill, the Atlantic Corridor has a line
item appropriation for $450,000 in this bill. Although SB 862 is
not secure from veto, it does contain language needed by the
Department of Transportation which adds to its security.
However, over the next couple of days the team will be discussing
the pros and cons of approaching the Governor relative to veto
prevention. The Governor has 14 days to act on the bill once he
receives it. He does not receive all of the bills immediately.
A large number of bills, including this one, was passed on the
last day 0: Session, which may delay its movement to the
Governor. There are several formal steps a bill must go through
prior to being received by the Governor. We will continue to
monitor the prog~ess of this bill very closely.
4. Beach Restoration
Miami-Dade County received $282,000 for its beach
restoration program. This entire sum ~s earmarked for the City
of Hiami Beach.
5. Electric Shuttle
Unfor~unately, no funding mechanism was identified for
operational funding of the electric shuttle.
6. Indian Creek Greenwav
No funds were found for planning and design of this project.
The City staff and the lobbying team need to work together over
the interim to find appropriate grant programs for various
aspects of this intensive project.
7. FRDAP Grants
We are pleased to announce that the City's grant for the
North Shore Park Tennis & Baseball complex was funded at
$100,000.
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8. Librarv Construction Grant
We are pleased to announce that the City's library
constructicn grant was funded at $300,000.
9. Underqround Wirinq
Unfortunately, our work with Representative tlJurman and the
Department of Community Affairs did not culminate in funding of a
pilot project fer underground wiring.
10. ~UI Checkpoints and Enforcement
Legislati're funding for this project was not accomplished.
However, the team will be able to work with the City outside the
legislative process on this issue.
11. After School Proqrams/,Juvenile Justice
The team was very disappointed that the two juvenile justice
projects, ACHIEVE and Cops & Teens, did not make the final
budget.
12. Mirabella
No legislative funding was secured for the purchase of the
Mirabella project. The team recommends that the City look to
Florida Forever's new urban park funding to target this project.
13. New World Svmphony
Unfortunately, renovation of the New World Symphony was not
submitted as part of any cultural grant program and therefore did
not receive funding. However, in the budget there is a $200~000
allocation for distance learning and music--New World Symphony
program for the Miami-Dade Community College Distance Learning
Program.
14. Elder Affairs
As instructed, the team facilitated communication between
Department of Elder Affairs Deputy Secretary Luis Morse and City
staff.
15. Visitors Center
The Visitors Center was not part of any grant program and
therefore was not legislatively funded.
RUTLEDGE. ECE.NL:\.. PURN~.LL & HOl"l"~lA:;'.
May 9, 2000
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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
1. Increase Authoritv of Nuisance Abatement Boards
As we ha~e discussed with staff pre~ious1y, the City's
desire to greatly increase the authority of the nuisance
abatement boards is a complex, multi-year project. We suggested
to Commissioner Liebman and her staff that some discussions would
need to be underway after Session with the League of Cities in
addition to the staff of the Community Affairs committees in both
the House and Senate. In the meantime, HE 65 did pass this
Legislative Session and was signed by the Governor. ~his bill
does provide a limited expansion of the board's authority. The
bill, which will be sent under separate cover, author~zes local
governments to declare certain buildings and premises to be
public nuisances when used to deal in stolen property. The
extension in this bill of the board's authority is very limited,
but it sparked a great deal of debate on both the House and
Senate floors, signaling to us the difficulty involved in
attempting to pursue more extensive authority as desired by the
City.
2. Telecommunications Flat Tax
A simplified telecommunications tax bill did pass this
Legislative Session. A separate report will be sent to the City
by Bob Levy.
3. Niqhtclub~
This issue was addressed locally rather than on the state
level.
4. Exempt Collective Barqeining from Referendum
Numerous discussions between the lobbying team and the staff
of the League of Cities, and between the League of Cities and
City staff, did not appear to garner support from the League of
Cities for this issue. Although numerous attempts were made to
find appropriate vehicles for amending this issue, all vehicles
identified proved unacceptable to the City staff. Therefore,
this was not accomplished.
5. Upfront Exemption for Entertainment Industrv
We are pleased to announce that HB 743 passed this
Legislative Session, converting the current tax rebate for the
entertainment industry into an upfront exemption. The team
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worked with Entertainment Commissioner Mattingly and committee
staff co assist in passage of this legislation.
~. Oppose HB 347--Collective Barqainincr Process
We are pleased to announce that this bill was killed during
the Legislative Session.
7. Tourist Develooment Tax--Or.mose Fundina of New Downtown
Baseball Stadium with Tourist Taxes
We are pleased to announce that no legislation passed which
would have used tourist taxes to fund a downtown baseball
stadium. A commission was established to help identify financial
sources thac could help fund a new stadium for the baseball team.
8. OpPose Ex?ansion of Bert Harris Act
We are pleased to inform the City that neither HE 659 nor sa
2476 passed this Legislative Session.
9. SuP'Oort Continued Approoriations for and Deliver'! of
Miami-Dade Count v Public Schools Adult and
Postsecondary Vocational Proqrams under their Current
Structure
For now, funding for adult general education and adult
vocational education has remainep status quo. However, the
budget contains proviso language which requires the Postsecondary
Education Planning Commission to make a recommendation by
December 31, 2000 for a new measure of PTE reporting for these
two education programs to allow for con~i~t~ncy among community
colleges and school districes. The FTE measure will be used ~o
estimate fee revenue, capital outlay funding, analysi~ of long
term program management and evaluation.
OTHER ISSUES
1. Information Sharinq
The team was disappointed that our attempts to include this
issue in a eax study bill did noe come to fruition. We had the
support of the Senate sponsor but the House sponsor was not
cooperative. We can however cnnttnue to discuss this issue with
staff conducting that study and perhaps still be aLle to include
thA iRSllP..
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2. Hiahwav Desian..-Wcrk with th~ D8D~r~mcnt of
Transoortation to Encouraqe th~ AdQption of Flexible
and Pl.::!.ce-sensit:..'re D-:sian Star'..':J.ards in Accordance ',vith
Citv Commission Resolution No. 99-23425.
The resolution has been fc~warded to the Department 0:
Transportation and hopefully will Y6sult in the dasir8d c~tcome.
In summary, relative to the major identified prio~icies for
the City of Miami Beac~, the legislative team is delighted to
report our success in securing $1.902 mil~ion in funding :or
historic preservation, cul<::u.ral facilities, ~ast Track, beac!'.
restoration, parks and library conscruct:..on.
In addition, the budget contains a sp~cific $2 million
allocation for 44th Street and Cc:lins Avenue in Miami Beach.
This is under Economic Development Transpor~aticn p~ojects and
was pursued by the Fontainbleau Hote~.
We were also succ~ssful in working with cr.e League of Cities
to prevent damage to che pay phone language we helped pass lase
year.
We wish to express our sincere thanks co rv:ayor Kasdin, the
City Commissioners, City Manager, City Attorney and all of the
City staff for help and guidance in our efforts and for allowing
us to serve the City of Miami Beach.
Encl':lsure
cc:: Randy Marks
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for 58 862, 1st Enq.
jI'lendment No. 01b (for drafter I s use only)
1 ($1,000,000) i
2 (.:1) Melbourne Airnort - Nel.... Hanqer Construction -
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Brevard Co. (S83'L 937) ;
(e) South Florida Rai 1 Feasibi Ii tv Study - Palm
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5 Beach/Broward/Dade ($500,000). Funds orovided for the South
6 Florida Rail Corridor Feasibilit
are to rpview the CSX
7 FEe and 1-95 Corridors and their relation to land use in Palm
8 Beach, Broward and Dade Counties. The deoartment shall
9 contract with the South Florida Reqional Trans~ortation
10 Orqani zation. The study shall be COffi'oet.l ti vel ~l bid under
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(f) Atlantic Corridor - City of Miami Beach - Dade Co.
(5450,000);
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20 used to fund the Trans ortation Outreach Pro
21 "Qursuant to s. 339.137, Floj:ida Statutes.
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22 Section 10. Effective July 1, 2005, subsection (4) of
23 section 320.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor
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