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RESOLUTION NO. 98-22986
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO SUBMIT
DOCUMENTATION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO AMEND THE BOUNDARY OF THE
MIAMI BEACH ENTERPRISE ZONE TO ADD PROPERTY
ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE, AS REFLECTED IN THE
SCENARIO # 3, TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE AND TO
DELETE CERTAIN AREAS OF THE BEACHES, COLLINS
P ARK, LUMMUS PARK, OCEAN BEACH PARK AND THE
EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTH POINTE PARK FROM THE
ENTERPRISE ZONE.
WHEREAS, in 1986 the Florida Legislature authorized municipalities in the state to
establish Enterprise Zones; and
WHEREAS, Enterprise Zones provide sales tax and corporate tax credits to businesses; and
WHEREAS, the designation of Enterprise Zones, pursuant to Chapter 290, Florida Statutes,
has provided invaluable assistance to the City in its effort to achieve the economic development
objectives of private sector reinvestment and jobs creation; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to maximize the potential for private investment by requesting
the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners to amend the boundary of the Miami
Beach Enterprise Zone to add privately owned property along Washington Avenue and to delete
City-owned park property.
WHEREAS, the area to be added to the Enterprise Zone is along Washington Avenue, from
11 th Street to 17th Street, all as more particularly described in the legal description and map attached
hereto as Exhibits A and A-I, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the areas to be deleted are certain areas of beaches and parks owned by the City
which are unable to benefit from the tax credits granted by their location within an Enterprise Zone,
all as more particularly shown in the attached Exhibit A-I.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to act on behalf of the City to submit
documentation to Miami-Dade County requesting the Board of County Commissioners to amend
the boundary of the Miami Beach Enterprise Zone to add property along Washington Avenue, as
reflected in the Scenario # 3, to the Enterprise Zone, and to delete certain areas of the beaches,
Collins Park, Lummus Park, Ocean Beach Park, and the eastern portion of South Pointe Park from
the Enterprise Zone, all as more particularly described in the attached Exhibits A and A-I.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER, 1998
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Co sion
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DATE: December 2,1998
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO
SUBMIT DOCUMENT A TION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REQUESTING
THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO AMEND THE
BOUNDARY OF THE MIAMI BEACH ENTERPRISE ZONE TO ADD
PROPERTY ALONG WASHINGTON A VENUE, AS REFLECTED IN THE
SCENARIO # 3, TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE AND TO DELETE CERTAIN
AREAS OF THE BEACHES, COLLINS PARK, LUMMUS PARK, OCEAN
BEACH PARK AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTH POINTE PARK
FROM THE ENTERPRISE ZONE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the recommended Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The 1986 Florida Legislature authorized municipalities in the State to establish Enterprise Zones to
encourage economic development by providing sales tax and corporate tax credits. The initial
Enterprise Zone in Miami Beach was established by Resolution No. 86-18459 adopted on June 4,
1986, and amended on July 9, 1986, by Resolution No. 86-18504. The boundary of the Enterprise
Zone was further amended on September 16, 1992, by Resolution No. 92-20596 to include the North
Shore community development target areas. (See attached Exhibit 1). According to data from the
Office of Community and Economic Development of Miami-Dade County, who administers the
Enterprise Zone program for all municipalities in the county, 72 businesses in the Miami Beach
Enterprise Zone have benefited from tax credits. Ten of these businesses have used both the jobs
tax credit and the sales tax rebate, 61 businesses have received the jobs tax credits alone, and one
business received only the sales tax rebate. (See attached Exhibits 2 and 2 A.).
Following are the specific Enterprise Zone incentives offered to businesses in the City of Miami
Beach Enterprise Zone, with a brief description of each. Incentives provided in the City of Miami
Beach have no financial impact on City revenues. All benefits are from the County and State level.
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Enterprise Zone Property Tax Credit: 96% credit against state corporate income tax on
any ad valorem property tax not abated by local government, for a period of up to 5 years. (No
impact on City Funds).
Enterprise Zone Jobs Tax Credit: 15% credit against corporate income tax or sales and
use tax on wages paid to each employee who is a resident of the Enterprise Zone, for a period of up
to 5 years. (No impact on City Funds).
Sales Tax Refund: 97% of sales tax, up to a maximum of $1 0,000, may be refunded for
business property and on building materials purchased for use by the company. (No impact on City
Funds).
Federal Job Training Tax Credits: Residents of the Miami Beach Enterprise Zone are also
eligible for benefits of federal job training programs. (No impact on City Funds).
The property tax abatement incentive proposal is specifically exempted in the City of Miami Beach
due to the existence of the tax increment districts. Furthermore, the City of Miami Beach does not
provide any impact fee refunds within the Enterprise Zone.
In response to questions raised by the City Commission and the Finance and Citywide Project
Committee, please be advised that the Loews Hotel, while located within the Enterprise Zone has
not received any Enterprise Zone benefits. Furthermore, road impact fee exemptions provided to
the Convention Center Hotel projects were based upon the Redevelopment Agency's and the City's
investment in street improvements and were granted by the County and not granted as an Enterprise
Zone benefit. Additionally, public properties in the amended Enterprise Zone boundaries may
benefit any private business located therein that qualifies for Enterprise Zone benefits.
ANALYSIS:
The Florida Legislature, during the 1998 Session, adopted HB 3225 which enables the governing
body of a county to amend the boundaries of the Enterprise Zone for the purpose of replacing areas
not suitable for development. The most limiting criterion is that boundary modifications cannot
increase the overall size of the Enterprise Zone. Therefore, for any acreage added to the Enterprise
Zone, the same number of acres must be deleted. (The boundaries of the Enterprise Zone cannot be
reduced to exclude any existing developable area within the zone.)
The Miami Beach Enterprise Zone was surveyed and found to contain city-owned parks and beaches
which were not suitable for development by businesses that could benefit from the tax credits of the
Enterprise Zone. The total area of beaches, Collins Park, Lummus Park, Ocean Beach Park and the
eastern portion of South Pointe Park was calculated to contain 66.27 acres. All of these parks are
located within the portion of the Enterprise Zone that is located in South Beach. (See attached
Exhibit 3).
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DECEMBER 2, 1998
PAGE 3
It was noted that there is a primarily commercial area along Washington Avenue where the tax
credits of the Enterprise Zone may stimulate new businesses to locate and encourage improvements
to the buildings as well as provide new jobs to area residents. It was also determined that the
Enterprise Zone boundary along Collins Avenue between 11th Street and 17th Street could be
adjusted to the west to include the privately owned properties that front on both sides of Washington
A venue. Pursuant to the Finance and Citywide Project Committee comments. the City
Administration is proposing the following three amended boundary scenarios. Maps of each
scenario are attached for your review.
Scenario # 1 shows the area originally submitted to the Commission. It was determined that the
Enterprise Zone boundary along Collins Avenue between 11 th Street and 17th Street could be
adjusted west to include the privately owned properties that front on both sides of Washington
Avenue. The total area of this addition is 57.81 acres, resulting in a net reduction of approximately
8 acres.
Scenario # 2 extends the area to the north and south of Espanola Way from the lot lines half way
between Washington and Drexel Avenues to the lot lines halfway between Drexel and Pennsylvania
Avenues. The total area of this addition is 59.56 acres, resulting in a net reduction of approximately
6 acres.
Scenario # 3 includes the areas proposed in Scenario # 2 plus the City-owned parking lots south of
17th Street between Washington and Pennsylvania Avenues. The total area of the addition proposed
in Scenario # 3 is 65.39 acres, resulting in a net reduction of less than one acre.
Based on the foregoing, the City Administration recommends Scenario # 3 as stated above. The
Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners is expected to approve the county-wide
modifications to the Enterprise Zones at their regular meeting on December 15, 1998.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends approval of the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager,
or his designee, to act on behalf of the City to submit documentation to Miami-Dade County
requesting the Board of County Commissioners to amend the boundary of the Miami Beach
Enterprise Zone to add property along Washington A venue, as reflected in the Scenario # 3, to the
Enterprise Zone, and to delete certain areas of the beaches, Collins Park, Lummus Park, Ocean
Beach Park, and tlJ~ eastern portion of South Pointe Park from the Enterprise Zone.
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A valon Hotel 700 Ocean Drive 17 10 0 27
Barclay Plaza 1024 Ocean Drive I 0 0 1
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Blue Moon Hotel 944 Collins A venue 0 0 5 5
Boulevard Bar and Grill 740 Ocean Drive 2 0 0 2
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Cafe Milano 850 Ocean Drive 7 0 0 7
Caffe Sabbia 1344 Ocean Drive 3 0 0 3
Casa Grande 834 Ocean Drive 3 1 0 4
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Century Hotel 140 Ocean Drive 9 0 0 9
China Grill 404 Washington A venue 7 17 10 34
Clevelander Hotel 1020 Ocean Drive 0 0 4 4
Coffee Beanery 638 Collins Avenue 4 4 0 8
Colony Hotel 736 Ocean Drive 13 13 1 27
Compass Cafe 860 Ocean Drive 3 0 0 3
Crystal Beach and Health Club 6985 Collins A venue 0 6 5 11
Deauville Hotel 6701 Collins Avenue 0 7 0 7
Deco Beach Hotel 900 Ocean Drive 1 0 0 1
Domino's Pizza 6800 Collins A venue 1 0 4 5
Di Lido Hotel 155 Lincoln Road 1 0 0 1
Eckerd 7400 Collins A venue 0 4 0 4
Eckerd 615 Fifth Street 0 3 0 3
Eckerd 2235 Collins Avenue 0 1 0 1
Fairmont Hotel 1000 Collins A venue 2 1 0 3
Fat Tuesday's 918 Ocean Drive 0 2 0 2
Front Porch Cafe 1420 Ocean Drive 3 1 1 5
Fedco 631 Seventyfirst Street 0 1 0 1
Franklin Hotel 860 Collins A venue 2 4 0 6
Great Western Bank 1025 Seventyfirst Street 0 2 0 2
Hotel Astor 956 Washington Avenue 4 1 0 5
Island Trading Company 1320 Ocean Drive 1 0 0 1
Joe's Stone Crab 227 Biscayne Street 25 20 16 61
Joia 150 Ocean Drive 0 0 8 8
Leslie Hotel 1244 Ocean Drive 18 5 4 27
Lucky Cheng's 1412 Ocean Drive 2 0 0 2
Mangia Mangia 6984 Collins A venue 0 2 0 2
Marseilles Hotel 1741 Collins A venue 0 0 2 2
Mango's 900 Ocean Drive 3 23 5 31
McDonalds 7100 Collins A venue 0 19 5 24
Miami Beach Marina 300 Alton Road 0 8 0 8
Miami Subs 7140 Collins A venue 10 6 0 16
Mo Corporation 928 Seventyfirst Street 6 3 0 9
Moe's Cantina 616 Collins Avenue 13 3 1 17
Natural Food Market 1011 Fifth Street 0 6 4 10
Nemo 100 Collins A venue 12 11 2 25
News Cafe 800 Ocean Drive 18 30 16 64
Nicole Miller 656 Collins A venue 0 1 0 1
Oceanside Promenade 1024 Ocean Drive I 0 0 I
Paesano's Ristorante 300 Seventy Second Street I 4 3 8
Palace Bar and Grill 1200 Ocean Drive 2 0 0 2
Park Washington 1020 Washington A venue 5 3 1 9
Pelican Hotel and Cafe 826 Ocean Drive 14 17 5 36
Penrod's 1 Ocean Drive 8 0 0 8
Pinkerton's 1221 Collins Avenue 0 I 0 1
Publix 6876 Collins Avenue 10 27 0 37
Red Square 411 Washington A venue 0 0 4 4
Sea Kruz 1280 Fifth Street 0 7 4 11
Shelbome Beach Resort 1801 Collins A venue 0 0 1 1
South Pointe Hospitality 1 Washington A venue 12 7 0 19
Smith and Wollensky 1 Washington A venue 0 0 11 11
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM THE MIAMI HERALD
November 19, 1998
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The Box will. stay ,p.. Mian;ti Beach..
.,. DRAEGER IWmNEZ
Herald Staff Writer .
Cable mainstay The Box. a
music video network that plays
songs '
requested by
viewers, has
.accepted
$335,500 in
county and
state incen-
tives' and
will stay at
its Miami Beach location.
"I think it's important because
it helps solidify South Florida as
an entertainment production cen-
ter," said Frank Nero, president
of the Beacon Council, the coun-
ty's economic development
agency. .
Before accepting the incentives,
the cable networlc was con,sidering
locations in Fort Lauderdale, Los
Angeles and New York City.
"[The Box] is a marquee com-
pany that will continue to produce
the lc:ind of software and pI'Ograms
. that. will fInd a. worldWIde audi-
ence/' . Nero said. "We're very
. happy about. their. decision to
stay." ' .'
The original incentive. applica-
tion had asked for $1.065 million
in Qualified Target Industry tax
refunds, or $7,500 for each of the
142 jobs that The Box intends to;
create through its expansion. The
state normally, sets the maximum .
refund amount at $5,000 per job,
. or $1,500 per job for businesses in
enterprise zones, such as The Box.
, "[State officials] use a formula
to calculate what. percentage of
that maximum amount is actually
granted," Nero said. "The for-
mula looks at the taxes that could .
be generated. the average salary of
each job and over how long a
, period of time." .
The Box will receive the incen- '
tive funds over the next three to
. four years as it adds the promised .
new jobs.. Twenty percent of the
funds, or $61,100, will be paid by
the county, with the rest coming
. from the state.
"In deciding to stay here and
expand, The Boxsces.. a lot of
opportunity . in South Florida. '!
said Box public relations manager
Carl Zablotny. "We're on a roll
ri~t now, and moving forward
WIth new dca1s."
Zablotny said The Box also
could qualify for training funds.
from Enterprise Florida, and that
the company was waiting to hear
about additional incentives for
being based in an enterprise zone.
The Box can be' seen on 125
'cable systems nationwide.
EXHIBIT A
Miami Beach Enterprise Zone
Area to be Added
Legal Description
Beginning at the intersection of the western boundary of the existing enterprise zone
and the northern right-of-way line of 11 th Street, thence west northwest along the
northern right-of-way line of 11 th street to the intersection of the eastern right-of-way
line of W ashington Avenue; thence north northeast along the eastern right-of-way
line of Washington Avenue to the north right-of-way line of 12th street; thence west
along the north right-of-way line of 12th street to the east right-of-way line of Drexel
Avenue; thence north along the east right-of-way line of Drexel Avenue to the south
right-of-way line of 14th street; thence east along the south right-of-way line of 14th
Street to the eastern right-of-way line of W ashington Avenue; thence north northeast
along the eastern right-of-way line of W ashington Avenue to the north right-of-way
line of an alley which is located 78 feet south of the south right-of-way line of
Espanola Way; thence west across W ashington Avenue and continuing along the rear
lot lines of lots facing the south side of Espanola Way to the east right-of-way line
of Pennsylvania Avenue; thence north along the east right-of-way line of
Pennsylvania Avenue to a property comer 78 feet north of the north right-of-way line
of Espanola Way: thence east along the rear lot lines of property facing the north side
of Espanola Way to the east right-of-way line of Drexel Avenue; thence north along
the east right-of-way line of Drexel Avenue to the south right-of-way line of an alley
located 105 feet north of the north right-of-way line of Lincoln Road; thence west
along the south right-of-way of said alley to the east right-of-way of Pennsylvania
Avenue; thence north long the east right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of 17th Street; thence east along the south right-of-way line
of 17th Street to its intersection with the boundary line of the Miami Beach Enterprise
Zone along Collins Avenue. The said property described herein contains 70.04 acres.
Exhibit A-1
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South Beach Area of the
Miami Beach Enterprise Zone
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