2014-28675 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28675
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SETTING 1)
THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE
RATE FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; 2) THE CALCULATED
ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, 3) THE DATE, TIME AND
PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET FOR
FISCAL YEAR. (FY) 2014/15; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION
TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER
IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY SECTION 200.065,
FLORIDA STATUTES.
WHEREAS, Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, has specified the method
by which municipalities may fix the operating millage rate and adopt an annual budget
for dependent taxing districts; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach,
acting as the Board of Directors of the Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District propose that the District's General Operating
Millage Rate be set at 1.1305 mills and that the Rolled-Back Rate be set at 1.1391 mills;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is required to advise the Miami-
Dade County Property Appraiser of the Proposed Normandy Shores Neighborhood
Improvement District Operating Millage Rate, the Rolled-Back Rate, and the date, time,
and place of the first public hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, that the following recommendations of
the Administration be and are hereby ratified for transmittal to the Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser, as specified in Section 200.065, Florida Statutes:
1) Proposed Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement
District Operating Millage Rate for FY 2014/15
General Operating 1.1305 mills
2) "Rolled-Back Rate" 1.1391 mills
3) The first public hearing on the proposed Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District operating millage rate and tentative budget
for FY 2014/15 shall be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 5:02 p.m., in
the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami
Beach, Florida.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of July, 2014
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Condensed Title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SETTING 1) THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING
MILLAGE RATE FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; 2) THE
CALCULATED ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, 3) THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING TO CONSIDER THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR(FY)2014/15;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION TO THE MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Ensure expenditure trends are sustainable over the long term.
Supporting Data(Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.):
In the 2014 Community Survey, both residents and businesses reported the following areas for the City to
address in an effort to improve public safety:
• Neighborhood safety during the day(Residents:98%)
• Neighborhood safety during the evening/night(Residents:88%)
Item Summa /Recommendation:
FS 200.065, entitled "Method of Fixing Millage" establishes specific guidelines that must be used by all local
government entities, including dependent taxing districts like Normandy Shores in setting its millage(property tax)
rates. Not unlike its principal taxing authority(City of Miami Beach), Normandy Shores is also required to transmit
within 35 days from receipt of the Certification of Taxable Value (received July 1, 2014), to the Miami-Dade
County Property Appraiser, a proposed operating millage rate,the calculated rolled-back rate and the date,time,
and place of the first public hearing to consider the proposed operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY
2014/15.
The proposed FY 2014/15 current service level (CSL) budget is $222,000. The CSL budget provides for
continual 24-hour security and includes two line items which were requested and approved by the Normandy
Shores Neighborhood District Homeowners' Association on July 11, 2014. These include $10,000 for security
camera upgrades to the North Shore-Fairway entrance; and $10,000 for potential additional costs related to the
security gate project. The proposed budget is 1%($3,000)lower than the FY 2013/14 adopted budget.
The proposed ad valorem millage recommended by the Administration is 1.1305 mills.This millage rate will fund
the current service level budget for the district. This millage rate is 0.1382 mills (10.7%) lower than the FY
2013/14 adopted millage of 1.2687.This tax levy would generate proceeds of$151,900($144,300 at 95%). The
FY 2014/15 proposed millage rate will require a majority vote.
The rolled-back rate is the millage rate required to produce the same level of property tax revenue on FY 2014/15
as collected in FY 2013/14. The rate is calculated as 1.1391, or 0.1296 mills less than the millage rate adopted
for FY 2013/14. The rolled-back millage rate tax levy would generate proceeds of $153,059. The difference
between the current service level and rolled-back rate levy is$1,165.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account
Funds:
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OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary The July 1, 2014, Certification of Taxable Value from the Miami-Dade Property
Appraiser reflects a 10.7 percent increase in property tax values from the July 1,2013, tax roll certification. The
proposed millage rate for the FY 2014/15 budget results in property taxes of$151,900 in the Normandy Shores
Neighborhood District Homeowners'Association.
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Member of the City ommission
FROM: Jimmy Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 23, 2014
SUBJECT: -A RESOLUTION OF THE BO RD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY
SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SETTING 1) THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE RATE FOR
THE NORMANDY SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; 2)
THE CALCULATED ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, 3) THE DATE, TIME AND
PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE OPERATING
MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2014/15; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION TO
THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER IN THE FORM
REQUIRED BY SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission, acting in its capacity
as the Board of Directors for the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District, adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the City Manager to
transmit the following information to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser:
1) Proposed Millage Rate for the Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement
District for FY 2014/15:
General Operating 1.1305 mills (0.1382 decrease from last year)
2) "Rolled-Back" Rate (Truth in Millage) 1.1391 mills
3) The first public hearing to consider the proposed Normandy Shores Neighborhood
Improvement District operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY 2014/15 shall be
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 5:02 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, City
Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida.
FY 2014/15 Normandy Shores Proposed Millage Rate
July 23, 2014
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BACKGROUND
The Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, a dependent
taxing district of its principal, the City of Miami Beach, was established in 1994 to provide
continual 24-hour security to this gated community; FY 2014/15 represents it twenty-first
year of operation.
It was established by Ordinance 93-2881, and has the authority "to levy an ad-valorem tax
on real and personal property of up to two mills, provided that no parcel of property will be
assessed more than $500 annually for such improvements" During FY 1998/99 the amount
of annual funding to be provided by the City and the dependent status of the District were
issues discussed by the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee. A determination was
reached.that the City would fund 35% of the annual cost of the operation of the community
gate guard. This cost will eventually be funded from the golf course operation of the
Normandy Shores Golf Course. It was further agreed that the City would continue to
supplement the District at current levels until both issues were resolved. On August 29,
2002, the Administration met with the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District representatives and agreed to eliminate the $500 cap on the highest
valued home in the District. The enabling legislation was adopted by the Commission on
September 25, 2002. This ensures that the City's contribution from the General Fund
remains at 35% of the operating budget of the District.
ANALYSIS
On July 1, 2014, the City received the 2013 Certification of Taxable Value from the Property
Appraiser's Office stating that the taxable value for Normandy Shores is $134,363,196
which includes an increase of$91,358 in new construction, renovation, etc. The preliminary
value represents an increase of $13,023,331 from the July 1, 2013 Certification of taxable
Value of$121,339,865 (10.7 percent) and an increase of 11.5 percent over 2013's July 2013
value of $120,557,974. It is important to note that the January 1, 2013 tax roll for
Normandy Shores decreased by almost $782,000 (0.6%) between the July 1, 2013
valuation and the July 1, 2014, due to appeals, adjustments, etc.
Current Service Level Budget
The current service level budget reflects budget increases or decreases necessary to
provide the current level of services in the coming year. The proposed FY 2014/15 current
service level budget is $222,000. This budget includes two line items which were requested
and approved by the Normandy District Homeowners' Association on July 11, 2014. These
include $10,000 for security camera upgrades to the North Shore-Fairway entrance; and
$10,000 for potential additional costs associated with the new gate. The budget is 1%.
($3,000) lower than the FY 2013/14 adopted budget.
The proposed ad valorem millage recommended by the Administration is 1.1305 mills. This
millage rate will fund the current service level budget for the District. This millage rate is
0.1382 mills (10.7%) lower than the FY 2013/14 adopted millage of 1.2687. This tax levy
would generate proceeds of$151,900, which will be budgeted at 95%, $144,300.
FY 2014/15 Normandy Shores Proposed Millage Rate
July 23, 2014
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Statutory Requirement
FS 200.065, entitled "Method of Fixing Millage" establishes specific guidelines that must be
used by all local government entities, including dependent taxing districts like Normandy
Shores in setting its millage (property tax) rates. Not unlike its principal taxing authority(City
of Miami Beach), Normandy Shores is also required to transmit within 35 days from receipt
of the Certification of Taxable Value (received July 1, 2014), to the Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser, a proposed operating millage rate, the calculated rolled-back rate and
the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the proposed operating
millage rate and tentative budget for FY 2014/15.
The rolled-back rate is the millage rate required to produce the same level of property tax
revenue on FY 2014/15 as collected in FY 2013/14. The rate is calculated as 1.1391, or
0.1296 mills less than the millage rate adopted for FY 2013/14. The rolled-back millage rate
tax levy would generate proceeds of $153,059. The difference between the current service
level and rolled-back rate levy is $1,165. The adoption of the current service level millage of
1.1305 would require a majority vote of the Commission.
After setting the proposed operating millage rate for Normandy Shores, the City Commission
may, at any time prior to the final adoption, lower the millage rate; however any increase
above the proposed millage rate of 1.1305, if adopted, would require an expensive mailing
and advertising process to each property owner of Normandy Shores. Therefore, this
proposed millage rate is viewed as the ceiling.
Further, pursuant to State Statute, the City may elect to approve millage rates above the
rolled-back rate up to the constitutional cap of 10 mills subject to the following votes by the
Commission or referendum:
• Option I: A majority of the approval of the Commission Millage is required to approve a
millage up to 1.1750 (equivalent to a 1.69% increase in Property Tax revenues). The
3.15% increase is the state per capita personal income gain for the prior calendar year.
• Option II: A two-thirds approval (5 of 7 votes) of the Commission is required to approve a
millage up to 1.2925 (equivalent to a 10% increase in Property Tax revenues above
Option 1).
• Option III: A unanimous approval of the Commission or referendum is required to
.approve a millage above 1.2925 mills
First Public Hearing
The first public hearing on the proposed operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY
2014/15 must be held no later than 80 days (September 18th) or earlier than 65 days
(September 3rd)from the start of the TRIM calendar(July 1st). Other guidelines are: 1)The
public hearing cannot be scheduled on a Sunday or on those days utilized by Miami-Dade
County or the Miami-Dade County School Board for their public hearing; 2) If on a day other
than Saturday, it must be held after 5:00 P.M.; and 3) must be held immediately following
FY 2014/15 Normandy Shores Proposed Millage Rate
July 23, 2014
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discussion of the tentative millage and budget of its principal taxing authority (City of Miami
Beach).
Based on these guidelines, the first hearing must be held between September 3rd and
September 18th. These dates are unavailable for the following reasons:
September 7 and 14 Sundays
September 4 and 18 Proposed dates for Miami-Dade County Public Hearing
September 3 Miami-Dade County School Board Public Hearing
Of the remaining days, it is recommended that the first public hearing be set for Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 at 5:02 P.M., in the City Commission Chambers; City Hall, 1700
Convention Center Drive, immediately following the City of Miami Beach's public hearing.
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