2014-28833 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28833
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONS FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO
ENHANCE EFFICIENCIES IN WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS TO
PREVENT WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES.
WHEREAS, the City's utility rates are structured to collect the necessary revenues to
meet operating and maintenance costs of the water and sewer infrastructure, to cover debt service
for water and sewer bonds, to maintain adequate operating fund reserves, and, to pay Miami-
Dade County for wholesale water purchased, the treatment of the City's sewage, and other fees;
and
WHEREAS, the City has evaluated each county rate increase and has passed through
same to its customers, while subsidizing others; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission approved Ordinance No.2014-3898, which included
amending the City Code to mandate that all "rates shall be adjusted by the same percentage
erected by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department."
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 hereby urge the Board of Commissions for Miami-Dade County, Florida to enhance
efficiencies in administering the water and sewer systems to prevent water and sewer rate
increases.
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Condensed Title:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The Board
Of County Commissioners For Miami-Dade County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer
Systems To Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Supporting Data(Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.):
Item Summa /Recommendation:
Pursuant to the request of Commission Micky Steinberg, a resolution was requested, urging Miami-Dade
County (County) to find efficiencies in its water and sewer system, in order to prevent future rate
increases.
The following request relates to Ordinance No. 2014-3898 that was adopted at the September 30, 2014
Commission meeting, amending Chapter 110 of the Miami Beach City Code to adjust water and sanitary
sewer rates by the same percentage enacted by Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department(WASD); and
also amending Appendix A to Chapter 110, entitled "Fee Schedule" to increase the water rates and
sanitary sewer service charges imposed by the City pursuant to Sections 110-166 and 110-168; providing
for codification, repealer, severability.
BACKGROUND
The City's utility rates are structured to collect the necessary revenues to meet operating and
maintenance costs of the water and sewer infrastructure, to cover debt service for water and sewer
bonds, to maintain adequate operating fund reserves, and, to pay Miami-Dade County for wholesale
water purchased, the treatment of the City's sewage, and other fees.
Miami-Dade County has raised wholesale water and/or sewer rates 3 of last 4 years. In each instance the
City has evaluated County rate increase and has either passed through same to its customers or
subsidized the increase. The County rate increases has a direct bearing on the cost of providing services
to our residents and businesses. The Commission directed the Administration to draft a Resolution
requesting County to enhance efficiencies.
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MIAMd BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City ommission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 19, 2014
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONS FOR MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCIES IN WATER AND SEWER
SYSTEMS TO PREVENT WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES.
Pursuant to the request of Commission Micky Steinberg, a resolution was requested, urging
Miami-Dade County (County) to find efficiencies in its water and sewer system, in order to
prevent future rate increases.
The following request relates to Ordinance No. 2014-3898 that was adopted at the September
30, 2014 Commission meeting, amending Chapter 110 of the Miami Beach City Code to adjust
water and sanitary sewer rates by the same percentage enacted by Miami-Dade Water and
Sewer Department (WASD); and also amending Appendix A to Chapter 110, entitled "Fee
Schedule" to increase the water rates and sanitary sewer service charges imposed by the City
pursuant to Sections 110-166 and 110-168; providing for codification, repealer, severability.
BACKGROUND
The City's utility rates are structured to collect the necessary revenues to meet operating and
maintenance costs of the water and sewer infrastructure, to cover debt service for water and
sewer bonds, to maintain adequate operating fund reserves, and, to pay Miami-Dade County for
wholesale water purchased, the treatment of the City's sewage, and other fees.
Miami-Dade County has raised wholesale water and/or sewer rates 3 of last 4 years. In each
instance the City has evaluated County rate increase and has either passed through same to its
customers or subsidized the increase. The County rate increases has a direct bearing on the
cost of providing services to our residents and businesses. The Commission directed the
Administration to draft a Resolution requesting County to enhance efficiencies.
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MIAMBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Honorable Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Gimenez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
R fael JEGranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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MIWIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Jordan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution Was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
-Y
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
1915•2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Jean Monestime
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Monestime,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of.The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
1915 •2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305--673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Audrey Edmonson
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Edmonson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915 •2015
MIAMBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Heyman,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
1915•2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Barreiro,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafa,6 E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915•2015
MIAMBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Sosa,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra el E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915 •2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Suarez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915 •2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915 •2015
MIAMBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Dennis C: Moss
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Moss,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions ' For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915 •2015
MIANASEACH
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Javier D. Souto
Stephen P. Clark,Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Souto,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
1915 •.2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Juan C. Zapata
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Zapata,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
r I E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915-2015
MIAMBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Diaz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
afael E.*Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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1915-2015
M I A/\A I E A C
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411
December 1, 2014
Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1 st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Bovo, Jr.,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
1915 •2015
MIAMSEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7.411
December 1, 2014
Director Bill Johnson
Miami-Dade Water& Sewer Department
3071 SW 38th Avenue
Miami, FL 33146
Dear Director Johnson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2014-28833:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami
Beach, Florida, Urging The Board Of Commissions For Miami-Dade
County, Florida To Enhance Efficiencies In Water And Sewer Systems To
Prevent Water And Sewer Rate Increases.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach on November 19, 2014.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg