Resolution 2020-31430 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31430
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
WHEREAS, for the purpose of providing security services within the Normandy Shores
neighborhood area, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 93-2881 on October
20, 1993, which authorized the creation of the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District ("District"); and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of providing security services within the District, a final budget
has been developed to fund projected Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 operating expenditures; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2020, pursuant to Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, the City
Commission, acting as the Board of Directors of the District, held its first duly noticed public hearing
and adopted the Tentative Ad Valorem Millage and Tentative Operating Budget for FY 2021; and
WHEREAS, due to several questions being raised regarding the City's annual subsidy of
35% of the annual cost of the operation of the community guard gate at the first public hearing on
September 16, 2020, the Mayor and Commission referred the Normandy Shores millage and budget
items to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) meeting on September 23, 2020
for further discussion; and
WHEREAS, at the September 23, 2020 FERC meeting an important legal issue was
discovered and discussed that impacts the millage rate tentatively adopted for the District for FY
2021 as a result of Ordinance 2015-3928, which was adopted in 2015, that repealed three
neighborhood districts that were no longer active and re-adopted the legislation for the Normandy
Shores District because the original Ordinance was never codified in the City Code; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2015-3928 mistakenly codified the 1993 version that included a $500
cap to be levied on the highest valued home in the District and not the intended 2002 version that
eliminated the cap; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the City Commission will not be able to adopt the millage rate of
0.7497 that was tentatively adopted at the first public hearing on September 16, 2020; instead, the
millage rate will need to be significantly decreased to 0.0773 mills in order to comply with the $500
cap which will result in a $155,000 loss of revenue from property tax revenue to the District and
require changes to be made to the District's FY 2021 proposed budget to offset the loss of revenue
from property tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2020, pursuant to Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, the City
Commission, acting as the Board of Directors of the District, held its second duly noticed public
hearing to consider the Final Ad Valorem Millage and Final Operating Budget for FY 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
that, following a duly noticed public hearing on September 29, 2020, the City Commission, acting as
the Board of Directors of the District, hereby adopts, as amended at the September 29, 2020 public
hearing, the final operating budget for the District for FY 2021, as summarized and listed below.
Revenues
Ad Valorem Tax $ 17,900
City's General Fund 93,100
Miscellaneous (interest revenue) 3,000
Use of Prior Year Fund Balance 135,000
Total $ 249,000
Expenditures
Security Services $ 212,000
Utilities and Maintenance 36,000
OIG Set-aside 1,000
Total $ 249,000
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of September, 2020.
ATTEST:
Chairperson of the District
Secretary to the District
ItiCORP3ORATEDJs
APPROVED AS TO
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 29, 2020
5:02 p.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY
SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ADOPTING THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2021.
RECOMMENDATION
See attached Memorandum.
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
Yes No
Strategic Connection
Organizational Innovation - Ensure strong fiscal stewardship.
Legislative Tracking
Office of Management and Budget
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
o Memo-Final FY 2021 NS Budget
o Resolution
o Ad
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 331 39,www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 29, 2020
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING
THE FINAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution which establishes the final operating budget for the Normandy Shores Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 in the amount of
$269,000.
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 2021 represents its twenty-seventh year of operation.
The District 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 1999,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 (FCWPC). A determination was reached that the City
would fund 35% of the annual cost of the operation of the community guard gate. 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 Normandy Shores Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement District representatives and agreed to eliminate the$500
cap on the highest valued home in the District. This enabling legislation was adopted by the City
Commission on September 25, 2002.
First Public Hearing
At the first public hearing on September 16, 2020 to adopt the FY 2021 tentative millage and budget
for the Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement District, there were several questions
regarding the City's annual subsidy of 35% of the annual cost of the operation of the community
guard gate. The Mayor and Commission adopted the tentative FY 2021 millage and budget for the
District and referred the Normandy Shores budget item to the Finance and Economic Resiliency
Committee (FERC) meeting on September 23, 2020 for further discussion.
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FY 2021 Final Normandy Shores Budget
September 29, 2020
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Finance & Economic Resiliency Committee
At the FERC meeting on September 23, 2020 an important legal issue was discussed that impacts
the proposed millage rate for the Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement District. During the
legal review of legislation governing the City's 35%subsidy to the district, it was discovered that the
$500 cap on the highest valued home in the District is still legally in place. In 2015, the City
Commission adopted ordinance 2015-3928 which repealed 3 neighborhood districts that were no
longer active and re-adopted the legislation for the Normandy Shores District because the original
ordinance was never codified in the City Code. However, that ordinance mistakenly adopted the
1993 version that included the$500 cap and not the intended 2002 version that eliminated the cap.
As a result, the City Commission will not be able to adopt the millage rate of 0.7497 that was
tentatively adopted at the first public hearing on September 16, 2020. Instead,the millage rate will
need to be significantly decreased to 0.0773 mills in order to comply with the $500 cap. This will
result in a$155,000 loss of revenue from property tax revenue to the District. In order to make the
District's proposed FY 2021 budget whole, the following changes are proposed:
Tentatively Adopted Millage of 0.7497 mills (@95%) 172,900
Proposed Final Adopted Millage of 0.0773 mills(@95%) 17,900
Revenue Change (155,000)
Appropriation of Available Fund Balance in NS District Fund 118,000
Reduce budget by $20,000 20,000
Anticipated FY2020 savings to add to available fund balance 17,000
Total Changes to Offset Revenue Change 155,000
To offset the $155,000 of decreased property tax revenue from the reduced millage rate, the
Administration recommends appropriating all of the $118,000 of available fund balance in the
Normandy Shores District Fund, reducing the proposed budget by $20,000 that was proposed to
modify and widen the two entry lanes at the Biarritz guard house entrance, and the appropriation of
$17,000 of projected savings from the FY 2020 budget that will augment the fund balance at the
end of the fiscal year.
The FERC agreed with the staff recommended approach to balance the proposed FY 2021 budget
for the Normandy Shores District and chose not to reduce the proposed City subsidy of$93,100 to
the district at this time and instead revisit it before the FY 2022 budget development process.
It is important to note that because the City Commission tentatively adopted the millage rate of
0.7497 and a budget of $269,000 at the first public hearing on September 16, 2020, that the
proposed changes to the millage rate and the budget as outlined above, will need to be amended
on the floor at the second public hearing on September 29, 2020. As a result, the memo and
resolution for this item remain consistent with the millage and budget tentatively adopted at the first
public hearing on September 16, 2020.
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FY 2021 Final Normandy Shores Budget
September 29, 2020
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PROCEDURE
The operating millage and budget for this dependent special taxing district must be adopted in
accordance with Florida Statutes. This procedure requires that this Resolution be considered
immediately after the final millage for the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District has been adopted(see accompanying District Millage agenda item for details).
ANALYSIS
The FY 2021 Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District budget is
$269,000 and includes the following line-item expenditures,which were approved by the Normandy
Shores' Homeowners Association on July 13, 2020:
Items Included in FY 2021 Expenditures $
Contracted Security Guard Services for Guardhouse and Rover 212,000
Gate Maintenance and Repairs 25,000
Project to Modify and Widen the Two Entry Lanes at the Biarritz Guard 20,000
House Entrance
Utilities 7,000
Guardhouse Janitorial Services 4,000
OIG Set-aside(based on 0.5%of Contracts Budgeted) 1.000
Total $269,000
The FY 2021 operating budget is $28,000, or 9.4%, lower than the adopted FY 2020 operating
budget of$297,000.
The City of Miami Beach General Fund has funded a portion of this budget for each of the previous
twenty-six years since the District was established. For FY 2021, the impact of the City's 35%
contribution to the City of Miami Beach General Fund is$93,100,which is$100, or 0.1%, more than
the adopted FY 2020 budget impact of$93,000.
To provide the current level of security required by the Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District, the Administration recommends a proposed ad valorem
millage of 0.7497 mills. This tax levy will generate proceeds of$181,995,which will be budgeted at
approximately 95.0%, or $172,900, to account for early payment discounts, etc. The proposed
millage rate is 0.0664 mills, or 8.1%, less than the adopted FY 2020 millage rate of 0.8161 mills,
which represents a decrease in property taxes of approximately $1 to a median homesteaded
property owner and an increase of$1 to an average homesteaded property owner(2020's median
and average homesteaded values being $212,696 and $545,281, respectively).
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FY 2021 Final Normandy Shores Budget
September 29, 2020
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The proposed FY 2021 operating budget for the District is as follows:
Revenues
Ad Valorem Tax $ 172,900
City's General Fund 93,100
Miscellaneous (interest revenue) 3,000
Total $ 269,000
Expenditures
Security Services $ 212,000
Utilities and Maintenance 36,000
Guard House Improvements 20,000
OIG Set-aside 1,000
Total $ 269,000
CONCLUSION
The City Commission,acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Normandy Shores Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement District, should adopt the attached Resolution which
establishes the final operating budget for the District of$269,000 for FY 2021.
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5:0/a.m.Second Readies Public Hearing
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA,ADOPTING: 1)THE
FINAL AD VALOREM VILLAGE OF 5.7288 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES,WHICH
IS TWO AND EIGHT TENTHS PERCENT(2.8%)MORE THAN THE-ROLLED-BACK'RATE OF 15126'BILLS AND 21 THE DEBT
SERVICE MILLAGE RATE OF 0.3227 MILLS.This Resolution is being Heard pursuant to Seam §§ '66.641 and 200.066 ES
Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Budget&Performance improvement al 305.673.7910.
S:0/a.m.Second Reeding Public Hearing
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, Fi.ORIDA, ADOPTING THE
FINAL BUDGETS FOR THE GENERAL.G.O. DEBT SERVICE,ROA AD VALOREM TAXES,ENTERPRISE,INTERNAL SERVICE,
AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. This Resmufion is being heard pursuant to Sections§§ 156.041 and
to
200.065 F S inquiries may be directed to the Office of Budget&Performance improvement at 305.673 7510
5;02 g.m.Second Aeedlna Public Hearing
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING THE FINAL AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE OF 0.7497 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAP 2021
FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,WHICH IS TWO AND TWO
TENTHS PERCENT(2.2`/)LESS THAN THE"ROLLED-BACK"RATE OF 0.7666 MILLS.This Resolution is being heard pursuant to
Sections§§166.041 and 200.065 F.S.Inquires may be directed to the Office of Budget 6 Performance Improvement at 305.673.7510
5;02 a.m.Second Readlna Public Hearing
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING THE FINAL.OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021,This Resotutton to being beard
pursuant to Sections§§ '66 041 and 200.065 FS.Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Budget 8 Performance Improvement
at 305 673.7570.
5;03 n.m,Second Readies Public Heating
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA,ADOPTING THE FINAL
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-2025 AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FINAL CAPITAL
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