049-1999 LTC
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No. 49-1999
LETTER TO COMMISSION
February 22, 1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SERVICES TO THE CITY
Attached for your information is a self-explanatory memorandum from Assistant City Manager
Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli regarding the above-captioned subject.
If you require further information, please don't hesitate to either contact me or Mrs. Buttacavoli.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Interoffice Memorandum
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To:
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
Date: February 18, 1999
From:
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Subject: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SERVICES TO THE CITY
The following information was compiled for future meetings of the Mayor's Coastal Cities
committee. It reflects the departmental services provided to this City by the County and property
taxes paid by City property owners:
POLICE
The County provides us with adhoc police services by special request only. The County also
provided ongoing support from their crime lab relating to the analysis of evidence.
PARKING
The County administers the Parking Citation Program (Interlocal Agreement). The County receives
33 1/3 % of all citation revenue collected by the County for citations issued in the City of Miami
Beach. The fee retained by the County pays for the judicial process and adjudication of citations,
as well as the provision and maintenance of hand-held citation writing computers, and the computer
software that accesses the County's citation system.
Additionally, the County maintains a courthouse location at Old City Hall provided by the City at
$1.00 per year. The Parking Department. provides free parking as a component of the Lease
Agreement.
This Department provided free Citywide Parking Permits to the following County Offices:
1. Mayor Alex Penelas (2 decals)
2. Commissioner Barriero's office (2 decals)
3. Clerk of the Court (one free parking access card at the 5-A surface parking
lot for the County Clerk that maintains an office at 407 Lincoln Road)
OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S AFFAIRS
There are no County services coordinated via this Office. However, this Office does provide grant
management on behalf of Miami Beach Senior High School for a Miami-Dade County Human
Services Department grant.
CITY CLERK
Miami-Dade County Election Department Services.
CODE COMPLIANCE
The various County agencies that this Department works with are:
1. Animal Control, picking up stray dogs, animal abuse etc.
2. DERM Department of Environmental Research Management, illegal docks, disposal of
hazardous waste (oil from cars repairs, etc.) spray painting of cars not within an approved
structure.
FINANCE
For FY 98/99 the amount of taxes paid by City property owners to the County is as follows:
Countywide services
County Debt Service
Library
6.023 mills
0.837 mills
0.334 mills
$41,948,527
$ 5,829,473
$ 2,326,217
Total
7.194 mills
$50,104,217
SANITATION
Services provided to the City by the County coordinated through the Sanitation Department are:
1. Tipping Privileges at Dade County Facilities
(estimated @ $100,000 annually - paid by City)
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2. Recycling Grant participation and disbursement. This amount varies annually
depending upon the State's allocation and has continually decreased. It is believed
that eventually funding will no longer be available.
FLEET MANAGEMENT
This Department interfaces with the County by using some of their contracts and providing mutual
support in the event of a disaster.
FIRE
The County provides coordination and submission of the yearly EMS grant. Additionally, mutual
aid is provided by the City or County when required.
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
During a major crisis situation (such as a hurricane), the County takes the lead in the
Communications function for the entire County. The City's public information office coordinates
these efforts with the County's public information office.
Public information specific to Miami Beach is not provided by the County.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Property Management has no areas that the County coordinates through our office. Property
Management does provide services to the County by performing maintenance items at the Court and
County Clerk's office in Old City Hall. These services are billed directly to the respective offices and
the funds are deposited into the general fund. Property Management also coordinates with Miami-
Dade County Transit Department in the placement or replacement of bus benches adjacent to their
bus stop locations. Property Management maintains the benches by painting or fixing them when
needed.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
The City provides space to the County as follows:
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County Clerk/Court at Old City Hall (2nd FI) (leased by CMB) - $1.00 per year, no
reimbursement for common area maintenance
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* South Shore Community Center
a. Community Action Agency
* Consumer Credit Counseling
* Head Start Programs
* Low Income Housing Assistance
* ASPlRA of Florida (gang intervention)
b. County Health Department facility at 615 Collins Avenue
RECREATION. CULTURE AND PARKS
The City provides the County the free use of the North Shore Open Space Park compound for the
County's Beach Maintenance Division. This location services the cities of Bal Harbour and Surfside
as well. The space is used to house the beach cleaning equipment and trash dumpster trucks. The
County cleans the beach and provides trash receptacles and services them Monday through Friday.
PROCUREMENT
The only service that the County provides to this Department is the Miami-Dade County contracts
upon request. There is no fee.
BASS MUSEUM
The County provides the tourist-tax grant received by Friends of the Bass Museum to advertise
exhibitions the Friends sponsor.
ARTS. ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE
Mayors Office of Film and Entertainment: (Marketing) joint efforts to promote location production
as well as location of Entertainment related businesses.
Permitting: Film permits will soon be streamlined through a "One Stop" permitting process
Co-Granting: The CMB Council participates in a "Advancement Challenge Grant" with Dade
Cultural Affairs which is supported by the NEA.
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PUBLIC WORKS
The following services are provided by Miami-Dade County:
1. Roadway pavement markings, street signs, traffic lights and certain street lights on
County roads.
2. Maintenance of County owned bridges and roads - Traffic Control Modifications
and closures/under County jurisdiction.
3. Water supply and sanitary sewer treatment - Miami Dade Water and Sewer
Department sells City of Miami Beach water and sewer treatment services. They
also own and maintain the 54" diameter sewer force main from the City at
Government Cut and the water mains up to the City limits on all four causeways.
4. Maintains Venetian Causeway, Dade Boulevard, 23rd Street and Pine Tree/La Gorce
Drives.
5. The County's DERM does inspections within the City for illegal discharges into
sewer systems, and environmental hazards.
6. Assistance in beach renourishment/maintenance.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The County provides two Land Management System files for this Department to load. One is the
Tax Assessor File and the other is the Contractor File.
The following departments/divisions reported no services received from the County:
Building
Central Services
Convention Center/Gleason Theater
Human Resources
Internal Audit
Planning
Risk Management
Tourism and Conventions
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c: Assistant City Managers
Executive Assistants to the City Manager
Department/Division Directors
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