Resolution 2024-33290 - --
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-33290
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY
SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE OF
0.7789 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,WHICH
IS FIVE AND FOUR TENTHS PERCENT (5.4%) MORE THAN THE "ROLLED-
BACK" RATE OF 0.7387 MILLS, SUBJECT TO A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AT 5:02 P.M.
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, Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, specifies the method by which
municipalities may set the operating millage rate and adopt an annual budget for dependent taxing
districts; and
WHEREAS,the maximum millage that can be approved for the District by a majority(4/7th)
vote is 0.7807 mills, anything beyond this rate, up to 0.8588 mills, requires a two-thirds (5/7th)
vote, and a unanimous approval is required to approve a millage rate above 0.8588 mills for Fiscal
Year(FY) 2025; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2024, the Mayor and City Commission, acting in its capacity as
the Board of Directors of the District, adopted Resolution No. 2024-33221,which set the proposed
FY 2025 operating millage rate for the District at 0.7789 mills for the purpose of providing security
services within the District; and
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2024, pursuant to Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, the
Mayor and City Commission, acting as the Board of Directors of the District, held its first duly
noticed public hearing to consider the Tentative Ad Valorem Millage and Tentative Operating
Budget for the District for FY 2025.
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 16, 2024, the Mayor and
City Commission hereby adopts the Tentative Operating Millage rate of 0.7789 mills for the District
for FY 2025, which is five and four tenths percent (5.4%) more than the "Rolled-back" rate of
0.7387 mills, subject to a second public hearing scheduled on Wednesday, September 25, 2024,
at 5:02 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers at'1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Miami
Beach, Florida 33139.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /' day of gyienibeit , 2024.
ATTEST: •
Chairperson of the DistrictAPPROVED AS TO
Secretary to the District FORM &LANGUAGE
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: September 16, 2024 5:02 p.m. First Reading Public Hearing
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING
THE TENTATIVE AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE OF 0.7789 MILLS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2025 FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS FIVE AND FOUR
TENTHS PERCENT (5.4%) MORE THAN THE "ROLLED-BACK" RATE OF 0.7387
MILLS, SUBJECT TO A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AT 5:02 P.M.
RECOMMENDATION
See attached Memorandum.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
See attached Memorandum.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meetinq-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
Applicable Area
Citywide
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Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
Yes No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which,as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
Management and Budget
Sponsor(s)
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: September 16, 2024
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADOPTING
THE TENTATIVE AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE OF 0.7789 MILLS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2025 FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS FIVE AND FOUR TENTHS
PERCENT (5.4%) MORE THAN THE "ROLLED-BACK" RATE OF 0.7387 MILLS,
SUBJECT TO A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AT 5:02 P.M.
STRATEGIC PLAN SUPPORTED
Organizational Innovation — Ensure strong fiscal stewardship
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission, acting in its capacity as
the Board of Directors of the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement
District ("District"), adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to transmit the
following information to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser:
1) Tentatively Adopted Millage Rate for the Normandy Shores Neighborhood
Improvement District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025:
General Operating 0.7789 mills (0.0679 mills less than previous year)
2) The second public hearing to consider the Normandy Shores Neighborhood
Improvement District operating millage rate and budget for FY 2025 shall be held on
Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 5:02 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers at
1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
BACKGROUND
The Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, which is a
dependent taxing district of its principal taxing authority, the City of Miami Beach, was established
in 1994 to provide continuous twenty-four (24) hour security to this gated community. FY 2025
represents its thirty-first (31st) year of operation.
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FY 2025 Normandy Shores Tentative Millage Rate
September 16, 2024
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The Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District was officially
established by Ordinance No. 93-2881 with the authority "to levy an ad-valorem tax on real and
personal property of up to two (2) mills, provided that no parcel of property will be assessed more
than $500 annually for such improvements."
On September 23, 1998, Resolution No. 98-22902 adopted the Normandy Shores Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement District's FY 1999 budget. The accompanying
memorandum noted that a determination was reached that the City would fund 35% of the annual
cost of the community guard gate. It also stated that this cost would eventually be funded by the
Normandy Shores Golf Course,the City Attorney's Office would review the issue of the dependent
status of the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, and the
City would continue supplementing the budget at current levels until both issues were resolved.
On September 25, 2002, Ordinance No. 2002-3380 adopted the removal of the $500 annual cap
per parcel. The accompanying memorandum noted that the City's 35% contribution would be
maintained.
In 2015, as part of a "clean up" Ordinance to repeal three other safe neighborhood districts that
were no longer active, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2015-3928. With
respect to the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, because
the prior versions of the Ordinance had not been codified, the 2015 Ordinance sought to codify
the legislation that had been previously adopted. However, in so doing, the legislation codified
the original 1993 Ordinance that included an ad valorem cap of$500 per property instead of the
updated 2002 Ordinance that had removed the cap of$500 per property.
In order to correct the inadvertent error in the 2015 Ordinance and eliminate the$500 per property
cap, as intended since 2002, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2020-4386
on December 9, 2020.
On July 28, 2021, the City Commission, based on the recommendation of the Finance and
Economic Resiliency Committee at its July 31, 2021 meeting, adopted Resolution No. 2021-
31819 eliminating the City's 35% subsidy, while continuing to fund 50% of the total cost of the
security rover for the District and Normandy Shores Golf Course.
Since then, the annual budget for the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District has been fully funded through a dedicated ad valorem tax levied on property
within the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District to provide
continuous 24-hour security to this gated community with the City continuing to fund 50% of the
total cost of the security rover shared between the Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District and the Normandy Shores Golf Course.
PROCEDURE
The operating millage and budget for this dependent taxing district must be adopted in
accordance with Florida Statutes. This procedure requires that this Resolution be considered
immediately after the millage and budget of its principal taxing authority, i.e., the City of Miami
Beach.
It also requires that a tentative millage rate be adopted first. This is accomplished by adopting a
Resolution which states the percent increase or decrease over the "Rolled-back" rate, and the
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September 16, 2024
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date, time, and place of the second public hearing scheduled to adopt the final millage rate.
Following this, another Resolution which tentatively adopts the Normandy Shores District
operating budget must be approved (see accompanying Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District Budget agenda item for details).
Florida Statutes requires that the name of the taxing authority,the rolled-back rate,the percentage
increase, and the millage rate be publicly announced before adoption of the millage Resolution.
NORMANDY SHORES PROPERTY VALUES
On July 1, 2024,the City received the 2024 Certified Taxable Values from the Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser for the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement
District indicating that the overall taxable property values increased approximately $55.8 million,
or 14.2%, from the 2023 Certified Taxable Values of$392.8 million to the 2024 Certified Taxable
Values of$448.6 million,which is comprised of a $50.7 million, or 12.9%, increase in the District's
existing values and a $5.1 million increase in new construction values.
July 2023 July 2024 $
Certified Certified Change Change
Property Values:
Existing Values $392,785,688 $443,527,813 $50,742,125 12.9%
New Construction - 5,135,349 5,135,349 100.0%
Total Normandy Shores $392,785,688 $448,663,162 $55,877,474 14.2%
PROPOSED MILLAGE & BUDGET
Based on the 2024 Certified Taxable Values for the Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District, the ad valorem millage rate proposed for FY 2025 for the
District, which was approved by the Normandy Shores Homeowners' Association and is
recommended by the Administration for FY 2025, is 0.7789 mills. The millage rate proposed for
FY 2025 is 0.0679 mills, or 8.0%, less than the millage rate adopted for FY 2024 of 0.8468 mills.
The levy proposed would generate property tax revenues of$349,464, which will be budgeted at
approximately 95.0%, or$331,991 (rounded to$332,000),to account for early payment discounts,
delinquencies, etc. and will fund, in combination with other miscellaneous revenues projected
totaling $4,000, the FY 2025 budget proposed for the District.
FY 2024 FY 2025 Inc/(Dec)
Adopted Proposed
Normandy Shores Millage 0.8468 0.7789 (0.0679),
Property Tax Revenues $316,000 $332,000 $16,000
The Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District budget proposed
for FY 2025, as summarized below, is $336,000, which reflects an increase of$20,000, or 6.3%,
from the adopted FY 2024 budget of $316,000 and includes $5,000 for one-time guardhouse
technology upgrades that were requested by the District in FY 2025.
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FY 2025 Normandy Shores Tentative Wage Rate
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Expenditures in FY 2025 Budget $
Contracted Security Guard Services for Guardhouse and 50%of Rover $237,100
Security Gate and Guardhouse Maintenance/Repairs 40,100
Set-aside for Renewal and Replacement of Capital Assets , 20,000
City of Miami Beach Internal Service Charges and Fees 17,000
Guardhouse.Utilities(Electricity,.Teleplione,etc.) . 7,300
Set-aside for Reserves for Future Projects 5,000
Guardhouse Technology Upgrades(One-Time) 5,000
Guardhouse Janitorial Services 4,000
Other Miscellaneous Operating Expenditures - 500
Total $336,000
TRUTH-IN-MILLAGE PROCESS
Florida Statute 200.065, entitled "Method of Fixing Millage," establishes specific guidelines that
must be used by all local government entities, including dependent taxing districts like the
Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, in setting its millage
(property tax) rates. Like its principal taxing authority, the City of Miami Beach, the Normandy
Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District is also required to advise the
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser within 35 days from receipt of the"Certification of Taxable
Value" (received July 1, 2024)of the 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 budget for FY 2025.
Maximum Millage Determination
After setting the proposed operating millage rate the Mayor and City Commission, acting in its
capacity as the Board of Directors of the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood
Improvement District, may, at any time prior to final adoption, lower the millage rate proposed.
However, any increase above the millage rate proposed for FY 2025 of 0.7789 mills, if adopted,
would require an expensive mailing and advertising process to each property owner in the District.
Therefore, this proposed millage rate is viewed as the ceiling.
Adoption of the millaqe rate proposed for FY 2025 of 0.7789 mills for the Normandy Shores Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement District, therefore, requires a maioritv approval (4 of 7
votes) by the Mayor and City Commission per the State of Florida's Truth-in-Millaqe (TRIM)
requirements.
It must be noted that, in accordance with Florida Statutes, there is an operating cap of 10 mills
which cannot be exceeded without voter approval. Combining both millage rates from the
dependent taxing district (0.7789 mills) and its principal taxing authority (5.8522 mills) totals
6.6311 mills, which is 3.3689 mills less than the statutory cap of 10 mills.
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Second Public Hearing
The second public hearing to adopt the final FY 2025 operating millage rate and budget for the
Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District must be held no later
than 100 days, or earlier than 97 days, from the start of the TRIM calendar (July 1st). In addition,
it must be advertised no later than 15 days after the first public hearing and must be held two (2)
to five (5) days after the advertisement appears in the newspaper.
For this reason,the second public hearing is recommended to be held on Wednesday, September
25, 2024, at 5:02 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers at 1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd
Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
CONCLUSION
The Mayor and City Commission, acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Normandy
Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, should adopt the Resolution
which establishes the tentative millage rate of 0.7789 mills for FY 2025 for the Normandy Shores
Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, subject to a second and final public
hearing scheduled on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 5:02 p.m., in the City Commission
Chambers at 1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
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