HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2025-33989RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33989
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AT ITS OCTOBER 15,
2025 MEETING, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT
THE RECOMMENDED UPDATES TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S WATER,
SEWER, AND SANITATION IMPACT FEES, AS WELL AS PARKS
CONCURRENCY FEES, PURSUANT TO THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF
IMPACT FEES AND OTHER RELATED FEES.
WHEREAS, at the March 19, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City
Commission referred to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) an item for a
systematic review of all City of Miami Beach impact fees and Consumer Price Index (CPI)
increases; and
WHEREAS, impact fees are charges imposed on new development projects to fund
infrastructure and public services needed to support growth, ensuring new development pays its
fair share for the additional demand placed on public resources; and
WHEREAS, impact fees cannot be mitigated by complying with minimum code
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration completed a comprehensive review, which was
presented to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) at its October 15, 2025
meeting, of all of the City's impact fees comrprised of Mobility, Water and Sewer, and Sanitation,
as well as other related fees frequenfly categorized as impact fees such as Fee in Lieu of Parking,
Parks Concurrency, and Sustainability Fees to ensure that the City's fees accurately reflect
current infrastructure investment needs, regulatory obligations, inflationary pressures, and capital
improvement priorities; and
WHEREAS, the review that was presented included analysis of authorizing legislation,
historical revenue, recent adjustments, and recommendations for adjustments; and
WHEREAS, the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) recommends the
City Administration prepare any necessary amendments to ordinances, resolutions, or fee
schedule, and to update the Parks Master Plan based on the following recommendations:
• Mobility Impact Fees: Maintain fees at the current rates;
• Water and Sewer Impact Fees: Add annual inflation indexing to the current fees;
• Sanitation Impact Fees: Apply a one-time retroactive CPI adjustment to the current
monthly fees and add annual inflation indexing to the monthly recurring fees;
• Fee in Lieu of Parking: Maintain fees at the current rates;
• Parks Concurrency Fee: Update the Parks Master Plan to support a shift in the
from the current Concurrency Fee structure to an Impact Fee structure;
• Sustainability Fee: Maintain fee at the current rate; and
WHEREAS, aligning City fees with actual system demands and inflationary trends
ensures that new development contributes its fair share toward the cost of growth without placing
undue burden on existing residents and businesses.
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 accept the recommendation of the Finance and Economic Resiliency
Committee at its October 15, 2025 meeting, directing the City Administation to prepare any
necessary amendments to ordinances, resolutions, master plans and fee schedules to implement
the recommended updates to the City of Miami Beach's Water, Sewer, and Sanitation Impact
Fees, as well as Parks Concurrency Fee pursuant to the systematic review of impact fee and
other related fees
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17 day of beu"66 ✓ . 2025.
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o}y I Steven Meiner, Mayor
ATTEST:
DEC 2 2 2625
Rafael E:Granado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: December 17, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE AT ITS OCTOBER 15,
2025 MEETING, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDED UPDATES TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S WATER, SEWER
AND SANITATION IMPACT FEES, AS WELL AS PARKS CONCURRENCY FEES,
PURSUANT TO THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF IMPACT FEES AND OTHER
RELATED FEES.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached
Resolution, accepting the recommendation of the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee
(FERC) at its October 15, 2025 meeting to implement the recommended updates to the City's
Water, Sewer, and Sanitation Impact Fees, as well as Parks Concurrency Fees, pursuant to the
systematic review of impact fees and other related fees.
At the March 19, 2025 City Commission meeting, at the request of Commissioner Tanya K, Bhatt,
the Mayor and City Commission approved a referral (Item C4 K) to the Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee (FERC) to discuss a systematic review of all impactfees and CPI increases
in the City of Miami Beach to ensure that Cityfees remain aligned with current infrastructure needs
and inflationary trends.
Impact fees are one-time charges that are imposed by local governments on new development
projects to help fund the infrastructure and public services needed to support growth. These fees
cannot be mitigated by complying with minimum code requirements, and are generally used to
offset the costs of adding, expanding, and/or improving public facilities and infrastructure such as
roads, parks, and utilities. The purpose is to ensure that new development pays its fair share for
the additional demand it places on public resources and infrastructure, rather than shifting the
financial burden to existing residents and taxpayers.
At the October 15, 2025 Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) meeting, the City
Administration presented a comprehensive review of all impact fees comprised of Mobility, Water
and Sewer, and Sanitation, as well as other related fees frequently categorized as impact fees
such as Fee in Lieu of Parking, Parks Concurrency, and Sustainability, Fees.
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The comprehensive review that was presented at the October 15, 2025 Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee (FERC) meeting included analysis of authorizing legislation, historical
revenue, recent adjustments, and recommendations for adjustments. The findings that were
presented by the City Administration, which were recommended by the Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee (FERC), are summarized below:
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Mobility Impact Fees
Established by Ordinance No. 2019-4306, these fees, which generally vary depending on land
uses, fund transportation infrastructure and encourage alternative modes of commuting. The
current fee structure is indexed annually to CPI and was last updated as of October 1, 2025.
Recommendation: Maintain fees at the current rates.
Water and Sewer Impact Fees
Established by Ordinance Nos. 95-2990 and 95-2991, these connection fees support expansion
of the City's utility infrastructure. The most recent update was through Ordinance No. 2025-4746
that was adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on June 25, 2025.
Recommendation: Add annual inflation indexing to the current fees.
Sanitation Fees
Established by Ordinance No. 98-3135, these fees, which are based on the number of equivalent
commercial units (ECUs) and monthly rate, as well as 0.30% of the job value, function as a
surcharge for commercial waste collection and disposal.
Recommendation: Apply a one-time retroactive CPI adjustment to the current monthly fees bring
these fees closer to present-day cost realities and add annual inflation indexing to the monthly
fees.
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Fee in Lieu of Parking
Allows projects to satisfy parking requirements by paying a one-time or recurring fee instead of
constructing parking spaces. The current fees that were set by City Commission resolution were
last revised in September 2014. On April 23, 2025, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2025-33606 to maintain the existing in -lieu parking fee of $40,000 per required
off-street space.
Recommendation: Maintain fees at the current rates.
Parks Concurrency Fee
Originates from the City's 2003 Comprehensive Plan and ensures adequate parks facilities for
new development based on a flat rate of $98.75 per residential unit that was last updated as of
October 1, 2022 since it is not applicable to the City's indexing provisions and fee schedule.
Recommendation: Update the Parks Master Plan to support a shift from the current Concurrency
Fee structure to an Impact Fee structure to provide a more effective mechanism to address the
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growing and diverse capital needs of our park system that would offer greater Flexibility to fund a
broad range of critical projects, including the renovation and replacement of aging facilities.
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Sustainability Fee
Established by Ordinance No. 2016-3993, this fee supports environmental sustainability and
resilience initiatives. It is a percentage -based fee, which allows the fee to scale automatically with
the underlying cost or valuation metric, which in this case is the total construction value.
Recommendation: Maintain fee at the current rate.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
See detailed information provided above.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: hftps:/Iw .miamibeachfi.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
See detailed information provided above.
CONCLUSION
The findings and recommendations presented at the October 15, 2025 Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee (FERC) meeting, which were recommended by the Finance and Economic
Resiliency Committee (FERC), for updates to the City's Water, Sewer, and Sanitation Impact
Fees, as well as Parks Concurrency Fee, provide a solid foundation for fiscal sustainability and
long-term capital planning goals.
This will ensure that City fees remain aligned with current system demands and inflationary
trends, allowing new development to contribute its fair share toward the cost of growth without
placing undue burden on existing residents and businesses. Should the attached Resolution be
adopted, the City Administration, more specifically, the departments that are responsible for these
fees shall prepare any necessary amendments to ordinances, resolutions, master plans and fee
schedules, to implement these changes.
EC/JDG/TOS/RA
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item. Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-177 Project?
Yes
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal ennaned in lobbying? No
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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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Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Only)
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