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2004-25633 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2004-25633 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SETTING 1) THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE RATE FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; 2) THE CALCULATED ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, 3) THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2004/05; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES. WHEREAS, Section 200.065, Florida Statutes, has specified the method by which municipalities may fix the operating millage rate and adopt an annual budget for dependent taxing districts; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, acting as the Board of Directors of the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District propose that the District's General Operating Millage Rate be set at 1.123 mills and that the Rolled-Back Rate be set at 0.989 mills; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is required to advise the Miami- Dade County Property Appraiser of the Proposed Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement District Operating Millage Rate, the Rolled-Back Rate, and the date, time, and place of the first public hearing. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, that the following recommendations of the Administration be and are hereby ratified for transmittal to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, as specified in Section 200.065, Florida Statutes: 1) Proposed Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District Operating Millage Rate for FY 2004/05 General Operating 1.123 mills 2) "Rolled-Back Rate" 0.989 mills 3) The first public hearing on the proposed Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY 2004/05 shall be held at 5:02 p.m., date to be announced at the July 28, 2004 Commission Meeting, in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. PASSED and ADOPTED this 28th day of Julv. 2004. CITY CLERK ATTEST: UbxP~ APPROVED AS 10 fORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION ~ 7/z7/C!I Attomev Date CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 .WWW.ci.miami-beach.fl.us To: From: Subject: COMMISSION MEMORANDUM Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez ~... .I ^~ . City Manager ()'" - \l Date: July 28, 2004 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORMANDY SHORES LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SETTING 1) THE PROPOSED GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE RATE FOR THE NORMANDY SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; 2) THE CALCULATED ROLLED-BACK RATE; AND, 3) THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE OPERATING MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2004/05; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THIS INFORMATION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY SECTION 200.065, FLORIDA STATUTES ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission, acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors for the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District, adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the City Manager to transmit the following information to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser: 1) Proposed Operating Millage Rate of the Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improve- ment District for FY 2004/05: 2) General Operating 1.123 mills "Rolled-Back" Rate (Truth In Millage) 0.989 mills 3) The first public hearing to consider the proposed Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement District operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY 2004/05 shall be at 5:02 P.M., date to be announced at the July 28, 2004 Commission Meeting, in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. Normandy Shores FY 2004/2005 Terttative Millage Page 2 of 4 July 28, 2004 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 2004/05 represents its eleventh year of operation. It 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". However, on August 29, 2002, the Administration met with the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District representatives and agreed to eliminate the $500 cap on the highest valued home in the District. The enabling legislation was adopted by the Commission on September 25, 2002. This ensures that the City's contribution from the General Fund remains at 35% of the operating budget of the District. Statutory Requirement FS 200.065, entitled Method of Fixing Millage establishes specific guidelines that must be used by all local government entities, including dependent taxing districts like Normandy Shores in setting its millage (Property tax) rates. Not unlike its principal taxing authority (City of Miami Beach), Normandy Shores is also required to transmit within 35 days from receipt of the Certification of Taxable Value (received July 1,2004), to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, a 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 tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2004/05. After setting the proposed operating millage rate for Normandy Shores, the City Commission may, at any time prior to the final adoption, lower the millage rate; however any increase above the 1.123 millage rate would require an expensive mailing and advertising process to each property owner of Normandy Shores. Therefore, this proposed millage rate is viewed as the ceiling. ANAL YSIS On July 1, 2004, the City received the 2004 Certification of Taxable Value from the Property Appraiser's Office stating that the taxable value for Normandy Shores is $85,172,305, which included $33,243 in new construction. The preliminary value represents an increase of 13.6 percent over 2003's final value of $75,009,529. Alternately, the increase is 12.9 percent over 2003's preliminary value of $75,443,157. The difference of $433,628 between 2003's preliminary and final values represents the equalization loss of less than one percent due to appeals. Normandy Shores FY 2004/2005 Tentative Millage Page 3 of 4 July 28, 2004 Operatina Millaae and Budaet The tentative ad valorem millage recommended by the Administration is 1.003 mills to provide the current level of security required by this district. This tax levy will generate proceeds of $82,438. The total operating budget to provide security services at the current service level to this district is $126,800. This is comparable to the current year end projections. The difference between the revenues which will be generated from ad- valorem tax proceeds and the total budgetary requirement of the district must be supplemented by a contribution from the General Fund in the amount of $44,362 or 35% of the total operating budget. The General Fund has funded this difference for each of the ten years since the District was established. The amount provided by the General Fund for this purpose in FY 2003/04 was $44,042. In addition, a meeting was held on July 21,2004 between the Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement Committee and the Administration to discuss additional needs ofthe neighborhood. The Committee unanimously approved an increase to the budget of $9,863 to pay for additional security cameras. This additional amount will be paid by establishing the millage at the current rate of 1.123. The difference between the millage of 1.003 needed to fund current service levels and the 1.123 will generate $9,863 to pay for the security cameras. The District's budget will increase by $9,863 to $136,663. During FY 99 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. A determination was reached that the City would fund 35% of the annual cost of the operation of the community gate guard. This cost will eventually be funded from the golf course operation of the Normandy Shores Golf Course. The City Attorney's Office is reviewing the issue regarding the dependent status of the District. It was further agreed that the City would continue to supplement the District at current levels until both issues were resolved. It must be noted that in accordance with State Statute, there is a 10 mill operating cap which cannot be exceeded without voter approval. Combining both millages from the dependent district (1.123) and the principal taxing authority (7.425) totals 8.548 mills, which is 1.452 mills less than the 10 mill cap. First Public Hearina The first public hearing on the proposed operating millage rate and tentative budget for FY 2004/05 must be held no later than 80 days (September 18th) or earlier than 65 days Normandy Shores FY 2004/2005 Tentative Millage Page 4 of 4 July 28, 2004 (September 3rd) from the start of the TRIM calendar (July 1 st). Other guidelines are: 1) The public hearing cannot be scheduled on a Sunday or on those days utilized by Miami- Dade County or the Miami-Dade County School Board for their public hearing; 2) If on a day other than Saturday, it must be held after 5:00 P.M.; and 3) must be held immediately following discussion of the tentative millage and budget of its principal taxing authority (City of Miami Beach). Based on these guidelines, the first hearing must be held between September 3rd and September 18th. These dates are unavailable for the following reasons: September 5 & 12 September 7 and 20 September 8 Sundays Miami-Dade County Public Hearings Miami-Dade County School Board Public Hearing The first public hearing will be set for 5:02 P.M., date to be announced at the July 28,2004 Commission Meeting, in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, immediately following the City of Miami Beach's public hearing. JMG:KB:JC t6.