CMB Factual Overview
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
www.miamibeachfl.gov
PROCUREMENT DIVISION
Telephone (305) 673-7490
Facsimile (305) 673-7851
August 4, 2004
TO ALL INTERESTED BIDDERS
RE: ADDENDUM NO.1 TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 32-03/04-
CITIZEN/PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY SERVICES
The following additional information and/ or clarification relative to inquiries received
on the above subject RFP is hereby provided:
1. Does the City of Miami Beach have a preferred survey medium i.e. paper,
telephone, or internet? Definitely paper, open to phone/ internet.
2. Will the City supply an electronic list of city residents, members of the Miami
Beach business community and list of civic organizations, which will include:
name of contact, address, phone number, E-mail address? As many as we
have.
3. Will the City supply focus areas they wish to have assessed? i.e. City Hall
services, building inspection, restaurant inspection, utility services? Yes.
4. How are surveys pre-tested? Is there a pre-existing pre - test procedure you
want to follow? Open to suggestions.
5. Will the City provide the universe size? Yes.
6. Does the City of Miami Beach have reports from other municipalities available as
templates for questionnaire design and comparative analysis reporting? Yes.
7. What is the expected beginning and completion dates? The beginning date may
be as soon as September 28, 2004 (anticipated City Commission approval) and
completion date is contingent upon negotiations with the successful firm.
8. Does the City of Miami Beach wish to incorporate open ended qualitative
questions in the surveys? Yes.
9. What are some of the substantive issues you are trying to measure, e.g. why are
you doing this study? More of an opportunity to gauge whether the City is
focusing on the right priorities vs. a customer satisfaction survey.
10. Are there multilingual needs beyond English and Spanish? No.
11. Besides English and Spanish what other segments, if any, have been identified
for study (such as seniors, snow birds, etc.)? None at this time, but open for
suggestions.
12. How are geographic regions do you envision for the study? Are there significant
geographic regions of Miami Beach? Yes.
13. Some of the assignments are pretty open-ended such as: conducted focus
groups and provide miscellaneous survey - related consulting support. Can the
scope of this work be defined, or would a cost per item such as $_ per focus
group or $_ per hour survey related consulting be sufficient to provide in the
bid, perhaps along with an estimated of what quantitative we would anticipated
(but not guarantee) would be needed to complete the study. Yes.
14. What results does the City have from other municipalities and jurisdictions to
use as comparisons, would the winning firm be expected to be able to provide
these benchmarks (we do not benchmarks of this type) Yes.
15. Will the City of Miami Beach allow progress billing? Not sure what process
billing is but open.
For informational purposes, attached is a factual overview of the City of Miami Beach.
The deadline for receipt of proposals has been changed from August 11, 2004 to
Monday, August 16,2004. Sealed proposals must be received at the following address
by 3:00 p.m. on August 16, 2004:
City of Miami Beach
City Hall - Procurement Division
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED AFTER 3:00 P.M. ON AUGUST 16, 2004, WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE PROPOSER UNOPENED.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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Gus Lopez, CPPO
Procurement Director
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Demographic Breakdown
Population:
Median Age:
School Age:
Race:
Households:
City of Miami Beach
Factual Overview
87,933
11,815 (13.4%) were under 18 years
39 in 2000
65in1980
3,452 Under Five Years Old
3,181 Five - Nine Years Old
3,216 Ten - Fourteen Years Old
1,921 Fifteen - Seventeen Years Old
White 86.7%
Black 4.8%
Asian 1.4%
Other 7.1 %
(Hispanic Origin 53.4%)
46,242 Households
Median Household Income - $27,322
72.2% have earnings I mean earnings - $56,767
Average Household Size - 1.87 (Miami-Dade County is 2.84)
18,342 Family Households
Median Family Income - $33,440
Family Size - 2.76 (Miami-Dade County is 3.35)
Housing Units
59,723 total housing units
16,895 are owner-occupied
29,299 are renter-occupied
13,529 are vacant and available for seasonal use
. All estimates above are from the 2000 Census
Vt R 't f
o er egiS ra Ion
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Registered Voters 31,789 36,631 37,402 38,916 35,624
% Who Voted 31% 72% 35% 49% 19%
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5 Year Taxable Value Trend
There has been a 60% increase in taxable value since FY 2000. In FY 2000, the City's
General Fund portion represented 86% of the total value vs. 81 % in FY 2004. The RDA
portion was 14% in FY 2000 and has grown to 19% of the total in FY 2004.
5 Year Taxable Value Trend
14.000.000.000
8.000.000.000
12.000.000.000
10.000.000.000
11.000.000.000
4.ooo,l100,000
2.000.000.000
FY 00 rml
FYOlrml FY02Flr1a1
FY 03 rllllll FY 04 Pno1im
I_ General Fund - RDA I
5 Year GF/RDA Taxable Value as % of Total Value
100'1;
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80'1;
60'1;
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Overall Sinale Familv Resident (Homeowner) Tax Expenditure
As an example, the FY 2004 annual taxes on a residential property with an assessed value of
$225,000 and homesteaded at $200,000 are:
Fixed:
Miami Beach Operating
Miami Beach Debt Service
Miami-Dade County Wide
Miami-Dade Library
Miami- Dade Children Trust
School Board
Other
Sub- Total
Millage
7.299
0.874
6.254
0.486
0.500
9.100
0.736
25.249
Annual
Costs Percent of
Resident Tax Bill
$1,460
175
1,251
97
100
1,820
147
$5,050
32%
29%
36%
3%
100%
For a Single family home (hypothetically having 2 adults and 2 children) assuming an
assessed value of $225,000, a resident of Miami Beach can expect to have a tax and service
debt burden of approximately $6,370. That includes the following variable charges:
Variable Charge:
. Garbage ($32.16 monthly)
. Water/Storm/Sewer
Average Sub-Total
Costs
$386
$934
$1,320
Total Tax and Service Debt Burden Paid Bya Resident of Miami Beach:
Fixed
Variable
Total Average
$5,050
$1.320
$6,370
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Economic Overview
% Change
2000 2003 Since 2000
Single Family $653,877 $877,569 34%
Home (Average
Sale Price)
Condominium $182,258 $262,114 44%
(Average Sale
Price)
Commercial $168 Million $231 Million 42%
Leases (Value)
Office market 1,720,608 2,210,119 28%
inventory square feet square feet
Trends:
Real Estate Sales
. Overall value of real estate transactions increased to $1.55 Billion in 2003, after
holding between $1 and $1.2 Billion annually from 2000 to 2002
Office Market
. In 2003, there was 430,985 square feet unoccupied (19.5% vacancy)
. 41 st Street vacancy rate in 2003 was 10%, North Beach was 2%
Entertainment
. Location - Budgets for film and print permits ranged from $56 Million to $72
Million between 2000 and 2003
. Corporate - In 2003 there were 122 companies with 1,472 employees and
operating budgets of $170 Million
Retail Sales Volume
. Citywide retail sales have ranged between $900 million and $1.2 billion per year
for the past five years
Food and Alcohol Sales
. Food sales are up citywide 26% from 1999 to 2003
. Alcohol sales are up citywide 47% from 1999 to 2003
. In 2003, 80% of food and 89% of alcohol sales were in South Beach
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mploymen :
% Change
2000 2003 Since 2000
Unemployment 6.5% 8.4% 1.9%
Rate
Labor Force 45,033 47,100 5%
# of emploved 42,126 43,163 3 %**
"Number of employed grew by 1 ,037 from 2000 to 2003, absorbing more than 50 % of the increase in labor force.
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BudQet Summary
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Annual Operating Budget:
Total:
$277,264,652
General Fund $152,362,436
Enterprise $97,685,205
G.O. Debt Service $10,200,337
RDA $17,016,674
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Capital Budget Total:
$77 ,338,235
Trends:
Between FY 2000-2004
. General Fund budget has increased $44 million (41%) to $152.4 million
. 75% ($33 million) of above increase went to Public Safety (Police, Beach Patrol
& Fire) and Parks and Recreation budgets
. Public Safety budget increased $25 million (38%)
. Parks and Recreation $8 million (70%)
. Maximum percent increase attributed to any other function is 11 % ($4.9 million)
. 78% ($34 million) of the $44 million increase is in salaries and benefits
. City millage decreased by 0.525 mills (6%) to 8.173 between fiscal year 2000-
2004
. Operating millage has remained less than the millage of half the municipalities in
Miami-Dade County
. Of the city's property tax base, 22% has a homestead exemption filed in FY
2003
For FY 2004:
. There were 18 communities in Miami Dade County with total millage above
Miami Beach (25.249); highest millage was Indian Creek at 30.312.
. There were 14 communities in Miami Dade County with total millage below Miami
Beach (25.249); lowest millage was Key Biscayne at 20.682.
. There were 17 communities in Miami Dade County with operating millage above
Miami Beach (7.299); the highest was Indian Creek at 10.0.
. There were 15 communities in Miami Dade County with operating millage below
Miami Beach (7.299); the lowest was Aventura at 2.227
* See page 6 of this report for a millage table for all communities
in Miami Dade County for FY 2004 sorted by OPERA T1NG MILLAGE.
* See page 7 of this report for a millage table for all communities
in Miami Dade County for FY 2004 sorted by TOTAL MILLAGE.
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Public Safety
Police Department
B d t
u Ige :
2004 % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budaet) Since 2000
$41,376,662 $45,508,190 $48,733,195 $53,411,707 $56,504,946 37%
Police Personnel:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
Total Staffing 540 544 546 521 527 -2%
Sworn 381 381 381 366 381 0%
Civilian 159 163 165 155 146 -9%
There are three shifts per day:
. Day Shift (7AM-5PM) 22 Patrol Officers, 3 Bicycle Patrol, 5 Motorcycles, 1 All
Terrain Vehicles, 3 Neighborhoods, 2 Marine Patrol, 2 Accident investigators, 5
Sergeants
. Afternoon Shift (3PM-1AM) 21 Patrol Officers. 4 Crime Suppression Officers, 2
Beat Officers, 4 Sergeants
. Midnight Shift (11 PM-9AM) 21 Patrol Officers, 4 Bicycle Patrol, 4 Crime
Suppression Officers, 4 Sergeants
. This is in addition to detectives and command staff
Calls for Service:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
Part 1 Crimes Total 12,393 11,217 10,390 10,610 -14%
Violent Crimes 1,323 1,241 1,077 1,172 -12%
Propertv Crimes 11 ,070 9,976 9,313 9,438 -15%
Traffic Violation 26,490 31,435 25,316 25,742 -3%
Parkina Violations 10,619 11,320 8,467 7,773 -27%
Total number of arrests N/A 8,445 8,697 9,684 15%
Trends:
Crime
. Total number of crimes against property and persons has declined 14% since
2000 to 10,610
. In 2003, there were 1,632 less crimes against property and 151 less crimes
against people than in 2000
Traffic
. In 2003, 426 (2%) more citations were issued for moving violations than in 2002
. In 2003, 748 (3%) fewer citations for moving violations were issued than in 2000
. In 2003, 694 (9%) fewer parking citations were issued than in 2000
. In 2003, 2846 (37%) fewer parking citations were issued than in 2000
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Fire Department
B d t
U Ige:
%
Change
2004 Since
2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budaetl 2000
$20,233,266 $21,249,192 $23,624,830 $27,115,688 $28,339,156 40%
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Ire epa men ersonne :
% Change
Fire Staffina 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
Total Staffina 213 218 218 223 223 4%
Sworn 196 201 201 205 205 4%
Civilian 17 17 17 18 18 5%
At a minimum 44 sworn personnel are required to be in service for each 24 hour shift year
round. Three shifts (A,8,C) each work twenty-four hours on and forty-eight hours off.
Calls for Service:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
Total # of Calls 18,637 18,048 17,188 17,683 -5%
Rescue Onlv 14,796 14,865 14,730 13,406 -9%
All Other 3,841 3,183 2,458 4,277 11%
Total Transport 8,745 8,558 8,404 7,994 -3%
Citv Transport 8,123 7,974 7,775 7,021 -13%
Private Transport 515 456 444 625 21%
Existina buildina inspections 1,828 2,415 1,982 1,793 -2%
Citations Issued for violations 621 604 755 1,009 62%
Night Club Inspections 3,375 3,370 3,011 2,976 -12%
Citations issued for violations 41 18 22 19 -54%
Plan review during permitting
phase 3,517 4,643 4,616 4,003 13%
Site inspections 1,688 2,867 2,716 2,662 57%
On-duty Inspections 1,695 1,748 1,778 1,453 -15%
# of buildings referred to Fire
Prevention due to violations 393 538 751 554 40%
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Trends:
Calls for Service
. Total number of calls for service has declined 5% since 2000 to 17,683
. Total number of Emergency Medical Service calls has also declined by 9% since
2000 to 13,406
. Total number of transport related calls have declined by 13% since 2000 to 7,021
. Total number of private company transport has gone up by 21 % since 2000 to
625
. On a typical twenty four day, our fire personnel respond to an average of 50
service related calls (an average of two per hour)
. 74% (37) of those calls are related to Emergency Medical Services
. On average it takes approximately 6.5 minutes from the time a call is received to
the time the dispatched unit arrives on the scene
. Total site inspections have increased by 57% since 2000; 2662 were done in
2003
. Total plan reviews have increased by 13% since 2000; 4,003 plan reviews were
done in 2003
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Beach Patrol
Budget:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 (Budget) Since 2000
$3,910,848 $4,130,4 76 $4,553,285 $4,681,572 $5,407,842 38%
Beach Patrol Personnel:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
Full-time 66 66 68 66 68 3%
Part-time 50 50 50 50 50 0%
Approximately 39-41 lifeguards on duty from February to October (9AM - 7PM) I November to
January (9AM - 5PM) and 26 towers.
Approximately 38-40 lifeguards are on each shift during the week. On weekends the number
of lifeguards increased to 39-42. During February to October, shifts are 10 hours each from
9AM to 7PM. During November to January shifts are 8 hours from 9AM to 5 PM.
There are 26 towers. For each shift, 8 towers are staffed with double lifeguards; 1 boat is
staffed and 3 to 4 Lieutenants are on duty.
Calls for Service:
% Change
Beach Patrol 2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
Estimated Beach Patrons 8,995,000 9,813,000 11,318,000 11,142,000 24%
Victims rescued 421 788 518 895 113%
Out-of Ocean Assists 489 1,087 1,383 987 102%
Preventive actions 88,847 119,616 147,409 159,280 79%
Maior medical actions 98 95 138 116 18%
Minor first-aid victims 11 ,035 11,065 13,946 12,665 15%
Lost persons reunited 512 488 436 361 -29%
Beach rules & laws enforced 34,944 366,687 44,897 46,647 33%
Boat intrusion advisements 3,199 3,042 5,162 2,968 -7%
Jet ski intrusion advisements 6,296 5,083 7,114 5,542 -12%
Trends:
Service
. The number of towers increased by 8% to 26 since 2000
. The number of victims rescued increased 113% to 895 since 2000
. The number of out of ocean assists increased 101 % to 987 since 2000
. The number of major medical actions increased 18% to 116 since 2000
. The number of minor first aid victims increased 15% to 12,665 since 2000
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Parks and Recreation
Recreation Division
B d t
U Ige:
2004 % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 (BudQet) Since 2000
$5,160,348 $5,610,516 $6,189,056 $7,025,630 $8,745,362 69%
R f Staff
ecrea Ion mg:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
Full Time 75 75 78 101 115 53%
*Part Time 86 86 96 104 143 66%
*Part time employees include seasonal summer employees.
Facilities:
2 Municipal Regulation Golf Courses
1 Par Three
21 Staffed Parks
14 Passive Parks
3 Youth/Community Centers
3 Pools
1 Ice Rink
6 Tennis Sites
2 Bark Parks
14 Playground Tot-Lots
1 Football Stadium and Track
1 Baseball Stadium
7 Sports Fields
20 Rental Sites
*See page 14 of this report for a Parks and Recreation locations guide
for amenities and services provided.
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rogram articlpatlon:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
After School 3,168 2,976 2,558 3,371 6%
Summer Camps 1,269 1,053 1,901 2,640 108%
Ath letics 718 1,140 1,051 1,018 42%
Pools 25,838 27,416 28,000 65,437 153%
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This summer (2004), we are scheduled to provide:
. 1,092 hours of summer camp
· 2,517 hours of sport specialty summer camp (soccer, football, baseball,
volleyball, tennis, golf, track & field and basketball)
. 278 hours of swimming classes
. 118 hours of adult and senior classes
. 48 hours of adult team athletics
Trends:
Programs
· Recreational program participation increased from 2000 to 2003 in all areas
· The total number of after school program participation increased 6% to 3,371
attendees since 2000
· The number of summer camp participants increased 108% to 2,640 children
since 2000
· The number of participants in athletic programs increased 42% to 1,018
attendees since 2000
· The number of pool attendance increased 153% to 65,437 since 2000
· Renovated and/or improved 208 acres in our parks and recreation system
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Miami Beach Golf Club
Budget:
FY 2003-2004
Expenditures
Revenues
$3.7 million
$3.1 million
Staffing:
Managed by contract.
Facilities:
Two regulation 18 hole golf courses
One par 3 golf course
266 acres in total
Program Participation:
Miami Beach Golf Club (December 2002 - September 2003)
30,655 - Total rounds of golf
7,425 - Rounds of golf played by hotel guests
Trends:
. Miami Beach Golf Club re-opened 12/17/02 following renovations increasing golf
revenues to $1,466,472 in green fees and cart fees of $630,444 for FY 02-03
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Tourism
B d t
u 1ge:
2004 % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budaet\ Since 2000
Convention
Center 12,299,934 13,664,376 12,266,239 13,760,354 14,160,053 15%
VCA 924,280 934,724 838,968 945,914 1,025,088 10%
GMCVB 5,063,412 5,357,403 $5,000,000 5,389,491 5,810,225 14%
Tourism Indicators:
2000 2001 2002 2003 % Change
Since 2000
Total # of Rooms 16,882 17,879 17,974 18,153 7%
Occupancy 66.7% 64.1% 60% 65.2% -1.5%
Average Room Rate $122 $122 $115 $130 6%
Revenue Per Available $25,131 $25,457 $21,081 $24,342 -3%
Room (REV PAR)
Resort Tax Collections 22,159,364 23,697,304 21,382,389 24,699,870 11%
Between 2000 and 2003, the inventory of rooms increased by 7.5%. In 2003, the occupancy
rate grew along with an increase in room inventory. In 2000, a 1 % occupancy rate is equal to
168 beds. In 2003, a 1% occupancy rate is equal to 181 beds.
For the first quarter of 2004, hotel occupancy in Miami Beach continues strong. As an
example, the latest Smith Travel Research reports compiled for the second week of April (April
11-17) continue to reflect leading performance for our area. Below are the statistics for the
week of April 11-17, 2004:
Occupancv
NATIONAL & STATE COMPARISON: % % CHANGE
United States: 63.5 +14.8
Florida 75.9 +14.8
Miami & Beaches 72.9 +11.3
Perhaps more importantly, the "Average Daily Room Rate" that our hotels are able to
command based on the popularity of the destination and the outstanding hotel and service
product we feature continues to be among the highest in the nation.
AveraQe Daily Room Rate
NATIONAL & STATE COMPARISON: $ % ChanQe vs. 2003
United States $ 85.37 +6.9
Florida $100.75 +2.8
Miami & Beaches $120.52 +4.4
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Trends:
Room Sales
. Revenues were up Citywide 12% from 1999 to 2003, while room inventory
increased 8%
. In 2003, 65% of sales were in South Beach, Middle Beach was 39% of citywide
room sales in 1999, 30% in 2003
Visitors I Tourism
. Greater Miami has 10.2 Million visitors per year
. 7.5 Million visit South Beach at least once during their stay
. 4.5 Million stay overnight in a Miami Beach hotel
. In 2000, there were a total of 73 events held at the Miami Beach Convention
Center compared with 79 events in 2003, an 8.2% increase
. In 2000, the attendance at events at the Miami Beach Convention Center was
567,329 compared with 513,652 in 2003, a 9.47% decrease
Resort Tax
. Between 2000 and 2003, resort tax collections increased by $2,540,506 (11 %)
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Cultural Development
Budaet (operations):
% change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 since 2000
Bass Museum 798,795 1,089,440 1,064,366 1,135,715 1,140,450 42%
CAC 1,141,577 1,399,812 994,335 829,403 893,388 -21%
Botanical
Gardens 80,675 200,500 160,500 152,475 152,475 88%
Festivals/Events
(some events
are paid out of
other budaetsl 67,624 90,000 97,000 92,000 410,400 506%
Theaters (Byron
Carlvle/Colonvl 45,000 60,000 80,000 75,000 64,563 43%
Art in Public
Places 13,218 35,545 141,232 30,283 212,794 150%
Tourism/Cultural
Development
Department 371,997 376,618 425,277 449,046 674,329 81%
Total
Operations
Budaet 2,586,216 3,297,768 3,101,701 3,139,422 3,116,605 20%
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aPI nves men In nv's u ura aCI Itles:
Facility City's Capital Investment
Cultural Campus (Excluding Bass) $21,400,000
Bass Museum $8,600,000
Colony Theater $6,500,000
Botanical Garden $1,500,000
Byron Carlyle $3,500,000
Cultural Park to support Soundspace $10,000,000
Jackie Gleason Theater $5,800,000
10m Street Auditorium $790,000
Wolfsonian- City Contribution $176,000
Total for all Cultural Arts Facilities $58,266,000
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Neiahborhood Services
Code Compliance Division
Budget:
2004 (Budaet) % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
$1,575,191 $1,643,580 $1,803,884 $1,910,502 $1,930,149 23%
Personnel:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
Total 33 33 35 34 34 3%
Compliance
Officers 19 20 22 23 23 21%
Suooort 14 13 13 11 11 -22%
Staffina Schedule
Monday - Tuesday 8:00AM-4:30PM
Wednesday - Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM
Saturday - Sunday 8:00AM-4:30PM
'Monday - Wednesday 1 0:00PM-3:00AM
'Pilot Program
15 Code Officers, 2 Supervisors
18 Code Officers, 3 Supervisors
3 Code Officers, 1 Supervisor
3 Code Officers, 1 Supervisor
Thursday - Sunday 8:00PM-6:30AM
3 Code Officers, 1 Supervisor
Calls for Service:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
Citv Code Violations 1,350 1,382 1 ,400 1,278 -6%
Marine Related Violations 72 33 38 31 -57%
Property Maintenance
Violations 2,750 2,377 2,879 2,163 -22%
Zonina Violations 1,497 1,467 1,258 878 -42%
Total 5,669 5,259 5,575 4,350 -24%
S . 1M t C
.Decla as er ases:
% Change
2001 2002 2003 Since 2001
Soecial Master Cases Heard 1,098 1,105 896 -18%
% of Cases Resolved 96.08% 90.76% 85.86% -10%
Trends:
Violations / Citations Issued / Resolved
. Of the 24% overall decrease, 619 (86%) citations were from zoning violations
. 1,278 (6%) decrease in citations related to violations of City's Code since 2000
. 57% decrease in marine related violations since 2000 to 31
. 22% decrease in property maintenance violations since 2000 to 2,163 (Property
Maintenance related calls make up over 60% of all code violations city-wide)
. 42% decrease in zoning violations since 2000 to 878
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Office of Community Services
Children Affairs, Elder Affairs, and Office of Homeless Coordination
Budget:
$316,320 (General Fund)
Homeless Calls for Service:
Auqust 2003 - Present
Total number of contacts 4,436
Clients Managed 1,248
Clients placed in beds 564
Clients provided with tokens 240
Clients who were relocated 175
Clients transitioned to housina 25
Clients provided with transportation 789
Office of Housing and Community Development
Community Development Block Grant Funding History and Community Funding Breakdown:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 Since 2000
CDBG Annual Entitlement 2,770,000 2,867,000 2,777,000 2,163,000 -22%
CDBG Community Funding 1,916,545 1,755,400 1,816,925 1,516,199 -21%
Number of aaencies benefited 22 18 16 18 -19%
Number of proarams funded 28 28 28 29 3%
Housing Details:
. On an average, the City spends $2,300,000 annually in affordable housing initiatives.
The funds are provided to the City by U.S. HUD and the State of Florida.
. The Scattered Sites Program (also know as the Home Buyer Program) assists 25 first-
time home buyers annually. The Program has now closed on over 250 units, and last
month Miami-Dade County recognized it as the leading program of its kind in the
county.
. MBCDC provides rental affordable housing, homeownership assistance, owner
occupied rehabilitation assistance, and housing counseling to income-eligible elderly,
families and disable participants. MBCDC acquires multi-family buildings and
rehabilitates them (bringing them up to Code) and then it provides affordable rental
units. Currently, they own seven buildings.
. On an average, during any given year, there are 500 affordable units through out Miami
Beach which have received some form of assistance from the City.
. The Section 8 Program is operated directly by the Housing Authority of the City of Miami
Beach.
. The number of units in Miami Beach receiving assistance from the Section 8 Program is
estimated to be around 2,400.
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Public Works
General Fund Budaet:
Public Works- 2004 % Change
General Fund 2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budget) Since 2000
General Fund $3,063,990 $3,818,394 $4,758,908 $5,155,910 $5,510,893 80%
Enterprise Fund Budaet:
2004 % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budaet) Since 2000
Water $17,248,872 $16,149,538 $16,572,204 $18,073,768 $19,155,070 11%
Sewer $26,035,663 $26,363,097 $27,965,051 $27,203,015 $28,694,036 10%
Storm Water $2,407,733 $2,532,328 $4,479,558 $5,318,562 $7,905,000 228%
Total $45,692,268 $45,044,963 $49,016,813 $50,595,345 $55,754,106 22%
Public Works Personnel:
Breakdown of
Department Staff % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
General Fund 25 44 45 34 32 28%
Positions
Streets/Lights 23 22 22 23 24 4%
Water 57 72 72 72 71 25%
Sewer 43 43 43 43 40 -7%
Stormwater 17 19 19 22 23 35%
Sanitation 71 71 98 119 99 39%
Property Mgmt 66 80 73 70 69 5%
Total 302 351 372 383 358 19%
Scope of Maintenance Needs:
140 Miles of Paved Sidewalks
242 Miles of Sidewalks
200 Miles of Curb and Gutter
91 Miles of Landscapes Medians I Swales
5,800 Street Lights
33 Miles of Alleys
1,000 Landscape Up-Lights
Storm Water Collection System:
59 Miles of Pipes
5,000 Stormwater Catch Basins
353 Stormwater Outfalls
Water Distribution System:
180 Miles of pipes
12,600 Meters
700 Fire Lines
5 Pump Stations
23,000 Valves
1,000 Fire Hydrants
86 Water Crossings
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Sanitation (a Division of the Public Works Department)
Budget:
2004 % Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 (Budaet) Since 2000
Sanitation Fund $4,623,995 $5,571,446 $5,909,862 $6,460,423 $7,055,545 53%
SBST General Fund $0 $0 $676,138 $828,636 $687,783 2%
Total $4,623,995 $5,571,446 $6,586,000 $7,289,059 $7,743,328 68%
Sanitation Personnel:
% Change
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Since 2000
General Fund 0 0 20 23 15
Sanitation Fund 71 71 78 96 84 18%
Total Division 71 71 98 119 99 39%
South Beach Service Team provides service in the following areas:
. Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road - crews of 6 (morning shift) and 4 (night shift)
provide continuous service from 6:30AM -11 :30PM.
. Washington Avenue - crew of 9 provides service from 6:30 AM - 9:00AM daily
. Washington Avenue - crew of 4 provides service from 3:30PM-11 :30PM
Wednesday-Monday
. South of 5th Street - crew of 6 provides service from 9:30AM-11 :30AM 6 days a
week
. Collins Park Area - crew of 6 provides service 2 hours per day 3 times per week
Pressure Cleaning:
. Crews of 2 operate Wednesday-Monday from 5:30AM-2:00PM in the following
areas: Lincoln Road, Washington Avenue, Collins Avenue (between 17th and 28th
Street), Ocean Drive, 41st Street Corridor, and 71st Street Corridor (between 63rd
and 75th Street)
Sanitation Trends:
. Bulky waste pickup has remained stable at approximately 18.5 tons collected per year
. Residential waste collected has grown 7% to 19,920 tons per year since 2002
. The number of litter cans serviced by the City has grown 31 % to 1 ,500since 2002
. Manual mechanized sweeping has grown 168% to 11.02 miles per day since 2002
. Mobile sweeping has remained stable at 156 miles per day and are serviced 7 days a
week
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