98-22734 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
98-22734
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, TO
ENCOURAGE THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR AND
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
IMP ACT FEE ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW: (A)
FUNDS IN URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS MIAMI BEACH TO
BE UTILIZED FOR RENOVATIONS AS WELL AS NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND; (B) ADJUSTMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES TO ALLOW FUNDS TO BE SPENT IN THE CITY
WHERE THEY ARE COLLECTED.
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County enacted the Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance
on October 1, 1995, which mandated the collection of impact fees by County building departments to
be utilized for the expansion and creation of new schools according to the geographic benefit district
the funds are generated in; and
WHEREAS, over $1,869,000 has already been collected directly from the City of Miami Beach
("City") as a result of new construction activities since October 1, 1995; and
WHEREAS, there is a stated intent in the ordinance to earmark funding for the construction
of new capital educational facilities to accomodate school age children generated as a result of new
residential development; and
WHEREAS, public schools that are located within the City, particularly Biscayne Elementary
School and Miami Beach Senior High School, are in urgent need of repairs and renovations and are
experiencing burgeoning enrollment due to new construction, and can utilize new classroom space; and
WHEREAS, the school children of Miami Beach will directly benefit from said repairs and
renovations and expanded classroom space by providing improved educational facilities in a more
suitable learning environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, to encourage the Miami-Dade
County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners to consider adjustments to the Educational
Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance which would allow: (a) Funds, in urbanized areas such as Miami Beach
to be utilized for renovations as well as new construction; and (b) Adjustment of geographic boundaries
to allow funds to be spent in the city where they are collected.
PASSED and ADOPTED, this ~ day of
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MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO
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~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~ 8
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: May 6,1998
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
TWO RESOL IONS OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: (1.) TO ENCOURAGE
THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR AND BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE [NO.95-79]
WHICH WOULD ALLOW: (A) FUNDS IN URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS
MIAMI BEACH TO BE UTILIZED FOR RENOVATIONS AS WELL AS
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND; (B) ADJUSTMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES TO ALLOW FUNDS TO BE SPENT IN THE CITY WHERE
THEY ARE COLLECTED; AND (2.) REQUESTING THAT THE SCHOOL
BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SET ASIDE EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES IMP ACT FEE MONIES BEYOND WHAT HAS BEEN
COMMITTED FOR THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL FACILITY IN THE
NORTH MIAMI/ MIAMI SHORES AREA TO PROVIDE FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS AND/OR ADDITIONAL CAPIT AL
NEEDS, INCLUDING NEW CLASSROOM FACILITIES FOR EXISTING
SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolutions.
BACKGROUND:
The resolutions attached have been requested by Commissioner Jose Smith based on the presentation
made by Miami-Dade County School Board representative Kathy Wilbur to the Commission on
March 18, 1998, there is concern that the City of Miami Beach do everything it can in order to assure
that a fair share of funding is allocated to Miami Beach, consistent with the intent of Miami-Dade
County Ordinance No. 95-79, which is intended to provide for construction of new capital
educational facilities to accommodate school age children GENERATED as a result of new
residential development. There are seven Miami-Dade county public schools located within the
City of Miami Beach. Many are in urgent need of funding for school improvements, renovations
and repairs. The Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance, was enacted on October 1, 1995.
This ordinance mandates that all building departments located in Miami-Dade county collect impact
fees from new residential construction projects when issuing building permits.
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The ordinance designated three special benefit districts according to geographic location: I)
northwest Miami-Dade county, 2) southwest Miami-Dade county, and 3) eastern Miami-Dade
county, in which the City of Miami Beach is located. To date, over $1,869,000 in impact fees have
been collected directly from the City of Miami Beach. However, the funding within this area is
currently allocated for construction of a new school facility in the North Miami/Miami Shores area.
The ordinance currently stipulates that any impact fees collected can only be utilized for the
expansion or creation of new educational facilities.
ANALYSIS:
Biscayne Elementary School and Miami Beach High School are in particularly urgent need of
funding for physical improvements. Subsequent funding raised by the City of Miami Beach through
the Educational Facilities Impact Fee can best be utilized towards renovations of schools such as
Biscayne Elementary to provide improved school facilities in a more suitable learning environment.
An adjustment of the boundaries for the special benefit districts by the Miami-Dade Mayor and
County Commissioners will allow for future impact fee monies to be collected and spent on public
school facilities within the City of Miami Beach. Further, an adjustment to the ordinance needs to
be made which would allow the funds in urbanized areas such as Miami Beach to be utilized for
renovations as well as new construction.
Additionally, Kathy Wilbur, representing the Miami-Dade County School Board indicated that the
funds can be used to construct new classrooms and other new facilities in existing schools. A second
resolution is proposed to ask the school board to allocate such funds for Miami Beach schools,
particularly, Biscayne Elementary and Miami Beach High which have burgeoning enrollment due
to new residential construction and require new classroom space. The City believes that there is a
nexus between the new construction and the increased enrollment, consistent with the requirements
of the current ordinance.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends adoption of two resolutions of the Mayor and City Commission
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida: (1.) To encourage the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board
of County Commissioners to consider adjustments to the Educational Facilities Impact Fee
Ordinance [No.95-79] which would allow: (a) Funds in urbanized areas such as Miami Beach to be
utilized for renovations as well as new construction and; (b) Adjustment of geographic boundaries
to allow funds to be spent in the city where they are collected; and (2.) Requesting that the School
Board of Miami-Dade County set aside Educational Facilities Impact Fee monies beyond what has
been committed for the proposed new school facility in the North Miami/ Miami Shores area to
provide for new construction and / or additional capital needs, including new classroom facilities for
existing schools within the City of Miami Beach.
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