2008-3615 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2008-3615
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 110 OF
THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "UTILITIES;" AMENDING
ARTICLE III, THEREOF ENTITLED "STORMWATER UTILITY;"
AMENDING SECTION 110-109(c) THEREOF ENTITLED
"STORMWATER FEES UTILITY FEES," BY AMENDING APPENDIX
"A" THEREOF TO INCREASE THE STORMWATER UTILITY SERVICE
CHARGE. IMPOSED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates a Stormwater Utility System (System), which
is currently funded by a stormwater utility service charge; and
WHEREAS, a Capital Improvement Program (the Program) has been developed to
implement stormwater improvements for the System; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to finance the Program through the issuance of
Stormwater Revenue Bonds; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the Series 2000 Stormwater Revenue Bonds were issued to
continue the improvement of the System; and
WHEREAS, the schedule of rate increases proposed herein will provide sufficient
revenues for the payment of principal and interest on the proposed Stormwater Revenue Bonds;
and
WHEREAS, the rate increases proposed herein include funding for additional costs for
operation and maintenance of the System; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Article III of Chapter 110, Section 110-109 (c), Appendix A thereof, of the
Miami Beach City Code is hereby amended as follows:
Chapter 110
Utilities
Article III, Stormwater Utility
Section 110-109 (c) Stormwater Utility Fees
Appendix A Fee Schedule
110-109(c) Stormwater utility service charge effective with billings on or after the following
dates shall be as follows;
October 1, 2000 $3.25
October 1, 2001 $4.00
October 1, 2002 $5.50
October 1, 2003 $5.80
October 1, 2004 $5.80
October 1, 2005 $5.80
October 1, 2008 7.42
SECTION 3. CODIFICATION
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the
Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or
re-lettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section",
"article" or other appropriate word.
SECTION 4. REPEALER
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is, for
any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity or constitutional, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall
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not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect on the 1St day of October, 2008.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th
ATTEST:
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day of September , 2008
M O
Matti Herrera Bower
CITY CLERK Robert Parcher
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LgN~UAGI
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida Amending Chapter 110 of The Miami
Beach City Code, Entitled "Utilities;" Amending Article III, Thereof Entitled "Stormwater Utility;" Amending Section 110-
109(c) Thereof Entitled "Stormwater Utility Fees," By Appendix "A" Thereof To Increase the Stormwater Utility Service
Charge Imposed by the City• Providing for Codification, Repealer, Severability, and an Effective Date.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Ensure well maintained infrastructure.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): In the 2007Community Satisfaction Survey, 84% of residents
and 86% of businesses rated the recently completed capital projects as excellent or good.
Issue:
Shall the Ma or and Ci Commission a rove the amendment to the Ordinance?
item summa itzecommenaation:
SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING
The Ordinance amendment was approved on first reading at the Commission Budget Hearing on September 8, 2008.
At the Special Finance and Citywide Projects Committee meeting of June 30, 2008, a summary of future stormwater bond
funding needs for the Neighborhoods Right-of-Way projects were presented. At this meeting, the additional stormwater
funding need of $94.6 million was identified, based on anticipated scope of work requirements for future stormwater
construction across the not-yet-started neighborhood projects.
On August 21, 2008, at the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCW PC) meeting, the Administration provided an
overview of the proposed FY 2008/09 Stormwater Rates. The Administration recommended a rate increase of $7.25 per
month to support a future bond debt requirement of $94.6 million. The Committee supported the rate increase but directed
staff to evaluate the phasing of the financing to better spread the rate increases over several years. The Administration
recommends that the future stormwater debt be kept at the $94.6 million required to fund components of the City's Capital
Improvement Program, including newly identified areas where flooding is a concern, for example the recently discussed
hot spots. The City's Stormwater Improvement Program is meant to be for those areas in which private property is
negatively affected by stormwater levels or when a roadway becomes impassable by stormwater elevations exceeding the
5 year storm event. Those areas that are subject to nuisance flooding, where temporary accumulations of stormwater on a
right-of-way are experienced and vehicular movement is not hindered would generally not be considered as part of this
program. Nuisance flooding is permitted under the County's stormwater storage criteria up to a 5 year storm event,
allowing rainfall water runoff to accumulate up to the crown of the road and up to 15 feet from private properties. As
directed by the FCWPC, the Administration evaluated phasing the financing of this future $94.6 million debt, which reduced
the proposed rate increase for FY 2008/09 from $7.25 per month for the average residential customer to $3.65 per month,
a $3.60 per month reduction.
After the September 8, 2008 Commission Budget Hearing, the Administration further evaluated the phasing of the
financing of the bonds in order to reduce the initial proposed rate increase. As part of this review, the 10% operating
expense contingency was reduced to 5%, earnings in excess of $1 million were carried forward as revenues in the
subsequent year, the issuance of the first series of bonds was moved from October 2009 to mid 2010 and the second
series of bonds to 2012. As a result of these modifications, the revised stormwater rate was lowered; however, the
stormwater rates for 2008/09 and 2009/10 will have to be set in order to be able to issue the first series of bonds on or
about April 2010. The revised monthly stormwater rate increase for a residential customer is $1.62 in FY 2008/09. The
Ordinance amendment only includes a rate increase proposal for FY 2008/2009; the rate increase for FY 2009/10 will be
submitted under a separate Ordinance amendment.
The Administration recommends approving the amendment to the Ordinance on second reading public
hearing..
Adviso Board Recommendation:
N/A
Financial Information:
Sour Amount Account Approved
Fun 1 $1,589,112 427-8000-343710 Stormwater
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Total - $1,589,112
Cit CI rk's Office Le islative Trackin
Keith Wilder, ext 6192
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De artment Directo Assistant er Ci M na er
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manage -.r-~ SECONDREADING
DATE: September 17, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 110 OF THE MIAMI
BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED "UTILITIES;" BY AMENDING ARTICLE III
THEREOF ENTITLED "STORMWATER UTILITY;" AMENDING SECTION
110-109 (c) THEREOF ENTITLED "STORMWATER UTILITY FEES," BY
AMENDING APPENDIX "A" THEREOF TO INCREASE THE STORMWATER
UTILITY SERVICE CHARGE IMPOSED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends approving the Ordinance amendment on second reading public
hearing setting the stormwater rate for FY 2008/09.
BACKGROUND
The Ordinance amendment was approved on first reading at the Commission Budget Hearing on
September 8, 2008. At the Special Finance and Citywide Projects Committee meeting of June 30,
2008, a summary of future stormwater bond funding needs for the Neighborhoods Right-of-Way
projects were presented. At this meeting, the additional stormwater funding need of $94.6 million
was identified, based on anticipated scope of work requirements for future stormwater construction
across the not-yet-started neighborhood projects.
After the June 30, 2008 meeting, Public Works Department (PW) staff and Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) office staff met several times to review the unfunded capital needs for stormwater
improvements in the future. The Flamingo neighborhood was identified as a potential opportunityfor
cost reduction based on the fact that original planning considerations entailed a full replacement of
all below grade infrastructure. Subsequently, CIP worked with PWD to hire a consultant to conduct
an evaluation of the need to replace the existing stormwater culvert system; the consultant
determined that the culvert system didn't need to be replaced. Staff believes a stormwater solution
that reduces the amount of stormwater infrastructure improvements can be engineered with further
hydraulic analysis of this neighborhood. Once a consultant is retained and a hydraulic model run,
the design scope would be further refined and a cost reduction opportunity quantified. Further,
project costs may be reduced in the future because the City has found more efficientways to design
and build the projects.
On August 21, 2008, at the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) meeting, the
Administration provided an overview of the proposed FY 2008/09 stormwater Rates. The
Administration recommended a rate increase of $7.25 per month to support a future bond debt
requirement of $94.6 million. The Committee supported the rate increase but directed staff to
evaluate the phasing of the financing to better spread the rate increases over several years.
ANALYSIS
The City hired a rate consultant to calculate the potential future rates. The rate calculation had to
consider debt service coverage requirements under two conditions. The first condition, termed the
additional bonds test, required that net revenues available for debt service be no less than 110
percent of the maximum annual debt service of the outstanding plus prospective debt to be issued,
for at least 12 months prior to the issuance of additional bonds. The second condition, which must
be fulfilled annually, irrespective as to whether issuance of any prospective debt is contemplated, is
termed the rate covenant. Net revenues available for debt service in each fiscal year must be not
less than 110 percent of the principal and interest requirements for such fiscal year to meet the rate
covenant. In addition to meeting the two debt service coverage conditions, annual revenues must be
sufficient to meet other revenue requirements without resulting in a cash flow deficit. Using
information provided by the City and its Financial Advisor, the rate consultant completed a series of
pro formas that provide rate increases required to cover debt repayment of a future stormwater
bond.
City staff will perform hydraulic modeling to further evaluate potential reductions in current capital
project requirements for neighborhood projects. Until this engineering evaluation is completed The
Administration recommends that the future stormwater debt be kept at the $94.6 million required to
fund components of the City's Capital Improvement Program, including newly identified areas where
flooding is a concern, for example, the recently discussed hot spots. Flooding for purposes of the
stormwater Improvement Program is meant to be for those areas in which private property is
negatively affected by stormwater levels or when a roadway is not safely passable by virtue of
stormwater elevations exceeding the 5 year storm event on the road surface for longer than
acceptable durations. Those areas that are subject to nuisance flooding, where temporary
accumulations of stormwater on a right-of-way are experienced and vehicular movement is not
hindered would generally not be considered as part of this program. Nuisance flooding is permitted
under the County's stormwater storage criteria up to a 5 year storm event, allowing rainfall water
runoff to accumulate up to the crown of the road and up to 15 feet from private properties. These
stormwater infrastructure improvements, like the water and sewer upgrades, are an integral part of
the G.O. Bond neighborhood projects. The Administration has evaluated phasing the financing of
this future $94.6 million debt which reduced the proposed rate increase for FY 2008/09 from $7.25
per month for the average residential customer to $3.65 per month, as shown in the table below
along with proposed rate increases through FY 2014. The current monthly charge for stormwater is
$5.80 per month equivalent residential unit (ERU). The number of ERUs for each account is one
ERU for a single family home, multi-family and condominium residence and the total square footage
of impervious area divided by 791 square feet for commercial property.
Although, the FCWPC accepted the higher rate for the stormwater charge pending the results of
hydraulic modeling, the Administration has reviewed ways to spread out the tax-exempt bond
issuance for the remaining stormwater funded projects. As explained at the August 21, 2008
FCWPC meeting, the proposed approach will be to seek a line of credit for stormwater funded
projects, which will allow the City to have the necessary funding capacity to enter into new projects
while allowing the City more time to both build the necessary capacity to issue additional tax-exempt
bonds through rate increases and also spend down the current fully committed but unspent existing
bond proceeds. While the General Fund will obtain the line of credit, the stormwater Enterprise
fund will pay for the origination and carrying costs as well as for any payments required by draws
against the lines.
Following a thorough review of the expected timing of funding needs for remaining stormwater
projects, it was determined that bonds could be issued in two series. The stormwater Enterprise
fund is expected to have the capacity to issue tax-exempt debt by October 2009, therefore, it could
sell the first series of bonds to cover projects in the amount of $39.1 million plus any costs required
to refund the line of credit. The second issue of $55.5 million could be issued in eitherOctober2010
or 2011, as the funding is needed. The size of the second issue will be better determined following
the hydraulic modeling proposed by Public Works to evaluate the condition of parts of the system
and an evaluation of the need for improvements in other areas that have currently been discussed.
At the Commission Budget hearing on September 8, 2008, the Administration recommended a
proposed rate for FY 2008/09 for stormwater of $9.45 per month. However, the Administration took
a further look at the phasing of the projects, with the goal of reducing the impact of the initial rate
increases. As part of this review, the 10% operating expense contingency was reduced to 5%,
earnings in excess of $1 million were carried forward as revenues in the subsequent year, the
issuance of the first series of bonds was moved from October 2009 to mid 2010 and the second
series of bonds to 2012. As a result of these modifications, the revised stormwater rate was lowered
for FY 2008/09 to $7.42 per ERU. However, the stormwater rates for 2008/09 and 2009/10 will have
to be set in order to be able to issue the first series of bonds on or about April 2010
The revised monthly stormwater rate increase for a residential customer is a $1.62 in FY 2008/09.
stormwater
Pro osed Fees Current
Rate
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014 Cumulative
Increase
Monthl Char e $ 5.80 $7.42 $9.43 $10.37 $11.30 $11.81 $12.29 $6.49
Fee Increase 28% 27% 10% 9% 4.5% ~ 4.0% 79%
Monthl Increase $1.62 $2.01 $0.94 $0.93 $0.51 $0.48 $6.49
The Ordinance amendment only includes a rate increase proposals for FY 2008/2009; the rate
increase for FY 2009/10 will be submitted under a separate Ordinance amendment.
Difference Difference Difference
FY 9/8/2008 From FY 9/17/2008 From FY From
2007/08 Proposed 2007/08 Proposed 2007/08 9/8/2008
Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate
stormwater $5.80 $9.45 $3.65 $7.42 $1.62 $2.03
As shown in the table above, by delaying the financing of the future stormwater bond, the
stormwater rate for FY 2008/09 rates was reduced by $2.03 from the rate presented at the
September 8, 2008 Commission Budget Hearing. The recommended rate is conservative in the
area of needed bond coverage based on the information developed to date. The Administration will
continue to work on the bond debt needs and anticipates having more information before it is
necessary to actually issue the bonds. It may be possible to reduce the rates at that point.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends approving the Ordinance amendment on second reading public
hearing setting the stormwater rate for FY 2008/09.
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