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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : Honorable Members of DATE February 11, 1998 FILE
the City Commission
SUBJECT : Five Appointments Needed to the
Tax -Exempt Property Steering
Committee
FROM : Walter J. m n REFERENCES: (March 10, 1998 Agenda)
City Clerk
ENCLOSURES: (List of Members)
The Tax -Exempt Property Steering Committee was created to monitor the level of tax-exempt
property within the City and the fiscal import of said property to the City's tax base. It shall
recommend procedures to the Commission for monitoring such uses and actively engage in
negotiations leading to reasonable property tax reimbursement for _tax revenues lost from
existing tax-exempt institutions in the City, as well as actively pursuing PILOT (payment in lieu
of taxes) program participation by tax-exempt institutions seeking to build up, expand, or
significantly alter its holdings in the City. It shall issue general guidelines to be followed in
negotiating voluntary agreements for payment -in -lieu of taxes, and shall be responsible for
making a recommendation by a majority vote of the membership, to the City Manager on all
such agreements. The committee shall monitor the progress of all PILOT Agreements and
provide the Commission with an annual report on tax-exempt properties, and shall work with the
City Manager, the City's lobbyists, the Dade County Legislative Delegation, and such other
organizations as may be necessary to effectuate legislation necessary to reduce the negative
effect on the City's tax base that tax-exempt uses cause.
All five members' terms expired on May 5, 1997. Each Member of the Commission is to
make one nomination for appointment to the board. However, please be aware that said
committee's annual report (copy attached) is recommending that the Tax -Exempt
Property Steering Committee be abolished.
For your information, attached please find a copy of the current membership of said board. By
copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the
March 10, 1998 Commission agenda.
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cc: Jose Garcia -Pedrosa, City Manager
Joel E. Maxwell, Interim City Attorney
Dipak Parekh, Liaison/Deputy Director, Finance Department
Elvi Gallastegui-Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Beverly Solomon, Legislative Coordinator
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TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTY STEERING COMMITTEE
(6 members)
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MEMBERSHIP
APPOINTED
NAME/ADDRESS
RESOLUTION
EXPIRE
REGALADO
Ruben Arias, 2426 S.W. 20 St.
R-97-111
5-5-97
2-20-97
GORT
Josef ine Sanchez-Pando, 2110 S.W. 24 Terr., M-33145 (856-7010;
R-96-410
5-5-97
F=854-1536)
6-13-96
CLARK
Robert Fairless, 12515 S.W. 88 St., Ste. 100, M-33186 (596-1134)
R-94-307
5-5-96
5-5-94
HERNANDEZ
Jose De Goti, Sr., 2201 S.W. 9 Ave., M-33129 (856-2025)
R-97-238
5-5-97
3-27-97
PLUMMER
Carlos Arboleya, 1941 S.W. 23 St., M-33145 (858-0109)
R-96-410
5-5-97
6-13-96
COMM'N
Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr., Chairperson
R-96-414
5-31-97
6-13-96
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Jose Garcia -Pedrosa
City Manager
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_ - Dipak M. Parekh, Director
Office of Budget and Management Analysis
February 12, 1998
_- P.LL-0-T. Committee Annual Report
Attached please find the Annual Report of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (P.I.L.O.T.) Committee.
In accord with Commissioner Plummer's instructions to the City Attorney during the January 13,
1998 Commission meeting, this Report recommends the Committee be abolished.
cc: Christina Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
er Foeman, City Clerk
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TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTY STEERING COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT - JANUARY 1997
A. Purpose Served
The Tax -Exempt Property Steering Committee was created to serve the following
purposes:
• Monitor and evaluate the fiscal impact of tax-exempt properties on the
City's tax base;
• Negotiate reasonable contributions for revenues lost from existing tax-
exempt institutions in the City;
• Pursue PILOT participation by tax-exempt institution_ s which seek to
build, expand, or alter its holdings in the City;
• Issue guidelines to be used in negotiating voluntary agreements for
payment -in -lieu of taxes;
• Make recommendations to the City Manager on all such agreements;
• Monitor the progress of all PILOT agreements;
• Work to actualize legislation to reduce the negative impact on Miami's -
tax base caused by tax-exempt uses.
B. Serving Community Needs
Not applicable because the Committee did not meet during 1997.
C. Maior Accomplishments
Many of the Committee's tasks were completed during 1995. Existing legislation, at
all levels, was analyzed. Strategies used by other cities were explored.
The primary obstacle to a local ordinance prescribing voluntary contributions
continues to be the lack of statutory authority at the State level. Florida Statute
Chapter 196, establishing exemptions for defined entities, would need to be
amended. This would certainly meet with organized opposition from a variety of
special interest groups such as hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the aged,
churches, educational institutions, and government agencies including the State of
Florida which owns buildings within the City of Miami.
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D. Assigning Function to Other Board
No other City board or committee is appropriate to assume the functions of the Tax -
Exempt Property Steering Committee.
E. Amending the Enabling Ordinance
We are recommending the Tax -Exempt Property Steering Committee be abolished
per Ordinance No. 11130, Section 2-436 entitled "Sunset" Review of Boards.
F. Modifications of Board's Membership
All Board appointments expired on May 5, 1997. At this time, we are not
recommending any new appointments be made to this Board.
G. Cost of Maintaining the Board
(Not applicable.)
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2/26/98
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CERTAIN IND IDUALS
TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE T -EXEMPT
PROPERTY STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ERMS AS
DESIGNATED HEREIN.
BE IT SOLVED BY THE COMMISSION, OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA : r-
Section 1. Xhe foll
appointed as members of t
r
Committee, each member to e
until the nominating commi 1
first:
rg individuals are hereby
Tax -Exempt Property Steering
a term expiring May 5, 1998, or
r leaves office, whichever occurs
NOMTNATED BY:
Co ssioner Wifredo Gort
Commis 'oner Humberto Hernandez
Commission J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner mas Regalado
Commissioner Art r E. Teele, Jr.
Se/tlon 2. This Resolution shall become
immediay upon its adoption.
effective