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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA14
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : DATE : FILE
Honorable Mayor and Members April 3, 1997
of the City Commission SUBJECT
Discussion Item
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City Manager ENCLOSURES
Per the City Commission's directive at its meeting of April 2, 1997, I am placing on the
agenda a discussion item regarding the presentation of the Five -Year Financial Recovery
Plan with amendments and revisions as instructed.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM : Edward Marqu
City Manager
DATE April 10, 1997 FILE
SUEUECT : Five Year Plan Options
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES.
The Administration has developed three additional options for consideration by the
Commission. These three options, in order of the Administration's preference, are
detailed below:
1.012tiQn 1
Reduce the service and expenses of the Solid Waste Department by eliminating
recycling ($817,000) and moving from once a week trash pickup to once a month pickup
($650,000). This savings in costs of $1,467,000 would be offset by the City assuming the
costs of the Downtown Development Authority ($1,371,000). The .5 mills levy on
downtown property owners would be eliminated in this action.
2. Option 2
Levy the Fire Assessment Fee as proposed. Institute a high use impact fee
ordinance on tax exempt users not reached by the assessment (amount to be collected
unknown). Eliminate the DDA .5 mill levy. Pickup DDA personnel ($571,000) and
assume other expenses as revenues are collected.
3.Optign
Assess everyone for the Fire Assessment Fee. This would have the potential to
raise $5.8 million. The potential achievable revenues to be generated by this assessment
may be $2.5 million. We propose to give grants to tax exempt service agencies
($520,000) for their performance of services that the City would otherwise have to
provide and eliminate the DDA mileage on downtown property.
We look forward to discussing these options at your convenience.