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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover Memo66- 6050 3 Partnerships for a N[WMIAMI To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Cgmmission From: Jeffrey Whitaker, Interim President/CEO Subject: FY 2006 Budget Amendment Date: February 23, 2006 RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully requested that the City Commission approve the attached budget amendment, reflecting anticipated property sales during the course of FY 2007 and requesting that the City Commission appropriate the funds into the corresponding 810 minor object codes for the noted projects so that the funds may be used for additional land development. BACKGROUND: As you know, the Model City Trust is a limited agency and instrumentality of the City of Miami which requires that all funds expended by the Trust be appropriated by the City Commission. Further, the expenditures cannot exceed the funding sources appropriated. Thus, the City Commission's appropriation is necessary for general fund allocations, grant dollars and all other revenue that may be the funding source for expenses. These sources must be identified along with the Commission's approval of the budget expenses. The FY 2006 Budget for the Model City Trust did not include revenues anticipated from property sales in the amount of $2,242,000.00. In part, this was due to the fact that the Budget Department does not want to release the funds for expenditures until the revenue is recognized (i.e., the property sale closes). Larry Spring, Chief of Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Performance has been informed regarding the dilemma of ensuring the City Commission's appropriation prior to the Trust's needs for the additional revenues. As he agrees and warns, we should utilize the larger budget amendment process to appropriate this revenue. I agreed on behalf of the Trust, that the revenue (and the correlating expenses) would be loaded only as the closings occur. Page 2 of 2 February 23, 2006 Two closings have already occurred; and upon the City Commission's approval, those funds would be loaded immediately. Additional funds would be loaded as the Model City Trust sends a copy of the cash receipts deposit to the Chief of Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Performance as evidence of the closing. I have attached a copy of said Budget Amendment.