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I4onorable 2vlembers
of the City Commission
P. W. Andrews
City Manager
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SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
PO 2 0 1976
FILE:
City of Miatni Marinas and
Control of City Waters
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ENCLOSURES:
The present Chapter 50 of the City Code entitled "Shipping Vessels and
Docks" has become obsolete and outdated. It is proposed that the City
Commission consider the adoption of an ordinance which will provide for
a new Chapter 50 entitled "Boats, Docks, Moorings and Control of City
Waters". The new ordinance represents a major reorganization of Chapter
50 including the addition, deletion and amending of various sections.
Several Sections of the present Chapter 50 set dockage rates at City Marinas.
These Sections have been extensively rewritten and, as a result, will occasion
a substantial increase in dockage rates at all City Marinas.
In order to provide for reasonable adjustments to be made to the various
Sections of the new ordinance, the City Commission directed that the City
Administration conduct meetings between representatives of the Marine
Council of Greater Miami, the marina tenants and the City Staff. The
specific purpose of these meetings, of which many were held, was to try
to reach a mutually agreeable position on any of the disputed Sections of the
new proposed Chapter 50. At the conclusion of these meetings, the•Marine
Council has accepted the new ordinance; however, the tenants associations
are still in disagreement with the City Administration regarding the need
for a dockage rate increase.
As regards the Sections pertaining to dockage rates, and at the initial
suggestion of the appointed spokesman of one of the tenants associations, an
entirely new approach has been taken to computation of dockage rates. A
for:r: _a_ has been devised whereby it will be possible for the City to adjust
the age rates each year in keeping with increased budgetary costs and
econ=ic conditions as those indices increase or decrease. Therefore, this
forty .::a provides a method whereby the City's costs of operating and main-
tainir.2 he marinas can be set in direct relationship to annual costs of oper-
at_n City government. Such adjustment would occur annually on the first
day c_ _--_::nary following the adoption of the City's budget. The latest cost data
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from each year's budget would be utilized and the formula adjusted further
to take into consideration the latest consumer price index, This procedure
is being advanced by the City Administration and incorporated into Chapter
50 in an effort to eliminate the many hearings which will undoubtedly be
required in the future to keep rates current with the economy, Even though
this approach was initiated by one of the tenant associations, the results
produced have not been deemed acceptable by the tenant associations,
Attached you will find a Dockage Rate Justification Sheet Number 1, which
indicates the increased costs of marina operations to the City of Miami.
The information provided reveals that substantial increases have taken place
since the last dockage rate increase at both Dinner Key and Miamarina.
Sheet Number 2, Dockage Rates at Other Marinas, provides comparison -type
information regarding dockage rates at City marinas versus other comparable
marinas. Dockage rates for marina operations at Pier 66, Bahia Mar,
Plantation Marina, Faro Blanco, as well as Dade County marinas, have not
been included for comparison because those marinas are not comparable to
City marinas in terms of facilities offered to the boating public or method of
operation.
The proposed new ordinance which will create a new Chapter 50 contains the
following:
Section 50-15 through 40 provides for the operation of vessels at
City -owned marinas as well as the operation of vessels within the
City limits.
Section 50-41 through 77 provides general requirements for
berthing, docking, anchoring or mooring of vessels.
Section 50-78 specifically establishes dockage rates for Dinner
Key Marina and Dinner Key Marina Annex. This Section also
sets the formula for making dockage rates and their future
adjustment.
Section 50-79 is similar to 78 except that it pertains to Miamarina.
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Section 50-80 establishes increased dockage rates for
temporary berthing facilities at Watson Island for the
balance of this calendar year after which this operation
v.-il1 be phased out on January 1, 1977.
Section 50-81 through 84 establishes controls for non-
contamination of City waters.
One of the major considerations in the formulation of funding future
budgets for the marina operations will encompass a reasonable payment
to the General Fund for City services provided to the marina tenants.
It will also contain a reserve for major capital improvements and re-
construction of the marina facilities. It should be noted that this fund
will be separately coded, to be used exclusively for the intended marina
improvements.
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At Dockage rates at Dinner (ey were last adjusted on May 1, 1069.
t. Dockage rates at Miamarina were last adjusted in October, 1971.
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1. Since fiscal
increased an
SALARY COMPARISON
year 1969-70, salaries at the City Marinas have
average or 59%, as below.
Classification
Dockmaster
Asst. Dockmaster
Typist Clerk III
Account Clerk
Custodian I
Watchman
1969-70
571 mo.
470 mo.
508 mo.
407 mo.
$2.26 hr.
$2.44 hr.
• •
• 1976 (Jane) % Increase
922 mo,
796 mo.
757 mo,
757 mo.
$3.76 hr.
$3.58 hr,
Average % Increase
2. Since fiscal year 1969-70, costs of utilities, services,
maintenance, supplies, etc. have increased substantially
as shown below:
Light & Power
Water
Total Contractual
Services (2000 Code)
Total Cc=odities
(3000 Code)
• 1069-70
$11,969.28
2,533.48
'$14,502.76'
$20,325.42
$ 3,695.43
04,026.85
61%
69%
49%
61%.
66%
47%
59%
1974-75 % Increase
$37,321.18
5,871.19
$43,19/.37
212%
132%
198%
$60,713.59 199%
8 793.71
30
138%
189%
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tOCI<AGE BATE JUST.IFtCATION SHEET NUMBER _2
Dockage.,,1i.ates at Other Marinas
A► To provide a better treasure for comparison of the following
information, it is significant to know that our present Dinner
Key Marina dockage rates, calculated in cents/ft/day are as
follows:
Low: 2, 8 /ft/day
High: 6. 5s /ft/day
B. At Miarnarina they are as follows:
Low:
High:
6. 5 /ft/day (average - by "boat" length).
11 i /.ft/day (average - by "boat" length).
Other Marinas
1975
1. Lighthouse Point Marina (Pompano) 18/ft/day (live -aboard)
2. Merrill -Stevens 15s/ft/day
3. Clarks Marina 15/ft/day (live -aboard)
4. Gilberts Marina 25' /ft/day
The above comparisons become even more meaningful when one
considers that the dockage rates which the City Administration is
recommending now be set at City Marinas are as follows:
Low High
Dinner Key Marina 7.4'/ft/day 8. 9/ft/day
`.`iamarina 7/ft/day 10.4c/ft/day
lFo, since 1969, other marinas surveyed (9 marinas) have gone up
a. average of approximately 65% in their dockage rates while we have
.. ^ raised our rates at all.
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