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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1973-09-17 MinutesCITY OF 1 IAMI SPECIAL COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17-1973 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL • CITY STICHLIAM1114 ITEM NO, SIEJECT I NANCE OE SOLUTI UN BYO, PAGE NO, 1 MODEL CITIES ADVISORY BOARD-APTG.EUNICE LIBERTY 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 BUDGET-1973-74-FISCAL YEAR URGING DADE COUNTY DELEGATION TO SPONSOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION CITY OF MIAMI FOR REVENUES LOST URGING LEGISLATURE STATE OF FLORIDA-REMOVE EXISTING STATUTORY RESTRICTION INCREASE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FOR MUNICIPALITIES URGING FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK REMOVAL OF PRESENT STATUTORY RESTRICTION -INCREASE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973-1974-FUNDS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SECRETARY FOR EACH CITY COMMISSIONER ENLARGEMENT AND RENOVATION OF CITY HALL AND INCLUSION OF FUNDS IN FORTHCOMING BUDGET PROVIDE FUNDS -AUTOMATIC TYPEWRITER AND COPY MACHINE FOR THE .CITY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES FILING FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION FILING FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCE R-1, R-2 APPROVING ESTABLISHMENT FILING FEE FOR - APPLICATIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FISCAL YEAR 1973-74 VETERp,IJS BENEFITS PROGRAM CITY OF MIAMI CITY MANAGER VACATION Res.73-703 Res.73-704 Res.73-705 Res.73-706 Res.73-707 Res.73-708 Res.73-709 Res.73-710 Res.73-711 Res.73-712 Res.73-713 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 CITY COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 17, 1973 On the 17th day of September, 1973, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place at City Hall in said city in special session to consider the proposed appro- priation ordinance for the City of Miami for the fiscal year 1973-74. The meeting was called to order at 1:20 o'clock P.M. by Vice -Mayor Reverend Theodore R. Gibson, and the following members of the Commission were present: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon,' Mr. Plummer and Mr. Rebosc. Absent: Mayor Kennedy. (Note: The Mayor entered the meeting at 1:25 O'clock P.M.) MODEL CITIES ADVISORY BOARD - APTG. EUNICE LIBERTY: The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-703 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING EUNICE LIBERTY AS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MODEL CITIES ADVISORY BOARD BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: That Eunice Liberty be, and she is, hereby appointed as the City of Miami's representative to the Model Cities Advisory Board. Upon beint; seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Reverend Gibson. "')ES: None, BUDGET - 1973-74 FISCAL YEAR: The Commission proceeded with its advertised public hear- ing on the proposed appropriation ordinance for the City of Miami for the fiscal year 1973-74 and the budget estimate submitted by the City Manager. P. W. Andrews, City Manager, explained briefly the City's present fiscal posture, and the effect t':,ich his proposed bud- get would have on future activities of the City. He employed the following charts in his explanation: 1973-74 Budget Estimate, showing budget and mileage breakdowns for the years 1972-73 and 1973-74 for various accounts. General Fund Revenue, showing revenue sources for the budget years 1972-73 and 1973-74. Change in Tax Base, showing evaluations of real and per- sonal properties for the years 1972-73 and 1973-74. Millage, showing millage for debt service and all other millages for the years 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74. State Revenue Sharing - Hold Harmless Funds, showing State Revenue Sharing, Hold Harmless and Funds Applicable to Millage Cap for the years 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74, and the amount of revenues lost to the City due to inadequate hold harmless. Business license tax revenue, showing the increases to October 1, 1966, to October 1, 1969, and to October 1, 1973. Additional costs provided in 1973-74 budget estimate. Ad -Valorem Tax Dollars, showing amount of funds produced by 1973-74 millage, as compared to fund needed to support total budget. Budget for Personnel, showing amount of money needed for personnel as 85% of total city budget. 1973-74 Certified Millage. showing certification of millage on 6/28,73, 8/8/73 and 8/30/73. Budget - Additions & Deletions - 1973-74. NOTE: The Mayor entered the meeting at 1:25 o'clock P.M. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-704 A RESOLUTION URGING THE DADE COUNTY DELEGA- TION TO THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO SPONSOR LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR COMPEN- SATION TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR REVENUES LOST AS A RESULT OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION PLACED ON STATE REVENUE SNARING FUNDS FOR MUNICIPALITIES (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Reverend Gibson, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager the following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73- 705 A RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO TAKE ACTION TO REMOVE THE EXISTING STATUTORY RESTRIC- TION ON THE INCREASE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FOR MUNICIPALITIES (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. 9-17-73 The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-706 A RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES TO TAKE ACTION TO SEEK THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESENT STATUTORY RE- STRICTION ON THE INCREASE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FOR MUNICIPALITIES (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. After discussion the following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-707 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE DESIRE OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT THE CITY MANAGER IN- CLUDE IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1973-74 FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF A SECRETARY FOR EACH CITY COMIMISSIONER WHO DESIRES ONE (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the fcllowing vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gorden, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. After discussion the following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-708 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUGGESTION FOR ENLARGEMENT AND RENOVATION OF CITY HALL, AND THE INCLUSION OF FUNDS IN THE FORTHCOMING BUDGET THEREFOR (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the tollowing vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: -3 9-17-73 RESOLUTION NO. 73-709 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FUNDS IN THE FORTHCOMING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR AN AUTOMATIC TYEEWRITER AND A COPY MACHINE FOR THE CITY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. David Simpson, Jr., Executive Secretary of the Planning Board, appeared and outlined in some detail the proposed es- tablishment of fees for applications to appear before the proposed new Planning Board and Zoning Board. After discussion the following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-710 A RESOLUTIOA' APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE ES- TABLISHMENT OF FILING FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AS FOLLOWS: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-CA - 2' PER SQ. FT. OF LAND AREA; MINIMUM FEE $150.00; R-4 THRU R-C-1 - 44! PER SQ. FT. OF LAND AREA; MINIMUM FEE $200.00; C-1 THRU I-2 - tD PER SQ. FT. OF LAND AREA; MINIMUM FEE $250.00; MAXIMUM FILING FEE $30,000.00 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-711 A RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FILING FEES FOR APPLI- CATIONS FOR VARIANCE, AS FOLLOWS: R-1, R-2 - $50.00; ALL OTHERS 2 PER SQ. FT. OF FLOOR AREA FOR EACH VARIANCE REQUESTED (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) 9-17-73 Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-712 A RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FILING FEE FOR APPLICA- TIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE AT $300.00 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Ibverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. The Mayor presented a proposal for veterans' retirement benefits to be included in the forthcoming budget, and after discussion the following resolution was introduced by Mayor Kennedy, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 73-713 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INCLUDE IN THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1973-74 SUF- FICIENT FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A VET- ERANS BENEFITS PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND PLAN, AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 366 OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE c:ry OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND PLAN (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. P. W. Andrews, City Manager, stated that he would benefit considerably from these veterans benefits, and desired the record to reflect that he was in no way involved with the proposal. rect. Mayor Kennedy stated that Mr. Andrews' statement was cor- NOTE: Prior to introducing the resolution Mayor Kennedy surrendered the Chair to Vice -Mayor Gibson, and following the adoption of the resolution thca Mayor resumed the Chair. . 9-17-73 With respect to the vacation of the City Manager, the Mayor expressed the opinion that it should be clearly understood in the records that the City Manager was entitled to thirty working days vacation each year, and the City Attorney was in- structed to prepare the proper legal instrument to accomplish this objective. With respect to a proposal to transfer the City's Parks and Recreation Department to Metropolitan Dade County, the Mayor read the following prepared statement: As you know, for several months I have been inquiring as to the feasibility of transferring all park and recreation facil- ities and programs to Metropolitan Dade County, and among other things I have established a citizens' committee to study this matter and report to the City Commission. I have had the time to give this matter considerable thought, and it is my belief that the best interests of the citizens of Miami would be served if the Committee's recommenda- tion is accepted to transfer these facilities to Dade County. Let me state some of the facts and reasons why this recommendation should be accepted. 1. It benefits all residents to place responsibility for area -wide functions in the hands of Metro. Putting it another way, it is unfair for city residents to continue paying for programs which are enjoyed by all Dade County residents. 2. We owe City of Miami residents some additional tax relief and this tranfer would provide meaningful relief for our residents. The transfer could reduce the City operating budget by more than $3,000,000 which, if converted into a tax reduction, would reduce our tax rate by almost 1.5 mills. 3. If the dutstanding debt service on park and recreation bonds can be assumed by Dade County, another tax reduction of more than one mill could be provided to city residents. If Metro is unable to assume the debt service directly, the County certainly should be able to enter into lease agreements for the various facilities with appropriate lease payments to the City of Miami to cover outstanding obligations. 4. In the case of the Orange Bowl, it has been proposed that we incur additional debt of some $16 million to provide for various improvements, and our manager recently proposed to extend the city utility franchise with Florida Power and Light in order to finance the improvements. If the franchise is extended, its revenues should be devoted to other needed City of Miami programs. Orange Bowl improvements should be supported by all the people of Dade County , because the Orange Bowl clearly meets the test as a regional facility. 5. It is possible that if the transfer is accomplished Metro will be more willing to allocate significant portions of its Decade of Progress bond issues for regional park improvements within the City of Miami. This assistance may well be needed in order to acquire all of the bayfront and other properties that are scheduled to be purchased under the City of Miami Parks for People Program. Concerns have been raised by members of the Commission and residents of the city in two regards. First, concern has been raised about the "giving away" of property and assets the city residents have acquired at a cost of millions of dollars. In this regard we have considerable precedent for retaining 9-17-73 title for such real property. Examples include the library system, the stockade and the city jail. In the case of each of these transfers, the city retained title to the property and placed it under lease to Dade County. A second concern relates to the level and quality of service. Again, let us look at the more recent transfers. The library service has remained top quality. Programs at the stock- ade and city jail have in fact improved. A key condition of the proposed transfer would be that service must be maintained at least at their present level. If not, the entire arrangement could be revoked and the programs returned to the City for oper- ation. In summary, it is time we take action to give city resi- dents a tax break as the result of the transfer of functions to Dade County. We continue to remain at the 10-mill cap in spite of numerous prior transfers. We should see to it that the tax reduction of over 2 mills mentioned above are passed on to our residents and that the cost of regional park programs are borne by all Dade County residents. Let us proceed to agree with the transfer in principle, to establish the guidelines and conditions under which the transfer will take place, and present the entire plan to Metro for the earliest possible consideration. Mayor Kennedy stated he desired the Commissioners to study this statement and be prepared to vote on the proposal at tomorrow's public hearing. RECESS: The meeting was recessed at 4:35 o'clock P.M. The Commission reconvened at 4:55 o'clock P.M. with all members present. The City Manager explained briefly the Revenue Sharing aspects of the proposed budget, which were to be discussed in greater detail at the next meeting. Mrs. Ann Wilson appearad in connection with proposed day care centers to be inaugurated in the proposed budget, and urged the Commission to give favorable consideration to such proposal. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at5:30 o'clock P.M. ATTEST: H. D. SOUTHERN CITY CLERK DAVID T. KENNEDY MAYOR 9-17-73