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Home My WebLink About2012-121-1716 - Collecting Non-Ad Valorem for StormwaterPage: Briefs,Pub. date:Sunday,August19Last user:paulsteszewski Edition:1stSectionzone:DadeNDLastchangeat:20:57:59August16 MiamiHerald.com|THE MIAMI HERALD ND 2ND |SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012 EDITORIAL Suburban Editor Joan Chrissos 305-376-2635 jchrissos@MiamiHerald.com Editor Tere Figueras Negrete 305-376-3556 tfigueras@MiamiHerald.com OTHER CONTACTS Advertising 305-376-2707 REACH US NOTICE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS OF INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM AD VALOREM METHOD OF COLLECTION OF A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT Notice is hereby given to all owners of lands located within the boundaries of the City of Miami Gardens that the City of Miami Gardens intends to use the uniform ad valorem method for collecting the Stormwater non-ad valorem assessments levied by the City of Miami Gardens as set forth in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and that the City Council will hold a public hearing on September 12, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the 1515 NW 167 Street, Building #5, Suite 200 – Council Chambers. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City of Miami Gardens to use the uniform ad valorem method of collecting the Stormwater non-ad valorem assessments levied by the City of Miami Gardens as provided in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. The City of Miami Gardens is considering adopting a non-ad valorem assessment for 2014, for the purpose of collecting the Stormwater User Fees. This non-ad valorem assessment is levied for the fi rst time which was previously charged in the utility bill. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Opa-locka Planning Council will meet on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, AT CITY HALL, 780 Fisherman Street, Second Floor, Opa-locka, Florida, 33054 AT 7:00 P. M. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1.APPLICANT NAME: Jose Polo PROPERTY OWNER: Jose Polo ADDRESS: 13180 NW 31ST Avenue, Opa-locka, Fl 33054 REQUEST: Site Plan approval to operate an offi ce and storage yard. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: South 209 feet of North 295 feet of West 160 feet of East 185 feet, of Tract 28, “Nile Gardens Section 2” according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 311, page 42 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Section 28 and 29 Township 52 South, range 41 East. Containing 33,440 square feet, More or Less. Property Zoned I-2. (Folio 08-2128-004-0461) 2.APPLICANT NAME: Antonio G. Acosta & Gustavo Ramos/AGC Civil Engineer General Contractor, Inc. PROPERTY OWNER: Pedro O. & W. Ana Rodriguez ADDRESS: 2121 NW 135th Street, Opa-locka, Fl 33054 REQUEST: Approval of the Development Agreement. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4, Block 307 of “Opa-locka Heights” according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 45, Page 23 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida Containing 63,870 square feet, More or Less. Property Zoned B-2. (Folio 08-2122-013-0070) 3.APPLICANT NAME: Magnolia North 2145 Apartments, LLC./Opa Locka CDC PROPERTY OWNER(S): Magnolia North 2145 Apartments, LLC & The City of Opa-locka ADDRESS: 2145 Lincoln Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054 REQUEST: Approval to rezone this Property site from B-1 to Magnolia North Redevelopment Overlay District LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Magnolia Sub PB 40-80 Lots 10,11, 12, & 13 Block 3 and Magnolia Sub PB 40-80 Lots 14 to 16 including Block 3. Containing 18,420 square feet, More or Less. Property(s) Zoned B-1 (Folio(s) 08-2122-003-0130; 08-2122-003-0170; II. OTHER BUSINESS: STAFF UPDATE III. ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to Chapter 286.0105: Anyone who desires to appeal any decision made by any board, agency, or commission with respect t o any matter considered at such meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for that reason, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be bas ed.Joanna Flores, CMC Interim City Clerk Correction A article in the Aug.12 edition of the Miami Lakes Neighbors about candidates running for the Miami Lakes Town Council omitted the name of Manny Cid,who is running for at-large Council Seat 5.Therefore, incumbent Mary Collins is not automatically reelected.•MIAMI BEACH HISTORIC BOARD POSTPONES VOTE A proposal to restore and convert seven charred and abandoned historic Collins Park hotels and apartment buildings into a 300-room boutique hotel complex was not pre-sented Tuesday to the Historic Preservation Board.Plans to build the Col-lins Park Hotel were sup-posed to be vetted by the board. But the developers behind the project decid-ed to wait another month after they learned that only four of the seven board members would be at the meeting.The issue: the hotel project includes plans to partially demolish some of the buildings, and five board members are need-ed to approve demolition.The project was moved to the board’s September agenda.•HURRICANE ANDREW PHOTO EXHIBIT DOCUMENTS STORM Miami Dade College’s Homestead Campus and Art Gallery System will host a free photo exhibit in its library honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurri-cane Andrew.“After the Storm: Pho-tographs by Barry Fell-man” opens Monday and runs through Sept. 14. A closing reception at 5 p.m. on Sept. 13 will fea-ture a talk with the artist. The MDC Homestead Campus is at 500 College Terr. For more informa-tion, call 305-237-7700, or visit www.mdc.edu/ags.•SURFSIDE CANDIDATES FORUM SET FOR THURSDAY Surfside Town Commis-sion candidates Eli Tour-geman, Joe Graubart and Meredith Beattie will participate in a forum Thursday night ahead of the special election slated for Aug.28. The forum will provide an opportunity for the candidates to address issues that may affect the community’s future. The forum will be held Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Commission Chambers at Town Hall, 9293 Harding Ave.Residents are invited to submit questions for the candidates between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The forum also will be televised on Channel 77.NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ADCL574 City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: September 12, 2012Item Type: Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: Yes No Ordinance Reading: 1 st Reading 2 nd Reading X Public Hearing: Yes No Yes No X Funding Source: Stormwater Funds Advertising Requirement: Yes No X Contract/P.O. Required: Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #:N/A X Strategic Plan Related Yes No Strategic Plan Priority Area: Enhance Organizational Bus. & Economic Dev Public Safety Quality of Education Qual. of Life & City Image Communication Strategic Plan Obj./Strategy: (list the specific objective/strategy this item will address) N/A X Sponsor Name Dr. Danny O. Crew, City Manager Department: Public Works Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, ELECTING TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON ‐AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS FOR STORMWATER USER FEES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 197, FLORIDA STATUTES; STATING THE NEED FOR SUCH LEVY; ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER FOR THIS PUR POSE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT FOR THIS PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary: ITEM J-1) RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING Non-Ad Valorem Assessments for Stormwater User Fees Background In March 2007, the City of Miami Gardens exercised its option to establish its own stormwater utility program (Ordinance 2006 ‐25 ‐106, CODE ‐ Chapter 26, Article II – Stormwater Utility ‐ Appendix B). In turn, the City also needed to collect the stormwater utility fees from Miami Gardens' residents and commercial property owners. To do so the City executed two billing interlocal agreements with Miami Dade Water and Sewer (Resolution# 2012 ‐48 ‐1643) and North Miami Beach (Resolution# 2006 ‐153 ‐499) to collect Miami Gardens stormwater user fees through the utility billing to their customers. In addition, the City directly bills the customers that do not have any utility bills. Current Situation The existing stormwater utility fee collection charges are as follows: • Miami Dade County charges the City of Miami Gardens $0.80 per quarterly bill per customer for a total annual amount of approximately $51,000. • North Miami Beach charges 5% of the total annual amount collected and charges the City $70,000. • For customers with no utility bill, City of Miami Gardens bills directly through the Finance Department and sent through the League of Cities for a total annual amount of $2,400. The total amount of billing charges is approximately over $123,400 per year. Analysis There is another mechanism to collect the Stormwater User Fees that will be less in billing charges than what the City is paying presently ‐‐ that is through the Miami Dade County Property Appraiser’s Tax Bill. The amount charged by the Property Appraiser (PA) to collect all the Stormwater User Fees is up to 2% of the total amount of the collection; however, presently they are charging 1%. Hence, the estimated annual amount to be charged by the PA is 1% of $3.3 million which is $33,000. If the total percentage was to increase to 2%, the estimated charged by would be $66,000. By placing the Stormwater User Fees in the Tax Roll, city staff will be able monitor changes and update information to local properties by utilizing the County Property Appraiser’s Software to throughout the year prior to the tax roll being processed by the tax collector. This will eliminate dealing with three separate billing mechanisms. Furthermore, this will also eliminate any City direct liens to the properties because of non ‐payment of City bills, which are also time consuming from Finance to the City Clerk Department generating the lien and then tracking the liens into future collection. The County Property Appraiser’s Office has deadline requirements to meet the target date up to the final TRIM Notice. If approved by Council, the City will be targeting the stormwater user fee collection to be placed on the Tax Roll for the year 2014. To ensure maximum benefits, city staff is proposing to hire a consultant to assist in evaluating all properties in the City for correct Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU), place the gathered information into Geographic Information System (GIS), and transfer the required information to Miami Dade County Property Appraiser’s Office as required to meet the 2014 target date. An estimated cost for consultant is $35,000. The required implementation plan would be as follows: 1. Prior to January 1, 2013: ‐ Publish Notice: weekly in a newspaper for 4 consecutive weeks (completed) ‐ Resolution for Public Reading to impose a Non ‐Valorem Assessment to use the Uniform Method of Collection (Scheduled: September 12, 2102). ‐ After resolution passes, revise Ordinance Code Chapter 26 to reflect the Uniform Method of Collection. 2. By January 10, 2013: transmit a copy of the approved City Resolution to Property Appraiser (PA) 3. March 1, 2013: PA agrees to serve as Tax Collector for the City 4. March 11, 2013: notice the Hearing by publication. Also notice by first class U.S. mail will be sent to each affected person owning property subject to assessment with the specific information. 5. April 10, 2013: City Council adopts the Stormwater FY2014 Tax Roll as the FY2014 City of Miami Gardens Stormwater District. 6. By May 25, 2013: a list of all eligible districts (FY2014 City of Miami Gardens Stormwater District). 7. By June 1, 2013: the PA will provide the roll data to complete the roll submission. 8. By June 15, 2013: the City must submit test data files. 9. By July 13, 2013: all inserts must be submitted for review and approval. 10. By July 19, 2013: City must provide final data files, assessment purpose, and contact information. 11. By July 20, 2013: PA will advise the City of the exact date for delivery of the inserts to the mailing vendor. 12. By August 24, 2013: TRIM will be in the mail. 13. By September 14, 2013: final roll that will appear on the Tax Bill is due. 14. After November 1, 2013: jurisdictions will be able to make roll changes in FY 2015. City staff is requesting that the City Council approve the new uniform method to collect the Stormwater User Fees as specified in Sections 403.0893 of the Florida Statutes which authorizes the City to levy, collect and enforce fees for stormwater utility as a non ‐ad valorem assessment by also utilizing the provisions of Chapter 197.3632 of the Florida Statutes, which authorizes City to use the uniform method of collecting stormwater fees by adopting this resolution. Proposed Action: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Resolution. Attachments: Attachment A ‐ Ordinance 2006 ‐25 ‐106 Attachment B – Agreement with Miami Dade Water and Sewer (Resolution# 2012 ‐48 ‐1643) Attachment C ‐ Agreement with North Miami Beach (Resolution# 2012 ‐48 ‐1643) Attachment D – Newspaper Ads Attachment E – Legal Description of Miami Gardens