09-23-1999 CC Meeting AgendaCommission Agenda
September 23, 1999 6 P.M.
2nd Budget Public Hearing
MAYOR ARTHUR [ SNYDER
COMMISSIONER ARTHUR mERGER
COMMISSIONER J~ R. BESK~N
COMMISSIONER KEN COHEN
COMMISSIONER HARRY HOLZBERG
COMMISSIONER JEFFREY M. PERLOW
COMMISSIONER PATRICIA ROGERS.LIBERT
CITY MANAGER ERIC M. SOROKA
CITY CLERK TERESA M. SOROK~, CMC/AAE
CITY ATTORNEY WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZ^ & GUEDES
City Commission
Arthur 1. Snyde~Mayor
Arthur Berger
Jay R. Beskin
Ken Cohen
City Manager
Eric M. Soroka
City Clerk
Teresa M. Soroka, CMC/AAE
Harry Holzberg City Attorney
Jeffrey M. Perlow Weiss Serota Helfman
Patricia Rogers-Libert Pastoriza & Guedes
AGENDA
September 23,1999- 6 PM
Biscayne Medical Arts Building
21110 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 101
Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCES: SECOND READING
1999/2000 BUDGET -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA AD
VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT 2.2270
MILS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXABLE ASSESSED
PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS 3.13% ABOVE THE ROLLED
BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR
THE 1999 TAX YEAR; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING THE ATTACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING AND
CAPITAL BUDGET, AS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY
COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW MEETING HELD ON JULY 20,
1999, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL BUDGET FOR THE
1999/2000 FISCAL YEAR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE
CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR
BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS;
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADJOURNMENT
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans w~th Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and
who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office oftha City Clerk,
305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding.
Anyone wishing to appaal any doe/sion made by the Aventura City Commission with respect to any matter considered al such meeting
or hearing will need a record of the proegedings and, for such puspose, may need to ensure that a verbatim r~ord of the proceedings is
made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appel is to be based.
Agenda items may be viewed at the Offie. e of the City Clerk, City of Avontura Govemmetu Center, 2999 NE 191 ,t Street, Suite 500,
Aventura, Florida. 33180. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of any agenda itum sbeuld contact the City Clerk at 305-466-8901.
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CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Commission _~'/,~
Eric M. Soroka, Ci~nag~
SO~i~;~ 1/~o9~t'l~ng Add'aVa rem Tax
Rate for Fiscal Year 1999/2000
st ·
I Reading September 9, 1999 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item
2na Reading September 23, 1999 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item ~ ~-
Attached for your approval is an Ordinance adopting the ad valorem tax rate for fiscal
year 1999/2000.
The 2.2270 millage rate was approved as part of the proposed budget and represents
no increase above the existing rate. It is the same rate as the Unincorporated
Municipal Service Area (UMSA) rate adopted by the County for the 1995/96 fiscal year.
The proposed 1999/2000 UMSA rate for the County is 2.517. The City's tax rate is
3.13% above the rolled back rate as computed pursuant to State law.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
EMS/aca
Attachment
CC0798-99
ORDINANCE NO. 99-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF
AVENTURA AD VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE
LEVY RATE AT 2.2270 MILS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS
OF TAXABLE ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH IS
3.13% ABOVE THE ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED
PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, FOR THE 1999 TAX YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County has certified a Tax
Assessment Roll for the year 1999 which includes the assessment for the City of
Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission and the City Manager of the City of Aventura
have reviewed the 1999/2000 fiscal year budget for the various operating departments
of the City and the means of financing said budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has considered an estimate of the necessary
expenditures contemplated for the fiscal year ensuing, and has determined that the
levy set forth herein below shall provide a portion of the necessary funds for said
expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Aventura, Florida, does hereby
establish and adopt the City of Aventura Ad Valorem Tax Operating Millage Levy Rate
of 2.2270 mils for the 1999 tax year, or $2.2270 per thousand dollars of taxable
Ordinance No. 99-12
Page 2
assessed property value. Said rate represents a 3.13% increase above the rolled back
rate computed pursuant to State law.
Section 2, The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector is hereby directed to proceed
with the collection and enforcement of the taxes levied herein as authorized by State
and County law.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, resolutions or parts of resolutions
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section ,5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Berger, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
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yes
yes
yes
yes
Ordinance No. 99-12
Page 3
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by
Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 9th day of September, 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 23~ day of September, 1999.
ATTEST:
ARTHUR I. SNYDER
MAYOR
TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC/AAE
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Commissio Ci~~x an~
Eric M. Soroka.,
September 1, 19
Ordinance Adopting 1999/2000
Operating and Capital Budget
Ist Reading September 9, 1999 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item .~ ~ /
2nd Reading September 23, 1999 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item _d ~
Attached for your consideration is the adopting Ordinance and budget document for the
1999/00 Operating and Capital Budget.
The Ordinance format is similar to the one utilized to adopt the 1998/99 fiscal year
budget document.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
EMS/aca
Attachment
CC0797-99
ORDINANCE NO. 99-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING THE ATTACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING
AND CAPITAL BUDGET, AS REVIEWED AND APPROVED
BY CITY COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW MEETING HELD
ON JULY 20, 1999, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL
BUDGET FOR THE 1999/2000 FISCAL YEAR, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER;
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED
BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY
CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND
GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING
FOR ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section1. The tentative 1999/2000 Operating and Capital Improvement
Program Budget, reviewed and approved by the City Commission on July 20, 1999, a
copy of said budget being attached hereto and made a part hereof as specifically as if
set forth at length herein, be and the same is hereby established and adopted as the
City of Aventura's final budget for the 199912000 fiscal year. The tentative budget
adopted hereby may be amended or adjusted by a motion approved by a majority vote
of the City Commission at the public hearings in accordance with State Statutes.
Section 2. Expenditure of Funds Appropriated in the Budget Authorized Funds
appropriated in the Budget may be expended by and with the approval of the City Manager
in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter and applicable law. Funds of the City
Ordinance No. 99-13
Page 2
shall be expended in accordance with the appropriations provided in the Budget adopted
by this Ordinance and shall constitute an appropriation of the amounts specified therein.
Supplemental appropriations or the reduction of appropriations, if any, shall be made in
accordance with Section 4.07 of the City Charter.
Section 3. Bud,qetary Control. The 1999/2000 Operating and Capital Outlay
Budget establishes a limitation on expenditures by department total. Said limitation
requires that the total sum allocated to each department for operating and capital expenses
may not be increased or decreased without specific authorization by a duly-enacted
Resolution affecting such amendment or transfer. Therefore, the City Manager may
authorize transfers from one individual line item account to another, so long as the line item
accounts are within the same department and fund.
Section 4. Personnel Authorization. The "Personnel Allocation Summary" included
within each department budget enumerates all authorized budgeted positions for
appointment by the City Manager. All personnel filling said authorized positions shall be
paid pursuant to the City's Personnel Policies.
Section 5. Grants and Gifts. VVhen the City of Aventura receives monies from any
source, be it private or govemmental, by Grant, Gift, or otherwise, to which there is
attached as a condition of acceptance any limitation regarding the use or expenditures of
the monies received, the funds so received need not be shown in the Operating Budget nor
shall said budget be subject to amendment of expenditures as a result of the receipt of said
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Ordinance No. 99-13
Page 3
monies, but said monies shall only be disbursed and applied toward the purposes for which
the said funds ware received. To ensure the integrity of the Operating Budget, and the
integrity of the monies received by the City under Grants or Gifts, all monies received as
contemplated above must, upon receipt, be segregated and accounted for based upon
generally accepted accounting principles and where appropriate, placed into separate and
individual trust and/or escrow accounts from which any money drawn may only be
disbursed and applied within the limitations placed upon the Gift or Grant as aforesaid.
Section 6. Amendments. Upon the passage and adoption of the 1999/2000 fiscal
year Budget for the City of Aventura, if the City Manager determines that an Operating
Department Total or a Capital Outlay Line Item will exceed its original appropriation, the
City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to prepare such Resolutions as may be
necessary and proper to modify any line item from the Budget hereby.
Section 7. Encumbrances. All outstanding encumbrances at September 30, 1999
shall lapse at that time; and all lapsed capital outlay encumbrances shall be reappropriated
in the 1999/2000 fiscal year.
Section 8. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall
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Ordinance No. 99-13
Page 4
remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Berger, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Jeffrey M. Perlow
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 9th day of September, 1999.
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Ordinance No. 99-13
Page 5
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 23rd day of September, 1999.
ATTEST:
ARTHURI. SNYDER, MAYOR
TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC/AAE
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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MIAMI DALLY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami, Dada County, Florida.
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Octelma V. Ferbeyre, who on oath says that she is the
Supervisor, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business
Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Dede
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF AVENTURA
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
SEPT. 23, 1999
XXXXX
in the ................................................................................ Court,
V~l~bli~l~d~ in ~ ~{e~spa per In the issues of
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Dade
County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in said Dada County, Florida,
each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays} and
has heen entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Dada County, Florida, for a period of
one year next preceding the first publication of the attached
copy of ~edvertisement; and affiant further sa that she has
neither pal or promised any r corporation
any diSC ; redate, comm' the purpose
of sec in this advertl n in the said
CITY OF ~tVE#TURA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 23rd day of
September 1999, at a meeting of the City Commission of the City of
Aventura, to be held at 6:00 p.m. In the Commission Meet ng Room at
t~e Biscayne Medical Ads Building, 21110 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite
~101 Aventura, Florida, the City C~'nmission will consider the adoption
\Df the following Ordinances on second reading, entit ed:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA_ FLORIDA.
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING THE CiTY OF AVENTURA
AD VALOREM TAX OPERATING MILLAGE LEVY RATE AT
2.2270 MILS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF TAXABLE
ASSESSED PROPERTY VA~UE, WHICH IS 3.13% ABOVE
THE ROLLED BACK RATE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO
STATE LAW. FOR THE 199~ TAX YEAR: PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING THE A'FI'ACHED TENTATIVE OPERATING
AND CAPITAL BUDGET, ASREVlEWED AND APPROVED
BY CITY COMMISSION AT THE REVIEW MEETING HELD
ON JULY 20. 1999, AS THE CITY OF AVENTURA FINAL
BUDGET FOR THE 1999/2G~)0 FISCAL YEAR, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 4~05 OF THE ~I.TY CI~TER; ~UTHORIZtNG
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL;
PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION: PRO-
VIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUMBRANCES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
, The Freposed QrdinanceS mey~be inspected by ~e public at the Of-
fine of the City Clerk, 299~ N.E. 191st Street. Suite 500, Aventura,
Flor;da. Interested parties may appear at the Public Hearing ana be
heard with respect to the proposed Ordinances. Any person wishing to
address the City Commission on any item at this Public Hearing is
asked to register with the City Clerk pdor to that item being heard,
In eccordanco with the Ameddans with Disabilities Act of 1990. all
~emons who are disabled and who need special accommodations to
~atticipeta in this proceeding because of that disability should contact
the Office of the City Clerk 305-466-8901. not later than twd business
oays pdor to such proceedings.
if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Com-
mission with respect to any matter considered at a msatin~ or headng,
that person will nee~ a record of the proceedings and. for such pur-
pose, may nee~ to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
mede. which record includes the testimony aed ewoenee upon which
me apdeaJ is to be based.
Dated September 13. 1999. Teresa M. Soroka. CMC/AAE, Cky Clerk
9/13 99-4-091303M
- :fltiami
www. herald.com
www. elherald.com
PUBLISHED DAILY
MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE
Before the undersigned authority personally
appeared:
JANEY ANDERSON
who on oath says that he/she is
CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS
of The Miami Herald, a daily newspaper published at
Miami in Dade County, Florida; that the attached
copy of?dvertisement was published in said
newspaper in the issues off
September 20, 1999
Affiant further says that the said The Miami Herald
is a newspaper published at Miami, in the said Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Dade
County, Florida each day and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office in Miami,
in said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one
year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further
says that he has neither paid nor promised any
person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate,
commission or refund for the purpose of securing
this advertisement for publication in the said
newspapers(s).
My Commission
Expires: October 17, 2001
. Virginia ~3allo;l
BUDGET SUMMARY
CITY OF AVENTURA - FISCAL YEAR 1999-00
Special Capital Debt
Millage Per General Revenue Project Service Enterprise
$1,000 Fund Funds Funds Funds Funds
Fund Balance
es for SerVices
...... Miscellaneous Revenue
Operating Transfers In
' Operating Transfers Out
To~al Revenues & Other
Firlancing Soumes
, TOtal Estimated Revenues
: & Balances
Expenditures/Expenses:
.City Commission
City Manager
Finance Support Services
. :~Legal
-:; City Clerk
"'" 'Public Safety
· Community Development
.; Community Services
i Non-Departmental
""Debt Service
Total Expenditures/Expenses
3,760,000 138,070 167,073
2.2270 7,160,000
1,977,000
3,939 000 ~
1 3B6;000
1,512,395 1,359,500
254,400 383,000
120,000 2,600
305.000 88.050
1,151.097
(1,358,445) ~02,500)
150.000
17804892 1,430,650 150,000
20,206,447 ~ ~50.000
74.771
463142
692.265
205,000
193.290
5,793,667 543,720
1,341,354
5,264,250 1,025,000
6,178.708 150,000
20--206,447 ~. 150.002
1.358.445
1,358,445
1,358445
834,397
(748,597)
85,800
25287~
1,358,445
1,358.445
252,873
252.873
TotalAII
Funds
4,065,143
7,160.000
1,977,000
3,939,000
~,386,000
2,871,895
1,471.797
122.600
543.050
2,509.542
(2,509,542)
19,471,342
_23,536485
74.771
463,142
692.265
205,000
193,290
6.337.387
1,341.354
6,542.123
6,328,708
1,358,445
23.536,485
ADOPTED, AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS AREON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE
AUTHORITY AS A PUBLI~ RECORD