2011-0906 Special City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 6, 20 II First Budget Hearing Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 38. Budget Ordinance (Public Hearing) An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Adopting an Operating and Capital Outlay Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, Pursuant to Section 200.65, Florida Statutes; Authorizing Expenditures of Funds Established by the Budget; Authorizing Encumbrances; Authorizing Issuance of Checks; Providing for Grants and Gifts; Providing for Local and Federal Law Enforcement Trust Funds; Providing for Post Audit; Providing for Severability and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported and presented a power-point of major changes from last year's budget to this year's budget. The changes included a decrease in utility franchise fees, primarily from FPL resulting from a one-time rebate ($400,000), and an increase in property tax revenues of $597,000 due primarily to new construction and some base value increases. We are anticipating a decrease in Code Enforcement fines based on actuals from previous years and the activity we are seeing now. It is the Commission's intent to cancel the Red Light Program and so we are taking $30,000 out of the budget for that. Weare anticipating based on our latest reports, an increase in intergovernmental revenues of $163,000, which includes approximately $100,000 for our share of the sales tax, and $50,000 of transportation monies that we get on an annual basis. We have three parking items: Marco Polo Parking Contract for Heritage Park garage which is a $44,000 increase; we are anticipating a decrease in Pier Park parking due to staging that will occur for the Pier Project, but we are anticipating an increase in parking revenues in other lots including an offset due to the Pier Park closure. We have $75,000 for naming rights of the Gym at Pelican Community Park for Raanan and Phyllis Katz, they had given us in-kind contributions for the past two years, now we will see an actual increase in our cash. City Manager Cohen said that we are projecting sending $510,000 in surplus monies from this year's budget to next year's budget. An increase of $9,000 for Building Permitting fees, $50,000 for Code Enforcement revenues, and an increase in associated revenues of about $10,000. We are anticipating a savings in our FRS costs of approximately $257,000. Additionally, a $50,000 savings from the elimination of one vacant permit clerk position in the Building Department, and a $61,000 savings for switching our dental insurance plan. We will see a $145,000 increase due to the cost of step increases in the Police Department, and a change in how we are computing reimbursement for Forfeiture Funds for the positions that are attached to the task force that generate the forfeiture income but it is still a net positive for us and we expect it to grow over time. There is a decrease in Worker's Compensation expense due to our insurance rates dropping slightly. A decrease in overtime and comp time budget in the Police Department based on actual prior years expenditures, we have not spent as much as we budgeted and so we are presenting more accurate figures this year. Weare adding one intermediate life guard position and related supplies ($25,000), and we were able to switch a surplus vehicle from the Police Department to Ocean Rescue. The addition of Heritage Park and garage expenses including one position, which is $211,000, for maintenance. Other expenses are related to the parking garage including electricity for lighting the garage. City Manager Cohen reported that we entered into a new lease agreement with FDOT under the Lehman Causeway, we are now going to be sharing parking revenues with them which 2