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Home My Public Portal About07-06-21 Second Budget Workshop - AdministrationMINUTES SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP- ADMINISTRATION KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 COUNCIL CHAMBER 560 CRANDON BOULEY ARD 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 6:00 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Franklin H. Caplan, Luis Lauredo, Allison McCormick, Brett G. Moss, Ignacio Segurola, Vice Mayor Edward London and Mayor Michael W. Davey. Also present were Village Manager Steven C. Williamson, Village Clerk Jocelyn B. Koch and Village Attorney Chad Friedman. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Davey led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. BRIEF COMMENTS BY COUNCIL: Mayor Davey addressed the public offering condolences to Myriam Restrepo, from the Clerk's office, and her family on the loss of her husband; also Mayor Davey addressed the public regarding the upcoming Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners meeting regarding the proposed RFP for the Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways and that the Village Council needs to have a seat at the table; Councilmember Lauredo addressed the public thanking Fire Rescue Chief Eric Lang and two of our fire fighters for their work at the Surfside tragedy and also recognized Ron Erbel's 9/11 volunteer work and the great tradition of Key Biscayne's fire fighters' commitment to serve. The Council held a moment of silence for the victims of the Surfside tragedy. Councilmember McCormick thanked the Manager and staff for the July I" meeting regarding building structural safety and Councilmember Caplan addressed the public recognizing the success of the July 4th parade and picnic. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The were no residents that addressed the Council. July 6, 20 2 1 5. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS: The Manager addressed the Council regarding the FY22 Budget Estimate and the Strategic Vision for the Village of Key Biscayne. The Manager addressed the Council presenting a bold outline of where the Village should be in the next year and for future years in order to address the threats of sea level rise, flooding, environmental changes, aging public infrastructure, facilities, roadways and utilities, aging commercial and condominium residential properties as well as the associated maintenance backlog. The Manager reported on the goals, resources, funds and the people to achieve these goals. Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Nussbaum addressed the Council reporting that on June l ", the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser's Office published the preliminary property values for the Village of Key Biscayne. With the preliminary property assessment, the Village has experienced an increase in property values by $60,348,517 or 0. 7% following three straight years of declining taxable values. On July l51 the property appraiser's office released their numbers reporting an uptick to 0.8% representing another $6,000,000 which would be a total of $8,269,000,000. CFO Nussbaum also reported on utility taxes, franchise fees, state revenue shares, service charges and building fee revenues. In addition, the Village of Key Biscayne will be receiving $3,000,000 in grants for FY21 which represents $2,700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, two $50,000 FRDAP grants for Hampton and Lake Parks and a $200,000 FRDAP grant for the park at 530 Crandon Boulevard. The Village of Key Biscayne will also receive $3,000,000 in grants from ARP A funding for FY22. CFO Nussbaum also reported a 38% reduction in Debt Service. The following department heads gave overviews of their respective department's SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis': Building, Zoning, Planning and Public Works Director Jake Ozyman; Chief Building Official Rene Velasco; Parks and Recreation Director Todd Hofferberth; Fire Rescue Chief Eric Lang; Interim Chief of Police Jason Younes and Director Nussbaum. There was discussion from Council regarding the departments' SWOT Analysis'. The Manager addressed the Council reporting on the following Strategic Priorities and Goals: Improve Community Resilience and Sustainability; Deliver High Quality of Life Improvement; Ensure a Safe and Secure Community; Deliver a More Efficient Government and Enhance Collaboration and Communication. There was discussion from Council regarding the above items, land acquisition and building relationships. The Manager addressed the Council regarding the Essential Capabilities to achieve the above goals. 2 of4 Ju ly 6 , 2 0 2 1 C FO N ussbaum addressed the C ouncil reporting on the 4 categories of cost drivers and the difference in costs fr om FY 21 to FY 22: Personn el increased 11.5%, D ebt Service decreased 38%, Pro fe ssional/C ontra ct Services increased 11 % and other opera ting expenses increased 2%. C FO N ussbaum addressed the C ouncil report ing the C ost-of-L iving A dju stm ent (C O L A ) fo r the pro posed FY 22 B u dget is based on the C onsum er Price Index (C PI) by the U .S. B ur eau of Labor Statistics fr om A pril 2020 to A pril 202 1 and is being refl ected as a 4.0% C O L A fo r all eligible em ployees. T he M anager addressed the C ouncil on 6 steps of the 5-Y ear C apital Im pro vem ent Pro gra m . T here w as discussion fr om C ouncil, the M anager and C FO N ussbaum regarding years 2 thro ugh 5 of the C IP , fleet replacem ent policy and the "green" bike lanes. C F O N ussbaum addressed the C ouncil report ing on Special Funds: 1.) Tra nsportation-Special R evenue Fund 2.) Parks, R ecreation & O pen Space Land Tru st-Special Revenue Fund 3.) S torm w ater-E nterp rise Fu nd 4.) Solid W aste-E nterp rise Fund. T here w as discussion fr om C ouncil and the M anager regarding $5,400,000 from A RP A allocated to the V ill age, land acquisition, storm w ater im pro vem ents, "Pay-G o" projects, sew er in fr astru ctur e and bro ad band im pro vem ents. T he M anager addressed the C ouncil regarding W orkfo rce A ssessm ent and C entra lly M anaged Pro gra m s. C FO N ussbaum addressed the C ouncil regarding D ebt Policy and Potential Revenue Sources, the Am erican R escue Plan A ct, G ra nts, B onds, R eim bursem ents, Partnerships and Pilots and D irect A ppro priation s and R eduction in Expenditur es. T he M an ager addressed the C ouncil recom m ending a m ill age ra te of 3.3267. T here w as extensive discussion fr om C ouncil and the A ttorn ey regarding the above item s and the m ill age ra te. T he C ouncil set the trim notice fo r FY 22 at the M anager's recom m endation of 3 .3267. N o fi nal decisions are m ade at this w orkshop. Final action w ill be taken at the B udget H earings in S eptem ber. 6. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of fu ture m eetings and events w as presented to the C ouncil. 7. ADJOURNMENT: The m eeting w as adjourn ed at 8:56 p.m . Respectfully submitted: 3 of4 E:fn~~kb Village Clerk Approved this 26th July 6, 2021 Michael W. Davey Mayor IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE, 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 BASED. 4 of4