R7E - Amend Fy2025 General/enterprise

Resolutions - R7 E

COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

10:01 a.m. Public Hearing

RECOMMENDATION

The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached Resolution.

BACKGROUND/HISTORY

The budgets for the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Special Revenue Funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 were adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on September 25, 2024, through Resolution No. 2024-33294.

The First Amendment to the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Special Revenue Funds budgets for FY 2025 was adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on November 20, 2024, through Resolution No. 2024-33403.

The Second Amendment to the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Special Revenue Funds budgets for FY 2025 was adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on February 3, 2025, through Resolution No. 2025-33503.

The Third Amendment to the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Special Revenue Funds budgets for FY 2025 was adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on February 26, 2025, through Resolution No. 2025-33550.

The Fourth Amendment to the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Special Revenue Funds budgets for FY 2025 was adopted by the Mayor and City Commission on March 19, 2025, through Resolution No. 2025-33586.

ANALYSIS

GENERAL FUND

Police Storage Facility Lease Agreement

The Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) currently leases an 18,200-square-foot warehouse in Miami for vehicle and equipment storage. However, the facility no longer adequately supports MBPD’s expanding operational needs due to limited capacity and significant deterioration, which has led to increased maintenance costs. With the lease set to expire on September 30, 2025, and the landlord proposing a rent increase to market rates—estimated between $17.00 and $21.00

per square foot—the Administration has determined that renewing the lease is not in the City’s best interest, given both the rising costs and the department’s growing space requirements.

As a result, at the April 23, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-33597, approving the negotiation and execution of a lease between the City and BCPF Ave, LLC for the lease of approximately 24,991 square feet of warehouse space in Miami at a starting base rent of $18.50 per square foot (triple net) plus estimated 2025 operating expenses of $4.61 per square foot and applicable costs for utilities.

This proposed budget amendment is to appropriate $158,000 in the Police Department’s FY 2025 General Fund budget from the City’s General Fund reserves to fund the incremental costs associated with the proposed lease agreement that was approved by the Mayor and City Commission on April 23, 2025.

Style Saves, Inc. Fee Waiver and Grant

The Style Saves Inc., Back to School Program, which is now in its 15 th year, equips thousands of students across South Florida with the necessities they need to start the school year every August. This program reaches a wide range of beneficiaries, including children living in migrant camps, homeless shelters, foster care, and those that are supported by local organizations.

At the April 23, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-33595, approving an agreement with Style Saves, Inc. for the 2025 Back to School Program event that is scheduled to be held on August 6-11, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 that is comprised of a waiver of rental fees in an amount not to exceed $42,022 for the use of Exhibit Hall D in the Miami Beach Convention Center and a grant valued at up to but not exceeding $57,978 (rounded to $58,000 for budget purposes).

This proposed budget amendment is to, therefore, appropriate $58,000 in the Economic Development Department’s FY 2025 General Fund budget from the City’s General Fund reserves to fund the grant component of the agreement with Style Saves, Inc. that was approved by the Mayor and City Commission on April 23, 2025.

Eruv Council, Inc. Grant

At the March 19, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-33576, approving a grant in the amount of $12,000 to the Miami Beach Eruv Council, Inc. An Eruv is a symbolic boundary, often made of physical enclosures, that allows members of the Orthodox Jewish community to carry objects or push strollers on Shabbat in areas where carrying is otherwise prohibited. The City has issued a right-of-way permit to the Miami Beach Eruv Council, Inc., which has assumed responsibility for the installation and maintenance of the Eruv in the City. The purpose of this grant is to offset costs related to the repair and maintenance of portions of the Eruv line located on the City’s public right of ways for a period of six (6) months.

As such, this proposed budget amendment is to appropriate $12,000 in the FY 2025 General Fund Citywide Accounts budget from the City’s General Fund reserves to fund this grant to the Miami Beach Eruv Council, Inc. that was approved by the Mayor and City Commission on March 19, 2025.

RESORT TAX

Miami Beach Pride Activations

On March 19, 2025, the Mayor and City Commission, through Resolution No. 2025-33579, approved a one-time matching grant in the total amount of $20,000 to the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District, Inc. (LRBID) for Pride activations on Lincoln Road in honor of 2025 Miami

Beach Pride. The LRBID has committed to investing over $20,000 in art installations in celebration of Pride 2025.

The installations, which will include two large-scale sculptures at the 700 and 800 blocks of Lincoln Road, would be located on public rights-of-way to enhance the vibrancy of Lincoln Road, and would also incorporate graphic sleeves for planters and bollards along Lincoln Road.

This proposed amendment is to, therefore, appropriate $20,000 in the FY 2025 Resort Tax budget from the City’s Resort Tax reserves to fund this one-time matching grant to the LRBID that was approved by the Mayor and City Commission on March 19, 2025.

Miami Beach Pet Parade Sponsorship

At the March 19, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-33572, authorizing a $5,000 sponsorship for the first Miami Beach Pet Parade. The event was held on March 29, 2025 at Lummus Park between 14 th Street and Ocean Drive and featured a variety of activities that attracted pet owners and attendees from across the City and beyond.

As a result, this proposed budget amendment is to appropriate $5,000 in the FY 2025 Resort Tax budget from the City’s Resort Tax reserves to provide this sponsorship for the Miami Beach Pet Parade that was approved by the Mayor and City Commission on March 19, 2025.

OTHER FUNDS

Green Bicycle Lanes

At the February 21, 2025 Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee (FERC) meeting, the Committee discussed an item that was referred by the Mayor and City Commission at the September 11, 2024 City Commission meeting regarding funding needs for:

1. Various bicycle lane improvements and safety enhancements that were identified in the Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan Projects Implementation Matrix 2. Restriping and/or repainting green bicycle lanes citywide 3. Drainage improvements along the City’s beachwalk to address ponding 4. Potential widening of the City’s beachwalk at critical chokepoints 5. Purchasing of solar-powered electronic speed feedback devices and data collection sensors

At the March 19, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-33570, accepting the recommendation of the FERC directing the Administration to proceed with the restriping and/or repainting of damaged and/or faded green bicycle lanes citywide. In order to complete in an expeditious timeframe, the Transportation and Mobility Department will engage one of the City’s pre-qualified rotational contractors to complete the work throughout the City.

For this reason, this proposed budget amendment is to appropriate $375,000 in the Transportation and Mobility Department’s FY 2025 operating budget from fund balance that is available for appropriation in the Transportation Special Revenue Fund to allow the Administration to engage one the City’s pre-qualified rotational contractors to complete the restriping and/or repainting of damaged and/or faded green bicycle lanes throughout the City as directed by the Mayor and City Commission on March 19, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT

See detailed information above.

Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate? (FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)

If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on: See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

See detailed information above.

CONCLUSION

The City Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the Fifth Amendment to the General Fund, Enterprise Fund, Internal Service Fund, and Special Revenue Fund budgets for FY 2025 described herein and further detailed in the attached Exhibit “A.”

EC/JDG/TOS/RA

Applicable Area

Citywide

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Condensed Title

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Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Only)

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