As of First Reading, the proposed amendment totaling $7,814,088 increased the Town's FY2015-16 Budget from $29,799,989 to $37,614,076. This proposed amendment as amended on Second Reading further increases the FY2015-16 Budget by $679,809 (of which $666,809 represents one-time revenues from the Dunnwoody Lake Development and grant awards, and $13,000 of net transfers between Funds) bringing the total FY2015-16 Amended Budget to $38,293,885.

CHANGES FROM FIRST READING

Mobility Fee

At a Special Call Meeting on April 25, 2016, Town Council approved Ordinance #16-192 to establish a mobility fee that will fund multi-modal transportation improvements and encourage development that better mitigate impacts on the transportation system, in lieu of the traditional transportation concurrency fee. The Mobility Fee will be applied to all development projects that apply for a building permit and/or certificate of use and shall be paid directly to the Town prior to the issuance of the building permit or certificate of use. The fee is calculated as outlined in the Mobility Fee Ordinance and deposited to a Mobility Fee Trust Account Fund. The funds are restricted for infrastructure capital improvements and improving the multimodal network included in the Town's Capital Improvement Element (CIE).

This amendment creates the “Mobility Fee Trust Account Fund” as a sub-fund in the Special Revenue Fund which is established to account for revenue sources that are legally restricted for specific purposes. Revenue in the amount of $650,000 is anticipated from the Dunnwoody Lake Property development and as such an amendment to the Mobility Fee Trust Account Fund Revenue and Expense Budgets is required. This amount will remain in reserves for capital improvements as mentioned above.

Park IT Infrastructure Improvements

As presented on first reading and pursuant to the IT Master Plan and 2025 Strategic Plan, an IT infrastructure improvement is required to securely network the park facilities to Government Center. Staff is recommending to scale down the project by reducing infrastructure investment inWi-Fi capabilitiesthroughout the parks. Instead, the project would focus on securing connectivity for staff functions at park facility offices,and to support programming at the facilities. The initial investment in firewalls for IT security, cable management and permitting of the project would remain the same. The investment in wireless access points and the electrical work required to support expansion of infrastructure throughout the park grounds would be eliminated. Furthermore, existing budgeted funds for the estimated costs of IT improvements for the Miami Lakes Optimist Clubhouse can be paid from budgeted funds within the Capital Project Fund. These modifications reduce the budget request in the General Fund from $65,000 to $28,000.

Grant Awards

The following grants totaling $16,809 were recently awarded to the Town of Miami Lakes. This amendment recognizes the grants and appropriations in the General Fund as follows:

• $12,500 grant award from Miami-Dade County Street Tree Matching Grant program (Neat Streets) for the installation of trees from a variety of species to beautify the corridor along NW 154^th Street between NW 77^th Place and NW 67^th Avenue. The Town will match $12,500 from the Town's tree planting budget as specified in the grant agreement.

• $4,309 grant award from Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – Florida JAG Direct to reduce crime and improve public safety. Grant funds are provided for Officers' overtime for crime prevention presentations at local schools; truancy and curfew sweeps - patrolling of neighboring schools in an effort to deter students loitering during and after school hours.

Committee Transfer of Funds

At the Elderly Affairs Committee Meeting of March 9, 2016, the Committee approved the request toallocate $1,500 for three additional buses for field trips: one to the History Museum and two to the Marlins games. Per Ordinance #2015-186 any request for a transfer of funds in excess of $700 from any unencumbered line item of the Committees' Budget must be approved by Town Council. This proposed amendment transfers $1,500 from Health Fair line item to Field Trips with no impact to the budget.

Capital Projects

The amendment as proposed to the Capital Projects Fund includes funding for the design and to establish cost estimates for targeted improvements at traffic troubled spots, and greenway and trails striping. Additional funding is also being requested for construction of the Dog Park as detailed below:

Targeted Improvements at Traffic-Troubled Spots:

• Windmill Gate Road ($50,000) – As part of the Transportation Improvement Initiatives outlined in our strategic plan, the proposed improvements on Windmill Gate Road at the entrance from NW 67^th Ave will reduce traffic congestion on 67^th Avenue and improve the vehicular movement in and out of the Windmill Gate Community, the Miami Lakes library, and adjacent shopping center. As an initial step, the Town has obtained the services of a consultant to develop the plans to widen Windmill Gate to accommodate an extra lane. This allocation will provide funding for the design, survey, and landscape plans to be construction ready. Funds will be transferred from the Capital Projects Fund - Transportation Improvements contingency line item.

• Palmetto and 67^th Avenue ($30,000) - As part of the Town's plans for transportation mobility, the Town is working in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation and Miami-Dade County to address the troubled intersection at 67^th Avenue and NW 167^th Street. NW 67^th Ave presently has a poor level of service. Adding an additional lane to accommodate additional capacity for vehicles traveling north will improve traffic flow and the operations for that segment. Funding is to provide a feasibility study to include alternatives to implementing the additional. The funds will be allocated to complete the feasibility study and design alternatives. Design and Construction cost will be determined later once an alternative design option is decided.

Greenways and Trails Striping Improvements($15,000) – The greenways and trail network is an significant piece of our transportation initiatives. Various projects of the greenway master plan include adding on street bike lanes, sharrows and signage. In order to implement these improvements, plans need to be developed and approved by the County. The plans will include approximately 7 miles of on-road bike path on various streets within Town limits to enhance and promote bicycle and pedestrian mobility.

Dog Park Construction Additional Funding($50,000) – In FY2014-15, Council approved $150,000 for the construction of a one acre dog park. With this amount, the dog recreation area will have a basic design with concrete pad, walking path, grading, a pavilion, fencing, benches, trash cans and signage. Unforeseen costs to establish utility connections for potable water have driven the construction cost higher than initially projected because the site does not have existing utilities and electricity to provide drinking water for dogs and users, or to provide irrigation for new sod.

This amendment includes the construction connection fee to the County for water ($28,000), plumbing ($10,000), water fountain purchase and installation and other irrigation infrastructure ($12,000). Funds will be transferred from the Parks Impact Fee – Open Space contingency to cover expenses.