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Home My WebLink AboutHandouts_Regular_Tab 1D_10/14/2010 STUDIES NCS is a full-service company serving �� new � �� commun��y� governments, special districts, non-profit st rategies . Fiscal Impact, Feasibility, and Cost Analysis organizations, community associations . Annexation / Incorporation and businesses in need of cutting edge Administrative & Financial Services . Policy Impact and Analysis strategies to help sustain, improve, reshape, and rethink the way they do business. f0Y Cities, COUnties, • Special District / Redevelopment Agency RedevelopmentAgencies, Formation and Special Districts • Service Delivery Options 1VCSRevitalizes Communities � , _ ., r . ; � BENEFITS ' ' � There are many benefits of program contracting '� with NCS. �-!� - . Offers smaller governments access to ' __ -- � ;` high-quality up-to-date financial services . Provides solutions to short-term needs 1'�rC new ■ ■`� communit� _ without long-term investments s t ra t eg i es - . Assists government to respond to immediate needs without delay For more information ��s� �� please contact us at: i�� `� �! ` �� t�r �� 1� � �'� ��i=�i., � __.� •--� _� OTHER SERVICES 4801 Sotrth Universitv Drive -�;`' --" -' �� i�.,.>�� Suite 132 � n�� - _= = I . Grant Writing � — ■■ l�� ■■ _ __""`�' Davie, FL 33328 � C � ■ ■ ■■ � ■� ��■ • Human Resources � � � � �� _�� ,`� , i� ■ ii i �� ?iii . Housing Programs L Phone: 954.689.4804 _ _ �� S � Fax: 954.689.4806 �' - . Historic Preservation � _ � a 1 � . Strategic Planning 1. C � ,�� ,,,� � ��g,� � ,� �� ..,�--��' � tix, � . .. "� .� d� v�. .�� '#� ti'��`� �� ... w y . Conflict Resolution www.r�e��cominunitystrategics.com _ '"�� ` .�� - � - ;-, : QUALIFIED I'ROFESSIONALS FINANC;lAL �EItV1CY:5 _ .._ _ .._._. _. ... ... _........ _... .._ The NCS group of administrative and finance Government finance has become increasingly professionals has the extensive training and complex. Local governments find it harder to experience needed to provide quality services. attract experienced finance professionals. And CU1T1 EDGE Our principals have served as city managers, smaller governments find it too costly to hire their finance directors, redevelopment administrators, own in-house professionals. STRATEGI ES grant managers and planners. NCS offers a wide range of options for cities to • � contract for financial services, using the city's ;� .. A small city had a fiscal crisis. A special district "°*, platform or one supplied by NCS urgently needed to address its deteriorating � ^�'�%, _= f . Budget Preparation infrastructure. A newly incorporated city faced _,:':� '; I �." . Internal Audit Services the challenges of organizing its administrative and �� . Preparation of Financial Reports financial functions. NCS arrived on the scene � �' . Financial Statement Preparation r� with the solution. NCS has been there, providing '" � . Financing Strategies local governments with management services, • Internal Audit Services short term staffing, and financial advice. � g � . Long Term Financial Forecasts MANAGEMENT SERVICES and Planning ___ __ __ _ _ ..._ . Procurement Services Since 1994, NCS has operated with a distinct NCS provides management and administrative . Finance Director Functions philosophy: We use cutting edge strategies that services for a variety of special districts including • Leased Employees are innovative and unique, tailored to meet the Improvement Districts and Community • Financial Management Services individual needs of our clients. NCS produces Development Districts. In addition we provide NCS provides full-service Finance Depart- breakthrough results, finding new and better redevelopment management and related services ment operations utilizing fully compliant ways of conducting business. for Community Redevelopment Agencies. fund accounting software, saving clients the NCS offers a wide range of services for cities cost of im�estin� in their o��n soft«�ai-e. We plan, deliver and manage ourservices with cost and counties. e�ectiveness as a goal. - '� -. NCS services are also available on a short-term " ,� basis. We offer interim City Manager services, � •''�� _ project management and activities related to state �- :"`_ _ and federal grant programs. �.�=- - 1�� :�.;�_,� .; , � ♦",� n+�uu . „ ■�....� comm�r�r� � str�t��s 4 �� RFP: VC 2-10 �� "- Annexation Strate ic Plan Anal sis ..* � y ,: .. �� :� Cutting edge strategies are innovative and .�y � unzque. We seek to produce breakthrough �� N �� results to find a new, better way of doing things. s�, � Our strategies encourage the �� - re-thinking of present practices and look beyond � -- �� .� today to support the development of new ideas °- O � o, �� ;� { � and inspire creative solutions to problems. � � � � No Text About NCS New Community Strategies (NCS) was founded in 1994, to serve local governments utilizing innovative approaches to solve problems. Among the early NCS projects was a report for Arvida Corporation relating to the incorporation of the City of Weston and annexation studies for the Broward County Commission for the Central County and Hollywood/Dania areas. NCS also began to conduct municipal management and financial feasibility studies. In 2003 NCS began to provide direct services to municipalities. It was contracted as the finance department for the City of Miami Gardens and the City of Lauderdale Lakes. NCS provides the Finance Director for Bal Harbour Village, serves as the contract finance department for the City of West Park, and provides special audit services for the Town of Southwest Ranches. In 2003 NCS began managing special taxing districts. Today these include the Belmont Lakes, Cypress Cove, Pembroke Harbor and Aqua Isles Community Development District. NCS also provides services to the Palm Aire Recreation District and the Tindall Hammock Soil and Water Conservation District. NCS provided management and administrative services to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves. NCS maintains a Community Management Division serving more than 28 condominium and homeowner associations in Broward and Miami Dade counties. � ; ;�� communitY strategies 'l, About NCS NCS provides grant writing and administration services for the City of Margate, as well as housing grant project administration for the City Coral Springs, City of North Lauderdale, City of Sunrise and the Town of Davie. In 2006, NCS provided project administration services for Broward County's Single Family CDBG Rehabilitation Program. NCS also provides services to the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency. As local government has experienced financial challenges, NCS has provided internal audit services, budget and management studies, financial forecasts, and financial analysis and economic impact studies. NCS has completed long-range financial forecasts for the City of Cooper City, the City of Dania and the City of Miramar. NCS recently completed a cost savings studies for the City of Hollywood. Today, NCS is a provider of services to local government. It provides direct management and financial services, interim staffing services for key employees, and an extensive menu of services to assist municipal and county government. A professional staff of 27 utilizes the latest equipment and resources to provide our public service clients with high quality services. ; ;�� community strotegi�s �g 0% -1"A-=- r�r '- _ =� _ < = ■sLrr �_ -_� _ �T_ ■ ■ - ■ - J 1 _ _- _ - ■ f 016 _ i _� - _ _ f _ ■ _ ■ -~ _J-f ■ ' _ - __ ■- - - ■ _ L■ f 4rmr ■ - - - 0_ _ _ Annexation & Strategic Visioning Experience Town of Davie Annexations As Town Administrator initiated more than 5 Annexations. Using all three methods permitted by statute: voluntary annexations by property owner, annexation by referendum and annexation by action of the legislature. Also initiated the annexation of the City of Hacienda Village, an adjacent municipality with a rich industrial tax base. Successfully resolved disputed annexations through the court system. City of Hollywood Annexations. As City Manager initiated the annexation of Port 95 Commerce Park, a large office/industrial complex. Negotiated and initiated many other annexations. Central County Stud_y. Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of Commissioners, Broward County, 1999. South Central County Study. Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of Commissioners, Broward County, 2001. � ; ;�� communjty strategies Annexation & Strategic Visioning Experience Central County Study Update. Unincorporated Neighborhood Annexation Study Prepared for the Board of Commissioners, Broward County, 2003-2004. Incorporation of the Cit uf Weston. Contributing to and monitoring incorporation study for a new municipality for Arvida Corporation. 1993. City of Cooper Cit_y.Annexations, Consulting. nrc � � ■�.� community strategies NC S Team Dr. Ir�ving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed. D, is Provost and Executive Dean �k at the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University. From 1994 to 1997 he directed the Center for Entrepreneurship, at the "� University's School of Business and served on the faculty. Dr. Rosenbaum has been teaching at NSU and other universities since 1976. Dr. Rosenbaum's experience in local government management spans nearly a quarter century. He has worked as a consultant for a number of cities, special government districts, and developers. Dr. Rosenbaum has been a City Manager for the cities of Hollywood, Davie, and Lauderhill and also teaches graduate public administration and budgeting courses. Dr. Rosenbaum's public service activities include serving as Chairman of the Broward County Higher Education Facilities Authority, on the State of Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council, as a member of the Broward County Charter Review Commission and as a member of the governing board of Palmetto General Hospital. Dr. Rosenbaum began his career in government program management as a CDBG administrator during the first years of the CDBG program, and as a City Manager, he has provided oversight of millions of dollars in CDBG-funded projects. �� . .�._, community strategias NC S Team Christopher Wallace has over twenty-three years experience with government agencies, serving seventeen years in the Town of Davie as a director of budget and finance. He has received several awards for financial statement presentations, and was a charter member of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Budget Review program, advocating the use of program and performance budgets. Mr. Wallace holds over sixteen certificates in specialized education and training relevant to government operations and cost studies. At the Town of Davie, Mr. Wallace was directly responsible for all aspects of procurement and contract administration. Mr. Wallace is known as a leading advocate of performance measures and assessments, and has conducted more than twenty management and performance studies. Mr. Wallace also conducts fiscal impact analysis studies addressing land use, annexation, and service delivery issues. Mr. Wallace also provides consulting services to units of local government and developers and financial planning services to organizations and individuals. He is a board member of the Davie Economic Council. ; ;`� co�inmunity strategies � r'+c n�uu . �, ■.,,�,.,,, comrnun�t� strc�tec�i�s . � h � u�l T an ou o t e o o t Y �p - � : � ae �� r � 4��a. ...... 1 ' i � . r � � f ,r � - Y �, � �: �� : � .. . �.� � �� ; � :�� . � � . - �� :};:ti�_ - ' �; Contact Us: ,: . :� � � � � Dr . IrV111� ROSCI�ba11111 1 1 . f : � � M:-' � � � � : �: �. ' � ' - . . (954) 69_5-8146 ResXaping anQ Re6wldine Con�mwudes... 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VCS ha: prortded tnran:a: ��soe:atton.11ancganeaxtFmn.�CSaffa•safu:i � auditsan�rees.5udgetm�dmanage�nentstvdies, ��.�rgc ofwanage�reant:en�icz utilizing iL srajjof6 frnmurm'f�recc:c. artdfrnancim' anahs+s m:d '""'"'� ...en;ea ronmunin mamgarc ro er�-u.e thct}ou� � eronanic impaa=tudres - com�.;�n:n�^._..�eiatrox.�eirun=moode.h n�c new . ■ ■�� commun�tY str�tegies Christopher Wallace 4801 South University Drive Suite 132 Davie, Florida 33328 Phone 954.689.4804 Fax 954.689,4806 ncschrisw@bellsouth, net n�c new . .�� communitq str�tegies Irving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D. President 4801 South University Drive Suite 132 Davie, Florida 33328 Phone 954.689.4804 Fax 954.689.4806 Cell 954.695.8146 irosenbaum@mac. com