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Home My WebLink AboutM-88-0168 MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS WILLIAM RIOS, I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WYNWOOD COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE fi'URPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS TO EFFECTIVELY ARM THIS COMMIS5ION WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO JUSTIFY A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT, TO ASSIST IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WYNWOOD COMMUNITY. THE CDC HAS UNDERTAKEN A FOUR MONTH STUDY OF ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT WOULD IMPACT THIS MUCH NEEDED REVITALIZATION PLAN, THE PLAN WOULD E+E IN CONCERT WITH CURRENT DEVELOPMENT THINKING, IN THAT IT WOULD REVOLVE AROUND A SELF-HELP INITIATIVE. THE INITIATIVE OR "OPERATION 800TSTRAP," IF YOU WILL, WOULD BEGIN THIS PROCESS OF SELF HELP ECONOMIC RECOVERY. ,j ~(~ / / t' t i A r 1 r S ... ;.. y ._ .-.r.. _._„e„ -- - - -- ~ . rtic;;, 1 ' 1 ~' l . 1: i. y!~~ ~'~ 4 ~ i t' a ' ~~ 1~ ~~ ~" ~1 .-+~ .. ~ ~~ ~(. t ' ,~, /~ ' IN TERMS OF PRIORITY WYNWOOD'S PROELEMS HAVE FEEN AND CONTINUE TO LSE: THE UNUSUALLY HIGH REAL AND PERCEIVED CRIME IMAGE; AS EVIDENCE RY (TAE+LE 1). WHERE THE CITY~S STATISTICS INDICATE WYNWOOD, HAS LEAD ALL TARGET AREAS IN FART I CRIMES, FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. IN FACT DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1587, iS~G OF ALL THE RAPES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI OCCURRED IN WYNWOOD. A MAYOR CONTRIf+UTOR TO WYNWOOD'S HIGH CRIME RATE HAS PEEN ITS HIGHLY TRANSIENT POPULATION, INDICATED PY A 46X TURNOVER OF NEW RESIDENTS WITHIN TWE FIRST FIVE YEARS. THIS TRANSIENCY IS FURTHER EVIDENCED 8Y THE HIGH LEVEL • OF RENTAL OCCUPANCY, AS 75X OF THE POPULATION OF WYNWOOD IS COMPRISED RENTERS; WHICH AGAIN, CONTRIPUTES TO THE AREAS TRANSIENCY AND HIGH CRIME LEVELS. THESE PROBLEMS OF COURSE AFFECTS THE ABILITY OF THE AREA TO CONTRIPUTE TO THE CITIES TAX PASE, AND IMPACTS NEGATIVELY ON THE RHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. NB-16£x. ~. i f i'; ~t r.. -y _.. ~ - ~ _... T t. ' ~_~~ ~~~ ~ i c r {' f: i F, ~ • k. ~ _ ;!. ,t,. ~•. A i~l .fir l.~ 4' ~y t *2 -_ 4... D t ~. THE FA5HION DISTRICT„ WHICH HAS SURVIVED THE SOUTH AMERICAN ECONOMIC HOLOCAUST AND HAS HEGUN 70 SEE A RESURGENCE HAS SUFFERED GREATLY FROM WYNWOOD'S CRIME IMAGE AND THE CITIES COGNIZANCE. THE NEEDLE TRADE INDUSTRY IS STILL THE CITY'S SINGLE LARGEST POTENTIAL EMPLOYER. THE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GO ON RELATIVELY IGNORED EVEN DURING IT'S HAY DAY WHEN IT EMPLOYED A CITY HIGH OF 28,t7~-u EMPLOYEES. AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY IT IS 7HE SINGLE LARGEST ENTRY LEVEL JOHS MARKET FOR IMMIGRANTS WITHIN THE CITY; IN SPITE OF THIS FACT AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE GREATER NUMBERS OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE FUTURE VERY LITTLE HAS E+EEN DONE TO HELP THIS INDUSTRY. THIS LAEOR INTENSIVE NATURAL RESOURCE OF WYNWOOD'S MUST N07 CONTINUE TO GO UNTAPPED AND UNRECOGNIZED. WE ARE AWARE THAT VARIOUS PROPOSED EFFORTS HAVE FALLEN SHORT, OF THERE MARK TO ~8-i~~. 3, _, ~ .~ ,~ i tt~ r 4 ,`,. [ T~ ~f t ~~ r ,.- - -- -. r ..,_, ~t ~ ~j. ~ ~ PROVIDE VIAPLE ASSISTANCE. THESE PROPOSALS INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK. THAT NEVER MATERIALIZED AND HAS BECOME A POTENTIAL LIADILITY. THE LACI'. OF SUPPORT FOR A VIA6LE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AND RELIABLE INFORMATION GATHERING TO ASSIST THESE MERCHANTS, STILL DOES NOT EXIST. LACK OF A CONCERTED EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE AREA AND IT'S BENEFITS. HAS ALSO FAILED TO MATERIALIZE. MINIMAL SECURITY MEASURES TO SAFE GUARD SHOPPERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT IS ALSO LACKING. THIS MONTH ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN A DOZEN OR MORE REPORTED MUGGINGS AND INJURED EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE CRIME PROBLEM HAS BECOME SO SEVERE THAT LAEiOR SHORTAGES ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN THE MANUFACTURING AREAS. IRONICALLY THERE IS A MAJOR UNORGANIZED LAL~OR POOL IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA THAT GOES UNTAPRED BECAUSE OF ITS TRANSIENT NATURE, CAUSING THE MERCHANTS TO BRING IN LABOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY TO ~", ~8`1~~. ~ it a .. - .._ _... _.. .. ._.t._. _ __ --_____ ..- 1 i...... ~' ~r =. :: . _...._._._~.._ ,~6. -. .f. f r i.; ~: (. r, _ .f:~ kr ~:;~: ~- r L ~~• 7 { tiy~ •.}'aC y~7 ~„~ 1r'1 ' FILL THE VOID, EUT THIS EFFORT HAS HAD iTS ~'ROELEMS. AS WORD OF THE AREAS CRIME PROEiLEM CONTINUES TO SPREAD FEWER EMPLOYEES HAVE OPTED TO COME WORK IN THE DISTRICT. HOWEVER, DURING OUR MISSION TO CREATE A REVITALIZATION PLAN WE DISCOVERED A NATURAL CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT HAS FEEN DEVELOPING WITHIN THE WYNWOOD AREA, AS EVIDENCE BY THE ARTISTS THAT CREATE FURNITURE, IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT, HY THE ARTIST THAT DESIGN CLOTHING IN THE FASHION DISTRICT, AND THE ARTIST THAT PAINT AND SCULPTURE WITHIN THE BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX. IT WAS FELT THAT ANY PLAN THAT WE DEVELOP SHOU!_D TAKE THESE VALUES - INTO CONSIDERATION. E+Y FOLLOWING THIS BELIEF WE FDUND WE COULD ALSO INCLUDE THE AREAS LONG TIME RESIDENT COMMUNITY. THAT BEING THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY WHICH HAS LONG SEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH THE WYNWOOD AREA. WYNWOOD HAS SEEN HOST TO MANY OF THIS COMMUNITIES SOCIAL S. ~~"16 ~, --~.,~t.~r >z - - - C ~ ~ ,h -~ , --- - .__ __ , .. ~.~_,_ ~..._... s - - -- - ~. ,~ a ~,' .,_ ~. ,, ,.a .,: - ~- ~~.Y~, :_ r - .~~. ,.,. r ,< w~£~ .. { , `_. ~ ~^1 ~ PROGRAMS AND MANY OF THE AREA EUSINESSES CATER TO THE PUERTO RICAN PALETTE. IT EtECAME OE~VIOUS THAT WYNWOOD I~AD CERTAIN SIMILARITY TO THE COLONIAL CITY OF OLD SAN JUAN. SUCH AS GREAT ARTISTIC VALUES, POOR HOUSING, TRANSIENCY. AND HIGH CRIME RATES. E+UT. JUST AS THE OLD CITY RALLIED AROUND IT'S ARTISTIC VIRTUES, TO 6ECOME OF THE CARIHE~EAN MOST DE5IRAElLE AND SOUGHT AFTER LOCATIONS SO DOES WYNWOOD, OUR PLAN IS SIMPLE, COMPREHENSIVE, DO-AELE, AND ECONOMICALLY TO FEASIE+LE. IT CALLS FOR NAME CHANGES AND NAME ADDITIONS. A MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AND STRATEGIC F.~EAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS WOULD MAKE THE AREA FAR MORE DESIRABLE TO NEW LOW/MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS. THERE PY REDUCING SOME OF THE OUTMIGRATION AND TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE ~. 98-16 S 4._.... . ~ a •w_~~ ----~ - •. ,: } f i. ,:f_ 7.. -~ Q'-~ C : °~ ~~ Y ~' ,.,~ = AREA. CRIME AS WELL WOULD E+E IMPACTED PY SOME OF THESE CHANGES. HDWEVER IT WOULD PE NAIVE,, TD THINI', THAT ANY EFFORT TO CHANGE THE TRENDS AND COMPLACENCY OF THIS COMMUNITY; COULD PE ACGOMF'LISHED ELY MERELY CHANGING A FEW NAMES. THEREFORE OUR REQUEST ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL MINOR EiEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS ALONG WITH RELATED OLD SAN JUAN CONCERT SIGNAGE FOR THE AREA. IT IS IMPERATIVE WE COMPLEMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE SINCERITY OF OUR ACTIONS WITH SOME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE SUGGEST THAT THE E~EAUTIFICATION PROGRAM BE TARGETED TO THE NEIGHDORHOOD COMMERCIAL AREA WHERE IT WOULD HAVE A GREATER IMPACT AND HIGHER VISIE+ILITY ALLOWING MAXIMIZATION OF OUR ~. ~8-is$ ~~ .~ ~: t ~ _._.... ~ ''r _ r -.~.. ... ' ti: f 'A .t ~~ :`~ {'. ._~ t ~g~ .~.k~. ~ `k:' '"~ "'1 CREDIEILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE THE CITY OF MIAMI AND WYNWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS CONTRICiUTING TO THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION THE CHANGES WOULD ENCOURAGE INCREASED COMMERCE AND ACTIVITY ALONG THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. WE FURTHER PROPOSE THAT THE P'ROP'ERTY LOCATED ON NW :,C-TH STREET E~ETWEEN NW AND AVENUE AND N.W. 3RD AVENUE PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED E+Y THE CITY FOR A MINI PARK E+E PURCHASED 8Y HOUSING AND CONSERVATION FROM THE DEPT. OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY AND TURNED OVER TO THE CDC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIATION OF A HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM. THE CDC WOULD PUILD TWO HOMES AND RESELL THE HOMES THROUGH THE SURTAX PROGRAM, WE WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO ROLL OVER THE FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL g• ~e-ise ~, r t -- - ~ c.. ,,, ~ ..., . -- - - -~-------- .u..:: ,., ~:.~ .~ = d.:t •,, ; ;; .r ~ ~ ,° ~° ~ s ~.$' 7. ~.. .'i:4~ 2=3i •~i~ ~}, ~ Y~ il i k ~ ` ' r.. ~ , ,~ , . . h ~~• LAND ACQUISITION WITHIN WYNWOOD. THE PROCEEDS OF THE FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM HOUSING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WOULD EE USED TO BUILD A RECREATIONAL AREA FOR THE MARIA DE HDSTOS COMMUNITY CENTER. TO EiETTER SERVICE AND SECURE THE INTEREST OF TTS CONSTITUENTS, ALONE WITH MINOR COSMETIC CHANGES TO COMPLEMENT THE OLD SAN JUAN CONCEPT AND IMAGE. WE BELIEVED THAT BY CREATING A HOME OWNERSHIP' PROGRAM IN WYNWOOD MORE OF IT'S CURRENT RESIDENTS WOULD GENERATE ROOTS IN THE AREA. THIS WOULD ALSO SERVE TO DEVELOP' A VIABLE MUCH NEEDED LABOR FOOL FOR THE MERCHANTS IN THE FASHION DISTRICT. THIS WOULD ALSO AFFECT SOME OF THE CRIME PROBLEMS FACING THE AREA. ~, q8~-i~~ ti. .. y _~ t. -::.. .. ?E~~1•i. lu -~ ,, t ,~ y /F. ~' 4~ b 'i"• c- t. ~ ~ ~Y_ ~: `•'~Y~ 3~ ti ~ tf - .. -sa.;,,.ti - -- ~~ TO ASSIST THE BUSINESS INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY WE - PROPOSE SEVERAL NAME ADDITIONS HIGHLIGI~iTING AND FURTHER PROMOTING THE SPECIFIC ~F'ECIALTY AREAS FOUND WITHIN WYNWOODt SUCH AS THE FASHION DISTRICT, DESIGN DISTRICT RND BAKEHOUSE COMPLEX. THIRTY SIXTH STREET E~ETWEEN BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND N.W. 5TH AVENUE TO BE ASSIGNED THE CODE DESIGNATION OF "DESIGN HUULEVARD." NORTHWEST 5TH AVENUE EETWEEN N.W. ~E7H STREET AND N. W. cc:~TH STREET TO HE ASSIGNED THE CO- DESIGNATION OF "FASHION AVE." THESE CHANGES WOULD SERVE TO INITIATE AN INTEREST BY COMMERCIAL FOOT TRAFFIC ~] THROUGH THE DESIGN DISTRICT, BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX AND INTO THE FASHION DISTRICT AND VISA VERSA. IT COULD ALSO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED PATRONAGE OF THE ETHNIC ORIENTED )BUSINESSES LOCATED ALONG THE AND AVENUE CORRIDOR. ~8~1~~ lu Y .w- . ! z ~, i t w ~: i. a. , r t s ~: ~_. ,f,h F i 1 ~~ ~~ ~ ~~. 1~ rl ~ ~ E, ,"'~ ~ y/~j WE WDULD FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT A ZONING OVERLAY BE CREATED ALONG 5TH AVENUE. FROM N.W. 36TH STREET SOUTH TO N.W. :=9TH STREET, 70 ENCOURRGE THE CONTINUED INFLUX OF ARTISTE TO THE VICINITY OF THE BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX. THERE THESE ARTIST WOULD LIVE, CREATE, AND SELL TtiEIR WORK. THEREBY CONTINUING TO ENHANCE THE AREA F~ROSPECTS AND APPERRANCE. OUR EFFORT TO CORRECT SOME OF THE PROE+LEMS OF WYNWOOD WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE IF WE DID NOT SPEAK 70 THE ISSUE OF CRIME AND OUR EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THEM. IN THIS REGARD WE WILL ASY. THE COMMISSION TO FAVOR THE PARTICIF~ATION OF THE CITY IN THE RECENT STATE LEGISLATION KNOWN AS THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD ACT. WHICH FSROVIDES SUBSTRNTIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CITIES NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE REDUCTION OF CRIME THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, RHYSICAL IMF~ROVEMENTS OF STREETS ~~. 9~3-ib6 r ~ i ~, f~ ff r c ,f~ J ~ ,_, _ _ .... _~.. - - -- ----- ~~~. ~_z - ....T .t 'e _ A~. t_ ~• t ~ ~ ~ ~:~''~~r 'g; ~1 ~5 . r ' ~ ' .<', ' : ~ ;,s ; t'~a y ~.: : , 1 Y., LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALSO E+E COUPLED WITH THE BENEFITS OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE. CONSIDERATION FOR THIS ISSUE WILL BE COMING BEFORE THIS COMMISSION AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE FOR YOUR +CONSIDERATION HAS ALREADY BEEN FORWARDED. I WOULD ASN. TIME GOMMISSION TO TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION OUR MODEST RECOMMENDATIONS AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY ACCEPTED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE FURTHER POINT OUT THAT OVER THE LAST TWELVE YEARS WYNWOOD HAS RECEIVED LESS THAN ~.5'/. OF ALL AVAILABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. OUR INTENT IN POINTING THIS OUT IS NOT ANTAGONIZE BUT TO POINT OUT THE REASONS FOR OUR BLIGHT AND CURRENT NEEDS, NOT 70 MAKE UP FOR BAST DISCREPANCIES BUT TO ENCOURAGE FUTURE ATTENTION. I WILL CONCLUDE BY EXTENDING AN INVITATION FROM WYNWOOD COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE y . ~48'-16~i ---~ .. ___ ~- .._ _. k ~. - - _7. , _. _ ,~._..__ ia_..__, .. "~ l ~.- ~~ +- . ~,r ----- - rh; j ' ~ } 1 -_ .',~. FASHTON DISTRICT MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMMISSION TO VISIT AND TOUR MID-TOWN MIAMI'S FASHION DISTRICT. SEE FOR YOURSELVES THE VIAE{ILITY OF THIS INDUSTRY AND ITS i MF'ORTANCE TO T!-IE CITY OF MIAMI ~ EG~UATE THE NUMNERS TO THE PE:OF' LE WE E{ELIEVE YOU WILL CONVINCE OF IT'S POTEN TIAL. LPI CF' I EMF' ENH D. W. F'R MODE CH SET LANG F'G LEN 50F' AUTO LF F'OD AF'A-UN I RROF' SR F'R REG LPI CF' I EMF' EMF' EMF' EMF' EMF ENH D. W. _ FR MODE I WOULD LIKE TO THANF', THE COMMISSION TO THIS OF'RORTUNITY AND WILL BE t-IAPRY TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS AE~OUT MY PRESENTATION OR THE DATE OF YOUR F'ROi='OSED F'R I NT Ct3BN4m3S I ON VISIT. Tf-~ANK YOU. MENU END PRINT MENU'' 6 i C~ N N N DR SET 1 Ci 11 N N N N N ~~ 6 1G N Y N Y N N 1'~. ~`~~-168 DF' ..... .. ... .. y 4` ~ kt~i _ _~- ~ ~~~ _.;~~s`;~~.;r .,_'~~,Ari fo . ., a~ri~ 1 `kT~ "':Z '1 71 CIT1f OF MIAMI. FLORIDA • ~ ~v.' INTEROFFICE MEMORANflWM~ •Iu~ ~ .. ~~~`" _ .. •~ To• Cesar Odio City Manager FROM: Rosario Kennedy vice-Mayor DATE: JanuaryL29; 1988' ~~ Ft~E: fuf~ECT: Discussion Item Feb. 18, 1988 Commission Meeting REFERENCEf: ENCL06UREf: Please place William Rios, executive director of the Wynwood Community Economic Development Corp•.on the dicussion portion of the Feb. 18 Commission meeting agenda. Thank you. cc: Mayor Commissioners Aurelio Perez-Lugones / -i ~~o~ 3 ~~ 16Q, '~ i__