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Meeting Minutes September 24, 2015
Submitted into the public
record for item(s) PZ.8 & 9
on 06/23/2016, City Clerk
couple of examples. For instance, right now there are no provisions in our zoning ordinance, in
our regulations for rooftop terraces as public open spaces. This introduces that concept. There
are no descriptions or provisions for micro units, and these regulations introduce those concepts.
So, basically, we're introducing a new set of uses, a new set of functions, a new set of
development types that do not exist presently so that they can actually be made use of here in
Wynwood. And we thinly frankly, that in some of these new concepts, we are admittedly treading
on new ground, but we think that there is the seed for very useful new development types for the
rest of the City ofMiami as well, and this is a good testing ground for it. It certainly has the
support of the local community in terms of the Wynwood stakeholders, and we look forward to
possibly applying them elsewhere in the City ofMiami in the future.
Vice Chair Hardemon: Mr. Chairman.
Chair Gort: Yes, sir.
Vice Chair Hardemon: I mean, further indulge me for a moment. There was one other item that
was being heard, and this was the expansion of the BID, or the Business Improvement District,
which is your imaginary line of businesses that want to pay into a pot to provide more police
services, police officers, like security, off -duty police officers, cleaning the streets, and things like
that So, in the Wynwood area, the reason that you see some more police officers in that area is
because they pay off -duty police officers to be there so that the patrons feel safe, et cetera. The
City does not pay for that; the BID does, which is a group of people, business owners that choose
to pay that tax to provide these additional services. The last time that we were here in the
Commission, there was an item about expanding that BID, because some other businesses
wanted to be a part of that; and the Wynwood, in their BID, they decided that, well, they wanted
-- well, some other businesses that were on the south end of 20th Street — so, on the south side of
20th Street said, Well, we want to be a part of it also. "It makes no sense for across the street to
be clean and on this side it's not, or for across the street to have services and on this side, none.
And so to do that, they had to go to a vote, and businesses within that area has to decide whether
or not they want to be in — a certain percentage of them. They did go to vote, and that vote
failed So the BID, and its boundaries as it has been, is how it will be in the future. So that's the
next part. And so that's when you traditionally start to hear about the 20th Street and how 20th
Street affects everything. One thing, though, that want to make sure that we 5e clear about --
and 1 want Francisco's attention on this — is in items 3 and 4 — you know, all of -- those who
have been around for a long time know the history of Overtown, and sometimes we disagree
about where Overtown on the north end ended, right? Was it 20th Street? Was it 22nd Street?
Was it 26th Street? These things we have never necessarily agreed on. But one thing that I think
most of the people from Overtown agreed on was that -- I believe on the north side of Overtown
— Francisco, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) this? Well, James, you grew up in Overtown. What is it,
22nd Street?
James McQueen: Twenty -Second
Vice Chair Hardemon: Twenty -Second Street. And so you're talking from the expressway, 1-95,
and you're going east on 22nd Street, where they used to have the barrier that divided Overtown
and Wynwood that is now gone. And then on the east side to --
Mr. McQueen: Second Avenue.
Vice Chair Hardemon: Help me out — 2nd Avenue, and then they came further south to 201h
Street.
Unidentified Speaker: From 201h to the railroad tracks.
Vice Chair Hardemon: And then from 20th to the railroad track. That was a traditional
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City Commission
Meeting Minutes September 24, 2015
Submitted into the public
record for item(s) PZ.8 & 9
on 06/23/2016, City Clerk
learned, take the fact that your Commissioner is explaining these things to you, and that I'm
always going to fight on your behalf, even if I'm the losing vote — and I've been that way many
times — and consider that when you give your opinions, which we want to hear, but moreover,
think about it and apply it to your questions, because you, in your experience, may have better
information sometimes than even I have, and that better information will be able — what we will
use to make better decisions here on the dais, okay? Thank you all very much. Mr. Chairman,
please.
Chair Gott: Thank you. We'll now open public hearing. Anyone in the public would like --
please, come forward
Lice Chair Hardemon: And to be clear, the public hearing —
Chair Gort: Two minutes.
Lice ChairHardemon: -- is on items PZ3, 4, 5, and 6, and SR.4, 5, 6, and 7.
Chair Gort: Dr. Dunn, you're recognized.
Marvin Dunn: My name is Marvin Dunn. I came up here because I'm very concerned about
what's happening with Overtown, and I'm not sure that the explanation that I heard today quite
sets aside my concerns. Are you going to have 20th Street south — the north end -- north side of
20th Street be a part of Wynwood? Is that what we're talking about?
Chair Gort: No.
Mr. Dunn: The north side of 20th Street remains Overtown?
Chair Gort: Correct.
Vice Chair Hardemon: Correct.
Mr. Dunn: That's what — all right. And what about in the area north of 20th Street, 22nd, 23rd,
those houses up in that area, will those be in Wynwood or Overtown with this new proposal?
Vice Chair Hardemon: Exactly what we just discussed? With that line north — I think that line is
22nd -- north of 22nd, the zoning changes, but the dedication of it being Overtown and Wynwood
does not change. The boundaries ofOvertown do not change.
Mr. Dunn: All right, then let me just say this: I think probably most of the people in this room
know that, bit by bit, piece by piece, Overtown has been whittled down to almost nothing. And if
this continues, there will not be enough space to even have an Overtown. Right now Overtown is
threatened because it's so valuable as real estate —
Lice ChairHardemon: Yes.
Mr. Dunn: -- and the developers want to gobble it up, and we know that.
Lice Chair Hardemon: Yes.
Mr. Dunn: And we're very much concerned that whatever kind of language you have up here
about the ordinances, not going to happen, we're concerned about what has happened in the
past, what continues to happen. Overtown is disappearing. I just don't understand why this
Commission is allowing some of these changes to threaten our community. Maybe 1-- I just have
a PhD (Philosophiae Doctor), so I don't understand this stuff
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