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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 26, 2023
9:01 AM
Supplemental
City Hall
City Commission
Francis X. Suarez, Mayor
Christine King, Chair, District Five
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Commissioner, District One
Sabina Covo, Commissioner, District Two
Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four
Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
City Commission
Supplemental Meeting Minutes October 26, 2023
Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo and Commissioner Covo
Absent: Commissioner Reyes
On the 26th day of October, 2023, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at
its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular
session. Chairwoman King opened the meeting at 10:22 a.m. for presentations and
proclamations only. Upon conclusion of presentations and proclamations, Chairwoman
King officially called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m., recessed at 12:13 p.m., reconvened
at 2:30 p.m., and adjourned at 3:28 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
SI - SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
SI.1 RESOLUTION
14910 TIME CERTAIN OF 10:00 AM
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), FIXING A FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE
WYNWOOD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ("BID");
FURTHER ESTABLISHING THE TIME AND MANNER FOR PAYMENT
OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE BID.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0480
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: We have a time certain item that we need to have heard, so if we could
take up SI.1.
Vice Chair Carollo: F or S?
Chair King: S. S as in Sam. SI.1 And I'd like to open public comment only for this
item. Anyone wishing to speak on behalf of the Wynwood BID (Business Improvement
District) final assessment, please come to the podium. Wynwood BID. Good morning.
Manny Gonzalez: Good morning, Madam Chair. My name is Manny Gonzalez,
executive director of the Wynwood Business Improvement District. I have had the
honor of working on behalf of the City for business improvement districts now for 15
years. On June 9th, we actually had an election. It was a six -week election that ended
on August 18th, and we had a 56 percent passing rating. Part of the -- what we are
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trying to accomplish is the extension of the Wynwood BID for an additional 10 years.
And in today's item, the item that's being discussed is the assessment methodology. So
you understand, we were at 26 cents per square foot 10 years ago. We used the CPI
(Consumer Price Index) index and basically put it now at 31 cents. We are the -- still
the cheapest business improvement district, cheaper than Lincoln Road, Coconut
Grove, and South Miami. So, we're still the cheapest. Now when it comes down to
what we have able -- what we have been able to do, because of -- in 2013, because of
the Commissioners' wishes to enact the BID, I truly have to say that I'm beyond
proud and you should be beyond proud, especially District 5, our chairwoman. We
have created, with the cooperation of the City, every department in the city, from the
Manager to Xavi in Legal, this could not have happened without Public Works and
Police, this partnership, and we have taken a neighborhood that basically had less
than 800,000 people 10 years ago, and today it's at 15 million. We have also been
able to contribute the most amount of money out of any board to the City of Miami
Police Department. We have over $500,000 that we've committed and installed for
cameras. We have another 150,000. Just to give you an idea, during the pandemic,
Wynwood was attracting about 30 percent of all the visitations in Miami, and there
were no other neighborhoods with more than seven. And that's because of the open
air. So, we have been able to generate an exponential amount of jobs for our sister
neighborhoods, Overtown and Wynwood, and we are willing and hoping to continue
on this good trend for the next 10 years if it's the wishes of the Commission to allow
us to keep doing successes on your behalf.
Chair King: Thank you so much. Is there anyone else that would like to speak on
behalf of this item?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Madam Chair, if I may read just a couple of things
in addition to that.
Chair King: Just -- I -- I'm going to let you speak. Hold on a second. The City
Attorney will read into the record some information with respect to this item.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you. We're here today for the Commission to consider SL1
pursuant to Resolution Number R-23-0360 adopted, which fixed the time, place, and
date of today's hearing for the purpose of allowing owners of properties to be
assessed for Wynwood Business Improvement District pursuant to the preliminary
assessment rule identified in Resolution No. 23-0256, adopted June 8, 2023, and on
file in the City Clerk's Office for any other persons interested therein to appear before
the City Commission and be heard as to the propriety and advisability of stabilizing
and improving the BID, as to the cost thereof as to the manner of payment therefore,
and as to the amount thereof to be assessed against each property. Now that the
executive director has given the presentation, the City Commission will hear any
testimony from the affected property owners and the property owners will be given the
opportunity -- if any are here -- to provide testimony for not more than two minutes.
After that, then the City Commission will sit as the Equalization Board to hear and
consider any and all complaints from assessed property owners as to the special
assessments and shall adjust and equalize the assessments on the basis of justice and
right. Thank you so much.
Chair King: Thank you, Madam City Attorney. Is there anyone here who would like to
speak on this item? Seeing none, public comment is now closed. We are now going to
serve -- we, my colleagues on the Commission -- as the Equal Stabilization Board.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Yes, Equalization Board.
Chair King: The Equalization Stabilization Board or Equalization Board.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Hannon: Equalization Board.
Chair King: Okay, because they tell me these things like just right this second and
expect me to remember all of this. We are now serving as the Equalization Board. My
Commission, may I have a motion --
Vice Chair Carollo: Motion.
Chair King: -- for SI.1 ?
Vice Chair Carollo: So move.
Chair King: Second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously. Thank you so much.
Mr. Gonzalez: Thank you very much, everybody.
END OF SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
The meeting adjourned at 3: 28 p.m.
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