Recommendation to adopt Resolution of Intention to renew the Midtown Business Improvement District; set the date of July 19, 2022 for public hearing, receive petitions, authorize City Manager, or designee, to sign in favor and return the City’s ballot, and designate the Owners’ Association.  (District 6)
The motion is carried. Item 27, please. Item 27 is a report from Economic Development. Recommendation to Adobe Resolution of Intention to Renew the Midtown Business Improvement District. Set the date of hearing July 19, 2022 for public hearing receipt petition, authorize the city's ballot and designate the Owners Association's District six. Grant has been moved by Councilmember Baraga, seconded by myself and comments. Yes. Thank you, Chairman Austin. I have a comment here from consumer to District six. Thank you. To the Middle Business Improvement District Board of Directors and the Economic Development Team, property and business owners of the midterm bid for all their hard work to renew the Midtown be the Midtown bid. The Midtown bid spans along the Anaheim corridor from Richmond to Alamitos Avenues. The mission that the bid is to bring diverse people together and to help businesses succeed. There are a lot of improvements needed along the Anaheim corridor. The Midtown bid will contribute to fulfilling the needs of cleanliness, safety and increased business activity and support. Overall, this will improve the quality of life in the business corridor and the neighborhoods. I am 100% committed to supporting the Midtown pivot, supporting the renewal of the people it will support and promote our minority owned legacy businesses, providing opportunities , increase goods and services for residents, and will build stronger community and business partnerships in addition to economic development. I look forward to seeing the mid-term bid host and sponsor several important events year round to promote and uplift our small businesses along this area. Our spirit of solidarity keeps us striving to make our community safer, cleaner and better for businesses, residents and visitors. I ask my colleagues for their support to adopt this item and move the motion. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember, is there any public comment. Suzanne, as you. Welcome you. Hi. My name's Susanna. Kim and I serve as the chair of the Midtown Property and Business Improvement District Board. Thank you to Councilwoman for her leadership and also to the City of Miami Economic Development Staff for your support. Midtown is located in Cambodia town and has approximately 183 businesses majority who are minority owned, small businesses whose revenues are less than $1 million. Our mission is to enhance Midtown business community by investing in safety, beautification and economic development. Midtown Bird provides cleaning services, private security, marketing and community and business events. The Midtown bid is even more critical now. During the pandemic last year, we provided to the small businesses over eight that $80,000 in micro grants to our small businesses. During the pandemic. About 50% of our small businesses are at risk for closing and are 85% of the businesses have permanently closed. I urge you to support the renewal of the Midtown bid to continue to provide economic recovery resources and to activate our neighborhood. Thank you. That concludes the public comment. Okay. Taking it back behind the rails, seeing no one else cued. Please vote. The motion is carried.