Mark your calenders, email your City Councilman, and tune in at 9AM on March 13 to Channel 77 for the latest update on the City of Miami law regarding murals in our fair City.
(The evening of the 13th the video will be posted here for all to view.)
For those who haven’t yet heard about the ‘mural issue,’ the Venetia has been offered a considerable sum of ongoing revenue to lease the Western exposure wall for advertising. A wall nobody can see from their unit, a wall that simply stands there. This infusion of revenue could have a great impact on quality of life at the Venetia and potentially reduce future maintenance increases and special assessments.
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Please note, the meeting ran longer than anticipated and was NOT taped today. Further information regarding the final decision and new City laws regarding Murals will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Thanks to Loly for keeping many of us up to date on the goings on relating to this issue.
Comment by Lonny Paul — March 13, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
Here’s some additional information from another website who reported on the proposed new mural regulations.
MURALS MUTINY: An hour-long debate over dueling ordinances that would regulate mural advertisements in Miami’s urban core — one proposed by Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, the other by the City Manager’s Office — ended in a draw last week. Though they met about eight times in an attempt to reach a compromise before the recent meeting, the commissioner and administration agreed to meet again in hopes of drafting a unified piece of legislation. The commissioner made it clear he is open to compromises such as allowing 25 murals rather than his proposed 15 — the administration hoped for 35 — and expanding his limited area in which the signs would be allowed. All parties stressed a time constraint to pass a law, as Miami-Dade County has agreed to allow murals in the city only through June 2009. However, the city has had since May to enact its own legislation that would enable the county’s pilot-program law.
PROMOTERS’ PROTEST: Though the city administration worked with industry players to craft their ordinance, advertisers came before the commission to speak out against proposed murals fees. The commissioner and administrators proposed charging about $8,000-$10,000 a month for murals permits. Advertisers say they couldn’t afford that, though they’ve been paying hundreds of dollars in daily fines to hang illegal murals. City officials insisted industry players show proof they can’t handle the cost, though Mr. Sarnoff said they so far refuse to disclose numbers.
Source: Miami Today News
Comment by Lonny Paul — March 14, 2008 @ 11:04 pm