North Miami public meetings in 2022
7 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Citizens Investigative Board
The Board elected Rabbi Jory Lang as Chair and Kevin Seifried as Vice Chair. Members received virtual training from NACOLE and reviewed sample by-laws from the City of Cedar Rapids to guide the establishment of their own.
- Elected Rabbi Jory Lang as Board Chair (4-0)
- Elected Kevin Seifried as Board Vice Chair (4-0)
Citizens Investigative Board
The board held a training session focused on City Ordinance No. 1455, the Florida Officer Bill of Rights, and effective investigation practices. Members discussed potential future meeting dates and times for 2023. No substantive policy or legal decisions were made.
- Adjourned meeting (5-0)
Citizens Investigative Board
The board held a training session focused on civilian oversight of law enforcement, including reporting practices and stakeholder engagement. Members discussed various recommendations for community outreach strategies.
- Adjourned meeting (5-0)
Citizens Investigative Board
The Board held a training session on Florida Sunshine Law, public records, and civilian oversight of law enforcement. Members also elected a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.
- Elected Randy Grice as Board Chair (5-0)
- Elected Rabbi Jory Lang as Board Vice Chair (5-0)
- Elected Pierre Frantz Charles as Board Secretary (5-0)
- Approved adjournment of meeting (5-0)
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission recommended approval for two ordinances to extend the Special Development and Transit-Oriented Development (SDTOD) overlay district. The commission also recommended excluding the Enchanted Drive future land designation from the Comprehensive Plan and continued further discussion on the plan to a later date.
- Approved previous meeting minutes (5-0)
- Recommended approval of PC: 17-66 to extend SDTOD overlay district by 2.24 acres at 2025 NE 143rd Street and NE 144th Street/NE 20th Lane (6-0)
- Recommended approval of PC: 17-67 to amend the Official Zoning Map for the SDTOD overlay district expansion (7-0)
- Recommended not to include Enchanted Drive future land designation in the Comp Plan (5-2)
- Approved continuing Comprehensive Plan discussion to December 12 at 5pm (7-0)
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee approved several incentive recommendations for the 2022 review, including the creation of a Community Land Trust. The board also voted to maintain the status quo on several existing policies and deferred discussions on density and infrastructure.
- Approved 2021 incentive review report maintaining status quo (6-0)
- Approved 'Comprehensive Permit Process' for projects with 15% affordable units (6-0)
- Approved case-by-case impact fee waivers for developments with 51%+ affordable units (6-0)
- Approved amending 2020-2023 LHAP to reflect Accessory Dwelling Unit strategy (6-0)
- Approved recommendation to create a non-profit Community Land Trust (6-0)
- Approved including transit-oriented hub development in the City's LHAP (6-0)
- Deferred density flexibility discussion until 2023 (6-0)
- Tabled infrastructure capacity discussion until next year (6-0)
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission recommended approval for a 10-story apartment building with retail space at 1850 NE 123rd Street. A separate proposal for a 19-story development at 1660 NE 127th Street ended in a tie vote.
- Approved previous meeting minutes (5-0)
- Recommended approval for 10-story, 383-unit mixed-use development at 1850 NE 123rd Street (6-0)
- Tied 3-3 on recommendation for 19-story, 450-unit mixed-use development at 1660 NE 127th Street