MOSI and wet zoning

I was not able to attend the City Council meeting on January 25, 2007. I hadn’t read through the agenda the day before and missed item #77. But, I and several of my coworkers watched it on line. I’m not sure if I’m reading the transcript correctly or not. Does anyone have the answers to these questions? Has it been put off for one week (till 2/1/07) and may the public address this issue?
There are several coworkers along with myself, that think wet zoning MOSI is a very bad idea. This a teaching facility, please don’t let them sell alcohol of any kind. I can understand having beer (ale) at the renaissance festival, that was part of the culture, but not in the museum building. There are too many children that would be exposed to the inconsiderate adult who uses unsuitable language, the adult who abuses their children when they drink and the occasional beer brawl because someone cut in front of them in line. Some people don’t realize they are allergic to alcohol and they react this way when drinking.
This is not what we consider a wise decision on the museums part.

Tampa City Council
Thursday, January 25, 2007
9:00 a.m. SessionDISCLAIMER:The following represents an unedited version ofrealtime captioning which should neither be reliedupon for complete accuracy nor used as a verbatimtranscript.The original of this transcript was produced in allcapital letters and any variation thereto may be aresult of third party edits and software compatibilityissues.Any person who needs a verbatim transcript of theproceedings may need to hire a court reporter.
12:04:07 >>GWEN MILLER: We move on to item number 77.
12:04:09 A continued public hearing.
12:04:11 >>REBECCA KERT: Legal department.
12:04:13 City Council requested that this be continued for one
12:04:14 week for us to try to provide an alternative to give
12:04:18 City Council some assurances about this wet zoning.
12:04:22 City Council probably recalls this is the third time
12:04:25 requesting a permanent wet zoning on this site.
12:04:27 Two years ago they came in for permanent wet zoning
12:04:29 and were advised that they in fact did not have the
12:04:31 correct zoning.
12:04:32 They were granted a continuance that year and advised
12:04:35 to come back the next year requesting permanent, in
12:04:39 conjunction with the rezoning request.
12:04:40 They did that last year.
12:04:42 In fact, rezoning changed.
12:04:44 However, at the public hearing it came to everyone's
12:04:47 attention that the wet zoning would dry up.
12:04:51 They were going to another conditional and City
12:04:53 Council asked staff and legal department to come back
12:04:55 with an amendment to chapter 3, which would address
12:04:58 situations such as MOSI that have only part-time
12:05:05 providing cultural benefits to the community.
12:05:07 We did that and City Council approved that amendment.
12:05:09 So currently, public parks facilities, which this is
12:05:13 one, are not subject to chapter 390 provisions.
12:05:17 I would like to call it to City Council's attention
12:05:20 that they are a 4(COP-X).
12:05:24 However because they need waivers the sale of
12:05:26 alcoholic beverages must always be incidental to the
12:05:29 primary use of business.12:05:31 If council needs additional assurances we could add a12:05:34 condition to the wet zoning ordinance which sites that
12:05:38 the sale of alcoholic beverages must be incidental to
12:05:41 the use of the facility of the public facility.
12:05:45 I have a draft of that ordinance ready today if that's
12:05:49 the wish of City Council.
12:05:50 >>SHAWN HARRISON: And that would allow to all of the
12:05:52 land zoned here.
12:05:54 So, for instance, I think it's all owned by
12:05:57 Hillsborough County anyway.
12:06:00 But if Hillsborough County decided to sell off a
12:06:02 little sliver somewhere, how would that impact that
12:06:06 little piece of land?
12:06:07 Because it still had the wet zoning but would still
12:06:10 have that condition that no matter what that sliver is
12:06:13 you have to have an agricultural center there or else
12:06:15 you can't sell alcohol?
12:06:16 >> The wet zoning would have to be amended.
12:06:24 >> As long as we are protected.
12:06:26 >> And I don't believe you took public comment.
12:06:29 >>GWEN MILLER: Is there anyone in the public that
12:06:30 wants to speak on item 77?
12:06:32 >> Move to close.
12:06:33 >> Second.12:06:33 (Motion carried).
12:06:53 >> Move AP ordinance repealing ordinance number
12:06:55 2006-32 making lawful the sale of beverages containing
12:06:58 alcohol regardless of alcoholic content, beer wine and
12:07:00 liquor, 4(COP-X), for consumption on premises only at
12:07:03 or from that certain lot, plot or tract of land
12:07:05 located at 4601 and 4615 east Fowler Avenue and 11315
12:07:11 north 46th street, Tampa, Florida, as more
12:07:13 particularly described in section 3 hereof waiving
12:07:15 certain restrictions as to distance based upon certain
12:07:18 findings, providing for repeal of all ordinances in
12:07:20 conflict, providing an effective date.
12:07:22 And I want to commend staff and legal for coming up
12:07:24 with this.
12:07:25 This solves the concerns we had earlier.
12:07:28 >>GWEN MILLER: We have a motion and second.
12:07:29 (Motion carried)