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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Date: February 1, 2020
Members of the City Commission
Subject: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for February 13, 2020
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust was created to preserve the Virginia Key Beach Park in
cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation and other City departments in a manner
consistent with the environmental health, public use, historical importance of the Park and the
aspirations of the African American community and shall propose policy, planning, and design to
ensure maximum community utilization, enjoyment, and maintenance of the Park as an open green
space compatible with its historical and recreational characteristics and accessible to the public.
Ordinance 13065, adopted on May 14, 2009, which amended Chapter 38, Article 6 of the City Code,
authorized the waiver of the eight -consecutive year term limitation to allow members of the Virginia
Key Beach Park Trust to be reconsidered annually for an additional one-year term by a unanimous
vote of the members of the City Commission.
Five (5) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gene Tinnie, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.', 2
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: 3, 4
1. Maud Newbold, incumbent, whose term expired on November 26, 2019, has served as
a member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.
• Commissioner Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mark Walters, incumbent, whose term expired on April 12, 2014, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commissions
' Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating mayor leaves office, the board member's term shall expire."
2 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14,
2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019,
February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10,
2019, November 21, 2019, and January 9, 2020, Commission meetings.
3 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office, the board member's term shall expire."
4 This item was continued from January 9, 2020, Commission meeting.
5 This item was continued from April 10, 2014, May 8, 2014, June 12, 2014, July 10, 2014, September 11, 2014, October 9,
2014, November 20, 2014, December 11, 2014, January 8, 2015, February 12, 2015, March 12, 2015, April 9, 2015, May 14,
2015, June 11, 2015, July 9, 2015, September 10, 2015, October 8, 2015, January 14, 2016, February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016,
April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016,
December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13,
2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12,
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gustavo Godoy, incumbent, whose term expired on October 8, 2016, has served as a
member since March 10, 2005, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote
of the Commission.6
• Commissioner Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mavrikis Bolden, incumbent, whose term expired on April 10, 2016.'
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the trust. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the February 13, 2020,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
Guy Forchion, Executive Director
Xavier Alban, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13,
2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019,
September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, and January 9, 2020, Commission meetings.
6 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017,
March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November
16; 2017, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018,
September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March
14; 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21,
2019, and January 9, 2020, Commission meetings.
This item was continued from April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 13,
2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11,
2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, and November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, February
8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018,
November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019,
June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, and January 9, 2020, Commission
meetings.