HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: February 22, 2021
of the City Commission
7hSubject: Miami Technology Council
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From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for March 11, 2021
City Clerk
Enclosures: Ordinance 0-13965
The Miami Technology Council was created to (1) Hold public hearings to receive public and
expert input and provide such information obtained to the Mayor, City Commission, and City
Manager; (2) Make recommendations for planning and implementing the City's national and
international policies for the purposes of stimulating the development of new high-technology
industries and employment opportunities and expanding the City's tax base through the promotion of
new clusters of technology -based businesses and enterprises along with investment in new and small
City -based businesses in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and any bylaws
adopted by the Council; (3) Make recommendations for planning, implementing, and coordinating all
of the technology -centered and technology -based enterprise promotions and investments within the
City limits; and (4) Assist with coordination for national and international technology -promotion and
technology -centered investment events pursuant to the standards and practices adopted by the
Council and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
The Miami Technology Council Shall consist of eleven (11) members who shall either be City
residents, work in the City, own a business in the City, or own real property in the City. Each of the
five (5) Commissioners shall appoint one (1) member; The Mayor shall appoint three (3) members.
The Mayor may appoint himself/herself as one (1) of his/her appointed members; The Mayor may
make recommendations for at -large members. The City Commission shall appoint three (3) at -large
members and is not bound by the Mayor's recommendations. No alternates shall be appointed.
At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in one (1) or more fields of technology with a
focus on development of technologies, technology businesses, educational
structures/opportunities related to technologies, or economic development related to
technologies; (2) At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in community and real estate
development; (3) At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in one (1) or more of the
following areas: financings of emerging technologies, creation of jobs in emerging technologies,
or necessary community assets/infrastructures (physical and/or organizational) for the
development of technological hubs in a community; (4) At least one (1) member shall possess an
expertise in technology management; (5) At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in
economics; and (6) At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in advocating for vulnerable
low-income communities.
Eleven (11) appointments are needed at this time:
Mayor Francis Suarez has three (3) nominations for seats currently held:
1. Vacant.
2. Vacant.
3. Vacant.
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Jeffrey Watson has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commission -At -Large has three (3) nominations for seats currently:
1. Vacant.
2. Vacant.
3. Vacant.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of ordinance 0-13965. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the March 11, 2021,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Barnaby L. Min, Deputy City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator