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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members Date: December 9, 2022
of the City Commission
Subject: Planning, Zoning and Appeals
7hk_- Board
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for January 12, 2023
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of Members and Applications
Pursuant to Sec 62-27 of the City Code, The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board was created to
meet the responsibilities under the continuous comprehensive planning program required by state
statutes.
Pursuant to Sec 62-63.5 of the City Code, The City Commission shall appoint the board members
from the nominations made by each City Commissioner, for ten members of the Planning, Zoning
and Appeals Board. The mayor shall appoint one member and the alternate member. Appointees
shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest. No person shall be appointed having
personal or private interests likely to conflict with the public interest. No person shall be
appointed who has any interest in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or
service for the City. No person shall be appointed who holds any elective office or is employed
in a full-time capacity by any governmental authority in the county or the City. Before making
any appointment, the City Commission shall determine that the person so appointed satisfies the
requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflict of Interest) et seq. of the City Code, and no person shall be
confirmed in appointment who has not filed the statement required by section 2-615 (List of
real estate owned - Required of certain officials). Per application, such disclosure is to be made
within 30 days of appointment. In addition, the code of ethics of Miami -Dade County shall apply to
members and the alternate member of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
In July 2022, our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation as required
by City Code Sec. 62-63(a) for the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The deadline for such
application was August 22, 2022, 4:00 PM.
Four (4) appointments are required at this time:
Commissioner Manolo Reyes has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:'
1. Manuel Vadillo, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.2
2. Vacant. (Charles Garavaglia resigned effective December 22, 2022)
Commissioner Christine King has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:3'4
1. Adam Gersten, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
2. Aaron Zeigler, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
1 This item was continued from September 8, 2022, September 22, 2022, October 13, 2022, October 27, 2022, and November 17,
2022, Commission meetings.
2 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office, the board member's term shall expire."
s 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 September 8, 2022, September 22, 2022, October 13, 2022, October 27, 2022, and November 17,
2022, Commission meetings.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the January
12, 2023, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
Olga Zamora, Liaison
Amber L. Ketterer, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator