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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: DATE: JUL 1 4 1998 FILE
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission SUBJECT: Proposed Virginia Key
Citizens Advisory Committee
FROM: - REFERENCES:
onald H. Warshaw Motion 98-590
City Manager ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the formation of an ad hoc Citizens Advisory
Committee for Virginia Key be discussed at the City Commission meeting of July 21",
1998, pursuant to Motion 98-590 passed on June 9", 1998.
BACKGROUND:
On June 90', 1998, the City Commission passed Motion 98-590 calling for the
establishment of an Advisory Committee for possible development activities on Virginia
Key and directing the administration to come back with a recommended structure for said
committee. In response to this motion, a memorandum dated July 2°d, 1998, was
distributed presenting a recommendation that the existing Waterfront Advisory Board be
utilized as the forum for participation from among citizens, staff and interested parties
regarding Virginia Key.
After further discussion and consideration, it is recommended that a seven -member Ad
Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee for Virginia Key be established as a subcommittee to
the Waterfront Advisory Board utilizing the following format:
• The Mayor and Members of the City Commission each to appoint one individual
to serve on the committee (6)
• The Waterfront Advisory Board to appoint one individual to the committee (1)
• The Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee for Virginia Key to meet the 2nd
Wednesday of the month, prior to the regularly scheduled meeting of the
Waterfront Advisory Board in the Commission Chambers at City Hall
• Appointments to the committee to be comprised of individuals with backgrounds
and expertise in the following areas:
Environmental studies and/or planning
Environmental sciences and/or engineering
Marine -related business operations
Commercial real estate development
Banking & finance
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Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
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Pending the outcome of this discussion before the Commission on July 21", it is
requested that the name of your appointment to the proposed Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory
Committee on Virginia Key be submitted to my office no later than July 31 ", 1998, so
that a meeting may be convened in August.
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Arleen Weintraub, Department of Planning & Development
Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney's Office
Walter Foeman, City Clerk's Office
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