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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: January 28, 2024
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer ("LGBTQ") Advisory Board
References: Agenda for February 8, 2024
Enclosures: List of members
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer ("LGBTQ") Advisory Board was created (a)
To serve as a vehicle for systematic and periodic assessment of the quality of life of LGBTQ
residents and visitors to the City; (b) To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect for the
LGBTQ community in the City; (c) To cooperate in the development of educational programs
dedicated to the improvement of the lives of LGBTQ residents and visitors by eliciting support from
public and private entities engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, mutual respect and
understanding for the LGBTQ community; (d) To make recommendations to the City Commission
with respect to all issues affecting or relating to the LGBTQ community; (e) To recommend solutions
to the social, economic, cultural and political problems in the LGBTQ community, as well as to serve
as liaison between the LGBTQ community and the City community at large; (f) To encourage and
attract LGBTQ businesses to the City, to assist LGBTQ businesses located in the City, and to
promote economic development, especially job creation in the City; (g) To promote positive images
and concepts of the LGBTQ community as well as promote their many contributions to our society;
(h) To conduct studies through fact-finding and analysis of problems encountered by the LGBTQ
community; (i) To examine and recommend revisions in Miami policies and procedures having
potentially negative consequences for LGBTQ individuals; (j) To serve as a forum to which
individuals and groups can express concerns related to issues of homophobia and transphobia; (k) To
continue to strengthen ties with the larger Miami community; (1) To conduct outreach to other
entities and the community, including but not limited to the City's LGBTQ community; (m) To
perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to it by the City Commission.
Each member of the LGBTQ Advisory Board shall be a permanent resident and duly qualified
elector of the City, unless the City Commission waives the residency requirement by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of its membership, and shall be of an outstanding reputation of integrity, responsibility,
and commitment to serving the community. The membership of the LGBTQ Advisory Board shall
be broadly representative of the various social, racial, religious, linguistic, cultural, economic,
national origin and geographic groups comprising the population of the City. Each member shall
have an outstanding reputation for community pride, interest, integrity, responsibility, and business
or professional ability and a documented commitment to the LGBTQ community.
Five (5) appointments are needed at this time.
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:1
1. Nicole Alvarez, incumbent, whose term expired on October 8, 2021.
• Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela has one (1) nomination for a seat currently: 2
1. Vacant. (Antonio Lima resigned effective September 22, 2021)
• Commissioner Damian Pardo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:3'4
1. Sergio Molina, incumbent, whose term expired on December 1, 2023, and will
require a four -fifths (4/5ths) waiver of the residency requirement per Section 2-884(a)
of the Code.
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:5
1. Orlando Gonzalez, incumbent, whose term expired on March 12, 2021.
• Commission -At -Large has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:6
1. Vacant. (Damian Pardo resigned effective June 2, 2023)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the February 8, 2024,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Michael Roman, Liaison
Jazmine Preston O'Neill, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
1 This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November
17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023,
September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, and January 11, 2024, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November
17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023,
September 14, 2023, December 14, 2023, and January 11, 2024, 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 December 14, 2023, and January 11, 2024, Commission meetings.
5 This item was continued from March 11, 2021, April 8, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021,
October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022,
May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023,
February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12,
2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, and January 11, 2024, Commission meetings.
6 This item was continued from July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023,
and January 11, 2024, Commission meetings