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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: February 20, 2009
City Commission
Subject: Planning Advisory Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
References: March 12, 2009 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Planning Advisory Board was created to advise and make recommendations to the
Commission in phases of the City's comprehensive planning program. Members appointed to the
Board must be electors of the City of Miami.
Seven (7) appointments are required at this time. Our office has advertised for applications in a
newspaper of general circulation as required by City Code Sec. 62-123. See attached.
• Chair Sanchez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Donna Milo, incumbent, whose term expires March 12, 2009.
2. Arva Moore Parks -McCabe, incumbent, whose term expires March 12, 2009; further,
as she has served as a member since 1/24/02, exceeding Code term limits, she would
require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote of the Commission..
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Robert Young).*
• Commissioner Sarnoff has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Maria Beatriz Gutierrez, incumbent, whose term expires March 12, 2009.
2. Regina West, incumbent, whose term expires March 12, 2009.
• Commissioner Regalado has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Janice I. Tarbert incumbent, whose term expires March 12, 2009.
2. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Maria Sardina Mann).
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the March
12, 2009 Commission agenda. *This item was deferred from the June 12, 2008, September 11,
2008, November 13, 2008 and January 15, 2009 City Commission meetings.
Please be aware that City Code Section 62-124 states in part:
"In reaching a decision on appointment to a vacancy on the planning advisory
board or on the zoning board, the city commission shall give due regard to, and be
guided by the necessity for representation on the boards, of-
(I)Geographical
f:(1)Geographical sections and areas of the city;
(2) Social, economic and demographic characteristics of the city;
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(3) Qualifications, background, experience and abilities of appointees to fulfill the
duties and responsibilities of board membership or alternate membership;
prospective appointees shall be subject to a personal appearance before the city
commission, to afford the city commission an opportunity to ascertain
prospective nominees' proficiency in the English language, educational
background and general knowledge of planning and zoning.
(4) Prior demonstration by prospective appointees of interest in and concern for
planning and planning implementation, as may be evidenced by previous
attendance at planning or land use control seminars;
(5) Membership in organizations having the primary aim of the furtherance of
dissemination of knowledge of and support of sound planning and
implementation programs;
(6) Other activity evidencing knowledge and interest in the public purposes of
planning and plan implementation;
(7) Potential conflicts of interest;
(8) Demonstrated maturity and objectivity of judgment; and
(9) Needs for expertise, if any, in the membership and alternate membership of
boards.
Appointees shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest
and 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. Before making any
appointment, the city commission shall determine that the persons so appointed
satisfies the requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflicts of Interest) et seq., 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). In
addition, the code of ethics of Metropolitan Dade County shall apply to members
and alternate members of the planning advisory board and of the zoning board.
PAT:pb
c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Teresita Fernandez, Liaison/Executive Secretary, Hearing Boards
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Arva Moore Parks -McCabe, Chairperson
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