HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo 3-12-09CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: February 19, 2009
City Commission
Subject: Historic and Environmental
Preservation Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: March 12, 2009 Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures List of members, Applications
The Historic and Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board administers the environmental
and historic preservation ordinances, and serves as a quasi-judicial instrument in certain areas.
Members of the HEP Board must be experienced individuals representing specific
professions related to the Board's responsibilities. Appointments must be made from
individuals who have applied.
Eight (8) appointments are required at this time. Our office previously advertised for
applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City Code Sec. 62-
187(c). Because Board members must be appointed in these specific positions, the following
category(s) for the Commissioner(s), based upon previous appointments, is listed below:
Nominated: Cate1<o Annointment Applican
Chair Sanchez
1. Architect or
1. Vacancy (due to the
Architect
resignation of Lourdes
**please see attached the
names of persons who
Historian
Solera). *
applied for each category,
2. Citizen
2. Dr. James Broton,
and their respective
incumbent, whose term
applications.
expires 3/12/09.
Vice Chair
1. Real Estate
1. Gary A. Appel, incumbent,
** please See attached the
Spence -Jones
Broker
whose term expires 3/12/09.
names of persons who
applied for each category,
and their respective
applications.
Commissioner
1. Architectural
1. Timothy A. Barber,
** Please see attached the
Gonzalez
Historian
incumbent, whose term
names of persons who
applied for each category,
2. Alternate
expires 3/12/09.
and their respective
2. Miguel Seco, incumbent,
applications.
whose term expires 3/12/09;
further, as he has served
since 10/27/94, he would
re uire a 5/5ths term waiver.
Commissioner
1. Business/
1. David Freedman, incumbent,
** please see attached the
Sarnoff
Finance/Law
whose term expires 3/12/09.
names of persons who
applied for each category,
and their respective
applications.
Commissioner
1. Architect
I. Thorn Grafton, incumbent,
** please see attached the
Regalado
2. Citizen
whose term expires 3/12/09.
2. Enid Lorenzo, incumbent,
names of persons who
applied for each category,
and their respective
whose term expires 3/12/09.
applications.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board and
application from each applicant. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda
Office to place this issue on the March 12, 2009 Commission agenda. *This matter was
deferred from the May 8, 2008, September 11, 2008, October 16, 2008, November 13, 2008,
December 11, 2008, January 15, 2009 and February 12, 2009 Commission meetings.
PAT:pb
c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Ellen Uguccioni, Historic Preservation Planner
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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