HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo 7-9-09CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: June 12, 2009
City Commission
Subject: Historic and Environmental
Preservation Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: July 9, 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.
Four (4) 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. Cate2ory Annointment Annlicant
Vice Chair
Spence -Jones
1. Landscape
Architect
1. Gerald C. Marston,
incumbent, whose term
expired 5/7/09, has served
since 9/13/01 and would
re uire a 5/5ths term waiver.
** please see attached the
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
expired 3/12/09.
and their respective
2. Miguel Seco, incumbent,
applications.
whose term expired 3/12/09;
further, as he has served
since 10/27/94, he would
re uire a 5/5ths term waiver.
Commissioner
1. Citizen
1. Dr. William Hopper, Jr.,
** please see attached the
Samoff
incumbent, whose term
names of persons who
applied for each category,
expired 4/9/09•
and their respective
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 July 9, 2009 Commission agenda. This matter was deferred
from the March 12, 2009, April 2, 2009 and May 14, 2009 Commission meetings.
PAT:pb
Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Ellen Uguccioni, Historic Preservation Officer
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator