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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: August 14, 2009
of the City Commission
Subject: Education Advisory Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: September 10, 2009 Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Education Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 13066 to: (1) communicate with the administration of
each school within the city, and with those schools attended by city residents, regardless of the schools' location; (2) serve
as liaison between the city and Miami -Dade County Public Schools; (3) serve as liaison among the city's residents,
neighborhood associations, local businesses and the city on educational issues; (4) coordinate with the city and Miami -
Dade Public Schools regarding the use of schools and parks as community hubs; (5) develop joint -use agreements where
the city's parks and public schools can share resources to provide additional or expanded programming to the community;
(6) coordinate activities of the city with those activities of the local public schools, colleges and universities to promote
educational opportunities for citizens and residents of the city; (7) develop recommendations regarding programs which
may be created to enhance educational opportunities in the city; (8) develop proposed actions, including proposed
legislation at the state, county, and federal levels, supports educational programs in the city; (9) identify and advise the city
on ways to attract state and federal programs and grants to support schools within the city; and (10) contact businesses
within the city and businesses outside the city, but who do business with the city, to provide mentors, professional skills,
materials, financial or educational support for schools.
Five (5) appointments are required at this time:
• Vice -Chair Spence -Jones has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy.
• Commissioner Gonzalez has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy.
• Mayor Diaz has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy.
• City Manager Hernandez has two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy, voting member.
2. Vacancy, ex -officio nonvoting student member. Note: Member to be a Youth
representative.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the September 10, 2009
Commission agenda. This matter was deferred from the July 9, 2009 City Commission meeting.
c: Vivian Bohorques, Office of the Mayor
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator