HomeMy WebLinkAboutVirginia Key Trust MemoCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: November 12, 2009
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
Reference December 17, 2009 Agenda
Enclosure, List of members
The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust was created to preserve the Virginia Key Beach Park in
cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation and other City departments in a manner
consistent with the environmental health, public use, historical importance of the Park and the
aspirations of the African American community and shall propose policy, planning, and design to
ensure maximum community utilization, enjoyment, and maintenance of the Park as an open
greenspace compatible with its historical and recreational characteristics and accessible to the
public. Ordinance 13865, adopted on May 14, 2009, which amended Chapter 38, Article 6 of the
City Code, authorized the waiver of the eight -consecutive year term limitation to allow members of
the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust to be reconsidered annually for an additional one-year term by a
unanimous vote of the members of the City Commission.
Five (5) appointments are needed at this time:
• Chairman Sarnoff has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mark Walters, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009, has served as a
member since 2/8/01 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote
of the Commission.*
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gustavo Godoy, incumbent, whose term expired March 7, 2009.
• The Commission -at -Large has three (3) nominations. No nominations were received
from the Board as required under Sec. 38-233 (a); (3). These seats are currently held by:
1. Bruce Matheson, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009.*
2. N. Patrick Range, II, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009.*
3. Enid C. Pinkney, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009, has served as a
member since 2/8/01 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote
of the Commission.*
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the Trust. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the December 17, 2009
Commission agenda. *This matter was deferred from the February 12, 2009, September 10,
2009, and October 8, 2009 Commission meetings.
PAT
c: Rafael O. Diaz, Deputy City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
David Shorter, Liaison/ Executive Director