HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA R Memo 02-11-10CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 22, 2010
Subject: Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
References: February 11, 2010 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 12967 (1) To serve in an
advisory capacity to the City Commission, mayor, and city manager on citywide parks and recreation
policy matters, park and recreation needs and priorities, and as stewards of the parks and recreation
master plan(s); (2) to provide periodic review of physical improvements as needed for all city park and
recreational facilities; (3) to provide a review of the parks, recreation, playground, after school,
weekend, and summer camp programs and other activities and services provided throughout all parks,
and make recommendations to the director of the department of parks and recreation; (4) to review the
use of city park, playground, and recreation facilities to assess whether such uses meet the recreational
needs of the neighborhood and community in which each facility is located; (5) to review the operations
and maintenance needs of the parks department's operations division and provide recommendations on
needs required to effectively address citywide park and recreation facilities maintenance issues; (6) to
provide recommendations on the expansion of existing and development of new undeveloped park
land; (7) to review the city's implementation of the recommendations contained within the parks and
recreation master plan(s); (8) to participate in charettes and other public forums to obtain comments
and suggestions with respect to the city's park and recreation system; (9) to work with existing and
future city public trusts and/or agencies that have responsibility over the operations and maintenance of
city park land; and (10) to discuss, conduct a recorded vote on the Board's recommendations, and
include such recorded vote(s) and written recommendation(s) to the City Commission.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time:
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has two (2) nominations:*
1. Nathaniel Belcher, incumbent, whose term expires on July 9, 2010, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (5 absences within a 12 -month period) and would require a
4/5ths waiver of attendance. Note: Member must reside in City.
2. Robert Flanders, incumbent, whose term expires on July 9, 2010, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (8 absences within a 12 -month period) and would require a
4/5ths waiver of attendance. Note: Member must reside in City.
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination:**
1. Brian Barroso, incumbent, whose term expired October 15, 2009, Note: Member must
reside within District 3.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy since August 18, 2009 due to resignation of Herbert Fonseca Note: Member
must reside within District 1.
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination:
1. Carlos Arboleya, incumbent, whose term expires on May 7, 2010 has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (6 absences within a 12 -month period) and would require a
4/5ths waiver of attendance. Note: Member must reside within District 4.
• Commissioner Richard Dunn II has one (1) nomination:
L Manoucheka Thermitus, incumbent, whose term expires on June 11, 2010 has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (5 absences within a 12 -month period) and would require
a 4/5ths waiver of attendance. Note: Member must reside within District 5.
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 February 11, 2010
Commission agenda.
* This item was continued from December 10, 2009 and January 14, 2010 meeting.
** These appointments were continued from December 17, 2009 and January 14, 2010 meeting.
PAT
c: Assistant City Attorney
Ernest Burkeen, Director, Parks Department
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Ed Blanco, Liaison/Projects Supervisor, Parks Department