HomeMy WebLinkAboutVirginia Key Trust Memo 02-11-10CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 22, 2010
Subject: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
References: February 11, 2010 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members, Email Memo
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 green
space 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.
Eight (8) appointments are needed at this time:
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: *
1. Gene Tinnie, incumbent, whose term expired May 09, 2009, has served as a member
since 02/08/2001 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote of the
Commission.
• 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 February 8, 2001 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote of
the Commission.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Maud Newbold, incumbent, whose term expired on February 7, 2009, has served as a
member since 02/08/2001 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote
of the Commission.
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Sue Germain, incumbent, whose term expires on February 11, 2011.
• Commissioner Richard Dunn II has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Erika McKinney, incumbent, whose term expired on February 7, 2009.
• The Commission -at -Large has three (3) nominations. These seats are currently held by:
1. Vacancy, since January 13, 2010 due to resignation of Bruce Matheson.
2. N. Patrick Range, H, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009.
3. Enid C. Pinkney, incumbent, whose term expired February 7, 2009, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001 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 February 11, 2010
Commission agenda.
* This matter was deferred from the December 10, 2009 and January 14, 2010 Commission
meeting.
** This matter was deferred from the February 12, 2009, September 10, 2009, October 8, 2009,
December 17, 2009 and January 14, 2010 Commission meetings.
PAT
c: Deputy City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
David Shorter, Liaison/ Executive Director