HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEP MemoCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: February 26, 2010
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Historic and Environmental
Preservation Board
References: March 11, 2010 Agenda
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. The board consists of nine members and
one alternate member qualified as follows:
• One member shall be an architect registered in the state.
• One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the state.
• One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of
education or experience and having demonstrated knowledge and interest in county
history or architectural history.
• One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated
knowledge and experience in architectural restoration and historic preservation.
• One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the state.
• One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law.
• Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and interest in the
historic and architectural heritage of the city and/or conservation of the natural
environment, and may also qualify under any of the above categories.
• One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories.
Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the
City Code Sec. 62-187(c). Appointments must be made from individuals who have
applied. Since Board members must be appointed to specific category positions, for your
convenience, the categories, incumbents, and eligible applicants to the category are given
below:
Nine (9) appointments are required at this time.
Nominated Cate2ory Appointment
bv-
Eligible Applicants
Marc David
Business/
David Freedman,
1. David Freedman
Sarnoff
Finance/
incumbent, whose term
Law
expires on March 11,
2010
Joe Sanchez
Citizen
James Broton, incumbent,
1. Timothy Barber
whose term expires on
2. James Broton
March 11, 2010
3. David Freedman
4. Gary M. Hecht,
5. Jorge Kuperman
6. Enid Lorenzo
7. Gerald Marston
8. Mi uel Seco
Architectural
Jorge Zamanillo,
1. Jorge Kuperman
Historian
incumbent, whose term
2. Timothy Barber
expires on March 11,
3. James Broton
2010
4. Miguel Seco
Angel
Miguel Seco, incumbent,
1. Timothy Barber
Gonzalez
Alternate
whose term expired on
2. James Broton
March 12, 2009; has
3. Jorge Kuperman
served since 10/27/1994
4. Enid Lorenzo
would require a 5/5ths
5. Gerald Marston
term waiver
6. Robert John Graboski
7. Mi uel Seco
Architectural
Timothy A. Barber,
1. Timothy Barber
Historian
incumbent, whose term
2. James Broton
expired March 12, 2009.
3. Miguel Seco
Tomas
Architect
Thorn Grafton,
1. Robert John Graboski
Regalado
incumbent, whose term
expires on March 11,
2010
Citizen
Enid Lorenzo, incumbent,
1. Timothy Barber
whose term expires on
2. James Broton
March 11, 2010, has
3. David Freedman
exceeded the number of
4. Gary M. Hecht
allowed absences (4 in
5. Jorge Kuperman
2009) would require a
6. Enid Lorenzo
4/5th waiver of absences.
7. Gerald Marston
8. Mi uel Seco
Please see attached the names of persons who applied for each category, and their respective applications.
Michelle
Real Estate
Gary A Appel,
1. Gary M. Hecht
Spence -Jones
Broker
incumbent, whose term
2. Dela Sierra, Rafael J.
expires on March 11,
2010, has served since
11/19/2002 and would
require a 5/5ths term
waiver.
Landscape
Gerald C. Marston,
1. Gerald Marston
Architect
incumbent, whose term
expired may 7, 2009, has
served since 9/13/2001
and would require a
5/5ths term waiver.
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 March 11, 2010 Commission agenda.
PAT:
c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Ellen Uguccioni, Historic Preservation Officer
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator