HomeMy WebLinkAboutMSEA Memo 04-08-2010CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
Date: March 17, 2010
of the City Commission
Subject: Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority (MSEA)
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
References: April 8, 2010Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority (MSEA) was created to promote sports, conventions and
exhibitions and to strive to generate and further community support to achieve this purpose. The Authority
shall endeavor to attract professional sports franchises to utilize facilities in the City.
Members of MSEA shall be qualified electors of Miami -Dade Countv. One member shall be the
Mayor who shall be a voting ex -officio member and the chairperson thereof. One voting member shall be a
City Commissioner appointed by the City Commission to serve as acting chairperson of the authority in the
absence of the Mayor and not be reappointed for another immediately succeeding year until each
Commissioner has served or has declined to serve. Each City Commissioner shall nominate two members,
except for the City Commissioner appointed as a voting member, who shall nominate only one member. Of
the two members nominated by each City Commissioner, one may be the Commissioner, as an ex -officio
voting member, representing that Commissioner's specific district.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time:*
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Former Commissioner Angel Gonzalez, whose term expired on November 16, 2009.
• Commissioner Richard Dunn II has one (1) nomination for seat currently held by:
1. Vacancy, since April 24, 2009 due to resignation of David Chiverton.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the April
8, 2010 Commission agenda.
PAT
Veronica A Xiques, Assistant City Attorney
Tim Schmand, Executive Director, MSEA
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
* This item was continued from February 11, 2010, and March 11, 2010 Commission Meeting.