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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: May 26, 2010
City Commission
Subject: Planning Zoning and Appeals
Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: June 10, 2010 Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures: Applications and Current Members
Pursuant to Sec 62-27 of the City Code, The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board was created
to meet the responsibilities under the continuous comprehensive planning program required by
state statutes.
Pursuant to Sec 62-63.5 of the City Code, The City Commission shall appoint the board
members from the nominations made by each City Commissioner, for ten members of the
Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The mayor shall appoint one member and the alternate
member. Appointees shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest. No person
shall be appointed having personal or private interests likely to conflict with the public
interest. No person shall be appointed who has any interest in the profits or emoluments of
any contract, job, work, or service for the City. No person shall be appointed who holds any
elective office or is employed in a full-time capacity by any governmental authority in the
county or the City. Before making any appointment, the City Commission shall determine that
the person so appointed satisfies the requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflict of Interest) et seq. of
the City Code, and no person shall be confirmed in appointment who has not filed the
statement required by section 2-615 (List of real estate owned — Required of certain
officials). Per application, such disclosure is to be made within 30 days of appointment. In
addition, the code of ethics of Miami -Dade County shall apply to members and the alternate
member of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
Four (4) appointments are required at this time.
Based on the discussion on item PZ.14 of the April 22, 2010 agenda (File ID: 10-00290zt,
Ordinance No. 13159), the incumbents of the Planning Advisory Board and Zoning Board may be
appointed to the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. In February 2010, our office advertised for
applications in a newspaper of general circulation as required by City Code Sec. 62-123 for
Planning Advisory Board and Zoning Board. The dead line for such application was February 25,
2010, 4:OOPM. We received applications from the following individuals: See attached.
1. Lazaro J. Lopez 2. Patrick Earl Sessions
3. James A. Marx 4. Rafael J. De La Sierra (Not qualified as he is NOT a City of
City of Miami Elector)
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination to be made:
1. Alternate Member
• Chairman Marc Sarnoff has one (1) nomination to be made from three incumbents:
1. Michael Schiff - Planning Advisory Board
2. Bret Berlin - Zoning Board.
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations to be made from four incumbents:
1. Donna Milo - Planning Advisory Board
2. Maria Beatriz Gutierrez - Planning Advisory Board
3. Juvenal Pina - Zoning Board.
4. Ileana Hernandez -Acosta - Zoning Board
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the June
10, 2010 Commission agenda.
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Maria J. Chiaro, Deputy City Attorney
Victoria Mendez, Assistant City Attorney
Anel Rodriguez, Liaison, Hearing Boards
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Orlando Toledo, Building Director
Ana Gelabert-Sanchez, Planning Director
Lourdes Y. Slazyk, Zoning Administrator
LeeAnn Brehm, Director Risk Management