HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRAB Memo 04-08-2010CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: March 17, 2010
Subject: Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
References: April 8, 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.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time:
• 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 Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination:t
1. Vacancy, seat previously held by Carlos Arboleya. Note: Member must reside within
District 4.
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 April 8, 2010 Commission
agenda.
PAT
c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Ernest Burkeen, Director, Parks Department
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Ed Blanco, Liaison/Projects Supervisor, Parks Department
. This item was continued from December 17, 2009, January 14, 2010, February 11, 2010, and March 11, 2010
Commission meeting.
t These appointments were continued from January 14, 2010, February 11, 2010, and March 11, 2010 Commission
meeting.