HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAB CCMEMOCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
Fro Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: August 12, 2010
Subject: Overtown Advisory Board/
Overtown Community Oversighl
Board Appointed Members
References: September 16, 2010 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board was created via
Ordinance 12858 amending Article XI of Chapter 2 of the City Code to encourage and support
housing, job creation, economic and business development, educational opportunities, and historic
and cultural preservation. The Board shall provide written recommendations to the City Commission
regarding activities, developments, and improvements within or substantially impacting the residents
of the Overtown Area.
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board, in addition to five (5) elected
members, shall consist of six (6) members who shall be appointed. In accordance with Ordinance
12858, the District 5 City Commissioner shall appoint five (5) qualified members and the Mayor shall
appoint one (1) qualified member to the Board. Additionally, the District 5 Commissioner shall
appoint one (1) qualified youth board member, and the Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown
Community Oversight Board shall appoint one (1) qualified youth board member. An ad was placed
in a newspaper of general circulation to solicit qualified prospective appointees. See attached.
Seven (7) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for one appointed seat.
• Commissioner Richard Dunn II has six (6) nominations for appointed seats:
1. Five (5) nominations for qualified individuals for appointed seats.
2. One (1) nomination for a qualified youth board member.
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 September
16, 2010 Commission agenda.
PAT: pl
c: Assistant City Attorney
Stephanie Van Vark, Staff Service Assistant
Loren Daniel, Liaison/Overtown NET Administrator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator