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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
Date: December 12, 2003
Subject: Planning Advisory Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: January 8, 2004 Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members, resumes
The Planning Advisory Board was created to advise and make recommendations to the
Commission in phases of the City's comprehensive planning program.
All ten members' terms will expire on January 12, 2004:
• Commissioner Regalado has two nominations for a seats currently held by:
o Doris Scheer whose term expired on January 12, 2003. Ms. Scheer has served as a
member since July 26, 1994. Pursuant to Code Sec. 2-885(b), no board
member shall serve more than eight consecutive years on any one board. This
requirement may be waived by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the
City Commission. Additionally, Ms. Scheer has exceeded the number of absences
allowed per City Code. At the Commission meeting of September 11, 2003, a
motion was made to waive the term limitation for Ms. Scheer; the motion was tabled
for a full Commission vote. Ms. Scheer continues to serve until replaced.
o Denis Rod
• Commissioner Sanchez has two nominations for seats currently held by:
o Arva Moore Parks McCabe, as an alternate member who has exceeded the number
of absences allowed per City Code;
o Dana Manner
• Commissioner Gonzalez has two nominations for seats currently held by:
o Tamara Gort
o Rev. Guillermo Revuelta, who has exceeded the number of absences allowed per
City Code.
• Vice Chairman Teele has two nominations for seats currently held by:
o Cathy Leff
o James Black
• Chairman Winton has two nominations for seats currently held by:
o Luis Revuelta
o Max Strang
Pursuant to requirements under City Code Section 62-123, our office placed a notice in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City. Our office has not received any applications.
Ordinance 12080 provides that incumbent members need not apply.
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the
January 8, 2004 Commission agenda. For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current
membership of said board.
Please be aware that City Code Section 62-124 states in part:
"In reaching a decision on appointment to a vacancy on the planning advisory
board or on the zoning board, the city commission shall give due regard to, and be
guided by the necessity for representation on the boards, of:
(1) Geographical sections and areas of the city;
(2) Social, economic and demographic characteristics of the city;
(3) Qualifications, background, experience and abilities of appointees to fulfill the
duties and responsibilities of board membership or alternate membership;
prospective appointees shall be subject to a personal appearance before the city
commission, to afford the city commission an opportunity to ascertain
prospective nominees' proficiency in the English language, educational
background and general knowledge of planning and zoning.
(4) Prior demonstration by prospective appointees of interest in and concern for
planning and planning implementation, as may be evidenced by previous
attendance at planning or land use control seminars;
(5) Membership in organizations having the primary aim of the furtherance of
dissemination of knowledge of and support of sound planning and
implementation programs;
(6) Other activity evidencing knowledge and interest in the public purposes of
planning and plan implementation;
(7) Potential conflicts of interest;
(8) Demonstrated maturity and objectivity of judgment; and
(9) Needs for expertise, if any, in the membership and alternate membership of
boards.
Appointees shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest
and 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. Before making any
appointment, the city commission shall determine that the persons so appointed
satisfies the requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflicts of Interest) et seq., 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). In
addition, the code of ethics of Metropolitan Dade County shall apply to members
and alternate members of the planning advisory board and of the zoning board.
c: Yamile Marrero-Trehy, Assistant City Attorney
Teresita Fernandez, Liaison/Executive Secretary, Hearing Boards
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
James Black, Chairperson