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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 13, 2004
Subject: Oversight Committee for the
SEOPW and OMNI Redevelopment
District CRAs
References: January 22, 2004 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Oversight Committee for the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Redevelopment
District Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs) was created to: (1) serve in an advisory
capacity to the city commission, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment
Agency, and the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency; (2) review the
activities of, establish benchmarks for, and advise the city commission on the activities and
effectiveness of the CRAs; this review shall include review of grants, contracts, administrative
actions or any other areas of operations of the CRAs; (3) monitor and report to the city commission
quarterly on the status and effectiveness of the CRAs and the implementation of the respective
redevelopment plans and all city commission resolutions dealing with the CRAs; (4) at the end of
one year, to prepare a final report for presentation to the city commission making recommendations
to the city commission as to CRA policies, programs, procedures, budgets and appropriations. This
board is to sunset after a one-year period.
Appointees should be chosen from the fields of accounting, real estate redevelopment, planning,
banking, law and related professions that qualify members with the expertise needed to oversee
CRA functions. Each member shall have an outstanding reputation for community pride, interest,
integrity, responsibility, and business and professional ability. Appointments shall be made with
consideration for gender and ethnic balance and shall either be permanent residents of the City of
Miami or own real property in the City, or work or maintain a business in the City.
This committee was created by Resolution # 04-0015 on January 8, 2004. Seven original
appointments are needed:
• Each member of the Commission has one nomination.
• Mayor Diaz has two appointments.
By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the
January 22, 2004 Commission agenda.
PAT:ss
c: Frank Rollason, CRA Executive Director
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator