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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 13, 2006
Subject: Committee on Beautification
and Environment
References February 9, 2006 Agenda
Enclosures List of members
The Committee on Beautification and Environment was created to encourage and to participate
in projects that will enhance the natural beauty and ecological quality of Greater Miami.
This committee consists of up to 50 official members, which the Commission appoints.
Traditionally, the Commission has accepted a slate of nominees proffered by the committee
chairperson, Mr. Stephen D. Pearson, with a blanket waiver of the residency requirement as
needed for pertinent members (copy of fax transmission attached). Mr. Pearson's nominees are:
1. George Childs (requires term limit waiver)
2. Lenny Goldstein (requires term limit waiver)
3. Willis Harding (requires term limit waiver)
4. Ruth Hopkins -Rosenthal (requires term limit waiver)
5. Gary Hunt
6. Penny Lambeth
7. Rev. Peter Nagy
8. Peter Ostrowsky
9. Stephen Pearson (requires term limit waiver)
10. Larry Schokman (requires term limit waiver)
11. Robert H. Smith (requires term limit waiver)
12. Albena Sumner
13. Joe Wilkins (requires term limit waiver)
14. Lottie Person
15. Suzanne Salichs
The Commission At -Large is requested to appoint the names submitted by Mr. Pearson.
Two waivers are needed for this board:
1. Four -fifths waiver of Section 2-884(b) of the City Code, which requires that board
members either reside in the city, own real property in the city or maintain a
business in the city for nominees, as needed.
2. A unanimous (5/5) affirmative vote of the members of the Commission, for a waiver
of Section 2-885(b) of the City Code, which provides that no member shall serve
more than eight consecutive years on any one board, for the eight nominees listed
above.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of the committee. By
copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the February
9, 2006 Commission agenda. This issue was deferred from the July 7, 2005, November 3, 2005
and December 15, 2005 Commission meetings.
PAT: am
c: Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Stephanie Grindell, Liaison/Public Works Director
Stephen D. Pearson, Chairperson