HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemoCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 13, 2006
Subject: Coconut Grove Business
Improvement Committee
References February 9, 2006 Agenda
Enclosures
The Coconut Grove Business Improvement Committee (BIC) was created to serve as an instrument of
advice and make recommendations to the city commission including but not limited to: (a) Coordination,
funding and implementation of all marketing, infrastructure improvements, maintenance and other projects;
(b) Advise and recommend appropriate expenditures from the Coconut Grove Business District
Improvement Trust Fund as defined in Sec. 35-221; (c) If the City imposes a surcharge pursuant to Section
166.271, Florida Statutes, appropriating funds to an Urban Core Area under the jurisdiction of the Coconut
Grove BIC, funds from the proceeds of the surcharge from the parking facilities located within the
jurisdiction of Coconut Grove BIC shall be placed in a segregated account specifically designated for those
parking surcharge infrastructure funds and will be utilized for those purposes; (d) Review special events
application in the Coconut Grove Special Events District and approve or reject such applications as set forth
in Sec. 54-341.
All members of BIC have terms which ended on September 23, 2005:
• Vice Chairman Winton, who serves as ex-officio Chairman of BIC, has seven voting
members to appoint for seats currently held by:
1. David Collins
2. John El Masry
3. Ricardo Dunin
4. Robert Masrieh
5. Elena Carpenter
6. Vacancy created because Sylvano Bignon resigned
7. Vacancy created because Marco Selva resigned
• Vice Chairman Winton also has three non voting members who are residents of
Coconut Grove to appoint for seats currently held by:
1. Tucker Gibbs
2. Sue McConnell
3. Vacancy created because Monette Klein O'Grady resigned
The BIC has three additional non voting members as follows:
1. The Executive Director of the Department of Off -Street Parking Art Noriega
2. An officer of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, David Whitaker
3. The Executive Director of the BIC Joyce Nelson
Please be aware that City Code Section 2-1252(b) reads in part:
"All the members of the BIC shall either be permanent residents of Coconut Grove,
own real property in Coconut Grove, or work or maintain a business in Coconut
Grove, and shall have good reputations for integrity and community Service"
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said
committee. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place
this issue on the February 9, 2006 agenda. This matter was deferred from the November 3,
2005 and December 15, 2005 Commission Meetings.
PAT: am
c: Robin Jones Jackson, Assistant City Attorney
Art Noriega, Liaison/ Executive Director, Department of Off -Street Parking
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator